Category Archives: Ripped from the headlines

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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Remember

This year marks twenty-two years since that day. Over the last week or so I’ve noticed people are saying things like “we need to all grieve, whether we lost someone or not, directly or not…” We did all lose someones … Continue reading

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