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Year: 2014

life musings relationships 

Frankenstein’s Monster: Change is Good

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Last fall, Post released the retro 1980’s boxes of Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry cereals. I immediately recycled the memory of how the boxes looked, the joy I felt when I opened the bag and poured it into my cereal bowl and of course, that first mouth-watering bite.    Pure bliss.   A friend of mine bought me a box of Boo Berry after hearing me talk about it; it wasn’t the vintage box, but I got excited all the same. I couldn’t wait for the next morning to tear…

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life travel 

The Strays of Rome and Pompeii [gallery]

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When I visited Italy in March 2011, one of the wonderful things I noticed is that the strays are well cared for, especially in ruin areas, where they run free and happy. It only makes sense that I found these refuges, being an animal lover myself.   The first of these areas I visited was Largo di Torre Argentina, or the Area Sacra. These stray cats, under the protection of Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary, are in essence protectors for the ruins and the place where Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by the senators…

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life musings poetry 

Carpe Vinum [poetry]

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  Trying to write, to pull thoughts out of my head and voice them… Give them Life… but my brain is stuck in neutral – sitting idly with monotony… I need to find My Muse. Or drink. Maybe both. In vino vertias.    

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