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Author Archives: suemclaren24
Observations on life now
I am a child of privilege. By birth, skin color, education, and scented soap in the shower. My first word was not Mama but most likely, “why?!”. Education encouraged me to question, to challenge, to be an instrument of change, … Continue reading
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Tagged Challenge, Change, Death, Life, Loss, Observations, Privilege, Responsibility
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Independence
I was raised in a Republican family. I believe that teaching someone to fish is better than giving them the fish. My sympathies lie with health care for all, including access to medication, and a woman’s right to control her … Continue reading
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Tagged independence, Politics and the Press, The 4th of July
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Plans !
It has happened often enough: I have plans for the day; I have an idea of what needs to be done, where I need to go etc. And then it is six hours later and I wonder where my “plans” … Continue reading
How To Make a Good Day Better Route 113 is a local major two lane road. Driving south, I noticed what looked like a turtle in the northbound lane. I pulled into the first road and did a “u-ey”. In … Continue reading
A Tory Story, in pictures
This morning, I found Patch sleeping on a rocker, snuggled into two stuffed “teddy” bears. I have never seen him sleep there before. Next to the rocker, is a cat bed that he and Kaboodle used to share, but he … Continue reading
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Tagged Cats, Filling the Space, Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, Life Goes On, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren
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The Hypocrisy of Christmas; Ditch the Gifts
Looking at Christian traditions, one might think that the Christmas holiday time was a once a year opportunity to truly exhibit a Christian spirit and to be in good company doing that. Instead, people feed greed : good slogan, eh? … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, Gifts, Greed, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren, The Spiritual Gap
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Getting Older or Growing Older: it’s not just semantics.
Life is a pot luck: a lot depends on what you bring to it, as well as what others bring. The “others” could be people, nature, education, opportunities etc. Life is rife with choices. But, you have to keep … Continue reading
Crisis times – Fear and Expectations
The household was in an uproar. Everyone was yelling, to be heard above the others. No one was communicating. Ranting was rampant, pent up emotions exploding. Time for a “talking stick”, a tool that indicates the speaker, with the rule … Continue reading
Turkey Alert!
Months ago, a neighbor called to ask if I might take some photo’s of wild baby turkeys (turkettes?) who had wandered off a neighboring farm and into their back yard. My timing wasn’t right at that time – no success. … Continue reading
Nature’s Gifts
I had noticed earlier in the day that various items had been moved or knocked off shelves in the shed where the barn cats live. This was not unusual; there were often romps in the shed or things moved in … Continue reading
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Tagged Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, Nature's Gifts, Owls, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren
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