#darladerbyqueen Archives - Darla The Roller Derby Queen https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com Tue, 07 Jul 2020 13:52:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9 SOME HIPPIE ADVICE FOR TODAY’S WORLD https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/some-hippie-advice-for-todays-world/ Mon, 06 Jul 2020 15:30:58 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1897 Like the peace sign. Peaceful marches. Lean on me brotherly love. Without the current sharp sword of social media or the leaning left and right media coverage, most of that love sign advice was communicated in songs. One that keeps rattling around my brain these days has these lyrics: “I knew a man that I … Continue reading SOME HIPPIE ADVICE FOR TODAY’S WORLD →

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]]> WHAT ARE YOU SHARING TODAY? https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/what-are-you-sharing-today/ https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/what-are-you-sharing-today/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:33:28 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1831 So, we no longer shake hands or hug friends at a gathering. This week I was taught we can only touch feet with shoes on, touch elbows, or just make a kind of queenly wave at each other as we come in the door. I’m okay with that, I guess, as long as we can … Continue reading WHAT ARE YOU SHARING TODAY? →

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]]> https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/what-are-you-sharing-today/feed/ 1 24….. https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/24-2/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:12:36 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1790 Three derby skaters equal 24 wheels on any given day. But on some days in history, just the number 24 speaks for everyone. A day when a person who wore that number on a jersey leaves the world and wheels stop turning long enough for us to acknowledge some truths. The truth that, like derby … Continue reading 24….. →

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]]> BE THAT BRIGHT ONE…. https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/be-that-bright-one/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:20:07 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1782 It’s gloomy. People move slowly through the mush of winter. Gone is the sparkle of new snow and the rush of the holidays. What the world needs is a bright one. The person who smiles at you for no reason. A cheery remark. A splash of color. It could be you today! Be that bright … Continue reading BE THAT BRIGHT ONE…. →

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]]> A BOOMERISH NOTE TO HOLIDAY MILLENNIALS… https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/a-boomerish-note-to-holiday-millennials/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:43:13 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1769 Don’t get me wrong. I love millennials. I even have a few. And Lord knows roller derby needs them for Freshmeat (accepted term for derby newbies, no other implication intended). Even during the holidays. But when I read a recent MoneyWise article (“OK Boomers, These Christmas Traditions Are Dying Out”), I had a definite Boomerish … Continue reading A BOOMERISH NOTE TO HOLIDAY MILLENNIALS… →

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]]> SOME ONE HAS TO LISTEN…. https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/some-one-has-to-listen/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:42:30 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1705 It’s an Art, you know. The Art of the Listen. It’s why I write a lot about park benches. Takes a very special person to provide this silent, powerful part of any exchange between humans. Here’s a story that hits the right note. Last evening I attended a musical event. Not a derby festival, but … Continue reading SOME ONE HAS TO LISTEN…. →

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