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TJs Things

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  • City Girl or Country Girl?

    This Plinky prompt asked if I prefer the city or the country. The short answer is both. The last house I lived in as a child (and the house my parents still live in) in in the COUNTRAY. Not the country, the countray. As in, for the majority of my time there, our nearest neighbor Read more

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  • Sigh. Again. I know.

    Bill Keane, creator of the Family Circus comic strip, died yesterday at the age of 89. I have read books and books of his comic strip, watched several cartoons, and of course read many years’ worth in newspapers growing up. The strip was based on his life with his kids, and his son said that Read more

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  • Sigh.

    I was figuring out what to write my blog post about when people started asking if it was true that Heavy D died on social media. I was hoping that this was a case of somebody starting a rumor, but I looked it up, and it was true. He was a gifted rapper, songwriter and Read more

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  • Sipping and voting.

    Tomorrow is election day. Vote. The system is not perfect (a lot of people think it is highly flawed and corrupt), but the only way to change the system is to participate. This morning I was looking for a bowl in my kitchen cabinet when I came across a mountain of sippy cups and lids. Read more

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