TCircled

My name is Ted O"Donnell and put the T or Ted is circled under the statutes I carve. I'm not trying to impinge on any other Ted. BUT, BUT, BUT I WAS ALMOST EVICTED. Therefore I'm selling my statues on eBay and praying for help.

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Silence = Agreement

Do you agree with ICE? Do you agree with Iran War? Do you agree with PEDOPHILES + Epstein Files? Do want full + fair elections? Then set on your ass and live with what you get? NO KINGS 👑

Silence = Agreement

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Prayer 4 Trump 2 Feed The Hungry

Dearest God, I rely upon you to encourage, motivate President Trump to make commitments that will be a relief for those who hunger. If you believe in the power I encourage you to find a prayer that suits you and plead that in some way that Donald J. Trump would feed the hungry. Furthermore if peaceful protests were simple prayer groups how could Federal agents disrupt or could make sinister…

Prayer 4 Trump 2 Feed The Hungry

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Then & Now

When I was 23, I stood behind a pulpit and gave a fundraising speech for a Franciscan trip to Managua, Nicaragua. I raised $5,000 after a number of speeches to large audiences.  Today, I would have to Zoom it in.  Just making a TikTok video terrifies me.Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? I was going to Managua, Nicaragua with the Franciscan Mission Service. I was assigned for…

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Fat Albert & Jessica Rabbit

What’s your favorite cartoon? I’ve found three different actual Roger Rabbit cartoons that are almost as funny as the movie. I always thought African American kids were getting ripped off because all the cartoons had white folks in them.  This only caused me to watch Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids closer, and it actually did teach things in their program. When depressed, I normally watch a…

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Worrying drives me insane?

The word is actually anxiety. A feeling of nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.  It’s a concern, uneasiness and apprehension.What could you do less of? Worrying over a misplaced set house keys can send me spiraling into a spiraling cesspool of depression spiced with homelessness and destitution. In my mind and I’m certain for many others, anxiety is a gateway to…

Worrying drives me insane?

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In the Missouri outback

Hiking trails near the Missouri RiverDo you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it? The following photos are of a trail that is the most accessible from Jefferson City, Missouri, which is in central Missouri. In fact, it is in a park off of the state’s capital building Many geese families stroll along the banks of the Missouri River. Ever since I was a kid I would go out for long…

In the Missouri outback

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In the big scheme, not really anything to bitch about.

My top three pet peeves. 1. Being stuck at home, indoors all day long. 2. Being forced to do something that I really don’t want to do. 3. Not having any real options. I pray for guidance but that doesn’t always bring my mood up. Today those three little grievances came about and put me in a rotten mood. Then, I read a small note I wrote some time before. It was: Just because today sucked it…

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The Resurrection

The Resurrection following the Crucification has caught my attention back when I was in some nuns’ religion classes.What historical event fascinates me the most? Salvador Dali is better than me but I don’t plan to be as weird as he was. Ever since I was a kid and learned how the Romans crucified every Christian they got their hands on just made me wonder why folks don’t make a bigger deal over…

The Resurrection

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Trailmix 🥜

What food would you say is your specialty? Quick, easy, cheap, & healthy.  I make it myself and it can be lunch all on its own. Plus, I really really like it.

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Sent the Booze Down the Road

What are you most proud of in your life? Prayed for sobriety. My last drunk was on February 5th 1999, and I made quite a scene. It was at my then fiance’s surprise birthday party. Well she got one huge vodka soaked surprise. This was 26 years ago and any other accomplishment after 1999 would never have occurred if I was still drinking. I have epilepsy and alcohol can easily trigger a…

Sent the Booze Down the Road

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Lazy days make me Depressed

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never. Benjamin Franklin Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive? I feel a bundle of emotions when I’m lazy, like listlessness, apathy, slowness, slothfulness, dullness, and a bunch of other synonyms out of a thesaurus.  Basically, I just feel like I should be doing something and…

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Straight from The Beatles

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? I know Paul McCartney’s Mom is named Mary, but I’m Catholic, so I’ll interpret it as the Holy Mary, the mother of Jesus. Muttering those words will calm my brain down sometimes when I’m getting depressed. (I doubt that Mr McCartney would mind)

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A Blessed Day

Admittedly my definition of an angel is very broad. It is unexpected help from an unexpected source Call it luck, chance, or karma, if you don’t like “angelic intersession”. Regardless of the word used, all I can do is look to the sun and say: By all means, insert the name of your higher power At first, I started getting down on myself with questions akin to how I could let this happen? What…

A Blessed Day

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Daily

How often do you walk or run? One of my favorite walks is over the Missouri River. I don’t drive due to Epileptic seizures. I totaled every car I owned and walked away from every wreck. No police officer ever questioned my sobriety as I learned that alcohol can trigger seizures. Once I learned that simple fact, sobriety was a simple achievement. Consequently, walking, running, or riding a…

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No Seizure is a Great Feeling

How are you feeling right now?I’m grateful that I didn’t have a seizure. Any day I don’t have a seizure is a good day.  I had a seizure last week in public and three people helped me. They may not have known it was my brain attacking itself. They may have believed I was drunk. Sometimes I forget to be grateful for the simplest of things. I don’t have grand mal seizures. Mine are complex…

No Seizure is a Great Feeling

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My Wife

What do you love about where you live? I’m bipolar, Epileptic, and a recovering alcoholic.  What’s worse is my social anxiety, which keeps me from forming any true friends. With all my trouble i have only one person I truly enjoy being with. The house and neighborhood are scarier than a haunted house. Good thing I’m a minimalist and not easily frightened. The conversations and holding each…

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What Changed My Day Around

My day started off poorly as it was in a hurricane of gossip and the dirty laundry on my mind only became more soiled. Essentially it revolved around my estranged, adult children and how I would like to know something about them.  I know this endeavor will take years of patience and persistence.  I see them at the most twice a year and send them a letter or text every month with the ending, “if…

What Changed My Day Around