My husband loves cars. He marries his cars. He does not like to sell his cars. The love of my husband’s car life is his Land Rover. I never realized how strong his love affair with Land Rovers was until 1993. That year Land Rover exported 550 Land Rover Defender 110 models to the US.…
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April 15 we all know means tax time. If you have extra cash you want to fund your Roth IRA or your 401K. April 15 also means swimsuit season is around the corner. Should I fund my Roth IRA or should I use the money for liposuction? Once again I forgot to diet and…
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While I am waiting in line at the grocery check out I snoop at what other shoppers have in their carts. I am not passing judgment; I make up stories about their groceries as I wait. Recently a woman had 10 frozen pizzas in her shopping cart. Obviously she was having a party in…
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I get cold easily. Once I am cold it is hard for me to warm up. My best remedy to fight against getting cold is to not let it happen. This is not an analogy. I am actually talking about feeling cold. Why is this a big deal you may or may not ask?…
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If you are a Vegetarian, a Pescetarian, or a Vegan you have made some restrictive diet choices in your life. If your religious beliefs or allergies prohibit eating some foods it is clear what you can and cannot eat even at special occasions. But what if you are dieting or have some whims or strong…
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In the business world everyone is replaceable. If you don’t learn that early on you are in for a world of disappointment and resentment. Sometimes your job becomes redundant. For the personal world, I hate to be sexist but this is true more often than not, when a woman leaves her home to…
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If there is an ongoing cult, love affair with the book ‘A Man Called Ove’, I am a member. I can’t recall the last time a book made me cry/sob and laugh out loud! I brought my book to the doctor’s office and another patient waiting came over to me and engaged in conversation…
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Just when I thought I had heard it all, all the insensitive rude questions when I was going through cancer, I heard this one. I bumped into an old acquaintance who asked about my parents. I told her my Father had passed away and my Mother was in the final stages of dementia. That’s…
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I am the kind of person with a pretty long lead before I snap. Or at least I think I am! I sincerely try to be nice to people. If my nice attempts are rebuffed or rejected, I eliminate those people from my life. Sometimes I do snap and I get my bitch on! …
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Someone may say “I Love You” to you! A holiday where you are expected to eat chocolate! Flowers in February are a lift in the gloom of winter. It is the perfect excuse for a lunch/dinner/night out! Let’s say there is no one special in your life, and you don’t have your own Valentine.…
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