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Poppy Talks: What I Found on the Road From Emmaus

December 4, 2025 AnnMarie Kennon

Or… In Loving Memory of Frankincense the Squirrel It’s Christmas, and Poppy is feeling a bit Guidepost-y at the keyboard.…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: animal empathy, holiday faith, poppy talks, road to emmaus

Poppy Talks: Same Calories, Less Adventure

August 15, 2025 AnnMarie Kennon

Dogs are still living their ancestral life—no boutique fitness apps, no $8 protein shakes, no self-consciousness about what their “summer…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: dog days, dogs' life, poppy talks, satire

Poppy Talks: Poppy’s Linguistic Revolution

July 7, 2025 AnnMarie Kennon

To celebrate the almost-semi-quincentennial birthday  (yes, that is the correct word), of the greatest country ever, and as a fairly…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: Independence Day satire, poppy talks, satire, semantics

Poppy Talks: Guest Dad Commentary • “Poppa Talks” Vacation Planning

June 2, 2025 AnnMarie Kennon

Poppy is handing over the keys—figuratively, of course, because he insists on driving—to the dad in the house we’ll affectionately…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: fathers' day, poppy talks, satire, vacation planning

Poppy Talks: Hmmm…

February 3, 2025 AnnMarie Kennon

While the news reports are gruesome and tragic, I am left wondering what the survival rate of airplane stowaways actually…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: february thoughts, poppy talks, random thoughts, satire

Poppy Talks: Happy Quirky Year

January 2, 2025 AnnMarie Kennon

As the holidays involve so much contact with family and friends, Poppy enjoys noticing and, let’s face it — cataloging…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: poppy talks, quirks, resolutions

Poppy’s Hall of Failures

July 1, 2024 AnnMarie Kennon

I recently read about the Museum of Failure – a traveling exhibit that showcases the world’s most fascinating flops. The…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: career flops, hall of failures, poppy talks, satire

Poppy Talks: Some Things Never Change

June 3, 2024 AnnMarie Kennon

I  have written a few columns about the life benefits of being a Gen X. It’s delightfully funny to me…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: digital assistants, generation X, poppy talks, satire

Poppy Talks: The Things That Unite Us

May 1, 2024 AnnMarie Kennon

Just walked back into the house brushing ants and dog hair off my clothes because I didn’t plan well enough…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: 2024 eclipse, betty white, georgetown eclipse, poppy talks, satire

Poppy Talks • A Generational Chat

June 9, 2023 AnnMarie Kennon

Me: You know, kids, Miss Poppy loves substitute teaching and putting life experience to good use, but I didn’t realize…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: gen-x, gen-z, millennials, poppy talks, substitute teach, zoomers

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