I love my husband but at times his snoring when I am trying to take advantage of the late night hour of what should be a tranquil time for me to do my work and research makes me consider headphones. It’s especially a challenge when I am trying to listen to audio of governmental [...]

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Interesting article in Time that has also been a focus by other media sources, on the reaction to the Pope doing what is a part of the Catholic faith forgiveness:
Pope Benedict XVI has reinstated four bishops from an archconservative breakaway wing of the Roman Catholic Church, a decision that is bound to stir controversy within [...]

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What would be the opposite of a product like Lipovox that is advertised as one of the few “Super Foods” supplements that helps you loose weight and reduce wrinkles? Sugar…and lots of it, which when you think about the word “sugar” and pouring, if you are of my generation, you start thinking about the [...]

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Realistically it’s probably never going to be in the cards for me to have an elliptical machine and to use it, but I have been walking more. It was challenging the few days the temperature was below zero, but yesterday and today I did go out and walk. It’s not just the physical [...]

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I just tried something different and it turned out really well so I wanted to share it. I took this basic pumpkin pancake recipe:
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 3 tablespoons brown sugar
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* [...]

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With as cold as it is outside, it’s easy to sit here and look at blog images of places where not only would you not be able to throw a cup of hot water outside that would instantly turn into ice….but where your feet would be hot not cold. Like the desert:

Of course you’d [...]

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One of the things that teenagers do, is they play a song they like over and over and over and over again until you the unfortunate parental victim find the song stuck in your head at strange times. One of these songs is the “I kissed a girl” which I think I have heard [...]

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My daughter that just moved back home and my husband are now on their latest diet adventure, after trying using a weight loss pill as a way to help them drop some of the pounds they both want to lose, they are now juicing. In theory, if they use the new juicer that my [...]

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The other song I’ve been playing quite a bit today – Bring me to life by Evanesence…In my opinion it’s one of the better music videos that is out there, not just the song but the actual story that the video tells, quite a few music videos out there have gotten away from telling an [...]

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As one year ends and another one begins, sometimes you look back at the good and the not so good. This song stuck with me earlier in the day which is why it’s the “music flashback” selection…Emerson Lake and Palmer – From the Beginning:

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