tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11589289486722080132024-03-13T14:24:28.151-07:00Postcards From a Gypsy Pack RatAnna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-70250210479036092752017-06-17T13:50:00.002-07:002017-06-17T13:50:30.639-07:00Day 1 of A Life in Nanaimo (written on Day 2 because of laziness and a bad cold) June 17 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">First thing
I saw when I opened up the curtains at the patio doors - my guardian cats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’m not
sure how many I have. There’s at least two, possibly three.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Most people
fall into two cat categories. One camp loves and adores cats. They give them
names like Fou Fou, Pretty Kitty, and Mrs. Twiggybottom. They spend hundreds of
dollars on the perfect cat food, diamond tiaras with matching collars, and
plush beds with down comforters made from ducks raised in hermetically sealed
rooms and fed on organically grown bird seed. They will make the hard and responsible
choice of limiting themselves to two, or they will go all out and have a dozen
or more earning them the title of “crazy cat lady” even if they are male. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The other
camp sees cats as the devil incarnate. They plot elaborate schemes to divest
themselves of the dangerous psychopaths that murder birds and flowers. They
enact laws to, if not make cats illegal, at least make them illegal to be seen
by the public. They set traps to capture them. They hunt them down with hoses
and bb guns which they wish were automatic rifles. They throw old shoes and tin
cans at them. They keep records on whiteboards on how many cats they have
brought down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I fall into
neither. I like cats, yet, I have made the unpopular choice as a middle aged
single woman living alone, to not own any kind of pet. I’ve raised seven kids.
I no longer want to be responsible.</span></div>
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I see cats as working animals, heroes really,
for they help to control the rodent population. Sure a few birds might be lost
in the process, but it’s a small price to pay for the amounts of rodents that
can over run a property. I don’t like rodents and really do believe they are the
devil incarnate.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I have
chosen not to get too close to my guardian cats. I don’t know who they belong
to or where they live, but if they are keeping rodents from my property, then
they are welcome to drop by. I don’t
want to be friends with them, for they might decide to bring me presents. I do
not want presents from cats. You have to smile and pretend you like their
presents. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I have
chosen not to feed them. If they’re too full they might not go after the
rodents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Instead
they keep their distance and I keep mine. They are welcome to wander around my
yard, sleep on my back porch, and ensure that no rodent comes near my domain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">However no
matter how well they tap dance, make sorrowful eyes, or play the “I’m so cute”
game, they will not be coming into my house. They might decide to move in and
bring their treasures. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And I
really don’t want cat treasures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I also
noticed, while I was gone ending my old life, that the ivy decided to take over
the house. It’s scary really. A rocker I had put out on the back porch is being
ensnared by the ivy after only five weeks. It has wound its tentacles around it
like a horror movie. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I also
worry that the ivy is a hide out for rodents. I don’t want them dropping from
the pear tree, or surprising me with bazookas from the bushes. They may have a
maze of tunnels where they run a smuggling operation. If the guardian cats
start disappearing, then I know who to suspect. I’m not brave enough to go
after them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I might
have to go out there with a machete and fight the ivy before it ensnares me and
squeezes the life out of me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-38150588165365952642017-01-09T22:40:00.000-08:002017-01-09T22:40:42.591-08:0020 Random Thoughts About Random Stuff <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No one should look this happy doing what this guy does.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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1. Why is the way people put toilet paper on the spindle a thing? This has been a thing even back when I was a little kid and read about the big debate in Dear Abby (I was precocious). Who cares what way the toilet paper roll is put on? The important thing is that there's a toilet paper roll and one<span id="goog_440512955"></span><span id="goog_440512956"></span> to spare.<br />
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2. A president needs to realize that part of the job is that people will criticize and poke fun at you. Especially if you're the one that likes to do it to others. So either ignore it, apologize for your stupidity with grace, or grab a sense of humor from somewhere, anywhere.<br />
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3. I'm watching my sugar intake. That includes chocolate. I hate people now.<br />
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4. I'm exercising in the morning too. Before work. Which means I have to be up even earlier. I hate people now.<br />
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5. I'm grateful I'm Canadian. I think it's the racist in me. Turns out I don't like fair haired orange people. Or maybe that's just one orange person.<br />
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6. Someday my Prince will come. But with my luck it will be an incontinent Rottweiler that thinks it's a chihuahua - named Prince.<br />
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7. A handsome salesman of around my age came to the store I worked at and was totally charming. And married. We both know the flirting and compliments were completely fake.<br />
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8. Rape is bad. Sexual assault is bad. It's just bad. Supporting people who do it...well that's bad too.<br />
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9. America...three steps forward, ten steps back. Heading for the cliff while going backwards.<br />
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10. Politics seems to be on my mind a lot. I think it's like that evil vine in a horror movie I watched as a little kid with my mother. The vines took over and even wiggled into people's homes strangling them while they ate pudding.<br />
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11. I don't often eat pudding.<br />
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12. The current (Jan 9 2017) president has intelligence, heart, class, humor and dignity. The next guy isn't worthy of shining his shoes never mind filling them.<br />
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13. I think there's something called mass hypnotism going on. It affects people who lack empathy. Those not affected by it are standing around feeling like their in an alternate dimension in a horror movie. Canadians are watching the movie yelling at the screen but not being heard.<br />
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14. The writer in me develops plot... "Man wants to be president of the United States, but knows he would never be elected because he's boring and nobody cares about him. So he gets on the same ticket as a successful psychopath buffoon who has a following of other psychopaths. Buffoon wins presidency making man vice-president. Buffoon gets sworn in. Assassination attempt at inauguration thwarted. So is back up attempts. Man gets frustrated. Comes up with other plans. Prison? Impeachment? Murder? Man becomes president.<br />
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15. I have to declutter my house this year because I'm moving. Throwing out everything that does not make me feel joy. The pots, the pans, the toilet bowl cleaner. Books, crafts, movies and music get to move with me. The apocalypse may come and I want to be prepared in case I can't leave my new home.<br />
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16. It's minus 100 out there. I need a beach. Or at least a rainy day in England. How about a sunny day in Italy and a handsome Italian man? Okay, how about John Stamos in Greece?<br />
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17. I am too fat for John Stamos. Sigh.<br />
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18. Now I want chocolate.<br />
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19. I could be a brilliant successful novelist. Too bad I can't convince anyone else of that.<br />
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20. Time to watch another episode of Supernatural, the show that proves that handsome men have nine lives - or in Dean's case well over a hundred.<br />
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<br />Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-85088118633605918762017-01-08T19:20:00.004-08:002017-01-08T19:20:39.986-08:00Warning: Controversy and Religion Ahead, Drive Carefully<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have come to the conclusion that there is no one religion that has all the knowledge, or more knowledge than other religions. Instead I believe that various religions have pieces of knowledge that others might not have. Or course there are some religions (cults) that don't have any knowledge at all and are merely the brain child of a megalomaniac who wasn't good at business. But even some of those, God will use and give knowledge to if they're willing to listen.<br />
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Most religions are striving to do the right thing. Their followers hear the small still voice. They serve with open hearts and hands. They follow God in whatever way they see Him/Her.<br />
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It would make sense to me, that if you are God, and you don't want to hand your people everything, but instead want them to strive for it, and you want them to learn faith and humility, and to work with others, that you don't give the entire puzzle to one group, who can then look down on others and use it against them in some way.<br />
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Instead it would be wiser to give out the puzzle pieces and hope that people will realize the importance of sharing and working together. It eliminates the "I'm better than, know more than, am chosen by God," mentality that would happen to one group holding all the pieces.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkjzhDS4IdWYipd4SvQsbsCs6X_zjatRtdicOt8_GZYqKd4vsGykVkP7rpzX1sLwQZJMlN3PVI5N-U_noW3hyphenhyphen8urePVMq7w5mkP-yqCFTZjWNNMlb9R-LSb6_RjhhUoSC4t3cBNC4r4A/s1600/church+lady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkjzhDS4IdWYipd4SvQsbsCs6X_zjatRtdicOt8_GZYqKd4vsGykVkP7rpzX1sLwQZJMlN3PVI5N-U_noW3hyphenhyphen8urePVMq7w5mkP-yqCFTZjWNNMlb9R-LSb6_RjhhUoSC4t3cBNC4r4A/s1600/church+lady.jpg" /></a>Sure, instead there are many religions who have that mentality. "You have to be wrong because I'm right and I speak for God". But it would perhaps be better to have several believe this and be wrong, than to have one believe it and be right, for then there would be no need for humility, for helping, or for sharing information.<br />
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I come from a church that has the mentality that they speak for God and that no other church has that ability. It is taught that when the leaders speak there is no reason to question. Personal revelation is fine unless it goes against what the leaders say. Those who leave are on the road to a sad fate.<br />
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But inspiration is all around. God speaks to all who will listen.And sometimes He/She gives different directives to different people because He/She has different plans for them. It doesn't mean that anyone is wrong.<br />
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We need to learn to work together and fit our pieces together, not fight about who's right and who's wrong and come to the conclusions that if someone claims they've received guidance from God that it has to be wrong because it's not what we would do.<br />
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Our souls rely on our personal relationship with God not on what others tell us to do. We don't need intermediaries between individuals and God.<br />
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Now that's not saying that everyone can do what they want. There are basic human rules that must be followed to live in a free and safe society. But as long as those rules are not broken, then we are each free to have a personal relationship (or not) with the one we call God, and we should not give that away by handing over our free agency to a church that tells us what to think and what to do.<br />
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Because if we eliminate God from our worship, and replace that God with men (or women) who dictate to us, then we have lost the whole point of humility and faith.<br />
