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It’s Memorial Day in the United States. A day to remember those brave men and women who gave their lives so that all Americans can be free. They died, in part, to ensure our Constitutionally-guaranteed right to free speech.

I thank them.

Even while our Federal Communications Commission (AKA Bought-and-Paid-For Stooges of big corporations) takes a big ole dump on their memory.Continue Reading

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Ten years ago, I got married on a humid June day. Ten years and a day, I boarded a plane. First class. A fantasy honeymoon with my fantasy man. Ten years and three days later, I landed.

After flying for two days, the opposite side of the earth is a hard place at 9 in the morning.

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The book sale crush dissolved. Only two people in the room. I gathered up my wad of money and my sign-ey pen and got ready to head to the car.

Only we were down a body.

Dad’s very large and gassy body.

Mom and I scoured the Kershaw County School District building. Because this was ROY, after all.Continue Reading