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Day 193: Thoughts on Writing

Posted on 09/22/2020 by chick

Words “sound” different on a computer screen than they do on paper. Sometimes I write a sentence on the computer, read and reread it, and think it’s great every time. When I print it out, though, I often find that … Continue reading →

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Day 192: Moral Dilemma

Posted on 09/21/2020 by chick

I have a moral dilemma. Some people in one of my Facebook groups have been posting things that are bigoted. I feel a moral obligation to speak out against that, and a lot of other things, too. But these people … Continue reading →

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Day 191: Stealthy-Like

Posted on 09/20/2020 by chick

As I mentioned previously, I did some rage donating on Friday and Saturday. I wanted to send a message to Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham. ActBlue took in a ton of money over the last few days (over $100 million … Continue reading →

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Day 189: A Dollar Saved Is a Dollar Donated

Posted on 09/18/2020 by chick

Today I spent part of my day talking to my home and auto insurance agent. Talking to her is one of my least favorite ways to spend time. I do not like insurance, and I do not like her. But … Continue reading →

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Day 188: One of Fourteen

Posted on 09/17/2020 by chick

One good thing about having purchased so many books is that I feel obligated to read them. So far I have finished fourteen, among them this Poirot mystery: Three Act Tragedy (aka Murder in Three Acts) by Agatha Christie Grade: … Continue reading →

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Day 187: Half a Year, Not Halfway

Posted on 09/16/2020 by chick

At first I wasn’t sure why the numbers in my post titles were bothering me so much, but then I realized that it’s because we’re now past the half-year mark. We’ve been living this weird, closed-off lifestyle for over six … Continue reading →

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Day 186: Talking to Myself

Posted on 09/15/2020 by chick

Yesterday was the kids’ first day of school. I meant to take a picture of them. A photo from the first day is traditional, and it makes a nice page in the yearly photo album. But I forgot to take … Continue reading →

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Day 185: Soon

Posted on 09/14/2020 by chick

Recently I mentioned how I wanted to create a walking path on my property and that one of the potential destinations for the path was the big rock at the front of my property. Here is a picture of that … Continue reading →

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Day 184: Long Week Ahead

Posted on 09/13/2020 by chick

The new school year starts on Monday. Over the last few days we have tried to prepare ourselves, but it hasn’t been easy. The school committee didn’t make its decision until recently, so teachers and administrators had little time to … Continue reading →

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Day 183: You Have to Ask Yourself, What Would Aliens Do?

Posted on 09/12/2020 by chick

Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, on the debate over mask-wearing in this country: Imagine you were an alien who landed on planet Earth, and you saw that our planet was afflicted by an infectious-disease and that … Continue reading →

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