Tag: life
member name: Debra C.
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May 25, 2009 03:35 PM EDT --
It's late Saturday evening. I'm driving home and what do I hear?
A rapid blink of the turn signal, of course (for those who don't know, in newer cars this often means the bulb is burnt out).
Memorial . . .
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June 25, 2008 10:57 PM EDT --
Waking Up is Hard to Do
by Cory and Dex
On these hot days, it's great to lay on the porch in the sun.
While . . .
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November 09, 2009 11:27 PM EST --
In Coen brothers style, A Serious Man is a film with layers ... some woven intricately and some apparently disjointed.
Begin with a prologue set in Eastern Europe. A husband brings home a neighbour . . .
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July 31, 2008 09:31 PM EDT --
Last night a friend told me their dog, Joe, passed away. I enjoy dogs -- but Joe was one of the sweetest I ever met.
He stood quietly waiting . . .
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August 06, 2008 12:57 PM EDT --
1. The dog is not allowed in the house.
2. Okay, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain rooms.
3. The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay off the furniture. . . .
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September 07, 2008 08:01 PM EDT --
A number of years ago, I subscribed to an online publication, The Bonehead of the Day Award . In many ways it mirrors the Darwin Awards , though in this case, most of the contestants live through . . .
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May 07, 2009 05:17 PM EDT --
Share five to-do's you need to complete within the week:
1. Load and optimize one laptop and one desktop computer system before Saturday.
2. Get 4 items over to a garage sale (that . . .
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August 03, 2008 05:48 PM EDT --
Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn, born December 11, 1918, died today (August 3, 2008) of a stroke. He was 89 years old.
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, Solzhenitsyn made the world aware . . .
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August 07, 2008 09:37 PM EDT --
While the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 , signed by President Bush last week is "... aimed at resurrecting the housing market from its worst slump since the Great Depression and stabilizing . . .
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September 20, 2008 07:09 PM EDT --
The Shack , by William P. Young, is that rare book that challenges, questions, entertains, saddens, and delights ... all at the same time. The second dedication (after the author's wife) reads, . . .
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August 07, 2009 01:46 PM EDT --
Jim Wallis, Executive Director of Sojourners , contributes to a blog entitled " God's Politics ". He has presented a "call to reason" (my words) on that blog:
Truth-telling and Responsibility . . .
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August 07, 2008 11:50 AM EDT --
Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun), founded in 1984, and based in Montreal provides some of the most unique shows available on the stage (and in the tent) today. Each show has its . . .
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June 11, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
EMail is not always the source of truth, so I can't speak to the historical veracity of the story, but the opportunity for a new perspective makes me share it ...
The History of the Middle Finger . . .
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June 12, 2008 03:05 PM EDT --
Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun.
To lick your wounds,
to smack your lips over grievances long past,
to roll over . . .
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July 02, 2009 03:32 PM EDT --
Over my time on Gather, I've read many articles on medical practice, insurance and cost. Some of these are complimentary, some angry, some frustrated, and most are thought-provoking.
All too often, . . .
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June 12, 2008 12:54 PM EDT --
Oftentimes people email me jokes. Occasionally, however, they bless me with a deep thought ...
Cherokee Wisdom
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside . . .
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June 11, 2008 11:22 AM EDT --
Sometimes I think the hardest thing about a caretaker role is listening to someone say "I can't" to something they are capable of doing "because". Respect dictates allowing them . . .
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June 12, 2008 11:02 AM EDT --
"A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand."
-- Bertrand Russell
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June 10, 2008 07:32 PM EDT --
Creativity is a way of living life,
no matter what our vocation,
or how we earn our living.
-- Madeline L'Engle, . . .
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