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WELCOME TO: GEMINI RISING   UPDATED INTRO 28 MAY 2024: Just a little about me. I've been married for 32 years this past NOV and currently live in Southern California, but I grew up in New Hampshire. I've got 2 boys who are young adults. I work as a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. I enjoy my job a lot. Still. If you can believe that. I love to write. Thankfully both of my boys achieved Eagle Scout. My Scouting days are over and I'm back to focusing on my writing. I like to get out in nature, drink coffee and watch football. Here's a little bio about my zodiac. GEMINI: Gemini, the sign of the Twins, is dual-natured, elusive, complex and contradictory. On the one hand it produces the virtue of versatility, and on the other the vices of two-facedness and flightiness. The sign is linked with Mercury, the planet of childhood and youth, and its subjects tend to have the graces and faults of the young. When they are good, they are very attractive; when they are bad they are more the worse for being the charmers they are. Like children they are lively, and happy, if circumstances are right for them, or egocentric, imaginative and restless. Their good qualities are attractive and come easily to them. They are affectionate, courteous, kind, generous, and thoughtful towards the poor and suffering - provided none of the activities resulting from expressing these traits interferes too greatly with their own lives and comforts. Geminians can be successful in many walks of life though their general characteristics tend to make them unreliable. They are often skilled manipulators of language, in speech and writing, and may be: debaters, diplomats (though in politics they are more interested in theory than practice), orators, preachers (brilliant rather than profound), teachers, authors, poets, journalists, or lawyers. This is me. I am a Gemini. Pure, Raw, passionate. The NEW focus of this blog is to share my adventures, travels, random thoughts, book reviews, thoughts, opinions, and writing adventures from actual writing, writing/editing tips, marketing, research. I'll get there. BLOG ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SEPTEMBER 2024: I participated in the
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Congratulations on completing the 13 Poetic Days of Halloween.](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/group-Halloween-2026567.gif) Big Thanks to Lyn's a Witchy Woman  for hosting the contest!Find me at: WEBSITE: http://www.stephanieburkhart.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/StephanieBurkhartAuthor GOOD READS: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4031660.Stephanie_Burkhart YOU TUBE CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/user/botrina?feature=mhee Previous GRATITIOUS Warning, that I decided to keep in case I post about something that might offend.  WARNING I intend to be open, honest, and forthright. No topic is off limits from religion to you name it, I'm going there. If you think you might be offended...back up now - this blog isn't for you. For those who "dare"  check out the "Gemini Rising..." 
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| Back in my 20’s my memory was pretty darned good and who needed a list anyway? Heck, even in my 30’s it was still pretty decent. Ah, but time has worn on the brain and now I realize I need a “To Do” list. To Do lists have a lot of reasons: #1 – Remind yourself to do something #2 – Remind yourself to do something (a task) by a certain time and date #3 – Elevate stress because you reminded yourself to do said task #4 – Set small goals which will lead into big goals #5 – Help with time management Did you know there are “To Do” list apps? Who Knew? The first 3 that come up for me: To-Do List Smart Tasks MinimalList (I might have to get one) Sure, I can set a reminder on my iPhone calendar but I’m thinking it’s quite the same for me. Currently, I’m a BIG believer in Sticky Notes. I write my immediate “to do” list on that and keep it with me wherever I go. And sometimes that’s not enough, and I still forget. What’s on my current “To Do” list this week? Renew my benefits through LAWell Write down what I eat and weigh myself Costco shopping tomorrow – maybe Bring the sweet crème to work for the coffee club tonight Kid has a well check on Thursday Work on my story, Gifts Research Roth IRAs Buy some ads with Fussy Librarian and Kindle Book Review and Written Word Media Well, that’s what comes to mind. How big is your To Do list and how do you manage it? |
| Goooood morning all -- Here is my Day #3 entry for:
EPIC Poetry - Immortal Prince A prince by nature Vlad the Impaler Hero of the Carpathian Mountains Master of Alchemy Held captive as a young boy by most hated enemies he was finally ransomed to return to a grateful land Fighting for the people Against Ottoman oppressors Using unorthodox methods Using the terror of the pike Loved by Wallachia Hated by the Turks His cruelty knew no bounds His blood thirst unsated Imprisoned, freed, Battle hungry, battle tested Fighting for his land Killed, immortal, to haunt again Lines: 20 **Author's Note: Daily happenings and musings will be in a separate post. |
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