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Many are leaving church now often because they no longer believe the one size fits all draconian rules of their religion allows them growth, relationship with God, or fills their needs.<br />
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And frankly it's sad to see churches close. The church has historically been the center of community and still is for many people. Churches can do great good. They feed the poor, offer social activities and opportunities, provide a place of worship, have programs that fill in holes in the community, offer a place of sanctuary, and connect people.<br />
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But the "we're right and everyone else is wrong and if you don't agree you're going to hell" rhetoric doesn't work anymore with a generation that recognizes free agency, the intelligence to think and has copious examples of dishonest controlling leadership in every type of community and business, which makes them suspicious of everyone.<br />
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So instead of arguing over who has the most correct information, or shutting out those who have different beliefs, or having lists of criteria that a person must meet to be accepted into your group, why not just share the pieces we do have.<br />
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We may discover something wonderful.<br />
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Because not one of us knows the truth about the universe. We're all just stumbling along and trying to figure it out. <br />
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<br />Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-72050827258198913162017-01-07T21:38:00.001-08:002017-01-07T21:38:57.375-08:00Out of the Comfort Zone and Into the FireAssuming auditions will go well, this is what I'll be working on for the next couple of months.<br />
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I will be directing this play for a community theater group in the next northern town from me.<br />
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I did not go after this. It was thrown into my lap. I had decided after my last acting gig that I was going to put theater to the back burner and concentrate on my books and moving - but God laughed.<br />
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I even had requests to join another theater group and I considered it but decided to really concentrate on my books and moving.<br />
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And God laughed.<br />
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And then he made one of the people in this theater group contact me and ask me to direct.<br />
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Bear in mind the production I was involved in with them was me as a nun trying to sing latin hymns in a voice that wasn't going to hurt anyone around me, during their production of Sound of Music. I think if you look back in time you might even find me in a nun's habit.<br />
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This was three years ago.<br />
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So imagine my surprise to have this brought to me. Now for some people stuff like this happens all the time.<br />
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But not for me. I don't get opportunities. That's not me whining. I'm simply stating facts. Opportunity does not come my way often.<br />
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But that's how I viewed it, as an opportunity.<br />
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Besides I could hear God laughing in the background.<br />
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So here I am, wondering if I can pull this off. I've never directed an entire play before. Yes, I just recently directed a small story from a bigger production - which I volunteered to do, and I've directed youth group 15 minute plays, but nothing like this.<br />
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When something falls in your lap, especially when you're about to make a big change in your life, and you can hear God laughing, you better just go with the flow and do it, because it just might turn out to lead to something pretty cool.<br />
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At least you can amuse God if nothing else.<br />
<br />Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-11339919557890125762017-01-06T21:49:00.002-08:002017-01-06T21:49:18.376-08:00My Wild Wild Partying<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Way back in the dark ages, like twenty or thirty years ago, before we were all glued to the internet, there was something called "home parties" where women got together in one woman's home, sat and listened to a sales pitch for a product - plastic containers, clothes, jewelry, make-up, candles, home decor, crafts (the list is endless) - and then had fun visiting with each other while they bought something.<br />
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I not only joined in on these parties, but I was actually a representative for a couple of them. They were the way to have your own business and make some money while having fun, for women who generally had spent or were spending, a lot of time at home raising kids.<br />
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Some women even went on to get pink Cadillacs and tons of pins. Others like me didn't even have the nobility of going down in flames. We went out in a whimper.<br />
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But the real point for most women wasn't to buy stuff, or even for the hostess to sell enough to get free stuff. The point was really an excuse to have a party and hang out with your friends.<br />
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Women are strange. Especially women who stay home and belong to a church. See guys have no problem getting together to watch a game or shoot some pool.<br />
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Women need a reason or they can't quite justify it. They have meetings and make plans for other people. They go do service for someone (which is a good thing), or they plan classes where they can learn something useful.<br />
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Just hanging out is somehow sinful.<br />
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But then the home party idea came along. You went knowing that there was going to be a sales pitch and prepared in case there was something that you wanted. Most of the time you bought something to be polite. Sometimes you fell in love with the product. But the real reason? It was to get away from the kids, and the husband, and have a night of laughter.<br />
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The home party thing got crazy for awhile. Everyone was selling something or being hostess and pretty soon you became afraid to answer your phone because you just couldn't justify buying one more Tupperware container (especially when you could get the same thing at the grocery store for pennies), one more overpriced piece of costume jewelry, one more expensive candle, one more tchotchke to gather dust, or one more outfit that looked sad and limp after five washings.<br />
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The other day I noticed a slight resurgence of it. And I mean slight.<br />
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Home parties have made their way to the internet. Now instead of having a hostess clean her house and make snacks, she can just host her party online to guests that can buy things at home while sitting in their pajamas.<br />
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Sounds great? Well...how do you smell things online? How do you look at it to see what it really looks like? We all know pictures aren't always accurate. How do we try things on?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCZit0j9fxcfaPA3Dz58W6zf9tpAzc6noHDDP9MyZeCvZ_LCFtfV79bEJmp1iF0KBGRBikJMcY9NKBxweb3Tb7ALRlxXgScGS9G6MRIoy8nKSuZNNLoB445w5J7frrdTHhVUA50WDTp4/s1600/women+playing+cards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCZit0j9fxcfaPA3Dz58W6zf9tpAzc6noHDDP9MyZeCvZ_LCFtfV79bEJmp1iF0KBGRBikJMcY9NKBxweb3Tb7ALRlxXgScGS9G6MRIoy8nKSuZNNLoB445w5J7frrdTHhVUA50WDTp4/s1600/women+playing+cards.jpg" /></a>And most important, where's the social part of it that was the whole reason why women went to these things? Really, pretty much anything that these parties sold could be bought in stores for cheaper. We just bought it at the home party because it was fun to get out and we wanted the hostess to meet her goals and get free stuff.<br />
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I don't need a home party over the internet to buy things online. There's an entire world of online stores. What I need is more nights out with friends having fun.<br />
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Come to think of it. Forget the whole home party selling thing. Let's just play Monopoly, Clue and Scrabble, or a few hands of cards.<br />
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Now that's my idea of a fun party. Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-68948820384431135022017-01-05T21:11:00.002-08:002017-01-05T21:11:41.603-08:00A Mother's Piece of Advice (Is Anybody Listening?)Today's suggestion for a blog post from the Ultimate Blog Challenge, was to write about one piece of advice.<br />
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I'm a mother. I have all kinds of advice. That's what we do. We give advice to anyone who will hear it and then be frustrated when it is ignored.<br />
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I was going through my head all the great pieces of advice I could offer. Such as<br />
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"Just because it looks like a piece of chocolate, doesn't mean that it is."<br />
"Life is filled with pain. Make a sandwich."<br />
"If you wear your pants around your knees, it makes it really hard to run away from a fire."<br />
"No one wants to see your thong."<br />
"Aim for the stars. You won't hit the stars but you'll get a lot higher than aiming for the back fence."<br />
"Do not run with scissors - unless you need them to kill zombies."<br />
"Pay your rent first. It's a lot easier to find free food than it is to find free housing."<br />
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But instead of those ones, I'll offer this one.<br />
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Look at life as an adventure.<br />
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Really. Life is an adventure. It's an entire world of possibilities, places to see, people to meet, activities to do, and things to learn.<br />
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Change is another word for adventure.<br />
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When my children were babies they couldn't wait until they were old enough for the nursery at church. It meant that they didn't have to sit in boring church meetings, but instead could play with other kids. When they got older they embraced school, running happily onto the playground while just giving me a quick wave goodbye. When they grew up, they were scared and excited about getting their own apartment where they could make their own rules. No one wanted to live their life in the basement playing video games.<br />
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Because you see, to them, life was an adventure.<br />
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It can be hard, and scary and test the upper limits of your abilities, and there will be failures along the way. You can get lost, become friends with the wrong people, and make a lot of mistakes. But that's all part of the adventure, where you slay dragons, learn to use your wand, and create awe among the people.<br />
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So there it is. Life is an adventure. So bring your sword, your shield and your bag of magic and enjoy the ride.Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-78015649750097906112017-01-04T23:56:00.003-08:002017-01-05T00:11:05.971-08:00Four Part Harmony That Often Squeaks<i>I' m late, I'm late for a very important date, no time to say hello, goodbye, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.</i><br />
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Well, it's not that bad. I missed my deadline for this post. But that doesn't mean I'm giving up. You see that's the difference between goals and resolutions. A resolution is a promise you make that you break in a matter of days, decide you screwed up forever, and then give up.<br />
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A goal on the other hand, is always there, just out of reach and if you have an off day, or week, or month, or year, you can still work towards that goal.<br />
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There's something about New Years that makes so many of us, including me, wanting desperately to change overnight because we are that generation of instant gratification. I blame Sesame Street. Bert and Ernie need to be responsible for something more than the letter R and the number 4.<br />
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Speaking of the number 4, that's the challenge today, the number 4 and I thought about how that relates to goal setting. See, tying it in together here.<br />
