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Selling My Home = Reliving Memories
You've raised your children, nurtured their friends and built a life in your home. Now it's time to sell and move on. As difficult as it is to begin again, the joy of reliving the memories brings forth a sense of peace.
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Have Sleep Apnea? How About a CPAP (Crazy, Pulsating, Annoying Paraphernalia)?
My fear of dying outweighs the annoyance my CPAP machine provides so I choose to force air up my nose each night. Apparently, looking like Hannibal Lecter of the night isn't scaring my dogs off!
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I loved teaching with a passion, but I had to stop.
I just retired after 32 years of teaching. I absolutely loved teaching. So why did I retire?
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Be Wary of Internet Dating Scams
For those women and men that choose to use internet dating sites to find their sought after partner, please beware! More websites; including those sites that cost money, are infiltrated with scammers.
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My Thyroid...My Problem
For years I struggled with what I thought was depression, chronic fatigue and arthritic aches and pains. Little did I know how much the thyroid controlled in my body.
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The Rebel Flag-The True History Lesson
With so many individuals posting "history" of the heritage of the South and why the rebel flag should remain as a symbol in the South, it's time to learn the true heritage of the South.
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What Unbroken and Wild Taught Me
Two movies recently hit the big screen: Unbroken and Wild. Unbroken is the story of a POW during WWII and Wild the story of a woman in search of herself. Both spoke to me on various levels...
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Bearded Dragons Are Awesome!
After my 75 gallon, salt water tank produced a hair-line crack; I knew I had to give up my salt water fish hobby! The tank then became a habitat for Journey, my bearded dragon. She's great!
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Life With a Dragon
When I was forced to take down my 75 gallon salt water tank, I was crushed. Then, a little Beardie came into my life and brought my tank back to life!
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SSRI Free & Finding Success
Three months ago, I made the decision to try living my life without the help of SSRI's. I had been medicating my anxiety and depression for over 9 years but continued to have downward spirals...
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Attempting to Take Control and It is Working!
I wrote a hub a couple weeks back about my thoughts on weaning myself from the SSRI's I have been taking for 11 years. I had hit rock bottom emotionally..my doctor wished to add more pills...
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Some of the Best Therapists Have Four Legs
What can you do if you are without a good health insurance policy, don't have health insurance or can't afford a therapist? Go to your local pound or pet rescue organization!
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Dog Therapy
Dogs are a person's best friend. I have birds, lizards, rabbits and cats but nothing warms my heart and calms my soul like one of my dogs.
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I had the ocean in my living room and now...the desert!
I put thousands of dollars into my salt water aquarium and in an afternoon; it was gone and I was housing a desert creature!
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Yes Virginia...I Am Santa Claus
People often argue about allowing children to experience the spirit of Santa Claus. I believe that Santa helped my children grow into wonderful people.
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My Millie Mae; A Puppy Mill Newfoundland
It wasn't a hasty decision to take Millie, my Landseer, Newfoundland home when she was a puppy. I had just made the excruciating decision to have my beloved shepherd Lacey put down due to a debilitating brain tumor. Lacey was "the" dog that I had...
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What does Heaven look like?
A question was asked...What does Heaven look like? My perception of Heaven is unique but I am sure not a singular thought among millions. What is your vision of Heaven?
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The Big Fifty
Nifty 50? I'll let you know in one year!
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My Battle to Save My Life
My fiance and I visited the doctor's a lot this year. He has had an ongoing heart condition his entire life and in January of 2011, he found he couldn't breathe or keep up his normal routine at his job in the factory. The news was devastating. ...
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Saying Goodbye to My Best Canine Friend
I've owned dogs my entire adult life. When I first ventured out of my parents' home at a mere 18 years old, I felt I needed a dog to keep me company. Add to that, the need for having a companion to walk with to and from work during my night shift as...
