Monthly Archives: December 2010

What Are Your Predictions for the New Year?
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What Are Your Predictions for the New Year?

Here’s a simple idea that’s fun to do whether you plan to ring in the New Year at a wild …Read the Rest

Mental Mosaic: New Tagline, New Directions for 2011
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Mental Mosaic: New Tagline, New Directions for 2011

I have been blogging at Mental Mosaic since March 9th (my birthday) of 2007. I chose the name “Mental Mosaic” …Read the Rest

A Few of my Favorite Stargazing Things
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A Few of my Favorite Stargazing Things

In light of tonight’s full lunar eclipse, or perhaps I should say, ‘in shadow of,’ here are some of my …Read the Rest

Reverb 10: Falling back in touch with my wife-in-law
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Reverb 10: Falling back in touch with my wife-in-law

Today’s post was triggered by the following Reverb 10 prompt, which comes from Martha Mihalick December 16 – Friendship How …Read the Rest

Zombie Christmas: In cyberspace, everyone can hear you scream
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Zombie Christmas: In cyberspace, everyone can hear you scream

You know the old tagline from the movie Alien, “In space no one can hear you scream”? Personally, I think …Read the Rest

Reverb 10: Lesson Learned & Being Effective
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Reverb 10: Lesson Learned & Being Effective

Today’s Tara Weaver who wrote the book, The Butcher and the Vegetarian: One Woman’s Romp Through a World of Men, …Read the Rest

Armageddon knock knock joke
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Armageddon knock knock joke

If you thought Armageddon was right around the corner, would you offer a big sale at your store? That’s precisely …Read the Rest

Coping with Christmas Music Burnout: Free Holiday Music Downloads
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Coping with Christmas Music Burnout: Free Holiday Music Downloads

Are you sick of Christmas music? If so, you are not alone. Any song gets annoying if you hear it …Read the Rest

Reverb 10: Appreciate (I am unfurling!)
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Reverb 10: Appreciate (I am unfurling!)

Sometimes, like this fall crocus, you’ve got to let yourself go against the prevailing theme of the season. I skipped …Read the Rest

Reverb 10: Action steps (& my struggle with clutter)
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Reverb 10: Action steps (& my struggle with clutter)

Today’s Reverb 10 prompt comes from Scott Belsky who wrote a book called Making Ideas Happen Prompt: Action. When it …Read the Rest

Guerilla Musicals in Public Places
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Guerilla Musicals in Public Places

See the mop in the photo above? I can just imagine a lonely janitor grabbing it, then breaking into a …Read the Rest

Reverb 10 prompt: 11 Things You Do Not Need
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Reverb 10 prompt: 11 Things You Do Not Need

Today’s Reverb 10 prompt comes from Sam Davidson , who wrote the book 50 Things Your Life Doesn’t Need. What are …Read the Rest

Reverb 10 prompt: Wisdom
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Reverb 10 prompt: Wisdom

The Reverb 10 prompt for December 10, 2010 comes from Susannah Conway, author of Unravelling Prompt: Wisdom. What was the …Read the Rest

Simply Extreme Solutions
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Simply Extreme Solutions

In keeping with December’s NaBloPoMo zeitgeist theme: While grocery shopping the other day, I kept bumping into one buzzword after …Read the Rest

Reverb 10 Prompt: Make
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Reverb 10 Prompt: Make

While I find the Reverb 10 prompts thought-provoking, I have not posted my responses to any of them yet, mainly …Read the Rest

I want to feel this again
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I want to feel this again

Have you ever been somewhere that just felt happy? That’s the feeling I got from the island of Nassau in …Read the Rest

Don’t talk with your mouth full (makes it hard for me to eavesdrop)
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Don’t talk with your mouth full (makes it hard for me to eavesdrop)

‘Twas a long day, with a long drive to and fro. (In the post that got eaten yesterday, I explained …Read the Rest

Silent Sunday (sort of)
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Silent Sunday (sort of)

Looks like my blog ate yesterday’s post! All that’s left is this photo, but no text, and it wound up …Read the Rest

Motor Trend Sets Rush Limbaugh Straight
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Motor Trend Sets Rush Limbaugh Straight

Rush Limbaugh recently denounced Motor Trend for picking the Chevrolet Volt as its 2011 Car of the Year. I don’t …Read the Rest

Which aisle carries the girl panties for men?
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Which aisle carries the girl panties for men?

Got a women’s fashion catalog in the mail today that features a ‘boyfriend couture’ section. This is clothing modeled after …Read the Rest

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