after thoughts

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  • Gun control for mental health

    Again, I was back at the gym. Instead of talking to a stranger, I was talking to an older woman.   I think her name was Janet (Janice?)  She’s short with white hair.   Great personality and a booming voice that’s fit for a retired kindergarten teacher…  which is what she is.   I think she told me… Read more

  • Panther Claws

    Lately, there’s been a lot of hype over the new Black Panther movie.   Schools are taking classes to see it.   From what I’ve been told, pre-order tickets are as precious as adamantium.  It’s already on track to blow the recent beat up the recent Thor movie at the box office. All that’s great.   More power… Read more

  • Sister Sibling

    I whine, fuss, and speculate. That’s all good and fun.  It’s what some people literally live for, rather they want to admit it or not. But… but.. but. but..  that’s not all there is to life, dash it all. There are some good perks.    Sometimes, happiness becomes lost in the #whateveritis, politics, and general everyday… Read more

  • Outside Fuzzy

    Once, several years ago, mom had several birdfeeders, ranging from plastic, to wood, to metal, filled with sunflower seeds and thistle seeds. I would sit on the front porch, surrounded by birdsong.   If I ever looked up from my laptop, blue jays, robins, assorted finches, and cardinals fought each other for position on the feeders.  … Read more

  • It’s a new Era

    A while ago, I wrote about NeoGaf, one of the original online game communities. Because of unforeseen circumstances….  that may or may not have been proven.  I’ve long stopped caring, if I ever did care, the community that was carefully cultivated and nurtured easily slipped into a new home:  ResetERA. In a way, it was… Read more

  • Shrink me, Fran

    In my head, psychologists are shrinks.  Grandmothers are battle axes.  Bras are bolder holders.   Childhood insight! I started to see a new shrink.   No, I don’t mean that in a negative way as some people may assume, but it’s not meant to be that way.   Think of shrink as someone who can shrink problems.   To… Read more

  • For whom the rice throws.

    Okay, well, I guess they don’t throw rice at weddings any more.   I read somewhere that it swells up inside a bird’s stomach and it could kill them.  I’m not sure what’s thrown any more.   Surely, it’s not confetti or anything.   That wouldn’t be earth friendly.    How about bread crumbs?  As 21 rifle salute? I… Read more

  • Things I learned in Florida

    —   There’s a huge, huge, HUGE, difference between 24h and 48h deodorant.  In Indiana, I was using Dove 48h.   When I went to Florida, I started using Lady Speed Stick 24h protection.  Yeah… after about half a day outside, I started smelling pretty ripe and it wasn’t even that hot outside. —  A Starbucks mocha… Read more

  • It’s still 2017 at my house.

    We haven’t changed the calendar. It doesn’t seem like a priority although we’re some 18 days into 2018. We’ve talked about it.   Commented.   I even looked amount the 60% calendars while taking a gym in Pokémon Go, but no.  Didn’t buy one and 2017 is still pinned to the wall. In a way, I’m okay… Read more

  • Disney – A 21st century fox

    Foxes are generally considered cunning animals. Think of the fox from Zootopia.  Somewhere, under all that bravo, he had a good heart, but he usually acted on impulses of greed.  Other animals where easy and unwitting prey.  I suppose another soft-balled adaptation would be Disney’s Robin Hood.  That fox was hunted, cunning, and fairly prideful.… Read more