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July 18, 2023
Unexpected Result from Torn Calf Muscle: Lower Blood Sugar
I panicked about three things when I first tore my calf muscle: Possibly needing surgery Gaining weight Higher blood sugar I was quickly assured I wouldn’t need surgery. Phew! That only left me two things to worry about. Even on Ozempic, I’m not losing weight. Then again, I’m only onContinue Reading
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The Honest Review and Facing Facts
Recently, a friend who writes for Horror Tree published a review of The Ghost of Laurie Floyd. It’s the best review I’ve ever gotten —but not because it sang my praises. Instead, it’s the most honest review I’ve ever gotten. It’s also, I now realize, the sort of criticism IContinue Reading
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June 28, 2023
A Middle-Aged Straight Woman’s Struggles with Today’s Pronouns
I used to consider myself a pretty tolerant, open-minded, and respectful person…until pronouns came along. Not that they’re new. They’re something we all learned in school. But that’s just it. What I learned 40+ years ago doesn’t apply to today’s world. And it drives me cuckoo crazy. It all hasContinue Reading
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June 22, 2023
Champions, Chumbawamba, and Restored Confidence
Lately, I’ve been struggling with flagging confidence. But the feel-good movie Champions helped snap me out of it. And so did its awesome soundtrack. Especially a hefty dose of Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping.” (a.k.a. “I get knocked down.”) Judging Covers Before I tore my calf muscle, I’d been playing a lot ofContinue Reading
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June 21, 2023
Wow! They really did use my footage in the Glee documentary!
The Price of Glee documentary was released on ID on January 16, 2023. Last year, someone associated with it contacted me about a video I’d posted on YouTube. They wanted my permission to use the footage I shot of Cory Monteith’s memorial outside the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel where heContinue Reading
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June 20, 2023
Death by Nextdoor: A Dateline episode waiting to happen?
Why did I feature a photo of bird poop on a post about Nextdoor and Dateline? It’ll all make sense soon. Stick with me until we get there. Nextdoor: My Guilty Pleasure Generally, I try to stay out of the fray on Nextdoor. It can get pretty nasty. (Especially onContinue Reading
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June 10, 2023
What I wished I’d asked during The Blackening interview
The second I saw the trailer for The Blackening a few months ago, I pitched Carla (the site editor at 1428 Elm) to write about it. A funny slasher? Yes, please! It had me LOLing —and hopeful the movie would be as good (or better) than its trailer. I alsoContinue Reading
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June 8, 2023
That time I tore my calf muscle…
I used to fear tearing my Achilles tendon when I played volleyball. I was on the court with someone who did that once, and it looked excruciating. Besides falling and breaking something when I played tennis, the other thing I feared the most was tearing a calf muscle. I metContinue Reading
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May 31, 2023
Bloody Tea, Spooky Six, and New Leaves
What am I doing with my life? At nearly 53, I never imagined I’d still be questioning my direction, but here I am. Lamenting things left undone, goals unpursued, and my inability to block out distractions and focus. So what better post to talk about turning over (another) new leafContinue Reading
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April 8, 2023
The Tennessee 3 vs. The Tennessee State Legislature
For the second time in as many weeks, Tennessee is making news for all the wrong reasons. This time it’s because of the historic move the Tennessee State Legislature took when they voted to decide whether Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson —or the Tennessee 3, as they quicklyContinue Reading
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