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MemoriesJuly 19, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

When I was a child in the early ‘70s, there were few-and-far-between resources aimed at kids and little media and content aimed at children. (We were Xers after all and at the bottom of society's ranked needs.) There were books, of course. Some from eras prior. Some published recently, but the vast numbers of books and…

Things I ponder at 2:22 a.m. on a Saturday night

Things I PonderJuly 9, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Things I'm doing at 2:22 a.m. on a Saturday night. Thank goodness I was home when I gave these pants their first test drive! I'd invited my mother and sister over for dinner, and given that we were going to eat outside and that the mosquitos come a-hoverin' and a-huntin' in the evening hours, I figured it…

Wired for stories

Stories big and smallJuly 5, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Been tuning in of late to Lisa Cron and her book, Story Genius, for which the full book title is Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere). She makes a compelling and clear case that human…

Splat

NatureJuly 3, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Just caught a mosquito, mid-air. This was not a capture-and-release exercise. Photo source.

Drink

ExperiencesJuly 1, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I had an interesting moment last night. I was deeeeeep in my sleep--as my Sleep Cycle app showed me later in the morning when I woke up and looked at it--when SUDDENLY in my mind's eye I saw in a room of darkness a single VERY bright light. The light provided was from an electrical source,…

When a blow becomes new strength

Things I PonderJune 24, 20221KViews 1Like 0Comments

Upon hearing the recent news about Roe v Wade, at first I was overcome by an anger so palpable it felt physical. But then I took a deep breath, dissipated the energy and felt into the deeper, larger hope of this country’s majority support for reproductive freedom and agency over one's body. Then, out of…

Turtles all the way down

ExperiencesJune 15, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The turtles are on the move. This little, muddy, and just-emerged snapper was almost stepped on by some neighbor ladies out for a walk this morning. I was outside on my sunken patio, hidden from view to anyone passing by. I was enjoying a pleasant cup of tea (green, Dragonwell: the only way to go…

Glamping ahead!

Burning Man, Little BitsJune 12, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Anyone else's living space look like this the week prior to glamping? #summerisle #burningman #regionals #fun

Too many options?

CultchaJune 1, 20221KViews 1Like 0Comments

Such a wacky world: finding the same products -- the exact same products -- sold online for wildly different prices; having to figure out if Amazon's jacked-pricing is a better deal than going to the manufacturer's site and paying shipping; navigating seemingly endless choices. I guess it's not "a bad problem to have." And as a…

And just like that …

ExperiencesMay 31, 20221KViews 1Like 0Comments

There’s a particular and vexing area of my life where I’ve had a contentious relationship with someone. We don’t engage often but when we did, I could feel intense anger and aggression surge into my bloodstream. My experiences with said person had often left me shaken and upset. Understandably. gas on a flame I’ve…

We be like that sometimes

Little BitsMay 30, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Stopped by my mom’s house to pick up the milk jug gallons I had mostly filled with water a few days prior and put in her freezer. My aim? To use a couple/few jugs of frozen water as cooler ice for a local Burning Man regional festival (PDF - Playa del Fuego) I’m attending this…

What do you do?

Things I PonderMay 25, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Many months ago, I was out in the small, cute, boutique- and retail-laden little town of Historic Ellicott City. I needed to (wanted to) get a new journal. As both this historic town and the nearby mall were about the same distance. I opted for the cute, charming and historic retail environment over the bland,…