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My Story, My Way ~ An Indie Adventure: Take Five With Author Kelley Heckart

My Story, My Way ~ An Indie Adventure: Take Five With Author Kelley Heckart:   Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Kelley Heckart. And be still my heart, she follows a passion of mine...read the fir...

Weird Word Wednesday

caudadadverb  cau·dad  \ˈkȯ-ˌdad\Definition of caudadPopularity: Bottom 40% of words:  toward the tail or posterior end
Origin of caudadLatin cauda

First Known Use: 1888
Beauty may be the real beast.
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Monday Musings: Arizona Jet Streams

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Beauty may be the real beast.

Weird Word Wednesday

catabolismnoun  ca·tab·o·lism  \kə-ˈta-bə-ˌli-zəm\Definition of catabolismPopularity: Bottom 40% of words:  degradative metabolism involving the release of energy and resulting in the breakdown of complex materials (as proteins or lipids) within the organism — compare anabolismcat·a·bol·ic play \ˌka-tə-ˈbä-lik\ adjectivecat·a·bol·i·cal·ly play \-li-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Origin of catabolismGreek katabolē throwing down, from kataballein to throw down, from kata- + ballein to throw — more at devil

First Known Use: 1876


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Monday Musing: Aging and hiding who you really are

What is it about being an aging woman and feeling forced to hide who you really are? Why should women feel like they have to color their graying hair? Or cut it so they “look their age.” What kind of bulls**t is that? Men aren’t pressured to hide their gray.
I hate these stupid unwritten rules. There are plenty of attractive older women with long gray hair. Lately I’ve been recalling a memory of my maternal grandmother who has been gone a long time. It’s one I haven’t thought much about until now, but it’s a powerful memory. I remember my grandmother undoing her bun and brushing her beautiful long, gray hair. Yeah, she didn’t conform and cut or color her hair.
As my long hair started turning gray, I went through a phase where I tried coloring it and cutting it short, but I always ended up letting it grow out. I turned to my grandmother for inspiration and decided I wasn’t going to conform anymore either. I never did before so why should I start now? I don’t care what anyone thinks of my long, graying hair. My hair has never been healthier since I stopped damaging it with color. Some cultures believe that having long hair gives you power. I believe it now too.
I think of my grandma now when I let my hair down and brush it, the gray streaks gleaming with defiance to anyone who thinks older women should color and cut their hair.
I smile.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s because of my grandma that I do what I want and not what others want me to do. It’s because of her example that I don’t feel I have to hide who I really am.


Beauty may be the real beast.
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Weird Word Wednesday

casbahnoun  cas·bah  \ˈkaz-ˌbä, ˈkäz-\Definition of casbahPopularity: Bottom 30% of words1:  a North African castle or fortress2:  the native section of a North African city
Variants of casbahalso kas·bah \ˈkaz-ˌbä, ˈkäz-\Origin of casbahFrench, from Arabic dialect qaṣba

First Known Use: 1844


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Monday Musings: Arizona Cloud Formations # 20

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Tabby's Nocturnal Nights: Setting the scene for readers

Tabby's Nocturnal Nights: Setting the scene for readers: There are many techniques that are essential for writing a good novel. One of them is setting the scene at each new chapter and scene break...

Weird Word Wednesday

casabanoun  ca·sa·ba  \kə-ˈsä-bə\Definition of casabaPopularity: Bottom 10% of words:  any of several winter melons with usually yellow rind and sweet white, yellow, or orange flesh
Origin of casabaKasaba (now Turgutlu), Turkey

First Known Use: 1887


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Monday Musings: Arizona Sunset Photos # 19

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