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 air their music and [...]
Archive for the ‘Healthy Living’ Category
The “Myth” of Domestic Violence Being Worse on Superbowl Sunday
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living, Human Relations, News, Our Heroes, Relationships, Society, Victimology, Violence, Well said!, humanity, tagged dispelling, domestic, myth, Sunday, Superbowl, Violence on February 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
OMG, just read a blog posting that an author stated that,
“There is an oft-repeated, but false, myth that Super Bowl Sunday is the worst day for violence against women.”
Of course, the author then adds,
“Would that it were that easy. Domestic violence doesn’t care what day it is. It is an every day (and everyday) problem [...]
I wish you enough….
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Customer Service, Great Quotes, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Keeping in Touch, Love, Mission Work, National Day of Prayer, Our Heroes, Parenting, Positivism, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Storytelling, Well said!, humanity, tagged blessing, enough, gratefulness, I, thankfulness, wish, you on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just something inspirational to share with you today:
“I Wish You Enough
Recently, I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at a regional airport. They had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She in turn said, “Daddy, our [...]
Do you ever feel like you have one of these days???? :)
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Cartoon, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Our Heroes, Positivism, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Violence, Well said!, humanity, tagged Advocacy, against, focus, help, me, the, world, you on January 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Victim Advocacy
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Love, Positivism, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Well said!, humanity, tagged Advocacy, bereavement, Blessings, death, life, victim on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Life isn’t perfect — it never really is. A man lost his wife tonight who he had been married to for 14 years, dated for 10, and known each other as children growing up.
I have been on many victim bereavement calls after the death of a person. They all take you back in a certain [...]
Scarlet Letter?
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Career, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Elderly, Health, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Love, Relationships, Self Marketing, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Well said!, humanity, tagged ambition, appearance, clothes, goal, gootah, hope, looking, looks, Love, man, marriage, relationship, right, sexy on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I awakened at my Alzhiemer’s client’s home to find that she is distraught over her cat. She threw her cat out the door after the cat appearing to have changed colors (say what?). She said that the cat turned pink. After seeing the cat last night myself and wondering if the cat were pregnant [...]
No joy stolen today!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Creative Ideas, Creativity, De-Cluttering, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Trainings & Conferences, Victimology, Well said!, humanity, tagged Advocacy, bump, Career, focus, joy, plans, steal, stolen on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just had a bump in some plans… lol.
While I didn’t get the FT position that I was vying for, I did get a raise finally that I really should have received back in October. I am just thankful that I did get that much good news today.
Just took of the 9th quote for the month [...]
No Stealing the Joy!!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Career, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Domestic Violence, Elderly, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Positivism, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, humanity, tagged joy, no, stealing on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the first morning that I have felt half way awake since I woke up on Saturday afternoon b/c I then left Saturday night to work a shift from 6pm Saturday night until 2pm Sunday with an Alzhiemers client. When I arrived her, there was a new shift person that was there for the [...]
I believe — do you???
Posted in A Way With Words, Babies, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Keeping in Touch, Love, Recycling, Relationships, Self Marketing, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Well said!, humanity, tagged are, background, become, believe, circumstances, form, I, responsible, we, who on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remaining Positive?
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Blogging, Business Ethics, Career, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Elderly, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Job/Careers Search, Love, Mental Illness, Positivism, Procrastination, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Volunteering, Well said!, Writing, humanity, tagged abandon, achievements, Advocacy, advocate, care, discouragement, dreams, Elderly, encouragement, expectations, life, pay, positive, remaining, values on January 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Actually written 1/2/08:)
I saw a bumper sticker the other day and was puzzled slightly by what it said — “Those who abandon their dreams, will discourage others.” Although I wrote it on my hand, and later on in my datebook journal I received as a Christmas gift, it just didn’t make sense to me until [...]
Global Warming in the United States???
Posted in Accountability, Advocacy, Bio Technology, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, De-Cluttering, Environmental Concerns, Global Warming Issues, Green Earth Day, Green Technology, Health, Healthy Living, Humor & Laughter, News, News Media Blog Sites, Procrastination, Recycling, Relationships, Research, Shopping, Society, Technology, Technology Support, Travel, US History, World Records, tagged Al, cooperation, global, Gore, involvement, participation, US, Viewpoint, warming, world on January 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In Slate.com there was a cartoon that indicated the lack of US cooperation with the Global Warming issue. With Al Gore’s campaign for the “Inconvenient Truth” that he has been doing in the past few years, you would think that the prospect of US’s involvement with the global warming issues would be higher. What this [...]
