Music Alert: The Tortured Poets Department
Photo by KoolShooters on Pexels Yes, this almost-fifty-year-old stayed up until midnight last Thursday to get a first listen of Taylor...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 172 min read
What are Your Five-Year Goals?
Photo by Markus Winkler on Pexels I’ve been editing quite a few books recently where the authors are looking back at their lives and...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 162 min read
Book Alert: The Radium Girls
Photo by Nic Wood on Pexels I haven’t listed this post as a book review because I’m not quite finished with it, but The Radium Girls: The...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 152 min read
Fallout, the TV Show
Photo: Courtesy of Prime Video Amazon Prime Video has a new hit on its hands with its adaptation of the classic RPG, Fallout. My husband...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 102 min read
Revisions Versus Writing
Photo by Michael Burrows on Pexels I recently wrote about hitting a major writing milestone: completing that first draft of my very first...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 93 min read
Jury Duty, Part 2
Photo by Merlina McGovern, Metal sculpture outside the Lowell Justice Center Well, that was an experience. I probably slept about four...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 81 min read
Jury Duty!
Photo by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA on Pexels It’s late, so today’s post will be very short. I stayed up so late because I was trying to fit in...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 32 min read
How’s Your Readling List Coming Along This Year?
Image source: Merlina McGovern Writer after writer (that is published author after published author) espouses the importance of reading...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 22 min read
Novel Milestone: First Draft Complete
Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash It’s a goal that I have chased after my entire life. Well, I say, “chased after,” and what I...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 12 min read
Cookbook Recommendation: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Image source: Merlina McGovern This past weekend, my family and I celebrated Easter by having a delicious chicken dinner. Now, you might...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 272 min read
Finding Time to Breathe
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels Stop what you’re doing right at this moment. Find yourself a comfortable seat and close your eyes. Now,...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 263 min read
Perimenopause and Sleep
Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels Seeing as how my most recent blog yesterday was about playing a video game, you wouldn’t think that today’s...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 252 min read
Stardew Valley Patch 1.6 Is Out!
Image source: ConcernedApe Yes, with that exclamation point in my title, I’m shouting about the release of Concerned Ape’s newest patch...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 203 min read
TikTok Troubles
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels Last week, the US House of Representatives passed what many call a TikTok ban bill. Now, many...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 193 min read
How To Keep Friendships as You Get Older
Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels Keeping friends takes maintenance. I know, I know. “Maintenance” is a boring word. It brings to mind car...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 182 min read
Don’t Forget Your Reading List
Image source: Merlina McGovern A few weekends ago, my husband and I visited our local public library. We hadn’t been in years. No excuses...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 132 min read
Comfort Reads: Murder on the Orient Express
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels I think I’ve done it. I think I’ve broken my nightly addiction to scrolling on my phone. Last...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 122 min read
Support Your School’s Music Program
Photo by JIUN-JE LIN on Pexels I just came back from almost two hours in a stuffy middle-school gym. It was the annual all-town band...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 113 min read
Five Standout Oscar 2024 Moments
Photo by Mirko Fabian on Pexels It’s been several years since I’ve sat down with my family to watch the Oscars. Watching awards shows...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 62 min read
Easier Than Meal Prep
Photo by Cedric Heinrich from Pexels I’ve written previously about the benefits of working with a health coach. While I always feel...
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