Route to Rise

Route to Rise

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I Choose "Me"
Julie Newmar as Cat Woman
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Okay, Boomer
Alright, so technically, being born in 1961, I too am a Baby Boomer.
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Thanks for reading Route to Rise!
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Running Down a Dream
Buffering Myself Prior to Facing the News of the Day
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I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Way back in the early 1970’s, Coke put out a commercial, with a song that began, “I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony.” I was about…
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Keep on Walking
One foot in front of the other…hiking The Billy Goat Trail at Great Falls with Dad and Mom in the early 1970’s…ahh, the “fun” Dad must have had hearing…
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Truth or Dare? Dare I Tell My Truth?
I was thinking about the many families, individuals, who were fired from their jobs recently, with no warning, and thus no ability to search for other…
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Route to Rise
Route to Rise
Welcome! I write/story tell because I can't seem to forget anything that has ever happened to me! Those stories include, my Army BRAT years, coming-of-age stories, My experiences as a teacher, musings on life and my fails and my successes as a mother.
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