March 18, 2020
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The facts pretty much point to the majority, perhaps vast majority, of all humans will get this thing. Truth. For most of us, we’ll be fine. A few sucky days, then done. For some of us, maybe we NEVER know … Continue reading
March 18, 2020
by kjolson
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So, yeah, resurrecting my blog. After five years. Five years full of ALL THE THINGZ. I mean, seriously…loss of my father, three cancers, finding my biological family (both sides!!), meeting new family members and traveling, new job, new cats, and … Continue reading
January 7, 2015
by kjolson
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Family is an interesting thing. We’re all aware that it’s not just who’s married to whom, and who shared bloodlines. It’s far more complex–and, simultaneously, simple-than that. I’m adopted, first of all. When I was two-and-a-half years old, in … Continue reading
December 29, 2014
by kjolson
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I wrote a couple of years ago about being grateful, but it’s high time I revisited this destination. It’s imperative for happiness, for perspective. In the intervening time since that blog post, I’ve lost my mother to Alzheimer’s, my father’s … Continue reading
December 23, 2014
by kjolson
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My husband has started blogging again. Here’s my initial response: <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/ehu3wy4WkHs” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> He writes, in his Christening piece, the following: So, here’s the first thing; I’m not very good at this. Oh, I can navel-gaze and … Continue reading
November 13, 2014
by kjolson
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Since I’m a baseball fan, I’m used to hearing the adage about how hard it is, actually, for a moving ball and a moving cylinder to make contact. From a physics’ point of view, that is. We should be surprised that … Continue reading
November 13, 2014
by kjolson
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Napoleon I’ve decided to use a second story with time travel as a plot part in my Science Fiction class, so I asked all my geeky friends on facebook what they’d suggest. And I have a LOT of geeky … Continue reading
February 25, 2014
by kjolson
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I often wake up with opinion pieces on my mind. I suspect I dream rhetoric and filter and remix in my head, and if the waking up is done correctly–and coffee is waiting–I don’t forget everything. This happened the other … Continue reading
February 16, 2014
by kjolson
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My birthday was last week. I turned 48, and I’m still trying to figure out where my thirties went, let alone what I’m supposed to do with nearing the half-century. I’ve always had a difficult time with time passage–even as … Continue reading
October 25, 2013
by kjolson
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image: http://cdn.nanowrimo.org/assets/crest-bda7b7a6e1b57bb9fb8ce9772b8faafb.png It’s nearly November…and that can mean only one thing! No, not turkey dinners, and no, not snow… …NaNoWriMo! Otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month, it’s when hundreds of thousands of people get together (literally and figuratively) to … Continue reading