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The Year Without a Christmas Card?
Depending on how online you are, you might recall Demi Adejuyigbe’s annual September videos. Starting in 2016, he made a video each September 21st, set to the song “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire. Here’s the first one. There wasn’t… Continue reading
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Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving!
It’s a busy week here as I’m sure it is for many of you reading this. So I just wanted to send you a quick note to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. May your travels be safe and your dinner… Continue reading
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That Time I Tried Out for Jeopardy
Ron and I have a nightly tradition. We play as a team the online trivia game Thrice. If you’ve never played this I encourage you to check it out. It tends to be pretty challenging. Each day there are five… Continue reading
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Keyboard Warriors
I’m on the internet and I stumble upon a discussion of what people miss from the early days of the internet and promptly turn into a withered old crone when I see that multiple people seem to think that My… Continue reading
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Parents: The Secret PR Weapon
[NOTE: I am writing this on Monday, and am still blissfully unaware of the election outcome. Hope you all remembered to vote!] If your goal is to publish a book, make music, art or just about anything else where your… Continue reading
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That Time My Parents Sent Me Trick-or-Treating in My Underwear and Other Halloween Memories
Warm weather is forecast for Halloween. It’s been an unseasonably warm October, but at least Thursday’s balmy weather will be nice for the kids. I have to admit I don’t remember what the weather was like on Halloween when I… Continue reading
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Not So Haunted Houses
One of my first jobs was working at a historical village that happened to be down the road from my house. The village known as Waterloo Village, was a restored 19th century canal town, and at that time visitors could… Continue reading
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Mother's Nature's Light Show and the Mug Winner Announcement
It seems that every time there’s supposed to be some sort of rare celestial phenomenon our skies are filled with thick clouds, but last week we were lucky. The sky was clear following the solar storms and we were actually… Continue reading
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Win a Boo-tiful Mug
As I write this on Tuesday afternoon, my parents who live on the west coast of Florida (Fort Myers) have evacuated to a hotel room on the east coast in advance of Hurricane Milton’s arrival. My thoughts are with everyone… Continue reading
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Prompted Paintings
For the month of September I challenged myself to create 30 watercolor paintings—one for each day of the month. I did this by following along with a list of prompts from Doodlewash, a blog and online store run by artist… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 