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A bakery in Indiana is taking heat from the media and some special interest groups over its choice to turn down an order for rainbow cupcakes to celebrate National Coming Out Day in October. The bakery, called "Just Cookies" declined to make cupcakes for ...
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I was 40 when we got our first home computer. The thing was state of the art, with a 400MB hard drive, and the latest version of Windows 3.1, and it totally intimidated me. I was so sure I would do something wrong and blow up the bloomin' thing.&nbs...
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It's been another disastrous day in the news... Michael Jackson has died. With all the chaos and confusion in teh world, the news media has taken a break from reporting the news to endless hours (at least it feels that way) of coverage of Jacko and his li...
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In Maryland this week, BG&E (the big electrical conglomerate) has said they may be turning off power to 70,000 customers for non-payment. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph did a lengthy piece about area residents who've had their power turned off an...
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It is said that the value of something increases with demand and scarcity. Rare and impossible to replace items, have an extremely high value. Items for which there is a vast quantity decline in value. That's what's happened with our money. Th...
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In the 1800's, the recommended treatment for tuberculosis and lung conditions was smoking cigars! This from the respected, educated medical community. George Washington died from the use of bleeding at the hands of his physician, also a respec...
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I'm going to have to get a CD player to keep nearby when I sleep. Since hitting my 50's, a solid night's sleep has been one of the most elusive creatures in my life. I accept this as part of "the change" and don't stress if I find myself a...
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A song I recorded says, "The more I learn the more I learn I don't know anything." and that is so often an overlooked truth. Today a headline reads, "Student Wins Suit After Teacher Says Creationism 'Superstitious Nonsense.'" A s...
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As I scan the news headlines that hit my inbox each day, occasionally one will get my attention enough to click and read to see what it's about. This week there were a couple that grabbed me. ...
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In our travels this week, I was subjected to watching Regis Philbin's show on Friday morning (no options in the motel dining area). After watching a thoroughly ridiculous segment of debating the styles of women's panties to wear and seeing him put on a pa...
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The older we get the more we tend to think about days gone by, the more nostalgic we feel for the days we've left behind. I see this so much in my father who's battling with kidney failure and diabetes. He talks about what he did as a youngster, about the...
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When I was a kid, I thought antiques were musty old pieces of furniture that elderly family members kept under a sheet in the fancy parlor that was only used for "company" and special occasions. Now at 50+, I guess I'm an antique (at least it su...
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For months now the news has been bad piled upon bad. Unemployment, companies going under, everyone is struggling, fear is just hanging in the air. I have so many friends with loved ones out of work, hunting for anything that might provide an incom...
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For a year or two, I have enjoyed my office window immensely. It houses my "poor man's stained glass window" of colored bottles, where it catches the morning sun. I added a bird feeder early on, one that sticks to the outside window so I watch a...
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When we bought the Altima, it was for the gas mileage, not for the add-ons. We didn't care that the cigarette lighter didn't work (we don't smoke), or that there was an old cassette jammed in the radio/tape player. But I did start to care when the an...
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Stress is a killer. We all live with it at varying levels, sometimes more, sometimes less. It's a factor in our lives that we can't escape. We can't change the things that stress us, whether it's bills that are due, health problems, family issues, car tro...
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Having spent much of my life reading and writing, I find it particularly disturbing that, generally speaking, the quality and caliber of writing today is going downhill. It's one thing to deal with those who use internet shorthand like LOL and BRB (and re...
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{mosimage}I always feel both blest and stressed between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Stressed trying to keep up with all the comings and goings of our numerous clan, planning get-togethers and figuring out who's going to be able to meet for dinner wh...
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This is my time to hibernate. When it gets cold and these aging joints let me know I've been creaking around on them pretty hard, it's so easy just to stay indoors and enjoy the heat. The cats let me know they like the warmth as well, standing on the wind...