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The Story of Me, Carefree and Driving
I am forever telling anyone who will listen about the town of Carefree and why I love it so much, so I thought I’d tell the tale of how I came to discover it, purely because I can and I want to and I haven’t posted anything of great length for a while. While I’m Continue reading
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Rising Before the Sun and Acting Like A Grown Up
I have lots of memories of the days I used to wake up before the sun had risen. Lately I have been so spoiled I’ve been able to sleep in until at least the sun was somewhat out and about, but I haven’t always been that lucky. Today I had to wake up at 6 Continue reading
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Of Coffee and Religion
One day a woman was walking to work when she saw a man drinking coffee. The woman was absolutely scandalized. She went right up to the man and demanded, “Excuse me, but what do you think you’re doing?” The man blinked and said, “Drinking coffee?” “Exactly,” the woman said. “That is incredibly offensive to me Continue reading
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Christmas Consumerism, the Retail Suckhole, and the Church of Stop Shopping
“We’re proceeding into the shopping season under an enormous misunderstanding. We think that we are consumers at Christmastime. No, we are being consumed at Christmastime.” ~ Reverend Billy OOO Christmas has turned into the biggest retail nightmare in human history. The season has become a monstrous undertaking for each individual due to the hundreds or Continue reading
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Gypsy – One Year Later
One year has passed since I brought my Gypsy home with me. It’s difficult to think of my life with her in units of time, because there are days I wonder at how fast this year has gone by while there are others where I feel as though my kitty has been with me forever. Continue reading
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Early Mornings, Life, and Moving On
I have had trouble sleeping recently, but this morning’s restlessness came from quite another source than the unclear reasons that have been making it difficult for me to fall asleep and stay asleep. Today I think I was subconsciously remembering the awful news I had woken up to yesterday. When I awoke around four this Continue reading
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My Response to A Crappy Yahoo! Dating Article
This morning as I was browsing the web for petition ideas for ForceChange, I happened to click on Yahoo! in the hopes of finding something decent to write about. I came across an article called “Best first date moves for men”. Against my better judgment, I clicked on it and was immediately disgusted, so disgusted, Continue reading
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The Fourth of July
“We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought Continue reading
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Ode to My Horse Ring
Like all my stories that I post on this blog, I will try to weave in some sort of life lesson or message into this particular narrative. However, this story may be one of those tales that is told purely for the sake of being told. When I was roughly fourteen, my mom bought for Continue reading
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The Best of Gypsy Rain Roeckner
I was organizing my files on iPhoto the other day and found so many pictures of my kitty… I thought you guys would enjoy seeing her immense personality! Note: sorry about the blurriness in some of these! Continue reading
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