May we all feel changes for 2008,
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Holiday Celebrations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, President George Bush, Savage Chickens, Society, tagged celebration, Changes, Day, Happy, New, Resolutions, Year's on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
unlike our favorite chickens!
lol…
Possible Goal for the New Year?
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Art, Blogging, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, De-Cluttering, Great Quotes, Health, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Love, Mission Work, Procrastination, Recycling, Relationships, Research, Self Marketing, Self Promotion, Sexual Assault, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Well said!, Writing, writing research, tagged birth, cycle, death, Desire, divorce, Domestic Violence, focus, future, Goals, happiness, hope, inspiration, life, marriage, Mission, New, opportunity, Oprah, Resolutions, Stability, statement, Year's on December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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 carrying [...]
As Allergy Ridden as I am….
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Society, Viruses, Weather, tagged allergies, allergy, cats, cedar, dander, fever, Heathcliff, nose, pollen, stuffed, suffering on December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Merry Christmas!!
Posted in Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Holiday Celebrations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Savage Chickens, Shopping, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Storytelling, Well said!, tagged Chimney, Christmas, Merry, Santa on December 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Old Fashioned Caroling???
Posted in A Way With Words, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Mission Work, Music Collections, Music Events, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Volunteering, Youth on December 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Gone seem to be the days when the neighbors would gather at someone’s home, practice some caroling songs that they would be singing, have hot chocolate and goodies to warm themselves up, put on their scarves and mittens, and head out the door to sing from house to house in their neighborhood. Why would that [...]
In the times of religious acknowledgment…
Posted in A Way With Words, Censorship, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, Politics, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged book, Chanukah, Christmas, Church, faith, God, Happy, Jim, Merry, Politics, Public Radio, State, Viewpoint, Wallis on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
especially in the world of the media and politics which can often grey out some black and white viewpoints, leaving folks not knowing whether they stand for what they believe in or believe in what they stand for, an author comes forward and writes a book entitled, God’s Politics: Why the Right gets it Wrong [...]
Creative Career Marketing!
Posted in A Way With Words, Career, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Marketing Ideas, Self Marketing, Society, Spiritual, Telemarketers, Well said!, tagged Advantage, Career, Chimney, Christmas, Claus, Creative, Helper, Marketing, Moment, Santa, Sweeper on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Not too sure that it is going to work for the Easter Bunny too, though!!
Mike Huckabee on the “floating cross” image…
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Censorship, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Politics, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged adknowledgment, Christmas, faith, Merry, public, Religion, wishing on December 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
and the overreaction of the criticism of his message to wish everyone a Merry Christmas in one of his recent messages on tv. This video is from the Today Show appearance…
It is such a shame that folks have to be intimidated by expressing a simple greeting based on their religious belief. [...]
A Naughty Balloon: Good Grief!
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Cartoon, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Humor & Laughter, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged Accountable, Christmas, Naughty, Nice, Santa, visit on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What happend to the giving of the lump of coal in the stocking???
Can you imagine the psychiatrist bill in overcoming a child’s potential emotional impact from being degraded and humiliated by carrying a balloon marked “Naughty!”??? Of course, on the other hand, if the child deserved it though, is it good to hold them accountable [...]
Powerful Speech by Evel Knievel on God!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, National Day of Prayer, Our Heroes, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Storytelling, Well said!, You Tube Videos, tagged Evel, God, Knievel, Testimony on December 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Awe – Doesn’t that take the fun out of it????
Posted in Accountability, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, How to, Humor & Laughter, Relationships, Society, Youth on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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 down [...]
Okay…. so 5 books a month hasn’t been accomplished…
Posted in Bookcrossings, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Fund Raising, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Internet Sales, Marketing Ideas, Relationships, Self Marketing, Self Promotion, Shopping, Society, eBAY marketing, eBAY sales on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
to distribute and promote the Bookcrossings concept; however, I am seriously thinking about introducing these books on eBay as well.
Do you think people would buy these on eBay????