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The Uterus With a Mind of Her Own
My uterus and I have always had problems with each other. When I was 12 years old, my mother heard on the news that the medication she had taken; DES, to prevent spontaneous abortion in the body was now a risk for uterine cancer in the daughters...
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A Pill, A Drink and Humor Can Get One Through Anything!
My Happy Pill Maybe you've heard when life gives you lemons, grab the blender, the salt and make Margarita's! Well, that works for some women but I prefer my happy pill. I spent years thinking that I was insane. I would obsess about everything and...
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Teaching Children How to Read
Reading is not an easy task... Some of us take our reading ability for granted. For some reason, we caught on to the lessons, bought into the strategies that we most likely can't even remember now and found reading to be natural for us. If you are a...
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Who Knew Breathing Could Be So Difficult?
Stress can kill. It's important to learn how to breathe and keep calm.
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Why is Marriage so Important to Me?
I grew up watching the old, musical, love stories with my father. Every weekend, we'd turn on the TV and watch Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland and the rest of the 60's crowd swoon their partners and end up happily ever after. I grew up...
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Food Allergies? That Must Be My Problem...
It's 6:30 AM in my house; and I've awakened to music in the air. I roll myself within the sheets and focus a blank stare. Another day of living. Another day begun... I haul my butt right out of bed and want to have some fun. Instead I reach...
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Still Life...
Any budding artist has had the experience of painting still life. Setting up the background to enhance the object of your desire is painstaking...the folds in the fabric must look perfectly folded. The flow of the background should compliment...
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An aquarium should be relaxing...right?
Salt water aquariums are incredibly beautiful. Read about my endeavors however before jumping into owning one!
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Taking a Vacation from the Things I Enjoy
I often feel at the end of my rope....do you? It's been months since I hubbed. I used to hub as if it were an addiction. When I first joined months ago, I couldn't write enough. I realized something during those initial months. I felt relieved...
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Surrogates My Review
This movie interested me. With the age of technology and the use of machines in the twenty first century, I have often wondered what will civilization look like in another 100 years? The movie Surrogates places emphasis on life using robots...
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Love Happens; A Review
Love Happens is inappropriately titled. This is not a simple love story. This is a story of pain, fear, reaching out and affirmation of loss. In fact, the love story between Aniston and Eckhart's characters in the movie is the icing but not...
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I Want My G.I. Joe! A Review.
Action, action and more action! If you want a movie that rarely sits still, then G.I. Joe is the movie for you. Not only does it deliver an all star cast, you get visuals ranging from explosions, futuristic creations, eye candy for both women...
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500 days of Summer; movie review
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are perfectly matched in this sweet, funny and many times saddening movie. The voice over of the commentator is soothing and encouraging to you, the participant of this unusual movie that follows a few...
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Tangy Sweet Potato Soup
I had a wedding party to go to and it was a costume party at that. I wanted something light to bring and since it was really chilly outside for August (65 degrees) and the party was at night, I decided on soup. I love making up my own recipes...
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Food Inc and Genetically Modified Foods
I emplore you to watch the movie Food Inc., if you haven't. It is important that we educate ourselves; even if you aren't willing to change. Modified foods are everywhere; shouldn't you know where you can find them?
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Here are the pictures of my bedroom that I promised...
As many of you know, if you read my hubs, I've been endlessly painting the many rooms in my home this summer. What many of you may not know is that I begin a room, get bored and proceed to another room for new excitement. The end result? A...
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A little learning is a dangerous thing and other idioms
Why can learning be dangerous? Why is it bad if someone kicks a bucket? Read this hub to find out!
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Garage Sales are part talent, part display and part expertise
It is Sunday morning and I've had three customers today; all of whom bought something from my 20% off yard/garage sale today. Yesterday, I sat in my 110 degree garage in the mid-90 degree weather, sweating my butt off, but earning over $400 total...
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Dogs and Cats; Gotta Love Em'
A montage of photos that will strike your fancy.
