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Speed Racer

December 18, 2019

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 for the summer. Continue reading

Peloton Ad is Disgraceful and Warped

Cynthia Franks

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December 4, 2019

If you’ve not seen it, heres a link to the new Peloton commercial. Or the best I could find since they have re-edited it due to the backlash. I’m not sure what they were going for with this ad, but this is how I see it. A husband buys his Yoga instructor wife a Peloton …

Evolve

Cynthia Franks

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November 29, 2019

The word change has many meanings–make different, stop and start new, what’s left in your pocket. Evolve is a better word for the flow of life because change is often viewed as abrupt. This blog is evolving. I am a writer. Have been since I was a kid. Writing is an active escape. You can …

A Tribute to Anthony Bourdain

Cynthia Franks

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June 9, 2018

A different perspective on suicide prevention.

Walking New Hampshire Reblog

Cynthia Franks

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January 19, 2018

I have been enjoying reading this mother and son’s journey walking across New Hampshire. I am inspired by their fighting spirit. They struggle to walk, something I take for granted and look what they did. Read about the trip and then I encourage to read the blog posts in the order they occurred. Be prepared …

A Thought About Scales

Cynthia Franks

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January 17, 2018

210.4 lbs 14 Days without a Soda Wow! I need a different background. My thinking on scales has changed over the years. It used to be I never cared if I had one or not. I was a skinny person. In fact, I was picked on in school because I was so skinny. In …

Getting Healthier: Weight

Cynthia Franks

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January 6, 2018

214.4 pounds 4 days without a bottle of pop. I must, must, get rid of this weight! Two years ago I stepped on a scale and saw the number 242. I could not believe it. I tried a different scale. 242. I remember weighing 125 and thinking I was fat. 242. When I lived …

Viable or Invisible?

Cynthia Franks

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January 4, 2018

via Daily Prompt: Viable Words have different meanings in different places. In New York, viable meant worth doing, possible. A new creative project; a play, a musical to consider. Or it was a solution to a creative problem a friend was having. It meant my advice was wanted and sought. I was viable every day …

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