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Aug 29

Long Distance, May I Help You?

Working from Nyen to Fiyev. — My first full-time job fresh out of high school was as a long-distance telephone operator at Michigan Bell in Royal Oak. It was the summer of 1955 and I was 17 years old. The switchboard looked something like this: There were no men anywhere in sight. A supervisor walked behind…

Humor

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Long Distance, May I Help You?
Long Distance, May I Help You?
Humor

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Jun 23

Women Are the Lesser Gender

Or some such bullshittery. — Being a woman in America means I’m shit as far as half the population is concerned. If I’d been paying attention and just accepted that status I might have gotten used to being the lesser. Instead, I’m still fighting against it. Emphasis on ‘still’. But I’m only one woman. How…

Roe V Wade

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Women Are the Lesser Gender
Women Are the Lesser Gender
Roe V Wade

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Mar 3

When You Feel the Need to Talk to Someone Grieving

Remember that you’re dealing with raw nerves, sadness, and anger. Your words will matter in ways you can’t even imagine. — I wrote a bit of a rant yesterday and instead of posting it at my non-religious widowhood group on Facebook as I’d planned, I mistakenly posted it on my Facebook page for everyone to see. I don’t know how I made such a mistake but by the time I realized…

Grief

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When You Feel the Need to Talk to Someone Grieving
When You Feel the Need to Talk to Someone Grieving
Grief

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Jan 6

That Was the Year That Was

A mix of what I wrote last year. I can’t say my ‘favorites’, because some of them were painful. — Hello friends, here we are in the new year and nothing has changed except the year on our checks. Right? I thought about skipping this roundup, considering what a year I’ve had, but through it all I wrote, I published, I bared my soul more than I’ve ever done publicly…

Writing

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That Was the Year That Was
That Was the Year That Was
Writing

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Aug 21, 2022

With Friends Like these…

If I seem almost normal now, it’s because of them. I want to talk a minute about friends. It’s easy to take our friends for granted when life is on an even keel. They’re available but not necessarily necessary. You know what I mean? …

Death

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With Friends Like these…
With Friends Like these…
Death

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Aug 10, 2022

We Have to be Kinder. We Have to Smack Those Bad Guys Down.

It’s not kindness when we allow people to be hurt. — There’s much to celebrate in this country, what with a new administration working to right the things that have gone wrong and to change our attitudes about the need for legitimate, responsible Big Government. …

Politics

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We Have to be Kinder. We Have to Smack Those Bad Guys Down.
We Have to be Kinder. We Have to Smack Those Bad Guys Down.
Politics

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Jul 30, 2022

Are Typos Worth Crying About?

Or is it just me? — Okay, I’m mortified. I have what I laughingly call my ‘Author’s Page’, only because everyone else has one and some of them are exquisite and I’m a sheep. I’ve been building this page on WordPress and it’s like trying to do brain surgery blindfolded. They have blocks. Or sections. …

Writing

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Are Typos Worth Crying About?
Are Typos Worth Crying About?
Writing

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Jul 27, 2022

Joni Mitchell Ever After

She looks at life from both sides now. — Set scene: It’s the Newport Folk Festival, July, 2022. After nine years away from the spotlight and 53 years after the last time she performed at the Festival, Joni Mitchell, in a surprise appearance, is back on stage. She’s singing ‘Both Sides Now’, her signature piece, a grueling song not…

Creativity

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Joni Mitchell Ever After
Joni Mitchell Ever After
Creativity

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Jun 22, 2022

I’ve Been Thinking About This Widow Thing

So let me write it out and see what happens. — It’s been just over three months since Ed died and I’m no closer to figuring out what’s next than I was the day it happened. …

Grief

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I’ve Been Thinking About This Widow Thing
I’ve Been Thinking About This Widow Thing
Grief

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Jun 3, 2022

The Depp-Heard Trial and What it Means in the Long Run

Hint: Ultimately nothing to the rest of us. I’m going to start this off with two caveats: One, I didn’t watch the entire Depp-Heard trial, only snippets. And two, I’ve never been the perpetrator or the victim of conjugal abuse. I have no skin in this game, so anything I…

Johnny Depp

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The Depp-Heard Trial and What it Means in the Long Run
The Depp-Heard Trial and What it Means in the Long Run
Johnny Depp

3 min read

Ramona Grigg

Ramona Grigg

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