Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Road trips
Road trips are the vacations I dream about. My first road trip was when I was 5. My mom, grandmother, aunt, cousin and myself drove cross country from Philadelphia to Oceanside, California. Often it is said that you don’t have memories that young. But I will tell you I have so many snippets of that…
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my blanky my love
Everyone has that 1 thing that appears in every childhood picture. The item we could not live without. The thing that was the source of tears if left behind and joy when by our sides. Mine was my Blanky. It was a satin trimmed blanket that I loved dearly. I would sleep with it every…
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Friends? How many of us have them?
How many times have you heard ‘check on your friends’ during the pandemic? It is one of those things that professionals say often. And we sometimes think that we are doing it. But what does it really mean? We all go though things and we manage to get through it without disclosure. Or you have…
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Help the Fox Chase Livestock Club
In Philadelphia there are 20 young people who belong to a livestock club. Most people think 4H clubs consist of children in rural areas They are mistaken. Ours is however the only urban livestock club in our region. Our members raise lambs, piglets, goats, and steer. Twice a year they show their animals. In January…
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Quarantine Guilt
We are all in this together, Stay Home, Be safe…..these are the words to our current anthem. I have been in shelter at home mode since March 17th when I got laid off from job. Which makes this day 32. I have been out to buy groceries and get prescriptions but mostly I have been…
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Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
I attended the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Championship in September. I was excited. I have wanted to attend for years but could never quite coordinate the trip to California or Texas. The championship falls usually on my young cowboy’s birthday weekend and we do other things. But this year with a little planning I was…
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Round 8 of the National Finals Rodeo
The night with the full moon sitting high above the Thomas and Mack should have been an indicator that something special was going to happen. Clayton Biglow bareback rider won his 4th round in a row with a 90 on Showstomper (Frontier Rodeo 129). Will Lummus took the round in Steer Wrestling with 3.6 on…
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Urban Cowboy
What country girl does not love the smell of livestock? City girls, not so much. I am the perfect mix of the two. Everyone has an opinion of how the other lives. I am always reading and hearing barbs about city people from country dwellers, country music, and social media memes. On the other side…
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Professional Bull Riders – Montana Silversmiths’ Women of the PBR- #TAKEASECONDLOOK: Sarah Berger
https://www.pbr.com/en/news/features/other-features/2018/10/montana-silversmiths-wotp-sarah-berger.aspx
Got any book recommendations?
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