See more progress on: Distribute five books a month via Bookcrossings program
Not necessarily a “God Bless You!”,
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged fuzzies, Warm on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
but it was a very kind note that I received from a scheduler today,
“Just taking a moment to say hellow and thank you for all the wonderful work you do for our clients and FE. Thank you for always brightening my day, and for puting up with my always being scatterbrained! We are very lucky [...]
Counting “God Bless You!”s …
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Customer Service, Domestic Violence, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Mission Work, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Volunteering, Well said! on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
has become a way of my looking at life in the advocacy world when answering domestic violence calls on a daily basis… or in working with the elderly… or in my victim advocacies….
It is a way of, essentially, looking at the glass half full rather than half empty. Instead of going home a bit exhausted [...]
Still working on finding the Feng Shui…
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Environmental Concerns, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Procrastination, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged Feng Shui on December 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
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
Searching your dream job…
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Business Ethics, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Customer Service, Domestic Violence, Education, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Law & Legislation, Love, Our Heroes, Relationships, Research, Self Promotion, Society, Technology, Well said!, Youth, tagged , 50th anniversaries, 75th, ambitions, American, Career, culture, dreams, fulfilling, growing up, jobs, leaders, retirements, Society on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Does anyone actually achieve their dream job — or, is it just merely a figment of everyone’s imagination?
While someone may be doing the job they absolutely love to do, it may not pay all that well and they have to struggle to make ends meet. Additionally, family members or friends may look down upon someone [...]
Parent Alienation Syndrome – “Junk Science” says…
Posted in Accountability, Advocacy, Counseling, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, News, Parenting, Petitions, Politics, Relationships, Research, Science, Scientific, Society, Victimology, Violence, Well said!, Youth, writing research, tagged alienation, parent, PAS, syndrome on December 4, 2007 | 16 Comments »
those at the Justice for Children program.
“It is the position of Justice for Children that PAS is junk science.
“P.A.S. per se (not “parents lying about abuse allegations”) is not a syndrome. People lie on the witness stand every day but that does not make it a syndrome. Various credible studies have documented that the incidence [...]
OTC Paternity Tests???
Posted in Accountability, Babies, Bio Technology, DNA technology, Health, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, News, Relationships, Scientific, Society, Technology on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I know that they have talked about it for a while… and you have been able to purchase a kit online and send it off to the various DNA labs, but now (in accordance to the Houston News Station) they are available over the counter as well?
What do you think about that?
I am sure that, [...]
Reasons to be Thankful…
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Our Heroes, Parenting, Pets, Relationships, Self Marketing, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Well said!, tagged , anniversary, Blessings, cats, Football, Gibson, gift, Grateful, joel, Moobaby, olsteen, parents, Thankful, Thanksgiving Day, today, Turkey, wedding on November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1. I am alive and survived the 5th year after the death of my late husband!
2. I have a beautiful daughter who has a loving hubby who both have a beautiful daughter (my first Granddaughter) born this year!
3. I have parents who will share a 50th Wedding Anniversary this year!
4. I have two adoring cats [...]
While everything comes to a standstill during the holidays,
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Customer Service, Entertainment, Health, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Love, Our Heroes, Parenting, Pets, Relationships, Shopping, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Travels, tagged care, caring, giving, happiness, Holiday, sacrifice, splendor, time on November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
it is oftentimes that the social service industry is often at its busiest of times.
Pet sitters are needed for the pets while folks go on trips to visit relatives during the holidays.
Babysitters are needed so that the adults can go to their fabulously rocking, cheery holiday celebrations or just for some hassle free shopping.
Granny sitters [...]
Is this live or memorex??? lol….
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Art, Cartoon, Creativity, Customer Service, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Keeping in Touch, Marketing Ideas, Procrastination, Relationships, Savage Chickens, Society, Technology Support, Telemarketers, Victimology, Well said! on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lol… anyone who remembers the old Memorex commercials may know what I am talking about here!! lol…
Announcing –
Posted in Art, Austintatious, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, Just for fun!, Photo Projects, Photography, Photography Interests, Self Promotion, Shopping, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged artwork, devinetexan, Photography, postage, postcards, products, stamps on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the latest from Devine Texan’s Creations!!
Aging Alphabet
Posted in A Way With Words, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Society, Well said! on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Received this in an email from a friend in Canada….enjoy!!!
A is for apple, and B is for boat,
That used to be right, but now it won’t float!
Age before beauty is what we once said,
But let’s be a bit more realistic instead.
