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Gemini Rising

by StephBee

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #1051691

Life, Adventure, Family, Writing what else is there? Random thoughts.

WELCOME TO:

GEMINI RISING

UPDATED INTRO 30 JUNE 2025:

Just a little about me. I've been married for 33 years this past NOV and currently live in Southern California, but I grew up in New Hampshire.

I've got 2 boys who are young adults.

I work as a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. I enjoy my job a lot. Still. If you can believe that.

I love to write. Thankfully both of my boys achieved Eagle Scout. My Scouting days are over and I'm back to focusing on my writing.

I like to get out in nature, drink coffee and watch football.

Here's a little bio about my zodiac.

GEMINI: Gemini, the sign of the Twins, is dual-natured, elusive, complex and contradictory. On the one hand it produces the virtue of versatility, and on the other the vices of two-facedness and flightiness. The sign is linked with Mercury, the planet of childhood and youth, and its subjects tend to have the graces and faults of the young. When they are good, they are very attractive; when they are bad they are more the worse for being the charmers they are. Like children they are lively, and happy, if circumstances are right for them, or egocentric, imaginative and restless.

Their good qualities are attractive and come easily to them. They are affectionate, courteous, kind, generous, and thoughtful towards the poor and suffering - provided none of the activities resulting from expressing these traits interferes too greatly with their own lives and comforts.

Geminians can be successful in many walks of life though their general characteristics tend to make them unreliable. They are often skilled manipulators of language, in speech and writing, and may be: debaters, diplomats (though in politics they are more interested in theory than practice), orators, preachers (brilliant rather than profound), teachers, authors, poets, journalists, or lawyers.

BLOG ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

SEPTEMBER 2025:

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It's WDC- 25th Birthday

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7 day Challenge to celebrate 25 years of this successful writer's haven.
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SEPTEMBER 2025:

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Earn the Badge - CLOSED

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You want it? Earn it. How? Complete these simple tasks and the badge is yours!
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Merit Badges collected and earned from "Earn the Badge 2025"

SUMMER 2025:

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BCoF 's Virtual 50 State Bucket List

(18+)
We're going to explore one unique place in each of the 50 states in alphabetical order.
#2342653 by A Warped Witch I Be

Merit Badges Collected from Virtual Blogging &Virtual Blogging Friends:

SEPTEMBER 2024:

I participated in the

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Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2025

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Blogging event from September 1-7, 2025. CLOSED
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which was a big challenge for me due to my schedule, but I hunkered down and got it done. There's some great entries for the contest and the blog earned the following:

Merit Badge in Nonfiction
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Congrats on your Honorable Mention in Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024

Big thanks to WakeUpAndLive~NOV Word Monger

for hosting the contest!

OCTOBER 2024 & 2025 :

I participated in the

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13 Poetic Days of Halloween Contest 2025

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Let your spooky poetry shine. Oct. 13th 12:01 am WDC time. - closes 11:59 pm WDC Oct 25th
#2328177 by A Warped Witch I Be

in 2024 which honestly was a big challenge for me considering my schedule, and again I hunkered down and did it! Update October 2025: I had so much participating in the challenge last year, I did it again for 2025 and successfully completed it. There's some great spooky poetry to be found in October and the blog earned the following merit badges:

Big Thanks to A Warped Witch I Be

for hosting the contest!

Find me at:

WEBSITE:
http://www.stephanieburkhart.com

FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/StephanieBurkhartAuthor

GOOD READS:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4031660.Stephanie_Burkhart

YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/user/botrina?feature=mhee

WARNING

I intend to be open, honest, and forthright. No topic is off limits from religion to you name it, I'm going there. If you think you might be offended...back up now - this blog isn't for you. For those who "dare" check out the "Gemini Rising..."

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🌻 pwheeler ~ love joy peace

about an hour ago
In response to "I'm your Ipad, Baby! "

Congrats on your win!

