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About Thistle

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

App Reviews: Run-Trackers

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Thistle

For years now, I’ve used a paper journal and a bare-bones app called Runner’s Log to log my runs. Runner’s Log – and a companion app called Walk Log – has been great. It’s the sort of app that is … Continue reading →

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A Tiny Story of Triumph

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Thistle

Yesterday, I was browsing Facebook and came across a post from a fellow Real Life Ghost Stories Podcast fan in their FB group. She’d set up a Zoom conversation for fans with the podcast hosts, Emma and Dan, at what … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Top Ten Things I Miss

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Thistle

It’s been almost six weeks since COVID19 hit San Antonio, almost five weeks since Morrigan returned home from Kansas and the city went to shelter-at-home protocols. We’ve been fortunate as a family in terms of finances, job security, our kids’ … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 5

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Thistle

Okay. Before I begin this post, I need to have a little rant. This is copied from my social media, so I apologize if you’ve seen it more than once. I’ve seen too many people lately suggesting we fight COVID19 … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Race Across Morocco 5K (Virtual)

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Thistle

A couple months ago, I stumbled across a virtual 5K called Race Across Morocco. I’d never signed up for a virtual race before and had no experience with that sort of thing. Since I had 5Ks planned and purchased for … Continue reading →

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Personally Paranormal

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Thistle

Last week, I reviewed the Real Life Ghost Stories Podcast, and said that I’d discuss my personal experience with the paranormal in another post. This is that post, and I’ll warn folks ahead of time that this might be long. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – More Abandoned

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Thistle

So…I’ve now abandoned two books this month. I cull many, many books after the first few pages or even the first few chapters, but I don’t consider a book abandoned unless I make a great effort to get into it … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 4

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Thistle

Jason and I have been wondering a lot about what the world will look like when all this is over. Already we’ve seen some signs – a local university, for instance, said that it won’t be requiring SAT/ACT scores for … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – A New Personal Milestone!

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Thistle

Note: This post was pre-drafted before Jason got sick and my family entered full-on quarantine. Last Thursday, I looked at the weather and saw that soon, San Antonio would be sitting in a multi-week rain cloud. I hadn’t run in … Continue reading →

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Podcast Review: Real Life Ghost Stories

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Thistle

  I’ve mentioned the above Podcast in several posts lately, and figured I should do a longer review because I love it so much. Real Life Ghost Stories is a podcast hosted by Emma and Dan, a couple who seem … Continue reading →

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