Archive for November, 2008
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Nov 29, 2008
1 CommentToday’s Teen Angst: Psychological Issues or Attention Seeking?
In the U.S., it’s estimated that one in every 200 girls between 13 and 19 years old, or one-half of one percent, cut themselves regularly. Those who cut comprise about 70 percent of teen girls who self injure.(source: http://www.teenhelp.com/teen-health/cutting-stats-treatment.html ) There is no set number to quote on the number of young adults and teens...
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Nov 29, 2008
1 CommentWhy Black Friday earned it’s Title…
Only in America… the land of the free, and the land of Wal Mart….(Is it any wonder I hate this store?) where commercialism rules… and you can actually see headlines that shock you to the core: Day after stampede … shopping: LI Wal-Mart reopens after worker fatally trampled Just a sad statement of our world...
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Nov 25, 2008
1 CommentThanks Giving.
The Holidays bring out the best and worst in human nature I have found. This year is no different. Having worked in customer service for over 20 years I have seen my share of Holiday grumps and scrooge’s. Yet also the Holidays bring about times for family, celebration, memories, and a lot of emotion. Thanksgiving...
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Nov 20, 2008
2 CommentsReal Life Miracles
When people think of Miracles they often think of Jesus turning water to wine, or many of the other biblical miracles he performed… or of statues bleeding, stigmata, or crying figures of Mary, etc. I am sure these are real miracles. I have Faith in Miracles. But the ones that mean even more to me...
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Nov 17, 2008
1 CommentChristmas and Childhood Awe.
A blog friend of mine posted a blog about childhood and how we are all sweet faced and innocent in our early years, and then we become the hard faced adults we are. It got me thinking. It’s almost amazing how we transform from child to adult really. Every single adult, was once a sweet...
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Nov 16, 2008
Comments OffToday. The Grief Returns.
Everyone in our family is experiencing the same thing… the ‘where was I when I heard the news’ thing… the rehashing the memories of that day, one year ago. Today we will each in our ways pay tribute to the man that influenced our lives more than any other. I will take a small Christmas...
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Nov 15, 2008
1 CommentOne Year Tomorrow.
A year has passed since I last heard his voice-experienced the Joy of his laughter, his blue eyes crinkling up and shining with the emotion-since I hugged him tight and kissed his always scruffy cheek. His hair thick and wavy, the same style always, even since he was a baby, and photographs prove it, silver...
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Nov 14, 2008
Comments OffA Temporary Silence
I set myself a goal on this blog, to write every day if possible. This week however has proved impossible in many ways to accomplish that or keep up with that goal. The week started out with a vehicle breaking down with a very expensive repair cost, and then the mechanic broke something on the...
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Nov 14, 2008
4 CommentsConstitutionally Challenged.
The conservatives of this country are worried about losing one of their constitutional rights because of the election of a majority of liberals, including the new President Elect Barack Obama. It seems like every time we turn around there is someone telling others how to behave, live, exist, and what they’re rights are, or should...
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Nov 11, 2008
2 CommentsProp. 8 Supporters to Ban/ Boycott
I didn’t write this but I am sharing it here. I found it on Myspace and other places on the web where it’s circulating like wild fire…. and needs to be. Prop 8 Supporters: Donors to the fight against Proposition 8 in California received a lot of attention and accolades for their generosity. Celebrities like...
