Nicki's Thoughts, Art & Friends

Austin and Keebler brand peanut butter crackers are being removed from store shelves according to ABC News.  Both are made by Kellogg’s.  The company says it does not want to take any chances as it does buy peanut butter from the large distributor who is being investigated by the FDA in the recent salmonella outbreak.  [...]

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I am a bit of a freak about sunscreen.  I haven’t always been.  I can remember sitting in the sun with baby oil on as a teenager.  I can remember sitting in the sun with Hawaiian Tropic SPF 4 oil on as a college student. 
As I got older, I started using sunscreen more and more.  [...]

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So the most recent blog entry from the development team says that blogging will continue to be a big part of the new platform. That is great but I have started a new blog in a different arena. I have put my blog at WordPress.
I have had a domain name for over a year [...]

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John McCain, the frontleader for the GOP presidential nomination, made a huge mistake yesterday. His mistake is compounded by the fact that earlier in the campaign he admitted the economy was not his strong suit. Then, yesterday, he missed the US Senate’s roll call vote on the economic stimulus package.
True, his vote [...]

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A law per se. Should elected officials running for re-election or, in this particular case, for higher office be required to meet certain benchmarks – I really wanted to use timetables as I am thinking of John McCain but I will refrain – of their current office?
I realize that every elected official will miss [...]

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Let me start by saying, if I had to vote right now for one of the four GOP candidates still in the process, I would vote for Mike Huckabee. That being said, I think he needs to get out of the race.
Number one, Huckabee doesn’t have the deep pockets that are going to be [...]

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Usually when you hear the words “morning after,” you think hangover. I guess that is what US politics has after a day like yesterday.Super Tuesday was – in the eyes of those in charge – suppose to help both parties but mostly the democratic party know definitively who the nominee was going to be. [...]

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The big question around my house was not who was going to win the replay of the NY football Giants – how many years has it been since there was anything but a football Giants in NY? – and the New England Patriots. It was what were the commercials going to be like.
While [...]

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You all know that making resolutions doesn’t normally last. I know this to be true but I like to try to check in each month with how I am doing on my aspirations.
I have been creating new items but have not yet submitted anything for publication.
I am well on my way to The Triple [...]

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