The Scam Susceptible Masses
When spam filters are working well, we don’t even see most attempted scams sent our way via e-mail. But sometimes they sneak through.
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Bottenville Band’s Gigs Cut by Half!
Bottenville, the family band made up of Derek and his siblings, now has one event to prepare for each summer. There used to be two.
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Stop Thinking, Just Do the Thing
We were misled into thinking that endless pondering about every decision or an idea would lead to a positive outcome. I call bullshit.
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Misbehaving Students Choose Their Fate in Maine
School is out still, of course. But teachers I know are always in low-key planning mode, no matter the month. I stumbled up on an idea that seems better than a time-out and might be worth considering.
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Fixing the News With a News Fix
We have just come out of another heat alert. It was humid and hot and wildfire smoke just added to it.
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Corrall Your Pals at the Canals
One of Derek’s cousins recently moved to a place I’d never heard of. How could “the Venice of Ontario” escape my attention all these years?
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Seeking Seriously Crispy Bacon
It’s a well known fact that my husband loves bacon. Over the years he’s been given everything from bacon-flavoured lip balm to bacon-scented air fresheners.
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A Budding Novelist’s Update
“Tell me the secret to writing a book?” “Um, well, you sit down and write a book.”
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Tiny Font People
Are you irked by tiny fonts? Find them unnecessarily exclusionary? Wish you could tell tiny font people to increase their sizes, even a little bit?
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The Noise in Our Heads
The popularity of weight-loss drugs has revealed something so universal to some of us and unknown to others: food noise.
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If You Can Read This Post
I wear my sunglasses at night and I’m still not up to being on the computer!
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Tooting My Own Horn for Want of a Tooter
Marketing is difficult. Marketing oneself is a real challenge.
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Lucky Nacho – Update
When my brother comes to visit, he brings his wonderful dog, Nacho. It has been a privilege to watch this beautiful animal blossom into the confident, friendly dog she is today. Oh, she still has her demons, I’m sure, earned from trauma in her early life. But she’s a valued member of the family. And I thought today, after their Easter visit, I’d take you back to when Kevin first discovered her. Here is my original post from 2017:
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“Some people have a way with words…
…others, not have way!” ~Steve Martin
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Judge My Book by Its Cover
I’m deep in the throes of imposter syndrome. I know novelists who make their living from the sales of their books, so who am I to write one?
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One Hundred Women Who Care, Local Chapter
Somewhere in the periphery of my life, I’d heard about 100 Women Who Care. But I don’t remember ever speaking to anyone about it, or fully knowing how it helped charities.
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Something New Afoot
Several years ago, I wrote a blog post about a foot-smoothing machine I called the best I’d ever used.
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The Hallmark Holiday of Love
Ah, Valentine’s Day. In a new relationship, it’s a big deal. At the end of a relationship, you just wish it didn’t exist.
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