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Places I've Been
It looks like 22 states. That's close to half of the states in the country. I'mt not disappointed. There are a few more that I might go before I die. The only other countries I've been in are Canada (only a tiny bit) and The Netherlands. You can make one if you want here and I'll update if I go anywhere new.
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An Oscar story: Murderer with Worth?
I didn’t know how to title this. Maybe “My Ozzie died”? That title might be appropriate since when I called him to wish him a happy Father’s Day, he said, “I’m nobody’s father ( Read more... ) -
Reregistering a car - #WhitePrivilege Experience
My husband did not get a notice that his registration expired. He didn't think anything of driving his car to the motor vehicle bureau with an expired registration as he was certain he'd be treated fairly in the unlikely case he got pulled over. It turns out it was because he changed his license plates and it's fairly typical for them to disconnect ( Read more... ) -
The Golden Rule - What does it mean today?
There are many variations of the Golden Rule and most religions have one. Here are many examples. I like to think of a version that means not to just do what you would like someone to do to / for you, but what they would like to be done to / for them, which might be different from what I'd like, especially in this multicultural society. Of course, ( Read more... ) -
Conundrums with Priorities #middleclass #problems
Being a busy business owner now, who still is a social activist and teacher at heart, I'm finding it difficult to prioritize things outside of business. I can't be all work and no play or all work and no learning about things outside of business that I'm interested in. There are so many things I'd like to do, but I don't have time to read all my ( Read more... ) -
A Place for All
All ages now attend our service on Sunday morning since we have religious education before the service ( Read more... ) -
"Fed Up", Lo-carb diet studies, TOFI, & NO JUICE FOR BABIES
I saw an interview with the doctor-author of the movie documentary "Fed Up" which brought to mind how I raised my own children with nutrition in mind and the research I recently did for the diet we're currently on.
It's well known that obesity was declared a world health problem by the U.N. Dr. Robert Lustig was talking about what he considers ( Read more... ) -
#religion #hope "It's a lie to think you're not good enough; ...you're not worth anything."
This was shared on Facebook and this man, Nick Vujicic, is doing a great thing to help give people hope (see the video below that's on YouTube here, "No Arms No Legs No Worries"). In this video he doesn't talk about his love of Jesus, but he does use that as part of his message when he's not talking to a public school group. For those who doubt the ( Read more... ) -
Memorial for my mother who passed 2 days ago
Rest in peace Mary Janice Colegrove Wickwire Bjornsen. Her obituary will be in the Syracuse Post Standard on Sunday.
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