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TJs Things

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The Corona Chronicles.

  • This morning was gray.

    Which is absolutely nothing new for living in the Pacific Northwest. Even during the first week of July, and that is wrong, but I opened a lot of the blinds as far as I could so I could shake that cave feeling from not having enough light. It was still dreary. I moved through my Read more

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  • Still.

    Emerald Isle. Cross Lake. Shreveport, LA. It is difficult for me to believe that Saturday is going to be the 4th of July. My life is unrecognizable when I attempt to look back twelve months, much less 18 or 24. I still have hope. I still have joy. But so much is so different. I Read more

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  • Just so we’re clear.

    Where I stand on these issues: I have no doubt that what happened to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Philando Castile, Tahir Rice, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Walter Scott, and so many others is wrong and indicative of systemic problems rooted in racism. Despite these problems, I know all police Read more

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  • Unplugged.

    Yesterday (Sunday), after I watched church online and sent a couple of texts, I shut down all of my screens for the rest of the day. I think I am going to do this every week for the forseeable future. I talked to some people, did some art and caught up with some reading. It Read more

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