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Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated

·4 days ago

Think You Can’t Get Scammed? The #1 Hook a Scammer Used to Almost Get Me

Scammers are Smarter Than You Think It never occurred to me that I could be the victim of a scammer. I am too smart and savvy to get scammed. I’m not one of those sweet, trusting old ladies who believe that a long-lost uncle in India (I’ve done the Ancestry…

Scamming

6 min read

Think You Can’t Get Scammed? The #1 Hook a Scammer Used to Almost Get Me
Think You Can’t Get Scammed? The #1 Hook a Scammer Used to Almost Get Me

Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Jun 18

Oscar Red Carpet — Nudity Rules, Part II — My First Article to Go “Viral” and the Commenters Inferred That I am Racist.

Am I? Those of us who write on Medium hope for it, long for it, are baffled by the confusion and inconsistency of it, but we all WANT IT. I’m talking about having an article we have written, “go viral”. The criteria for being the recipient of such a coveted post are…

Illumination Curated

6 min read

Oscar Red Carpet — Nudity Rules, Part II — My First Article to Go “Viral” and the Commenters…
Oscar Red Carpet — Nudity Rules, Part II — My First Article to Go “Viral” and the Commenters…

Published in Boomers, Bitches, and Babes

·Jun 13

I Never Had a Father — And I’m Okay With That

I had something better I never had a father. I had a Daddy. There’s a difference, you know. A father plants his seed with his DNA into a woman. She gives birth to a baby. The seed planter is a FATHER. I could go on about what his responsibilities to…

Boomers Bitches And Babes

4 min read

I Never Had a Father — And I’m Okay With That
I Never Had a Father — And I’m Okay With That

Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Jun 13

How We Can Fix America’s Broken Healthcare System — The Easy Surefire Program That’s Proven to Work

It’s Working for Me This article is in response to Paula Shablo’s “Our Broken Healthcare System Needs an Overhaul”. As soon as I read her description of the atrocities inflicted upon her friend due to the gross inadequacies of the American Healthcare System (“care” being a misnomer, as very little…

Healthcare Solutions

6 min read

How We Can Fix America’s Broken Healthcare System — The Easy Surefire Program That’s Proven to Work
How We Can Fix America’s Broken Healthcare System — The Easy Surefire Program That’s Proven to Work

Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Jun 10

The Cockroach Story You Requested -I Deliver on My Promises

Yes, another true tale. Okay, folks. You asked for it, and I am going to deliver it. Because you enjoyed the frog story and the snake story, I promised to tell you the cockroach story. Summer 2016 — It was one year after my husband had died. I was still…

Illumination Curated

6 min read

The Cockroach Story You Requested -I Deliver on My Promises
The Cockroach Story You Requested -I Deliver on My Promises

Jun 5

It’s NOT My Fault That My Dog Niece Gained Weight.

I take no responsibility. It’s purely coincidence that I have been living with my sister and brother-in-law for a year, and in that time, according to today’s vet visit, Winnie, their dog, has gained 6 pounds. I had NOTHING to do with it. NOTHING, I tell you. My sister is…

Labrador Retriever

4 min read

It’s NOT My Fault That My Dog Niece Gained Weight.
It’s NOT My Fault That My Dog Niece Gained Weight.

Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Jun 3

The Biggest Lesson I Learned From Being a Blake Shelton Fan

No One Was More Surprised Than Me Not since Elvis in 1958, when I was 10 years old, had I had a celebrity crush. Not until 2013, when I found the singing competition show, The Voice, and became acquainted with its country music superstar, Blake Shelton. I wasn’t even a…

Illumination Curated

5 min read

The Biggest Lesson I Learned From Being a Blake Shelton Fan
The Biggest Lesson I Learned From Being a Blake Shelton Fan

Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated

·May 26

Unlock the Secret to Success at Any Age - By Answering One Simple Question

The answer changed my life. It started as a normal conversation with a friend. We were discussing an elementary school teacher acquaintance who was contemplating enrolling in an online course part-time to earn a Computer Science Degree. “Geesh”, said my friend, “between her current job, home, and family obligations, it’ll…

Self Improvment

6 min read

Unlock the Secret to Success at Any Age - By Answering One Simple Question
Unlock the Secret to Success at Any Age - By Answering One Simple Question

Published in Boomers, Bitches, and Babes

·May 23

Snake in Your Garage? A Simple Hack for Getting Rid of It.

Did it by myself Since everyone seemed to enjoy reading about the frogs in my toilet misadventure, I figured you would appreciate the snake story. It’s the weather. My late husband and I moved to Florida because of the weather. You can take just so many New England winters of…

Get Rid Of Snakes

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Snake in Your Garage? A Simple Hack for Getting Rid of It.
Snake in Your Garage? A Simple Hack for Getting Rid of It.

May 18

Frogs in Your Toilet? — Shock, Awe, and How You Can Get Rid of Them…..It Happened to Me

There are some of nature’s creatures that I simply unequivocally hate. I find them gross, repulsive, and downright frightening. Frogs hold the #1 position on my list, having pushed even alligators out of the top spot for this Floridian. I am not likely to encounter an alligator in my closet…

4 min read

Frogs in Your Toilet? — Shock, Awe, and How You Can Get Rid of Them…..It Happened to Me
Frogs in Your Toilet? — Shock, Awe, and How You Can Get Rid of Them…..It Happened to Me
Joan Gershman

Joan Gershman

Retired Educator; Speech/Language Therapist; English Teacher; thealzheimerspouse.com; talktimewithjoan.com; Vocal.media creator; Medium.com writer

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