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Tinted Lenses

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

For reasons I don’t quite understand, I’ve been going back and reading my very first blog. Some of my older posts weren’t terrible; for every “Why do I deal with idiots?” post there were others that dealt with geeky thoughts … Continue reading →

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A Hell of Her Own Making

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

This came to my attention via the Friendly Atheist: it’s called Giving Your Child to the Devil and it happened to be posted on the author’s son’s wedding day, which is one hell of a way to commemorate that sort of occasion. However, … Continue reading →

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Roses and Thorns

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

It’s Mother’s Day. As you all know, I’ve had problems with this day for years; it’s been a problem for me since I was young. But I’m not the only one who has a problem with this day: Libby Anne … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia is a Helluva Drug

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

I don’t often frequent Freethought Blogs; the traffic there doesn’t seem quite as consistent as it is with Patheos. Then a couple of weeks ago, I found this. Welcome to me, staring at the screen and trying not to freak out. … Continue reading →

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Truth and Fiction

Posted on March 24, 2017 by

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus I found this while I was on Facebook not terribly long ago; it happens to be a guide to surviving the Grand … Continue reading →

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Free Agency

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

I found this blog post late last week. It’s a sobering read and difficult at times but it is a good one. There are a lot of points that Captain Cassidy made that resonated with me but one in particular really caught … Continue reading →

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Removing the Nostalgia Goggles

Posted on February 7, 2017 by

It was one of those things that popped up in my feed on Facebook, one I’m sure you’ve seen: a “Like and Share if you agree!” meme. But this one was different. It had a list of things that you … Continue reading →

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