Tomorrow, I’ll be another year older. Yay. Not exactly thrilled. I’m posting early since weekends tend to get busy for me. I even ordered vegan cupcakes and vegan ice cream from Walmart. 😺


Tomorrow, I’ll be another year older. Yay. Not exactly thrilled. I’m posting early since weekends tend to get busy for me. I even ordered vegan cupcakes and vegan ice cream from Walmart. 😺


To: Jessica Marie Koehn (aka “Miss Kitty”)
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Today I learned I’m approximately 75% German and 25% French. My third great‑grandfather on my paternal grandmother’s side was French. My paternal grandfather’s family was German, and my maternal side is entirely German. They immigrated to America before World War I. I still can’t find much about my paternal line, but I’m excited by this discovery.
I’m not really a fan of Stoicism, but I haven’t really given it a fair chance, so I decided to download Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and Seneca’s Letters on Ethics. I have a tendency to cherry pick quotes for inspiration though, so I looked up some from Seneca.
Read More »I wasn’t expecting to find myself reflecting on Fidel Castro’s childhood while reading this chapter of The Fidel Castro Reader. I don’t know much about Castro’s personal life, but I was struck by how he too was immersed in religion at a young age, attending Catholic schools and being shaped by that environment.
Read More »Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?
Yes, I have. A few times I’ve performed on stage—choir concerts, musicals—and even found myself in front of a television audience. When I was younger, I appeared on local TV during the Jerry Lewis Telethon. My parents were part of a CB radio group that raised money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Each year they held an auction, and twice I had the honor of handing the donation check directly to the head of the telethon. They were small moments, but they made me feel part of something bigger than myself.

Of course, I haven’t celebrated any holidays since my brother passed away. I did collect some cat memes for Thanksgiving, though, and I didn’t forget about those who, like me, don’t celebrate (or live outside the U.S.). Have a happy Thursday!
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