Lily Strange

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Know the Signs of Stroke

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 8:26 am
There are two types of strokes: Hemorrhagic and Ischemic On June 6, 2004, my father suffered a hemorrhagic stroke which left him partially paralyzed on the right side. He was 68 years old. On that da...
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Are Cats Nothing More Than Fuzzy Wuzzy Demons?

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 9:41 pm
  This is an open response to an article that the manipulative behavior of cats proves them to be evil, according to one Dr. Karen McComb of the Centre for Mammal Vocal Communication Research at th...
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Going Undercover

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 8:49 am
Bird Wing Butterfly For various reasons, I realize that I have been too honest about certain events in my life, and I will not be discussing these  events with the public any more. I have also deci...
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A Difficult Decision Made

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 12:43 pm
Ghost Orbs: Photo from Real Ghost Pictures Around the World It seems that there is such a thing as too much honesty and that I have been guilty of it. Rather than being freeing, this honesty has help...
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Y Cant Twilite Fan Grilz Rite?

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 12:50 pm
   This proof that Armageddon is coming was found here.   The following is a bit of hate mail written by a Twilite Fan Gril to the administrator of an “I Hate Twilight” group on...
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You Know What They Say About Hindsight

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 3:09 am
Photo from Real Ghost Pictures Around the World . I do not in fact think that this is a real ghost image but there are some on the site that could be. Well what the hell do ya know. A post about som...
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Troubled Kids: Nothing New Under the Sun

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 1:13 pm
   Many of today’s teens are terribly troubled. But so were many teens when I was growing up back in the age of dinosaurs.  This is a response to an article by Diane Dimond on Huffington Po...
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Slow to Adjust

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 3:18 pm
  I’m sure I’m opening myself up to be ripped for being a wussy, but I am not adjusting well to my son moving out. On a logical level, I think it’s wonderful that he has really gro...
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The stress on full-time caregivers can lead to tragedy

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 8:49 am
This morning I was reading an article about a man who is accused of killing his 80 year old father, who had Alzheimer’s disease. The relationship had evidently been strained from the caregiver&...
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I May Be Stupid, But…

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 11:14 am
May I say that one thing I have become intolerant of in this world (aside from pedophiles, rapists, and murderers) are people who think that only they are right. I will be the first to admit that I ha...
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Maybe NaNoWriMo isn't a good idea for me

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 6:04 pm
Brobee is not doing so well at meeting his NaNoWriMo goals Maybe given my propensity for beating up on myself, NaNoWriMo is not a good idea for me. I will try to complete it this year so I don’...
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Ruined Hopes: Flash Friday 55

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 5:41 am
Looking to the darkening horizon she realized that there was no longer anything to hope for. No big dreams would come true, no stellar aspirations would be accomplished. There was only to exist, to tr...
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Stand Proud and Beautiful

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 7:19 am
To my gay brothers and sisters, I want to say that I don’t understand and I am sorry it is this way. Question 1, which overturns Public Law Chapter 82, of the 124th Maine Legislature, has passed...
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Yes, I Really Am Writing It

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 7:00 am
I took the “Reve-Punk” idea to heart and decided to use it as a challenge for myself to see if I really could write a novel based on such a silly premise for NaNoWriMo. The basic plot has ...
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A Plan That Could Backfire

Lily Strange posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 11:13 am
I have started NaNoWriMo against my logical mind’s better advice, and took on the writing of an article that seemed like cake on the surface but is much more involved than I expected it to be, a...
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My Samhain Reading for the coming year

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 4:30 am
I like to do a Year Ahead reading at a couple of different times: One on Samhain and one on my birthday. Here is this year’s Samhain reading.   Tarot reading for coming year Samhain 200...
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Light Without, Darkness Within

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 10:16 pm
These pictures were taken by me on October 29 2009 after an approximately 2 foot snow. The temperature was around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. You may use the pictures if you wish to for whatever reason, bu...
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Get To Know Me #5: Halloween Memes: What Halloween Mask Are You?

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 8:44 am
  To start things off, Butthead has a joke for us. Butthead: “So, like, why couldn’t the witch get pregnant and stuff?” Beavis: “Because…uhhhh….her husband used...
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Skinny Minnie Avatars

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 1:37 am
In a world where Skinny = perfect, this is what is considered a “plus size” person. This is also what is considered a plus size person in the fashion world. In other words, an average size...
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An Easy (and delicious) Way to Help a Family

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 5:49 am
You want to see more–you know you do! So click the link. When life coach Kristin Weir Timmers’ husband’s increasing medical bills due to a serious health condition (Primary Focal Gl...
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Uh-Oh

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 10:43 am
Well, I really screwed up. I often have trouble sleeping at night (I usually work nights, so that might have something to do with it) and last night was the worst ever. I had to take my son to stay in...
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Why Should It Be Any Other Way?

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 12:21 am
I remember an older male family member relating a tale of a time in the early 1960’s when he was sitting in the park reading and a fellow came up to him and started talking. After a time the fel...
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Nursing is Essential–So Why Does It Suck So Much?

