Pretty with Ella outside Colonial Life Arena – January, 2022
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- MLK Day in 2022
- how is Bully Cat like Novax Djokovic?
- Spike, our Texas cur dog who needs a pack
- in case you missed it – yesterday was January 6th.
- famous last words: no need to take my phone
- where to? what next?
- fa la la la la – say what?
- dear Santa, send boxing gloves
- once upon a time there was a calico cat
- Hail to the Chief!
- it was just a matter of time for Carport Kitty
- The Rest of the Story
- the 37th. time is the charm: vivid memory of Peng Shuai
- all cat adventures point to Pretty
- was Fats Domino in love with a cat?
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Category Archives: The Way Life Is
MLK Day in 2022
“I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting. They won’t let the majority senators vote. … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged 1993 March on Washington, covid-19 pandemic, filibuster, king's mountaintop speech, mlk holiday, senate rules, senators manchin and sinema, senators opposed to filibuster carve out, voter suppression
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how is Bully Cat like Novax Djokovic?
I wonder…hm…what similarities do they have… Number 1: Both BC and Novax disrespect their peers. Number 2: Both refuse to go home when politely asked to leave. Number 3: Both Novax and BC will share a tarnished legacy for their … Continue reading
Spike, our Texas cur dog who needs a pack
When my cousin Martin saw Spike for the first time he said, “Sheila, that ain’t nothing but a cur dog. Plain as day.” That was in the spring of 2012, the year my two mothers died within two weeks of … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged Annie, carport kitty, charly, chelsea, cur dogs, dogs in packs, dogs who are only dogs, living in texas and south carolina, ollie, pretty, Red, rescued dogs, spike the texas dog
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in case you missed it – yesterday was January 6th.
On January 06, 2021 I watched the desecration of my nation’s house, felt horrified and saddened beyond measure at a reality television show produced, directed, and starring the former president of the far from united states – a man who … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged anniversary of 01/06/21, camellias, democracy, granddaughter, president joe biden unloads on former president, vice president kamala harris talking in us capitol statuary hall in 2022
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famous last words: no need to take my phone
I was lost. Not panicky yet, but on the verge. The reality hit me as forcefully as the rain that soaked my clothes, the cold winds that swirled around me. I stopped to remove my fogged glasses which made seeing … Continue reading
fa la la la la – say what?
Fast away the old year passes fa la la la la, la la la la hail the new, ye lads and lasses! fa la la la la, la la la la I’m a little late for decking the halls with … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged cascade mountains, don gay apparel, fa la la la la, happy new year, hopes for the future, living in seattle, mount rainier, moving to south carolina in 1972, my daddy's philosophies, welsh folk tune deck the halls, winter grey drizzle days, work of the january 6th committee
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dear Santa, send boxing gloves
Before you ask yourself whether you’ve read this story before, I can say possibly – it’s a seasonal favorite of mine. ********************* “Dear Santa Claus, how are you? I am fine. I have been pretty good this year. Please bring … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, sports, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged boxing gloves, bubble lights, christmas presents, christmas tree, christmas wrapping paper and bows, family gatherings at christmas, family separations during holidays, pandemic in 2020, santa christmas letter, see's candies
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once upon a time there was a calico cat
Once upon a time there was a thin elderly calico cat with a limp that showed up in the carport of Pretty and her wife who lived on Cardinal Drive. Pretty could never resist a stray cat, neglected dog or … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, Random, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged bully cat, carport kitty, cat allergies, cat condos, cat people, dog people, lesbian cat people, pretty's cat rescue team, urban stray cats, yellow cat also known as orange tabby
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Hail to the Chief!
(A/P photo/Carolyn Kaster) When the Fort Jackson military band played the first notes of “Hail to the Chief” indicating the entrance of President Joe Biden to the Smith Hammond Middleton Memorial Center at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg this … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged congressman jim clyburn introduced the president who is his good friend, fort jackson band played for commencement in orangeburg, jim met emily clyburn at sc state, overwhelming problems in first year of presidency for biden, president joe biden delivers commencement address at sc state university in orangeburg
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I'll Call It Like I See It 