A is for arthritis;
B is the bad back,
C is the chest pains , [...]
PBS Sprout – a New Jolly Green Giant???
Posted in A Way With Words, Adademia, Advocacy, Babies, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Education, Entertainment, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Language Growth, News, Parenting, Relationships, Society, Well said!, Youth, tagged , 24, broadcast, children's, educational, Entertainment, hours, kids, network, PBS, programming, promotion, shows, sprout, twenty-four on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
No, I know. Jolly Green Giant and Sprout are generally the animated characters associated with the line of vegetables that you see in your grocers’ aisles for many, many years and years throughout the past decades upon decades.
Today, though, while driving from home to a meeting this afternoon, I heard that they are advocating for [...]
A Woman is Beautiful at any Age…
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Domestic Violence, Great Quotes, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Love, Relationships, Self Promotion, So What Campaign, Society, Spiritual Growth, Well said! on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“A woman is beautiful at any age, if she feels good about herself.”
–Rose Morgan
Good Morning, Monday!! … lol ….
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Health, Healthy Living, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Savage Chickens, Society, Well said! on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“Grace Will Lead Me Home” – Robin Givins
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Being famous, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Great Quotes, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, Love, News, Our Heroes, Politics, Relationships, Sexual Assault, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Violence, Well said!, You Tube Videos, tagged book, domestic, Givins, grace, home, lead, me, Mike, out, Robin, speaking, Tyson, Violence, will on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Grace will lead me home” – the title of the book she is promoting and speaking out about domestic violence, bringing home to a lot of victims of domestic exactly the fears, trials and tribulations that they have faced and feared. Check out her story in these YouTube videos:
– Robin Givins Story, Pt 1
[...]
Woodrow Landfair….
Posted in A Way With Words, Austintatious, Being famous, Blogging, Creative Ideas, Creative Writing Sites, Creativity, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Keeping in Touch, News, News Media Blog Sites, Our Heroes, Photography, Procrastination, Relationships, Research, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Stanley Wood "Pack" Landfair, Thrill Seeking, Travel, Travels, Video Documentary, Writing, You Tube Videos, writer documentation, writing research, tagged anticipation, glory, intrigue, laughter, reaching for dreams, stardom on November 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »
One leg of his life journey — the whole story yet to be unfolded before our eyes. Are you reaching for your dreams??? or, are you willing to procrastinate your entire life away???
Kat
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 »
“We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.”
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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 [...]
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 »
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 »
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
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!!
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???
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 [...]
Help Me — I am Shrinking!! :)
Posted in Creativity, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, Humor & Laughter, Society, tagged blood pressure, congenitive bone disease, height, roscea, weight on September 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have a skin irritation call rosacea. Many famous people have it. Winston Churchill, in fact, had it with his nose being so red all the time…. largely due to being irritated by his massive drinking binges. Honestly, I think Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer had it too — because I certainly feel like Rudolph [...]
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- Bluebonnet Hunts
- Domestic Violence Awareness
- 2007 Mother’s Day Tribute to Safe Place
- Ask Amy Article – 10/06/07
- Children Learn From Abuse
- Circle of Accountability
- Coffee with Rosie
- Dangerous Love (Teen Dating Violence)
- Diane Sawyer – 20/20 Interview with a DV Victim
- English Class Video Presentations
- Health Tip – Speaking with your Teen about Dating Safety
- I’m a Phenomenal Woman!
- Jaslene Gonzalez – 10/7/07
- Lessons In DV – 10/06/07
- Pastoral Care for Domestic Violence
- Red Flag Awareness Goes YouTube!
- Reporting Domestic Violence Abuse
- SafePlace Walk 2007
- Senator Biden Marks Oct as DV Awareness Month 10/10/07
- When a Protective Order Becomes More Than “Just a Piece of Paper!”
- Events – Sights and Sounds
- 04-10-07 “Honored Traditions” Photo Exhibit
- 04-27-07 “118th Official State of Texas Arbor Day Observance”
- 05-03-07 National Day of Prayer
- 05-03-07 National Day of Prayer (Online)
- 05-06-07 “Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness” (speaker, Pete Earley)
- 05-12-07 GARDENS ON TOUR 2007
- 05-19-07 “Road to Austin” (free concert)
- 4-27-07 “BiGidea Day”
- Healthcare Notes
- “The Working Uninsured” by John Rossheim
- AMA Soliciting Support for Health Care Action
- Amazing Speaker Attests To Power of Prayer…
- An Opinion About Health Insurance???
