Sherwood Forest Faire – Medieval Renaissance Park in Lost Pines between Austin and Houston.

The inaugual event is going to be about 35 miles west of Austin, off of Hwy 290 in the McDade area, from September 24-25, 2011.  More events also planned from February 11th – April 1st, 2012. This should all be very interesting place to explore.  The hard economic times certainly lend itself to a need [...]

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The Google+ project: real life sharing, rethought for the web.

  I got the opportunity to view this new social site through a *.tv broadcast today.  It poses some interesting opportunities, although I’m not sure that I would like to be on a webcam throughout the experience.  lol… On this page is the interactive tour link so that you, too, can have an opportunity to [...]

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SoulNeeds Beta – Dashboard – txbluebonnet

One of the most creative and latest/greatest social sites being placed out on the world wide web recently is a site called, Soul Needs! It really works on getting to know people for their wholesome goodness, as well as a place for each and every person to come and explore fitness by way of the [...]

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DJ Devine is on Air??? Do what??? lol…

Was it four weeks of DJing that just passed? Am I really on my 5th week of DJing now??? Wow!!!! It hardly seems that soooo much time as passed when I am having sooo much fun learning about the world of DJing. So many good things are happening.  I am having musicians wanting me to [...]

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May we all feel changes for 2008,

unlike our favorite chickens! lol…

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Possible Goal for the New Year?

Received Oprah’s “Today’s Mission Calendar Inspiration” email today wherein in the first paragraph it states about the January issue, “Let the hot air out of the self-esteem balloon–and find a more stable basis for carrying yourself through the world.”  What a great quote! Wow!  Isn’t that a formidable quest at times???  A more stable basis for [...]

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As Allergy Ridden as I am….

I sure feel like Heathcliff — excepting it has been ongoing for the past couple of weeks…and, I suspect, it isn’t going away anytime soon.  I saw something big, black and furry scurry aross the ditch along the roadway on the way into work tonight — it could have been a skunk that sprayed me [...]

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Merry Christmas!!

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Okay… so, it has been a few weeks since I had checked my MySpace comments…

but when I checked it tonight, I found this Sesame Street cartoon in relation to Thanksgiving.  I know, it is SOOOO wrong! Poor Big Bird!

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Chris Taylor: Stay Wild…

Congrats, Chris, on your new marriage…. [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaH4iJVdcPU] See Chris’ page on MySpace — http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=54285664

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Maybe a change of uniforms is necessary???

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Christmas Elf Annoyances??

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You Tube Shows

Steven’s TV Video video talks about how the world is changing to utilize free technology to put forth their campaigns…not just for amateurs anymore.  See Oprah, politians, comedians, etc. take advantage of the video tubes to tell you story…. What do you think?

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Awe – Doesn’t that take the fun out of it????

When I was little, we had lived up in Ft. Meade, Maryland, on Suzie Court.  When it snowed, it would snow very hard and we would have feet upon feet of snow — unlike where I live now in Texas where we are lucky if it snows above 3-5 inches!! lol….. We would go sliding [...]

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Still working on finding the Feng Shui…

in my apartment. It has a lot of good possibilities; however, I have been busy trying to make ends meet and have some for savings, that it never seems to find the way to the feng shui. lol… Any ideas??? See more progress on: Finding feng shui

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Where do you think it would be the quietest place???

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Tired of Storytelling??? ;)

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Is this live or memorex??? lol….

Lol… anyone who remembers the old Memorex commercials may know what I am talking about here!! lol…

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Announcing –

Check out the latest from Devine Texan’s Creations!!

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Did you remember to set your clocks back on Sunday? lol….

  Seriously, I wish it were ever that simple!! LOL!!!  

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Good Morning, Monday!! … lol ….

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Boy Suspended for Drawing

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 [...]

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Amazing Painter at it Again! Firefighter Omage!!

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFkZiwMLZ4]

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Sand Wars – A Powerful Video!

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drG8_h9xpro]

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Margaret Mead – “Never doubt…”

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Happiness is like a butterfly???

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Something wicked this way comes…

just to set the tone for the upcoming Halloween. This was sent to me by Galt Girl on Yuwie. Enjoy!!! [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_cnP4nA0qs]

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I won, I won, I won!!

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 [...]

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Savage Chicken on Pranks!

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Is this Canada???

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0IQNwZ-zsI]  [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-LzM9fMS-0] What is it that Toronto really represents???

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Amazing Reinvented Technology!!

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg7fVMiwCvY]

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Savage Chicken – Animation Debut!!

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXKGVuoHzvk]  Click here>>> for some behind the scenes information about the making of this video for the video contest!!!

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Bruce Springsteen on Believing…

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When is a kiss more than a kiss???

