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    Mini Golf adventure:  put down the damn phone
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 7 min

    Mini Golf adventure: put down the damn phone

    My stayaction on 29 June 2021 was ruined by my "friend" refusing to stop chatting on her smart phone.
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    From personal journaling and books to food: dramatic changes to this blog
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Oct 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    From personal journaling and books to food: dramatic changes to this blog

    This wordpress blog is now about 4 1/2 years old.  It started as a book blog and as a place to preserve my favourite articles written for...
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    Teaching in the SCA: the class that taught me how to write the Legendary Women of World History Seri
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jun 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Teaching in the SCA: the class that taught me how to write the Legendary Women of World History Seri

    Many of you know that for over 20 years I was a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, a medieval recreation group mostly...
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    The Peers of Beinan: A Literary Journey
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Feb 28, 2017
    • 3 min

    The Peers of Beinan: A Literary Journey

    As moderator of a book promo group on facebook, I get to see the copycats almost ad nauseam. Books all look the same after a while. And...
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    Death and Taxes: Lessons Learned
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Feb 26, 2017
    • 4 min

    Death and Taxes: Lessons Learned

    Death and Taxes are the two things no one can avoid. While taxes is something we face every year, the death of a parent is something we...
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    Babelcube beware:  what authors need to know before signing a Babelcube contract
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jun 30, 2016
    • 4 min

    Babelcube beware: what authors need to know before signing a Babelcube contract

    The German edition of Boudicca was beautifully translated by Christina Loew. Thanks to frequent communication and Ms. Loew’s...
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    Bed bugs and bed foundations:  protecting your home
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jan 12, 2016
    • 4 min

    Bed bugs and bed foundations: protecting your home

    A typical American bed: mattress over a foundation. Bed bugs are everywhere.  Live for any length of time in an apartment building of any...
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    Marketing’s Big Lie:  Instant Results
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Mar 19, 2015
    • 3 min

    Marketing’s Big Lie: Instant Results

    Self-publishing and the digital age has changed that for both self-published and traditional publishers.  Just as cigarette machines have...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Sep 10, 2014
    • 2 min

    ‘Ice Castles’ and Sight Loss: Classic Film Confuses Neurological with Optical Blindness

    May 16th, 2012 1978’s movie “Ice Castles” is one of the most iconic of films featuring figure skating. It focuses on Alexis Winston, a...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Sep 6, 2014
    • 2 min

    Breaking the Religious Code of Silence in Rape, Incest, and Domestic Violence

    May 16, 2012 May 10, a New York Times article reports, “Ultra-Orthodox Shun Their Own for Reporting Child Sexual Abuse.” The story...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Sep 2, 2014
    • 5 min

    Money mind holes — why getting too specific hurts Manifestation

    If you are following anything related to The Secret or the Law of Attraction, you have probably heard the mantra of “be specific about...
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    Meditations on “It’s the Doubt”
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Sep 2, 2014
    • 2 min

    Meditations on “It’s the Doubt”

    On August 30th, I received another great Abraham Hicks quote about the Law of Attraction and how to manifest positive things into your...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Aug 17, 2014
    • 2 min

    Natural and Common Sense Treatments for Carpal Tunnel and Repetitive Stress Syndrome

    April 30th, 2012 I spend a lot of time at the computer. Odds are really good so do you. So it should not be shocking when the repetitive...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Aug 16, 2014
    • 2 min

    Screening Optometry: Five Questions to Ask Before You Schedule Your Routine Eye Appointment

    Written May 7th, 2012 after a rushed eye appointment led to an incorrect prescription for my eye glasses, this article is designed to...
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    Psittacosis: Not a Death Sentence for Your Bird
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Aug 7, 2014
    • 2 min

    Psittacosis: Not a Death Sentence for Your Bird

    In May 2011 I bought a beautiful whiteface pearl cockatiel I named Elendil (not realizing the bird was female) from a pet store on Kings...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Aug 1, 2014
    • 3 min

    The Myth of Perpetual Trauma

    Originally posted June 25th, 2012 “You really need to see a therapist” advises a perfect stranger responding to my comment on a news blog...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jul 18, 2014
    • 4 min

    Third-Hand Smoke: The Hidden Danger to Apartment Living

    This article I wrote after becoming very ill from my west end Johnstown neighbor’s smoke which filtered into my apartment.  As I...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jul 11, 2014
    • 3 min

    Shaming Poverty: One Person’s Stereotypes Leads to Personal Humiliation While Buying Food

    This was another one of my Yahoo Voices articles where the trolls lingered. Shaming Poverty: One Person’s Stereotypes Leads to Personal...
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    A Reality Check on Weight, Clothing Size and Self Esteem
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jul 6, 2014
    • 2 min

    A Reality Check on Weight, Clothing Size and Self Esteem

    May 16th, 2012 Heavily anorexic from prescription migraine therapy, this photo of me from September 11th, 2010 at Coney Island shows how...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jul 6, 2014
    • 3 min

    Four Ways to Re-connect with the Spirit of Independence

    Originally posted May 30th, 2012 Four Ways to Re-connect with the Spirit of Independence We all love the 4th of July. Parties, fireworks,...
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