Cheryl E Preston
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Cheryl enjoys writing about current events, soap spoilers and baby boomer nostalgia. Tips are greatly appreciated.
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Soap opera interruption It was a little after 1 pm this afternoon and I was about to sit down to watch the soaps when I heard what sounded like a vehicle striking something. I opened my front door to see two police vans going about 50 mph west on my street. As they went by I noticed a U-Haul pickup truck in the front yard of the vacant house on the left. My neighbors, an older couple had moved on the first of December and I assumed someone else was now moving in. My neighbors had rented the house for 40 years and when it was sold they were out just like that. I pondered that the new neighbors might be moving in but I saw no one.
By Cheryl E Preston3 years ago in Criminal
Money and Privilege has not stopped Prince Harry's pain
Bucking the system Prince Harry is the second son of Princess Diana and King Charles and was born into a life of privilege. His new book "Spare" has everyone talking and jaws dropped when he said he killed 25 Afghan soldiers and thought of them as chess pieces and not human. I see something very different going on with the Duke of Sussex which is that he is in a lot of pain.
By Cheryl E Preston3 years ago in Geeks
Velma Dinkley was modeled after Gay rights activist Sheila James Kuehl's character on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Velma Dinkley is modeled after Zelda Gilroy There were cheers and jeers when it was announced last year that Velma Dinkley from the Scooby-Doo franchise was a lesbian. It was reported that many fans said they always suspected but some like myself assumed she was a brainy nerdy tomboy because only heterosexual couples were acknowledged on television as well as in many corners of the real world. If you did not know gay people and never heard anyone talk about the LBGTQ community this would be the logical assumption. No one knows what Hanna-Barbera was thinking when they created the character but they did actually model Velma after a lesbian actress whether knowingly or unwittingly.
By Cheryl E Preston3 years ago in Geeks
Scooby-Doo Where Are You: Some things have remained a mystery
Scooby-Doo Where Are You from an adult perspective Looking back on Scooby-Doo Where Are You from an adult perspective, there were things taking place that many Baby Boomers or their parents probably never noticed or questioned. The series ran for two seasons from 1969 to 1971 on CBS and was canceled because of low ratings. Children today don't have the same innocence as their grandparents and great-grandparents, and seem to pay attention to every detail with animated programming. Let's take a look at what may have been missed six decades ago.
By Cheryl E Preston3 years ago in Geeks
The cat came back but she wont stay
Stray cats come to my house In October 2021 a huge light gray cat began coming to my house and I began feeding him. The neighborhood kids called him Kitty Lo. and we thought they were calling him Kelo. We put a cat bed on the front porch and provided him with food and water and Kitty Lo showed his appreciation. He rubbed against our legs anad in our laps when we were in the vehicle and we planned on taking him to the vet. Instead of remaining with us Kitty Lo would disappear for two or three days at a time and then after feeding him on New Year's Day we never saw him again.
By Cheryl E Preston3 years ago in Petlife
Epiphany/Three Kings Day on January 6 celebrates the Magi finding Christ two years after His birth
A different "Christmas" While most of the world observes the birth of Christ on December 25 there are those among us in Orthodox communities as well as Catholics and mainstream Christians who celebrate on January 6 with Epiphany or Three Kings Day. It's customary to see Nativity scenes with Shepherds and Wise Men at the manger but there are reasons that some say the Magi were not present on the first Christmas and observe a different date.
By Cheryl E Preston3 years ago in FYI
Freelance writers will do well to remember two important points
The ups and downs of freelance writing As I write this I am aware of four platforms where freelance writers are giving their talent at this time. They are Vocal Media, NewsBreak Contributor Platform, Medium, and Hubpages. As artists who share our craft with the world, we all desire exposure and to be duly compensated for our time and effort but this does not always happen.
By Cheryl E Preston3 years ago in FYI