- Does health care truly value society??
- Dr Phil – May 4th Show
- Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine & Vermont!
- More than what you would ever want to know about bananas!
- Weight loss is Spiritually Led?
- Humor Medicine
- HOW GREAT IS TEXAS??!!!
- “Menopause The Musical”
- $20
- 21st Century Prom Dress
- A Dangerous Move?
- A Man’s Camper
- A Warning to Women
- Airline Art at its Finest!!
- An Old Farmer’s Advice
- Applications for Nights Out….
- Beautiful Crayon Art!
- Bosses!
- Butch the Rooster
- Carburetor
- Common Sense (Obit.)
- Computer Coffee Table
- Computer Error Messages
- Computer Language
- Country Preacher and the Teenage Son
- Crazy but true State Laws…
- Crazy Cats (wmv file)
- Dennis the Menace & the Incredible Shrinking Machine
- Difference Between a Woman’s and a Man’s Prayer!
- Do you remember when….
- Elderly Blind Date
- Entertaining Airline Attendants
- Fathers’ Bragging Rights?
- Games for When We are Older…
- Gas Price Humor
- God Said No
- Google Maps
- Handy Little Chart
- Hello Folks — Good Friends
- Hide & Seek Antics!
- Houses in Weird Places!!
- How Good A Salesman Are You?
- How Many Do YOU Know???
- Husband and Wife Night Conversation
- I am not Happy…
- I Wish You Enough….
- Impossibly Complex Balloon Animals, Etc.
- KIDS ABOUT MARRIAGE
- Little Mary Margaret
- Little Patient
- Little Zachary
- Lovemaking Tips for Seniors!!
- More Senior Moments…
- Moses’ Watch!
- Most Unusual Cars
- Mother’s Day! (Well, it is the thought that counts — right???)
- Mr. Bean Goes to Church!
- Mr. Bean Goes to the Library!
- Mr. Bean Goes to the Swimming Pool…
- My Kinda Woman!
- Nature’s Bit of Sensual Humor…
- Need washing?
- NEVER CHOKE IN A SOUTHERN RESTAURANT
- NEW WORDS FOR 2007 :
- New Universal Sign For Gasoline
- Newfie Duck Hunting
- No Sex Since 1955
- No Speaka De English!
- Nude Runner
- NY Times: The Router Diaries
- Patch Adams
- Pensionbook.com :) – A social site for the elderly…
- Philosophy 101
- Potentially and Realistically
- Pregnancy Results
- Quotes about wives…
- Real Newspaper Ads
- Reason to keep walking?
- Red Marbles…
- Remember Your Worth!
- Rest in Peace?
- Scotch Tape Art???
- Senior Day at The Beach!
- Septic Tank Sign
- Sipping Vodka
- Sister Mary & the Gas Can
- Smoking!
- Some Things to Ponder About?
- Songs That Fit The Video…
- Stopped for Speeding
- Strange people, don’t you think???
- Teenager Daughter Owner’s Manual
- Tequila & Salt…
- The 5 Nuns in Town
- The Blonde & The Puzzle
- The Dos and Don’ts re Dating (as per Mr. Bean)
- The Frog and Golf
- The Garden
- The Gay Flight Attendant
- The Pharmacist & Cyanide
- The Professor Speaks re a Three Hour Tour
- THE REPUBLICAN FISHERMAN
- The River
- The Tomato Garden!
- Three Wishes
- Time passes, life happens!
- Today is no special day and I have no particular reason for writing to you…
- Too Much Time on The Hands…
- Top 25 Analogy & Metaphor Awards List for 2006!
- Top Ten Things Paris Hilton Will Miss About Prison
- Truck Stop Order
- Ultimate Unique Underwater Dining Experience!
- Vanilla Pudding Robbery
- Vicks Vapor Rub
- Water v Wine
- Wedding Ring Joke
- Why friends can be like bums…
- Why Men Decided to Wear Clothes
- Why the secretary was fired…
- Why You Should Not Marry a Blonde Guy
- Wyoming State Police Officer & The Drunk
- Internet Society Web
- Texas’ Missing Children Center
- The Castle Doctrine
- Search for the Doctor
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