tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269840262026-03-24T08:27:36.134-05:00"People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character." --EmersonNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461867724392926595noreply@blogger.comBlogger266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26984026.post-18579612458575487862007-09-20T16:13:00.000-05:002007-09-20T16:15:57.520-05:00

Just my blog ... I've been having some technical difficulties lately with Blogger that I haven't been able to solve which has prompted me to make some changes. I am moving the blog to my website, Imitation of Life and will be writing there from now on. Change your bookmarks and follow me . . .

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Recently, I was tipped off to an in-depth article in Esquire magazine that went behind the scenes of Dateline NBC's "To Catch a Predator." If you're not familiar with the prime time series you can get the lowdown here, but basically Dateline (hosted by Chris Hansen) teams up with an independent "watchdog" group to catch sexual predators in online chats with minors. Then Dateline hires an actor

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Just when I thought the "new stuff" was slowing down . . . Tonight my five-year-old son did this:That's right - Homework. We have five worksheets to do this week and they're due on Friday. That's one each night and two on one night. (I wanted to start him off right, so we did two tonight.)But aside from the technical/practical aspects (homework for him, of course, means homework for me), there

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Well, it's official. I'm a true soccer mom (sans mini-van). The soccer season started last week and my older son had his first game on Saturday. He looked so grown up in his uniform and cleats. I mean, I thought he looked so much older when I saw him off to his first day of school last week, but the shiny green jersey with the white #11 on the back - well, all his little boyness disappeared (

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MoveOn.org sent me notice about this video today. If you're tired of hearing the same lies over and over again, contact your congressmen and women and let them now that U.S. participation in the war in Iraq needs to come to an end. War cannot solve the problems in Iraq; it is merely putting off the inevitable and taking thousands of lives in the process. It's time to change course and bring U.S

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Off he goesTo begin his journeySeparate from my ownHe doesn't look backToo focusedOn the many possibilities before himHe will leadI will follow behindIn awe As he growsInto the man he is meant to be

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"...for people just waiting.Waiting for a train to goor a bus to come, or a plane to goor the mail to come, or the rain to goor the phone to ring, or the snow to snowor waiting around for a Yes or a Noor waiting for their hair to grow.Everyone is just waiting.Waiting for the fish to biteor waiting for wind to fly a kiteor waiting around for Friday nightor waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jakeor

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Flipping through the channels last night I stopped a couple of times on this ABC show that was showing YouTube videos and other "amateur" videos. It didn't hold my attention for very long, but I found myself clicking back to it a few times because there was nothing else on. I guess the series is called "I-Caught" and two of the segments were pretty interesting.One featured a guy who does

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I have a problem. And they say that admitting you have a problem is the first step in recovery. But somehow I don't think a few words is going to help. This is serious. I need real help. It's this compulsion I have and even though I know I shouldn't . . . I do.What do I do? Are you sure you want to know? It's not your run of the mill addiction. It's not alcohol or drugs or television or gambling

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So the other day my five-year-old asked me if I wanted to hear a story. Sure, I said. OK. The title of this story is "Calamity at the Castle." What? What did you say?FYO: Do you know what calamity means?Me: Well, yes, I do. But do you?FYO: Yes. Calamity means when something very bad happens.Me: Wow. That's a great word, buddy.FYO: I know. So do you want to hear the story now?Apparently my son has

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I was watching ABC World News tonight and they aired a 15 second news blurb that truly saddened me. The Associated Press-Ipsos recently conducted a survey regarding the reading habits of adults and found that 27% of those surveyed had not read a book in the last year.That's right, 1 in 4 respondents reported they had not read a book in the previous 12 months - NOT A ONE!!!Now I realize this also

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Another installment of "Kids Say the Funniest Things"(While Wrestling)Five-Year-Old: Daddy, do you know why you remind me of a termite?Daddy: Why?FYO: (Punching Daddy's stomach) Because your body's so soft!****************************************************************I've also done my monthly post over at The Soccer Mom Vote. This time I took on the timely topic of teens and curfews at, of all

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I finished a wonderful book today. Really. I may become a fantasy genre reader yet.It's called, "Summerland," and it's written by Michael Chabon. (He won a Pulitzer for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, which I have not read, but I did read Wonder Boys quite a few years back and enjoyed that.) Once again, I found myself in the realm of "Children's Literature," and again found

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I was driving into work this morning and was informed by the radio news anchor that Mattel has issued a toy recall involving some 9 million pieces. This, of course, comes after Fisher-Price recalled 1.5 million toys and RC2 Corporation recalled another 1.5 million Thomas the Tank Engine characters because paint that was used in production was contaminated with lead.This (as we all know) has shed

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I read this little ditty this morning and I must say it was a great way to start off my week :)

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While sitting eating my lunch today, I had the following conversation with my three-year-old son:O: Mommy, can I have some of your chips?ME: No. You already had some chips with your lunch. These are mine.O: But I'm really hungry. Won't you share with me?ME: No. You've had enough.O: You should share. Trust me. It's what friends do.Of course I gave him a couple . . . After I stopped laughing!

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I make no secret of my left, liberal, progressive leanings. I am proud to be a registered independent voter and I enjoy my subscriptions to The Nation and The Progressive. And it is with great pleasure that I share a couple of highlights from my reading yesterday of the August issue of The Progressive.First of all, I got a kick out of this small paragraph in the "No Comment" section. It contains

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From this week's Unconscious Mutterings:Voices :: Haven't heard any (lately)Have to :: do laundryMachine :: headSeventh grade :: Ms. Deutsch, Huck Finn, Cheryl, Matt, White-Out, scary Mr. Kennedy (NO White-Out), speeches, the longest stint of grounding EVER!!! Beach :: Warm, relaxing, reading, peacefulRoommate :: what we becameCyclone :: TwisterTheater :: Theatre (I like the "r-e" spelling

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I happened upon the following quote quite by accident tonight, but it stopped me in my tracks. Not a lot to say about it - it says it all really - but I just wanted to share it with you."Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime." --- Ernest HemingwayWow.

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We have ripe tomatoes!!Those of you following my virginal gardening season know how excited I get. (More excited than my son whose idea it was to have a veggie garden as a matter of fact.) You also have read about those pesky squirrels I've been dealing with. Well, while they've helped themselves to a few of the greener tomatoes (and my pepper which was lost a couple of weeks ago) there are

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I found this website yesterday which I thought might be fun (at least for a while). It's called Unconscious Mutterings and is based upon the theory of free association. The site publishes a list of 10 words every week and asks readers to write down the first thing that comes into their heads when reading each word. There aren't really any rules - you can write down a one word reaction or a series

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While perusing the paper yesterday I happened upon this this headline: Courts struggle to find jurors who will serve. I couldn't think of any reason why off the top of my head, after all it's not like the adult population has suddenly dipped in number, so I continued on figuring it would be an interesting read.Interesting, but somewhat maddening actually.You see, the reason that courts across the

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Well, he's at it again.As reported yesterday by the New York Times, Dubyah is once again chanting an oldy, but a goody. Tuesday, Dubyah spoke at an air force base in Charleston, S.C. and was quoted as saying,"The facts are that Al Qaeda terrorists killed Americans on 9/11, they’re fighting us in Iraq and across the world and they are plotting to kill Americans here at home again. Those who

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