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February Index

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January Index

Prompt

Snow Day

Prompt – Pack a Bag

from Blogging 101

Photos

Spring is Definitely Not Around the Corner

The Icicles Cometh

Ready for Lent?

Retreat Medals

Quotations

Shadows and Springtime

Gloria Gaither

Lenten Quotations

Jim Beaver

Recs

A Collection of Articles

The Official Facebook Page – FB Page

Lenten Recs

Retreat Recs

Daily Lenten Reflections

Reflection – Ash Wednesday

1/40 – Lenten Reflection – Lifelong Conversion

2/40 – As We Journey, We Do Our Best

3/40 – Transformation

4/40 – Led by the Spirit

5/40 – Rite of the Elect

6/40 – Intention

7/40 – Hope

8/40 – Ask, Seek, Find

9/40 – Confession

10/40 – Retreat

Original Writing

7 Reasons to Like Super Bowl XLIX

Within Thirty Minutes of Waking

Groundhog’s Day

Half a Century and a World Away

Over the Edge, Into Activism

Is a Stay-cation Right for You?

But I NEED It

Blogging 201

Three Blog Goals

A Blog Audit

Blogging 101/201 Playlist

Pop Culture/Fandom

The Last Picture I Took: The Mockingjay

Bob Simon, 60 Minutes Journalist

Happy Birthday, Johnny Cash!

Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015

Links

Super Bowl Bet between Chris Evans and Chris Pratt (sports, pop culture, charity)

No More (domestic violence, domestic abuse)

Seattle Children’s Hospital (children, hospital, charity)

Christopher’s Haven (children, charity)

SCA (Society of Creative Anachronism) (historical re-enactment, history, LARPing)

FYE (retail, entertainment)

Groundhog’s Day (movie) (holidays)

History of Groundhog’s Day (holidays)

Will Spring Be Early? Or Will Spring Be Late? (book by Crockett Johnson) (holidays, books, children’s lit)

The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club (holidays)

Jabberjays and Mockingbird Wiki (The Hunger Games) (pop culture)

These 48 Trans Women and Men Changed the World (lgbt+, trans)

LGBTQ Children in Catholic Families: A Deacon’s View on Holy Family Sunday (lgbt+, trans, religion, family)

8 Ways to Get Rid of Paper Clutter (organization)

9 Lists to Keep Updated, And Keep Handy (organization)

52 Things, Ideas for Writers 2015 (writing, prompt)

The Playboy Conversation: Patton Oswalt and Wil Wheaton (pop culture)

A Writer’s Toolbox (writing)

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (life lessons)

Wartime Secrets of the Female Codebreakers of Bletchley Park (history, women, wwii)

Transgender Man has Private Audience with Pope Francis (lgbt+, trans, religion)

Most Important Thing on TV this year is this Super Bowl PSA (domestic violence, domestic abuse, television)

Simeon, Anna, and Phil and The Many Facets of the Second of February (religion, holidays)

SCOTUS Decides Vaccine Debate (110 Years Ago) (vaccines, legal)

Obituary – Leonard Nimoy

Life’s That Way by Jim Beaver

The Word Among Us

Give Us This Day

The Little Black Book for Lent, 2015

Father James Martin, SJ

There Will Be Bread

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan

Jesus: A Pilgrimage by James Martin, SJ

Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman

Elizabeth Bisland

Nellie Bly

Stay-Cation

AAA

National Bottle Museum

Museum of Firefighting

Biggest Ball of Twine

Corn Palace

Obituary – Bob Simon

January Index

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Prompts

With the new year commencing on Thursday, what is the one thing you remember or love about 2014 and what is the one thing you want (or want to do) in 2015?

New beginnings

Resolutions, Reflections

Photos

Resolutions, 2015

Happy Birthday, Baby!

