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A Ramble, and An Ode to my Frameo

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November 5, 2025November 13, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 7 Comments

GoodReads tells me I'm "behind" by 9 books. It's measuring against the pace I have to average, in order to meet my reading goal of 310 books this year. I've spent the year playing leapfrog with that number---sometimes I'm a number of books ahead-of-pace, obviously sometimes the opposite. But we're coming up on that time … Continue reading A Ramble, and An Ode to my Frameo

Track Record

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September 19, 2025September 21, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 2 Comments

My treadmill broke down this week. I'd love to say that I legitimately "used it up"---but truthfully, I haven't been that assiduous with my exercising. It was a pretty cheap treadmill, and it has lasted since our COVID shut-in year, but I didn't use it up with overuse. I swoop from one end of the … Continue reading Track Record

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    When I want a break from cleaning stuff out of my own house (actually stuff volume mostly under control these…

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    Another one good situation how love grows in an unexpected ways. Just amazing, from one cat to five. I am…

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    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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