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I started posting "three things saving me today" after a devastating blow in my personal life in early 2024; the exercise helped bring me out of a deep funk and reminded me of the good people still in my life.

No need to be "saved" now, but I am grateful for:
✅ Family
✅ Friends
✅ Another spring

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Dare To Be Stupid - Weird Al Yankovic

Choose your top 25 favorite cartoons. One per day for 25 days, in ranked order. No explanations, no reviews.

Day 8, #18 - Yogi Bear
I had a Yogi Bear guitar - it had strings as well as an internal music box you played with a hand crank. c. 1962

[The Angels Wanna Wear My] Red Shoes YouTube video by Elvis Costello - Topic

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3/10 - 👠

(Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Elvis Costello

Clouds YouTube video by The Jayhawks - Topic

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3/10 - a song by an artist beginning with J

Clouds - the Jayhawks

R.E.M. - You Are The Everything (2 Meter Sessions) 1991 YouTube video by 2 Meter Sessions

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3/10 - a song that feels like a memory replaying

I once loved this song - but now it conjures memories of someone I'd rather forget. I do treasure the childhood memory of lying in back of Dad's station wagon, watching the stars.

You Are The Everything - R.E.M.

Texarkana YouTube video by R.E.M. - Topic

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3/10 - a song about regrets

Texarkana - R.E.M.

Jimmy Buffett - Cheeseburger In Paradise (Audio) YouTube video by JimmyBuffettVEVO

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3/10 - a romantic dinner
(burgers were my late spouse's favorite meal)

Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffet

Nation of Language - Inept Apollo (Official Video) YouTube video by Nation of Language

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This month: Nation Of Language

Inept Apollo - from the 2025 album Dance Called Memory

Some piano, saxophone, and pretty harmonies ... yeah!

She's gotta keep her lap dog at her beck and call 24/7. And Jason never calls her out on it.

I know I'm just an old lady shouting at the clouds, but I'm sick to death of the weird co-dependent relationship between Jason and Carly.

OK, this made me chuckle. It also would enhance transportation/liquor cabinet issues as well.

Choose your top 25 favorite cartoons. One per day for 25 days, in ranked order. No explanations, no reviews.

Day 7, #19 - The Beatles

Nation of Language - This Fractured Mind [Official Music Video] YouTube video by Nation of Language

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This month: Nation Of Language

This Fractured Mind - from the 2021 album A Way Forward

Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control (Official Video From Deadpool & Wolverine) YouTube video by EricCarmnVEVO

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3/9 - making out

Make Me Lose Control - Eric Carmen

They Might Be Giants - Violin Music Video YouTube video by Derek Lieu

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3/9 - 🎻

Violin - They Might Be Giants
(listened to this a lot with the niece and nephew!)

The Innocence Mission - Evensong (HQ + Lyrics) YouTube video by Glaukusx

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3/9 - a song by an artist beginning with I

Evensong - the Innocence Mission

Never Enough (Single Version) - The Cure YouTube video by mrsgeminii

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3/9 - a song about insecurity

Never Enough - the Cure

The Young Folks YouTube video by The Jackson 5 - Topic

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3/9 - a song about young people

The Young Folks - the Jackson 5

Thanks! The only Great Lake I've yet to visit is Superior - it's on my bucket list.

I'll go back to Ryan's Hope and Mary Ryan's murder. Some pretty good story arcs resulted from her death, but the show was never the same afterward.

Which leads me to the maddeningly illogical and horrific retcon of Ava on General Hospital as Delia's daughter.

Her powerful coverage of the Cuyahoga River fire of 1969, including its causes and potential solutions, helped place a national spotlight on the dangers of polluted waterways flowing into Lake Erie and other bodies of water.

In 1965, while working for The Cleveland Press, Klaric helped launch the “Save Lake Erie Now” campaign. The effort brought together investigative articles, editorials, seminars for public officials, and coalitions to push for meaningful environmental reform.

Today is International Women’s Day. Cleveland is honoring women who have led the way in creating a more sustainable city. Today, as part of that recognition, we honor the legacy of Betty Klaric, whose work helped spark Cleveland’s modern environmental movement.

Timeline cleanse: quote skeet this with 4 pictures of your happy place.

My happy place(s) are all of the Great Lakes, too, but these photos all are of Lake Erie.

Choose your top 25 favorite cartoons. One per day for 25 days, in ranked order. No explanations, no reviews.

Day 6, #20 - Underdog

Natalie Merchant - Hello In There (Live) YouTube video by Natalie Merchant

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3/8 - a song about old people

Hello In There - Billy Bragg, Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe with the John Prine cover

Virginia Plain YouTube video by Roxy Music - Topic

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3/8 - a song that feels ahead of its time

Virginia Plain - Roxy Music

Howlin' Maggie - Alcohol YouTube video by HowlinMaggieVEVO

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3/8 - a song by an artist beginning with H

Alcohol - Howlin' Maggie