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  • If Everybody Else Is Cheating in the Pool, Should I?

    If Everybody Else Is Cheating in the Pool, Should I?

    It’s the lemmings’ question again, but it’s chlorinated and I’m asking myself
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    Amy Sea
    Jan 28
    Stellar’s

    Stellar’s

    A Poem
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    John Brantingham
    Jan 28
    Beyonce’s Wedding Cake and Staying In Your Own Lane

    Beyonce’s Wedding Cake and Staying In Your Own Lane

    Loosening up mirror neurons
    Go to the profile of Amy Sea
    Amy Sea
    Jan 26
    Sex, Drugs, and the PTA. Who’s Swinging in Your Neighborhood?

    Sex, Drugs, and the PTA. Who’s Swinging in Your Neighborhood?

    Players gonna play
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    Amy Sea
    Jan 20
    “Are We Dating The Same Guy?” Women Are Each Other’s Greatest Detectives

    “Are We Dating The Same Guy?” Women Are Each Other’s Greatest Detec...

    Where dating app safety fails, women take over
    Go to the profile of Amy Sea
    Amy Sea
    Jan 18
    Don’t Give Up Just Because You’re Getting Your Ass Kicked

    Don’t Give Up Just Because You’re Getting Your Ass Kicked

    View from inside the pool
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    Amy Sea
    Jan 18
    Beware of Traveling Cadaver Shows if the Bodies Have Secret Origins

    Beware of Traveling Cadaver Shows if the Bodies Have Secret Origins

    There are better ways to learn about human anatomy
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    Trisha Ready
    Jan 13
    Coming Home to Stranger Things

    Coming Home to Stranger Things

    It’s only a place inside
    Go to the profile of Jean Campbell
    Jean Campbell
    Jan 11
    A Word About Arranged Marriages

    A Word About Arranged Marriages

    How do two people who never met before decide to tie the knot? An interesting take on the different aspects of an arranged marriage
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    Mushfique Ahmed
    Jan 9
    Saturnalia, Then and Now

    Saturnalia, Then and Now

    A blog entry if I was keeping a blog
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    BOFace
    Jan 5
    The Churn

    The Churn

    We live in a loft in the back of the old post office in Ontario, built in 1926. At night, my dead whisper to me that this is not an ancient…
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    John Brantingham
    Jan 5
    Awe Begets Awe

    Awe Begets Awe

    Waking up the senses to appreciate what’s always been there.
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    Laura Culberg
    Jan 3
    Learning How to Breathe in Water and On Land

    Learning How to Breathe in Water and On Land

    Learning to use my body more efficiently
    Go to the profile of Amy Sea
    Amy Sea
    Jan 3
    The Pressure To Have Happy Kids is Missing the Point

    The Pressure To Have Happy Kids is Missing the Point

    Why are we so miserable and does it matter?
    Go to the profile of Amy Sea
    Amy Sea
    Jan 2
    The Welfare of Children Is At Stake

    The Welfare of Children Is At Stake

    I could care less about children just check my voting record.
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    James Morris, D.Min.
    Jan 2
    What is the Secret to Not Giving up When You’ve Got Nothing Left in Your Tank?

    What is the Secret to Not Giving up When You’ve Got Nothing Left in...

    Flip your brain switch
    Go to the profile of Amy Sea
    Amy Sea
    Dec 29, 2022
    Pre-Trip Anxiety Checklist

    Pre-Trip Anxiety Checklist

    When two people try to pack a car, zero people are happy
    Go to the profile of Jean Campbell
    Jean Campbell
    Dec 28, 2022
    Vacation Calm

    Vacation Calm

    Discovering it close to home
    Go to the profile of Laura Culberg
    Laura Culberg
    Dec 28, 2022
    Raising a Resilient Future

    Raising a Resilient Future

    The power of your voice
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    Kimberly J Fitzgerald
    Dec 24, 2022
    It’s Better if Your Kids Don’t Have it All

    It’s Better if Your Kids Don’t Have it All

    Treat the children well, but don’t treat them like the Kardashians
    Go to the profile of Amy Sea
    Amy Sea
    Dec 20, 2022
    Can Dogs Eat Bean Sprouts?

    Can Dogs Eat Bean Sprouts?

    Dogs and Bean Sprouts: Is it Allowed?
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    shivam bhatele
    Dec 19, 2022
    Zen Cleaning With Love and Bleach

    Zen Cleaning With Love and Bleach

    Household chores aren’t easy and that’s why I gave up
    Go to the profile of Jean Campbell
    Jean Campbell
    Dec 16, 2022
    I’m an Excellent Packer

    I’m an Excellent Packer

    Or is that just my anxiety?
    Go to the profile of Laura Culberg
    Laura Culberg
    Dec 14, 2022
    I’ve Been Doing Friendship Wrong

    I’ve Been Doing Friendship Wrong

    Marriage is easier and simpler
    Go to the profile of Jean Campbell
    Jean Campbell
    Dec 13, 2022
    9 Books to Rethink Reality

    9 Books to Rethink Reality

    Truth is stranger and better than fiction
    Go to the profile of Jean Campbell
    Jean Campbell
    Dec 5, 2022
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