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    Strange Case

    By Joy Lynn Clark 09/06/2025 In spring of 2019 soon after the rains, I decided to lease a studio in the Mellwood Arts Building in Louisville.  The space was very industrial and home to several arts groups.  My studio was nestled between a dance, pottery, and wax studios (candlemaking).  I saw the potters assistant (I guess, she said something like “in training” or something like that.  I never met the candle maker but, I saw those dancers all the time at first.  I ended up deciding to work the graveyard shift after my foul debut singing, “Prostitute” at the very top of my lungs.  “Oops” I think to myself as…

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    I am a human being

    08/25/2025 By Joy Lynn Clark Somebody decided to take all of my money with a cell note, claiming that I could not be paid for owing this phone bill. The next company decided that I was not allowed to change my phone number. I kept asking myself, “Do I need to walk around with this phone bill and show people that it was in fact paid off?” My banker asked to see my rental lease in order to allow me to be paid. “Rent lease? I don’t think that’s appropriate.” . . . So I brought in a commercial lease and added it to my business account. They had every…

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    Flights

    07/15/2025 By Joy Lynn Clark I had just quit my job at a software company to do freelance work when my stepmother called.  “I have great news!” she announces.  “We are going to Europe to visit your brother on base.” She adds.  “Europe?  I thought that he was in Texas.”  I comment.  “He is actually in Europe so get your passport and start packing.”  My stepmom says. After I hung up the phone I sigh as I realize that I am going to have to, “resume download” for this huge presentation that I am working on.  Seems easy enough but it is barely the year 2000 and I have a…

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    The Pathway to Peace

    3/28/2025 By Joy Lynn Clark Some people still do not know this. On the other hand, I only know how to access it with a PC so, if you are a Mac good luck. CTRL+ALT+Delete Task Manager Processes and Details Next remove any files that end in .COM (the communication file) you may want to click on it and have a listen – yep that annoying crap you’ve been hearing forever. Also, remove Com Surrogates and Com Aggregators – another annoying communications file. Yay! If you have a Mac and you can get into your processes and tasks you should also give this a try.