Carmen Milligan
Been on vacation!
Took this pic as soon as I got to our condo at the Gulf Coast. The sky was so beautiful, the water sporting so many beautiful shades of...
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Carmen Milligan
Oct 15, 20212 min read
End-of-Series Mourning
I have felt a mourning, a kind of grief, when a series is over. It's a feeling that keeps me from starting another series. I press "play"...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 28, 20213 min read
My life with the telephone
I am watching John Mulaney's standup special "Kid Gorgeous at Radio City", and as he was talking about the telephone and how we used to...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 23, 20211 min read
And just like that...
I love this time of year when the deadly grasp of summer heat finally releases its fist and once again allows the earth to breathe. The...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 21, 20213 min read
Some Tuesday Reflection...
I have always understood that evening is a time for emotion. I don't know if it's because it's the end of the day and I am tired, if it's...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 20, 20212 min read
Shut that antiquated notion down, fashionistas!
A lot irritates me. A LOT. People who put their cell phones on speaker in public. People who are mean to old people because they are...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 17, 20213 min read
Damn it, America!
What the hell is going on with America and freaking vaccines? When I was in school, we all stood in line while nurses from god knows...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 16, 20211 min read
Y'all. Norm McDonald was a fucking genius.
Norm McDonald died this week from cancer, at the age of 61. I remember him from his Saturday Night Live days. His style was deadpan, and...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 7, 20211 min read
Remembering Luke Perry
As any Gen-X worth their salt will attest, Luke Perry as Dylan McKay was the cutest, like, EVER. He had the look. That hair in a bit of a...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Lyle Lovett is very underrated
I saw Lyle Lovett perform June 3, 1999, at Pier 6 in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. All these years later, I still remember that he opened...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 3, 20211 min read
That damn cat!
I have four floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room of my mid-century modern house. Very often, I will bring my computer into the...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 31, 20212 min read
It's okay to be emotional
I got so mad the other day that I cried. This is the second time this has happened to me in a current situation, and when it happens, I...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 29, 20211 min read
Jim Morrison's Lyrics
As I write this, I am listening to The Doors' "Roadhouse Blues". The lyrics are so great! Keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 27, 20212 min read
When you hate (dislike) a popular book...
I just finished a book for my personal diversity challenge titled, "How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House" by Cherie Jones. It was a...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 15, 20212 min read
Update on Clubhouse
So, remember when I wrote that I felt so included and welcome on the new social media Clubhouse? Well, I thought it would be a good idea...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 6, 20212 min read
Clubhouse!
How long has it been since you played in a clubhouse? Well, I did tonight!! Clubhouse is a new app that is all about gathering people...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Sometimes you just need a voodoo doll
You know, sometimes life events call for a good 'ole voodoo doll. Just the old-fashioned, hand-stitched, body-shaped voodoo doll. It can...
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Carmen Milligan
Jul 30, 20212 min read
I just put down another book, for heaven's sake.
I'm starting to feel like I am not really giving books a chance. True, my mom has to be grabbed right away or she will put a book down. I...
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Carmen Milligan
Jul 29, 20213 min read
Simone Biles and America
Warning: I am pissed and have had three glasses of wine. Simone Biles is one of, if not THE, most talented, proven, driven, and...
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Carmen Milligan
Jul 28, 20212 min read
What's the deal with birthdays?
Today is my dad's birthday! It makes me think of the vast differences in the way people celebrate birthdays. Some take it very seriously,...
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