Monthly Archives: August 2008
Bringing Out the Worst?
This week, I’ve started reading more and more news online. I felt as though I was a bit out of touch with both local and national news so I started reading two local papers online and various national media sites. … Continue reading
Posted in Random Ramblings, Rants from the News
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Quick Bits
Here are a few things that popped into my head this week that don’t warrant their own posts… Mount Horeb Couple has 4 winning lottery tickets: This couple is apparently trying to patent their “formula” for picking the winning numbers. … Continue reading
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What’s Funny
It’s time for my contribution to the AW Blog Chain. Over at Delirious, there was talk of Twilight followed by an interesting answer and question. Colby asked what book, tv, or movie had surprised us by its success. The answer … Continue reading
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The Reality of Self-Help Reality
Last weekend, my family was discussing what could possibly make a family call a show like “Supernanny”. My uncle wondered how, even if things were that bad, anyone would think it was a good idea to air your dirty laundry … Continue reading
From Hater to Addict
Looking back on my attitude towards certain foods, I feel like the girl in the Pediasure commercial. If you’ve not seen it, there is a mother and daughter walking through the grocery store and the little girl says she doesn’t … Continue reading
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An Interesting Observation
I like to think of myself as artsy. I’ve told myself for years that in order to be truly happy and truly succeed, I need to find something creative to do. Today, I opened my GED transcript and found an … Continue reading
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A Space to Call My Own
Last year, when I was working from home, we shoved my desk into the “junk room” of our apartment. Since we don’t have any storage here, it was the room where things went to be forgotten. Since then, I’ve struggled … Continue reading
Wind Power
A blog post I read this evening talked about the health hazards and interruptions to daily activities that would be created by wind turbines being erected in our area. A neon question mark appeared over my head upon reading the … Continue reading
Posted in Evansville, Going Green?, Life in Evansville, Ranting
Tagged health hazards, renewable energy sources, wind energy
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The Dreaded Sign
It’s never a good thing when there’s a sign on the daycare door that starts with “Attention Parents”. Today was the first time I experienced this event since peanut started going to the center. Apparently, there were two confirmed cases … Continue reading
Don’t Let Motherhood Cheat You Out of a GOOD Education!
This summer has been a time of research for me. I made the decision to return to school, but wondered how I was going to be able to with a young child. It seems like every click you take, there … Continue reading
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For the First Time 