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The faces on the wall

Someone in our condo complex keeps up with Honolulu Crimestoppers and posts the unsolved crimes in the neighborhood on the wall by the mailboxes. There has been one poster up since may, a week after we moved in, showing a … Continue reading

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Special K takes on Fat Talk.

My interest in Special K has been renewed. I loved the cereal as a little kid, mostly because my dad would change the logo to say ‘Special Kate’. But I haven’t been such a fan of their ‘what will you … Continue reading

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Personal win at the office party

I have been MIA here for a while. I still wasn’t really feelin it. Plus, I have had an incredible amount of stress at work, working a minimum of 11 hours each day for the last couple weeks, and I … Continue reading

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To my teenage self

Dear teenage Kate, You don’t quite know how to picture your future, so let me help you. Life gets better….and worse. There will be times that are harder than what you are going through now, hard to imagine, I know. … Continue reading

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Now that I am (mostly) free of the perils of the co-ed office.

I work for a women-centric nonprofit. My office is in a transitional housing facility, all staff and adult residents here are female, so my work-related male contact is greatly reduced. It took me a couple months but I finally realized … Continue reading

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We are the wicked witch….. and the cowardly lion…..

My understanding of good and evil has evolved over the years. I have been looking for the meaning of life for quite some time. I have heard sermons on evil as a literal devil who stalks the good people of … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt: Come Fly with Me. Memories of Swaziland

  I have been in an unmotivated funk for a few weeks now, where writing is concerned. I have run out of ideas. I could just let this blog fade off into nothingness, but I really want to follow through, if … Continue reading

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Writers Block

It had to happen sometime. I have just not been feeling the writing thing for a couple weeks now. Interesting events have occurred, thoughts thunk, people met, but I just have not been feeling the writing. I have started posts, … Continue reading

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The chickification of America

Rush did it again. Geez. I think its a sad commentary on the poor education and lack of awareness of American citizens that Rush Limbaugh still has an audience. Apparently, according to Rush, the NFL support for Breast Cancer Awareness … Continue reading

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Sharing your stories

I come across women every day that move me with their stories. Stories I feel the world should hear. Here is another one. I met with a woman today who is transitioning out of prison. She has been working at … Continue reading

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