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Summer is Here

Okay, so the weather is going to be more spring-like this week here in upstate New York.  However, the end of school year activities – from picnics to Regents exams to amusement partk trips to graduation and graduation parties – are in full swing. I have created a new cookie.  Actually, my pumpkin chocolate chip… Continue reading Summer is Here

Art · Just my Thoughts · Triple Eight Challenge

GPP Street Team Crusade #21 – Irresistible!

Every month I look forward to my visit to Michelle Ward’s GPP Street Team blog so that I can see what Michelle has come up with for the crusade of the month.  Last month it was paper casting which is something I love.  This month it is IRRESISTIBLE – wax resist!  I set off to… Continue reading GPP Street Team Crusade #21 – Irresistible!

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OneRepublic – New Video

I am not a huge OneRepublic fan but I was logging in to listen to my radio station at Yahoo! Music and their new video – embedded above – was showing. I have seen a few videos this way that have led me to some music I like. The most recent before this one was… Continue reading OneRepublic – New Video

Just my Thoughts · Politics

The Obama “Fist Pound”

There has been so much made about the fist pound between Barack Obama and his wife Michelle prior to his speech on Tuesday, June 3 in St Paul, Minnesota.  While this is just a pop culture move that is a great way to point out that the Obamas are considerably younger than the other candidates… Continue reading The Obama “Fist Pound”

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Stress

I remember reading, many times over my lifetime, all those events that cause stress in one’s life.  I am wondering where the first six months of 2008 would fall in my life. I have had some weight loss.  I started walking/running last year and have, since Labor Day Weekend of 2007, lost approximately 30 pounds.… Continue reading Stress

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Senior Pictures

Back when I graduated from high school in 1979, you had no choice about who was taking your senior picture for the school’s yearbook. Shortly after that, a photographer in the small upstate New York city of Norwich sued on behalf of students and their families for choice. Because of that, New York State allows… Continue reading Senior Pictures