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Beat to Hell

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November 16, 2025November 18, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 10 Comments

It's only natural that most of us try to keep most of our possessions in unspoiled and "like-new" condition for as long as possible. We don't like it when our phone-screens get webbed with cracks, or the paint chips off our cars, or the knees go out in our jeans (well, maybe that's still fashionable … Continue reading Beat to Hell

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"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts."

~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

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    isabellaawentworth on The Accidental Cat LadyMarch 7, 2026

    Cats are the best! They're a lot of work, but they're still the best. I loved reading your story!

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    ivythissmalllife on The Accidental Cat LadyFebruary 25, 2026

    I'm so happy to have stumbled upon this post. My daughter and I (both allergic, plus I'm also asthmatic) started…

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    NEERAJ SINGH on The Accidental Cat LadyFebruary 23, 2026

    so beautiful ♥️

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    yusefasabiyah on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetFebruary 16, 2026

    Owning the boat was associated with beautiful dreams of romance and adventure. If you sell the boat, you'll have a…

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    judy thompson on The Accidental Cat LadyFebruary 3, 2026

    I suspect we have a magic 'hobo' sign on our mailbox, for forty + years cats have wandered up our…

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