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The Same River Twice: Unexpected Truths
I devoured the Kingfountain series by Jeff Wheeler, and am now plowing through the related Harbinger series. In Book 4, one of the characters (can't say which; no spoilers!) dropped several truths in a few short paragraphs of a letter, and I'd like to share that passage (with spoilers omitted). Maybe you'll find some of … Continue reading The Same River Twice: Unexpected Truths
Mel’s Monday Musings: March 4, 2019
I just learned that my still-feels-new town is one of the least politically divisive places in America -- not that it's not full of staunch Republicans and Democrats, because of course it is! but these party lines tend to not become interpersonal stonewalls. Partisanship doesn't regulate friendship very often here. (Most people keep their politics … Continue reading Mel’s Monday Musings: March 4, 2019
Mel’s Monday Musings: February 25, 2019
We are natural, but we've forgotten.
Mel’s Monday Musings: February 18, 2019
I woke up this morning excited for the day. Then reality happened.
Mel’s Monday Musings: February 11, 2019
I said in the previous MMM that we were coming up on a few anniversaries in my life. The first was on the 7th and I touched on it in my latest post, on the 8th. I lost my best friend in all the world two years ago, to them walking out of my life. … Continue reading Mel’s Monday Musings: February 11, 2019
Two Years Ago & Tonight
Grief makes people idiotic sometimes.
Mel’s Monday Musings: February 4, 2019
Hello, dear ones! Here we are in February! How have you fared over the past week? I'll have something more profound to say next week (we're closing in on a date with great personal meaning), but today is another "simple pleasures" kind of day. It was an unusually warm day here, for February (50F!). We've … Continue reading Mel’s Monday Musings: February 4, 2019
Mel’s Monday Musings: January 28, 2019
Two things for y'all today (hopefully you'll get something of value from at least one of them!): 1. At a meeting for a large and beloved annual town festival, I gave a committee report to a room full of influential townspeople I don't know, as my face flamed (my co-chair, a native, always gives the … Continue reading Mel’s Monday Musings: January 28, 2019
Mel’s Monday Musings: January 21, 2019
This past week or so, I've been getting acquainted with a whole new level of cold weather. It was rare to even go below freezing in TX -- same for eastern NC where I grew up. But here in NNY? Yeahhh-- we've been below zero quite a few times here, and this weekend had seriously … Continue reading Mel’s Monday Musings: January 21, 2019
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