Category Archives: mental health

Our House Party: Mixing Politics with Pleasure

Posted on 2019/10/26 by circuskitchen

Saturday, October 26th 2019   On this day I did something that scared the crap out of me.  Or “expanded the comfort zone” per se.  We held a Meet-the-Neighbors AND Meet-a-Candidate party.  And it was all thrown together last minute.  … Continue reading →

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Hospital Clowning: No Problemo

Posted on 2019/10/24 by circuskitchen

Thursday, October 24th 2020 Back when: a) we were still performing live *in* the hospital, and b) wearing masks was not the norm all the time for everyone! *

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Impeachment Explained in the Spirit of Schoolhouse Rock

Posted on 2019/10/23 by circuskitchen

October 2019 The Good Fight’s Animated Guide To Impeachment [1:55]:  “How’s impeachment work? This tongue-in-cheek animated video from The Good Fight, created by Jonathan Coulton and appearing at the end of Season 2, Episode 7 (“Day 450″), will tell you … Continue reading →

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Helping People is Just Not that Hard

Posted on 2019/10/22 by circuskitchen

October 22nd 2019 All this stuff cost me $25 bucks:   This modest haul -plus $5 of vitamin C cough drops- is enough to make TWELVE packages worth of stuff to hand out to homeless people. Each bag in this … Continue reading →

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CJ Sez: Things I Never Said in 3rd Grade

Posted on 2019/10/21 by circuskitchen

Monday, October 21st 2019 1) CJ:   Mom? Well, right, I never said that.  But I digress.   2) CJ:  Mom?  Me:  Hmm? CJ:  Did you know that some scientists hypothesize that black holes lead to another universe? Me:  Wow, well … Continue reading →

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Cousin Weekend MNOOKM Style

Posted on 2019/10/20 by circuskitchen

October 18th-20th 2019   MNOOKM: McSweeney, Neely, Oberhauser, Oberhauser, Kolonoski, McSweeney! 2019-10-19 Cousin Weekend MNOOKM Style [0:57]:  Thank you Amanda, James & Mom! Love you!! (And BTW did we ever even DREAM of riches such as these!?!?!) 🙀❤️🌈💕😻 ♥♥♥♥♥

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To DaddyLove, Wove Your Flamly

Posted on 2019/10/20 by circuskitchen

Sunday, October 20th 2019 Dear DLove: Wook what your son (and daughter, respectively) did this morning: We all miss you: Oh and this just happened: Jealous? Well travel home safe! We Wove YOOOOOOOOOUUU!!! 🌈👨‍👩‍👦‍👦💕

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t-Rump: Keep the Bully on His Heels

Posted on 2019/10/20 by circuskitchen

Sunday, October 29th 2019 On the matter of the so-called “president” deciding to NOT enrich himself for ONE of his events for a change: 🔥✊🔥✊🏽🔥✊🏿🔥✊🏻🔥✊🏾🔥✊🏼🔥

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Bernie Sanders: Now Is The Time

Posted on 2019/10/18 by circuskitchen

October 2019 Check out Harry Belafonte:    “When you have an opportunity to tell two black girls to shut up and get off stage and you don’t.  And you shake their hand and you smile and you step to the … Continue reading →

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Tim Black’s Review of Bernie Ad

Posted on 2019/10/17 by circuskitchen

Thursday, October 17th 2019 Rising Up | Bernie 2020 [4:55]:   And this brother here, Tim Black, is not perfect but I’m completely down with him and his take on the evisceration of Bernie by the MSM.   This New … Continue reading →

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