My Birthday Gift to Myself

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Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me... "Well, you say it's your birthday, well it's my birthday, too, yeah..."  "A very merry un-birthday to you... to you!" I think I may give myself something material as well... like an iPhone on a Cricket … [Read more...]

A Good Breakfast

Quick Oats Cooked in Apple Juice.

Remember that advertising poster from 100 years ago of a little girl and a St. Bernard walking on a village sidewalk?  That is how we should all think about breakfast, "Off to school well fed on..." I'm trying to be better when it comes to eating only … [Read more...]

Mother’s Day Proclamation, 1870

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143 years ago this proclamation was issued by a woman to women.   Most histories trace the current practice of celebrating Mother's Day back to Ms. Howe.  The journey has been one of proclamation, obscurity, resurrection, and then platitudes and … [Read more...]

Security Alert for WordPress Users

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There has been a massive attack on WordPress sites in the last few weeks, and it continues at this very moment; it continues into May although chatter about it seemed to peak around mid-April.  Insecure passwords, out-of-date software, and server … [Read more...]

Follow Friday: Pinned, Tweeted, Posted

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If you haven't visited my Pinterest Account, I will forgive you for slacking up to this point, but you really do need to go and check out my #ff board on Pinterest.     This week I added three follow friend per the Twitter hashtag … [Read more...]

Conspiracy Theories & Cyber-Stalking

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I'm getting absolutely nothing done today. Back in the days of television and real paper and pens I seemed to get a lot more done. It all started when I opened Facebook this a.m. and saw a Glenn Beck post that a childhood friend had liked. I try to … [Read more...]

Sisters of the Earth

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Happy Earth Day! I'm thinking of Earth Sisters near and far throughout time and space this Earth Day when we honor  Mother Earth. Environmentalists I want to give a shout out to some of the women who influenced my understanding of the fragile globe we … [Read more...]