BIG BAD WOLF is Howling

about 22 hours ago
In response to "I'm your Ipad, Baby! "

Nothing wrong with a recycled costume.

StephBee

Oct 31, 2025 at 6:31pm
In response to "Trick or Ipad? "

Either one works if you ask me!

🌻 pwheeler ~ love joy peace

Oct 30, 2025 at 11:37pm
In response to "Trick or Ipad? "

I happen to have a cape and Viking headband. I might wear it.

I also happen to have a princess crown so... that's probably more likely.

1 Like

StephBee

Oct 30, 2025 at 8:23pm
In response to "Clean up! "

Andy likes it because all of the lakes and water and scenery and well, we like it too. We'll see what shakes out.

WebWiԎch is Thankful

Oct 29, 2025 at 5:39pm
In response to "Clean up! "

Meredith is cool.

Good luck on all your Zillowing!

Hey, that's half the fun. It's never to early to at least see if you love a town first before making a decision. Best way is by trolling it!

1 Like

StephBee

Oct 28, 2025 at 6:57pm
In response to "World Series Thoughts "

Soldier_Mike

Honestly, a Mariners-Brewers would have been good with me. I feel you about being torn. When the Dodgers played the Red Sox in the 2018 World Series, I rooted for the Red Sox. Hubby understood.

Jeff

No worries, I get it.

if it was the Giants and the Blue Jays I'd be rooting for the Blue Jays, too! I do remember going up to see a couple of Giants games up in SF in 2003 (I still have the ticket stub) at SBC Park. It's a really nice ballpark. Pretty cool you can plunk a home run or foul into the bay!

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Jeff

Oct 27, 2025 at 11:36pm
In response to "World Series Thoughts "

I'm rooting for the Blue Jays. In part because they haven't won a World Series since the early 90s, and in part because - as a Giants fan - I generally root for whoever's playing the Dodgers.

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Soldier_Mike

Oct 27, 2025 at 10:00pm
In response to "World Series Thoughts "

I was kinda hoping for a Mariners - Brewers Series, as neither team has ever won one and the Mariners have never even been there. As things stand, though, I'm a little torn: the Dodgers are a National League team, just like my Colorado Rockies, but they're also a Division rival, so...

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StephBee

Oct 25, 2025 at 7:52pm
In response to "Day 12 - Here Lies a Troll "

I honestly, never saw this movie, but after I was watching the trailer, I think I want to!

1 Like

August 27, 2025 at 11:41pm

#1096031

Developing Habits

I just want to give a shout out to 🌻 pwheeler ~ love joy peace

and her

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Habit Heroes

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A challenge to inspire positive daily habits and friendship. You can earn cool prizes too!
#2165720 by 🌻 pwheeler ~ love joy peace

forum. I've been doing Habit Heroes since May 2025 and I'm glad I have.

How did I find Habit Heroes? I knew I was going to Boy Scout camp on Catalina Island in July to volunteer and there's a lot of walking involved, so I knew I had to get in "shape." I'm 57, a tad overweight, and I work at night - and I have a job where I sit down 8 hours a day, so I realized I needed something to motivate me to get up and just move. I think I was talking to Phyllis in May and she mentioned Habit Heroes. I checked it out and said why not. I need to work on exercise and this is motivating in that I can go at my own pace.

In May and June I had a lifting weights goal, and then when I started VC in July, I incorporated a step goal. I'm so glad I had. Those little aches and pains in the hips and knees have become very minor or nonexistent. This month, I incorporated a writing goal, because I really need to finish my updating/editing of "Gifts," a story about two ice skaters that fall in love. Due to incorporating this habit, I've began to make progress with it, so in that regard, I'm glad I'm not "stalled" anymore. Some days I don't meet my goal, and I try not to beat myself up.

Anyhoo...if anything, working on my exercise habits has helped me to realize just how important it is to do some type of exercise, even if it is taking a small walk or lifting small weights.

If you're looking to develop some, good positive habits, check out Habit Heroes. I highly recommend it!

Smiles
Steph

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