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I was looking through my jewelry box tonight and I found my Girl Scout stars and badges and pins. I was a Brownie, and then a real Girl Scout, and I absolutely loved it until sixth grade, when Scout Headquarters … Continue reading
Jane Goodwin
Mamacita says: I have always loved fairy tales. I do not mean the insipid heavily-edited baby-tales, all with happy endings, the Disney-fied versions; I am speaking of the real thing: stories full of blood and guts and red-hot spikes and … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I tend to stress and focus here on people who are, let us euphemistically say, somewhat less than nice, or less than hardworking, or less than considerate, etc. Let’s face it: those are the people who “stand out” … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I’ve been blogging for over sixteen years, and every Valentine’s Day, I like to re-tell the story of Cupid and Psyche to the Blogosphere. Why? Because it’s one of my favorite myths. I love this story. I’d post … Continue reading
The Unsung Heroes Mamacita says: Is there anyone else out there who can flip through a history book and wonder where everybody is? So many unsung heroes. Too many. Far too many genuinely important people get no mention whatsoever, or … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I wonder sometimes if one of the reasons some people age horribly and die, is because they have stopped hanging out with friends. Of course, if they are REALLY old, they may have stopped hanging out with friends … Continue reading