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Goodbye Sweet Lady
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Marie Milligan is my hero, she was the first hero in my life as a child, I've revered her since before I can remember - all the memories flood back and I am thankful I was blessed with such an amazing grandmother.
I'm beyond glad I took the time to visit with her often this last year, no regrets and I was able to tell her over and over ( Read more... ) -
Dammit!
Found out yesterday, tootsie rolls have a ton of whey in them. Made myself sick and then discovered my favored candy was the culprit ( Read more... ) -
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May those who come through the thinned veil
be ancestors with wisdom to tell,
and to remind them where they belong when the night bells toll,
don't forget to put old Jack in your door.
♥ Happy Samhain/Hallowe'en!!
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Throwing Away the Alarm Clock
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Throwing Away the Alarm Clock
by Charles Bukowski
my father always said, "early to bed and
early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy
and wise."
it was lights out at 8 p.m. in our house
and we were up at dawn to the smell of
coffee, frying bacon and scrambled
eggs.
my father followed this general routine
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Random 26 Facts Meme
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Rules: write a note with 26 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.
1. I was born in Anchorage, Alaska - 12 months after I was conceived. No really, my original birth date was supposed to be January 17th, 1973 - my actual birthday is April 11, 1973. My eyes had already turned brown, I was able to lift my head up on my own by the ( Read more... ) -
New kitten!
Almost a year after our Monster died of FIP, we're finally ready for a new kitten.
Thankfully Mr. R Grey and his lovely companion had extras lying around, waiting to be scooped up and taken to new homes. (Well, laying, jumping, climbing, running, wrestling... all those things kittens do together.)
We adopted the grey tabby girl, her name was Astrid, ( Read more... ) -
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I am coming to understand many things about myself, the people I know, the things I believe. I am learning to say no when people go too far in trying to turn me into what they think is a good person. At first I warred within myself about being open to new views, to listening to complaints with empathy, compassion and a want to better myself ( Read more... ) -
Hateful Compassion?
I have been spending a lot of time thinking about friends who claim to be passive, peaceful, seeking the meditative road of compassion, and yet act like hate-filled, rabid dogs about people who don't conform to their beliefs 100 ( Read more... ) -
Fetus Dreams and other enigmas
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All of my conflicts are appearing in my dreams. The ones of the past, the people who either blatantly abused my kindness and generosity or demanded that I change according to their dictates or decided I should be blamed for all of their problems, failures and fears.
I've been a magnet for those types, in the end I get either wake up or get sick ( Read more... )
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