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do you remember . . .
The Pet Rock! This brilliant idea was born in a bar in 1975. The fad only lasted about 6 months but that was long enough to make it’s creator a millionaire. Raise your hand if you begged your parents for one. Take that same hand and smack…
did he just call me ma’am?
Do you remember the first time someone called you ma’am? (or maybe you’ve never had the pleasure) I DO. I was in my early 40’s and it was at the liquor store. There was a line up and the barely legal, skinny young man at the cash register…
I tried an Aqua-Fitness class!
I’ve been really bored with my fitness club lately. Of course, telling you that I’m bored implies that I’ve actually been going. I’ve been super lazy lately and it’s probably part of the February blahs but I just needed something new and…
what the heck is click-bait?
You’ve seen it on the internet. You’ve even clicked on it. You can’t help yourself. It is designed to make you want to click. It’s an eye-catching link – an image or a headline – designed specifically to entice users to click. And every…
kids today can’t sign their name!
Did you know that they don’t teach cursive writing anymore! I didn’t learn this until my daughter was in grade three. By this time, my son was already in grade seven and I had no idea that he didn’t know how to “write” . What’s maybe worse…
dealing with the February blahs
Valentines Day? Bah, humbug! Why do they put the “Love” holiday in the least loving month of the year? I hate February. It is the worst month for me emotionally. I have tried everything to avoid these blahs but they come every year and…
a “clear your History” lesson
I love cop shows. CSI, NCIS, Law and Order, Hawaii 5-O . . . Very often, they are catching criminals by seizing their computers and going through their “History”. Let’s say that the victim was poisoned with arsenic and the police happen to…
what happened to the “day of rest”?
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested. Believe it, don’t believe it, that’s your business – this is not a discussion about creation, it’s about rest and reflection. What happened to…
GLA for skin and hormone balance
Some people are born with naturally beautiful, glowing, healthy skin. Unfortunately, I am not one of the lucky ones. What do they have that I don’t? The answer may be GLA (gamma-linolenic acid). GLA is a key fatty acid that makes skin…
smart ass
One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth…
the joys and health benefits of a hobby
Someone asked me recently why I work so hard on this blog. It seems like a lot of work and you aren’t really getting anything for it I was a little taken back and it made me think for a minute. All I could come up with was: it’s a hobby To…
lunch with Carol!
One of my favourite things to do in the world is to have lunch with a friend. Not a party; not a gathering, not even a quartet (Sex and the City) . Just Lunch. With just one of my friends. I love it and do it as often as I can. Today I had…
