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Christine Ottaviano Shestak

@christineoshestak

retired MH counselor for children. teens, and the occasional adult pre-published YA author looking for writing friends whose warped sense of humor matches mine

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Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post' The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
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I love this town!!!

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Catherine O'Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'SCTV' fame, dies at 71 Catherine O'Hara has died at 71. The was Emmy-winning actor known for her roles in "Home Alone" and "Schitt's Creek."

I will miss her so much! Who's gonna make me laugh until I'm snorting?

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Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video) YouTube video by demonflyingfox

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0w...

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CPJ whistleblowers sound alarm after No Frontiers story publishes One day after No Frontiers' story published, anonymous current and former CPJ staffers blow whistle on the press freedom org, echoing No Frontiers' reporting

CPJ whistleblowers sound alarm after No Frontiers story publishes
open.substack.com/pub/nofronti...

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Christmas Eve in ABQ means loads of luminaria . The country club even had a Glow

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Hahahahaha

I am not the editor -

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Alice's Restaurant Massacree
Alice's Restaurant Massacree YouTube video by Arlo Guthrie - Topic

Here's hoping you get everything you want

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The Full WKRP in Cincinnati Turkey Drop Scene
The Full WKRP in Cincinnati Turkey Drop Scene YouTube video by JV The DJ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTCa...

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Get Your Summit Handbook Here! Dear amazing summit attendee, This is a welcome pack for the event. If you wish, you can download your copy of summit handbook AND enter a prize draw to get one free registration to my flagship course...

Join me at this writing event? wn.nr/Mn7jFSp

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Indegenous Peoples Day in Santa Fe

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Balloon Fiesta welcomes us back to ABQ

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Got to meet my BOM "kids" - they were on fire during the show and filled with hugs and laughter when they came to meet us

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What a nice surprise to see Fr. Chike here in ABQ!!!!

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The last dance? Organizers of North America's largest powwow say 2026 will be the event's final year For more than 40 years, tens of thousands of people have descended upon New Mexico for what is billed as North America's largest powwow.
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Biologists named a sex pheromone found in mouse urine after Mr. Darcy. If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly wondering, “How do these aloof and frankly cold male mice keep attracting partners?!” Science has an answer: Blame it on the darcin. Back in 2010, a te…

I think how hard this made me laugh means this is a "Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200, Go Directly to Hell."

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Today in History: July 16, Trinity nuclear weapon test 1951: 'The Catcher in the Rye' published 1969: Apollo 11 blasts off 1999: John F. Kennedy Jr. dies in plane crash
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Ed couldn't get the 3D printing done, but the wind is a constant in ABQ, so we're quite PROUD

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Expressing gratitude for the 0.8" rainfall

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Pharrell Williams' Happy Easter Ecard (Famous Song) [Lyrics] Because I'm happy, clap along... [Message] Hope your Easter is happy!

Hoppy Bunny Day!

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Hedgehog cactus says Happy Spring!

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