Tag: life
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Finding the Unseen
“No trap doors, no secret passages, not even a hidden compartment. What kind of enchanted talisman is this?” –Tangled: The Series Much like Rapunzel, I like to be surprised by…
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It is not All Uphill
Things are a bit stressful. One job closed, one job eliminated, one job still having me come in. Working in the city, newspaper reports and podcasts being far too serious,…
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The Kindest Cut of All
I get bored in the bathroom. Toilet, bathtub, linoleum; there is not a lot of variety in there. Yesterday I took the scissors and started grabbing tufts of hair atop…
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Coming to a Close
When asked how I am doing these days, I tend to respond that I am, “better than most”. Covid has not knocked on my door with the heavy hand that…
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Easier Said than Done
“Man cannot tell the whole truth about himself, even if convinced that what he wrote would never be seen by others.” That quote, and all the formatted quotes here, is…
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…And Nothing but the Tooth
We have touched on this before. I know they mean well, but good intentions can no longer mask the truth. After thirty-plus years of being subjected to their ways, I…
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Bouncing Back
Many of us have had to find new ways to distract ourselves from the world. You can only focus on a pandemic so long before it makes your brain explode. …
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Everything New is Old Again
Earlier this month my computer started to sass me. The icon showed that I was plugged into an outlet, but no charge was being created. Betrayer. My battery was no…
...Of Course, this Could All Go Horribly Awry 