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AIDS Walk Austin is early this year

July 16, 2019 anotherdemocrat 2

Hi — so, I’ve been thinking I’d have a normal, relaxing summer (well “normal & relaxing” by Trump era standards) and not be too concerned about the AIDS Walk, since it’s not till fall. Then […]

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Big matching donation for AIDS Ride!

April 23, 2019 anotherdemocrat 1

I just found out about this — today starting at noon central time, there’s $10,000 in matching donations for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS! If it is at all possible, please donate on my […]

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Huge donation match today for Hill Country Rice For AIDS – please donate if you can!

April 5, 2019 anotherdemocrat 6

me & my team – the Wheelie Nelsons – at the 1st training ride – We sweat so you don’t have to. Double your pleasure, double your fun Sit on your sofa while we get […]

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For my birthday on Friday, I’d love $55 donations for the Hill Country Ride For AIDS

January 9, 2019 anotherdemocrat 2

My birthday is Friday, I’m doing the Hill Country Ride again this year & I’d really love $55 donations, but really any donation is more than welcome. My goal is $2,000 this year. They really […]

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Tuesday in Moosevillle – Memories, Meals, Traditions, and Gifts 12/25/18

December 25, 2018 DoReMI 9

  I’m sure some of you were opening this post with some trepidation, wondering if I was going to cover some depressing aspect of our history. Surprise! Even though I recognize that Christmas is not […]

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A Boyhood Memory of World War II London

November 19, 2018 Diana in NoVa 6

Jack, left, and Don, right in 1939 Tradition says that anyone born within the sound of Bow bells is a true Cockney. My husband Don certainly qualifies on that score: he was born at Lambeth, […]

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All my armor comes from you (an AIDS Walk Austin diary – there’s another match Wednesday)

October 30, 2018 anotherdemocrat 4

So, first thing, there is another $100 match Wednesday, and another chance to win South By Southwest wristbands if I raise $250. If I get to $250, and if I win the wristbands (2 big […]

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Head Full Of Dreams – an AIDS Walk Austin diary ($100 match Wednesday)

October 16, 2018 anotherdemocrat 2

picture is me with the best congressman ever, Lloyd Doggett So, I’ve got to start off with something that most people who read my diaries will find shocking — there won’t be a U2 song […]

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AIDS Walk Austin is less than a month away – update: $100 match today

October 10, 2018 anotherdemocrat 5

****the 1st 50 people to raise $100today will get that amount matched**** please share this around! I know, I know — it’s election time & there are so many great candidates asking for donations. But […]

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I don’t know about you, but I could use some warm fuzzies – an AIDS Walk diary

September 28, 2018 anotherdemocrat 4

So we’ve all been hearing the awfulness brought out by the Kavanaugh hearings. Some of us are reliving/remembering some pretty awful things. I can’t deal with any more horror/disgust/sadness. I can’t go back and re-do […]

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“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

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Happy Lammas!! Hey, wait just a minute! Those are happy llamas … which is not the same thing at all! Today is August 1st, the pagan holiday of Lammas or First Harvest. It is the [...]

Summer Sunning!

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Later today, we mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. The [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2025 3
At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]
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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 19, 2025 5
Tomorrow, March 20th, at 2:01am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]
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Spring is in the air!

February 1, 2025 3
At the beginning of February, when much of the north appears frozen and lifeless, there are stirrings below the surface and in the sky. The light is returning; today there is nearly an hour more [...]

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