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2014-07-29T06:40:00.000-04:00

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2014-06-03T08:50:00.001-04:00

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2014-05-01T00:33:00.001-04:00

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2014-04-28T20:35:00.001-04:00

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2014-04-28T17:32:00.001-04:00

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2014-04-27T17:30:00.001-04:00

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2014-04-27T17:17:00.001-04:00

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Two people dead in the New River Valley from isolated illness; four hospitalized |suspected to be hantavirus

2014-04-27T13:13:00.001-04:00

Two people dead in the New River Valley from isolated illness; four hospitalized

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Construction workers unearth legendary cache of Atari games in New Mexico desert | The Verge

2014-04-27T13:09:00.001-04:00

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BuildDirect.com

2014-04-21T20:10:00.002-04:00

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pring has finally arrived! Now's the time to make home improvements, that we'll enjoy for the rest of the year and many years to come. I know I can't wait to jump head-first into those projects I've been dreaming about all winter! I want to re-do my deck, removing all the weather-worn and loose planks and give it a nice coat of paint.

I want to create a walk through garden, with little paths that lead to hidden nooks on the property. Where there's lots of shade and a nice comfy bench to sit on. Maybe even have a nice little Koi pond. Arbors, draped with grapes and flowers, scattered here and there.

A play area for the children would also be nice. A place for their swings and sandbox. Only partially shaded, so they can pick out the spot most comfortable to them.

Out on the other deck, I would love to erect an outdoor kitchen for barbecues and entertaining friends. Plus, it would be perfect for hot summer days, when cooking inside is a misery.

What sort of renovation plans have all of you dreamed up, during this cold winter? I'd love to have you share them in my comments section.

I've just been visiting my friends over at BuildDirect.com .That's where I can find everything I need for my latest home renovation project, at prices that just can't be beat. They have an amazing variety of beautiful laminate flooring. You can request a sample and see exactly what you'll be ordering. But it doesn't stop there! BuildDirect also offers an array of tile, pavers, decking, railings, roofing, siding, countertops, sinks, patio furniture, and so much more.

Don't just take my word for it, plenty others are singing praise, over at BuildDirect reviews There is even a BuildDirect Wikipedia page, where you can learn about this great company's journey from 1999 to present day. It's a very interesting read!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope each and every one of you had a great Easter!

Park Auto Mall

2014-02-11T10:02:00.000-05:00

If you're in the market for a used car, in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. http://www.parkautomall.com is your one stop shop for Tampa used cars. They offer 30 second auto loans and live instant credit approval. So you have an answer in minutes, not days!

I found a vast selection of used cars and trucks including SUVs, Ford F150, and many, many, more. There's something for every taste. I even found this adorable Smart Car! Park Auto Mall provides the best pictures and more details about their vehicle inventory, than any other used car site I have visited. You should also visit their blog, where you'll find some great used car videos.

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Truth in Advertising

2014-01-23T09:22:00.001-05:00

Truth in Advertising
Coffee - "The best part of waking up is the snooze button, but we'll do in a pinch."

Feminine Hygiene Products - The lady doing cartwheels on the beach would be wearing a ninja suit and hurling throwing stars at a running, screaming, horrified, man.

Surgical Centers - "Dream of a mini-vacation, with school grade meals, Antarctic temperatures, and being cut from a-hole to appetite? Give us a call."

Home Waxing Kits - "Helmet and toilet hover recommended. You're about to pass out and pee at the same time."

Disposable Diapers - "Now with refastenable closures! For those time when your budding graffiti artist can't find a crayon."

Prescription Drugs - "Ask your doctor if our drug and a second mortgage are right for you."

Beer - "Lowering you standards, one can at a time."

Axe - Instead of chasing the guy, ladies would be backing away from his Linus-like scent cloud, holding their throats, and making chokey faces.

Viagra - "Because your wife already gets enough sleep."

Toys - "Fifty bucks for fifteen minutes of peace and quiet."

Minivan - "Smudge covered, scream-filled, gas guzzling, Cheeto, missile."

Toilet Paper - "After use, every brand looks the same."

Hamburger Helper - "We said, 'HELP',. not "Miracle'"

Banks - "Make a $2.00 mistake and the fee will be every last dime you have in your account."
©2014 SRF-TGR

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Isn't This Illegal?

2014-01-13T10:43:00.004-05:00

* Something has been on my mind for a while now and it's driving me bananas... I know of three businesses in my area, a bar, a swimming pool, and a fancy restaurant, that require people to apply for a membership and for it to be approved, before they can go there.

A relative helped build the bar and Hub's and I were there a lot, checking on progress and chit chatting. We were given a "membership" before the place even had doors. One day, I heard the owner talking to a friend and telling him that the membership was a way of keeping the place free of "Blacks and Mexicans". He said he just never approved their membership applications.

The restaurant is a fancy place with a catchy name and is relatively new as well. A friend of ours took his wife there and she was positively beaming as she told me about it. The food was amazing, the staff was so nice, and then she said it, "... and the best part is, there wasn't a single colored person there. You have to be a member and they don't let them in." Needless to say, my opinion of her dropped to zero and I don't talk to her anymore.

