Each Day Already is a Challenge (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/1160028-Each-Day-Already-is-a-Challenge Feel free to comment and add your own thoughts about growing old. You know you're getting old when... Going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of your face. Hmmm. Wonder if that really works. Your back goes out more than you do. You wake up, looking like your driver's license picture. It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired. The pharmacist has become you new best friend. You...[Read Full Post] Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:04:02 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/672817 I'm not sure how I missed this one, since it was reported in 2008. [Link: 'http://oddee.com/item_92594.aspx'] 15 Craziest Personal Names</a> Top on the list is a guy who changed his name to all of the James Bond movie titles. His name is now James Dr. No From Russia With Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her...[Read Full Post] Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:07:22 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/671623 Check out this video, then come back and read. Please? [Link: 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjSnE0VzBYg&feature=player_embedded'] Way back when I was a kid, my grandmother was the one who told me about the importance of tithing. But she told me that it wasn't just money that we should gladly give to Jesus, but our time an...[Read Full Post] Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:17:57 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/670230 [Link: 'http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737173'] Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:52:54 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/659065 [Link: 'http://www.redgage.com/?refby=kenzie45230'] Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:47:18 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/658667 I don't spend much time here anymore - with my chronic illness and needing to earn some money online. So, I just noticed that Lifewriter is now "invalid". Anyone know what happened? Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:52:08 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/658275 I found another networking site. It's free and some say a bit complicated. But if you figure out how to navigate it, you can use it to link back to your portfolio here or to specific articles or poems as a way to find new people to read your work. (You also might end up with referrals that way.) The cool thing is that you get points for everyth...[Read Full Post] Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:33:38 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/658070 Someone sent an email to me asking if I ever write anything new - here or elsewhere. My response was yes...and no. I used to write - sometimes dozens - of articles each and every day. Some I put on the internet at places like here, others I submitted to publications and I did get published. The most I ever made from a story or article was $500; the...[Read Full Post] Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:10:07 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/657268 Someone asked the other day how they could keep track of me if I forget to update my blog here. Here's one way: [Link: 'http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713979'] Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:49:09 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/655077 I pulled into the parking lot at Walgreens and parked my car. As I got out, I could see that there was some change on the ground on the sidewalk in front of my car. I looked around to see if there was anyone walking on the sidewalk who might have dropped some change. Not seeing anyone, I reached down and put the 12 pennies in my pocket. T...[Read Full Post] Tue, 19 May 2009 16:49:01 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/650635 May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month and May 12 is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Someone you know probably has fibromyalgia, even if she (or he, but it mostly hits females) has not yet been diagnosed. For years, fibro sufferers were left to doubt themselves as doctors struggled to understand and diagnose the disease. What a difficult task that was,...[Read Full Post] Tue, 12 May 2009 13:44:07 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/649381 Since 1952, we have had a National Day of Prayer on the first Thursday in May. I won't repeat the history of this day. You can check that if you wish. Here's the official National Day of Prayer web site. [Link: 'http://www.ndptf.org/home/home.html'] They're having an online prayer rally today, in case there are not a...[Read Full Post] Thu, 07 May 2009 14:00:32 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/648631 Some time ago, [Link To User sha4852] gave me the gift of the signature below. For some reason, I didn't receive it then. But I did receive an email from her recently with the signature, and it arrived on the day when I was being attacked on another site - for my faith and my beliefs. I have noticed that when I am attacked - in the real world ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:44:08 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/646695 People Are So Rude...and So Impatient by Marilyn Mackenzie I went to the grocery store today and as soon as I drove into the parking lot, I knew it would be crowed inside. I drove around for a while trying to find a parking place fairly close to the store. My pains were great today, and I didn't want to walk too much, since I would be ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:24:05 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/640439 You know how some people put ♥s in all their writings? It's easy to do. Hold down the "alt" key and type a 3 on your keypad (not on the upper keys of the keyboard). Release both the "alt" key and the 3 and you should have this: ♥ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:29:28 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/633894 What's In Your Bucket? by Marilyn Mackenzie A few days before Christmas, as I stood in a long line with other Christmas shopping procrastinators, I heard the words of a grandmother using the time for a teachable moment. Her pre-teen grandaughter was obviously disappointed that some product was not available. The grandmother said, "D...[Read Full Post] Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:22:24 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/627070 At 56, I've spent some time in hospital emergency rooms, both for myself and for my son. But I can count on one hand the number of times I've been admitted to the hospital. Let's see... In about 1981 or 1982, I spent three days in the hospital after driving myself to the emergency room for unknown abdominal pains. I told the emergency...[Read Full Post] Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:42:44 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/621747 Here are some of the things we're supposed to celebrate in November: American Diabetes Month Celebrate Empty Nester Month Diabetic Eye Disease Month Epilepsy Awareness Month Family Stories Month Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month I Am So Thankful Month International Drum (Percussion) Month Military Family Appreciation Month National Ado...[Read Full Post] Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:50:23 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/617549 Here in the Cincinnati area, there have been reports of scanning machines not working in many polling areas. The machines are spitting out the forms without recording the votes. Supposedly those ballots are being sent somewhere where they can be counted and recorded by hand. It was also reported on our news last night that there could be hundreds of...[Read Full Post] Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:01:01 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/616639 A Business Plans for the Future by Marilyn Mackenzie November 5, 2008 John Smith sat in his corner office, looking out the window and wondering what the next four years would mean to his business. He was resigned to the fact that Obama would be the next president. The pondering company owner knew that he would have to raise the pri...[Read Full Post] Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:01:07 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/615629