Paradise7

Hey, how ya doing? I'm good here. I'm living in my little apartment building and living small right at the moment. I'm semi-retired or semi-self-employed, whatever you want to call it, after having been a bookkeeper and financial manager for oh, about 25 years.

My 91-year old mother and my 82-year old auntie live in the same apartment building with me. I have some fun with them. They're both such a trip! We come from different eras, I think. Different times. Different time zones that are not hours but years and decades apart. They just slay me, the way their minds work sometimes.

I come from Upstate New York. It's a cozy,predominantly Jewish suburb of a medium-sized upstate New York city.

Environment makes a difference in point of view. Urban-suburban-rural. I've been all three and would prefer to go back to rural, but I'm a little bit stuck here in suburbia right now.

I so enjoy the contact with other minds, other points of view, here on HubPages. Your're all good. I mean that. Everybody I've read has something to say that means something, either personally or in the wider scope of life. Many blessings to you all, and count only the happy hours!

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Breaking All the Rules: The Key to Success?

We all want to be successful, to feel successful. One of the most important keys to being successful is in knowing WHEN to break the rules.

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Coco Chanel, Queen of Haute Couture

Coco Chanel, the Queen of Haute Couture--the life and times of Coco Chanel. A fascinating story of a woman going from rags to riches on the strength of her talents and personality.

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Free Electricity and Nikola Tesla's Dream

Free Electricity--how would you like it if your electricity was FREE??? And further--how would you like it if you didn't have to plug anything in to get power to your electric appliances? Nikola Tesla had the answer, which was lost for a while and now found again.

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Mind Over Matter-The Science Behind It

Mind Over Matter and the Science Behind It--if you think "mind over matter" is BS of the purest ray serene, you might be surprised to find out how much valid science suggests that we have the power to change things and affect physical objects, with our minds alone.

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18 Haunted Places in New York State: Ghosts, Mysteries & More

Eighteen places in New York State where ghost sightings and other hauntings have been reported.

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Gustav Klimt, Fine Artist

Gustav Klimt is a famous fine artist born in Baumgarten, in the Austrian Empire on July 14, 1862. He died in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, on February 6, 1918 at the ripe old age of 55 years. He did a lot in his lifetime, considering he started from practically nothing at all

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  What Discoveries Were Made by Stephen Hawking?

  11 months ago

  Discover some of the theories and ideas of one of the most unique minds of our time: Stephen Hawking. This is also a brief biography and bibliography of that brave and original soul.

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  Mythology in Literature

  The Goddess Nemesis

  12 years ago

  The goddess Nemesis in Greek mythology predates Zeus. She is the goddess of revenge; more than that--she is the goddess of divine retribution against those who protest their just fate.

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  Plumbing

  How My 90-Year-Old Mother Fixed theToilet, or, What to Do When Your Toilet Stops Up

  13 years ago

  The least expensive, most efficient fix for a stopped up or clogged up toilet!

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  History of Europe

  Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough, and the Revolver Story

  13 years ago

  Gladys Deacon's story, and her amazing life and times. Find out what she did with the revolver she brought to the Duke of Marlborough's table.

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  North America Political & Social Issues

  Parallels Between the Decline of the Roman Empire and the Decline of the US

  2 years ago

  Explore these startling parallels between what's happening now in the United States and the end of the Roman Empire. Could our own empire be in decline?

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  Globalization

  Corporate Globalization and Greed

  2 years ago

  Even since Ann Rand's "Atlas Shrugged," there has been a conspiracy theory that the entire world is owned and run by a select consortium of ultra-wealthy international corporations. These people aren't really humanitarians, either. The sole motive is profit.

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  Mythology in Literature

  Persephone, daughter of Mother Earth, a Tale of Greek Mythology and the Underworld

  13 years ago

  The touching story of Persephone and her Mother, Mother Earth, is one for the ages and a don't-miss for anyone who loves myths, legends and tales from long ago.

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  Teens

  Sex and the American Teen

  13 years ago

  Sex and the American Teenager: American teenagers are having sex like crazy, and a lot of it is unprotected, according to some recent statistics for underage pregnancies and underage sexually transmitted diseases.

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  Haunted Houses & Attractions

  18 Haunted Places in New York State: Ghosts, Mysteries & More

  7 months ago

  Eighteen places in New York State where ghost sightings and other hauntings have been reported.

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  Travel and Places

  The Harvey Girls, a Slice of American History

  12 years ago

  The Harvey Girls--those Harvey Girls were the unique way the American West was won by women. They went west to serve in the Harvey hotels, all along the railroad west.