The pool is a favorite spot for all the kids and it has just always been common knowledge that they require a membership in order to weed out anyone but white folks. I've never taken my kids there and never will.

Racism is alive and well in my area. The ones that are racist just assume that everyone else is too. It makes me crazy. Anyway, my question is... isn't what these places are doing illegal? I'm thinking it would have to be.

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Now Listen Up, You Little Whipper Snappers!

2014-01-12T14:13:00.004-05:00

My advice to younger people would be that they commit to love and accept themselves just as they are right now. I have never felt pretty. But, whenever I look back at photos of myself, from the times that I felt my absolute ugliest, I catch myself thinking, "Wow! I wasn't that bad at all!"

Had I realized this then and not fallen victim to my own self loathing, I would have been more social, went more places, introduced myself to more people. I had low self esteem that was exacerbated by a history of bullies, boyfriends, husbands, jealous relatives, telling me that I was fat, my teeth were crooked, I talked too much, I talked too loud, I was dumb, etc... I did my best to be invisible. To this day, I am shocked when I am out and see someone from my past and they remember me. If they don't approach me, I usually don't approach them, for fear they will ask, "Who the heck are you?" But when they do approach me, call me by name, and say they remember me from school or whatever, it truly blows my mind. Somebody actually thought I was worth remembering.

A spirit crushed is a long time healing and I may never feel good about myself, but it's not too late for those of you that are right where I was years ago. don't let a handful of assholes ruin your life. Love yourself. Know you are beautiful.

Duracell Ultra Batteries Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

2014-01-08T08:56:00.000-05:00

A settlement has been reached in class action lawsuits against The Gillette Co. and The Procter & Gamble Co., resolving allegations that they falsely advertised and marketed some of their Duracell batteries. If you purchased Duracell Ultra Advanced or Duracell Ultra Power AA or AAA alkaline batteries, you may be eligible to receive up to $12 cash from the class action settlement.

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Weathering The Storm: Safety Tips For Ice And Snow

2014-01-06T08:05:00.003-05:00

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2014-01-05T12:06:00.001-05:00

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The Little Piece of Heart

2013-12-31T06:20:00.000-05:00

Whenever you have a child, adopt a child, love a child, you break off a piece of your heart and place it with them. Every achievement or failure they experience is also felt by you. When they hurt, you hurt. When they laugh, you laugh. You experience these emotions as strongly as or perhaps even stronger than they do.

When they are small, they want to see you laugh, and cannot stand to see you cry. To have you out of their sight is the scariest thing they can imagine. But the child remembers they have that piece of your heart in their tiny hand and all is well.

In their early teens, that piece of heart may be sitting on a dresser or hidden, lint covered and sticky, in the wasteland of a jean's pocket, but it is always within reach. Close enough for comfort, yet far enough as to avoid embarrassment.

As they reach their late teens and young adulthood, that piece of heart becomes a headache. It gets left in cabs, on hiking trails, at the bottom of beer cans, and on dance club floors. It's the early morning phone call that makes them curse you and roll their eyes. It's the watchful, yet loving, presence that your child is always trying to outrun, outsmart, and outlast. Some of their friends, the ones that never had a piece of heart, wish that they could have it and your child would love nothing more than to give that annoying, nosy, stupid,lazy, dramatic, worthless, overbearing, pain in the ass, piece of heart to them. It gets beaten, abused, battered, and broken, but it still remains. Quietly, tearfully, following a few steps behind.

Later in life, that child is married and pacing the floor, trying desperately to calm their own little heart snatcher. At their wit's end, they remember that little piece of heart. They dig it out of an old box in the attic and place on the mantle. The little piece of heart becomes a priceless helping hand. It becomes late night calls for advice on colic and fever. It becomes the shoulder to cry on, when life gets a little crazy. It's the nurse on call, marriage counselor, recipe book, shopping buddy, and can magically morph into a million other useful things. Life without this little piece of heart is unbearable to think about.

Eventually, either due to old age, illness, or an accident, that little piece of heart flickers and dies. The child cries tears of sorrow and regret. If they could take back every nasty thing they had ever said to that piece of heart they would. The child would give anything to have it back for even just one more day. But, it is too late, so the child lowers that amazing, wonderful, irreplaceable, piece of heart into the ground. Placing next to it a little piece of their own heart.

©Susan Gwyn Flippin 2013

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2013-12-20T07:24:00.001-05:00

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2013-12-20T07:22:00.001-05:00

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2013-12-20T07:21:00.003-05:00

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2013-12-20T07:21:00.001-05:00

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2013-12-20T07:17:00.001-05:00

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Time For a Spa Day!!

2013-12-20T06:40:00.000-05:00

I think I need a pedicure. Hubs got into bed the other night, snuggled up behind me, spooning my bare feet with his bare feet. A few seconds later he asked, "Are you wearing shoes?!"

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Chorkie Pups, Ozzie and Cookie, at Almost 4 Weeks old

2013-12-10T22:09:00.001-05:00

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