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23

Mar

Take me away by Lifehouse…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Fluff/Personal, Music flashbacks

Another from my list of the top 100 favorites that seemed appropriate since my teenage daughter is on a rant and rave fit today. I can’t be taken away but I can let the melody of Take me Away by Lifehouse lift up my spirits and take me away for just a few moments…

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21

Mar

With spring finally here it’s time to start thinking pools…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Home & Hearth, Momism

It isn’t warm enough to really get into the spirit of pools but it’s not too early to start shopping for things related to pools, like pool floats because there are some good pre-season sales that you can take advantage of. We only have a very small backyard above the ground pool, but there [...]

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21

Mar

The “designer baby” debate…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Environment/Science

I’m not really sure how I feel about this piece written in New Scientist that makes the claim that fears over designer babes leave children suffering. While I understand the basis of what Michael Le Page is saying, the bottom line is it is the exact scenario of rather than using this technology to [...]

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21

Mar

Things I’d love to know how to do…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Computers/Technology, Fluff/Personal

I grew up being taught how to do most basic repairs and as I grew older, became pretty self sufficient at doing the basics around my home or for our cars. I do however have my limits, I don’t do anything that involves a major electrical repair and I don’t know how to use [...]

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21

Mar

Don’t let your laptop scare you…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Computers/Technology

It seems as if people really don’t have a great deal of reservation when it comes to adding more memory to their tower, but the idea of adding more notebook memory can scare them because of how a laptop is designed. Don’t let it scare you, it’s really not that much more of a [...]

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21

Mar

The list continues – Portishead does Undenied

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Music flashbacks, Music/Hobbies

Give yourself extra bonus points if you have heard of the band, this song for me is one that has been a favorite for quite some time. The emotion and the feeling evokes when I hear it still impacts today. This is a live version of the song which has not been heard [...]

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16

Mar

Travel insurance can come in handy…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Consumer/Law

Recently a friend had to back out of a trip she had planned for quite some time that would have taken her out of the country. It was a fairly expensive trip and while it was one she had looked forward to, circumstances beyond her control interfered and she had to cancel her trip. [...]

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16

Mar

Top 100 song list continues…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Music flashbacks

Sorry for the delay, real life interfered with blogging, but as promised, the continuation of the 100 songs that come to mind as having an impact on my life. This is “Can’t Speak” from Danzig:

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