Seven days, seven real-life family events. Coincidence? Probably not, but I can’t help but start to get suspicious. Anyhow, I like to think I made the most of the time I did have. The holidays are coming! December 5, 2022 Hot Topic I mentioned a couple of weeks back that I had started to listen to the audiobook of Fifty Shades of Grey while walking my dog. Well, this week after getting through five and a half hours, I am calling it a day. This is not a good read. It was clunky and awkward. There were some truly cringeworthy…
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