My gratitude journal SO FREAKING FORTUNATE is LIVE at Amazon now. Take a look inside and PLEASE consider buying copies for the loved ones on your gift list this holiday season…
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I have Christmas Tree Brain (!!!) anticipating moving to Costa Rica. I’ve researched the place for years, have specific areas I’m interested in (Lake Arenal and Central Highlands), and have a wonderful advisor living in the Lake Arenal area who writes for International Living occasionally. When I texted the advisor and gave her
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Today I started looking for writing work in new ways. I’m abandoning Upwork (which I call Upchuck) and other freelance platforms for greener pastures, starting with LinkedIn and other avenues. The clients on the business platforms understand the value of good writers and are more amenable to paying what we’re worth, and I’m all for
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Damaged American flags should be retired with honors. Here is the flag on my sister’s doorstep. She voted for Trump. The irony, it hurts. It’s a perfect reflection of what American voters decided to do to our nation (and to the world that looked up to us with some degree of admiration and respect)
This morning and afternoon Sandy King and I visited Dune Peninsula in Tacoma. It was a captivating journey: we saw at least a dozen seals, at least six orcas, blue skies, and more. I hope Sandy got some decent pix of the orcas; she has an iphone. I don’t. My smartphone is an Android. Picture
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Well, a day on from the election of 2024, at least I’m getting my sense of humor back! I’m grateful for that. I will probably need it for the rest of my life, given the election results! HOW I’VE COPED THE LAST TWO DAYS I spent the election day post-results
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Well, maybe a few… Proof positive that the veneer of our self-proclaimed/so-called “civilization” (goodwill toward humankind, or any other beings that can suffer) is perilously thin. Sadly, all that too many people need is allowance and approval to loose the worst of their human impulses. It’s sad commentary. We are
I just took the RAADS autism self-test and got 80, which confirms I’m on the spectrum by quite a bit. A great many Creatives are on the spectrum. https://101autism.com/autism-and-creativity-how-people-on-the-spectrum-can-thrive-in-creative-fields/ https://www.appliedbehavioranalysisprograms.com/historys-30-most-inspiring-people-on-the-autism-spectrum/ https://blog.ongig.com/diversity-and-inclusion/famous-people-with-autism/ I’m in good company! About the RAADS self-test: https://www.ambitionsaba.com/resources/raads-r-test#:~:text=The%20RAADS-R%20test%20also%20provides%20neurotypical%20and%20Autism,higher%20than%2080%25%20of%20the%20neurotypical%20comparison%20group.
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Congratulations to the latest DeForest Kelley Auction item winners (in alphabetical order by last name): H. Fuller T. Knippen H. McCrane L. Menore D. Valiant The remaining items have a new deadline date for bidding on them (see the earlier posts for that info), and I will be adding items and perhaps additional posts as
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