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  I’ll post her bio and her blog links below. Without further ado (I love saying that) I bring you Lindsay de Feliz.   Adapting to the culture of the Dominican Republic and reverse culture shock when returning to the UK I arrived in the Dominican Republic in November 2001 to begin a six-month contract… more »
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Today’s prompt, from Rae, theeducatednegra, who introduced it last month on her Rae’s Reads and Reviews is Two books that remind you of someone The first two prompts, two that taught me something (week 1) and two that helped me fall in love with reading (week 2) were easy, particularly last week’s. This week, two books that… more »
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Have you wondered as I have why February was chosen as the month to honor African-Americans? Actually, I wonder, when choice is involved, why anything is celebrated in winter. Celebrations, to me, are best exercised outdoors, in the sun, with balmy breezes blowing.  But, I was not consulted, so February it is. Officially established in… more »
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  This Two for Tuesday tag prompt is the brainchild of Rae (Theeducatednegra.blog, whose tag line I love: If you’re colorblind, you’ll miss the rainbow.) who introduced it last month in her Rae’s Reads and Reviews. Thank you for the nudge, Rae. This week her prompt is: Two books that helped you fall in love with reading. Easy… more »
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Last week, I ended What I’ve Learned From the WordPress Wars  with the question, “Why can’t we talk dispassionately when we disagree?”   Today, we’ll take a look at my theory, in two parts (two and a half, actually).  1. Let’s start with our brain.  In a post I did in 2016 (Blame It On… more »
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I’ve been thinking of adding an extra day of blogging but got bogged down with the “What” and the “When.” I love how the universe pops up every now and again to answer my call. This Two for Tuesday tag prompt is the brainchild of Rae (Theeducatednegra.blog, whose tag line I love: If you’re colorblind,… more »
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I’ve been posting here on And So It Goes for seven years. Every Wednesday at midnight (ish) it launches from Jetpack or WordPress or however this works. Then, at 3 a.m (EST) out it goes to my email subscribers via MailChimp. A few times I tried posting more often, but mostly it’s been weekly. This… more »
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Originally entitled, “Converting the Heathen Among Us,” this post was going to overwhelm you with the advantages of WordPress.org over WordPress.com I was quite certain you’d thank me. But, as so often happens as I write, my thoughts evolved and I was myself converted. Here’s what happened. I’ve long divided the world into camps, tribes if… more »
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Too Many Choices Each time I produce another And So It Goes post, I learn something. This week is no exception. In writing this follow-up to last week’s post, I have become aware of just how mind-numbingly unaware I have been about the luxury of choice I have enjoyed. Not what either of us was… more »
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