Home is were the heart is, or so they say. Which means if you lived in a motorhome would you then have a traveling heart? A rambling heart? This would lead into Jane Wiedlin’s My Traveling Heart. For those of you not familiar with her, you may familiar with the [...]

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I’d never heard this group before, the sound is an old one, but they appear to be a fairly new group. It was an entertaining video.

This was also entertaining, about Edward Sharpe:

Birthed by Mouth in the year two-thousand and five, young Edward Sharpe had to wait nearly two years before he [...]

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If you haven’t gotten a home insurance quote yet, now is the time of year to consider checking to make sure that you are getting all of the discounts you are entitled to, checking to make sure that you have the right dollar amount of your household content covered and getting a quote or two [...]

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I had this song stuck in my head earlier, my husband made me feel pretty old since he had never heard of it. Yes, it was before his time but not mine.

My favorite part of the lyrics:
Tonight I’ll sing my songs again,
I’ll play the game and pretend.
But all my words come back to me [...]

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Not good news for those who suffer from diabetes that have turned to the prescription drug, Avandia. The New York Times is reporting that the drug may soon be taken off the market for creating an increase in heart attacks. Some dispute these findings, stating that the drug is safe:
Avandia was once [...]

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As I approach 50 as I’ve pointed out before, I am paying a bit more attention to my skin than I did in the past. While I have been lucky enough to not have to really worry about finding the right wrinkle cream it is something I have been doing a bit more research [...]

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Our metabolisms are different, our weight loss areas/issues are different, so it stands to reason that not every diet pill is going to work for every person. There are a variety of different ingredients used, some work better for others. This is why a diet pill comparison website can be helpful. If [...]

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Recommended article on Nature that goes into the history of earthquakes in that region and makes suggestions on what needs to be changed. One part:
Since the turn of the century, earthquakes have directly or indirectly (including tsunami) claimed the lives of more than 640,000 people, four times more than in the preceding two decades, [...]

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This was an enjoyable Wired article about a California bar and robots. Not just any robots, but ones designed to make and serve drinks…
You’d never have to worry about the bartender flirting with selected customers and ignoring you…unless of course he fixated on the blender…

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I’m never going to be one who’s worried about looking buff, at this point in my life my primary concern is trying to make sure that I drop a few pounds around my tummy area and stay in shape enough to be able to stay active. There are however, those of you out there [...]

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An interesting mini-documentary that touches on part of the reason why Arcosanti has not succeeded. In part due to the inability of Paolo Soleri to compromise with others. It’s also interesting that many of those who are featured in the video are no longer there. At that time there were 65 living [...]

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Another part of my OMG I’m going to be 50 regimen has been the realization that I have to do more now than just wash my face with soap. While I don’t have many issues with adult acne and I’m not the type to worry about plastic surgery for the few wrinkles that are [...]

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Since I am going to turn 50 this next month, I’ve been re-evaluating my life from a health perspective. In addition to thinking about how some exercise equipment could be useful, I’ve also made some simple changes. Things like instead of ordering fries, picking a salad. Well, at least most of the [...]

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I actually had the chance to go to Arcosanti this past Sunday when I was visiting my oldest daughter who lives in the Phoenix area. It has not progressed as many had hoped, you get a totally different feel in person than you do when you visit the website. The gardening/food production has [...]

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Some frustrated by their inability to lose weight for a variety of reasons turn to weight loss surgery as an alternative to chemical or other diet methods. The surgery alone is not enough though, for the weight loss to be permanent it requires a whole change in the way that person eats and lives [...]

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The implications on a larger scale if true, in this New Scientist article, Giving the ‘unconscious’ a voice, could change how many view end of life decisions as well as give those thought to be unaware, a chance to make their wishes known. It also creates a whole different perspective on them not really [...]

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Two of my daughters change their style of cell phone almost as often as one does purses. Not me, when it comes to cell phones the only time I have replaced one is if I switched to a different company and I couldn’t use my old phone or if my phone quit working for [...]

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The reality behind the question the song by Matchbox 20 raises can take some pretty disturbing twists when you really stop and think about the things we’ve lost in our rush to get so far…

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Latest update on the Google Books versus the Author’s Guild court saga is on Wired. Part of the recommended piece:
The Justice Department joins key members of The Authors Guild in applauding some of the changes Google and the guild have made to their proposed agreement, submitted in September, including the elimination of Google’s right [...]

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I’m not a huge fan of gift cards as gifts, while I understand it gives the person you are buying for the chance to buy whatever they want, it doesn’t send the same message as a gift you’ve picked out or a personalized gift. That sends a message to the person that you took [...]

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