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Jedi’s & Jesus

December 15, 2014

Despite the fact that I’m a blasphemer, I’m proud to be the God Mother of my darling nephew.  But being an atheist, in a church, “renewing my faith” in a traditional ritual so that babies don’t get lost in limbo,(ipso facto, the church using fear to create another customer in their business) was a bit
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Top 12 Christmas Songs

December 7, 2014

12. 2000 Miles – The Pretenders Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders are an awesome rock band, killing it with their song 2000 Miles.  It’s a great blue rock and roll Christmas tune about missing someone, that’s great to blast in your car and sing along to. “In these frozen and silent nights, sometimes in a dream
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Confessions of a Nursing Home Worker (Part II)

December 1, 2014

I tried not to get too close to the residents.  As mean as it sounds, the nursing Home was a waiting room for death, and I didn’t want to get friendly with people who were about to die.  I looked at it as a job.  I do it.  I go home.  I don’t think about
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Confessions of a Nursing Home Worker (Part I)

November 24, 2014

When I worked in the Nursing Home, we had a fire evacuation plan.  The plan was, we were to report to the auditorium.  A room in the middle of the building with no windows.  Yup.  That’s one hell of a plan. In the event of a fire, we were to report to the windowless room,
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Ugly Duckling

November 17, 2014

Growing up, I was a really late bloomer.  I mean, really late bloomer.  I was still growing after I graduated high school.  I grew a couple inches in my 20’s.  I had baby teeth in middle school.  My wisdom teeth still have not come.  I didn’t get my period till after my 16th birthday.  I
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Honest Living Pilot

November 11, 2014

The Price Of Freedom

November 3, 2014

November 1st, 2014 is a great day.  Because I’ve gone two months without a panic attack.  That’s the longest I’ve gone without a panic attack in over two years.  So, it’s kind of a big deal to me. Panic attacks, and sudden anxiety have been plaguing me since the first grade.  It comes and goes
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13 Scary Movies That Made Me Lose Sleep

October 26, 2014

13. Poltergeist While I now think Poltergeist is fun horror movie, I first saw it at a very young age.  I was a fan of the horror genre as a kid, and I saw Poltergeist in elementary school, and that movie scared the shit out of me (particularly the clown).  This is a favorite of
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Ebola For You

October 21, 2014

Like a normal teenager, I spent many nights reading about about diseases on the internet.  I was (still am) obsessed with diseases.  And as far as viruses go, Ebola is king.  An Ebola outbreak in the U.S. became my biggest fear in high school, after I read the novel, “The Hot Zone,” which I highly
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My Imaginary Abusive Boyfriend

October 14, 2014

I can feel the eyes looking at my face.  When my gaze meets theirs, I can see the fear and worry in their eyes.  They are wondering if someone hit me.  They are wondering if I have an abusive boyfriend.  I would think the same, if I saw a woman with a shiner on her
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