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by Kenzie
Rated: ASR · Book · Writing · #1160028
Fibro fog, pain, writing sandwiched in between. Quotes. Sermon notes. Encouragement.
A Texas Sunrise

Sunrise on Surfside Beach, Texas

A friend, William Taylor, took this picture. He visits Surfside Beach with his dogs almost every morning, watching the sun rise while the dogs prance about at the water's edge.

This is only about ten miles from where I lived in Lake Jackson, Texas. Sadly, I only visited this beach about four times in the six years I lived nearby.




Each day is a challenge. A challenge to get by without thinking about the fibromyalgia pains. A challenge to stay awake when chronic fatigure wants to take over. And a challenge to navigate through fibro fog.

I haven't been writing as much as in the past. For years, I wrote at least 500 words a day. Now, I'm lucky if I write 500 words in month. Sigh.

For more information about what my day (or life) is all about with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, chronic pains, IBS, depression and everything else thrown in, check this out:

It's a New Day  (E)
My pain and welcome to it.
#1028189 by Kenzie


Sunrise on Surfside Beach, Texas
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January 14, 2008 at 10:18pm
January 14, 2008 at 10:18pm
#561056
If you missed tonight's CBS Nightly News, you can catch part two tomorrow - January 15.

CBS Investigates Social Security Disabilty Problems

For five years, Linda Fullerton, president and co-founder of the MSN group, Social Security Disability Coalition, has been trying to get coverage about the problems everyone deals with when applying for Social Security Disability. Finally, a major news media was willing to investigate. CBS will have a two night investigative report on Monday and Tuesday, January 14 and 15 on the evening news that runs 6:30-7 PM EST.

Linda Fullerton, whose brain surgery was 11 years ago, will be interviewed on the Monday segment.



**************

If you have applied for Social Security Disabilty and have not been approved, you really should be a member of this MSN group. http://groups.msn.com/SocialSecurityDisabilityCoalition Social Security Disability Coalition offers free information and support with a focus on SSD reform.

Whether you have applied, receive benefits, or are just concerned about this, be sure to sign the Social Security Disability Reform Petition and read the horror stories from all over the nation. http://www.petitiononline.com/SSDC/petition.html

And check out these stories:
http://www.frontiernet.net/~lindaf1/bump.html A Bump on the Head

http://www.rnews.com/Story_2004.cfm?ID=55411&rnews_story_type=18
Dying Before Disability Benefits

http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/socialsec/sick_of_waiting.html Sick of Waiting

http://radioprimetime.org/focusprograms.htm Applying For Social Security Disability Benefits? Some advice from the President/Co-founder of The Social Security Disability Coalition

Ask your elected officials to introduce or support Fullerton-Edwards Social Security Disability Reform Act. http://groups.msn.com/SocialSecurityDisabilityCoalition/fullertonedwardssocialse...

http://www.frontiernet.net/~lindaf1/SOCIALSECURITYDISABILITYNIGHTMARE.html
Social Security Disability Nightmare - It Could Happen To You!


Two slogans at the Social Security Disability Coalition: "Don't be a victim; become victorious!" and "I am disabled and my vote counts too!"

December 28, 2007 at 3:13pm
December 28, 2007 at 3:13pm
#557556
It's that time of year when everyone starts thinking about what happened in the current year and what he/she would like for the year to come.

As I pondered this, as I sat at my computer with my usual aches and pains plus my ears feeling as if they were frostbitten and my stomach burning and churning, I wondered what the new year would bring for me.

I discovered this quote by Patty Perricone, and decided that it would be great one as a focus for the new year.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.. It's about learning to dance in the rain. ~ Patty Perricone


Learning to dance in the rain. I like that.

My dancing in the rain will actually be learning to be joyful in spite of the pain. Sometimes I do that, but I want to be better at it. That is my prayer. Although I would certainly prefer being rid of the pains all together and would rejoice at having new energy and not being tired all the time, if that is not to be, then I want to face these challenges with a new attitude.

As always, God's word will help in that regard.

Psalms 51:10 KJV Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.


Will you join me in discovering how to dance in the rain this coming year?
December 25, 2007 at 6:58pm
December 25, 2007 at 6:58pm
#557075
December 3, 2007 at 11:16am
December 3, 2007 at 11:16am
#553146
Have you heard about this? Back in 2001, Jock Doubleday, Director of
Natural Woman, Natural Man, Inc., offered $20,000 to the first U.S.-licensed M.D. or drug company CEO who would publicly drink a mixture of standard vaccine additive ingredients.

By 2006, the offer had increased to $75,000. Today, December 1, 2007, the offer stands at $110,000 and goes up every month. On January 1, 2008, the offer will be $115,000, and so on.

But no doctors have taken the offer.

Know why? Because the vaccine additive ingredients include: thimerosal (a mercury derivative), ethylene glycol (antifreeze), phenol (a disinfectant dye), benzethonium chloride (a disinfectant), formaldehyde (a preservative and disinfectant), and aluminum.

I can't imagine why no doctors have stepped forward to drink this, can you? And yet we give this mixture to to six year old children.

Here's the link to read the whole story. There are also links provided on this page all about the vaccines and what damage they may cause.

http://www.vaclib.org/links/jockslinks.htm#press



A gift from Kiya

"My Favorite Neighbor
"Sharing Sunshine...It's What I Do!
"Admirable Women
"Whose Work Are You Stealing?
"The Potter's Cup and Saucer
December 1, 2007 at 2:15pm
December 1, 2007 at 2:15pm
#552738
Most of you know that:

1) I haven't been able to work for a while due to health problems.

