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- Equal Pay Day 2023
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- ode to the Old Woman in the Shoe
- why I called it like I see it – yes, but are you still lazy?
- INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
- March Madness starts Women’s History Month for Pretty and me
- the good name of John Lewis, American patriot
- mind over memory
- in the beginning was the Tower
- Valentine’s Day murder at local grocery store called senseless
- a letter to our granddaughters about love
- waiting on the next thing smoking
- cool at the zoo
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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: Reflections
USA TODAY 2023 Women of the Year South Carolina Honoree: Dawn Staley
Quannah Chasinghorse. Roberta “Bobbi” Cordano. Goldie Hawn. Maura Healey. Nicole Mann. Monica Munoz Martinez. Michelle Obama. Sandra Day O’Connor. Sheryl Lee Ralph. Grace Young. USA Women’s Soccer Team. Women of the 118th. Congress. Who are these women, and what do … Continue reading
Posted in Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, racism, Random, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, sports, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged basketball hall of fame coach vivian stringer, cheyney university, coach dawn staley, ga, Gamecock women's basketball, goldie hawn, grace young, maura healey, michelle obama, monica munoz martinez, nicole mann, quannah chasinghorse, roberta bobbi cordano, sandra day o'connor, sheryl lee ralph, south carolina honoree for 2023 usa today women of the year project, sweet 16 in greenville region, usa today women of the year in 2023, usa women's soccer team, women of the 118th congress, yolanda laney
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everything, everywhere all at once – Cardinal style
the two OG cats post Carport Kitty neighbor cat visits regularly Charly getting white hair, too – but still always at my side Carl’s life is as blurry as this picture with loss of hearing, vision – but his smell … Continue reading
ode to the Old Woman in the Shoe
There once was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many health issues she didn’t know what to do. From the white hair on her head to the arthritic joints in her swollen toes that bent … Continue reading
Posted in ageism, Life, Random, Reflections, Slice of Life
Tagged achilles heel, arthritis, battle of the bras, crocs, physical issues of aging for women, wrinkles, yeti coolers
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why I called it like I see it – yes, but are you still lazy?
Six-year-old Finn came inside the house from the pool and ran dripping wet past me on his way to the kitchen to get a bag of chips. I was sitting in my antiquated deep blue velvety cloth recliner in the … Continue reading
Posted in Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, Random, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged calling it like we see it, comfy recliners for old people, generosity of friends, laziness, life expectancy, quality of life issues for the elderly, relevance for the elderly, unfiltered conversation with six year old Finn
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
International Women’s Day Dedicated this year to the women of Ukraine, Iran and the women seeking asylum on the U.S. – Mexico border
March Madness starts Women’s History Month for Pretty and me
Women’s History Month for Pretty and me begins with March Madness every year. While we fall woefully short of being perfect card-carrying lesbians in areas like do it yourself home improvements and/or knowing all the lyrics to Brandi Carlisle’s music … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Personal, photography, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, sports, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged aliyah boston, brea beal, coach dawn staley, Gamecock women's basketball, kiera fletcher, laeticia amihere, march madness, olivia thompson, sec tournament in 2023, victaria saxton, women's history month, zia cooke
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mind over memory
Groundbreaking research is currently being conducted in the medical field on treatment programs including new medicines for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. In 2011 when I wrote this piece and published it for the first time, Pretty and I had become … Continue reading
in the beginning was the Tower
On August 01, 1966 twenty-five-year-old Charles Whitman drove from his house on Jewell Street in Austin, Texas to the University of Texas campus where he arrived between 11:25 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.. He drove directly to the Tower that was … Continue reading
Posted in Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, Random, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is
Tagged a sniper in the tower the charles whitman murders, author harry crewes article in esquire magazine, being a student at UT after whitman murders, mass murder at Michigan State University, murder in grocery store parking lot in irmo south carolina, university of texas shootings in 1966
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I'll Call It Like I See It 