Christmas, Recession-Style

December 1, 2009

Before the last of the Halloween 90% discounted leftovers have even disappeared from their shelves, retailers are already hoping against hope that you’ll get even more motivated to return for their next huge sales.  This time it’s gonna be a biggie.
It’s Christmas!  So what if there’s no sign of snow and the mercury has not [...]

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Giving Thanks

November 18, 2009

Between the turkey, cranberry sauce, heaping mashed potatoes, libations, a half-time show, and overloaded dishwasher, it’s easy to lose the message of Thanksgiving.
How many of us actually stop to reflect on the lives we enjoy?  Do we sit down and truly consider how fortunate we all are as a Western society to have the opportunity [...]

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Computer woes

November 13, 2009

 
Arrgggghhhhh! 
How many of us have cried some sort of expletive as we watch one of the most important tool of our craft, our computer, crash and die before our horrified eyes?
I don’t know what it is about me; perhaps my fingers exude some sort of death ray that insinuates itself from me to the depths [...]

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Rust

November 6, 2009

 
Rust is an interesting thing.  Most of the time it’s something we see as representing deterioration, destruction, decay, or a death of some sort.  We spend millions of dollars annually on products like Rustoleum to cover over this seemingly ugly cancer on our metal possessions, to hide the imperfections and brighten the surface. 
 
Yet in many [...]

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Autumn

October 26, 2009

It comes on so quickly.  No sooner are we enjoying the last dregs of summer, eking out a final barbeque with friends and basking in the warmth of the sun, that seemingly only mere days later autumn arrives.
In some climates, this transition may seem gradual; the coming of the new season only noted on the [...]

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Impressions

October 1, 2009

Check this photo out.  My friend Donna took this photo of an impression a bird made as it landed on her truck windshield.  As there was no birdy-body, it’s to be assumed that this wayward avian was able to recover from the impact and fly away, probably a bit dazed, and most likely making a [...]

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Thrift Store Kitty Volume 2

September 22, 2009

 
This is my second blog post about a couch getting donated, accompanied by a stowaway kitty.   Apparently couches are the primo spot for hiding for our feline friends.  You’d think the cat would have tried to escape once she/he felt the sofa moving but perhaps the springs were in the way.  However, as this came [...]

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Instant Ancestors

September 19, 2009

I was at an antique store the other day in my Fair City and stumbled across a collection of vintage photographs.  Not just one or two but an entire shoebox full of long-ago faces imprinted forever upon now-sepia paper.  Above the box some clever vendor had a simple sign, “Instant Ancestors.” 
I thought about that for [...]

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Radio Star Volume 2

September 17, 2009

Well hopefully I said something of value to folks the other day on the radio with Michelle Vandepas of  Your Divine Purpose Unleashed on Live your Purpose Radio/Blog Talk Radio on the 15th.  I was quite nervous, but Michelle was a great host and I think I was able to convey my simple message.  Please [...]

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Back to School in Style

September 15, 2009

 
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  Now those lyrics may normally be heard on the radio around Christmas but for millions of parents across the nation and around the world, these words convey an entirely different meaning…
…school is back in session!
And while their parents may be thrilled at the prospect of shipping off [...]

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