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So… Who is Donna Fontenot anyway?
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More Solid Than I Realized
Read more: More Solid Than I RealizedThe end of 2024 is fast approaching. It was a hell of a bad year. I’d planned to blog here about life after retirement, but it was far too difficult and painful to even think about, much less write about. I’ve been through more than one person should have to handle in just a few…
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A Thelma and Louise Kinda Gal
Read more: A Thelma and Louise Kinda GalI often think about who I am, deep inside. Of course, there isn’t one simple answer to that. We’re all a mishmash of all sorts of things. But lately, life’s way of messing with me has proved to me what I’ve suspected in the past. I’m a Thelma and Louise kinda gal. I’m Louise, in…
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A Name Is Powerful
Read more: A Name Is PowerfulA long time ago, my mom put together an 8×10 shadow box which held little mementos of my childhood. Things like a charm bracelet, my cheerleader patch, and various bits of baby and toddler jewelry. My amazing friend, Jenny, is recreating it for me because over the decades, it became raggedy and beat up. While…
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What Lurks in the Predawn Hours?
Read more: What Lurks in the Predawn Hours?I sat in the dark, curtains open. I’d been sitting at my desk for an hour or so, with only the glow from the computer screen providing some light. The world outside the window matched the room, mostly dark, with only a dim light rising above the rooftops across the street. Dawn was coming, but…
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Exhaustion Has Landed
Read more: Exhaustion Has LandedWe are moving. Again. Moving sucks. That’s the gist of this post, so if you’d rather not read further, that’s okay. You’ll have learned all you need to learn about my current state of life, and you won’t have to listen to me whine. Why are we moving? We live in a beautiful home. Our…
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You’ll Never Shine If You Don’t Glow
Read more: You’ll Never Shine If You Don’t GlowNearly two years ago, I wrote a post titled, “Words That Make A Difference“. In it, I divulged that a Smash Mouth song, “All Star”, saved my life. I was battling deep depression and didn’t see any hope for the future or any reason to continue. I quoted one of the lyrics’ lines and how…
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My Cheap Portable PC: A Budget-Friendly Laptop Alternative
Read more: My Cheap Portable PC: A Budget-Friendly Laptop AlternativePurchasing a computer, especially a laptop, can be really expensive. The higher the specs, the steeper the price. But what if you could put together your own portable PC setup at a fraction of the cost? Through my journey of overcoming financial limitations, I’ve learned the value of smart solutions. Having worked with an impossibly…
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Despair Where Once Lived Hope
Read more: Despair Where Once Lived HopeThe human race has failed us. We had a moment of glory when we gave birth to the grand idea of the Internet*. This changed the world in the most significant ways, and for a while there, it felt like it was the greatest gift we could have given ourselves. I remember a slice of…
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How Did I Miss This? Eye-Opening Day
Read more: How Did I Miss This? Eye-Opening DayWarning: Everything you read here will sound alarmist and melodramatic. I apologize for that. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t justified. For the last few years, I have wondered how our country has turned into what it is today. How did we become so completely divided, but more than that, how did we turn the…