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Feb 2, 2012, 8:58 pm
In a society driven by instant gratification and shortened attention spans, it is no wonder we live the chaotic lives that we do. Meet reality TV, all the time, in real time: Welcome to the 21st Century on social steroids! Comment - Like
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Jan 5, 2012, 7:48 pm
"She's so lucky! She gets to stay at home and work!" Someone once remarked to me how (wink! wink!) he knew "all about working at home." I do not believe, however, most workforce employees comprehend the dedication, motivation, resourcefulness and diligent efforts that go into "working at home". Comment - Like
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Dec 22, 2011, 3:59 pm
In three days, the early dawn will greet a fortunate few with a mantle of snowy white. In three days, children around the world will be awakened to the sight of holiday packages and curly tied ribbons. In three days, homes will be filled with joy, the sounds of laughter and an awe of peace. The magi... Comment - Like
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Dec 11, 2011, 6:01 pm
Do you really understand what is happening in another's life? Sometimes we do and say things that are less than empathetic without ever thinking about what others are experiencing in their lives. We drop more workloads onto them. We cut them off on the roadways. We leave chaos in their wake. We take... Comment - Like
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Nov 29, 2011, 11:00 pm
The joys of home ownership are sometimes out of this world…or at least I would like to propel some of those "joys" to another planet, anyway. That being said, there's a little story about a certain you know what that has had a mind of its own since the day I moved into my new house. I still don't ... Comment - Like
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Nov 20, 2011, 1:57 pm
Ever heard the expression, "all that glitters isn't gold"? It is not always about what you can buy for an individual. It is not always about your connections and the people you know. It is not always about having the largest house, the fastest car, the best job, the finest clothes, or even the high... Comment - Like
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Nov 12, 2011, 12:27 pm
Is this the America you truly imagined it could be? This holiday season (and beyond), you do have a choice as to whether or not you will stand on the side of the needy or the greedy. Those with a conscience know the right thing to do. How many are going to take that step in the positive direction be... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2011, 1:22 pm
Andre Gide, French literary and Nobel Prize winner once said, “Believe those who are seeking the truth, doubt those who find it.” Perhaps what he meant by that, like Jagger, is not to obligingly fall prey to those who would deceive you and who seek to destroy what is logical and progressive in h... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2011, 7:47 pm
I thought I saw the Lady cry
beneath her glory and might
I thought I saw her shed a tear
beneath the New York sky
I thought I saw her shoulders, heavy
laden with empty sorrow
I thought I saw her close her eyes
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Aug 20, 2011, 3:07 pm
5 Tips to Communicating in an Anything-Goes Virtual World …and maybe earning some loyalty along the way…I just love it when newbies come to the block declaring their omnipotence on anything and everything about social media netiquette. Oh yes, you have squarely met them at one time or another. T... Comment - Like
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Aug 6, 2011, 7:59 pm
In politics, there was the whole raising the debt ceiling event this past week (which to my knowledge has never been an issue before), that literally made me queasy to my stomach; and of course China had to chime in with its own snide remarks on that silly credit rating thing - you know that thing t... Comment - Like
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Jul 24, 2011, 11:14 am
"This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.." With the booming event of social media networking sites, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and the like, the global community has shrunken to the size of one hive mind. Enter in the buzz of light-speed innovations cross-pollinated with the compelling v... Comment - Like
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Jul 3, 2011, 11:01 am
Back then I was just a little kid. Family barbecues, laughter, horse shoe tossing, water sprinklers and hot summer sunshine was the norm. Of course many of us did not realize all the events that were happening all around us…
In '76, the average annual income was a whopping $16,000 … o... Comment - Like
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Jun 17, 2011, 8:32 pm
No, I am not having a "midlife crisis". Psychoanalyst, Elliot Jaques coined the term back in 1965 but I always find myself shaking my head at the notion that individuals are having a "midlife crisis". In truth, many of us have sporadic times of reflection in our lives…beginning in our early 20s th... Comment - Like
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May 29, 2011, 9:52 pm
Please participate in this Facebook poll and see what others are thinking. Don't forget to add your thoughts and comments at the end of this blog post so we can all gain an overall perspective as to how Facebook has affected your life. Thanks! Comment - Like
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May 16, 2011, 9:58 pm
On mobile phones… Okay, so I have my cell phone alarm set for 04:35 AM every morning. It works perfectly. Wakes me up without missing a beat…but here’s my beef: Why for the love of humanity does Verizon think I want a loud voice mail alert at 03:00 AM? Thank you for cutting my sleep short. Comment - Like
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Apr 24, 2011, 12:14 pm
Facebook and other social media giants like Twitter are not all that new. In fact, the social networking blueprints were already laid for Mark Zuckerberg, albeit he may not even have been aware of that fact. Just ask communications’ pioneer, Al Gross what he might think of Facebook today. If he w... Comment - Like
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Apr 14, 2011, 9:22 pm
Now this wasn’t just any strand of hair. This white, coarse hair did not belong to anyone I knew in my present day. It did not belong to any of my dogs (who are all consequently lying around my feet at the moment). This single short fiber had an unusual feel about it. It was stiff and wiry. I kne... Comment - Like
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Mar 14, 2011, 6:08 pm
One might say that the makers of the film 2012 were right on the money – fiscally speaking; I would say their film earned a pretty penny for what it was. And then there are the whole Mayan prophecies about the year 2012…throw in some Nostradamus with a little Revelation to the mix, and you have ... Comment - Like
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Mar 8, 2011, 3:22 pm
"Advocacy for Patients and Black Bear Saloon have invited Jake and Sari Legge to House Emcee the Hartford, CT event for the second year in a row! Once you know about this great organization - you can see why Pearl Jam, Team McCready and Wishlist Foundation are so high on Advocacy for Patients with C... Comment - Like
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Mar 2, 2011, 5:13 pm
