Category Archives: Ripped from the headlines

I didn’t have a single *&^% left… until I did!

This is a totally off the wall suggestion but I give it based on my own experience. You know how we laugh with a friend or groups that we’re “just outta fucks to give”? Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 25

Always be learning. • Practice. Persistence. Beauty. • Always do the work. Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 20

the news says stay home. • Hope you are well. Be safe. Continue reading

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The Gettysburg Address

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. Continue reading

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Still on the Brink of the Web

Deep in my gut I think that even if the Far Right folks prevail in real life, no one will care as long as their cat pictures and videos can still be posted. I am SO positive about this. I hate it. I remember when I had to continually explain what a blog was, so there’s not much can be done about my disappointment in this. Continue reading

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