I have a problem. I will admit it here. I become interested in various jobs and will accept a part time job. Although that does not sound like a bad thing, I have a full time job already! There are only so many hours in a day and I am no spring chicken! A…
DetailsIf you have read the book ‘Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking’ by Malcolm Gladwell, you know we have abilities to react to danger or read a stranger without realizing it. In the course of 2 weeks I have had a few instances where I totally misread a person. My blink abilities are…
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Unfortunately it happened again. A friend of mine has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is going through all the stages of disbelief, bewilderment, and anger. Her treatment plan includes chemotherapy that will cause her hair to fall out. She is having a very difficult time with this side effect. I want to tell…
DetailsHere are 3 ways to ensure you will NOT get a restful night sleep due to menopausal insomnia: You were terse, cross, short or even a bit bitchy with a loved one. Fill in child, spouse, sibling, grandchild, relative, friend or parent. You thought you resolved the issue. When you wake up at 2…
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2015, not yet over, has been filled with weather extremes in many areas. I can’t speak to every region, just the East Coast where I visit, and the West Coast where I live. If you live along the East Coast from MD to NH the winter of 2015 was full of snow. If you…
DetailsEver since Hillary announced she was running for president, I have received emails from her, her campaign, Bill, Chelsea, and many of my state democrats. I almost feel like the Clintons are stalking me. They want my support. Hill wants me to donate just $1.00. I can call her Hill because she sends me…
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When we built our house 27 years ago we were told mass transit would be down the street with-in 10 years. Well 27 years later we now have MAX, Metropolitan Area Express! It is not down the street but 2.5 miles away. Not close enough to walk and all down hill so not a…
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I do not like Pumpkin flavored anything. The only thing I like about pumpkin is the vegetable cut up as a Jack O Lantern. October and November, Pumpkin lovers have taken the flavor to a zillion foods! Have you gone into a Trader Joe’s lately? Here is a brief list of Pumpkin flavored items…
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October has brought out the militant in my blog posts this year. I might have been a bit severe in my post, ‘Cut, Poison, and Burn’. I may have intimidated in my post ‘Pink Fatigue’. I might have scared in my post,’ Sharks and Breast Cancer Analogy’. I don’t apologize for my writing because I…
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What do sharks and breast cancer have in common besides being the title of my blog? Some sharks get aggressive and will attack a human instead of eating a seal or other fish. Why? Who knows but evidently seals and humans look alike to sharks. Or it is the luck of the draw…
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