Carmen Milligan
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I have long avoided seeing movies made from books that I love. I have never seen "The Green Mile", "The Shell Seekers", or the...
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Carmen Milligan
Mar 11, 20221 min read
Junto Club
I am learning so many new things about early America from the PBS panels on Benjamin Franklin. Ken Burns' new movie on Franklin debuts in...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 20, 20221 min read
Adding a candidate to the ballot
I have just had the greatest idea, and I cannot be the first person to think this: we should add a candidate to the presidential ticket...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 18, 20222 min read
Be heard! Email to my Congressmen
Because I don't just rant about a topic - I also act. And I encourage you to do the same. Find your Congressional representation here. My...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 17, 20223 min read
Caps on pay? Not exactly, but close enough.
I would think that nurses in general do not make huge political campaign contributions, so when the fat cats in CEO corner offices start...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 12, 20223 min read
RED ALERT! Book banning is alive and well in the USA.
January 10, 2022: McMinn County school board unanimously voted to remove a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust from...
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Carmen Milligan
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Well, that just ruins the whole thing.
It turns out that one bad apple just may spoil the whole bunch. I'll tell you my story and let you decide. I am trying to read a book by...
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Carmen Milligan
Jan 20, 20222 min read
A fancy glass makes all the difference
I have a memory of when I was in high school, having a meal or watching a move with mom and dad. I got a glass of orange juice, but I...
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Carmen Milligan
Jan 8, 20222 min read
The Magic of "The Wedding Singer"
I have seen "The Wedding Singer" at least 10 times and laugh and appreciate the jokes every time I rewatch it. It is an homage to my...
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 30, 20212 min read
To battle? What? Well, not ME!
I am wrapping up season 2 of "The Witcher" on Netflix, and I realized something that made me stop mid-scene, grab my computer, and rant...
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 28, 20212 min read
Sweating in December
I have always been a sweater. I sweat. Always have. A lot. I buy clothes based on how the underarms will look 1/2 way through the...
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 27, 20211 min read
Awesome crafting box from Annette!
I got a package in the mail from my friend Annette, who lives out west. Decorative Journaling brought us together several years ago, and...
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 25, 20211 min read
Merry Christmas, Bibliophiles!
May this be a day of great celebration, immeasurable joy, and softened heartache. I am thinking of each and every one of you!
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 23, 20214 min read
White Savior is not always bad
I have heard more and more about white people being accused of acting like a "White Savior" of black people. First things first, though,...
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 19, 20211 min read
The Death Penalty? Maybe not...
A 25-year-old man from Oregon confessed to sodomizing and beating to death the 2-year-old daughter of his girlfriend. He tried to lie at...
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 5, 20211 min read
Schadenfreude
Saturday morning (yesterday), I was sitting on the sofa reading. I noticed the silver Honda that some young man from the neighborhood...
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 4, 20211 min read
Nope
It occurred to me several years ago that usage of the word "nope" is much more negative than a simple "no". "Nope" indicates some...
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Carmen Milligan
Nov 29, 20212 min read
Just another manic Monday
Mondays after a long holiday suck. There was a meme I saw that said, "I have to go back to work Monday and I don't even remember what I...
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Carmen Milligan
Nov 10, 20214 min read
Fake shock, blame, and murder: In the News
When I am driving, I usually listen to NPR programming. It is basically the news, but has left-of-center reporting bias. That brings me...
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Carmen Milligan
Nov 7, 20212 min read
Easily, one of the top 10!
My sorority little sister, Linda, whom I met some 35 years ago, invited me to attend an Auburn football game with her. It was on the...
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