Are they not the cutest??? lol… Disclaimer: The photo isn’t one of mine, but one sent via email……

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Amazing “Art in Action” – Brian Olsen

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuT-x4xKQvk]

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The Painter – Definitely Worth Checking Out!! :D

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIJtKxdRQzY]

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Lace Curtains

Lately, I have been having a heck of a time being able to keep curtains up in my apartment because my cats have turned into Dr. Seuss’ “Thing 1″ and “Thing 2″ and knocked all kinds of stuff upside down and around. Lately, this has been including my curtains as well. I was laying on [...]

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Photography daytrips…

can be quite interesting. I haven’t really done it in a while (since my Annual Bluebonnet Daytrip this past spring), excepting for some time I took in taking an off the beaten path way to an out of town meeting that I had earlier this month. (If I can’t make time for a daytrip, I [...]

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Expanding your horizons in writing…

can lead to writing with a great deal of expression and creativity by thinking outside of what might be your comfort zone to include the erotic genre in your writing skills… What writing have you possibly done outside of your comfort zone that has also added so much to your writing skills and development??? See [...]

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Found this cartoon on Slate.com today

It certainly has its point driven home. What ARE the carmakers going to do to eliminate the gas guzzler’s on the road? True. There are the hybrids that are saving many consumers hundreds, if not thousands of gas expenses, each year; but, the prices of most of the hybrid vehicles are still seemingly out of [...]

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In speaking of online portfolios,

is paying $19.99/month worth it to place up to 15 images in 6 different categories on the CMYK Magazine site for a portfolio image, worth it??? Has anyone had any luck with this portfolio site? Are there any with better values??? See more progress on: creating a photography portfolio

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6 year old Conny even amazes Simon!

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En0A8KGMgq8]

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Scotch Tape Art???

Can you believe these are made from ordinary scotch tape???? For more things exuding a sense of humor, check out more under my tab HUMOR MEDICINE!

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“Thousand Hand …” Dance

This was forwarded once again to me in an email, but I thought I would share it with my readers of my blogsite.  You have to see it to believe it because it is sooo beautifully well done.    www.suoitumedia3.net/Video/thousandhandguanyin.wmv There is an awesome dance, called the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, that is making the rounds across the [...]

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A Bit of Creativity at HEB???

I missed out on the beginning of the contests, but this was a great outlet for YouTubers who are creative in the mind and soul…. HEB Commercial Contest — Go check it out!  Some very creative submissions are here! and, for those who love to write…. HEB Scriptwriting Contest — Be sure to check this [...]

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Pecan Parkway – Austin, TX (horizontal viewpoint)

Okay, as promised, I am posting the horizontal of this shot.  Unavoidable is the construction going on across the street in the distance, which is revealed more here than in the vertical shot. Surgery was fine, aside from them not being able to find my veins for the IV.  I got poked many times.  I [...]

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Pecan Parkway – Austin, TX

  Undergoing surgery this morning.  New experience for me so I thought I would post something very peaceful to me; an image I can take with me to the surgery room in my mind. The path aligned with the pecan trees is actually in a median on Pecan Parkway in NW Austin, TX.  I had [...]

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Valley of Fire – B/W Exploration (“Ominous Desert Sun”)

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Valley of Fire – B/W Exploration (“Dancing Shadows”)

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Valley of Fire – B/W Exploration

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Mercado Woman – Xela, Guatemala

This woman was amazing in Xela, Guatemala. She was with another woman that was selling wool rugs one morning at our hotel in Xela when I was there in 2003 for a mission trip. One day, I broke away from the group and walked towards the mercado area in town. I bought some bread from [...]

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If you have ever been to a thrift store…

you know the excitement that can be had like Terri Horton had when she possibly found a Jackson Pollock masterpiece, as shared in 60 Minutes’ posting entitled, “A Thrift-Shop Jackson Pollock Masterpiece?  Ex-Trucker Claims She Scored a Multimillion-Dollar Painting for $5″. CBS 60 Minutes did an excerpt on this story on tonight’s 60 Minutes show [...]

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For a Change of Pace – “A Piece of Mind”

Enjoy!! [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbbfJClypYg] Provided By:   VancouverFilmSchool View Making of Video – http://www.you… View Making of Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5qWG3… Download sound track – http://www.vfs.com/blog/2007/03/29/do… Created by Vancouver Film School graduate Ori Ben-Shabat through the VFS 3D Animation & Visual Effects program. The audio was created by Colin Janz, a VFS Sound Design program graduate, and recently [...]

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Hungry???

I have tons of photos from my Guatemala Mission trip that I am very proud of to show off to everyone. This is after our venture in Tikal, Guatemala, and heading to the airport. We stopped at an island known for their black pottery (where I bought a black pottery vase) and shopped for a [...]

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Photo Challenge Seeking Volunteers

In searching for a site I am familiar with today, ThePhotoChallenge, I stumbled upon this challenge for photos from someone named Kara (as posted on 2/17/07): Hey my name is Kara. I’m a photography student in Boston. I’m doing a photo project for display in a local coffee shop. I’m looking for unique and open [...]

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