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Pantsless Tuesdays
Pantsless Tuesdays By Elaina Portugal July 11th, 2023 Before my youngest went off to college, I had been an active parent for 32 years. I had children living at home for whom I cooked, cleaned up after, and searched bedrooms and tv rooms for lost plates and silverware. I had to find ways to entertain them and keep them from terrorizing each other. I had to sign permission slips, go to…
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The Notecard
Elaina Portugal 06/20/23 As I head into the organic, granola, tree-hugging grocery store on my way home from an appointment, I notice this woman talking to someone in the parking lot. She waves her arms and laughs as she proffers up her backpack to the woman before her. The woman doesn’t look into the backpack or at the woman but instead rummages through her own purse. I pull a five-dollar bill…
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Nation of Echoes -- Lauren -- 1/11/2021
Nation of Echoes — Lauren — 1/11/2021
Nation of Echoes January 9, 2021 It wasn’t until I studied history in college that I began to see the cracks in America’s façade—thanks to my privilege. American schools don’t teach much actual history. They teach a white-washed, nationalistic version of the highlights. All historical chroniclers have bias, and all nations present themselves in the best light, but the U.S. stages a picture of…
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The Room With No Windows by Elaina Portugal 9/02/2020
The Room With No Windows by Elaina Portugal 9/02/2020
The Room With No Windows
By: Elaina Portugal
September 02, 2020
I don’t believe in coincidences. I believe there’s a reason or message in every “chance” meeting or split-second change in decision or action. Sometimes the message might be for me, and other times I’m the unwitting messenger. The Sunday before school started, I went to my new school to make sure my classroom was ready for Monday’s…
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White Woman Running by Elaina Portugal
White Woman Running by Elaina Portugal
White Woman Running
By: Elaina Portugal
June 5th, 2020
Before I broke my back, I was a runner. There was nothing better than going out early in the morning or later in the evening when the world was dark and quiet. I focused on the sound of my feet on the pavement and the breath entering and leaving my lungs. I would work to match my breath to my foot beats. Every sixth time a foot hit the…
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It's Not About Politics Elaina Portugal 04/08/20
It’s Not About Politics Elaina Portugal 04/08/20
It’s Not About Politics
Elaina Portugal 04/08/20
Recently, I was told that people cannot talk politics with me because my reaction is so immediate, so visceral, and I cannot hear the other side. I had to stop and think about that. While I very much have my opinion about politics, I wanted to think that I could at least hear the argument of the other side, even if I didn’t agree with it.
When…
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Happy Cashew Day! Elaina Portugal 12/14/19
Happy Cashew Day! Elaina Portugal 12/14/19
Happy Cashew Day!
Elaina Portugal 12/14/19
Last week, my eighty-one year old mother-in-law hung her very first Christmas ornament ever. Being Jewish, she’d never had an opportunity, and perhaps never a desire, to hang an ornament before. She sat in her chair watching me unpack my memories from boxes and offered to help. She oohed and aahed over all of the Christmas decorations and ornaments…
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Fair Isn't Always Equal - November 4th, 2019
Fair Isn’t Always Equal – November 4th, 2019
Fair Isn’t Always Equal November 4th, 2019
by Elaina Portugal
This morning on CNN I heard commentary on some national polls about impeachment. The reporter broke down the information into real demographics and it’s not looking good for Democrats right now. Most swing states are still in favor of Trump. The other issue is the viability of the candidates up for the Democratic spot and…
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To Spit or Swallow - Elaina Portugal - November 27th, 2018
To Spit or Swallow – Elaina Portugal – November 27th, 2018
To Spit or Swallow? – Elaina Portugal- November 27th, 2018
I scurried through Dollar General looking for ant bait, scratching at every imagined itch. The pesky little buggers had formed a conga line from the base of my window sill to the dog’s dish and I, in my manic endeavor to wipe them from the face of my floor, had stretched out under the table to interrupt their dance. Of course, the…
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The Innocent Racist - Elaina Portugal - 2-05-2018
The Innocent Racist – Elaina Portugal – 2-05-2018
The Innocent Racist – Elaina Portugal
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou
The sun beat down on our backs; sweat trickled along our hairlines making us scratch. Sweaty fingers pointed and the arguing continued.
