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Blog: Got 2 Wear Shades
The only thing that I love about the cold season (autumn and winter, and even early spring), is I've got a reason to wear boots. Although I detest the freezing temperatures and the inevitable snow and sleet that pummel down on the side of this earth, wearing boots absolutely can...
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Blog: Got 2 Wear Shades
"In vain you rise up early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat---for He grants sleep to those he loves"--Psalm 127: 2 Sleep can be elusive so they say. For most people, hitting the sack is like a bumpy road that leads to nowhere every night and, for...
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Blog: Got 2 Wear Shades
I'm not your typical sports fanatic who maddeningly follows my favorite sports teams. Sports is not something of a predilection for me, but in my youthful days, I had played basketball and soccer --well, for fun. When my husband introduced me to baseball, I became an instant fan of the...
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Blog: Politics
By Poly Pantelides THE three main contenders for the presidential elections in February 17 yesterday took on the Cyprus problem for the second televised live debate. PHOTO - INCYPRUS The scene was set even before the debate started. All three candidates arrived making statements on the 2004 Annan plan and...
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Blog: Got 2 Wear Shades
I don't know anybody who does not like art. I mean, come on, when you say it is art, you envision it as something pleasant to see and a mirth to sense. In other words, it is beauty. But I know not everyone likes to be in an art museum....
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Blog: NINJA ZX-14 MotoVlog
El tiempo pasa volando, en un abrir y cerrar los ojos ya casi tenia el blog un poco abandonado. Hoy voy a tratar de hacer unos cambios para actualizar la pagina del blog. Hace unos meses, creo que fue a mitad de octubre, una compañera de trabajo me recomendo un sitio que alquilaban garages y pude al fin poner la moto en un sitio seguro para protegerla del invierno. Todavia...
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Blog: The World Around Us
Even people with jobs are depressed about the nation's unemployment statistics. The outlook is dire enough to make everyone check job boards, even if it's just to witness the miserly market. Craigslist tends to be a first stop for people, and not just because they're hoping to waste time sifting...
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Blog: Got 2 Wear Shades
For 4 months now, I'd been poring myself on my Nursing review for the NCLEX board exam. Each and everyday, except Saturday and Sunday, I thoroughly bury my brain into the pages of Saunders and Lippincott's Nursing reviewers. And not only that, I had to review past lessons taught by...
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Blog: Politics
By Poly Pantelides published in the Cyprus Mail on January 16, 2013 The parties backing the three main contenders in next month’s presidential elections looked back on Monday’s televised debate yesterday, all throwing accusations at their opponents and all trying to assert their own candidate was top dog in the...
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Caught the afternoon plane to Singapore two days ago to meet up with a couple of dear friends I haven't seen in a while. I am not the kind of person who rings in the new year in any kind...
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I don't think I'll ever get tired of this sky line. Lying in my bed knowing I am in K.L. is pretty much all I need to feel content. Haven't gotten to my new year's resolutions yet. Hardly ever bother...
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Blog: Got 2 Wear Shades
Growing up poor, I never had played a doll of my own. So every Christmas then, I'd pretend I'm talking to Santa Claus whispering in his ears what I wanted for a present; a doll. Not just an ordinary doll, but a walking-sleeping doll. In those days, when Barbie wasn't...
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Blog: Got 2 Wear Shades
While writing this post, I am thinking of great Christmases I spent in the Philippines. Without the freezing temps, dry skin, chapped lips, the snot, the winter-clothing shenanigans, and the ice-snow-sleet-gray-dreary-icky-weather. The Philippines is the best place to celebrate Christmas. Actually, the Philippines celebrates Christmas the best. According to CNN...
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Blog: Got 2 Wear Shades
I was planning to post something about the new year, but exultation overwhelms me that I felt the urgent need to share this. For someone, like me, who can't shell out some dough for the holidays, receiving gifts is a blessing. It's similar to unmerited favor granted to you at...
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Blog: Blind Pig & The Acorn
Today, January 6th, is celebrated as Old Christmas by some folks. Truth be told, I never even heard of Old Christmas until I started the Blind Pig. This website gives a fairly clear explanation for January 6th being called Old...
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Blog: Blind Pig & The Acorn
Did you know people once used holly trees as Christmas trees? I've been re-reading The Foxfire 40th Anniversary Book and noticed many of the interviewees talked about using holly trees for Christmas trees. Seems like it would be rather prickly-but...
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Blog: Blind Pig & The Acorn
There are so many Christmas songs that I love-but if I had to narrow it down Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem would for sure be in my top 5 list. I found this short video that tells the history of...
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Way too tired for words but I think we are in heaven. This was my last cup of coffee at the Riad in Marrakech. All packed and ready to go. Crossing the Atlas Mountains... a looong journey well worth every...
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Blog: Blind Pig & The Acorn
Anonymously decorated Christmas tree in the Smoky Mountain National Park-near Deep Creek in Swain County NC. Don Casada recently shared a photo (see above) and a story with me-that I just had to share with you: Something which fits in...
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Blog: Got 2 Wear Shades
Since moving north of the "world's greatest city" after I got married almost ten years ago, trekking to New York City is an anticipated journey I'm always excited about. Living in the bland, boring Northeastern suburbia isn't good for anyone whose heart beats in-sync with the pulsation of the city...
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