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2023-06-29T00:16:33-04:00

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Last updated on: June 29, 2023 at 12:16 am By Sherry Antonetti

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Image by Lynn Greyling from Pixabay It’s been about two years since I was diagnosed with cancer, and a year plus since I finished chemo and radiation. One of the unseen consequences of the treatment was, drawing blood has become difficult. My veins seem to shrink from the needles as much as I do emotionally from the prospect of being stuck by them. I know the tricks for getting a good blood draw. Drink lots of water. Relax and take deep slow breaths. ... Read more

2023-06-20T00:04:30-04:00

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Praying for a Friend Anyway

Last updated on: June 20, 2023 at 12:04 am By Sherry Antonetti

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A high school friend I reconnected with on Facebook just posted, that cancer is going to take him. I couldn’t finish writing that sentence. I put away my blog rather than finish writing that post. A week later, he is gone. He and I became friends at my high school. He took me to Junior year prom and we were in journalism together and hung out in Mrs. Williamson’s classroom during open periods, talking about science fiction, fantasy novels, and... Read more

Family, Parenting and Religion

2023-06-03T23:58:05-04:00

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How You Know This Wasn’t Written by an AI Bot

Last updated on: June 3, 2023 at 11:58 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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art by geralt First, there’s the absence of timeliness. AIbots don’t need time, rest, inspiration or opportunity. They can crank out six hundred fifty words in a moment. It doesn’t make them interesting, and in all likelihood, the AIbot has plagerized other writing to generate the desired content. More in this case, is not better, it’s just more –the same as a dictionary has tons of words, but poetry comes from arrangement, connection, and feeling –a robot can arrange words,... Read more

2023-05-26T07:33:44-04:00

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Summer is Just Around The Corner

Last updated on: May 26, 2023 at 7:33 am By Sherry Antonetti

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So, what are you doing to make it one worth remembering? Every year, my kids and I go out for lunch on the last day of school and make a list of things to do. However, the school system keeps adding days, making summer start later. As such, I’m making my list before school is out. We’ll still go out to lunch and add to it, but I’m no rookie. I know what we need to put on that sucker.... Read more

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2023-05-25T19:47:41-04:00

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Praying for Everyone

Last updated on: May 25, 2023 at 7:47 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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Our lives seem very frail these days. The news tells me every day, of how everyone is holding on by a thread. People are shooting each other, crashing into buildings, and fighting over anything, everything and all things. Everyone is tired, angry and worn. It’s not the result of Covid, phones or the economy. It’s the waiting, the need for the Holy Spirit. It’s a longing for something beautiful, new, and alive. We need friends, hope, and a vision of... Read more

Family, Parenting and Religion

2023-05-16T22:23:23-04:00

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It’s Dangerous But Neccessary to Be Real

Last updated on: May 16, 2023 at 10:23 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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Yesterday, I examined the dirth of curiosity that sprung from cell phones and Covid. Today, I tackle a far more challenging subject, reengaging the world. I think the whole of society asked for a separation agreement during the pandemic, and now is grasping and gasping at the horror of getting back into socializing on purpose. Before Covid, I plunged fearlessly into everything, but the pandemic plus stage three breast cancer kicked me back into the safety of my house for... Read more

Family, Parenting and Religion

2023-05-15T21:21:50-04:00

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We Don’t See Clearly What Was Lost in 2020

Last updated on: May 15, 2023 at 9:21 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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The Washington Post wrote an editorial about funding being given to schools to cope with the loss in learning from Covid. Money will be allocated to helping the physical plant of some schools, to increase staffing, and above all, to work on the learning gap via individualized tutoring. As the Post points out, all are laudible goals, and each of them seems reasonable and helpful. They do not however address the underlying problem that Covid created: a sense in many... Read more

2023-05-14T20:09:12-04:00

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Happy Mother’s Day

Last updated on: May 14, 2023 at 8:09 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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Dear Mom, Thank you. I know as your first born, I got to teach you that love requires sacrifice, and a heart willing to be pierced over and over again –and that was just with my first six months of life. Raising me meant learning to pour yourself out, to not count the hours, and in some cases, to celebrate each drawn breath. My brothers and sisters added to that lesson, but I got to pound out the basics first.... Read more

Family, Parenting and Religion

2023-05-02T23:51:09-04:00

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May and the Rosary Month –a Reminder to Call Your Mom

Last updated on: May 2, 2023 at 11:51 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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May is dedicated to Mary. As a kid, I loved the May crowning of our Blessed Mother. In second grade, I got to bring the crown up on a silky pillow. I memorized all the songs and even now when I sing them in mass, I can hear eight year old me belting it out with all sincerity, out of tune but completely earnest in my singing. As part of Easter, as part of celebrating this month, I’m trying... Read more

Family, Parenting and Religion

2023-04-26T00:19:18-04:00

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When You Are Caught

Last updated on: April 26, 2023 at 12:19 am By Sherry Antonetti

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Image by Intergalactic_C from Pixabay We don’t like to think about being caught. Most of our lives are spent saying, “Not it.” Who wants to do dishes? Not it! Who wants to rake the yard? Not it! Now grated, these questions weren’t exactly open-ended. In the asking, lurked the presumption we were going to say, “Me please!” or at the very least, “Okay…” because these questions asked by parents were really commands. This needs doing. You’re doing it. My own kids do... Read more

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