My alarm went off at 6:30 Monday morning, and for approximately twelve beautiful seconds, I didn't know what day it was. Then I remembered. Monday. The weekly reminder that apparently society expects me to participate. I hit snooze because I believe strongly in setting achievable goals. Nine minutes later, the alarm went off again. I... Continue Reading →
The Badalisc: The Creature That Knows the Secrets of an Italian Village
Deep in the mountains of northern Italy, where old stone villages cling to the slopes and thick forests stretch into the Italian Alps, there is said to live a creature that spends most of the year hidden among the trees. Its name is the Badalisc. The legend belongs particularly to Andrista, a small village in... Continue Reading →
The Friday Afternoon When Everything Went Completely to Hell
Friday afternoon began with the kind of optimism that, in retrospect, should have been considered a warning sign. It was 2:47pm. The weekend was so close I could practically smell sweatpants and poor decisions. I had exactly three things left to accomplish: finish one small task, stop at the grocery store and go home. That... Continue Reading →
One Weed, Zero Dignity: The Yardwork Disaster
I went outside to pull one weed. That is important to remember. One. Weed. It was growing beside the front steps, looking smug and disrespectful, and every time I walked past it I thought, I should really pull that. So Saturday afternoon, armed with absolutely no plan whatsoever, I marched outside, grabbed the weed, and... Continue Reading →
One Woman, One Honda & Absolutely No Dignity Left
There are certain moments in life when you realize you’ve made a mistake. For Julia, that moment came when she was standing in the frozen-food aisle holding a family-sized lasagna while an employee announced over the store’s speaker system, “Would the owner of a blue Honda Civic please return to your vehicle? Your car appears... Continue Reading →
The Umbrella
The rain wasn't supposed to start until six. At least, that's what the weather forecast had promised, and Emma had trusted it with the kind of reckless confidence usually reserved for people who had never been personally betrayed by a weather app. It was 3:17 in the afternoon when the sky opened. Emma was halfway... Continue Reading →
The Larder Lake Stonehenge
The Larder Lake Stonehenge (historically referred to as the Pearl Beach Mystery Rocks) is a fascinating megalithic arrangement of 18 massive, rounded boulders situated on the northeastern shore of Larder Lake a rural community located in Timiskaming District near the Big Narrows in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. Geologists generally classify the stones as glacial erratic's -... Continue Reading →
Effective Banishing Spells for Clearing Negative Energy
A banishing spell is a ritual used to remove unwanted energy, harmful people, toxic habits, or negative spirits from your life.
103-year-old Christmas tree sells for over $4,000
A 103-year-old artificial Christmas tree, one of the first to be mass produced, was auctioned for more than $4,000 in Britain. Hansons Auctioneers said the 2.5-foot-tall tree, described as the "humblest Christmas tree in the world," sold for a total $4,296.13.The tree was brought to Dorothy Grant's family home when she was 8 years old... Continue Reading →
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