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Water on the Moon - why does it matter?

Last month, scientists announced they had sent a a satellite called LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) to visit our cold little neighbor - you know, that little ball of rock that catches...

4 comments    politics water science
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How to not embarrass your teenage daughter!

Some time ago, I wrote a hub article in fun titled How to embarrass your preteen daughter, which has pretty widely viewed. And, based on the rapid changes that happen when my daughter became a teenager, I...

6 comments    life advice family
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The Unexpected Beauty of Wabi-Sabi

As a writer and contemplative person, I enjoy concepts that refocus my attentionĀ in new and surprising ways. When we reach midlife, there's a budding awareness that the pursuit of more, theĀ abundant...

8 comments    beauty design art
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"Think" Smarts vs. "Feel" Smarts

I've been intrigued by this subject for some time - I'm always interested in the juxtoposition of concepts that force you to question your assumptions about things. This is the type of thing I wrote about in...

7 comments    life education emotions
69

Whatever happened to SchoolHouse Rock?

Growing up, back in the days when my mind hungrily absorbed information (as opposed to the way it now pings off my overtaxed brain like hail on a windowpane!) there were certain concepts I retained that still...

10 comments    entertainment fun music
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Ice Cream For Breakfast!

So, my daughter's birthday was this past weekend, and we wanted to make it special - so we gave her the choice to create the day her way. I placed a myriad of options in front of her, and then my...

7 comments    entertainment family food
55

Wet, Wild and Whimsical

Recently, I've read a very interesting theory about a shift in our culture from the numbers-oriented, production industrial-age focus to one where we are more focused on the artistic, spiritual and...

4 comments    design art culture
56

Us and Them

I had a friend whose first husband was a McCoy. Of the original Hatfields and McCoys, two families who feuded during the latter part of the 1800s in Kentucky and West Virginia. The two families lived along...

4 comments    gay fighting conservative
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Coffee Love!

Ahhh. I'm up and my brain cylinders are starting to pop. Lying in bed was so comfortable and warm, but I longed for that first sip of warm, sweet java. After filling the coffee maker with water and adding...

9 comments    happiness sleep coffee
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Write Therapy

So, I've had nearly a three-month hiatus from posting hub articles. No particular reason, other than it being summer, and me just not feeling the inspiration. I was taking a long walk/run down into the...

10 comments    poetry writing books
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