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Or should that be Faux News Redoe? It’s late; I’m trying to be cute. My apologies. Today I’m revisiting the post I did two weeks ago.  Here it is again if you missed it: A Look At Fake News This list, which I included in that post, isn’t bad.  It’s been replicated many, many times,… more »
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Fake news is nothing new. Fifty years ago this week, the world reeled with the news that Paul McCartney – the really cute Beatle – had died and been replaced with an imposter!  For those caught up in the Beatlemania of the mid’60s, this was shocking news. Here’s a fairly sane summary of those times… more »
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Remember this? This was my original website header back when I began in 2013, thanks to my friend Anne McKinsey. I still love those colors, though I’ve since learned the difference between calling myself a writer and calling myself an author.  For nearly seven years, my focus here has been differences, cultural differences in particular.… more »
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Yes, it’s another 50 year anniversary post. Do you know which one? March 13, 1969 — ring any bells? No? Welcome to today’s real topic: How easily we forget. Fifty years ago today, Apollo 9 returned to earth. “Which one was Apollo 9,” you ask? Not the one that went all the way to the… 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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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… more »
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Sasha here, once again, on assignment from Alpha Mom who is sleeping. Again. She’s been doing that alot the past few days and finally told me to just go “write something about sugar.” “I’m going off sugar.”  Alpha Mom has been saying that for months, well, weeks anyway. She picked January 1 because, well, why… more »
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An Interview from EsmeSalon.com Interview with Janet Givens from “Author Janet Givens”   Late this summer I was featured on the EsmeSalon.com blog where I answered 20 questions: 10 about my blog and 10 about me. Reciprocity being what it is, I’m posting it here  for those who might have missed it last September. In… more »
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With apologies to those cultures for whom summer ended on September 1, and those who live in the southern hemisphere, this week we’re going to have a little summertime fun.   Those of you who follow me on Facebook know that I am a moderator for one of the many Facebook Groups I’m a part… more »
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