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If you think of yourself as having four integral parts it might be easier to set the goals. Four is a number of balance. It takes four sides to make a square. Four legs are needed for tables and chairs. Dinner service comes in fours and if you've ever danced or done aerobics, most counts are in fours.<br />
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So how do you create a personal balance of four?<br />
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Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.<br />
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If something is missing it's off balance and we end up searching for something that we sometimes don't know we are missing. So let's talk about it. See I can even do this without one joke.<br />
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<b>Physical</b><br />
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<b> </b>Forget the Olivia Newton John song. The physical part of you is your core. If this isn't taken care of then nothing is right. Physical is more than diet and exercise and seeing medical professionals on a fairly regular basis. Physical also means taking care of your survival needs. Do you have a place to call home? Is there warmth in the winter and light when it's dark and water to wash with? Do you have a comfortable bed and pillows and blankets? Do you have a chair to sit on, and a lamp to read by? Is there food in the fridge and in the cupboards? Are there dishes, glasses and cutlery to use? Do you have transportation and insurance and money in the bank?<br />
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I know there are people out there who sing the Beatles refrain "all you need is love" and there will be spiritual leaders out there who will say to seek God first, but even missionaries know that you can't teach the spiritual if people are hungry and need a place to rest their head. Take care of your physical so that you can take care of the rest of you.<br />
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<b>Mental</b><br />
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This is the computer part of you. What are you feeding your brain? I have a motto..."The moment you stop learning is the moment you start dying." Yes, I made that up all by myself.<br />
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This doesn't mean you have to chuck everything and go to med school. What it does mean is that you need to be challenging yourself. It could certainly involve going back to school either full time or even just a class for fun. Maybe you like doing puzzles. Maybe having intellectual conversations and arguments keep your mind sharp. Learn a new language, a new skill or more about your work or hobby. Read a book or a thousand. Play games. Study a subject. You need to keep your brain working.<br />
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<b>Emotional</b><br />
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Without the emotional part of you, you're just a robot with a mind and body. This is where you connect with people. Mainly your family and your friends, but it can also be with yourself. This is where you care for others and allow others to care for you. This is your heart. So what do you do here? You volunteer, help a neighbor, learn a skill such as first aid or how to care for a child, give to charity, but mostly you spend time with loved ones. It can be playing games with them or other activities. Talking it out, holding a hand, or even having that big fight that has been simmering on the back burner and needs to explode before it becomes a huge bomb that takes down the house. Reach out to people and make new friends. Did you know there's even a thing on the internet called Meet Up, where you sign up and find people who have the same interests as you. Yes, alone time is important, but so is people time. <br />
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Love this video from President's Choice.<br />
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<b>Spiritual</b><br />
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Some will say they don't need the spiritual, but this is your soul. This is what makes you, you. For some God is involved, for others its a reconnection with self. The spirit can be fed in different ways. Going to church, going on nature hikes. Having alone time. Saying prayers. Reading inspirational writings. Creating something with your hands and mind. This is where your hobbies can come into play. Do you write, paint, do crafts, play an instrument, or build things with your hands? This feeds your soul. This is the part of you that is you, not the job you, or the neighbor you. It doesn't matter that you go to work as an accountant to take care of your physical, because this part of you might be the one where you play in a rock band on the weekends.<br />
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So is your chair a little wobbly? Does it need some bracing up on one or more legs? More than likely it does because it's almost impossible to achieve perfect balance in this life.<br />
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And that's where goals come in.<br />
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The only failure with a goal is when you give up on yourself. Even giving up on a goal is not a failure, because maybe it wasn't the right goal and you recognized it and changed it.<br />
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So go wiggle your butt at 2016 and start out on the path to your goals.Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-32663135600383430222017-01-03T18:45:00.000-08:002017-01-03T19:11:57.770-08:00If You Don't Put On Your Toque, You'll Forget Where Your Brain Is<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's cold outside.<br />
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It's cold outside and I don't have to go anywhere. Not really. But... I need to start up my car so I can be sure to be able to get to work tomorrow.<br />
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And I need groceries.<br />
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I could wait until tomorrow to get the groceries, but that car still needs to be started so it doesn't freeze. And if I have to start the car I might as well get the groceries. <br />
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This is one of the reasons why I'm planning on moving to Victoria where I was born and grew up. Sure they hit freezing sometimes, like once every five years, but they don't get freeze your face off freezing ever, and you don't have to worry if your car will start. And your fingers don't fall off because of the cold.<br />
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In spite of my day off, when I could have accomplished something, like that book which also includes working on the document that goes along with that book because I'm writing a series and need to keep everything straight, I spent time arguing on Facebook.<br />
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I fall into that sometimes. I argue on Facebook until I have to start turning off posts and notifications because I get sucked in again even though I know that arguing on Facebook gets me nowhere. Tip number one. Don't argue on Facebook. I need to make a sticker of that and attach it to my computer. If someone says something stupid, just decide they're too stupid to argue with. I should make a note of that too. Maybe I should make a meme and stick it on Facebook. I don't know how to make a meme.<br />
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J.K. Rowling doesn't waste her time arguing on Facebook. She makes a brief statement and stands back and lets others argue. She is a success.<br />
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J.K. Rowling also has thousands of pages of information about Potter world that no one ever sees. I now know why. With my series I can't keep track of who owns what shop, and where they're all situated, and customers names and ages and back stories, without this document where I keep track of everything or try to.<br />
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It's fine not to have if you're only writing one stand alone book, but when you write a series, things start getting more complex.<br />
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Ever watched a show or read a book where you found continuity errors? Like in the Brady Bunch when Mike. early on in the series. said the attic was only four feet tall and later on in the series Greg makes a bedroom out of it and there was no episode in between that involved renovating the attic or shrinking Greg.<br />
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Or in Supenatural the boys have their names and faces plastered everywhere because they're wanted criminals (they didn't do the crimes, demons taking on their images did), but later all is forgotten and nobody blinks when they meet them. Sure they were killed off according to the news reports, twice, but still, you would think someone would remember. No, instead these guys flash fake badges and are invited into homes where they get served tea.<br />
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Or how about when they find Cass who has lost his memory, in his new home with his new wife, which he leaves when he runs off with Dean and then gets his memory back, but has now completely forgotten that he has a wife and no mention is ever made of her again. And when he becomes human and discovers food and sex, he completely forgets that he already discovered food and sex in previous episodes even though he hasn't forgotten anything else. <br />
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So I'm trying to avoid that, which started off as a simple enough project but has taken on a monstrous life of it's own.<br />
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I'm in the rewrite stage of this book. Do I keep this? What do I do with that? How old is this person supposed to be? What day is it? Maybe this would be better in another book in the series? I need this document and it has to be updated with every new character, plot point and development that comes along.<br />
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The first draft is easy in comparison. You write until the story is told. The second rewrite is all about correcting and clarifying and adding and subtracting and multiplying and division. Who knew that writing included math? Sure, I'm good at math, but I never liked it.<br />
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I learned the painful way with the first book in the series. I didn't have a document then. But when I went to write the second book, I discovered that I forgot things and I had to spend a LOT of time making that document.<br />
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So here's my advice to writers writing series. I'm assuming that all hope is lost and I can't convince you to run away from being a writer.<br />
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You need to make a document that lists all your characters, your books in your series, your plot points and every other piece of information you might need. You think you'll remember everything, but you won't. You'll be writing merrily along and realize that you forgot when someone was born, or the name of their sister, or the reason they left their last job and it's important for your story and you can't just make it up because you already did and you published it.<br />
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Yeah, don't let continuity errors wreck your book. Your readers will notice. They remember things you've long forgotten like when angels become human and discover sex for the second time.<br />
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Now, I guess I better go and start my car and hope that my hands don't freeze and break off because if that happens, I won't be able to write anymore.Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-84865055128922472862017-01-02T20:07:00.001-08:002017-01-02T20:07:15.933-08:00Just the FAQS Ma'amOkay, so today's Ultimate Blog Challenge is all about writing a FAQS page for business. This assumes that people actually ask me questions as if I'm an expert in something. They do suggest that if no one speaks to you, you can make stuff up.<br />
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So guess what I'm going to do? Nope, not making this stuff up. Okay, maybe some of it, but the most insulting questions are real. I was much kinder on myself when I made stuff up.<br />
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Q: I like to write. What tips do you have for a someone who's thinking of being a writer?<br />
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A:
Run! Don't do it! It is an addiction that will let you down over and
over again. It's too late for me. It's like a drug. You get one
teeny tiny bit of success - like having your letter to the editor
published in the newspaper, and you live off that for the next five
years. When you finally decide to quit, you will have another teeny tiny
success, like getting accepted in a one of those fake poetry contests and off you go again dreaming of wild success where you can afford to move out of your cardboard box and people ask you for your autograph.
