I see them over there. Two young turkey scouts looking for the hole in the fence. Finding not one hole big enough for a turkey, they flap over. Do turkey fly? IMHO, turkey only fly enough to save themselves or kill themselves, whichever it is remains debatable. But after witnessing...
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Tags: bird watching, birding, daily life, life, Marriage, my life, wild birds, wildlife, women, writers
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Once again I will illustrate what an opinionated and callous man he could be. And hysterical, if one could remove their emotions and ego from the situation. This is by far one of his best moments - one of the most humorous dad stories he could have left us with.
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Frankly, the telephone call at one in the morning should have tipped me off that my day or dentist appointment would hold a glitch. Yes, one a.m., as in after midnight, calling from a restricted number. If only the young lady had not sounded so professional.... if only...
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Tags: acceptance, daily life, dentist appointments, girl talk, gratitude, how to deal with prank calls, Humor, life, missing appointments, moments of insanity, mothers and daughters, prank calls, reflections, women
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A health at every size short story on the lies we are told as women. You know, the media, where we 'find out' we are considered defective... less than beautiful. Soooo, did you hear the one about the plush girl? As a supporter of NAAFA, ASDAH, and HAES, I am republishing this one in...
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Tags: ASDAH, Association for Size Diversity and Health, bbw beauty, bbw story, beauty in all sizes, fat acceptance, fat acceptance NAAFA, fat women, girl talk, HAES, Health At Every Size, NAAFA, National Association for Advancement of Fat Acceptance, plus sized women, self acceptance, self perception, size acceptance, size diversity, teenage self acceptance, women, women's issues, zaftig
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I had the most vivid dream.... I was kidnapped from the mill, taken on a barge and sold as a Japanese sex toy. The guy who bought me took me on a ship headed somewhere but when he found out I was toothless he turned around and took me back to Japan and got...
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I remember my first case of adult poison ivy. Thirty years ago. I thought it was a grape vine. Yes, Hubby and I were pulling these huge amazon vines out of trees on the land we just purchased by the Wolf River. The neighbor stopped by and said,...
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The dessert menu reads that it is sweetened with natural juices. Two sentences later, "Sweetened with aspartame." Eyeroll.... I make the mistake of saying it aloud. "That is not naturally sweetened and suggesting an ice cream sundae to Hubby. Our waitress makes a definite point to tell me it is...
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Tags: apple pie, apple pie and aspartame, aspartame, crabby women, sugar free apple pie, sugar-free, sweetened with aspartame, tipping waitresses well, waitresses tired
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I am somewhere between a college campus with no people and a prison five miles away. Where would an escapee head to get the heck out of Dodge but the nearest tollbooth where someone has to stop and can be carjacked or killed for the car. That is not a question.... Then there...
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To my defense, once upon a time I always scooped them up to take them outside and make a nice plot of leaves and stones for them to live under far from the house, just like I do for the mice. To my defense, I used to take my hanging lamps apart to get...
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Wing dog pile at side of neighbor’s garage. When it sticks you know they might get the idea.... Recycle coffee cans for neighborly gifts..... Pick up before the lawn crew arrives...... Wait until it freezes then rake it into piles and pick up... hoping the lady of house does not slide through it...
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Like we told you, they take getting used to. You have to point your nose at what you want to read. . . . Ah yes, point your nose at it! What that means to me is point your nose at the BOOK! Point your nose at the cereal box. Point your...
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