I turned on the television after running around this evening to see that the networks were not interrupting their evening news to cover the Obama rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but the cable news networks were running breaking news. The cable news networks were saying that John Edwards, the very same John Edwards that both… Continue reading Edwards Endorses Obama
I know I saw this on a message board recently but cannot remember, for the life of me, where it was. Anyway, the concept just crossed my mind again as I was introducing myself to a new working for the company I do contract work for. When you meet someone new, how do you introduce,… Continue reading How do you describe yourself?
I love the flowers as they bloom and the vibrant colors they bring to the road side and yards around my area but it was coming down the hill yesterday that I was taken by the vibrant and many shades of green there are in spring. There were the ever dark greens of the pines… Continue reading The Color of the Spring is Green
I am taking part – although I seem to be behind as usually – in an online workshop on photo manipulation. While most will think of this as a digital form of art, we are doing a bit of digital and actual manipulation in the workshop. My first attempt was with an image I took… Continue reading Photo Manipulation
I live in New York state. Here we are allowed to vote in school elections. The only districts exempt from these laws are those known as The Big 5 – those districts in the five largest cities in the state. I believe the Big 5 still vote for board of education members but not on… Continue reading Do you vote?
Many years ago I went through a stage where I stopped all magazine subscriptions. I would occasionally buy an art magazine – stamping, beading, creating – but decided that the magazines themselves would not be coming to my house. The environmentalist in me won out until I started qualifying for free magazines of different types. … Continue reading I am a Tear File Junky
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there! I know that sounds like a crock but today is your, our day. My mother is 3200 miles away and preparing for a cruise. She will, undoubtedly, go to brunch today with my stepdad and my younger sister who happens to be in California on business… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day!
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… Continue reading Sun Protection
I have to admit that I am a huge “Sex and the City” fan. I never watched it when it was on HBO as I didn’t have HBO but my daughter would watch it at friends’ homes. We would rent the season’s DVDs and watch an entire season at a time. I still watch the… Continue reading Summer Movie Time
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