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Show Notes: October 4, 2024 

Valediction: (noun) an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.

Health and what we are doing about it, and our thoughts on being healthy.

Topics discussed from Smallville Season 2, Episodes 9-12

• Stupid traffic tickets.
• How you identify yourself.
• Pagers.
• If there were two of you what would you do?
• Mr Kent being too harsh with Mrs Kent for working with Lionel?
• Having someone like you back.
• The Cave….Clarks fortress of solitude?
• Lex’s trust issues.
• The courage of a soldier, would I have it?
• Lex getting spied on by Lionel/ cell phones listening in on us…
• Has a job ever asked too much of you?
• What stock do you put into celebrating holidays on the actual day?
• Kindy’s eye roll moment.
• Emmeline’s favorite Superman reference quote.

Next Episode: We will be watching and discussing topics from Smallville Season 2, Episodes 13-16

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Show Notes: September 6, 2024 

Insuperable: (adjective) impossible to gain control of, solve, or overcome.

Items we brought into the marriage/gifts and what has become of them.

Topics discussed from Smallville Season 2, Episodes 5-8

• What was your reaction to Byron busting out with poems to Lana? 
• Did you ever have a secret admirer/or get love notes?
• Why would someone say Granddad, instead of grandpa?
• Have you ever had a Pandora’s Box situation?
• Has pride ever gotten in the way of asking for help?
• How do you feel about the ‘assigning blame’ that so many tv shows deal with?
• When moving did you ever feel like luggage?
• Kindy’s eye roll moment.
• Emmeline’s favorite Superman reference quote.

Next Episode: We will be watching and discussing topics from Smallville Season 2, Episodes 9-12

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Show Notes: August 2, 2024

Matutinal: (adjective) relating to or occurring in the morning; early.

Idioms: Hit two birds with one stone; The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

House status.

Topics discussed from Smallville Season 2, Episodes 1-4

• Life or death situation and how did you handle it?
• Driving distracted, why not just pull over?!
• Has there been a person that once you found something out about them completely changed your view of them and how you treat them?
• Lana about opening up “it's uncomfortable for anyone.”
• What do you think your alter ego would be?
• How do you act/talk when you have PMS? 
• Emmeline and Kindy’s eye roll moments.

Next Episode: We will be watching and discussing topics from Smallville Season 2, Episodes 5-8

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Show Notes: July 5, 2024

Zhuzh: (noun) a small improvement, adjustment, or addition that completes the overall look, taste, etc. of something

Mom Guilt, how to manage it because it is never going away.

Topics discussed from Smallville Season 1, Episodes 17-21

• Assisted suicide
• Ending a cycle of bad habits
• “Quitting is a very hard habit to break.”
• Emmeline’s Superman Reference
• Chloe’s connections…
• Live like you are dying.
• Clark’s unexplainable saves
• The way you treat people has an influence on them.
• Good special effects and stunt work
• TV goodbyes/requests
• Kindy’s Kooky Moments

Next Episode: We will be watching and discussing topics from Smallville Season 2, Episodes 1-4.

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Show Notes: June 7, 2024

Telluric: (adjective) of or proceeding from the earth or soil.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Topics discussed from Smallville Season 1, Episodes 13-16

• Small town stuck syndrome
• Peer pressure
• Past can bite you in the butt.
• Doppelgangers
• The actors getting more comfortable in their roles
• What is your deepest desire?
• Kindy’s Kooky Moments
• Emmeline’s Superman Reference
• How is Kindy liking Smallville so far?

Next Episode: We will be watching and discussing topics from Smallville Season 1, Episodes 17-21.

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Show Notes: May 3, 2024

Lambaste: (verb) to criticize something very harshly.

“Unstoppable” -Sia

“I Wear my Sunglasses At Night” -Corey Hart

Dealing with kid trauma.

Topics discussed from Smallville Season 1, Episodes 9-12

• Somebody save…
• Superman reference quotes
• Different parent reactions to superpowered kids.
• The Difference Between Men and Women
• Near misses.

Next Episode: We will be watching and discussing topics from Smallville Season 1, Episodes 13-16.

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Show Notes: April 5, 2024

Coddiwomple: (verb) to travel to an unknown destination.

“I’d Be the Man” -Taylor Swift

Topics discussed from Smallville Season 1, Episodes 5-8

• Pick-up lines
• Would you rather be hot or cold?
• Stories and advice from our elderly
• Bulimia/Diets
• Hostage situations

Next Episode: We will be watching and discussing topics from Smallville Season 1, Episodes 9-12.

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Season 1 Episodes 1-4

Show Notes: March 1, 2024

Word of the month: Enervate: (verb) a formal word used for situations in which someone or something is being sapped of physical or mental vigor, vitality, or strength.

Mom Hack: roll up bacon in its package to make it easier to pull apart when you take it out of the packaging. 

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Topics discussed from Smallville Season 1 Episodes 1-4:

• Bugs
• Obsessions… Food for thought: What is something you have an obsession about, that maybe you want to change?
• Infertility https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/infertility/symptoms-causes/syc-20354317

Next Episode: We will be watching Smallville Season 1 Episodes 5-8 and discussing topics from that.

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Show Notes: December 29, 2023

Sunday, December 31: Make Up Your Mind Day

Aplomb: (noun) complete and confident composure or self-assurance. 

Oklahoma Teen Overcomes Shyness to Collect and Give Away 54,000 Toys

Maren’s short stories can be found in:

Bippity Boppity Boots: Southwestern Fairytale Retellings

Beyond the Woods: A Supernatural Anthology

A few of Maren’s Favorite books to read:

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower

The Q by Beth Brower

Arnie, the Doughnut (The Adventures of… by Laurie Keller

Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea

The Sultan's Perfect Tree by Jane Yolen 

Next Episode: We will return in February

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