As an avid supporter of free speech, I know how vital the First Amendment is to our country and to the benefit or detriment of our way of life. But there comes a time when there are exceptions to any rule. The WBC case is one of those specific exceptions. One of my first thoughts was to research reg... Comment - Like
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Feb 14, 2011, 3:09 pm
"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."- St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Every now and then we have a thought or even a dream that motivates us to wake up and pursue whatever it was we had envisioned in our minds. This post is no less one of these epiphany moments…
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Feb 7, 2011, 2:46 pm
American social writer and philosopher, Eric Hoffer said, "You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you." I believe this holds true in all cases of domestic violence…even those that are so easily muted by society. Do not be fooled that domestic violenc... Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2011, 2:55 pm
It's not pretty. It's uglier still trying to be the leader of the free world. Over 500 children (Yes, I didn't stutter…I said children.) in the Senate and the House, and they all want to play their own ways or they are leaving and taking their toys home with them. Wow. So much can get accomplished... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2011, 5:57 pm
Perhaps he was channeling Langston Hughes when he gave his State of the Union speech. After all it was Hughes, an American novelist born into mixed races who said, “Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2011, 4:49 pm
We can all become the positive change we choose to be. Maybe that means that we have to make some sacrifices in learning to live and let live. Maybe that means that just because we do not agree that we have to try to reach a common ground. Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2010, 4:25 pm
In about 24 hours, clocks around the globe will strike midnight and the year 2010 will be no more. Where did the decade go? I often sit and wonder how on earth I have made it this far…heck, I wonder how it is possible that so many others are still around today. In this last decade, we have seen a ... Comment - Like
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Dec 13, 2010, 10:43 am
Did I ever mention how much I love the cover of “The River” by Sara McLaughlin? In this winter song, McLaughlin magically sings how she wishes she had a river to skate away on. I sometimes feel that way. There is no more liberated feeling in the world than skating on the ice. When I am ice-skat... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2010, 2:53 pm
this blog is not about me, it is about the 46.3 million US citizens under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance coverage. Reminds me of the song, "What becomes of the broken-hearted?" Well, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, nationwide free clinics do offer some as... Comment - Like
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Nov 15, 2010, 6:39 pm
Now, here comes the hook, line and sinker: What if I told you that there was a way you could overcome all your misery, your strife, your sorrows, your foes, your fallacies, your physical and mental impairments and even crimes? What would you say to that? You would probably ask me: Where is it, wher... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2010, 12:47 pm
It is this intricate web of conversation transmitted via fiber optics and satellite whereby you can easily express yourself with no inhibitions. As you socialize with your web followers and friends, you are exchanging your pulse of energy with those around you. Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2010, 2:28 pm
There comes that time in the year when I sit on my front porch and simply soak in the view of nature. The trees by now have turned brilliant colors of red, orange and yellow…and in some instances have begun shedding most of their precious petals. Every now and then I catch a glimpse of the winter ... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2010, 10:05 pm
It was at the last funeral that I attended where I had a sudden epiphany! Why wait to pay your respects to your loved one AFTER s/he dies? What is the sense in that, I thought. Way I figure it we should each have a yearly wake. After all, it is a “wake” is it not? Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2010, 5:12 pm
According to a recent article in the New York Times, a "poll suggests that men are angrier than women, and that their anger may be more motivating than the sense of hopelessness expressed by women, particularly on economic issues." What does that mean? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. If we, as women, ... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2010, 12:36 pm
Have you ever had one of those days…
When you wake up and you just want to hit the reset button on your routine, your relationships, your finances, your health, your life? Okay, maybe not all of those areas, but sometimes reality strikes you like a ton of bricks and it feels like the w... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2010, 3:39 pm
While there are different variations to management styles, the two most common umbrella types are autocratic and permissive. An autocratic manager typically makes decisions unilaterally; meaning that s/he has complete control of the reins and directives. Permissive managers offer leeway to subordin... Comment - Like
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Aug 23, 2010, 11:24 am
Ever feel like the Tiny Dancer in Elton John's song? You are the woman who does the impossible each and every day maintaining a delicate balancing act in work, relationships, home, hobbies, pets and leisure. Somewhere along the sands of life, you wake up and you are not just a wife, a mother, a sis... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2010, 2:58 pm
Amidst the net neutrality debate, social media users from around the globe have and continue to discover new and innovative ways of corresponding. Personally speaking, I cannot begin to imagine being without the privileges of social networking. It has, in effect, allowed me to streamline my own mar... Comment - Like
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Aug 2, 2010, 2:06 pm
...The ABCs of Appropriate Netiquette and Overall Communication Guide
"Queen of Mean" (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
The notorious Queen of Mean was once overheard saying, "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes." Despite that claim to fame, she was also known for her tyranni... Comment - Like
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Jul 27, 2010, 9:19 pm
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Darn those goals! I was watching Bill Maher a while back and he had mentioned how childish it is for the US to claim it is the greatest country in the world. Maher compared that ideologue to having the best wife in the world: "Not just the one best suited ... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2010, 9:18 am
Sentient Publications presents its next best-seller, “How to Attain Enlightenment – the Vision of Nonduality” by acclaimed author James Schwartz, who offers his ample wisdom on the ancient teachings of “Vedanta”. Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2010, 4:35 pm
I cannot begin to imagine what the squirrels must be thinking on Main Street about all the corporate greed on Wall Street, the dissension on Independence Avenue, the money laundering on Constitution Avenue, and the calamitous attacks on Mother Nature. Comment - Like
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