It has been 55+ years since I sat in her class and learned from her, but every few years, I receive an extended dream visit from my favorite teacher, Alpha Rossetti. It is always such a pleasure! Last night’s dream was different. The earlier ones took place indoors — I expect because I only […]
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“Yo ho ho and a bottle of — uh oh, too much rum! The cap’n wrecked the ship!” My aquarium shipwreck ornament arrived last night. I love it a lot! It arrived at about 6:30, so I brought the box in and unboxed it. Then I removed a couple of existing ornaments.
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“Ouch!!! Keep your tony nails to yourself, will you?!” Miss Kitty sat up from her breadbox position near my armpit and leaned back a little, mulling it over. Her face clouded over, perplexed. My “OUCH!!!” had been automatic and loud. It had unsettled her some. (Not anything I ever want to do
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New shoes trip me up. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced the same thing, but almost every time I buy a new pair of shoes, I spend the first week or so stumbling and tripping in them until the front of the soles wear down enough to adapt to my footfalls. Nancy
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Although I’ve struggled with gender dysphoria my entire life, and although I’m a transgender individual who has had chest masculinization surgery to remove the “lies” that grew on my chest during puberty, I still must state that I love my body. It’s the wrong make and model — it should have additional appendages that it
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I’m with the “If it ain’t broke, don’t replace it” crowd. So much so that I’ve been using my mother’s kitchen blender for at least 25 years, and she used it for probably a good thirty years before I got it, so it’s a true relic. Her Hamilton Beach has been used, dirtied, and
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“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” — Ben Franklin. I’m still waiting for the wealthy part! LOL! I’m not exactly Sleepless in Seattle at the moment, but I am up in the middle of the damn’ night. This is because I got tired and went to
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It has been a little over one month since I started sleeping outdoors regularly. I highly recommend it if it’s safe to do so where you live. (I have a hammer, an air horn, and bear spray in my tent, so I’m well-secured.) I sleep better (more soundly) according to my Fitbit reports,
One-Month+ Outdoor Sleeping Report and LOTS MORE! Read More »
As a follow up to yesterday’s blog post re the TedX Talk I’d give if I ever gave a TedX talk, I want to mention the value of “tone”. Part of expressing kindness, and being kind, is one of “tone.” Instead of being as obstreperous as the other side (and I’m referring to both
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Recently I looked into the idea of giving a TedX talk. I looked into it because I was considering expanding my social media outreach and figured that landing a TedX talk could certainly do that. There’s even a great guy offering to help people land a TedX talk who guarantees at least 50K views or
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