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I hate how white people love

I hate how white people love.  It’s so transactional and cautious.  White people love with an eye dropper.  There is your portion.  We would not want to spoil you with too much.   I hate how white people love the way they spice foods.  A flavor is too big a commitment.  Spices are dangerous because surprise… Read More »

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questions to ask a health insurance broker

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  This is not my resting bitch face, but it’s my crying by a pond face, which is related.  I want to tell you some questions to ask a health insurance broker. I am suffering about health and healthcare.  It’s a morass.  It’s painful.  The medical part is unjust, while… Read More »

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how to argue

Hello, reader.  Do you know how to argue?  My good friend broke up with their partner.  Listening to how it went toward the end, I wondered about the communication skills. “Did you never learn how to argue?” I asked. “We never argued,” my friend quietly said. “Wow,” I said.  “I see how that would be… Read More »

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code locks

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  How do you feel when you need to use the bathroom at a grocery store, but there are code locks blocking your way? That happened to me recently.  Wow, I was upset.  As you know, I am disabled–depending on whether you know what to look for, my disabilities may… Read More »

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creativity and health

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I was talking with my fam-friend about creativity and health, fatness, and how our feelings about our bodies affect how we treat ourselves.  That conversation sparked this post. love Bodies are so amazing: miraculous and varied.  Many fat people do neglect our bodies–it’s true.  But the dysfunction of our… Read More »

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how to make soy curls taste delicious

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Do you have wonderful foods to eat?  I want to tell you how to make soy curls taste delicious. Well, I was given a large quantity of soy curls to cook for Food Not Bombs.  With trial and error, I discovered a wonderful way to turn something boring into… Read More »

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thank you

  Dear friend, thank you for using your white privilege to help others and improve the world.  Thank you for using your thin privilege and hot privilege to help the world too, including helping people like me who might not have thin and hot privilege. Thank you for using your abled-ness and your abled privilege… Read More »

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pickles

“Tell me these aren’t the only pickles you bought,” I asked Ming, noticing some bread and butter pickles in the fridge. “No,” he said. “Ah, so you got some dill pickles,” I said. “Yes,” Ming said.  “US pickles.  I looked hard for those.” “Oh crap.  By US pickles, I meant not like Indian pickle,” I… Read More »

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why I worship Harriet Tubman

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I want to tell you why I worship Harriet Tubman.  She is a powerful goddess.  We all belong to the human family–all of us.  Asking our ancestors for help is a human thing to do. As the years pass, I sink deeper into my faith for pleasure, well-being, and… Read More »

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2020

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  What do you remember about the year 2020? A small group ministry I’m part of had a meeting where 2020 was the topic.  The discussion questions were so good, but I missed the meeting.  So I wrote out my answers.  I’d like to share a cleaned up version with… Read More »