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Except for J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, Suzanne
Collins, Stephenie Meyer and that fan fiction writer who stole from
Stephenie and turned her work into some badly written bizarre
sexploitation thing, writers don't make money. Really. Oh sure, there
may be some plugging away - how Debbie McComber and Norah Roberts churn
out so many books a year I have no idea. They probably have Hermione's
time turner necklace.<br />
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And then there's James Patterson who just hires writers to write his stuff and puts his name on it.<br />
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But
seriously, unless you want to live a life of fruitless agony in hopes
of one day becoming a billionaire, you're better off buying lottery
tickets or throwing virgins into volcanoes as a sacrifice.<br />
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I know this, and yet I still persist. You see how far gone I am?<br />
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Maybe I should consider throwing a virgin into a volcano.<br />
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Q: How do you get published?<br />
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A: You send out
manuscripts to publishers. If you're lucky they will return them right
away with a rejection slip. Sometimes they'll hang onto them and say
"we're interested. Please don't send this to anyone else." Then they'll
hang onto them for another three years before sending them back saying
they're not interested even though you could have sent that manuscript
out to a hundred other publishers.<br />
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If they do accept
it they'll want you to change everything, or they'll change it
themselves, right down to the typescript where they'll stick italics
where you don't want them and take them away from where you do. This
will take another two years. <br />
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Or you could just
self-publish where you will be in competition with everyone else who
thinks they can write and to prove it they'll hire people to write
positive five stars reviews for them, which makes your honestly non-paid
for five star reviews worthless.<br />
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This is why you run away from becoming an author. I happen to wear cement shoes.<br />
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Q: When is the baby due?<br />
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A: For the three hundred millionth time. There is no baby. I'm fat. Thank you for pointing that out. Although I guess I should feel pleased that you think I'm young enough to still have babies. My baby is seventeen. She would resent you calling her a baby. She comes from a long line of babies.<br />
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May I point out that asking someone about their sex life, or pointing out what you consider to be a deformity is beyond rude. I didn't mention your wrinkles, bad hair, or the fact that your eyes look crossed. Quit commenting on my tummy.<br />
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Basically if you don't know if a woman is pregnant, don't ask her about the baby. It's rude. Especially when you do it at my work and I have to smile and play nice instead of ripping of your head, which you deserve.<br />
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When I say "I'm not pregnant" you will feel awful. Which you totally deserve and I won't rescue you from that feeling. <br />
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Q: You have so many children, don't you know about birth control?<br />
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A: If I didn't know about birth control I would have seventeen children instead of seven. They are each a blessing, a good citizen, a good person, and not one of them deserve to be deemed as someone who should not exist.<br />
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Q: Do you know the names of all your children?<br />
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A: Yes. Yes I do. I'm brilliant that way. Sometimes I can even string them all together into one long name. I don't do this on purpose.<br />
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Q: Sam or Dean?<br />
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A: Dean mostly, especially when Sam didn't have a soul. But then there was Demon Dean and he wasn't very nice. Fortunately they take turns so they're not both evil at the same time and you can still crush on one of them if not both, and we all know that deep down they are good hearted heroes.<br />
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Sam sometimes has stupid sideburns and needs a haircut but he's generally kinder but I think Dean has the softer heart which he has to protect.<br />
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Can I pick both?<br />
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By the way, have you noticed that if you say "Sam and Dean" fast enough it sounds like a fish dish?<br />
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Q: Logan, Jesse or Dean?<br />
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A: It used to be Logan but after the last installment of Gilmore Girls it appears that Jesse has grown up and become sexy and responsible and interesting instead of a teenage angst brat. As for Dean, he got a brother and gave him the name Dean while he became Sam and went off killing monsters and having identity crisises which could have been avoided if he hadn't given his name to someone else.<br />
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Q: You're alone on a deserted island, what would you take with you?<br />
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A: A seaworthy boat.<br />
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Q: Can you do imitations?<br />
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A: The Wicked Witch of the West. It freaks people out and scares children. I like doing it a lot.<br />
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Q: Do you have grandchildren?<br />
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A: So I'm old enough to look like a grandmother and young enough to look like I'm pregnant. Yes, I have them. They're scared of me when I do imitations.<br />
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Q: Are all your children yours?<br />
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A: No. I stole them from a mad witch who was going to eat them.<br />
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Seriously though, I had them all the hard way. One at a time. If I had been smart I would have had them all at once and then I would have got my own reality show and been on Dancing With the Stars. And then I would have had a best selling book which I wouldn't have to actually write myself.<br />
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Q: I understand you knit. Could you make me something?<br />
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A: No.<br />
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Q: Why?<br />
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A: Because if I made something for you then I would have to make something for everyone else on the planet and then my hobby which I do to relieve stress would no longer be my hobby and would cause me stress.<br />
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Q: Who were you in a past life?<br />
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A: Probably a spoiled and rich beautiful princess. In this life I'm being punished for it. Someone has to pay for it.<br />
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Q: What's your personal motto?<br />
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A: Faith, hope and humor. I have to have the humor when the faith and hope don't work out. I have a lot of humor.<br />
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So there you go. A bunch of random FAQS. Now I have to go write a book so I can compete with everyone else who thinks they can write books.<br />
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<br />Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-86650291531887137322017-01-01T10:52:00.000-08:002017-01-01T11:00:59.952-08:00Here We Go AgainHappy New Year!<br />
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In spite of the difficulties of 2016, losing our beloved icons (Mrs Brady! Princess Leia!), wars, people without homes, and the horror of what the Americans called an election culminating in a fairly large group of them saying "we want the guy who hates us, has Hitleresque policies, robs his employees and other businesses and thinks women are his playground. He's going to be our Savior!" (I swear I think there was hypnotism going on here), 2016 was pretty good for me. But then I'm not American and don't have to suffer under the leadership of the Great Orange One. I hope he leaves Canada alone. Sophie Trudeau does not need him grabbing her private parts when she offers a handshake. When she does meet him I would advise her to wear armor down there so that he breaks his hand when he tries.<br />
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2016 started off a little rocky with an emergency stay in the hospital and a health scare. But after that things started looking up.<br />
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My son graduated from University and was accepted into a masters program at a university in New Brunswick. I had the opportunity to spend time with them - a rarity due to distance and neither one of us being rich enough to jet off in planes. My daughter got married. Another son got engaged, and another daughter got pregnant for the first time.<br />
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I was involved in two productions. One told the true stories of refugees and I acted in one of the stories and co-wrote and directed another one. These were performed in front of live audiences, taped and turned into films. Yes people, my name is on a film. The other production was local and we did a 1950's style television variety show where I played several characters and had to wear a bigger Elvis wig than the guy who was playing Elvis.<br />
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I also finished the first drafts of two books in my Marina Colleen series.<br />
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And I got out of debt.<br />
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That's right, you heard me. OUT OF DEBT.<br />
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Plus, not only was I invited to join a theater company (which I haven't because I'm planning on moving) but another theater company called me and asked me to direct their spring play. Which I accepted because I'm crazy.<br />
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And, I still have a job and I like it, I still have a home. I have a car that I really really like and my relationships with my people are pretty good in spite of the fact that I'm one of the parties involved in them. <br />
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So yes, a pretty good year.<br />
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And 2017? Let's see. New grandchild, another graduation, another wedding.<br />
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I'll be directing a play, hoping to publish three books, plan to write two books, and there will be a major move to an island (based on whether I can find more than a cardboard box to live in) which I hope the Great Orange One will not care about even though it's one of the most beautiful places on earth. Besides, messing up one country should be enough for any entitled con man with the ability to mass hypnotize people. <br />
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And oh yeah, this year starts off with attempting the Ultimate Blog Challenge where I write brilliant posts everyday for a month in the hopes of getting new readers so that one day I can support my lavish lifestyle and live in my own trailer in a trailer park.<br />
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<br />Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-26983176501837203632016-01-05T17:39:00.001-08:002016-01-05T18:06:33.252-08:00Look Out Your Window, What Do You See?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Snow and
ice. Ice and snow. It’s January in Alberta, what do you expect? By this time
the snow isn’t pretty anymore. It’s filled with rocks and sand and ice melt.
The ice on the sidewalks prevents safe walking. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This is my
thirty-third winter in Alberta. I’m tired. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As a kid,
growing up on the southern most end of Vancouver Island, snow was magic. It
came rarely, maybe once a year and lasted for a couple of days. There were only
a few hours to enjoy it. And enjoy it we did. It was perfect snow. Not too cold
out, the snow soft and wet enough to make snow men and snowballs. None of us
had snow gear. Our boots were rain boots. Our home made mittens would get wet.
Our sleds were pieces of cardboard. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But it was
glorious. And I wished I lived in a place that had four seasons. My mother,
coming from Thunder Bay Ontario, didn’t like the snow. I thought she was crazy.
Not like snow? How could that be? But she remembers cold days where it hurt
your throat to talk.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I’m on her
side now. Snow here lasts forever. Our summers are so short you don’t get to
see them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But it’s
not just the snow I’m tired of. I’m tired of my rut. The one I can’t get out of
no matter how hard I try. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujizlSU2fzLFX1TYZ2glbi6VP-xFwpaotBJ-DSJ4E9E5V0oMUzIxH6TspumybBJrZA-wdJf0yFt_v_s1eWz6HBHr7nwDILUcEx_G1A6DqhoimcQaEvm_KHUGhLB4shcid5B_wWDWDMLs/s1600/winter+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujizlSU2fzLFX1TYZ2glbi6VP-xFwpaotBJ-DSJ4E9E5V0oMUzIxH6TspumybBJrZA-wdJf0yFt_v_s1eWz6HBHr7nwDILUcEx_G1A6DqhoimcQaEvm_KHUGhLB4shcid5B_wWDWDMLs/s1600/winter+3.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I know I’m
supposed to go back to the island. But I’m here, because my daughter's
life is here and my life is not my own yet. I can’t give her the dance
lessons or the studio she so loves. She has possibilities here, right now. I am
merely chasing dreams.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Which will
be fine to chase when there’s no one else that has to be involved.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I have the
goal.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Still the
waiting is hard. Especially in January, on a cold day after Christmas.</span></div>
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<![endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A Writers Book of Days: A Spiritual Companion
and Lively Muse for the Writer’s Life – Judy Reeves</span></i><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It's set up with a writing prompt for each day. I made it through the first month and then quit, because I'm a flake or something. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Anyway, I thought I would start if up again in February, and in the meantime occasionally give you a taste of what it prompted me to write before I got lazy. Besides, I'm drawing a blank on what to write about today. So here's a bit of poetry. I would say enjoy but that would be arrogant. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></i>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Sky You Were Born
