I came across this wonderful woman’s story by chance, the other day, and am finally able to give her the attention she so richly deserves.
Her name is Keela Carr, and this is who she is, and what she has done.
My name is Keela Carr and I AM an American; a proud daughter of my fore [...]

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9 total years of my early life spent working at one of these two restaurants.

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In 1978 my mom was a 32-year old single parent trying to raise 5 kids on her own on a waitress’ salary in El Paso, TX. Needing to make a change, she studied and worked her ass off and became one of the first women switchmen for Southern Pacific Railroad.

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Meet Angus, a Black Great Dane puppy. I’m not sure how much he weighs right now, but he dwarfs our Lab/Dane (Otis), who weighs 120 lbs

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No blogging today — it’s my birthday (39) AND I’m sick as a dog — nausea, chills, fever, stomach cramps, headache. Not a good day. Thankfully I had a full and fun weekend with friends and family.

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I’ve only lived in 3 different homes in the last 12 years, though. Which means I lived in 26 different homes during the previous 27 years. Yikes.

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This morning, 21 years after taking my first student loan, I dropped my final payment to the Department of Education into the mail box (my final check was for $13.86).

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In other words, blogging will be light for the next several days.

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I’m in Houston for the weekend watching my niece (5) and two nephews (6 and 7)*.

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I quit smoking 3 years ago today, and have not had a single relapse (not even one cigarette—not even a single drag).

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What was your first job as a teen?

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I feel my voice and many of my opinions are shared by a majority in this country. And yet, the minority voices and opinions are the ones that we most hear and read about every day from our traditional mainstream media (MSM) sources.

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I lived (just slept there actually) under a bridge on the banks of the St. Joseph River in Three Rivers, Michigan for about 3 weeks during the summer of 1988.

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These are the 50 things I most want to do, see, experience, or achieve during my lifetime. As of today, I have completed 13 of them.

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