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On My Father’s Birthday: A Letter To The Man Who Killed Him
On My Father’s Birthday, A Letter To the Man Who Killed Him
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Author Archives: Dawn Quyle Landau
Moo, Baa, Fa-La-La!
In the spirit of the season and to support a good cause, this is a Fundraising Post for Heifer International. Nathan Bransford is an author whose blog I follow closely. He’s done a fundraiser for Heifer International, on his own blog … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Blogging, Christmas, Holidays, how blogs work, Musings, My world, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged blogging, Christmas, donations, Fundraising, Giving, Heifer International, Nathan Bransford, Tales from the Motherland
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The Middle: The End of the World Bums Me Out
I’m trying not to let anxiety take over, what with only a few hours left to life on Earth… as I’ve known it. I am hoping that new theories are correct, and the Mayan predictions actually spoke to a cosmic … Continue reading
Don’t Speak… His Name.
Since Friday when the horrific news of the Newtown, CT mass murder/shooting broke, the nation has been transfixed. It’s hard to go on line, turn on the TV, pass a news stand- do anything outside of taking a shower, without … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Death, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, News, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged Death, grief, Honoring the dead, Mass Killers, Medial, news, Newtown massacre, Sandy Hook Elementary, Social Action, Social Media, Tales from the Motherland, Victims
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“Our Hearts Are Broken Today”
Today our President, Barack Obama, uttered those words, and anyone who was listening, anyone who saw the leader of our country struck silent for a moment, tearful, was touched. The news, that 27 people—20 of them very young children at … Continue reading
86 That! Hail Festivus!
I get that generation after generation has felt like I do: some of this newfangled stuff is just doodoo. So I’m an old lady. Bah! If you ever worked in a restaurant, which I did for nearly 15 years (from age 14 … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, News, Parenting, Sarcasm, Writing
Tagged Cell phone etiquette, Cell phone usage, Cell phone usage in the car, fashion, Festivus, Musings, parenting, Seinfeld, Tales from the Motherland, Talking on cell phone in bathroom
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A Quick Bonus… Read Someone Else.
In my last post, Sometimes The Pressure of The Holly Isn’t So Jolly, I talked about loss around the holidays. The day before I posted that, when I only had a few edits to do to complete it, but was … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Death, Life, Musings, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged blogs, Death, Hot Pink Underwear, loss, Tales from the Motherland, Writers, writing
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These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things… 2nd Annual
Note: Some knee surgery and plenty of November/December distractions have made writing a bit more challenging than usual. I’ve fallen behind. This week, I’m combining my Monday post and The Middle into one post. Also, for several hours I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Christmas, Hanukkah, Holidays, Honest observations on many things, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Books, Christmas, Favorite foods, Favorite things, Gift giving, Hanukkah, Holidays, Tales from the Motherland, Townsend Bay Soap, Trader Joe's
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TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND 