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2024-10-31T13:45:43-04:00

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Hot Chocolate and Hospitality on All Hallow’s Eve

Last updated on: October 31, 2024 at 1:45 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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My aunt– not one of the mean ones– said she looked forward to Halloween every year. She lived in a well-to-do neighborhood, in a nice house facing the park. It was one of the prettiest well-to-do neighborhoods of the city, perfect for walking on an Autumn evening, but it was near downtown and bordered closely by several poor neighborhoods. On Halloween, hundreds of families would come up to the fancy neighborhood, so their children could trick or treat. I’ve... Read more

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2024-10-30T23:06:02-04:00

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The Mandrake

Last updated on: October 30, 2024 at 11:06 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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I was ripping out the last of the tomato cages, when the shrieks began. There are at least ten children on my block and the block across the alley, and they play outdoors loudly whenever it doesn’t rain. You always know school has let out because the laughter and yelling starts– playful yelling, silly yelling, yelling punctuated with bouncing balls and those irritating motorized scooters. This wasn’t that kind of shriek; it was a frightened shriek. I’d just gotten... Read more

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2024-10-30T13:29:40-04:00

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My Election Day Predictions

Last updated on: October 30, 2024 at 1:29 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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All right, everybody, gather round. It’s less than a week before election day. Time for my prediction. I’ve been writing about the election for months, and now it’s almost over. Here’s what I’m sure is going to happen on election night, 100% guaranteed. If I’m wrong I’ll personally mail you a dollar if I ever get a dollar (and I never have a dollar so you’re out of luck). 1. We’re all going to sit down with our nasty grownup... Read more

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2024-10-28T22:00:17-04:00

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A Good Autumn

Last updated on: October 28, 2024 at 10:00 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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Jimmy’s boy came by again. He’s been coming every day now– sometimes with the Artful Dodger, sometimes with Sparkles the Disaster Cat, sometimes with a new child who wanted to see the garden. I’ve learned to have bread and peanut butter ready when school lets out. This time, the boy was carrying a long metal stick that looked like part of a window sash. “See this? It’s like a machete! I can use it to cut leaves!” “Good, because... Read more

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2024-10-27T23:01:08-04:00

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Dante’s Inferno at Madison Square Garden

Last updated on: October 27, 2024 at 11:01 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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Today, we had Donald Trump’s great big pre-election rally in Madison Square Garden. I don’t know if I’m surprised at how it went or not. If you do a quick search, you’ll find the media is being pretty honest about how bigoted and racist the Madison Square Garden rally was, and I’m glad they’re largely owning that. The New York Daily News headline reads “Trump’s MSG Event Turns into Ugly Racist Rally, Insults Puerto Ricans, Blacks, Jews.” But that’s not... Read more

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2024-10-26T23:52:48-04:00

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Maybe We Should Call them ‘Pro-ban’

Last updated on: October 26, 2024 at 11:52 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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I just want you to watch something. This video contains the portion of a speech that Michelle Obama gave today, were she addresses the men in her audience and pleads with them to care about what’s been happening to women’s healthcare in the wake of Dobbs. I don’t expect you to agree with every word. I just want you to hear it and think about it. I really, actually do believe that most people who call themselves pro-life honestly want... Read more

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2024-10-24T20:29:25-04:00

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A Man Who Admires Hitler Must Never Be President Again

Last updated on: October 24, 2024 at 8:29 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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I remember going to the Holocaust Memorial and seeing the pile of shoes. I was a teenager. My mother and some of the other homeschoolers of high school aged girls had arranged a sort of class trip, for us to go sightseeing in Washington DC. One day was dedicated to the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Towards the end of the museum tour, we all shuffled into a dim room, filled with shoes: men’s, women’s, and children’s shoes, some of them... Read more

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2024-11-14T00:24:07-04:00

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Blogkeeping Notes for Late Fall

Last updated on: November 14, 2024 at 12:24 am By Mary Pezzulo

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Hi folks, this isn’t a real post. This is just my every-couple-months boilerplate where I organize everything I was doing when I wasn’t here. This month I’m honored to be writing at the Post-Gazette again. I have an interview with Joseph, Holly the Witch’s homeless scrapper friend I talked about in this old post. Joseph has been through hell this summer, but he’s turned a corner and may be very well soon. You can read about how he went... Read more

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2024-10-23T19:56:52-04:00

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A Cat Named Disaster

Last updated on: October 23, 2024 at 7:56 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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Someone left the lid off the sandbox again. The Artful Dodger has at least two younger sisters, but he might have ten for all I know because they never stand still enough to be counted. They all cut through between my house and the haunted one to get to the school bus stop in the mornings, and I don’t mind. They love the garden and are convinced I’m some kind of farmer, and I’m glad to foster their interest... Read more

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2024-10-21T21:06:28-04:00

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An Interview, A Deep Fryer, and Arnold Palmer

Last updated on: October 21, 2024 at 9:06 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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We’ve got two weeks left. As I write this it’s Monday night. As you read it, it will probably be Tuesday, two weeks before Election Day. Election day is your last possible day to vote; the actual voting is going on in many states across the country right now. My tiny Jefferson County, Ohio, has said they’ve had record turnout already. Nobody knows if that’s a good or a bad sign. Yes, this is my weekly rundown of all the... Read more

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