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About evesgreenleaf

When I first launched this blog I was caring for my husband and embracing my passions of I have a passions for History, Philosophy, Books, Movies, TV, Food, Life and People. My sweet husband has moved on to the next existence. Until today, I have not blogged in 3+ years but this trip and the lake has inspired me to write again.

Reflection on the “Sins of the Parents”

The United States has a long history of mistreating groups who are different from the dominant group and the antecedents pre-date the American Revolution.  The varied groups were mistreated, cheated and targeted which included most minority immigrants (Irish, Eastern Europeans, … Continue reading

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My Spin on “The Last Dance” The Vampire Diaries

The casual reader of my blog may not know of my passion for vampires and especially the TV show, The Vampire Diaries and a crush a dark-haired blue-eyed bad boy vampire who brings a smile to my face when I think … Continue reading

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Sitting in the Library

The amazing and shocking things you can hear when sitting in the library. Today, I was pondering what to study or if I should work on my research when I overheard several students discussing how they are going to cheat … Continue reading

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Reflecting on St. Patricks Day

 St. Patrick’s Day has always been my favorite holiday of year.  It is the day of the year that I became 100% Irish rather 50% Irish, 25% Lithuanian and 25% Ukrainian. My beverage of choice was never green beer, not … Continue reading

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Writing and Distractions

You may not know but some days writing meaningful thoughts or interesting topics can be a struggle.  Figuratively putting pen to paper is a challenge most days.  The writer can allow music, TV, twitter, recreational reading, homework, web surfing, husband, … Continue reading

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Love and Pets

You may realize that I am a cat lover just by the fact I occasionally talk about my babies, Galahad and Daisy and regularly share pictures. My husband and I adopted our babies from a local cat rescue organization called … Continue reading

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White Collar – My Spin

For the last several weeks, I have waited with anticipation for the return of White Collar.  I have talked and written about my love of the show to many times to count.  Even this afternoon, I was telling a friend … Continue reading

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Being Human Premier – My Spin

I have always been lover of British drama, MI-5, Primeval and especially Being Human to name three.  The UK version of Being Human stars Irish actor Aiden Turner, Russell Tovey and Lenora Crichlow. Since the announcement that Syfy was creating … Continue reading

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The Journey is continuing…

I have not written about Evesgreenleaf New Year’s journey since last Wednesday rather I wrote about Saturday night monster movies, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, procrastination and White Collar.     As it is a holiday, no school or work at … Continue reading

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Saturday Night Movie Night

Have you ever wonder what makes seemingly rational people find fun and excitement in watching science fiction movies about killer meteors and giant monsters and the potential destruction of earth. Tonight the cable channel, Syfy televised two movies that fit … Continue reading

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