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Julie and Julia; a Movie Review
This movie was quite simply Bon Apetit! Slow moving but interesting, Meryl Streep does an excellent job of creating a visual Julia Childs with her perfect speech/accent, mannerisms and body language. One thing I wasn't prepared for but was...
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Orphan; Movie Review
Each time I watch this movie, I get shivers!
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Fructose Syrup, Salt and MSG...Oh My!
When one thinks of high fructose corn syrup, we typically believe this comes from sugar. Wrong! High fructose corn syrup is derived from corn; hence the word corn in its title. Today, more people consume high fructose corn syrup (hfcs) than...
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Happy Haunting!
I used to cherish Christmastime. The songs, the festive lights and gaiety all around. I still enjoy the Christmas holiday and season but I look forward to Halloween and all of the creative things I do each year! First of all, I decorate the...
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The Diet Children Should Be Eating
My children visited their pediatrician today for their yearly physicals. My children are not what you would call fat when you see them. They are very tall for their ages and have rolls on their bellies but their arms, legs, faces and chest...
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Life used to seem simple....
I remember the roar of my Big Wheel! I was the fastest chick on the block. The power I felt beneath my feet and my sometimes, numb and aching butt! I was so cool. I thought at least! My parents would open the back door after 8:00 in the...
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I Love You Beth Cooper; review
This was the longest hour and a half I've experienced in while. I Love You Beth Cooper was a typical teen flick, complete with graduation scene and rampaging, hormonal bullies. The story begins with the class brainiac giving a commencement speech....
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Some of the Ugliest Creatures on Earth
Only the face a mother could love? Well, some of these creatures penned the term!
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Killer Lasagna!
A lasagna recipe I guarantee everyone will adore.
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Raising a Healthy Turtle
Turtles have so much personality and charm. While setting up an ideal habitat for them can be costly, your turtle will be thankful and will thrive.
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Belly Fat; an Obvious but Unknown Hidden Danger
This hub doesn't tell you how to get a "six-pack" belly; it focuses on the dangers of having a large stomach. If you resemble Santa Claus outside of the Christmas season, then this is a read for you; man or woman!
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St. Bernards
Roly, poly, giant creatures of the dog family...the St. Bernard
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The new Harry Potter movie; mostly hype
I loved the first Harry Potter when the world was wide eyed and curious about this young wizard and his two friends. I enjoyed the second and third Harry Potter movies but tolerated the fourth and fifth. They had lost something. However,...
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Yummy Breakfast Meals
Break the fast and eat breakfast! Here are some quick and yummy ways to begin your day!
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Teaching Struggling Students/Children
As an adult who suffered from learning disabilities as a child and now a Special Needs teacher, I have found that every child can learn. Here are some techniques you can use.
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We're Off to See the Wizard!
A classic ahead of its time: The Wizard of Oz!
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Joe Jackson is nothing but an entertainment pimp
To look at the man, I feel nauseated. Sick. He looks like a pimp in the way he presents himself to the public. Who is he kidding? This is the man that launched the Jackson 5 to stardom and later, was identified as the man behind Michael...
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It's A Wonderful Life- review and recommendation
I named my own daughter after George Bailey because of the wonderful person he was. Need I say more about It's a Wonderful Life?
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Cool Chemistry to Do With Your Kids
Chemistry is awesome! Kids love experimenting and using these quick and easy activities will ensure an exciting afternoon!
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Public Enemies; a review
Johnny Depp has done it again. Every role this amazing actor plays, he becomes and you sit in awe believing that he is indeed John Dillinger in the new film, Public Enemies. The movie opens with a bank robbery / jail break; both involving Depp...
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I love my tats!
I love my tattoos! The pictures to the right are not any that I sport; however, I love seeing people flaunting their artwork! I have a tattoo on my right outer calf and on my back, to the right of my left shoulder blade. On my leg, I have my...
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Do you know what the pledge means?
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." We stand before sporting events, swearing ins of political members, in...
