Author: melschertz
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What is in the name?
Hi everyone. Time again for things bouncing about inside my brain. First, as I will not be posting again until after, I hope you are all going to have a joyful Thanksgiving next week. The holidays are a time not only to be with family and friends, but to remember those who are less fortunate. This…
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What’s in a name?
Hi everyone. Hope you are all well and ready for what autumn and winter has in store for all of us. I love discovering the meaning or origins of names. For example, “Melanie” is Greek, a goddess who mourned all winter for the return of spring. As I was born in April, it fits. I…
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One Meal Away From Starving
Hi there. Hope all of you are doing great. Well, it is time once again to hear the ranting from my brain. This time, I am going to talk about food. If you didn’t already know this, I am president of a nonprofit farmers/artisan market, so I am dealing with fresh, local food items all…
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We are so very spoiled
Hi everyone. Yes, it is time once again for the ramblings from my mind. I grew up in central Illinois and had the honor of being raised with both sets of grandparents in my life. It was fun, as my dad’s parents collected antiques, and, having been raised with them and having respect for them,…
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Useful…not useful… that is not a question in my life
Yep, it is time to take another journey through the braincells of Melanie. Scary, I know. I have to admit, I am an animal person, and it runs in my family. Right now, my daughter, my brother, and I share a duplex. Between us, we have six dogs and nine cats. My daughter is a…
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Girls just want to have rights, so why do we have to fight?
It is time again to rummage around in my wacky brain. With all that continues to curtail women, I find the hypocrisy in so many things in the past, as well as currently. For those who don’t know already, I have not had the typical “female” jobs. I have a bachelor’s degree in police science…
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Getting Stoned
Hi there, Everyone. I have an admission to say. I am a rockhound. Ha, now you can stop thinking I am talking about marijuana. Ok, those of you who know me will know this fact. My dad was one (not a “stoner,” but a rock lover), and in the last 20 years, I have taken…
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Ramblings of my muddling mind
Hi everyone. Hope you are all well and enjoying the wild and wacky weather we are experiencing. I have been writing stories since I was young, though I never would have believed anyone would want to read them. Being dyslexic, in a time and place that didn’t know what it was, I learned on…
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Tidbits about a Tyrant
Lately, I have been researching information on Napoleon Bonaparte. I had never really delved into his family and anything other than his thirst for conquering all he could. He had a large and interesting family, and here are some of the tidbits I had not known before. Did you know Napoleon was actually of minor…
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A Day Spent With Jane Austen
As you get to know me, you will know I constantly have questions flowing about in my mind. I love asking for the opinions of others, asking people to think of how they feel and think about things. In doing so, I hope to help people think outside the box, and learn what others think…