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Day 196: Extreme Drought

Posted on 09/25/2020 by chick

Since I first wrote about our drought situation in early September, we’ve had next to no rain. Our level of drought has consequently been moved up to “extreme” at the official drought-monitoring website. We are now in worse condition, drought-wise, … Continue reading →

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Day 195: Just Like Old Times

Posted on 09/24/2020 by chick

Today I took the kids back up to the top of the rock. The poison ivy leaves have fallen off the vines, because it’s fall. This simplified matters for us. We could no longer see the plant to avoid it, … Continue reading →

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Day 194: Good Luck, Neighbor

Posted on 09/23/2020 by chick

Our nearest neighbor has put his home on the market for the umpteenth time. He had a crew of realtors/photographers out to take pictures of his property the other day. They used a drone outside to take pictures from above. … Continue reading →

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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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