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Elena Tucker
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4 days ago

Jimmy Buffett didn’t change my life. Unless he did.

Everyone knows Jimmy Buffett songs, by heart. I have met one person, who shall remain nameless, who, when I mention the singer/writer/entrepreneur, wrinkled her nose in a show of distaste and said, “I don’t like his music.” It baffled me then, it baffles me now. I understand how ska or…

Songs You Know By Heart

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Jimmy Buffett didn’t change my life. Unless he did.
Jimmy Buffett didn’t change my life. Unless he did.
Songs You Know By Heart

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Aug 24

This summer’s guilty pleasure

I’ve started watching several old television shows, although I am still hoarding a bunch of my beloved British police procedural mysteries. Part of the reason is, naturally, the weather. It’s too hot. My mysteries call for rain and wind, or at least bluster. You know, blustery cold, pockets of snow…

Cooking Show

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This summer’s guilty pleasure
This summer’s guilty pleasure
Cooking Show

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Aug 15

Bye, Indy…

I saw Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny this weekend. In the actual theater. Be warned, this blog contains some spoilers, so if you haven’t seen the movie and want to be surprised, do not read on. It was proper to see the latest installment of the franchise in…

Indiana Jones

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Bye, Indy…
Bye, Indy…
Indiana Jones

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Aug 2

A little bet about a little game.

I have a bet going with my husband, Jeff — it’s about a silly bet about a little game played on a smartphone. Let me explain. The game is called Sticky Bodies, from Q-Games and Pixel Junk. No, I get no moneys if anyone reading this decides to play this…

Phone Game

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A little bet about a little game.
A little bet about a little game.
Phone Game

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Jul 14

Balance.

I’m not a morning person. Most days I wake up in a sort of a fog, stumble to the bathroom, brush my teeth, make my bed, take a shower, do all of those things on autopilot. Most days, my thoughts are like a jumbled ball of yarn. Luckily, I have…

Self Sacrifice

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Balance.
Balance.
Self Sacrifice

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Jun 28

How I went from eyelid zero to eyelid hero.

Don’t you ever let other people tell you are you not good enough! I am living proof that even if you have disadvantages in your life, you can always improve your lot, a tiny bit every day, until you get in near-Olympic athlete shape. And you can up your game…

Satire

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How I went from eyelid zero to eyelid hero.
How I went from eyelid zero to eyelid hero.
Satire

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Jun 3

The two times I met Harrison Ford.

I met Harrison Ford exactly twice when I lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Stop me if you heard me tell this story before. The year was 1990. I was living in the manufactured Wild West — the best of times to live in this little town of Jackson. I didn’t…

Harrison Ford

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Harrison Ford

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Jun 1

How I amassed $1,000,000 on Medium, but there is no way you will ever be able to do it.

Now that I have lured you in with a completely false and patently preposterous headline, let me honest. Lately, a lot of things have been tiring me. I have been trying to go to bed earlier, but I haven’t been falling asleep quickly. It’s tough to get up at a…

Humor

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How I amassed $1,000,000 on Medium, but there is no way you will ever be able to do it.
How I amassed $1,000,000 on Medium, but there is no way you will ever be able to do it.
Humor

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May 30

My moral failing.

I was in the midst of fighting a valiant fight against being late, occasionally winning, sometimes losing, when I chanced upon an article in the London Times. The article called out being late as a “moral failing.” …

Moral Failing

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My moral failing.
My moral failing.
Moral Failing

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May 28

Lessons Learned

I wasn’t thinking about learning things, or thinking of anything in particular, really, when I started the 100 stories in 100 days self-imposed challenge. All I knew was it sounded tough, and if I would not have done it, I would have regretted it. …

100 Stories In 100 Days

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Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
100 Stories In 100 Days

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Elena Tucker

Elena Tucker

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Writer and storyteller, immigrant, wife, mom, knitter, collector of jokes, lover of cheap, sweet wine.

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