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MY FAVORITE LESS TOXIC, NONTOXIC, NATURAL AND ORGANIC THINGS

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Read My Book Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet FOR FREE

If you’re bored at home with nothing to do because of everything that’s happening in the world at the moment, and you haven’t read my…

Lessons I learned Battling, And Beating, Online Trolls

You’ve probably heard people say, Don’t feed the Trolls! This was very good advice…5 years ago. Trolls have evolved. They’re very hungry. They don’t care…

Patreon

I have a Patreon account now. I’m going to share what I’m working on while I’m working on it. I’ll share thoughts and ideas so…

Heather Poole Interview with The BBC Radio Show The Conversation

  The Conversation – a BBC World Service radio show that brings together two women from different parts of the world to talk about a shared experience…

Things I’ve Learned Shopping for Second Hand Clothes

Before September 2016, I didn’t think that much about fashion. I enjoyed looking nice, but I didn’t do a lot…

Americans Don’t Care About Safety

If it’s not a Boeing, I’m not going. That’s a phrase I’ve heard often over the course of my 20-plus career as a flight attendant for a major U.S. carrier. Even I may have uttered the phrase a few times after my airline replaced the Boeing 767 with the new Airbus on the New York-to-Los…

Crematories & “Safe” Chemicals

What does Bill Clinton’s sex life have in common with dead people? I’ll get to that in a moment. First, a little bit about me. I’m like Pavlov’s dog when it comes to the word “safe,” except that instead of drooling when I hear it, I start googling. That’s because my life was turned upside…

Wake Up and Smell the Formaldehyde

There’s a school that suspends kids for wearing deodorant,” said my 12-year-old son on the way to school one morning. “It was on a YouTube video about the top 10 stupid reasons kids get kicked out of school.” After I told him my top 10 reasons he shouldn’t believe everything he hears on YouTube, I…

Conversations With Cab Drivers: Russia & the Media

I had a fascinating conversation with a Russian cab driver about Russia & the way Russians are portrayed in the media. We also discussed why Russians don’t smile. The first 5 minutes are about airlines. Watch the video. Advertisements