Under (after Joy Harjo)</span></i></h2>
<i>
</i><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>
</i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The sky you
were born under,</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>
</i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Left you
open to abuse, </span></i></div>
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<i>
</i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And to
being undervalued,</span></i></div>
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<i>
</i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Because you
are a girl.</span></i></div>
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<i>
</i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The sky you
were born under,</span></i></div>
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<i>
</i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Told you
who you had to be,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And who you
had to listen to,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In order to
be loved. (But not truly loved.)</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The sky you
were born under,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Made you
wear certain clothes,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And speak a
certain way,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So as not
to entice men, (but still wanted you to attract them).</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The sky you
were born under,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Turned you
into a sex object,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Yet
demanded virginity,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And still
expected motherhood.</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The sky you
were born under,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cut off
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But, if you
can ignore,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">All that
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">You can
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Then</span></i></div>
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</i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The sky
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Is the sky
that you can soar into.</span></i><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Other Blogs that I Have Read </span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></i><br />
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<a href="http://busybethie.com/2016/01/precious-memories-revisited-one-month-at-a-time/#comment-48" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Busy Bethie: Precious memories revisited one month at a time</span></a><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></i><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://suddenlytheyalldied.com/2016/01/04/defeating-winter/" target="_blank">Suddenly they all died. The end.: Defeating Winter</a></span></div>
Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-29785147611006478062016-01-03T21:43:00.000-08:002016-01-03T21:43:33.297-08:00Why Do I Hear Petula Clark When I Think of Downton Abby?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Petula Clark has nothing to do with Downton Abby other than they're both English.</li>
<li>First Sybil and then Matthew and yet they allow Edith to live.</li>
<li>Mothers who love their children will hide the bodies of their children's lovers.</li>
<li>Living in a house the size of Disneyland may seem cool, until you realize that with all those servants you have to have, a person can't get a bit of privacy. They know EVERYTHING. There is no dancing naked in the kitchen.</li>
<li>Servants have no privacy either. Or days off. Or families of their own. And they need permission to own a typewriter or at least a very valid reason why they need one.</li>
<li>Beware of taking in stray children from the upper class. Just when you fall in love with a child and think of it as your own, they will take them away, leaving you bereft and suicidal. Beware of husbands who do this to you too.</li>
<li>No one cares what the fox says. It's just there to chase.</li>
<li>Within moments of a man dying, his young widow will have several suitable suitors falling all over themselves trying to get to her. The fact that she has money through her infant son has nothing to do with this. No one notices that the men she has sex with tend to die.</li>
<li>The fashion was to wear elegant potato sacks in the twenties. </li>
<li>Good Mommies and Daddies saw their small children for a whole 10 minutes every evening. It was bonding time and necessary for later on when one of them would need a parent to hide the dead body.</li>
<li>It takes years and years for a butler and a housekeeper to figure out that they should get married. Everyone else has figured it out, but they are too involved in their lucrative careers to notice this.</li>
<li>If old friends come to the door you must act suitably ashamed. Especially when it is revealed that you're not really a good butler at all, but a bad actor. Although you've fooled everyone so far into believing that you are a good butler so you must be a good actor too, although all actors are bad.</li>
<li>Handsome footman who look like a young Simon Baker are to be terminated. He's drawing too much attention away from everyone else even if he isn't given hardly any lines. </li>
<li>The bad butler always gets away with stuff. </li>
<li>If you are of the lower class, do not name your daughter Daisy. She will never be more than a dishwasher. Daisies get stomped on.</li>
<li>The more noble a man is, the more likely he will end up in prison for a crime he didn't commit.</li>
<li>The older a lady gets, the funnier she is allowed to be.</li>
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<a href="http://www.theacornstash.com/believing-in-yourself-part-3#comment-983" target="_blank">Acorn Stash: Believing in Yourself - How Does Your Outer World Affect Your Self-Esteem</a></div>
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<br />Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-45253532769113368732016-01-02T23:57:00.000-08:002016-01-03T00:07:07.021-08:00Natalie Cole: Inseperable and Unforgettable<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>February 6 1950 - December 31 2015</i><br />
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Back in 1975 while watching American Bandstand, I was introduced to Natalie Cole and the song "This Will Be" from her Inseparable album.<br />
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Loved her instantly. I didn't care if she was the daughter of a famous singer. She had a voice and style of her own. And it didn't matter to me what my friends were listening to, I could like R&B while others were getting off on Queen. <br />
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Although the official reason for her death is "congestive heart failure", it appears that this is connected to her drug use which she had quit, however, it had done permanent damage and caused her to contact hepatitis C resulting in kidney failure which I suspect may have contributed to her heart condition.<br />
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Which brings me to the question. Why?<br />
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Why do these people who have so much, throw it away with drugs and alcohol. What is so horrible and awful about life that they have to play with something so dangerous? When so many people are struggling to put food on the table and keep a roof over their head while they battle loneliness, why do celebrities, who could have anything they desire, cause themselves so much grief and misery.<br />
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We've seen it over and over again. Elvis Presley, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and on and on and on. In Natalie's case she didn't die of a drug overdose. She had kicked it all together. But it caused her health problems for the rest of her life eventually resulting in an early death. Even her father suffered an early death due to his addiction to tobacco, but at least that was at a time when they didn't know any better. Natalie did.<br />
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In fact I heard Natalie tell of a time in her life when she didn't want anyone around her who wasn't doing drugs. At least she did go out and warn people about the dangers. She even did an inspiring performance on Touched by an Angel, about a woman who contacts AIDS through her drug use. That episode also starred the marvelous Maya Angelou and it didn't show an strung out woman. Natalie played the part of a woman from a nice home who had a place to come back to and people who loved her. <br />
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She has left behind a legacy of beautiful music, but she has also become another statistic.<br />
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Still, I will put in her music, whether it's R&B, pop, Christmas, or the standards that she sang in tribute to her father.<br />
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And I'll think of driving a Pink Cadillac with crushed velvet seats.<br />
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I have joined up for another... <br />
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Ultimate Blog Challange! (Say that with an echo)<br />
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Which means I<strike> have to </strike>choose to write in this blog everyday. They usually give you something to write about, but not apparently today.<br />
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The natural thing is to make look back on 2015 and pat myself on the back for all the things I accomplished.<br />
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So here it goes.<br />
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Yeah, I got nothing.<br />
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I didn't become a best selling author with the next HarryPotter/Hungergames/Divergent series.<br />
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No handsome European man swept me off my feet.<br />
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I didn't fit into the bikini that I never wore as a teenager which I could have but thought back then I was too fat for.<br />
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For some reason that sentence just looks wrong, but I'm not changing it.<br />
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I didn't move to the ocean where the weather is temperate all year round, cherry blossoms bloom in December, and you don't have to wear seven layers of clothes to stop shivering.<br />
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You would think with all my shivering the pounds would shake right off.<br />
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As I write this, I'm sitting in my basement office in my pajamas, shivering, with the nagger in my brain telling me to get off the computer and clean up my room.<br />
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But I'm fifty three years old and I have seven children (six of them grown) and six grandchildren, and I don't want to clean up my room. <br />
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So I guess I should write <strike>resolutions</strike> goals for this year.<br />
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Except I don't want to. It's too scary. It means I either commit or look like a total loser.<br />
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Because you see, if I don't write goals, then everything that I accomplish is a surprise.<br />
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If I write goals, then they stare at me at the end of the year as testaments to how I have failed. I know this. I've done it before. Every single year.<br />
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So maybe I'll just keep them privately in my head where no one else can laugh at them.<br />
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Except, didn't I just announce a goal at the top of this post?<br />
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Aaugg!!!!<br />
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As part of this challenge I'm required to read two blog posts from other bloggers in the group. I have decided out of the goodness of my heart because that is the kind of person that I am (stop rolling your eyes and gagging) that I will post the links to the two blogs I have read so that you can read them too.<br />
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<a href="http://writerinawheelchair.co.uk/2016/01/not-exactly-the-start-i-wanted/" target="_blank">Writer In a Wheelchair: Not Exactly the Start I Wanted</a><br />
<a href="http://amybovaird.com/2016-doing-a-new-thing/#comment-7650" target="_blank">Amy's Adventures: Doing a New Thing</a><br />
<br />Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-36057741224571176242015-12-07T11:46:00.001-08:002015-12-07T11:56:06.869-08:00Donald Trump's To-Do ListI got it.<br />
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Yep. I got it. It took some undercover work, money spent on black clothes, a divers suit, night time <br />
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goggles, a lock picking kit, and a taser gun, but I got it.<br />
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Donald Trump's To-Do List<br />
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I realize I might be putting my life at risk exposing this, but I believe in putting things out in the open that affects the public.<br />
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So here it is. If you don't hear from me again, you know that something went horribly wrong. I want my disappearance investigated.<br />
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<b>Donald Trump's To-Do List</b></div>
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<li>Do my daily mantra. "I am the greatest man in the world." Breathe in. "I am the greatest man in the world." Breathe out.</li>
<li>Go to hairdresser. Check into the possibility of more hair plugs. I need it fuller.</li>
<li>Accuse all Muslims of being terrorists. Threaten them with a database, wearing symbols, and destroying their mosques. After all, it's been successful before.</li>
<li>Remind everyone about what a great business man I am.</li>
<li>Declare bankruptcy.</li>
<li>Go into my vault and roll around in my money</li>
<li>Say something insulting about women. That gets them riled up and makes them look like the unreasonable creatures they are. If they're ugly, then tell them that.</li>
<li>Have tryst in private jet with ____. Give her a diamond necklace and a picture of me. Tell her she's the only one.</li>
<li>Read for 15 minutes from Mein Kampf</li>
<li>Have all employees sign a contract stating that they will become members of the Republican Party and that they will vote for me. Refusal to sign will be cause for termination.</li>
<li>While firing people, check to see if there are any women in my employ who might get more favorable media attention than I will. We don't want that happening again.</li>
<li>Practice saying "You're Fired" in front of the mirror. I know I'm already the best at it, but it's just so much fun.</li>
<li>Have tryst in private yacht with _____. Give her diamond earrings and a picture of me. Tell her she's the only one. </li>
<li>Tell everyone that all Mexicans are drug dealers and rapists.</li>
<li> Study Adolf and his party and figure out where he went wrong. </li>
<li>Talk to lawyer. Wife is getting a little old for me.</li>
