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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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Holding Vigil for One of Our Founding “Meeses” – Denise Velez (Updated)

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July 13, 2026 8
Back in September 2008, a group of like minded people gathered at the Motley Moose to talk about politics and how they could promote politicians and political causes that would change people’s lives for the [...]

Summer Sunning!

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Later this morning, we will 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° [...]
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Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

May 15, 2026 6
I love the Pacific Northwest native flora this time of year as they emerge from our long dark winter. Since we can’t get out into the woods everyday, we have brought the woodlands colors home [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2026 2
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 20, 2026 3
Today, March 20th, at 7:46am 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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