Carmen Milligan
Seen in the wild....
Yesterday I spotted a member of the species known as "more money than sense". While tooling around the big city, I noticed a woman in a...
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Carmen Milligan
Jun 21, 20211 min read
The NCAA just got a lot poorer...
I'm sure it was not what the NCAA or member schools wanted to hear, but the Supreme Court of the United States voted unanimously against...
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Carmen Milligan
Jun 19, 20214 min read
Juneteenth
President Biden signed a bill that quickly became law in the form of a new federal holiday this week: Juneteenth. June 19th, 1865, marks...
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Carmen Milligan
Jun 18, 20212 min read
I have bat wings
I noticed when I was working out with my trainer, working on bicep curls, there was a ... spillage ... of skin on the back of my arms...
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Carmen Milligan
Jun 11, 20212 min read
If it's going to be half-assed ...
Listen: If you are going to open a business and go into debt for space, equipment, and promotion, and then do a half-assed job at your...
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Carmen Milligan
Jun 10, 20213 min read
The older I get...
I have noticed a few changes in my outlook and attitude the older I get. My friend Cynthia used to say, "I am 50 and I am over it". What...
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Carmen Milligan
Jun 9, 20213 min read
Rat-a-tat-tat!
I got my third tattoo last week. Yes. It hurt. But only if a number of needles going into your skin, through the epidermis down to the...
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Carmen Milligan
Jun 7, 20213 min read
Welcome to June!
My goodness, but time does fly! June marks the beginning of my least favorite season: summer. And I am in a definite minority here....
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Carmen Milligan
May 21, 20212 min read
This shit is weird!!
Jack and I started watching a series originally aired on FX called "Legion" a few months back. Y'all. That is some weird shit. As a...
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Carmen Milligan
May 20, 20211 min read
Library Bait-and-Switch
Okay, technically, it's NOT an actual bait-and-switch, but pretty darned close. I finished my e-book, and went to the Libby app to find...
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Carmen Milligan
May 19, 20212 min read
A few of my fave lines
I just finished "The Chilbury Ladies' Choir" by Jennifer Ryan, and highlighted some of my fave lines. The book takes place in England in...
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Carmen Milligan
May 18, 20213 min read
Office Supplies
I have often said that I have an unnatural affinity for office supplies. Analog tools for self-organization are just the best. Pens are a...
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Carmen Milligan
May 17, 20211 min read
He's doing it again
Y'all. You know that I don't understand the appeal that mowing the lawn seems to have on men. I swear my neighbor mows his grass every...
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Carmen Milligan
May 16, 20213 min read
Why they mean something to us
My very bestest buddy, Deanne, was devastated when Princess Diana was killed. I mean, wear-black-for-a-month-talk-of-little-else-watch-ev...
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Carmen Milligan
May 16, 20212 min read
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I am juggling several books right now, not really very serious about finishing any of them. I guess I am in a little bit of a reading...
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Carmen Milligan
May 15, 20213 min read
Aqua Tofana
Back in the 1600s, it was pretty hard for a woman to get out of a bad marriage. Women had no rights or protections, and were largely...
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Carmen Milligan
May 14, 20212 min read
I made a new friend!
I made a new friend. Her name is Courtney, and she is an alumna in my sorority. That alone is a great thing, and already gives us...
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Carmen Milligan
May 13, 20213 min read
One more reason I am a misanthrope
If there is one thing Americans are no good at, it's going without. If there is even a HINT of a shortage, we panic. When COVID hit and...
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Carmen Milligan
May 7, 20212 min read
Another kind of "butterfly effect"
I was writing in my journal today, and used a butterfly die cut as part of the page decor. I looked at the butterfly, which was cut out...
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Carmen Milligan
May 6, 20212 min read
American Masters: Amy Tan
Readers, I started watching an episode last night of PBS's American Masters on author Amy Tan. What. A. Story. Tan and her two brothers...
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