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I started out the first year of my journey to become a non-smoker with weekly updates for about 6 weeks. Then moved to monthly ones when I hit 2-3 months. It’s been a few months since I’ve done one. Today marks 1 year, 9 months. That sounds better than 638 days. Both are impressive for […]
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Time wasted waiting for the mother who raised me to actually love and accept me. She’s dead. Time wasted waiting for the mother who gave birth to be to actually love and accept me. She told me to fuck off. Time wasted wishing my dad didn’t travel for weeks at a time. He did and […]
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You may have heard the latest “buzz words.” Silent illnesses. “What’s the matter with him?” “She is parked in handicapped and even has a placard, but she’s walking in fine.” I have dealt with many silent illnesses for most of my life. Abuse came first. But the short sleeved uniform blouse was just long enough […]
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There are a few people who had a life-long impact on me. My mother’s mother, Mabel (“Hoot”) is the first to come to mind because she was the most constant. She lived in the same city and would take me most weekends as I grew up. It was her love that made the weekdays almost […]
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A year ago today I made a decision that had a huge impact on life as I knew it. I butted my last cigarette (actually didn’t butt it since I used a self-extinguishing ashtray, but I digress). First, my stats: 1) just under 14,000 cigarettes not smoked; 2) $2,100 saved and donated to charity; 3) […]
My Scarlet Letter 