Category: Life
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“The library is a safe place.”
Everyone should read this. Thank Wil Wheaton for saying what I couldn’t and doing it so elegantly. This morning, I gave a keynote at the Southern Kentucky Book Festival. Here are my prepared remarks. Good morning. My name is Wil Wheaton. I am the … “The library is a safe place.”
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When Dog Meets Dog
There are more dogs out there than ever before. Negative encounters with other dogs are growing. This a cautionary story with tips on how to and how not to handle them and bullies.
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Dogged Curiosity
Response to the question, “What is one word that describes you?” This is a hard one. I’m a lot things; stubborn, angry, impatient, self-centered, insecure. But I’m also kind, giving, compassionate, dependable, confident in my writing, and smart.
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A Story Twice Told
What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? I wasn’t going to do this prompt, but it occurred to me it is a great way to practice quick research and getting facts, dates and spelling of names correct. As I got into it, it was fun. Especially watching “Chuckles Bites the…
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A Whole Lotta White People Just Don’t Get it.
A collection of comments on the post, “A White Woman, Racism and a Poodle.”
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A White Woman, Racism and a Poodle
I have not told this story before. I worry how it will be received. I don’t know the right language to express it other than my own thoughts and feelings. This post is not for people of color because they already know it. This is for white people living in suburbs and small towns who…
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Walk Away–Don’t Get Dog Scammed
Puppy scams are on the rise. Searching for puppies online these days brings up more scam sites than real ones. And it’s not only sales; adoption and re-homing scams are also on the rise. It’s understandable. People are home, isolated and seeking companionship. People who have never shopped online are now doing so and may…
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Speed Racer
Speed Racer banner 1970s We moved to the new house in 1970, so I must have fell head-over-heels for Speed in 1973-74 when I was seven and in the third grade. That year our local TV station WJBK Channel 50 UHF Detroit began running the cartoon at 3 pm about the time school got out…
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