<li>Look for new wife among Miss USA contestants.</li>
<li>Round of golf!</li>
<li>Admire myself in the mirror. All those Apprentice women flirted with me for a reason! </li>
<li>Remind everyone about what a great philanthropist I am.</li>
<li>Check to see which so called comedians made fun of me. Look closely at Rosie O'Donnell. </li>
<li>Make fun of disabled people.</li>
<li>Call Rosie O'Donnell fat. </li>
<li>Practice walking on water. </li>
<li>Insult veterans, especially the prisoners of war. They shouldn't have been caught. Who knows what information they leaked. </li>
<li>Sue someone. There must be somebody.</li>
<li>Get quotes on building that wall. Make sure we hire cheap Mexicans to do it. </li>
<li>Criticize the media. Call them a bunch of losers and liars.</li>
<li>Call media to make sure they know where to find me.</li>
<li>Have quality family time. Dinner maybe with all my kids. Remind them that I can take away everything, ruin their reputations and erase them from the will. </li>
<li>Have meeting with leader of Isis. Talk about further plans to tear Americans apart so that I can be King of the World. <b> </b></li>
<li>Thank God for making me the greatest man in the world<b> </b>and worthy of being King.<b><br /></b></li>
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Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-18403398333656347072015-10-13T21:33:00.000-07:002015-10-13T21:33:27.075-07:00The Dream Scheme Part 5: If You Think It's a Scam...<br />
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I saw this saying (without Leo) on a t-shirt an MLMer I personally know wears.<br />
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<i>If you think it's a scam; I still get paid.<br /> If it's too good to be true; I still get paid.<br /> If you join me; we both get paid.<br /> If you don't join me; I still get paid.<br /> Whatever you decide, I still get paid!</i><br />
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So what this is telling me, is that the wearer doesn't care if it's a scam as long as he/she gets paid.<i> </i>There's not a denial of it being a scam. Just a boast that they are getting paid for something that could very well be a scam and an invitation to join in on the scam.<br />
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Very Interesting.<br />
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As for me, I think I'll just avoid the scam all together - even if it means I don't get paid. I'm kind of funny that way.<br />
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By the way, does Leo Dicaprio know that MLM's are using him?<br />
<br />Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-76800134759353790002015-10-13T18:22:00.001-07:002015-10-13T18:27:03.759-07:00The Dream Scheme Part 4: Those Sales TacticsWays to Reel Them In:<br />
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1. Invite your <strike>victim</strike> friend over for dinner. Make sure you let them know their company is sincerely wanted. Give them a really nice dinner, then show them your "opportunity". They will be ever so grateful.<br />
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2. Invite them out of an evening of fun. Tell them it's a surprise. Then take them to an opportunity meeting. Surprise! They will be so grateful.<br />
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3. If you have houseguests, sit them down for an evening of fun and games. Then bring out the "opportunity". They will thank you for it.<br />
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4. While talking to friends, aquaintances and co-workers watch for magic words or phrases. If someone mentions that they are looking for a job, looking for another way to make money, wish they could find something different, or lamenting about not having enough money, these are cues to introduce them to the opportunity. If your product is health food you can also listen for mentions of desire to lose weight, eat healthier or feel better. These are important keys to let you know that this person is ready for the "opportunity". So keep your ears open. Especially watch out for the words - cancer, diet, tired, pms, or doctor.<br />
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5. Make sure when you share the opportunity that you let them know it's a "new" business model. It isn't, but they don't have to know that.<br />
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6. Never, ever let them know up front what it is. Tell the it's a business opportunity. Don't say it's multi-level marketing. You might even consider not letting them know what business it is.<br />
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7. Tell them they hardly have to work. Well, tell them that initially. Once they're signed up, then tell them that they have to put their all into it. <br />
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8. Make sure you advertise all over the
internet. When someone does research on your company you want to be sure
they have trouble finding anything negative. Everything that comes up
about your company should be positive. If everyone in the company
pitches in and does this, then everything that pops up on google will be
positive.<br />
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9. Only give out links to positive endorsements. You don't want negative Nellies around. We have spent a lot of money on these endorsements. Use them.<br />
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10. Do not focus on the start up costs. Every business has start up costs. Focus on how much they will make. Do not get into finances except showing them one of your checks from the company. Finances come later after they've signed up.<br />
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11. Tell them how much freedom you have and how many vacations the people above you take. Tell them about the successes in the company.<br />
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12. Memorize the lines and answers we give you. We know what works. Stick with the script.<br />
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<i> Special instructions for health food industry:</i><br />
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13. Emphasize how
healthy everything is. Even if it's loaded with ingredients that don't
sound like real food, assure them that it is real food. Remind them that
they "are what they eat" and people who don't eat healthy are not good
people.<br />
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14. If they complain about the food and that it makes them feel sick, or
that they don't like it, then tell them it's the toxins working their
way out of their bodies, and once they get used to the food they will
love it! It's the toxins that prevent them from liking the food and it's
the toxins making them sick, not the food.<br />
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Note: Most people in an MLM are sincere. They believe in what they're doing. They are victims of a scam. Most of them have no idea when they say their lines, that the lines are
used by other MLM's and have been used for years. They think it's
original. They often think that their MLM is a new forward and upcoming business model that no one has done before. Those that figure it out may be hesitant to leave because they've already sunk in thousands of dollars and might be too embarrassed to admit they were wrong. Some of these people have experienced mild success but haven't been honest with themselves about the money spent to reach this success. Financial success is figured out by checks coming in - not balanced by money going out. Success is also figured out by levels reached - often determined by how much is spent.<br />
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All businesses have the potential to fail. But MLM's are set up for failure where only a small number of people will succeed - just enough to convince people that they too can succeed. MLM's can't succeed to the extent that they promise - or everyone would be in one and there would be a glut on the market which will result in failure. <br />
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If you need to join an MLM to purchase the product at a reasonable price, it's a pyramid scheme. If the emphasis is on the business and not on the product, it's a pyramid scheme. If they are not up front with you about the product or the business, it's a pyramid scheme. If someone is cryptically referring to their business and not saying what the business is, it's a pyramid scheme - they are waiting for you to ask so they can introduce you to the opportunity. If after purchasing product you are pressured to introduce the product to others - it's a pyramid scheme.<br />
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Real businesses, although friendly to other similar businesses, do not want everyone else to have the same business. Competition is healthy to a certain point. It's why you can have a McDonalds, a Taco Bell, an A&W and a Wendy's all within walking distance (or even the same corner), but you won't find two McDonalds side by side. McDonalds won't do that to their owners. It's not good for business. But that's what MLMs do. They won't open a brick and mortar business, but the whole set up requires you to introduce the opportunity to your friends, acquaintances and neighbors which means that you will all be selling the exact same thing to many of the same people. It's like having a bunch of McDonalds on the same block. You will find with many MLM's, clusters of people doing the same thing in the same physical area.<br />
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It just doesn't work.<br />
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<br />Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-50897115514263634732015-07-20T21:48:00.000-07:002015-07-20T21:48:05.235-07:00Just Enough Room for the BorrowersRemember when we all used to ooh and aah over those huge mansions that celebrities and billionaires had?<br />
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Movie rooms, two swimming pools (one in, one out), hairdressing salons, game rooms, workout rooms, places to house the family elephant - those kind of houses.<br />
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Well now it seems if I trust Facebook, we're all oohing and aahing over little teeny tiny houses.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2r-QikuxX8nv8ohfwRj9RMYh-AFbYETiX3aK7_AQGH6hqTOMmCbxAKJeDM5nt7TPj4fyiUdATMelp44BhCJ7_ZFY4GEdIt4Vt6WGnQe0jStpmWYRr5QLuNiAbCYWssCDNzddbnsxjXw/s1600/A-Frame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2r-QikuxX8nv8ohfwRj9RMYh-AFbYETiX3aK7_AQGH6hqTOMmCbxAKJeDM5nt7TPj4fyiUdATMelp44BhCJ7_ZFY4GEdIt4Vt6WGnQe0jStpmWYRr5QLuNiAbCYWssCDNzddbnsxjXw/s320/A-Frame.jpg" width="278" /></a><br />
Sometimes they're not even houses. Sometimes they're dumpsters, cardboard boxes and garbage cans. Apparently Oscar the Grouch was ahead of his time.<br />
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These people have created homes where you can sneeze in your kitchen and hit the bedroom. One piece of furniture is your bed, bookshelf, couch, dining table, and closet. You can have a shower while sitting on your toilet (saves time), make breakfast without getting out of bed (a new meaning to breakfast in bed), and do yoga while watching tv (the tv is so close that your legs are around your ears).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSbchKLUu4YXkGftAc-NApCUMsmC5J8MVrOaUBF0FJ5BkkWUe6OHh3F7nBhZt7XTk3hDcXlrUDisT05qq5iyZUynHedwG0yTTtCZPThD_cC6-RAGbn-6iyNaNo4e45quuAuHUQ6sCCGo/s1600/Minimalist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSbchKLUu4YXkGftAc-NApCUMsmC5J8MVrOaUBF0FJ5BkkWUe6OHh3F7nBhZt7XTk3hDcXlrUDisT05qq5iyZUynHedwG0yTTtCZPThD_cC6-RAGbn-6iyNaNo4e45quuAuHUQ6sCCGo/s320/Minimalist.jpg" width="320" /></a>No more calling the kids to dinner. They're right under your feet. You never have to worry about your baby running away since there isn't room to learn how to walk. And it's pretty hard to have a fight with your spouse when the only way you can both be in the same room is to be in each others arms, and who can fight when you're cuddling?<br />
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When I was a little girl I always wanted a play house. There was a girl just down the street from me whose Daddy built her a play castle. She had two stories!<br />
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Who knew that one day, grown ups would be using the same blueprints to build actual houses?<br />
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Frankly, it's a little too claustrophobic for me. It would be like being in second class of an airplane that never lands.<br />
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Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-83833634539509390542015-07-13T21:57:00.000-07:002015-07-13T21:59:52.722-07:00Little Audrey Among the BoysI have a granddaughter named Audrey. Whenever I think of her I'm reminded of a cartoon I loved as a little girl.<br />
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Audrey didn't show up on my after school cartoons very often. When she
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In preparing for this post I went to youtube and watched several Little Audrey cartoons. They all seem to have some things in common.<br />
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Little Audrey has adventures.<br />
She's tough, smart, sassy, and resourceful.<br />
The one time I saw her being rescued, it was by her tough, smart, resourceful grandmother who could really kick butt.<br />
When she makes a mistake she feels remorse and tries to make things right.<br />
She isn't perfect.<br />
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So why did this little cartoon that didn't really have a huge following mean so much to me?<br />
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It's simple. Audrey is a girl.<br />
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In the world of children's programming, there really weren't many girls.<br />
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In the evenings I had Marlo Thomas, Doris Day, Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett but children's programming was most decidedly male.<br />
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Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tom and Jerry, Sylvester and Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn, Squiddly Diddly, Huckleberry Hound, all male. Popeye and Brutus fought over Olive Oyl who didn't do much but act helpless and annoying. Casper came from an all male household although his friend Wendy the Witch was thankfully interesting.<br />
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And even though the Disney world had princesses, in the 1960's we didn't have VCRs or DVDs to watch them. We got Mickey and Donald and Goofy. Sure there was Minnie and Daisy but they were only there as girlfriends, not as characters of worth on their own.<br />
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I watched the Friendly Giant who was male and his friends Rusty and Jerome. I watched Mr. Dressup with his friends Casey and Finnegan. <br />
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Scooby Doo had Daphne and Velma but Daphne didn't do much but stand around looking pretty, and although Velma was the smart one of the bunch, she was boring and humorless.<br />
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I loved the Archie gang, except for the part where Betty and Veronica fight over Archie. I mean why? He was just playing them off each other. At least Reggie was honest about being a bad guy. <br />
