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This is why I don’t pay much attention to professional sports anymore.  It’s well beyond disgusting and even beyond a joke — although the fact that the Wizards used to be named the Bullets is pretty good material.  The problem is that it begins and ends with the fans.  As long as people don’t demand [...]

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I love this kind of news.  Absolutely amazing.
BBC News – Italian scientists’ ‘wood to bone’ medical breakthrough.

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A New Favorite Thought

Shared with me from a dear friend, compliments of Louise Hay:
“I easily release that which I no longer need.  The past is over and I am free.”

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Past to present to past…

I have a new on-line friend these days.  Her name is Katie and she just had a baby boy with Down syndrome.  As it so happens, she’s also the neighbor of my in-laws.
She emailed me today, asking whether or not I breast fed Ava and how did it go?  Did I have any tricks up [...]

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‘Tis the Season…

…so why is it so freaking busy?!  I mean, come on.  We all talk about cheer and joy and wishes for a happy and healthy new year.  Things I really enjoy and really do hope for.  And then that little thing called time comes a-knockin’ on my door and whoop!  I just turn crazy.
Just this [...]

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A Better Day

Ava has decided to be better today.  She hasn’t hit me once!

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Girl on Fire

Dearie me.  This has been a doozie of a week for me emotionally.  The Little Miss seems to be at an all time high (just thought of the song “We’re an All Time High” from a James Bond movie when I wrote that, um, excuse the interruption, but I bet it’s in your head now) [...]

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So I joined Facebook earlier this week and let me just say, I haven’t been quite this addicted in a LONG time.  It’s really pretty strange–pretty much everyone, and I mean everyone, that I’ve thought about in the last 20 years is on there.  Absolutely crazy.  And so I can “invite” them to be my [...]

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The Only Oblong

While on our recent trip to Illinois, we went to the Antique Tractor Festival, complete with tractor pull contest (my first), in Oblong, IL.  Yes, Oblong, Illinois, is the only Oblong.  The playground at the county fairgrounds actually had 2 old-style merry-go-rounds.  Those things still go really fast!
A good time was had by all.  Oh, and ideas began….  (Click [...]

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