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Magically Soapalicious- why General Hospital is the best soap on TV right now.
Dear readers, I know I have been away for a while, and you thought I had retired completely. Nope. Just having an adventure! My wonderful husband Jeff, who pretends he doesn’t watch GH, took me on a glorious Transatlantic cruise and then we spent two weeks roaming around Europe. You’re…
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Jimmy Carter and me
Back in 1980, I was a freshmen in college. I was a Political Science Major and I was elected as the President of the Young Democrats Club at the University of Akron. I got a political internship on Jimmy Carter’s campaign in Ohio. Hearing the news of Jimmy Carter’s passing…
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20 years of missing my Daddy
Dear Daddy, As Father’s Day approaches, it dawned on me that you died in 2004, so it’s been 20 Father’s Days since I got to celebrate you. It’s hard to wrap my head around that number. I could never imagine living on this earth without you, and now it’s been…
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Happy Pride Month from a former Baptist.
When I was a child, I went to a Baptist church. They taught me about Jesus, how He saved me from my sins, and many other good and righteous things. They also taught me to reject and fear the gay community, that drinking wine would send me to hell, and…
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Wanderlust
My husband Jeff and I are never truly happy until our next adventure is planned. As soon as one trip ends, we walk around like zombies with haunted eyes, not knowing what to do with ourselves until our next vacation is booked. We love the planning and anticipation as much…
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Reclaim Your Joy
There is no therapist on earth that can fix me the way 1000 miles on an open highway can fix me. Nothing can bring me back to myself more than a highway leading to an unknown destination. I have been depressed, probably like the rest of the world, since 2020…
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I Wish I’d Been Blonde in Paris
I wish I’d been blonde in Paris. When I look back at photos of myself in Paris, I cannot enjoy them. Why? Because I had a terrible hairstyle, and for reasons unknown to me now, I decided to dye my hair a hideous shade of red. Was it popular back…
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Hope for 2022, but no faith
There is a difference between hope and faith. Right now, I have hope, but I do not have faith. I will explain, but this will be long, so I will understand if you don’t have the patience to get to the end with me. Rewind… 2019 was a challenging year…
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Tamilu’s travels in the age of Covid
Many moons ago, when my husband and I got married, we went on a cruise for our honeymoon, and we fell in love with the sea. I immediately came home, signed up for Travel Agent school, and chose that to be my career. I love to travel, and I love…
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Expanding your Understanding
When I moved from rural Ohio to San Diego, California, in 1997, I was a rube. I didn’t know I was a rube, but I absolutely, unequivocally, was a rube. I grew up in a white town. All of my teachers were white. All of my classmates were white. All…
Forest Gumping my way through life 