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For every unique, amazing child (and adult) who is bullied to follow the crowd... Stand Alone! It is worth it, in the end, to stand true and be you. MommyLoves you! Mary Kathryn Johnson Author ~ Entrepreneur ~ Mom

Life-changing milestones just around the corner are making me more mindful of the time I have in front of me.  The hourglass is running out, and if I live to 100, I'm half way there.  Yes, I'm in my 50th year on this planet...if I lived on any others, I [...]

I have an idea! I know what you're saying..."So what else is new, Mary, you get ideas all the time. How do we know this one is any different than all those others written in your little notebook?!" First of all, my notebook isn't so little. Secondly, I'm totally devouring [...]

                  Mary Kathryn Johnson Author ~ Entrepreneur ~ Mom

Jo VonBargen...her poetry is as musical and resonate to me as the Italian language and my fingers on my cello.  On second thought, my fingers are nowhere near as moving as her words.  Thankfully, I found her through my first Pixel Pal, Bert, and she has welcomed me into her [...]

Yes, I am addicted, and here is my supplier.  He stays late for me to get my fix, because he knows I'm hooked.  He offers me new blends of my drug, and I salivate at the mere mention. Okay...sorry Dennis, I just had to be dramatic, you know me!  Really, [...]

The type of business commonly found on America's street corner hints to the focus of the society of the day.  It also predicts our future.  I'm sure at some time in our past, Blacksmiths were the center of our cities, and they foretold and helped create the corners of the [...]

Hearing George Harrison smoothly proclaim the inner warmth always brings me a sigh of contentment, however, the 107 degree temperatures of a Northern California summer do not.  In fact, my HVAC system is complaining louder than a hungry, over-tired, over-heated toddler, and at 15 years old, that's not good. Enter [...]

You probably don't see it, because neither do I.  It's just beyond the horizon, just out of sight. That experience we've never had before...do we really want to see it before it gets here?  Do we want to be forewarned in time to prepare? Both my sons (as well as [...]

I'm already starting to worry about my firstborn going to college, and he's just starting high school this fall.  Am I nuts?  I don't think so.  Check this out! Look at the savings on getting Pell Grants (I got those when I went to UC Berkeley in the 80's) for [...]