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To Rinse or No to Rinse Spaghetti
Quite some time ago, those who are supposed to have figured these things out, decided that most Americans do not get enough vitamin D. Apparently, a deficiency in vitamin D can cause a whole lot of different problems. So those who know suggested that daily supplementation with vitamin D would be a good thing. I,…
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Pride, Hubris, and the Universe Smacking you Upside the Head
Does it ever seem to you that just when things are going well, something happens to set you back on your haunches? You start to thinking that you are in pretty good shape then you catch a cold and the workout routine goes down the drain. You get to thinking you are pretty smart and…
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Wyoming State of Mind
It’s not something that can easily be put into words. It’s a feeling. I once had a counselor who would ask me where in my body I “felt” a particular feeling/emotion. It would cause me to look more deeply inside myself. I’d search out the source as if, once finding it, I’d have the key…
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Random Thoughts, Part 4
Yeah, That’s Good … But Do you ever find yourself qualifying things? It was a time honored tradition in my family. Primarily on my mind are personal accomplishments. I can remember showing my dad a report card that listed an “A” in every subject. His comment was, “This is good. Now let’s see if you…
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Happy Hallothanksmas
Did the weekly grocery shopping at Walmart this morning. This is all I’m going to say about that. That’s my thought for the day. Photo and quote courtesy of TeePublic and Good Houskeeping, respectively
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To AI or Not to AI
As we are approaching NaNoWriMo, I’ve become aware of the debate over the use of AI in meeting the challenge of writing 50,000 words during the month of November. It can be either simply 50,000 words or you can finish a novel, but the novel has to be at least 50,000 words. My initial reaction…
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I Hit the Publishing Button
Proof reading is a pain in the back side. I can understand why authors pay proof readers to do the work for them. Not only is it tedious, but having written and re-written and read and re-read the novel (“As Luck Might Have It”), I’ve become so familiar with it that I can no longer…
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Meaning and Purpose
I have been thinking about meaning and purpose a lot lately. Truth is, it’s pretty much on my mind most of the time. It’s just that lately, it seems to be on my mind more than usual. All sorts of people talk about the need to have a meaningful life filled with purpose. If you’re…
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Doubts
Years ago now, I started writing articles for a website called SearchWarp. Before being stood down, it changed names to WryteStuff and then back to SearchWarp. In exchange for content, I could advertise my own website. At the time, I was making a lot of jewelry (strung, hot soldered, wire wrapped, cold forged, etc., I…
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Weird Words, Part 15
SPANGHEW Once, a long time ago, an old man told me about something he and his friends did in their youth. Based on the time of the telling and the age of the man at time he told me the story, I’m going to guess it took place sometime in the late 1930s or early…
Maddie's Mom Writes 