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March 24
Lee and I head back to the airport to meet up with our ride to Imire. This was our first introduction to Paul, who with his wife, Bev,...
Sheila
Apr 19, 20241 min read
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Roam, If You Want To
I think I have finally looked through all my photos and videos from my travels to Zimbabwe and Portugal. It's been a monumental effort....
Sheila
Apr 18, 20242 min read
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Bite the Hand
Will you bite that hand that feeds? Will you chew until it bleeds? -NIN The answer to that question can be answered in my statement to...
Sheila
Oct 29, 20224 min read
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Right as Rain
One year. You wandered away from this earth one year ago today. It’s been a weird, sad, joyous, stressful, and affirming spin around the...
Sheila
Oct 7, 20223 min read
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I'm Just a Girl
As I stated just last month, the shitstorm that would occur if Roe v Wade was overturned has begun. The activists on the Supreme Court...
Sheila
Jun 26, 20225 min read
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Mr. Blue Sky
Today is a stellar day. The sky is a stunning display of brilliant blue, the kind of blue you can't explain, only feel. The temperature...
Sheila
Jun 17, 20222 min read
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You Don't Own Me
I read the Alito decision and here it is in a nutshell. If you are a female, you are not afforded autonomy over your own body. No matter...
Sheila
May 6, 20225 min read
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Higher Ground
I am a big fan of cannabis. Not like the kind of fan I was in my youth when I would see just how high I could get (I could get very...
Sheila
Apr 20, 20222 min read
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For What It's Worth
It's been a minute since I last wrote anything. It seems I couldn't bring myself to put fingers to keyboard and get on with it. In the...
Sheila
Mar 10, 20222 min read
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You Can't Get What You Want (Til You Know What You Want)
Endings. That's all that surround me these days. My mom's passing on October 7, her memorial on October 30, my person leaving a few days...
Sheila
Dec 4, 20213 min read
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Fountain of Sorrow
All I've got is a photograph And I realize you're not coming back anymore. How do you do it? How do you go on, day after day, acting as...
Sheila
Nov 8, 20212 min read
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Love It All
Lavonne Gould- mom, personal superhero, and love of my life- what can I say that would make anyone understand what you have meant to me?...
Sheila
Oct 8, 20213 min read
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Sowing the Seeds of Love
An atheist and a Christian walk into a bar... I recently hired a lovely young woman, Alana, to help me care for my mom. She's 22 years...
Sheila
Aug 9, 20212 min read
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I Am That I Am
I'm not in this world To live up to your expectations Neither are you here to live up to mine. -Peter Tosh Here I am, jumping on the...
Sheila
Jul 31, 20213 min read
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Not Today
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: 'Not today.' My mother is the poster child for...
Sheila
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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All Those Years Ago
One of my best friends from high school passed away yesterday. I learned the news from another of my best friends from high school. No...
Sheila
May 29, 20213 min read
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Mother's Little Helper
Mothers Day. A day to celebrate the woman who sang you to sleep when you were a baby, kissed your boo-boos as a toddler, cheered you on...
Sheila
May 13, 20213 min read
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Still Crazy After All These Years
It's 1 am on April 16. I silently issue myself a greeting into my 60th year on this earth. Fuck, I am old. I wonder how all that time...
Sheila
Apr 16, 20212 min read
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My Light is Found
Due to ongoing strife in my familial unit and the possible legal ramifications of such, I have deleted my last blog post. If you've ever...
Sheila
Apr 6, 20212 min read
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Here We Go Again
Remember New Year’s Eve when we all cheered good riddance to the trainwreck that was 2020? You know, the year that lasted for five? Say...
Sheila
Feb 21, 20214 min read
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