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my new tattoo

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I wanted to tell you about my new tattoo.  It’s my first tattoo: a snake on my chest. Only problem is it keeps getting delayed.  My dear housemate’s travel plans–the delivery of a thinner needle to get the tongue right.  Then my own illness.  I hope it happens in… Read More »

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foraging

Hello, how are you doing?  I got these new playing cards for foraging.  You know I don’t like games.  But cards can be a fun way of mediated learning.  Different from a website or book. my foraging history I’ve always loved plants, always liked foraging.  Free food is amazing! I remember when I was in… Read More »

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places I feel safe

Hello, I’d like to tell you some places I feel safe.  I shared some feedback with the local UU church recently.  It was about my needs not being met at their service on Sunday.  Ming and I went in person because our friend Ariel gave the sermon about tarot as a spiritual force in her… Read More »

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thank you

Ming took me out to the river bed, which I’d been wanting for a long time.  Last time was a huge deal to me: I prayed, cried, and got a message from my mom.  So I was intimidated to return–too curious.  But I ached to lie on the earth and feel the earth support me,… Read More »

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Pabco trail

Oh hey, we went to this place called Pabco trail.  Looks at this cute pic of Ming!  So GQ! I smile and smile, though he was not smiling at that moment.  Professor Ming!  I put my scarf on him.  Pretty water too, huh.  And those fluffy-flowered plants.  They look like pampas grass, but I don’t… Read More »

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river

We went to the river–Ming drove us down Lake Mead Blvd toward Lake Mead.  Don’t ask me how we’ve lived here almost seven years and never did that before.  Whaaat? We went to a chill overlook and walked around.  We saw pretty yellow creosote flowers, and a praying mantis eggs case on a creosote branch–exciting!… Read More »