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Marley and Me has Nothing on Old Yeller
Marley and Me was a sweet, moving movie about a yellow lab and his owners. He was a destructive pooch but lovable. Untrainable but bright. He was both their joy and bain of their existence! His ending had many of us crying, causing us to...
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Away We Go; Movie Review
John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph are perfect in this unexpected sleeper of a movie. Projecting the same kind of tone as Juno, Krasinski and Rudolph; expecting a child (but very excited about raising the little one), set out from city to city in...
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Michael Jackson's kids
Michael Jackson was one of the world's best entertainers. When writing this hub, I had no idea that it would touch so many people in different ways. My opinions of Michael and his children have changed as I have seen his children on television and out in public. He was an icon that puzzled many...
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Babysitting for Tea Cups
Tiny tea cup Yorkies are adorable but as high maintenance as their larger counter parts.
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Ban the Bra! Just kidding....
I hate wearing a bra! Unfortunately, I have huge melons that need support, even though gravity is winning out. Read my hub about this aweful creature that we call the boulder holder!
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Blood sucking varmints
The Dreaded Varmint You Can't Seem to Escape Isn't it odd that something so small and so fragile could be the satanic brother of the vampire himself? I am finding out that this summer season is at a record high for the birth of mosquitoes; at...
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When Harry Met Sally; My favorite movie
I would love to meet my soul mate first as a friend and have it develop into the love of my life.
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2008 Wasn't My Year
The 12 months of Christmas... On the 12th month of Christmas my doctor gave to me.. A pacemaker for my honey On the 11th month of Christmas my doctor gave to me.. A catheter so I could pee. On the 10th month of Christmas...
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Yes, I shave, don't you?
I remember it well. I was in third grade and had come home from school, only to hear an electric shaver humming in the upstairs bathroom. I assumed my father was home early and skipped up the stairs only to stop in horror in front of the bathroom...
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Making your home your sanctuary
Beautify your surroundings with inexpensive items.
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Pressed rawhide bones
I've got nice, white teeth!
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Bite plates, guards and splints
As much as I'd like to follow my dentist's advise on wearing a bite splint to bed, I cannot get used to drowning in a pool of my own saliva....
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Restless Leg Syndrome-living with
I've had it all my life and it has made me miserable! Restless Leg Syndrome is real.
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Unzip your pants then eat dessert
Always a tradition in my youth; I now just change into sweat pants!
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Poetry...A How To
The word poetry is scary to some. It amazes me how many people feel they can't write. Poetry is a word that encompasses feelings; how those feelings are delivered, line by line; word by word, is poetry. So many assume that poems have to...
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Tie-dying
Colors of the rainbow. Need I say more? One doesn't have to be a product of the hippie generation to love tie dye! Here's how to get great patterns and results!
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Doubt- movie review
Having gone to Catholic schools my entire life, I was curious about this movie. I didn't know much about the content, only that it had a hard-ass nun that was riding a priest about his "modern" ways. Meryl, Phillip and Amy (Adams) are all...
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Simple noodle recipes
While the debate is still out whether or not one should eliminate carbs from their diets, I continue to cook with noodles and love the different recipes that can be created with them. Enjoy!
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Princess birthday party ideas
Little girls always want to be princesses! Some never outgrow this! lol
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Egyptian Birthday Party
Want to be an Egyptian for a day? Or give a party that is awesome? Read on...
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Dora the Explorer Birthday Party
Young children love Dora the Explorer! This theme makes a fun and exciting birthday party. Most 1/2 card stores or stores such as Target or Walmart carry Dora plates, napkins, table spreads, party hats and so forth. Your paper products can...
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I know I'm getting old....
I was a late in life parent. My first; a son, was born when I was 33 years old. I had tried for years, unsuccessfully to become pregnant and had resigned myself to the fact that even though I had wanted to be a mother, it probably wasn't going...
