Nancy and her Desert Getaway

Links for 2012-02-07 [Digg]

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Remember Black History Month at The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Ohio played an integral part in the Underground Railroad and along the Ohio River, on both the Ohio and Kentucky sides, are sites related to the Underground Rai

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

Celebrate Valentine's Day 2012 in Tucson: the choices are in abundance!
Tucson knows how to pull out all the stops, no matter what time of year, and this Valentine's Day is certain to be no exception. Reservations are requeste

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Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

Do you "Heart" Arizona? Let Loews Ventana Canyon know for a chance to win!
Looking for a romantic getaway? Do you "heart" Arizona? For a chance to win a romantic getaway in Tucson, tell the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort why a

I am the 53%

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:19:00 PDT

The premise behind being part of the 53% is thus: In this country, the United States of America, 47% of its citizens (and non-citizens) don't pay any taxes. It's not that they don't work, it's...

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Links for 2011-09-02 [Digg]

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Labor Day Weekend in Tucson? Lots to do, so little time to do it!
With so many of us working more hours for less pay and appreciation, Labor Day means so much more now. FOR THE WEEKEND The Hilton Tucson El Conquistador is offe

Links for 2011-06-24 [Digg]

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Arizona's Monument Fire: behind the scenes and the aftermath
Being reported as nearly 60% contained, residents are being permitted back into their homes while others begin the task of rebuilding. Slowly, but surely, Heref

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Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Monument Fire 40% contained, residents returning home
In it's tenth day of burning, the Monument Fire in Hereford, AZ, is being tamed and some residents are being told they may return home. What started as a small

Links for 2011-06-19 [Digg]

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Monument Fire Update (as of 19 Jun 2011): Fire showing containment
Having now consumed nearly 21,000 acres, the Monument Fire is being reported as 27% contained. The Monument Fire, begun in the Coronado National Monument at app

To the Shiny Black Lexus in Sierra Vista the morning of Sep 16th, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:19:00 PST

To the oblivious asshole driving the Black Lexus with the Texas tags this morning: I was the white Jeep Liberty driving on Highway 92 coming into Sierra Vista, as I was taking my son to school this...

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The Crazy Mom Manifesto

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:57:00 PST

(editor's note: I have a teenage son who pushes the envelope with regard to my patience. This was something I wrote after he did something that was REALLY wrong and he couldn't understand why we...

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Ohio truly IS the heart of it all...

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:27:00 PDT

Photo credit: DBR26 @flickr.com I don't know if it's evident anywhere on this blog but I am originally from Ohio. I was born in Louisiana as my dad was in the military when I was born, but on both...

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Someone with the courage to say, "The Emperor has no clothes"

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:21:00 PDT

Today, I looked at a website for a group called "The 912 Project". I won't bore you with a diatribe on what they are about, other than it is led by Glen Beck and he is tired of the partisanship in...

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I got this in an e-mail today...

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:25:00 PDT

Tom Brokaw wrote a book entitled “The Greatest Generation”. What this book discussed was how much the WWII generation changed the country. It was this war that introduced the G.I. Bill, a...

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The military isn't family friendly...

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:07:00 PST

I have another post on my blog about how the military really doesn't give a hoot about its members or their families. It seems to get a lot of hits and it's encouraged me to write some more about...

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"You're a P**** if you don't put your name to your words..."

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:32:00 PST

Or something to that extent... There is a link to a fox News video linked to the headline of this post that is what got me to this post. The back story: Model Liskula Cohen is suing Google to...

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Mexico won't buy meat from the US citing unclean conditions? Puh-leeze!

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:41:00 PST

I read this article this morning and about fell off the couch! Mexico thinks meat processing plants in the United States are unclean? Um, no, I'm declaring shenanigans on this one. The gist of...

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This isn't about me

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:23:00 PST

I originally started this blog so I could have an outlet for my frequent rants as they relate to current events, sports, the world around me, whatever... The last few posts here have been of a rather...

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And a happy Christmas to all

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:32:00 PST

Wow, what a holiday season! I have been extremely busy with my writing but also with taking care of some health issues! This holiday season has not been without it's ups and downs, to say the...

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The First Amendment is alive and well in my house

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:37:00 PST

I am a freelance writer. I don't make a great living at it yet but the work has been picking up and next year the IRS will be thrilled to know I'll make a profit. As a freelance writer, it...

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This might be a bit personal but...

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:07:00 PST

After several weeks of enduring something that's been going on here, I've finally decided to blog about this, in the hopes it will put an end to what's happening. As I write this, there will be more...

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Is the media too biased?

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:09:00 PDT

I've linked to an article via my headline that addresses this very question, is the media too biased? I give it a resounding YES and here's why... Cindy McCain was addicted to painkillers since...

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It's been a while...

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:03:00 PDT

I've been ultra busy these last few weeks working on some freelance assignments. I spent a wonderful week in West Virginia last week and have many stories to tell! I was pushed down some stairs by...

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A perfect example of the "Precious Darling Syndrome"

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:20:00 PDT

A young mother in Florida has a child missing for a month before she reports her missing. The grandmother finally gets involved and DEMANDS the police take her daughter into custody for a variety of...

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Denise Richards is at it again with her PAS'ing of her kids

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:18:00 PDT

The saga of the Sheen/Richards divorce continues. To refresh your memory, Denise Richards sued Charlie Sheen for divorce and has, thus far, been a text book example of a mother using the court...

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I am in Dell Hell...

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:42:00 PDT

This is an excerpt from an interview of Dick Hunter, VP of Customer Experience at Dell... "We want to give our customers more tools to fix their own problems and make it easier to call on us for...

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When a friend isn't a friend...

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:39:00 PDT

I don't know if I mentioned it here but I'm going to West Virginia this fall to do some articles on the area for some magazines. In previous posts here, I've mentioned a friend who left here a few...

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The AP Style is no longer the AP Style

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:22:00 PDT

I belong to a website of writers like myself called Absolute Write. On this website, someone posted a link to an article about the new Washington Bureau Chief changing the way reporters at the AP...

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Daisy's doing better...

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:45:00 PDT

I should probably post another photo here, and still might tomorrow, but I wanted to get the word out that our dog, Daisy is doing better. As I posted previously, Daisy was bitten by a rattlesnake...

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Illegal Immigrants lose chance at college - Um, this is a problem why?

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:23:00 PDT

I just read the article linked to the title of this post and my first thought was, "Who gives two flips?" In reading the postings people made following the article, I'm not alone in feeling this way...

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Daisy gets bit...

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:30:00 PDT

One of the more horrible aspects of living in the desert is rattlesnakes. I truly hate the things and can find no purpose for them on God's green earth but they continue to live here and do things...

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An armed society is a polite society - Robert Heinlein

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:39:00 PDT

Two days ago, the Supreme Court finally entered it's decision in the landmark case, Washington DC v Heller. declaring DC's ban on gun ownership to be unconstitutional. This is a landmark case for a...

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Update on the Jena 6

noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M Dickinson) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:13:00 PDT

I noticed in my listing of visitors that a number of people are looking for an update on the Jena Six. Embedded in the title of this blog is a link to the Yahoo news page giving complete coverage on...

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