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May Day
Happy May Day to you and yours! Did you know that this was a day that was celebrated by the International Worker’s day in the late 19th century? In fact, it was chosen by the Socialists and Communists of the Second International to commemorate the Hamarket affair in Chicago. Well, that does not sound like an event worthy of keeping it a tradition, but whatever. The earliest May Day was the Festival of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, that was held during the Roman Republic era. But, in the Germanic countries it was with the Walpurgis Night. The Gaelic Beltane was on April 30th and in the European pagan…
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Calla Lily
Many, many years ago, long before I figured out how to not kill everything that I planted, I bought a calla lily, which was just 3 bulbs. Today that has morphed into lilies all around my house. I did not think they would bloom this years since we did not have a winter, but i was pleasantly surprised the other day when I noticed one lily peaking and starting to open. With the rains yesterday it was glistening with drops of water through this morning. I hope this is the first of many blooms this season.
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Era of the Cell Phone
I realize we are a society that is always attached to the latest technology craze, but I think it has gotten out of hand. Everyone has a cell phone, even kids who are in elementary school. And, “Doug” before you say that you don’t have a smart phone and then pretend that you are ignorant and that you don’t even know what a cell phone is, we are all on to you. lol. I was at a restaurant earlier just to pick up an oder and every child in the place was on their phone, while the parents sat in silence. Why are kids allowed to be so connected to…
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One Word
Chaos.
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Member Shows
Most of you follow my Twitter feed, but some of you probably are wondering what happened to the Monday and Tuesday member shows. Today is the first that I have been out of bed since Sunday, with the exception of my trip to see the doc. All is well, I finally caught what everyone else has had for the last month or so. I am not up for doing 1 hour shows just yet, so let’s plan on having 4 member shows next week. How does Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday work for you guys? If you are new to my site, please know that it is very unusual for…
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No Show
Hello! I am elbow deep in taxes today, so there will not be a member’s show tonight but I will make it up later in the week. I promise! Here is the place to tell me – Thursday or Friday and 8p or 11p EST
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She is Not Me and I Am Not Her
Over the years I have shot with a lot of amazing women; beautiful and kind. Some were on the edge of crazy, but most were ladies that I considered friends. All but a few have moved on from their online persona, leaving no forwarding address or web footprint for those who followed their work. More times than not, when someone disappears from online they still keep in touch with those they became close to. I hear from ladies of the past from time to time; they fill me in on the happenings with family and what new changes are going on in their lives. The reason for this post is because…
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To My January Birthday Boys
This post pertains to the January birthday’s that we have celebrated annually for many years now. This is the first year that we are not hosting the annual celebration, but I hope you all know it was not an easy decision to cancel this one. Happy Birthday, Cliff – thank you for being as loyal as you have been, despite the fact I am your only non-geek lady you enjoy. Thank you for always helping with my computer hiccups and disasters and for showing up in my cam room when you are able to give a few minutes of your time. I would like to especially thank you for my…
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A Happy Break
Okay, I have been way too negative in my last two posts, and probably most of this week. I think we need some elephants in our day to lift spirits and bring a smile to my face, and hopefully yours.
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Built up Rant
Several months ago our neighbors contacted our internet company, but because they are at a lower elevation than we are, they could not get a signal strong enough to work. Our property has hills, dips and slopes in every direction, but at the back of our property there is a high point, that sees the tower (which is needed because it is line-of-site-internet). When they all discussed it with me, I specifically said, as long as it does not interfere with my world, I am okay with it. But, with that said, I want it running strong and stable before my internet is moved to the new pole. That did not…