New Beginnings

Resolutions and Reflections

A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place

A Doctor Who Sketch

Quotations

Alfred Lord Tennyson

C.S. Lewis

Kristin Armstrong

John Barrowman

A. A. Milne

Motivating Your Organization and Organizing

Benjamin Franklin

About Writing

Recs

Brother Mickey McGrath

Ambient Noise

Tabletop Audio

Inspirational Book – Under the Tamarind Tree

Organizational Helpers

Instant Inspiration (writing)

Products

White Noise App

Original Writings and Reflections

Annual Mason Jar Project

Weekly Photo Challenge

New Beginnings – A Reflection

A Reflection on Resolutions

An Actual Agenda for This Week 😉

Current Events/Politics

I Remember (Thoughts on MLK Day)

Rethinking the March for Life

Domestic Violence

BDSM? Or Abuse? (cross-posted with Sexuality)

Sexuality

BDSM? Or Abuse? (cross-posted with Domestic Violence)

Repost

My First Church Friend

Reblogs

Unsure of a Title, Tags, Categories! (suicide and suicide prevention)

Buttermilk Pecan Pie for National Pie Day

Blogging 101

Why I’m Blogging

Title and Tagline

Words in Space (Etheree Poetry) (cross-posted with Memoir)

Request for Feedback

Share Links

Writing Exercise (Mockingjay, page 82, line 3)

Links

Random Acts (charity)
The Trevor Project (lgbt+)
Brother Mickey McGrath (spiritual, art)
Thesaurus (writing)
Urban Dictionary (writing)
IRS (money, taxes)
Punxsutawney Phil (holidays)
National Domestic Violence Hotline (domestic violence)
National Weather Service (weather)
Catholic Culture (spiritual, history)
Transgender Law Center (lgbt+, legal, trans-specific)

BDSM

Fifty Shades of Grey in its own words describing why it’s glorified abuse

A chart showing the difference between BDSM and Abuse

Blog Housekeeping

Apparently, I’ve Hit the Wrong Button (I lost my theme)

Week 50/14

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Prompt: Mothers

Photo: Mary, Untier of Knots

Quotation: Tea

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves —slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. ~Thich Nat Hahn

Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary.~Chinese Proverb

This morning’s tea makes yesterday distant. – Author Unknown

Rec:Advent Recs

Links:

The Little Blue Book: Advent and Christmas Seasons 2014-2015

Come to Us Now, Lord Jesus

Email/Text Advent Calendar – free from America Magazine

The Word Among Us

St. Vincent de Paul Society – contact your local one through your local Catholic Church or Google for more information

Random Acts

Original Writing: Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Links

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Books & Authors

Life’s That Way by Jim Beaver

Entertainment

Theatre West in Los Angeles

Verdigris Kickstarter

LGBT+

Gizzy Fowler Death Marks 10th Known Murder of Trans Woman of Color in US in 2014

Alejandra Leos (murder)

International Transgender Day of Remembrance (Word Press)

National Center for Transgender Equality

Transgender Law Center

Glaad

The Trevor Project

Point Foundation (LGBT Scholarships)

GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders): LGBT Legal Advocates/Equal Justice Under Law

PFLAG

Religion/Spirituality

Confession of a Catholic Priest (CNN) (Father James Martin, SJ)Week

Quotations

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Having a Fandom is like having a Family who Understands You No Matter How Crazy You Are (46/14)

It’s because we have no other choice. – Sam Winchester (with reflection) (46/14)

Fandom is less like being in love than like being in love with love. – Michael Joseph-Gross (46/14)

There’s a time and a place for everything, and I believe it’s called fan fiction. – Joss Whedon (46/14)

We’re a lot like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice. – Jerry Garcia (46/14)

I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in. – Virginia Woolf (47/14)

For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson (48/14)

Black Friday Quotation: If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. – Frank A. Clark (48/14)

Prompts

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Squash, gourd, and/or pumpkin (40/14)

Hot Water (41/14)

What have you discovered about yourself that surprised you? (42/14)

Write about something you find sacred – like a personal talisman or inspirational item (43/14)

If you could wear a mask or disguise yourself, who (or what) would you be? (44/14)

What is the best thing you do for yourself? (45/14)

Prompt: Fan Fiction as Prompt (46/14)

What is the one thing you regret doing (or not doing) in a bullying situation? (47/14)

What three things are you most thankful about? (48/14)