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Life, Adventure, Family, Writing what else is there? Random thoughts.

WELCOME TO:

GEMINI RISING

Banner for my blog, "Gemini Rising"
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UPDATED INTRO 30 JUNE 2025:

Just a little about me. I've been married for 33 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.

CURRENT BLOG PROJECT:

FORUM
BCoF 's Virtual 50 State Bucket List Open in new Window. (18+)
We're going to explore one unique place in each of the 50 states in alphabetical order.
#2342653 by Lyn's a Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon


RULES:
1. Blog has to be more than 2 paragraphs, some people have tried putting a one-liner response. That won't cut it.
2.You need to respond at least once every week to other participant's blog posts. This is a 7 week activity= 7 blog responses within each of the weeks. It's fun getting to see what others noted that you might have missed or hadn't thought about.
3. You don't need to blog everyday, catch-ups are allowed if you want to go for the bigger prize award. But each entry must be a separate entry. So, if you do all 51, you'll have 51 entries.
4. Please tag me Lyn's a Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon in your entry so I can keep track of your entries for the prizes.
5. Posting in a book is preferred to keep the forum from being clogged. You can use any book you want.

ALONG FOR THE RIDE:
HOST: Lyn's a Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon
Princess Megan Rose Author IconMail Icon and her wolf, Peyton
Sung'manitu Author IconMail Icon and his pet rock, Peachy
AmyJo-Downhill slide begins! Author IconMail Icon
SandraLynn Author IconMail Icon
AmyJo-Downhill slide begins! Author IconMail Icon
Richard ~ Looking for Luck! Author IconMail Icon
WakeUpAndLive Author IconMail Icon and his dog Sprout
Krista Author IconMail Icon
Jellyfish is in Tenerife! 🌴 Author IconMail Icon


RECOGNIZATION:
10-24 Entries, MB plus 10K Awardicon
25-50 Entries, MB plus 25K Awardicon
51 Entries MB plus 50K Awardicon

Merit Badges Collected from Virtual Blogging &Virtual Blogging Friends:
Merit Badge in Let Dreams Take Wing [Click For More Info] To my upcoming virtual traveling blog companion. Dream big and fly high! Merit Badge in Normal Is Boring [Click For More Info] here's to another week of creating adventures!

BLOG ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

SEPTEMBER 2024:

I participated in the
FORUM
Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2025 Open in new Window. (E)
Blogging event from September 1-7, 2025.
#2277665 by WakeUpAndLive Author IconMail Icon
which was a big challenge for me due to my schedule, but I hunkered down and got it done. There's some great entries for the contest and the blog earned the following:

Merit Badge in Nonfiction [Click For More Info] Congrats on your Honorable Mention in Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024

Big thanks to WakeUpAndLive Author IconMail Icon for hosting the contest!

OCTOBER 2024:

I participated in the
FORUM
13 Poetic Days of Halloween Contest 2025 Open in new Window. (E)
Let your spooky poetry shine. Opens Oct. 13th. - closes 12:00am Oct 26th WDC time.
#2328177 by Lyn's a Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon
which honestly was a big challenge for me considering my schedule, and again I hunkered down and did it! There's some great poetry to be found this October and the blog earned the following:

Merit Badge in Halloween [Click For More Info] Congratulations on completing the 13 Poetic Days of Halloween.

Big Thanks to Lyn's a Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon 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

*Exclaim* WARNING *Exclaim*

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" *Wink* check out the "Gemini Rising..."


Another Signature
April 6, 2025 at 7:04pm
April 6, 2025 at 7:04pm
#1086713
I thought I'd keep it simple today. It's been a day. I worked last night, slept until about 11, then I went and bowled in a tournament for my 500 Club, and now I'm visiting WDC before heading off to sleep some more before work.

That said, I was going through my merit badges here on WDC and I wanted to share some of my favorites with you:


Merit Badge in Positivity [Click For More Info] *^*Confettio*^* Happy 20th WdC Anniversary! Here's to many more years of reading, writing and reviewing! *^*Confettig*^* . Merit Badge in Good Vibes [Click For More Info] Thank you for participating in [Link To Item #2133333] Day One Task. And Good Vibes to you! . Merit Badge in Lil Bad Bee [Click For More Info] Congratulations on your new merit badge! Thank you for supporting the Writing.Com community with your inspirations, participation and activities. We sincerely appreciate it! -SMs . Merit Badge in GOT: House Targaryen [Click For More Info] On behalf of [Link To Item #got] and all the craziness it stands for thank you for participating in the 2024 games and congratulations on winning 2nd Place. Your team did it and you should be very proud of yourself for such an amazing accomplishment! *^*Heart*^* ~ Gaby . Merit Badge in Rock Star [Click For More Info] You're a ROCK STAR for helping out by judging the 2020 [Link To Item #quills] !

I love the smile in Positivity. It's just uplifting. I'm a "Good Vibes," kind of person and try to keep the vibrations high. I think Lil Bad Bee is cute and I'm kinda partial to "Rock Star," because it's a great way to show your appreciation and support and I appreciate all the "Rock Stars" I get. I also like the Game of Thrones House Targaryen badge because I worked for it.

What are you favorite WDC Merit Badges?
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