Fools Risk Magic
Happy April Fools’ or, if you prefer the older name, Happy All Fools’ Day! This is one of my favorite holidays of the year. Not because of the silly tricks and deceptions people pull on each other,...
View ArticleMonday’s Bad Rap
Did you know that the average person will see about 4,040 Mondays in a lifetime? So why do Mondays get such a bad rap? In a search of YouTube, songs about Monday you can find include: The Carpenters...
View ArticleHooked
Courtesy of kbowenwriter and WANA Commons on Flickr Once upon a time . . . it was tradition to begin a story with those words. Today’s reader will accept that opening only for a certain type of story....
View ArticleWould You Want to Know?
Have you seen the commercial for Overstock.com where the woman squeals excitedly about her engagement ring and the guy says he saved thousands of dollars buying it at Overstock.com? If not, take a...
View ArticleIs it OCD or OHO?
Have you watched TV news and TV reality shows about hoarders? How could anyone allow themselves to get into that kind of a muddle, you might ask. Is it a physical problem? Maybe they don’t have the...
View ArticleFun with Words
Weekends are often devilishly devine. We have wickedly good fun, clean dirt from our homes, watch friendly competitors, and otherwise turn ourselves inside out trying to do more, be more, have more....
View ArticleAfter Weekend Fun
After a weekend of fun, have you ever felt like this? Let Sleeping Children Lie by Stewickie via Flickr Commons I slept through yesterday, so the post I’d only sort of planned, will have another...
View ArticleGreek for a Day
What do you do when you want to travel abroad but can’t afford the time or expense? If you want to go to Greece or learn about Greece for a work-in-progress (I wouldn’t know who was doing that). You go...
View ArticleDoes Summer Mean Sleep Deprivation?
photo courtesy of lifebeginsat50mm via Flickr It’s summer time in the U.S.A. and that means fun, right? There’s all kinds of things to do: swimming, sun bathing, gardening, lawn care, picnics,...
View ArticleAll You Need Is The Air That You Breathe
If you are the average person, in moderate to good health, I’ll bet you don’t think much about the act of breathing. Unless you have a cold or illness, breathing happens naturally. The average person...
View ArticleWalking on Sunshine
I am “Walking on Sunshine” thanks to Pat O’Dea Rosen. Pat honored me with the Sunshine Blog Award. The Sunshine Blog Award is passed from bloggers to bloggers who ‘positively and creatively’ inspire...
View Article10 Warning Signs You’re Doing Too Much
Are you like me and burning the candle at both ends over-committed yourself to classes, a day job, writing, blogging, and other activities? Perhaps you or a loved one has had a sudden, unexpected...
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