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 3:50 pm
I am not doing very well at all. If it weren’t for how much I love and enjoy being with my son, I really would end this shit once and for all. I am not in a good place. There are so many things ...
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The Reve-Punk

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 2:30 pm
Having trouble coming up with a NaNoWriMo idea? Because of all my other obligations I was considering backing out of my NaNoWriMo commitment this year. However, thanks to the Wondermark Novel Generato...
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Might Just Go Wendigo

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 6:19 am
The Wendigo is a type of demon spirit in Native American mythology. According to legend, it possesses people, forcing them to turn cannibal. Now, the idea of going cannibal is pretty repulsive to me....
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Bilateral Third Nerve Palsy

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 10:09 am
The illustrated case is similar to that of a patient whom I assisted during clinical rotations on October 7, 2009. The patient was a 48 year old man who was found unconscious in his car, having suffe...
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A Day to Be Myself

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 11:29 am
It’s a cool drizzly day, the kind of day that I love. It would be a wonderful day to be able to stay home and do the things that I want to do, the things that have real meaning for me. I would l...
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The Flu and You: Be Attentive, but Don't Freak Out

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 3:34 pm
I read on Perez Hilton’s site that production on the television series “Bones” has been halted because co-producer and star David Boreanaz has been sidelined by the flu. People were...
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Get To Know Me #4: I Love Fall

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 9:41 am
You Are Warm Apple Cider You love to feel warm and full. You love all the small comforts that come with fall.Unlike most people, you are as active in fall as you are in the summer. You just make sure...
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Save our Sex Objects!

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 9:21 am
  “Sexy” breast cancer ads. Appalling, not cute. This was my response: To me these ads do not say save breasts because women have breasts and women are worth saving. They say save...
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Adipocere and Edgar Allan Poe

Lily Strange posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 4:06 am
I was startled to learn that the body of the very, very late Edgar Allan Poe, who passed from this world on October 7, 1849, will be on display on October 7, 2009 from 9 AM to 11 P.M. There will be a ...
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Get To Know Me #3: I Call Your Name

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 7:09 am
This one comes from Thom. Thom lives in Hawaii, the land of pineapples, volcanoes, and great surfing. He’s one of the few cheerful people that I don’t want to choke because he understands ...
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Losing My FF Virginity

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 5:54 am
Flash Friday, that is. I know people who do this flashing stuff quite a lot and have been doing it for quite a while. This is my first time. It is hosted by a fellow called G-Man. I guess this would m...
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Stigma: We Haz It

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 3:12 pm
In a recent blog post, Perez Hilton mentioned that John Travolta spoke about his late son Jett’s autism and seizure disorders. Hilton speculated on whether or not Travolta would receive backlash...
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Used Books Don't Pay the Bills

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 21, 2009, 3:41 am
I get discouraged when I go to the accounting section of my author’s center on my publisher’s website and see my sales–none since February of 2008–and then I get an email from ...
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The Appendix: A Useless Post About a Useless Organ

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 19, 2009, 7:04 am
Within the space of six weeks, two of my co-workers have been hospitalized for emergency appendectomy surgery. This is pretty freaky. Because it is my belief that we must have offended some deity that...
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Down With Trolls

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 17, 2009, 12:49 am
Those who get a vicarious thrill off watching others suffer are probably really grooving on reading this blog. You get to feel better about your puny selves watching a troubled person fall apart. Aren...
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Playin' Crazy

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 3:33 am
I like to play games at King.com*. I usually play for fun but sometimes I’ll pay a small entry fee for the chance of winning a little money. The setup is pretty fair. Winning depends on which pl...
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Dear Squidoo: Let's Just Be Friends

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 8:07 pm
When I first met Squidoo, I thought it was the greatest tool ever for an independent unknown trying to promote her writing. You can create these nifty pages and showcase your ideas. I was so enamored ...
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Number nine…Number nine…

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 13, 2009, 2:35 am
The new and the old On September 9, 2009 (09-09-09) an elderly woman that I work with, whom I’ll call “Miss Elfrida,” turned 99. Her birthday made the news. On the morning of that ...
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9/11 8th Anniversary

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 3:59 am
The towers burning I’m not the sort of person that goes down on my knees to pray, but when I realized what was happening, I did. I prayed to the gods and goddesses and the force of all that is ...
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Writing Update: Undead Ed and Living La Vida Low Income

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 10, 2009, 2:19 am
I finally got around to doing some fiction writing tonight, which is really my first love. I updated my Undead Ed blovel . What is a blovel, you may ask? The creator of Blovelspot describes it thus...
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Get To Know Me #2: The Who What When Where Why Meme and Beastly Humor

Lily Strange posted an article on - Sep 9, 2009, 2:48 am
   Sadly, the methods used to get rid of attacking Draugs are not effective on aliens* Well–doing better here, but being productive? LOST CAUSE! I can’t concentrate very well. Which me...
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