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Much to come!
I was finally able to get this site back online thanks to Rob. There is a lot of blogs that are coming, and some new sections for You Rang, as well as other podcasts I have to share. I'm so excited!

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The Perks of Lying Fallow
I’ve written and spoken numerous time in my past on relating the radical act of gardening to growing in life as well. I do believe in...

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Apr 5, 20256 min read


I Love You On Purpose
A couple months ago, I was in a pretty desperate place. For reasons I won’t go into, I had to face the question, “How am I contributing...

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Apr 5, 20256 min read


The Art of Growing: Everything I Learned about Life I Learned in the Garden
I come from many generations of farmers and gardeners on both sides of my family. Growing and tending to the outdoor side of things has...

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Apr 21, 20234 min read


Small Feelings in a Big World.
I don't intend for everything I write here to be emotionally intense. I generally do and feel all things with the intensity of a star...

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Apr 12, 20234 min read


Whole/Hole.
Another late night of failing at sleeping. I don't know why brains do this to us. Are they such petty and jealous hos that because we...

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Apr 11, 20234 min read


Your Music Saved Me: Lifelines.
I have always had a healthy love of instruments. If we're being honest, some might say obsession. I've played piano since I was a kid,...

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Apr 4, 20235 min read


Lucky Ducks.
Late the other night, I decided to take my small girl for a night light drive. We cruised downtown, then by the houses that have decided...

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Feb 24, 20234 min read


CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)
You know why this is a Halloween season movie? Candy. So much candy there's a chocolate river. 5 Kids accompanied by parents get to trick...

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Oct 23, 20221 min read


THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973)
I've mentioned it a few times in my articles for Neon Splatter. I grew up on movies primarily from before the 1960s because my...

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Oct 22, 20223 min read


The Spirit of Halloween.
As we are less than two weeks away from Halloween. Even though I planned ahead and promised my soul away that I wouldn't be derailed by...

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Oct 18, 20223 min read


10 years from now.
There's this mental health exercise people suggest where you're supposed to write where you want to be in ten years. It's supposed to...

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Jun 30, 20222 min read


"Stick Your Glove Out"
THE SANDLOT is a perfect movie. It's one of my favorites. There's a scene that I think about a lot. Benny the Jet: You can do it...Stick...

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Jun 28, 20223 min read


Apollo 13 Calling Major Tom
"Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare This is Major Tom to Ground Control I’m stepping through the door And I’m floating in a...

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Jun 26, 20223 min read


List Intimacy
I write a lot of lists in a day. My brain is like one of those popcorn makers where the popcorn is flowing out, because it is so full....

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Jun 25, 20222 min read


A Chair that looks like ET & more nonsense.
A quick peek into my weird little brain & life.

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Jun 24, 20221 min read


The Joyful Skill.
When I committed to creating more and building my website again, I took some time to look at what I already had and take note of...

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Jun 23, 20223 min read


Skinnamarink a dinky dink
Do you remember "The Elephant Show"? I remember it so well that I can sing the entire song and do the hand motions all without...

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Jun 21, 20222 min read


There's a Woman on the Hill...
The last two weeks have felt like one melty swirl of depression, COVID illness, grief, and weathering actual weather. My days and nights...

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Jun 20, 20224 min read


Disillusionhood of the Traveling Pants.
When I was 18, my parents sent me to live with my Okinawan family to rescue my mental health and give me a safe space to heal. I had been...

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Jan 15, 20223 min read
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