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Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends and family!
May the ancestors that brought us here
And all the gods to whom we pray
Help us to be thankful - today, and every day -
So, okay, it's been a year...
I actually meant to post here more often, honest. But it just hasn't turned out that way. Too much to do (not enough of which actually got done), and too many distractions. I find the older I get, the easier it is for me to get distracted - and I really need to find a way to stop that! Or at least slow it down. I got myself off Facebook a ( Read more... ) -
Back home after a lovely trip
Before Christmas, Jeff asked me where I wanted to go for my birthday this year. (Usually, he is skiing during that week, but this year he had planned on coming home in time to spend the day with me. And then the weather decided to help that along by not providing any snow for skiing on, anyway!) I decided that I wanted to visit Hearst Castle ( Read more... ) -
My first big competition
It is now official: I have submitted my entry to the Bullseye Glass competition. Woot! Had to rush to get pix of my second entry piece, since it just came out of the kiln this afternoon. Got it in barely in time (just 15 minutes before closing) but I am officially entered. It was really down to the wire. Too close for my liking - next time I ( Read more... ) -
Done deal
The break has been made - I am free of Facebook at last! Deleted the account just this evening - and already feeling good about it. Already seeing an uptick in productivity this week, too, as I had greatly reduced the amount of time I spent there in the past few days. Woohoo! Maybe now I will finally get the website re-done! -
Breaking the chains
I am finally making the break from Facebook. I tried to limit my involvement in FB earlier this year, but that effort was less than successful. Now I will have no need for excuses, since I am simply going to delete the account altogether. Which should help me be more productive (in theory, anyway).
Hopefully, this means I will be a bit more ( Read more... ) -
Work, work, work...
Finished shaping and grinding a bunch of beads and cabs today. My hands are sore, but there will be new goodies on my website in the next week or so - which makes me happy. Still need to fire polish this batch, and then photograph the rest of the new stuff.
I am still working towards getting my site off of the pre-packaged web provider service ( ( Read more... ) -
Belated birthday wishes...
Sending out belated birthday wishes to ursula4x. Hope the coming year is full of happiness and wonderful surprises! *hugs* -
Election season -- meh!
When did lies, misrepresentation, and fear become valid and viable marketing (or political) strategies? And why the hell do we put up with it? When did we stop questioning what we were being told, and start taking everything at face value? We have the capacity to reason, but we don't seem to care enough to use it.
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...and a "good morning" to you, too
I have always been somewhat amused by well meaning Christians who automatically assume that everyone they meet is also a Christian, or at least nominally subscribes to the Christian “mythos” (God, the devil, angels, etc.). They tend to substitute “God bless you” or “God be with you” for everyday phrases like “thank you”, “you’re welcome”, and “ ( Read more... )