The Hit List: Sincerely, Ben

The Hit List: Sincerely, Ben

by | Apr 16, 2016 | The Hit List

  If you’ve been following my blog, you may have been keeping up with my little Ben Franklin side project. For those not in the know, the last few months, I’ve been working through his “Thirteen Virtues”, one month at a time. Ben would practice one a week but I...
The Hit List – Nature hater

The Hit List – Nature hater

by | Apr 9, 2016 | The Hit List

“Why don’t you go outside and play?” This wasn’t a plea – it was a passive-aggressive question-slash-command from a harried mother who couldn’t understand the surly little girl who preferred to curl up in the old Morris chairs with a book rather than play kick...
The Hit List – Awkward conversations

The Hit List – Awkward conversations

by | Apr 2, 2016 | The Hit List

I was a nosy little girl. The type who listened around corners to hear what the adults were talking about? Guilty as charged. In fact, I was always interested in the adult world and couldn’t wait to grow the heck up so that I could do whatever it was I assumed adults...
The Hit List – But seriously…

The Hit List – But seriously…

by | Mar 19, 2016 | The Hit List

“Why are you always joking around? You’re never serious. I’m sick of it.” said a very exasperated daughter so many years ago.  She was beyond tired of my kidding, my teasing, my devil-may-care attitude. This child was made of the somber stuff and life was a serious...
The Hit List – Love Mob

The Hit List – Love Mob

by | Mar 12, 2016 | The Hit List

Like most people, I like to read the news. I won’t watch it on television because frankly, even the people I like seem to have a tone that makes me anxious. At least when I read, I can filter out that. But I can’t filter out the disturbing stuff I’ve been reading...

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