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I'm ashamed to admit that I was accused of "pecking" at someone the other day. I felt rather badly about this, as it surely wasn't my intention. Yet looking back, I must admit to a certain level of frustration guiding my actions. But why ( Read more... )

You know, I used to write - a lot. And when I sit down and let the pen....err, keyboard...start flowing, it's like old times. Problem is that I could write for hours. And these days, I just don't have hours. I've really got to change that ( Read more... )

First, a bit of comic relief, with Aaron Sorkin's animated remake of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Major-General's Song"

Then, a bit of inspiration with this gem from Simple Truths
~courtesy 'Bella

"There is a common misconception that life is about being in the right place at the right time. In truth, your experience has as much to do with what is happening inside you as with what is happening outside. If your soul is not prepared, a paradise of miracles could become a roller coaster from hell ( Read more... )

Well, it's been raining for a few days now - and is due to continue for a few more. As of this morning, my town had absorbed 10" of rain in just the last 2 days alone. Earlier this afternoon, my best friend's parents were rescued from their home in a motor raft when the waters rose above waist-level. My mother's boyfriend has been running his ( Read more... )

It has been a hellish few months in general...but I think this week takes the cake. What a week!!

First, I spent three days and $2,500 completely removing *almost* the very last stitch of everything in my Mom's place in preparation for finally getting the thing on the market on May 10. Now that it is almost empty (some items purposely left for ( Read more... )