Category: Modern American History
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Happy New Years Day
The past 48 hours have been busy and emotional. The end of one year and the beginning of a new one. You all have been with me through the past year my ups and downs now I get to look forward to a year where my left arm has no inhibitions. I’m looking for opportunities…
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Words … and Their Effects
Last week one of the reasons why it was busy and emotional was because it was my family’s first time back in therapy. Real therapy at Catherine Hamilton albeit I am sure some patients may not be sure the quantifier ‘real’ is absolutely true. Okay maybe that person who is not the patient is me.…
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Writing Prompt:
Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? There are some ladies from Channel 2 and 10 I have seen in person at some restaurant in Terre Haute. However, I think I consider the most famous at the time I met her not once but twice within a short period of…
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Graduated… Again
When my surgeon saw me today she said I had graduated. Today marks 5 weeks after what now is my last surgery. God-willing, I am not looking for any other congenital anomalies to come out of nowhere again. Although I am grateful for my talented surgeon and her deft touch left me with scars that…
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Perler Beading
As a child growing up I didn’t have any devices like my niece and other younger generations now have. I didn’t receive my first cell phone until I graduated High School. I was 18 when I got my first pay as you go phone and didn’t have an iPad for a good while after that.…
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Paranoid Part 2
Within days of getting my bandage off from my hardware removal surgery I began to look for job postings. It’s something I have wanted to do but wanted to wait once I knew about this quick second and final surgery on the way. When I found a very intriguing listing I went for it thinking…
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Family Project
Several years ago now, Dad had to make us a new swing for our frame. I don’t remember what happened besides it was cheaply made and broke. The new swing is much heavily and sturdily built. A work of art really. Earlier this year Mom and I got to talking about Grandma and Grandpa’s old…
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September 21st…at Church
Arriving at church with my Uncle gave me such a sense of relief that morning. In my morning stupor I had forgotten to make and bring a gallon of sweet tea. I was told though by a couple different ladies it was okay and not to worry about it. Due to the fact it was…
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Sunday Morning of the 21st
Once Mom left my room and she and Dad headed towards Sullivan, I tried to go back to sleep. I had at least 3 alarms to make sure I woke up to prepare the Lasagna. Yet I had a heavy heart… I prayed over the situation and that help would be presented and somehow things…
Jewells of Thought 