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May 30, 2021
Holly and the Wild Strawberries #SundaySnapshot @HollyJahangiri
For those who don’t know, years and years ago, I wrote a novel (currently out of print) set on Llannonn, a planet where courtesy is literally the law. When I went on a blog book tour for the novel, I ran a contest for naming…
May 29, 2021
Chickie Gets Down #Caturday #TipperAndChickie
HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! This is my week to post, but Mommy asked me to post this thing she made for GISH about how picky-picky Tipper is when we have company: Tipper Allen, Lord Snowbottom will attend family gatherings under the following circumstances: No…
May 28, 2021
Again With The Congress! Also: Harvard #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline
So, I see on Congress.gov, Senator Mike Braun (R-IN — Go, Hoosiers!) has introduced a bill: S. 1251 or, as its friends call it, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021. It has 49 co-sponsors: 24 Democrats, 24 Republicans, and one Independent. The summary says, in…
May 27, 2021
Steffie At The Auto Shop #ThursdayDoors #SteffieTheSpy
Sorry to say so, but this is the final Steffie story for the year. Thanks, Dan, for metaphorically goosing me into action. It’s felt good to crank out stories again. Steffie At The Auto Shop Ah, Steffie thought as she approached the auto shop. Another…
May 26, 2021
What Does It Mean?
I’m so happy #4 Daughter, the amazing Sara Marian, got me on Spotify. She put me on her account, so I get ad-free for, well, for free. After a few months of my using it, Spotify seems to have gotten a fairly good grasp of…
May 25, 2021
I’ve Started Smoking @ASmokeGrills
So, like I said, I got a portable ASmoke portable applewood grill. And I’ve been grilling and I started: No, I’m not an affiliate and am not being compensated in any way for saying how much I love this grill. Dammit. I scored a chicken…
May 24, 2021
What It Was, What It Is #GISH #MondayRecommends #NailArt #HelloManiology
I GISHed this past Saturday. GISH used to be called GISHWES (the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World has Ever Seen). Like so: The realio-trulio GISH hunt is a week long and happens in August. Never done it, prolly never will. But I did a…
May 23, 2021
Holly Lost in the Overgrowth #SundaySnapshot @HollyJahangiri
For those who don’t know, years and years ago, I wrote a novel (currently out of print) set on Llannonn, a planet where courtesy is literally the law. When I went on a blog book tour for the novel, I ran a contest for naming…
May 22, 2021
Tipper The Brave #Caturday #TipperAndChickie
Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? Momma says that critters are going to eat all her blueberries, so I decided to help. She went out and the screen door didn’t latch all the way, so I went out! I tucked myself under the…
May 21, 2021
Changes Toward Hope #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline #ClimateJustice
Some good newses again this week. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Blog ran an article last month (April, 2021) entitled Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and the Rise of Local Solutions by Sharon Roerty. Among other things, it says: In response to our…
