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About Danielle Steel

When I was a young woman back in the 1970s, I began reading books by Danielle Steel. The thing I Ioved most was that she was an original. She has always done her own thing; ...

When Plants and Passion Collide

This is the first story I had published since I started writing on a regular basis, and am so flattered that Pat took the time to do a tiny edit on my original, and that ...

I got one more in me today

OK. Have to say it. I feel sorry for Paula Deen. It makes me angry that people judge her and call her names- who are they to judge her? So she found out she had ...

Old Lady with a Bad Tooth/Humour

A man walks into a bar, notices a very large jar on the counter, and sees that it's filled to the brim with $10 bills. He guesses there must be at least ten thousand dollars ...

Old Town Ole

OLD TOWN OLE I can’t get to Europe with the dollar down, so I’m wasting my easy time at a margarita bar in Old Town. There’s no café society or river Seine, but the drinks ...

An End And A Beginning

"This time, when I'm leaving-- Who cares where I go?" Fight, from "Reality...A New Beginning" on WAR OF WORDS 21-September-11 @12:15 hrs. Hi, Gang! Sorry that I haven't kept up with my bloggng, but the ...

A White Lie

No one has ever asked me to marry them. No one, nada, I’ve been telling people for years I’ve been engaged twice but that is really to escape the long discussions, suggestions on how to ...

Marshall's Mojo

It was a great talk, a great performance. What did you say or do yesterday to contribute to your own happiness? I tweeted about it, I woke up thinking about it, and I pondered its ...

What Have We In The Coinstar Tonight?

"Wherever you go--there you are!" --from "BUCKAROO BANZAI" It was 21:30 hours, and the weather had cooled off enough to make a run to Von's (across the street). I needed to re-load my freezer, plus ...

Stressed and Out for Today

Sometimes I long for the "earlier" days. Not the, ugh, old days. As I "season" (are you following me?) I get tired of the audio alerts on my phone, my washer, my car brakes and ...

My dog is a carb addict!

Yes, I have proof. my Corgi-Husky mix is a carb addict. He's a dog too- a 13 year old Helen - Woodward-rescue short husky, or a tall 55 pound Corgi named Joey-like-a-baby-kangaroo. i made the ...

Special Needs

Young man reading Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead this morning on the train. You know the one about the architect, or architecture. I mention Atlas Shrugged. Ask him if he does something creative and he says ...

My Trip Through My Living Hell Just Got Longer...

"Living through this...HELL! Can't Someone Break the Spell?" -- Judas Priest, from "Fever" on SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE Four weeks ago, I started noticing that I was having severe shortness of breath...especially when I tried to ...

Going Back To Something I Enjoy...

""Full moon is standing, the sky is black... I heed your call--I'm coming back!" --Judas Priest, from "Desert Plains" on POINT OF ENTRY When I was living in Oceanside (and later, Vista), I was a ...

Toy Weaponry.

"Yet another fool Darwined out of the gene pool!" --A co-worker from Securitas, upon my telling him about a cop shooting a kid who was pointing a toy pistol at him, from 2008. Let me ...

CPUC: PG&E Smart Meters Stay Installed

California's Public Utilities Commission has denied the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) attempt to halt Pacific Gas and Electric Company's installation of smart meters in the PG&E service area. According to CPUC, "CCSF ...

Sitting In Front Of My Crock Pot...

Hey, gang! Right now, I'm just sitting in front of my crock-pot. Inside, I have a stew made up of navy beans, ham chunks, and sauerkraut,with a can of Miller High Life serving as the ...

Thanksgiving And The Story Of The "Oilball."

"It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!" --from a "non-dairy-spread" TV ad I saw in my younger days. Here's something to think about while you are enjoying your dinner today: The turkey you ingested as ...

Update For 23-Nov-2010

"You're In For Surprise, You're In For Shock!" --Judas Priest, from "The Ripper." Hey, gang! LPR here, and things have finally started looking up. First, just to let you know that I finally got my ...

Making Our Own Solar Panels?

A few days ago, my brother was telling me that people could actually make their own solar panels, and I argued that this could not possibly be so. I may be very wrong about that. ...

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