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OK, let it be said up front that I am an unbeliever. Not a doubter, not an alternative religion participant, not a searcher and definitely no longer interested in becoming any of the above. This is probably the reason that this whole Apocalypse Yesterday failed to hit my radar until a couple of days ago,…
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I was less inclined to view snowflakes with a kindly eye this morning. One-on-one they are amazing creatures, but last night they roved in gangs. Snowflakes with a mob mentality are not to be taken lightly. I reflected upon this as I scraped the ice off my car this morning. The driver’s side door was…
Hissy Fit
Iâd taken a leave from the cat shelter I volunteer with. Part of the reason was the heavy immunosuppressants Iâm on, and part of the reason was the amount of time Iâm losing each week to the PUVA treatments. A vet tech from a local pharmaceutical who has been volunteering for the past half year…
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Creative Mistakes
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