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Even Sesame Street, that great TV wonder that broke down racial barriers and embraced differences and gave disabled kids role models, was almost male exclusive among the Muppets. Kermit, Oscar, Grover, Cookie Monster, The Count, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, all male characters. Sesame Street didn't bother to break down gender barriers. It didn't see the need.<br />
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Even later when the Muppets made their debut, Miss Piggy (played by a man) was pretty much the lone female among her counterparts. Kermit, Fozzy, Gonzo, the guys in the balcony, the Eagle, the scientists, Animal, all male. <br />
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Girls were almost invisible. Fine as girlfriends. Not worth much on their own. It's a befuddling thing in a world where women make up half the population.<br />
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As my daughter pointed out and I've heard this too, it was believed that girls will watch stories about boys but boys won't watch stories about girls.<br />
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But as it turns out, that isn't true either. The Hunger Games and the Divergent Series both have strong female warriors. To Kill a Mockingbird is told from a girl's perspective. And although Harry Potter is about Harry, the women in the stories, most notably Hermione, are strong characters on their own and far more than writers tools to make the boy impressive. Before Little Audrey came along, books were filled with female protagonists. Anne of Green Gables, Little House on the Prairie, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, The Chronicles of Narnia, A Wrinkle in Time, National Velvet, and Nancy Drew all had strong and resourceful female protagonists and they were all successful.<br />
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But for some reason, in the sixties, girls disappeared in children's programming. Our view of females after school and on Saturday mornings, was limited to commercials on TV with girls playing with dolls and the game Mystery Date.<br />
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The strange thing about all this? I didn't really realize it until the other day when I was talking about it to Audrey's dad.<br />
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It's so much a part of us, that we don't even know when we're being excluded. And that makes me a little sad.<br />
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<br />Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-10924382871831955112015-04-18T23:59:00.003-07:002015-04-18T23:59:35.301-07:00In Which Religious Freedom Equals the Right to Be a JerkTo the ultra conservative Jewish men out there...<br />
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There have been recent reports that certain members of your group have been holding up planes - not with guns - but with refusals to sit down and behave themselves.<br />
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Why? Because you don't want to sit by women. Apparently women have cooties.<br />
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You claim religious freedom.<br />
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I'm all for religious freedom. Until it infringes on someone else's freedom. And holding up a plane because you can't sit down and behave yourself is infringing on every one else's freedom to get to the place that they already paid to go to.<br />
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Furthermore, dear airlines, stop asking and pressuring women to move to accommodate these men. <br />
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Sure there are those who say "why can't she just be accommodating. Moving is not that big a deal."<br />
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I'm all for being accommodating. If you are a mother who wants to be near your children so you can keep an eye on them, I'll move for you. If you're a couple who wants to sit together, fine, especially if I can have a window seat.<br />
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But if you're asking me to move, not because of a specific need, but because of who I am, then that's where I say no.<br />
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Imagine if the airline asked a black man to move because the KKK member refused to sit next to him because his "religious belief that God hates black people" prevents it. Or if a member of the Westboro Baptist church insisted that he can't sit by a gay man, would the airline ask the gay guy to move?<br />
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I highly doubt it. And nor should they.<br />
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But it's perfectly fine to ask a woman to move. Women are nice. Women are accommodating. Women aren't that important anyway. And if the woman would just get up and move then the nice Jewish man can sit down and the plane can get up in the air and everyone will be on their way. <br />
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It's always the woman's fault.<br />
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Seems to me gentlemen, if you want to play ring around the rosie with seating plans, then buy your own plane. If you really don't want to sit by a woman then buy two tickets. Or talk to the airlines when you purchase your ticket. Or bring a friend who isn't afraid of girl cooties. Or walk, bus, drive a car, or swim to where you're going. <br />
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And if you fear that if you sit by her she will jump your bones...as attractive as you think you are - it's unlikely to happen. Don't believe those letters about the mile high club that you read from the secret Playboy you stash under your mattress.<br />
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And if you can't control yourself when you sit by a woman, then you should not be in public at all and perhaps should check yourself into an all male facility where they treat sex addicts. You might want to sit by women after that as the safer alternative.<br />
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Look, when we get on a plane we all may have to sit by people we don't want to. The guy who smells like he rolled in whiskey, the four year old with the full on tantrum, the man who looks at you like he has a chain saw in his luggage and he wants to take you for a drive when you get off the plane, the woman who chews gum with her mouth open. It's part of the whole airplane experience along with body cavity searches, lost luggage and travelling with our knees up at our ears.<br />
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Airline personnel, the next time a man refuses to sit down because he has to sit by a woman, either give her a seat in first class (because it is insulting to be told that you are unclean and she sure deserves first class, free drinks, and a foot massage, just for being humiliated), or strap the guy to the wing of the plane. He can have a seat all by himself out there.<br />
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Ladies, please, if you are ever asked to move your seat because you are a woman, don't. Please don't. It is not okay. It is not acceptable. It is not being nice to other women to cave in like that. You are only feeding the egotism that these men have and you will perpetuate the problem. Although - if you are offered a seat in first class you are more than welcome to take it. We don't want to be unreasonable here. Just remember to drink to the rest of the people in cargo who have to travel with the guy who believes that one touch of a woman will cause him to turn to dust.<br />
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Oh, and for the rest of you ladies who have to travel with this guy, touch him over and over again. He just might turn to dust.Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-58286632012180070342015-04-10T19:22:00.001-07:002015-04-10T19:22:52.069-07:00The Stash!I have not given up writing!<br />
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I work at an LYS (local yarn shop) and occasionally I write something for the blog there. I thought I would share it here. Just for those of you who get high on yarn.<br />
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Let's talk stash. Specifically yarn stash.<br /><br /> Maybe you are one of those ultra disciplined people who only buy enough for one project at a time. You finish that project and then head down to the store to buy just enough for your next project.<br /><br /> I admire you. I used to be like you.<br /><br /> But then for some of us, the collection bug hit. We go into a store and see a yarn we love, we go to a sale, we buy a magazine and find several projects we want to do, and before we know it, we have...<br /><br /> STASH.<br /><br /> We're not talking about a couple of lonely balls of stash, we're talking...<br /><br /> STASH.<br /><br /> I'll bet that no one has as much as this lady.<br /><br /><a href="http://mochimochiland.com/2007/07/the-worlds-biggest-stash/"><span style="color: #249fa3;">The World's Biggest Stash?</span></a><br /><br /> That's her private stash. Not store stash. She did an interview later.<br /><br /><a href="http://mochimochiland.com/2011/01/worlds-biggest-yarn-stash-update-and-interview/"><span style="color: #249fa3;">The World's Biggest Stash Update and Interview</span></a><br /><br /> I'm sure you're all feeling better about your stash, unless you want the Guinness World Record.<br /><br /> Although we call it all stash there's different types of yarn stash.<br /><br /><b>Leftovers</b>: This is the stash that is unavoidable. It's the leftovers from those projects you made. It may be half a skein. Too much to throw out, but not enough to do something with. If you have a skein or more left over you can make a matching hat, or mitts, or a cowl. But it's the bits and pieces that make up this pile. One day, you will make a crazy scarf out of it all, or an afghan. Or something!<br /><br /><b>Staples</b>: You know that it's designated for socks but you haven't picked out the pattern. You love lace shawls so you collect beautiful lace and fingering yarns, you just need to pick the pattern. You have a ton of dish cloth cotton and you know you'll make those dishcloths one day. Those skeins of yarn are for scarves. These ones over here are your basic worsted weight that you go back to again and again, and that pile over there is your baby yarn because there's always a new baby on the way. You know where it's going, you just haven't decided on the project. But you are ready for the pattern when you find it.<br /><br /><b>Ingredients</b>: You know specifically what you're doing with this yarn. You have the pattern, you have the needles, you may have even put it in a special spot. You just haven't got around to making it yet. But you will. You will.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Gourmet</b>: You were in a yarn shop and fell in love with an exquisite skein of cashmere and silk that was way too much money but you bought one ball anyway. You went to a sale that was so fantastic that you walked away with an entire bag of gorgeous alpaca. You have five skeins of that really lovely Debbie Bliss but you don't know what to do with it. One day you will find a use for this yarn but right now, it just sits quietly in your yarn pantry waiting for you. It calls out to you sometimes, and you gaze at it, and you may even go looking for a pattern for it, but the perfect pattern hasn't appeared yet.<br /><br /><b>Expired</b>: And then there's the stash that you just don't know what to do with. Someone handed you their bag of leftovers. Or you thought at one point that the color was nice but now you don't. You bought up the big box store yarn in your early days of knitting but now you don't want to touch it. There's that skein of yarn that was all the rage but now it's dated. And then there's the project of shame. The yarn that you tried out on a pattern but found out you hated it. Either the yarn or the pattern or both. There's really nothing wrong with any of the yarn. It hasn't gone bad. It's just taking up space. But you spent money on it so it's hard to give away. (Hint: You know that worsted weight acrylic that is looking resentfully at you for not using it and you really don't want to - we'll happily take it and donate it to wonderful volunteer knitters who will make blankets for Canada).<br /><br /> And if you give away stash you are perfectly justified to buy new stash!<br /><br /> It's okay. We all do this - well except for those one project at a time people.<br /><br /> One piece of advice. Never show anyone your stash. They will either think you're crazy and want to send you to therapy, or they'll want it. They will bug you about it. They will ask for it. They will pout if you don't share.<br /><br /> I even heard of a woman who would sneak into her mother-in-law's basement where her stash was kept and take what she wanted without asking, because it was in the basement. We do not approve. We think people should have their own stash collections.<br /><br /> Whatever your stash situation, we understand. At the beginning of the year I thought I would go on a yarn diet. No more new yarn until I made a dent in the yarn I already have.<br /><br /> I work in a yarn shop. Do you know how crazy that resolution is? My boss brings in a beautiful line of tonal alpaca and common sense goes the way of the dodo. She has a 50% off sale and the yarn I've been eyeing for months is now in my studio. Kaffe Fassett does a knit along, and I want to knit along. I found a wonderful pattern and none of my yarn works for it.<br /><br /> So it would help if everyone came down to the store and bought yarn so it would quit yelling at me to take it home.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All right. I promised a Halloween post so I'm giving you a Halloween post.<br />
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I thought I would share with you an exerpt from my book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Witches-Brew-Ha-Ha-The-ebook/dp/B00B548OOO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1359572144&sr=8-5&keywords=anna+maria+junus" target="_blank">"Witches Brew Ha-Ha".</a><br />
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Hope you enjoy. And have a safe Halloween.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Boneyard</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">by Anna Maria Junus </b></div>
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<br /></div>
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“You get the next one.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
“I want the next one! I want the
next one.” Travis whined.</div>
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David rolled his eyes. “Oh all
right you big baby. You get the next one.”<br />
”I’m not a baby.”</div>
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“Then quit acting like one.”</div>
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“Man, does your brother always have
to tag along?” Kyle asked.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
“Hey, it’s not my idea,” David said.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
They moved among the gravestones
and tombs, stopping every now and then to read one, watching for trick or
treaters. It was mostly the teenagers that came into the graveyard; the little
kids were too frightened to come at night time. Occasionally it would be a
group of girls on a dare or a big brother trying to scare his younger sibling.</div>
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The boys had decided that the best
way to spend Halloween would be to have some fun with whoever was brave enough
to be in the graveyard. </div>
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“This is the best Halloween ever!”
