Frannie's eSpace tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-549596 2011-02-02T20:24:42-05:00 One day at a time... TypePad A Virtual Stock Exchange game tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452561269e20147e23db5a1970b 2011-02-02T20:24:42-05:00 2011-02-02T20:24:42-05:00 My family is playing a fun year-long game called Virtual Stock Exchange. If your friends or family like an exciting game that doesn't cost a dime, go to vse.marketwatch.com and sign up to start one. My family's game started at... Frances Puckett Pillars of the Earth tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452561269e20147e223f7a9970b 2011-01-30T20:49:40-05:00 2011-01-30T20:49:40-05:00 Am I the last person on earth to have read Pillars of the Earth? I remember picking it up several years ago, but the first scene of someone being hanged to death turned me off. The Showtime series this past... Frances Puckett Tastes like grape juice tag:typepad.com,2003:post-15369287 2011-01-30T20:32:20-05:00 2011-01-30T20:32:20-05:00 Cycles Gladiator Syrah is an absolutely delicious wine. So smooth, and it doesn't have that initial shock to your system that some stronger wines have when you take the first few sips. Cycles Gladiator is fairly cheap too, at about... Frances Puckett The Greatest Composers tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452561269e20147e181b2f3970b 2011-01-12T10:45:07-05:00 2011-01-15T10:22:28-05:00 The NY Times had an article last weekend about the Greatest Classical Composers: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/arts/music/09composers.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Classical%20music%20top%20ten&st=cse The article didn’t really list the Greatest Composers as much as it encouraged you to create your own “top ten.” The writer realizes that there is... Frances Puckett What happens along the way tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452561269e20147e16bb81b970b 2011-01-09T21:59:39-05:00 2011-01-09T21:59:39-05:00 I read a novel this weekend that has made me rethink the role of strangers in our lives. The name of the book is Flies on the Butter by Denise Hildreth. The theme of the book is how hard it... Frances Puckett You Tube sample tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452561269e20147e109ea3f970b 2010-12-26T21:09:25-05:00 2010-12-26T21:11:58-05:00 I went to Little Rock last weekend and got cultured! You Tube culture that is. My family there is very up on popular You Tube videos and taught us about these three. They really are funny. It got me thinking... Frances Puckett I heart Pandora tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452561269e2013488fba84e970c 2010-11-14T20:47:14-05:00 2010-11-16T20:49:35-05:00 Pandora is awesome! For those of you who don't know, Pandora is a radio program that you download to your iPhone or iPad. You can customize your own radio stations. It plays right over your iPhone, and even on first... Frances Puckett A couple of communication tips tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452561269e20133f57c93f9970b 2010-10-31T20:38:30-04:00 2010-10-31T20:38:30-04:00 We've been going to classes for the past several weeks for families who have a member with a brain disorder such as schizophrenia or chronic depression. It's been very enriching and we've met a lot of other families and have... Frances Puckett Yummy kale salad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452561269e20134886c055e970c 2010-10-23T21:29:41-04:00 2010-12-26T21:02:03-05:00 After being turned off to greens pretty much my whole life, it's official: I'm now a huge fan of kale. According to the signs at Whole Foods, kale is one of the healthiest foods that you can eat. Tons of... Frances Puckett The macrobiotic way tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452561269e201348818ff05970c 2010-10-10T21:22:25-04:00 2010-10-10T21:22:25-04:00 This summer, I went to the Kushi Conference, and it opened my eyes to a healthier "macrobiotic" way of life. Much of macrobiotics involves eating healthy food, but a lot of it involves simply being good to your body: staying... Frances Puckett