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Just Toiling with a Side of Fatigue and a Sprinkling of Me-Time
My daily habits include keeping on as a wife, as a mom, as a writer, as a furparent, as a wannabe-gardener, and the other roles I seem to have taken on. It’s relentless toiling until it’s too much and I get sick so I have to rest, or I feel myself getting sick and I… Read more
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Jesus Trumps All this World’s Greats
I’m fascinated by many people from the past. I actually like obscure ones, the ones not many knew about. I’m naturally intrigued by the mysterious characters. For instance, I find Tesla (Gnarly!) interesting. I also tend to like the romantic figures. I don’t mean the Don Juans like Casanova. I mean people like Thoreau, who… Read more
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Sating My Wanderlust
I’d start with Switzerland, the US of A, Canada, and Australia because we have family there, and we’d love to see them. And then, of course, there are my favorite places I’m dying to see again like Santander and Paris. Check out a couple of anecdotes I have regarding my Spain visit. I’d like to… Read more
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Getting Kinder with Age
I’m obviously very flawed, but there are some things about me that I find endearing, if I say so myself. I’m awash with harmless quirks that I think make me interesting to my kindred and just plain odd to those who are not of the race that knows Joseph (even I rolled my own eyes… Read more
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My Given Name and This Almost 50yo Mortal Coil
On this Father’s Day, I remember my dad who loved old things and who was responsible (along with my mom) for these two oldest things that I still use daily. I can’t believe that this is my fourth Father’s Day without him. Instead of be sad, I just remind myself that he’s having a much… Read more
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Better than Graduating with Laude
I have so many, but this one was the first to come to mind upon reading the prompt. This National Artist for Literature entered my professor’s office (Spanish majors that we were, there were all of three of us in one class, clearly not worthy of an entire classroom) and started brandishing his cane about.… Read more
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About Me
I’m a writer, story lover, book hoarder, crazy cat lady, plant junkie, autism advocate, and BTS Army.
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