HeyJaredSilver Linings
Getting older with humor, social commentary, optimism and some smart-ass comments now and then.
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Silver Linings: The Video-cast (opens the original)
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I don’t know what I was doing in that first frame, some hand-waving thing. Oh, well. Amateur… Since I was a little pressed for time this week, I thought it would be fun to haul out the video camera and do another video post. I actually don’t have a video camera—it’s in my computer, but you get what I’m saying. I had these two thoughts I wanted to share with you and my schedule wasn’t giving me any room in which to write them all down, so here you go—I’m going to just tell you. I mentioned a coup
An Odyssey (opens the original)
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So, you want to start a Substack? (opens the original)
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The following notes and resources came from a recent Substack workshop I held for my writing group. Everyone (including me) is at various levels of proficiency, so this is more of a basic overview than anything comprehensive or instructional. If these resources are helpful to you, let me know in the comments. Or, if you have something to contribute, add that to the comments, too! Substack is a community, so sharing these resources helps everyone. Thanks! <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-i
Power Off (opens the original)
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A real friendship (opens the original)
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I have a lot of friends. Good friends. True blue friends who enrich my life and make it so much easier to navigate (See 57 Hens). And not just female ones…some of my male friends are the most trusted relationships I never imagined I could have. Over the years, some friendships have run their course, but only a couple of times. I’ve been incredibly lucky in the friend department—which made going to my recent high school reu
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