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- Molly, Molly, how do I love thee?
- prejudice by any other name is still prejudice
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- never play this game after midnight
- it’s a simple matter of justice – remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- weekend specials popular at the Cardinal Cat Cafe
- the hideout – revisited on Friday the 13th., 2023
- Cardinal Cat Cafe
- 1/6 two year anniversary
- Bervin’s grandmother’s advice to K McCarthy
- human frailty, mendacity, and George Santos – plus pink boxing gloves
- last train from Gun Hill – and Ukraine
- twas the week before Christmas…
- I hope you dance
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Flannery O'Connor answered the mystery for me of why I write?
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I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say.
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Category Archives: Random
a child’s question
the Pride flag and the broom Last week I saw our 3 year old granddaughter Ella trying her best to strike our Pride flag with a broom she found in the back yard. I watched as she struggled to swing … Continue reading
a case of mistaken identity
We all make mistakes, and here’s one of mine. This is the cat formerly known as Bully Cat. When Carport Kitty (may she rest in peace) first started hanging around in our carport more than a year ago, a larger … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Dinner with Pretty – 2022
“Do these need to be cooked, like really cooked?” Pretty asked as she took the three large catering size aluminum pans from our fridge Thanksgiving afternoon. She placed the pans on top of our stove – they were so big … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Life, Personal, Random, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged aunts darlene and dawne, dressing, Friendsgiving, granddaughters, gravy, Little Mountain Antiques, little mountain cafe, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, Thanksgiving feasts
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where did I put that memory? ask Pretty
‘Tis the season, and Pretty’s antique empire has “spruced up” for the holiday season. Pretty offers the unique, the unpredictable items throughout her antique empire – who’s surprised? Pretty is one of a kind herself, and always unpredictable. Visit Little … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Life, Personal, photography, Random, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged collectibles, finding unique treasures for gifts to yourself and/or others, holiday season, Little Mountain Antiques, little mountain cafe, little mountain south carolina, memories, Pretty's antique empire
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what is really on the line November 8th?
A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is done. No matter how brave its warriors or how strong its weapons. Cheyenne proverb We cannot be distracted by the noises that … Continue reading
the Urban Legend we called Carport Kitty was a Seeker
?? – October 22, 2022 I am a seekerA poor sinful creatureThere is no weaker than I amI am a seekerAnd you are a teacherYou are a reacherSo reach downReach out and lead meGuide me and keep meIn the shelter … Continue reading
Boo at the Zoo in 2022
For all our friends in cyberspace who have been with us longer than a hot minute (or at least a year) you will recognize changes in our family photos for our second annual Riverbanks Halloween Boo at the Zoo experience. … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Life, Personal, photography, Random, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged boo at the riverbanks zoo in columbia sc, happy halloween, naynay, number one son, pretty, pretty also, pretty too, super bro in law, the family goes for their second annual boo at the zoo experience
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what do Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlisle, Lizzo and Selena Gomez have to do with the 2022 mid-term elections?
Oh well, gosh, golly. Now that you mention it – nothing, unless you count the one vote thing in the upcoming elections on November 8th. Each one of these American singers has one vote in the election which is now … Continue reading
Posted in Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Random, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged brandi carlisle, democracy one vote one voice, gas prices gun crimes, headlines, inflation, lizzo, mid term elections on november 8th, restore Roe, selena gomez, tanya tucker
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Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Women, Life, Freedom)
A 22 year old woman named Mahsa Amini died on September 16th. in a hospital in Tehran, Iran while in the custody of the Guidance Patrol a/k/a the morality police who arrested her three days before for a violation involving … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Random, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged Author Kamin Mohamaddi, bad hijab, dobbs decision to outlaw abortion, feminism in the 21st century, george floyd protests, Mahsa Amini's death in Iran, protests in iran, uprisings in iran, women life freedom, zan zendegi azadi
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we must never come to this store again
Once upon a time somewhere along the supply chain for my bupropion med which I have taken for years to treat free-floating anxiety (that turned into specific anxiety during the Agent Orange previous administration in the USA), well, this med … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, politics, Random, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged anti anxiety medication, balloons, bupropion, going to the playground, happy birthday to Ella, having a three year old birthday party, hay ride, mixup in medications, pharmacist, pony rides, Pretty gets angry, quitting tobacco use, school friends, wellbutrin
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