Travis roared with laughter as he watched the girls they scared screaming down
the street.</div>
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“Did you see the witches over by
John Jacob’s crypt?” Kyle asked.</div>
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“Yeah, don’t mess with those ones,”
David said. “I heard they really did a number on some pizza delivery guy.”</div>
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“Yeah, what did they do?”<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Turned him into a frog or a
pig or something. I didn’t hear the whole story. Apparently he was babbling
like an idiot when he got home and they had to send him to a mental hospital.”</div>
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“How could he babble like an idiot
if he was a frog or a pig? And how would they know he was the pizza delivery
boy?”</div>
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“I don’t know. Maybe he had pizza
on his breath. He was driving the pizza delivery car.”</div>
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“A frog was driving a pizza
delivery car?”</div>
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“Alright, maybe he wasn’t turned
into something.” David shrugged his shoulders. “But whatever he wasn’t turned
into, those witches had something to do with it.”</div>
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Kyle suddenly motioned everyone to
be quiet. “Travis,” he whispered, “See that group of kids?” </div>
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Travis looked at the group of five
or six, “Hey, I think that’s Emily and Nathan from school,” he whispered back.</div>
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“Friends of yours?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
“No. They were always mean to me.
Emily told everyone that I stink, and Nathan tripped me all the time and the
rest of them always laughed at me.”</div>
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“Okay, they’re coming this way,”
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“boo!”</div>
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Travis grinned. The boys found
hiding places amongst the gravestones. Travis watched while the group of kids
from school got closer and closer…</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
“BOO!” he jumped out in front of
them.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
The kids just stared, their mouths
open. Then Kyle and David appeared, floating through the air…</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
The three ghosts laughed and gave
each other high fives as they watched the kids tear off towards home,
screaming. </div>
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<br /></div>
Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-3446595195087154302014-10-30T21:36:00.000-07:002014-10-30T21:48:20.452-07:00A Look Back at This Month's Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One more day to go and that day is Halloween, so I think I'll post about that tomorrow.<br />
<br />
Today, I'm going to look back on this month.<br />
<br />
As those who are reading will know, it was the Ultimate Blog Challenge. The goal was to post to your blog every day for a month, share that post on the UBC facebook page and then comment on at least two other blogs. I did accomplish that goal. The hope is that you will get new readers.<br />
<br />
I'm not sure that's what I accomplished. I think most people were just trying to meet the requirements. I do plan to go through all those who commented on my posts and go visit their blogs. I do plan to go and become a regular reader of some blogs.<br />
<br />
I'm hoping that I have picked up regular readers.<br />
<br />
There have been posts that didn't receive any comments. I tend to post late in the day and so somehow I get overlooked.<br />
<br />
One person criticized me because I said I didn't care about my blog post. She was fair in her criticism and so I changed my blog post. Frankly, I was tired and didn't feel like blogging and that came out too strongly.<br />
<br />
I know I won't be able to keep up with blogging everyday, although I do plan to blog more often. My other blogs were ignored in the meantime. The problem with blogging every day is that some good posts get buried quickly, while other posts which aren't as good are seen and judged as representative of your work. When you blog everyday sometimes the work suffers.<br />
<br />
I will also be working on Nanowrimo in November, so writing my two thousand words for my novel is going to be most important. Blogging may have to fall to the wayside a bit. Until those two thousand plus words are done each day, then I can't blog. Priorities, priorities.<br />
<br />
Then there's that whole gotta go to work to make money thing that takes up time. And gotta take care of other people thing that takes time.<br />
<br />
And sleep.<br />
<br />
And knitting.<br />
<br />
It would be nice to have a bunch of people regularly read. I know there are blogs out there that have that and I haven't figured out what they're doing right since I don't find the blogs particularly spell binding.<br />
<br />
But I do think this was a nice warm up to Nanowrimo. Anna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158928948672208013.post-15288533003698195342014-10-29T20:51:00.002-07:002014-10-29T22:51:38.622-07:00All In a Day's Work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is National Cat Day.<br />
<br />
I don't have a cat. I don't want a cat. But cats seem to like me. I don't have problems with cats. I kind of think they're like superheros because they kill rats and their cousins. I don't like those.<br />
<br />
So here's a short story I wrote for a children's literature class I took in college. Got an A on it. Tilly, by the way, makes an appearance in my book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thimble-Fingers-Orchards-Marina-Colleen-ebook/dp/B00B7V23BA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414640559&sr=8-1&keywords=Thimble+Fingers" target="_blank">Thimble Fingers</a> which you can buy at an Amazon near you. <br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>All In a Day's Work</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
by Anna Maria Junus</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marjorie leapt up on the fence that
stood between her people’s property and that of the neighbors. She stretched
her feline body and yawned. Any minute the neighbor’s dog would come bursting
through the back door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">And<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>sure enough, there was Tilly, the Scottish terrier. Dressed in a red
tartan coat – silly, Marjorie thought – and yapping at her feet like Tilly
always did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marjorie watched Tilly jump up and
down like kids do on trampolines, in an effort to reach her. What Tilly planned
to do with her if she caught her, Marjorie didn’t know, not that that would
ever happen. Marjorie would make sure of that. She turned her back on the dog,
sat down, and flicked her tail back and forth, like a clock pendulum, smiling
as Tilly went into a bout of more frenzied barking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">She picked her way carefully across
the fence, the dog following along, jumping and yapping, not paying attention
to anything but Marjorie. The cat moved alongside the holly bush, and watched
in satisfaction as Tilly jumped into the middle of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marjorie chuckled as Tilly yelped,
fighting her way out of the midst of the sharp leaves. The more Tilly
struggled, the deeper she went into the bush. Her yelping and whining ceased to
amuse Marjorie and instead grew irritating. Marjorie jumped down from the fence
and made her way across the alley to Oscar’s house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oscar, a gray tabby, was on his
back porch attached to the railing by a leash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Go away, Marjorie,” Oscar snarled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Make me,” Marjorie meowed. “Oh,
wait, you can’t. You’re all tied up. You know, someone in your position should
be grateful for a little company.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Find me some company, and I’ll be
grateful for it.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“The mice have been teasing you
again, haven’t they?” Standing just outside of your reach and wiggling their
little butts at you.” Marjorie jumped up on the porch rail knowing that Oscar
wouldn’t follow.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I don’t want to talk about it.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“It must be hard knowing that you
are a completely useless member of society. Can’t keep the mice under control.
Can’t scare the dogs away. In fact, you’re bait to the Doberman Pincher.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Don’t remind me.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Has that ear of yours healed yet?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You’ve had your share of fights.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yes, but I did more damage to them
than they did to me, and I didn’t need anyone’s help.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I said thank you. Wasn’t that
enough?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marjorie sighed. “I guess it will
have to be, since you can’t do anything else.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oscar lay down on the step and
closed his eyes. “You’ve had your fun, now go torture something else. Like
Tilly.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Already did that.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“So that yelping was because of
you?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I can’t help it if that dog has
the I.Q. of a tuna. Do you want to know what I did?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“No, I don’t. Now go away,” Oscar
growled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You’re sounding like an old cat,
Oscar. Pretty soon they’ll put a diaper on you like they did to Patches.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I’ll kill myself first. I could do
it you know.” Oscar rolled over and looked up at Marjorie. “All I have to do is
jump up there and then down the other side. The leash will strangle me – and
then they’ll be sorry.” The last was muttered under his breath.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Would they really be sorry?
Because I’m not so sure that people who tie you up and humiliate you in front
of the whole world...”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“It’s not the whole world. Just go
away, Marj.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marjorie jumped down from the porch
railing. “What shall I do, what shall I do? I know. I’ll go catch me some nice
fat mice. You don’t get to have nice fat mice, do you Oscar? You just get
kibble.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oscar covered his ears with his
paws. “I ask, and I ask, and I ask, and still, she won’t leave.”</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnQ4WkpjB-KJdCsJUm6_dUqBzDXb9zuca-r3DVnA7bqWY44ruKtPIP0X6TGwOIMkBHZpifLHGKcYuXQf8WotKXyP9VMOqT02npAKKPDWsqJ1iiX9XsrhQOb2E2Zzf1JEESH9N2YtldBw/s1600/cat_maine_coon_s.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnQ4WkpjB-KJdCsJUm6_dUqBzDXb9zuca-r3DVnA7bqWY44ruKtPIP0X6TGwOIMkBHZpifLHGKcYuXQf8WotKXyP9VMOqT02npAKKPDWsqJ1iiX9XsrhQOb2E2Zzf1JEESH9N2YtldBw/s1600/cat_maine_coon_s.gif" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marjorie turned and stuck her tail
up in the air. “Yep. I’m going to get me some nice fat mice, and maybe I’ll
come back with one and you can watch me enjoy it.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Please go away.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marjorie chuckled and stalked away
swaying just a little from side to side, a purr rising from her body.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">*****</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">By the way, count down to the end of the Ultimate Blog Challange. Two
more days and I win. What I win, I don't know. But that isn't the point. </span></div>
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