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Archive for October, 2007
We are shaped by…
Posted in A Way With Words, Great Quotes, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Love, Relationships, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Well said! on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Would you do this for a thrill seeking moment???
Posted in Armed Forces, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Society, Thrill Seeking, Video Documentary, You Tube Videos, tagged air, cannon, human, parachute, parachuting, projectile, shot on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Who Says Big Boys Don’t Cry??? lol…
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Pets, Relationships, Society, Well said!, tagged cry, let it out men, men, men who can cry, okay for men to cry, stigma on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Can you believe???
Posted in Accountability, Advocacy, Blogging, Censorship, Criminal Justice, Environmental Concerns, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, Mission Work, News, News Media Blog Sites, Politics, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Violence, Well said!, writer documentation, tagged animosity, beliefs, Christian, clashing, focus, human kindness, humanitarian, humanity, Muslim, people getting along, religions, sharing beliefs, unity, vegenance on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Asabe Ladagu, a Christian widow in this capital city of Borno state in northern Nigeria, has survived without income the past 16 months. It was that long ago, the former librarian told Compass, that Muslim administrators at Ramat Polytechnic forced her into early retirement – without pay – after she and others requested land to [...]
Supporting Sears; Supporting Our Troops!
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Armed Forces, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Finance, Fund Raising, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Iraq, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Law & Legislation, Our Heroes, Politics, Relationships, Shopping, Society, War, Well said!, tagged beyond call of duty, salaries, Sears, Shopping, soldiers, supportive, troops on October 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Received this in my email today. It is comforting that some businesses can and do actually go beyond their call of duty these days; so many don’t. It is indeed a rare find and we should support those who do.
See below for full story:
Sears Walks the Walk…
Could we each buy at least one thing at [...]
Boy Suspended for Drawing
Posted in A Way With Words, Academia, Accountability, Advocacy, Art, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Education, Healthy Living, Higher Education, Human Relations, Keeping in Touch, Language Growth, Law & Legislation, Mental Illness, News, Parenting, Relationships, Society, Victimology, Violence, Youth, tagged artwork, boy, Education, expression, focus, help, meaning, outcry, overreacting, understanding on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So frustrating is the fear of the unknown. I remember when I was mentoring a after school program in an Community Program in a poorer segment of Austin (not East Austin) and a young boy had drawn a much worse picture than this child who had been suspended. While I was alarmed that a boy [...]
Amazing Painter at it Again! Firefighter Omage!!
Posted in 911 Remembrance, A Way With Words, Art, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Great Email Sites, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Iraq, News, Our Heroes, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Well said!, You Tube Videos, tagged Firefighters, NYC on October 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sand Wars – A Powerful Video!
Posted in 911 Remembrance, Accountability, Armed Forces, Art, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Human Relations, Internet Savvy, Iraq, Our Heroes, Relationships, Security, Society, US History, Video Documentary, Violence, War, Well said!, You Tube Videos on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Margaret Mead – “Never doubt…”
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Art, Austintatious, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Internet Savvy, Keeping in Touch, Law & Legislation, Love, Margaret Mead, Our Heroes, Relationships, Society, Writing on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On another domestic violence note,
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living, Internet Savvy, Law & Legislation, Law Action Alerts, Relationships, So What Campaign, Society, Victimology, Violence, What's so funny about this? on October 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
October is domestic violence month.
I have a dear friend in Pennsylvania who heard one of Congresswomen speak out with the declaration of Domestic Violence Month and everything uttered out of that woman’s mouth was as if the victim is always a woman. Here, in this video below, sent to me via a Canadian friend [...]
Happiness is like a butterfly???
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Art, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Great Quotes, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Love, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth on October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I won, I won, I won!!
Posted in Art, Contest Rewards, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Humor & Laughter, Photo Blog Galleries, Photo Projects, Photography, Photography Interests, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual on October 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I didn’t win anything here in WordPress (yet!! lol…), but one of my loves and passions is photography. I am getting published soon in the Parade Magazine. The pay isn’t too much, but it is a $100 more than I had in my bank today!! lol….
I’ll certainly try to keep you posted on when [...]
For Anyone That is a Pet Owner in This World….
Posted in A Way With Words, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, How to, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Pets, Relationships, Society, Technology on October 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Censorship at the Capitol of the United States?
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Censorship, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, National Day of Prayer, Our Heroes, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, US History on October 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Received this in my email today. It is amazing at what lengths people will go who “think” that they have the rights and authority to do so, when in fact they do not. Will this guy be held accountable for his actions? What do you think????
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Religious words such as God, Lord banned by Architect of [...]
Worrying is like a Rocking Chair???
Posted in A Way With Words, Counseling, Creativity, Great Quotes, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Relationships, Society on October 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but doesn’t get you anywhere.
- Anonymous
Savage Chicken on Pranks!
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, How to, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Savage Chickens, Society on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Longhorn Triathlon — premptor to USA Halfmax Triathlon Championship in MO in Sept 2008
Posted in Advocacy, Austintatious, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Fund Raising, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Society on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
OMG — what a good event this Sunday, October 7, 2007, benefiting CASA and Hope Alliance!!
Check out the web page for the Longhorn Half-Iron Triathlon for more details!!
Geico’s Caveman Meets The View!!!
Posted in A Way With Words, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Humor & Laughter, Radio-TV-Film, Relationships, Society, You Tube Videos on October 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
OMG! Did he just say Neil Diamond??? lol…
Is this Canada???
Posted in Art, Business, Creativity, Entertainment, Environmental Concerns, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Society, Travel, Travels, You Tube Videos on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What is it that Toronto really represents???
Just in re Selwyn P Davis – on trial for Domestic Violence
Posted in Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, Law Action Alerts, News, Relationships, Society, Violence on October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just arrived about the woman being killed by her daughter’s boyfriend, Selwyn P. Davis, last year (he is on trial)
“Davis, the former boyfriend of Lara’s daughter, is accused of killing Lara on Aug. 22, 2006, during a two-day crime spree. He also is accused of breaking his ex-girlfriend’s jaw, slicing his uncle with a knife, [...]
Domestic Violence Awareness
Posted in Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, Relationships, Self Help Sites, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Suicide, Violence, You Tube Videos, predator safety on October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Battered, but not Broken — Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October 1-31, 2007)
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Counseling, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, Love, Parenting, Relationships, Security, Sexual Assault, Society, Suicide, Violence, Youth on October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Fern & The Bamboo
Posted in A Way With Words, Counseling, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Suicide on October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One day I decided to quit…. I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality.. I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
“God”, I said. “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?”
His answer surprised me…
“Look around”, He said. “Do you see the fern [...]
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