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Flowers as Therapy
Take a deep breath.... inhale and hold the fragrance of natural medicine. Gardening can be great therapy for the doldrums. Personal wellness is important for a long, happy and fulfilling life. Nature has a way of helping us connect to our...
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Michael and Farrah
How sad for the world to have lost two icons on Thursday, June 25, 2009. Both were individuals who rose to stardom quickly after being discovered and both reacted to their public approval with trepidation and anxiety, wanting to please their...
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Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
Action packed, explosive and never a dull moment, this unrealistic but exciting film had me tensing up and biting my nails wondering what would happen next. Some parts of the film, such as the transforming segments of the vehicles to their robotic...
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Farrah Fawcett; Goodbye to a Beauty
Farrah Fawcett; a true beauty.
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The Devastating Loss of Michael Jackson
Micheal Jackson; an icon but also unknown by many.
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Caring for wild bunnies
Raising wild bunnies that have been abandoned takes a lot of time and knowledge.
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Heart healthy foods
Instead of focusing on what you are eating that is bad for you, read about some foods you could be eating that are good for you!
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What fruit are you?
When I was young and soul searching... you know, trying to figure out what you would do to change the world; I was asked by a teacher to think of a fruit that would best describe me. A fruit? Is she kidding? This was my first response. In...
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When I used to run...
I find nothing more attractive than a bunch of men, covered in sweat, running in a race altogether. I know. I rate up there with Kim Catrell when she starred in the 70's spoof of Porky's, where she would steal boys' sweat socks and hoard them...
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The Proposal Movie Review
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds have wonderful chemistry in this new flick, showing at theaters right now. From the beginning, Sandra takes over the screen with her appearance and her force; leading viewers to believe that that Ryan Reynolds...
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Why Comets are better than Goldfish
If you want a huge fish in your freshwater tank, then buy a little Comet and in one year, you will be amazed!
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Squeaky the Squirrel
I don't have the bond with any wild squirrels like I did with a special one in my youth...
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Let the Sun Shine In
Hippie chicks and love!
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Burying the past and starting out fresh
It has been done. The burial. The new awakening. As I traveled down the path in the woods, I had journeyed on so many times before, everything seemed new. I hadn’t ventured into the woods since this past fall. When the leaves and...
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Easy glass mosaics
As an artist, I try to find various ways to be creative. I enjoy making wreaths, painting, jewelry and mosaics. Mosaics, while they appear to be difficult and time consuming, are becoming a popular form of art work. First, you need to find...
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Sometimes, kids say the funniest things!
I am a teacher and have been for 23 years. I love teaching and especially love hearing stories told by parents, co-workers and children in my classroom. I would like to share some stories that I have been told or have heard by my own...
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Dumb as a Stick
Our Wheaton Terrier wasn't the sharpest bone in the box but he was still loved very much.
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Rain and home improvement
What to do on a rainy day? The sky has opened its eyes and is crying down upon us. Mother Nature is having a temper tantrum by screaming through thunder and throwing us cats and dogs! I know! Do some home improvement... paint the kitchen...
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Internet dating isn't all it's cracked up to be
That good looking man or woman on your screen may actually be an unsightly, naked person moonlighting as a total babe on your dating website. Look for personality and don't get sucked into pictures.
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Choosing life over allergies
It all began in my youth. The post nasal drip. The coughing up of sputum each morning. The itchy eyes. When the seasons changed, so did my body; for the worst. I chalked it up through the years to seasonal allergies and prescribed to the...
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The Hamster From the Dark Side...
My daughter wanted a pet she could call her own. We already had two cats and two dogs but she claimed that I took care of them (how come I didn't have the insight to realize that this new pet would also become part of my care taking clan?). ...
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The Doctor Says...
I am an emotional eater. I rarely eat for hunger. Perhaps it stems from the fact that my mother used food to show her love for me. She would pile lumberjack sized portions on my plate and insist I eat everything before I could relish a taste...
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Understanding dogs and their personalities
It is important to match your personality with the right breed of dog.