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About Thistle

Queer, neurospicy, chronically longwinded oversharer. 40s; they/them. ✍️📷🐈📚🥾🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈😇💖🐍

Vote! 2020 Election

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Thistle

Early voting started in Bexar County yesterday. Apparently we had a turnout of just over 33k folks on Day 1, down slightly from the totals we had in 2016 and 2018 (likely due to pandemic, mail in ballots, etc, since … Continue reading →

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Voices in the Snow, by Darcy Coates

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Thistle

Clare is in an accident during a major snowstorm, and wakes up in a stranger’s house in the middle of the woods. Dorran seems kind, but something about the house is forbidding, and something lurks out in the unnatural weather … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – A Day of Sorrow and Hope

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Thistle

It’s been awhile since I posted about Ash’s situation. As a recap: In December, we moved into our current house. About a week later, Ash stopped eating, and began to lose weight. In the past, he’s often done this after … Continue reading →

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Bad Moon, by Todd Ritter

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Thistle

On the night of the moon landing in 1969, ten-year-old Charlie Olmstead disappeared. The official report said that he’d been in an accident – slipped into the creek on his bike and washed over the falls – but his mother … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Gourdy’s Pumpkin Run (Virtual) 5K

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Thistle

It doesn’t appear that Covid is going to allow any in-person races any time soon, so even though I’m not the hugest fan of the virtual thing, I decided to run a few this fall. First up on my list … Continue reading →

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The Whisper Man, by Alex North

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Thistle

Twenty years ago, a serial predator known as the Whisper Man terrorized the town of Featherbank. Eventually caught and jailed, the community felt safe again…but now another boy has gone missing, and the details are too similar to those of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Favorite Photos of September

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Thistle

Back again to share my favorite photos in September. As always, these photos are taken by me and unfiltered. They aren’t necessarily great photography, just photos that I love for one reason or another. Left to right: pumpkins! I really … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 26-29

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Thistle

It’s been fairly quiet in terms of the pandemic here for the past month. September 13th saw the six-month mark pass since our first case of Covid. Things are holding steady, and we’re all trying to figure out a good … Continue reading →

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September 2020 in Review

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Thistle

September was far more eventful than I was expecting. Choosing to leave school and begin on another path. The death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the ensuing political nastiness. Atticus escaping the house for a day. LOTS of construction, some … Continue reading →

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Troubled Blood, by Robert Galbraith (audio)

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Thistle

Strike and Robin try to solve a 40-year-old cold case on top of their modern-day cases and various personal life issues. Book 5 in the series. So let me start by addressing the elephant in the book: the cross-dressing serial … Continue reading →

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