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performing artist, mom, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, niece... just a regular extraordinary person

June 2017 Fantasy Blog List

Posted on 2017/06/22

June 2017 “Life is good; there’s just so much of it!” ~Mary Margaret Breed Life’s moved too fast and my electronics have moved too slow to document things here lately like I like.  Here as a poultice for my soul … Continue reading →

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To SCROTUS with Love from Vicente Fox (Former Mexican President)

Posted on 2017/06/14

June 2017 What a beautiful anomaly, to see a leader share such sound moral bearings… much less “the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake you have ever seen.” A Message for Donald Trump from Former Mexican President Vicente Fox [4:11]: … Continue reading →

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All of Me with Red Foxx and Scatman Crothers

Posted on 2017/06/13

Tuesday, June 13th 2017 Thanks to my brother Rob for pointing out this unbelievably great performance! Scatman Crothers and Redd Foxx – All Of Me [2:11]:   So good!!   ♥

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Parenting Adventures: 9 y/o Teenage Edition – Part II

Posted on 2017/05/19

Wednesday, May 17th 2017 – continued Collecting the kids from the bus I take them to a park and give my son this letter. He was frankly my very sweet boy again and seemed rather pleased to receive the note; … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Parenting: 9 y/o Teenage Edition – Part I

Posted on 2017/05/17

Aka:  How to Not Kill Your Kid Wednesday, May 17th 2017 I definitely wanted to throttle my first born yesterday (Tuesday at Grandma’s).  Somehow I narrowly avoided that treachery and settled on proverbially ripping him a couple new a$$holes instead. Stressful … Continue reading →

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At Least He Ain’t a Black Guy

Posted on 2017/05/11

Thursday, May 11th 2017 Because the U.S. political scene under Hair Trump has become so profoundly batshit unhinged bizarro-world crazy town, I don’t EVEN try to explain it to my kids these days.  But because we’re going to be stuck … Continue reading →

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A Bit Entrapped, But “Still Here”

Posted on 2017/05/06

Saturday, May 6th 2016 Sparing the details, here is my mom’s condition in a three nutshells: Entrapment – Catherine Zeta Jones [2:03]:   Jay and Silent Bob diamond Heist fart [2:11]:    Shirley MacLaine – I’m Still Here – Postcards … Continue reading →

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