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Of Miracles and Magic
I’ve had discussions about the miraculous recently. Do you believe in miracles? Assuming you do, think about it this way: for every “miracle” granted you there is another person who was in the same...
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Christmas is a Time of Togetherness
Christmas with the family will always be a hectic affair. Getting everyone ready for photos at the same time, making time for relations, heading off to the in-laws (or potential ones, in my case), all...
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Evil exists. Bad, violent people exist. This is a fact of nature. What is not a fact of nature is how easy it is for bad, violent people to get their hands on assault rifles. We are perfectly capable...
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Goals (or wishful thoughts) for 2013
I do not make resolutions. I might have goals, but not resolutions. A resolution implies something needs be changed and that is not entirely true of my 2013 goals. I want to meet folks I have...
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Morality: Not Just for the Religious Anymore
One fact about me that my parents cannot seem to wrap their minds around, is how religion–Christianity specifically–could creep me out. [The entire idea of Big Brother watching us, the fate of your...
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A Notsohappy Ending
Today marks the anniversary of a day that will forever live in infamy inside my mind, Sunday the anniversary of when I tried to kill myself over it. I warn you; this story is not a happy one. If you’re...
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Of Presidents, Assholery, and Much Too Cold Weather
A piece of me dies each time the weather drops below fifty, so what on Earth am I doing here? This was the thought that greeted me at 6:30 a.m. on Monday. It flickered through my mind as I stood in...
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Modern Christianity (is not as bad as some of you make it out to be)
I will start this entry by stating that (as you should know) I am not religious. I was born and raised in the Bible Belt; and until my very late teens, everyone I knew was either Baptist, Southern...
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What’s Love but a Secondhand Emotion?
“It isn’t reality, so much as the fantasy I have created in my head. Fictitious encounters, Conversations that have not taken place, reside like memories–long forgotten but suddenly brought to mind....
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Calling All Entrepreneurs and Start-ups
My boyfriend is starting a company in our area (I’m doing my best to help him out). He discovered the solution to a problem the city does not yet know it has. As we are still in the idea stage, my...
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So You Think You’re Bipolar?
(Excerpt from a Journal Entry — September 22nd, 2013) I scrolled through Vine, trying to focus on any one single thing for a minute. Using Vine to focus? That’s hysterical. The constant rush of...
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My Life in the Classroom
They say teaching is a fulfilling career but if you determine success by the size of your wallet, you should not consider it. Money has never mattered much to me (despite how freely I spend it) and...
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Of Miracles and Magic
I’ve had discussions about the miraculous recently. Do you believe in miracles? Assuming you do, think about it this way: for every “miracle” granted you there is another person who was in the same...
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