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why bother caring about the environment when 1. It’s so obviously a lost cause and 2. There’s definitely going to be a nuclear war?

And what are you doing about it Anon? Learn about ecological restoration or get out of my way.

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Hey, take it from someone creeping towards 40:

Ignore the fun police.

If you like it, order your steak well done. Get your bagel toasted with jam and butter. Put ice in your scotch and ketchup on your hotdog. Get red wine with fish and white with steak. Who cares?

If you want to, listen to pop music. Watch blockbuster popcorn flicks. Read dime store novels. Enjoy them.

Dye your hair or cut it off. Paint your fingernails blue. Wear whatever the fuck you want on your own time (ie, when not at a job or school or whatever where you can get penalized for breaking rules) as long as you aren’t like welding or shoveling snow.

Anyone who tries to tell you you’re wrong? Say “okay” and go back to what you were doing. You’re not hurting them by enjoying yourself or having things the way you like them.

There are no caveats or addendums to this. No “but what about x?” Nah. You’re allowed the things you like. You don’t have to justify your taste or apologize for it if it’s not hurting anyone.

And likewise, let other people live their lives. We’re all dead in the long run, so tend your own garden before you become fertilizer in it.

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A Wedding Story

Welcome to June! As many might know, this is considered the start of wedding season (and really, the height of it). Many couples like to get married in June for many reasons, including one stretching back to ancient times when people married in this month because it was named after the goddess Juno, the goddess of the hearth. Now, I’m sure it’s because of the weather. Warm but not too hot, it’s…

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Snow White meets the Snow Queen in this story as Jack falls through a mirror in his grandfather's manor house. He lands in a world where fairy tales are real but not like he knows them. There he befriends Aria, a young woman with a secret and magical ice powers. Can they escape the Chanted Forest or will they realize it is where they belong?

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30-Song Guess Your Age Quiz

Fwiw, they thought I was MANY years younger than I am. Just made me feel good all over. 😊

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And here is the link to the seventh part of Masquerade.

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Here is the link to the sixth part of my short story, Masquerade.

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Masquerade: Two New Parts!

It’s been a long time since I’ve promoted my short story, Masquerade. I had published a new part last October but when looking through my posts, I realized I never shared that here! Let me rectify that! You can read the sixth part, Dessert, here. After spending time together, Theo and Scarlett return to the ballroom to enjoy dessert as the party begins to wrap up. Or you can skip straight to…

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If this pops up while you’re scrolling, I wish you unconditional love and massive success.

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pride month!!!

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Happy Pride month to all the gay folks who should still be with us but were lost to AIDS. So many of them had (and continue to have) huge impacts on the world, despite their lives being tragically cut short.

Since this is primarily a Muppet blog, I wanted to take a moment to talk about Richard Hunt.

Richard Hunt was a gay man and a fantastic puppeteer who started working with Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, and company in 1970 at age eighteen and joined the cast of Sesame Street two years later. While working with the Muppets, he originated the characters of Scooter, Beaker, Statler, Sweetums, and Wayne, but also became the primary performer of Janice and is responsible for the flower child personality she is now known for. He was also known to be a fantastic singer.

But maybe most importantly, he made so many people happy. According the book "Of Muppets and Men" by Christopher Finch, Hunt "seems to get more unadulterated pleasure from performing than anyone else in the organization. When he is not working on camera, he is apt to have Scooter or Beaker or Janice -- anyone -- on his arm for the purpose of entertaining... He makes the crew laugh, jokes with the guest star, clowns for the shop personnel. He is one of the chief reasons for the loose atmosphere that exists around Studio D despite the pressure and the slow pace that are endemic to television production."

Hunt died at age 41 due to AIDS complications. The Muppet Workshop made a panel for the NAMES Project AIDS quilt in his honor. The Richard Hunt Spirit Award is presented every year at the Sesame Street wrap party to the cast member that best honors Hunt's generosity and dedication on set.

Rest in peace Richard. Thank you for the laughs and the smiles, and happy Pride 💛

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& Juliet: My Thoughts

In my post here, I mentioned I was about to go see the Broadway show & Juliet and I promised to tell you about it. I’m here to keep my promise. Here we go! Be warned that there may be spoilers under the cut. Continue reading & Juliet: My Thoughts