Is Fahrenheit 451 Anti-Woke?
Photo by Movidagrafica Barcelona on Pexels There is a pivotal monologue given by a fire chief at the center Ray Bradbury’s enduring...
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LaCalaveraCat
May 4, 20232 min read
Putting Social Media Down and Picking Up My Paint Brush
Image source: Merlina McGovern I had finished cleaning up after dinner (a supposedly burnout friendly dinner from the New York Times, but...
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LaCalaveraCat
May 3, 20232 min read
I Support the Writers’ Strike
Photo by Martin Lopez on Pexels As of midnight on May 2, the Writers Guild of America went on strike. According to this AP story, the...
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LaCalaveraCat
May 2, 20233 min read
What Makes for A Good Downtown?
Image source: Merlina McGovern In a recent post, I wrote about how much fun we had in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. What made this...
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LaCalaveraCat
May 1, 20235 min read
A Still Life Study in Different Mediums: Watercolors
My goal in this exercise was to paint this still life study with just entirely watercolors. I was hoping to mask the few highlights, but...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 27, 20233 min read
How to Make and Keep Friendships When You Work from Home
Image source: Photo by Pixabay In the past couple of blog posts, I’ve been singing the praises of my newfound remote freedom as a...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 26, 20233 min read
Music to listen to while you work
Photo by samer daboul on Pexels Right now, I’m sitting down and listening to the Florence and the Machine essentials soundtrack from...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Appreciating Healthy Days As You Get Older
Image source: Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels It’s amazing to me how much a simple cold knocks me out as I get older. I can remember when I...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 24, 20232 min read
Things that Make You Go, Ahhhhhh
Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels I have been laid up with a terrible cold these past few days. It began last Thursday, when my left nostril...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 20, 20232 min read
A Study in Multiple Mediums
Image source: Merlina McGovern My last painting project was a landscape done in water-soluble oil paints. It took me a long time to...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 19, 20235 min read
Five Fun Activities to Do in Asheville, North Carolina
Image source: Merlina McGovern I’ve just come back from a wonderful spring trip to Asheville, North Carolina. It was my first trip there,...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 16, 20233 min read
Finding Fabulous Flavor in Filipino Restaurants
Image source: Merlina McGovern I have been slow posting because my husband and I have been enjoying a vacation to Asheville, North...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 11, 20233 min read
Achew! Five Facts about Seasonal Allergies
Image source: Photo by Nita on Pexels Did you know that more than a quarter of US adults suffered from seasonal allergies in 2021,...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 10, 20233 min read
Which State Governments are Banning Books?
With every news story that comes out about more and more banned books, I thank my lucky stars that I live in a state where there isn't...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 9, 20231 min read
Quick Easter Thoughts
I’m not a super religious person, but I do love celebrating new beginnings after long winters. Being with family, talking and eating and...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 8, 20233 min read
Indulging in Self-Care
Image source: Pexels, Mareefe Today was just one of those days where, even though I accomplished a lot, I feel like I accomplished...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 7, 20234 min read
How to Become an Artist
The headline, I will admit, is a bit misleading. This post is not really about how *you* can become an artist. It’s more about how I...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Morning Musings; the Fog of Possibility
Image source: Merlina McGovern It’s springtime, and I was expecting blue skies and warm weather today. Instead, I woke up to a gray and...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Fowler’s Fancies: Housewife or Hussy
Image source: Merlina McGovern Fowler’s Fancies: Housewife or Hussy Since my job is to work with words, I’ve decided to write a series...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Memories of Campus Life at UC Berkeley
Image source: Merlina McGovern A few days ago, I wrote about staying at the Stern Hall dorm when I went to UC Berkeley for college....
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