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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Letting Go of My Childhood Home ~ Bittersweet

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 On Friday, March 13, 2026, I wandered through my childhood home for the last time. The picture to the left is how it looked when my family ...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Unsung Heroines - Women’s History Month

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  During women’s history month we tend to illustrate the women who have made a difference in the world through science, technology, politic...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Mourning A Friend From High School- Diane Smith- Forever Full of Life

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 Yesterday I received news that nobody expects or wants to hear. A friend from high school, that I’ve known since 1973, passed away suddenly...
Friday, March 6, 2026

The Moral Failure Of The American Political Left

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  The Democrats who voted against this bill are reprehensible human beings without the educator intellect to play Bozo the Clown at children...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Support Our Military - No Matter Your Political Beliefs

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  It is unconscionable to me that any member of Congress, any American citizen, or any human being with half a conscience would vote or argu...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

I Support the Iranian People

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  I have several friends among the Iranian diaspora, most of which are strong, outspoken, brilliant, beautiful women. Had they not had the g...
Monday, March 2, 2026

Boring Asian Female~ A Book Review

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  A review of Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu This book is so prescient considering the recent litigation involving the marginalization of ...
Sunday, February 1, 2026

Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer ~ A Book Review

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  Thank you to NetGalley/ Berkeley Publishing for/ BookBrowse for the privilege of reading and Advance Reader Copy of Fireflies in Winter in...

I Saw Melania with Girlfriends ~ We Enjoyed It

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I hadn’t planned to see the film Melania at a cinema. I am neither a huge fan nor one with antipathy towards FLOTUS. However,  the degree of...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Why Are There No Protests On University Campuses About The Crackdowns on the People Of Iran

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It certainly is curious why university campuses are silent regarding the atrocities committed by the Revolutionary Guards, secret police and...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Minnesota Is Ground Zero For Fraud & Disorder

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  I have zero tolerance for the bologna that is and has been happening in Minnesota. The concept of sanctuary cities is antithetical to the ...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

The Pie & Mash Detective Agency- A Book Review

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  The Pie & Mash Detective Agency is a delightfully quirky debut by a duo of writers using the pseudonym J.D. Brinkworth. Unemployed Jan...
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Thursday, December 25, 2025

My Ghosts of Christmases Past 2025

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  This is my 66th Christmas. It is the second Christmas without any of our parents. I’ve learned my first husband and both of his parents ha...
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Monday, December 15, 2025

The Bondi Beach Massacre- The Collective Guilt for Western Antisemitism

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  Every single politician, university administrator, undereducated hate monger, media outlet, pundit, protester, activist, religious zealot,...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

What Brings You Joy?

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  Social media tends to focus on the negative . The algorithms identify stories, articles, opinions or websites that tend to support the w...
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Monday, December 8, 2025

Pantone Again Declares A Ridiculous Color of the Year~~WHITE

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Technically, Pantone has named ‘ Cloud  Dancer’ as its color for 2026. The Pantone website describes the Cloud Dancer ‘color’ as calming-...
Thursday, December 4, 2025

Harry Sussex Has No Right to Criticize Our President

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  The former working royal, who is currently residing in the USA, has zero credibility in criticizing the POTUS. Those of us who are citizen...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Practice Yoga for Flexibility, Peace & Harmony- Dispels TDS

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  If I could encourage everyone to do something for self care, I recommend yoga. The practice of yoga is a personal journey that lowers bloo...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Thank Sarah Josepha Hale for Our Thanksgiving Celebration

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  Few people realize that our national day of thanks resulted from a decades late long lobbying effort by Sarah Josepha Hale, the longtime e...
Saturday, November 22, 2025

A National Day of Gratitude Should Engender Acceptance of Our Differences

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  President Abraham Lincoln said established the fourth Thursday in November as a national day of giving thanks and gratitude in 1863 in the...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Just Release the Epstein Files- Let The Fallout Be What It Must Be ~

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  I believe in transparency. DJT campaigned on transparency. The back and forth over the Epstein records is ridiculous. You either believe i...
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Thursday, November 13, 2025

To Counter Divisive Political Rhetoric- Practice Random Acts of Kindness

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  No matter whether you vote blue, red, green or rainbow, it is my hope that those of us that make up the majority of the voting public, mod...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

What Privileged Voters Supporting Socialism Do Not Understand- Most Have Easy Lives

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This is the house where I grew up in Logansport, Indiana , the less advantageous west side of town . Both of my parents, elementary school t...
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

I Refuse to Recognize Jay Jones as Virginia AG

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  Elections have consequences. That is the appreciation I have had for the American election system my entire life- until today. Despite my ...
Saturday, October 25, 2025

Rediscovering My Wanderlust With Road Scholar

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  I’ve been privileged to experience international travel since childhood with my preliminary adventures including Juarez, Mexico and Windso...
Monday, September 15, 2025

Stop the Hate!

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  I grew up in the 1960’s.  I’ve been told how my dad addressed his fourth grade class to announce JFK has been murdered, tears streaming do...