Tag: nonfiction
member name: Jo C.
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December 09, 2009 01:16 PM EST --
The wind is high here in the midwest but we are hoping the power will hold and no blizzard will come our way. Meanwhile, have recently written of Anthem health insurance company and experiences in contacting . . .
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June 23, 2008 02:05 AM EDT --
Many who saw or heard Carlin knew he was an expert at pushing the envelope and going way beyond that. In his lifetime, he passed many comedic milestones and opened up new territory. He questioned authority . . .
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October 11, 2007 04:51 PM EDT --
Please, I beg you, post a link! I have the daily weather highs and lows but I have to know if it was sunny, partly sunny or cloudy. This is part of chid's homework project and he has done EVERTHING . . .
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June 09, 2008 11:25 PM EDT --
We are gardening in a big way this year and....amazingly...everything is doing well. I've been a bit worried about how much sun to give my tomatoes and I'm discovering that the cherry tomatoes . . .
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May 14, 2008 10:12 AM EDT --
I'm just venting and also enjoying life in general. Now that I'm past the general bustle of pre-traumatic and post-traumatic stress, I am calm so I can write about this.
Basically: . . .
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August 17, 2008 12:04 AM EDT --
Anything and everything that comes to mind is fine. I've been watching the amazing Michael Phelps and thinking of Mark Spitz. Gymnastics has been interesting since I can still remember Nadia Comaneci's . . .
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December 09, 2007 08:13 AM EST --
I've purchased gift cards or gift certificates before but I doubt I'll do so again, not after reading a recent report from Consumer Reports at www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/shopping/shopping-tips/gift-card-pitfalls-12-07/overview/gift-card-pitfalls-ov.htm . . .
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February 02, 2008 05:22 PM EST --
I am writing this for two reasons:
1. I want to see another article appear and take the heat off my last one
2. My nerves are fraying and here's the latest reason:
Just one floor below me . . .
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May 15, 2008 02:48 AM EDT --
But I guess especially those of you whose mothers are now gone and those of you who miss them deeply - how do you bear it? How did you cope? Maybe it is pre-grieving but as my mother ages and we move from . . .
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October 03, 2007 06:01 PM EDT --
I can honestly remember a time when leopard patterned tops, skirts, shoes, handbags, purses, sunglasses....you name it... was actually out of . . .
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October 04, 2007 02:51 AM EDT --
Honest, is there some particular brand or style that sceams "Mom" jeans? I was in a store with a friend and two daughters and they kept pulling out various jeans and judging them . . .
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October 09, 2007 11:11 AM EDT --
If you celebrate the Holidays, please take a moment to answer one or all of these questions, depending on how much time you have.
1. Here are some items from recent mail order catalogs Would . . .
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October 23, 2007 05:13 PM EDT --
I was "tagged" to write about my daily routine.
First of all, I don't easily follow a routine but I do have goals and "to do" lists which I do follow. So here goes
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May 24, 2008 10:39 AM EDT --
While we have always grown our vegetables in the ground, we have some raised containers this year for several reasons:
1. I'm adapting some devices for an elderly gardener, a relative . . .
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June 14, 2008 09:28 PM EDT --
As a writer, I used to dread deadlines. I'm still not crazy about them, although I like to get the paychecks. Sometimes I moan or kvetch. A friend explained the meaning of that word - kvetch. . . .
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September 14, 2008 02:47 PM EDT --
There is a wind and rain advisory here in the midwest. It is nothing compared to what those in Texas went through but it is still a bit spooky, with high winds and lots of rain. All my garden pots are . . .
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October 29, 2007 12:57 AM EDT --
What: Live chat
Time: Today -7-8 pm Et
Who: Michael Covel, author of The Complete Turtle Trader
We look forward to seeing you all there. If you can't make it be sure to leave your . . .
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October 02, 2007 11:14 AM EDT --
Before we adopted our youngest child, a special-needs child, I was a full-time freelance journalist. Early on, I discovered that I'd need to maximize . . .
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October 07, 2007 04:47 PM EDT --
Okay, here goes. With a clothes-obsessed teen in the house, I've been thinking about this. Answers, opinions appreciated.
1. When you were a teen, were you into wearing certain kinds of clothing or . . .
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October 07, 2007 05:40 PM EDT --
I was talking to a friend the other day, someone who is on a job search and fielding plenty of offers. My friend was about to take a job paying about 65 thousand dollars . . .
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