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Getting Old

January 11, 2012

Not me! But another of my siblings is turning 50 today. Does that make me old by association? Happy Birthday Gretchen!

There are conspiracy theorists ranting everywhere about almost every issue you can think of. From Israel being behind 9/11 to airlines banding together to gouge prices during the summer. In other countries you hear about elections being fixed and ballot boxes being stuffed. Thanks to our Democratic voting system you don’t hear about those things [...]

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Turn on Your Hot Light

January 5, 2012

The first time I saw Krispy Kreme was in Virginia in the late 80′s. Driving home from after working the midnight shift and see the beautiful sign that said the doughnuts were Hot Now. How can you resist that. I immediately pulled in and bought a dozen. OMG the YUM! I made it home with [...]

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Walter Cronkite I’m Not

January 4, 2012

The first day of the new year, and I achieved the goal I set. I commented on 10 different blog posts by 10 different writers. I read almost 50 but could only bring myself to comment on 10. Even that was hard. I don’t do “small talk” well, I am awful in a cocktail party [...]

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Truth

December 13, 2011

What do you say when someone asks “Are you ok?” and you are not? Do you say “I’m fine, thanks for asking.” Or do you say “No, I’m not ok. My life is shit. I hate myself. I am worthless and should simply disappear to relieve the burden of ME off of others.”? I usually [...]

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CICO

December 8, 2011

I have many times noticed my Uncles using the term RINO (pronounced rhino) to describe someone who is Republican In Name Only. They have called out Mitt Romney and John Mc Cain to name a few. I have come up with my own acronym along the same lines. CICO (pronounced hypocrite) describes someone who is [...]

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Shop Savvy

November 25, 2011

Last week I was invited to a beautiful brunch and given the opportunity to shop (with someone else’s money!) at the Grove in Los Angeles. Thanks to a new App (and website) from Savvy I got my Black Friday shopping done early. now I can sit back, relax and wait for the retailers to contact [...]

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Thankful to Have Choices – Even When I Make Poor Ones

November 24, 2011

Most of you know already where I am today and what I am doing. Some of you even know part of the reason why. But mostly it’s my own fault that I am alone on a family holiday. A few years ago I made the choice to join my mother and sisters back East on [...]

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McDonalds Halloween

October 27, 2011

I just found out that McDonalds all over Southern California will be giving costumed kids a free bag order of Apple Slices on Halloween. Add McDonalds to your Trick or Treat route and get a healthy snack to balance out all that candy. McDonalds has no idea I am posting this.

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Real California Milk and Smart & Final

October 26, 2011

Smart & Final is working with the California Milk Advisory Board to help schools through their “Help Our Teachers, Help Our Kids” promotion. On the First Street dairy products pictured above you can find a Real California Milk seal which can be collected and submitted to your child’s teacher for an entry into a sweepstakes [...]

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