“I’m always in the middle and even when I catch the ball, you never switch spots! You be in the middle this time!” Even though…
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Tasting My Childhood - Elaina Portugal - 12/24/17
Tasting My Childhood – Elaina Portugal – 12/24/17
Tasting My Childhood – Elaina Portugal
12/24/17
My kitchen counters are covered in flour and the temperature in the kitchen must be ten degrees warmer than the rest of the house. Poluski, polish potato dumplings, are rolled on the counter and water boils on the stove awaiting the next batch. “Baby It’s Cold Outside” croons from my speakers; a favorite song until my son had me read the lyrics…
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The Biggest Bitch in the Pack - Kerry- 6/4/17
The Biggest Bitch in the Pack – Kerry- 6/4/17
The Biggest Bitch in the Pack
Written by Kerry E.B. Black
June 4th, 2017
My daughter, Bear, has a service dog through Canine Companions for Independence. We waited three years while the organization vetted us as a qualified family and while the appropriate dog was trained. When the time came and a dog with the right potential personality and skills became available, we moved to Dublin, Ohio for…
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A Band-Aid for the Healthcare Hemorrhage -- Lauren Gregory - 3/8/2017
A Band-Aid for the Healthcare Hemorrhage — Lauren Gregory – 3/8/2017
A Band-Aid for the Healthcare Hemorrhage March 8, 2017
Whether we like it or not, we’re in the process of radically changing our healthcare access in America. The House GOP has launched its bill for replacement of the ACA, and it’s a doozy. It assumes something many have tried in healthcare, without success: free-market competition.
As noted on Yahoo Finance: ‘Competition isn’t the answer.…
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Crowing for a Peaceful New Year -- Kerry - 2/28/2017
Crowing for a Peaceful New Year — Kerry – 2/28/2017
Crowing for a Peaceful New Year
February 28, 2017
A new year dawned recently, the year of the rooster, and red is the color of wished good fortune in China. So when the morning dawned with a glorious, crimson-stained sky, I sighed at nature’s synchronicity. The date for the Chinese New Year has been determined by the Chinese lunar calendar perhaps since the time of the first emperor, Huang Di…
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On Writing a Will - Kerry- 2/07/17
On Writing a Will – Kerry- 2/07/17
February 11th, 2017
On Writing a Will – Kerry E.B. Black
Dear Reader
Although it will sound like an oxymoron, I discovered a will is a living document. My latest health scare spurred me to create a will. I have children to protect somehow, after all, and although I’ve little to provide for them monetarily, I at least need to offer some small guidance for once I’ve shed this mortal coil and left…
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Defying Gravity- Kerry- 1/2/17
Defying Gravity- Kerry- 1/2/17
Defying Gravity- Kerry E.B. Black
1/2/2017
Dear Reader:
A beautiful Mom of my acquaintance posted to her private social media about an experience she had at the theatre. Hers mirrored many I’ve had with my S-Bear. S-Bear has Cerebral Palsy, sensory issues, and autism, so I worry about her reactions to things. As a result, I seek out “sensitive” performances where the audience is more forgiving.…
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The Protectors -- Mary - 12/9/2016
The Protectors — Mary – 12/9/2016
The Protectors
December 9, 2016
Two weeks ago, Thanksgiving changed into sadness for me, only because of what’s happening at Standing Rock to the Indigenous people of different tribal nations. The harm they (the National Guard, the DAPL, and the armed police with their machines, barbed wire, and blocked roads) inflicted with rubber bullets, hosing people in dangerous freezing weather, and making…
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