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What fear have I conquered?
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What fear have I conquered?

I think we’ve already established I’m not a brave person. You won’t catch me bungy-jumping, skydiving, or downhill skiing, but… … Continue reading What fear have I conquered?

Make time to actually enjoy the holidays this year
Remembering

Make time to actually enjoy the holidays this year

…those memorable Christmases of our childhood? I’m not convinced that they were perfect either. I think they exist as a composite, like “Christmas’s Greatest Hits” in our memory. Continue reading Make time to actually enjoy the holidays this year

Friday Field Trip: Brewery Arts Center
Us, Now & Then

Friday Field Trip: Brewery Arts Center

Brewery Arts Center Most people in Carson City have attended some sort of event here. An art class, a play, … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Brewery Arts Center

I took a chance and look what happened!
Us, Now & Then

I took a chance and look what happened!

Last week, following advice from Mark Coker’s Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, I sent a news release to Carson City’s newspaper, … Continue reading I took a chance and look what happened!

Reading, like riding a bike, takes practice
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Reading, like riding a bike, takes practice

This column first appeared in The Nevada Appeal, February 19, 2003 while I was still working as a literacy specialist … Continue reading Reading, like riding a bike, takes practice

Scrapbooks turn the pages of our lives
Nevada Appeal Columns

Scrapbooks turn the pages of our lives

This column appeared in The Nevada Appeal in 2002, when I was DEEP into scrapbooking. I am no longer. While … Continue reading Scrapbooks turn the pages of our lives

Remembering the day the world changed
Nevada Appeal Columns

Remembering the day the world changed

Originally published in The Nevada Appeal on September 26, 2001 My Own Battlefields in This New War “It’s awful here.  … Continue reading Remembering the day the world changed

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Sadly, education testing is BIG business

This column for the Nevada Appeal is from five years ago when I saw school budgets erode when it came to … Continue reading Sadly, education testing is BIG business

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Are you a worrier?

  “If there is no solution to the problem, then don’t waste time worrying about it. If there is a … Continue reading Are you a worrier?

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A message to that orange-haired monster

You know who I mean. The guy who thinks internment camps were a good idea. But you know what they … Continue reading A message to that orange-haired monster

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