2) I still have not been approved for disability (and it's been 5 years!).

3) I find places to make a buck here and there (or gift cards) - via taking surveys and such.

One of my survey sites is offering me 2,000 points for each referral right now. How does that relate to cold hard cash? Well...5,000 points equals $5, so if just two people showed an interest, I could get $5. Pretty cool.

Lots of the survey sites have reduced their payments as the number of both survey sites and participants has increased.

I still like the in-person consumer panels best for earning extra money, but you can usually only do one every 60 days or so. Qualifying isn't always that easy either. The companies are usually looking for specif kinds of people. I almost made a panel for next week - 2 hours for $150. Well...I am on the waiting list in case someone who was better qualified (according to the demographics) backs out.

Anyway, I'm rambling. If you're interested in finding out about this one survey site that's offering 2,000 points for referrals, let me know. I have to fill out a form with your email address.

Thanks!
November 7, 2007 at 11:14pm
November 7, 2007 at 11:14pm
#547611
Do me a favor, okay? Stop by and say howdy to Allison, my son's best friend in the whole world. She used to live with us. They used to be boy friend and girl friend. I think they will be again. Or more. They both admit to still loving the other. Grrr.

Anyway, she turns...22, I think, on November 8.

Adela LaRoue That's her. Go on and wish her a happy birthday.

November 5, 2007 at 10:27pm
November 5, 2007 at 10:27pm
#547147
Sermon Notes – Faith Works (Part 6) – How to Dwell Below (on Earth) with Those We Know

*Star*I Must Repent of Favoritism
James 2:1 NIV My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism.

*Note6*The NEV says, “snobbery.” The Greek translates to “receive someone’s face” or more clearly, “accept them as they are.”

Superficial judgments:

1) Loot
James 2:2 NIV Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and find clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.

Gilda Radner said on dress, “I base my choices on what doesn’t itch.”

2) Looks
James 2:3 NIV If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor an, “You stand there,” or “Sit on the floor by my feet…”

3) List of Awards
Sometimes we think,”the heroes, not the zeroes.” But partiality should not make a difference.

I Must Realize That Favoritism is:

Acts 10:34 NIV …how true it is that God does not show favoritism.”
Ephesians 6:9 NIV …and there is no favoritism in Him.
Colossians 3:25 NIV Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for this wrong, and there is no favoritism.

1) Unreasonable
James 2:5 MSG Listen, dear friends. Isn’t it clear by now that God operates quite differently? He chose the world’s down-and-out as the kingdom’s first citizens, with full rights and privileges. This kingdom is promised to anyone who loves God.

Your worth should not be based upon your net worth. Wealth should not get the attention it often does.

2) Unloving
James 2:8 GW You are doing right if you obey this law from the higher authority; “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

*Exclaim* 1 John 4:20 NIV If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

James 2:9-10 NIV But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Murder, adultery and favoritism are not heaven worthy.

I Can Remedy the Problem

1) I will be accepting.
Romans 15:7 NIV Accept one another, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

Acceptance is not the same thing as approval. Billy Graham accepted Presidents with less than honorable behavior. That doesn’t mean he approved of their behaviors.

*Exclaim* The church should be a hospital for sinners, not a hotel for saints. If you’re perfect, you don’t belong in the church.

Some people are not going to like heaven because some of the others of you will be there too.

2) I will be appreciative.
Philippians 2:3-5 NIV Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.

3) I will be affirming.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV Therefore encourage one another and build each other up.

Galatians 3:28 TLB We are no longer Jews or Greeks or slaves or free men or even merely men or women, but we are all the same – we are Christians; we are one in Christ Jesus.

What are you bringing to the table today? Acceptance or judgment?




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"My Favorite Neighbor
"Sharing Sunshine...It's What I Do!
"Admirable Women
"Whose Work Are You Stealing?
"The Potter's Cup and Saucer
October 30, 2007 at 2:13am
October 30, 2007 at 2:13am
#545407
Seriously. Check it out:
 Let Me Give You Some Gift Points  (E)
Visit this shopping mall, tell me what you think and get some gift points.
#1340178 by Kenzie


Hey, I was skeptical about this too. But there really is no cost to start your own mall. Your mall will have about 1400 stores in it. Kmart, Target, Bealls Department Store. Lots. You'll be shopping in your own mall at your leisure, and getting rebates to do so. Target, for instance is 7% rebate. (Employees only get 10%, so that's not too bad.)

You can buy cell phones and service from yourself at your mall. Even Time Warner Cable.

The other night on our TV, Time Warner advertised their digital cable for $20 a month (or $60 for 3 months). I found that same digital cable for $39.95 for 3 months, plus a rebate on top of that. Not bad.

The mall is big. Most malls don't have 1400 stores! But if that's too overwhelming, you can also shop local stores and find what you want, then look up the SKU to see if you can buy from your own mall. Pretty cool.

I was going to buy a pair of shoes I wanted from a catalog. They are shoes I've wanted and can't find anywhere. But even so, I've been putting off buying them. Don't you know, I can buy from that catalog in my mall. Same price, but I'm getting a 10.5% rebate. Love it.

Perhaps it's because I've worked in retail stores on and off during the years. Sometimes as a second job, sometimes as my main source of income. Anyway, I developed a loathing for shopping in real stores anywhere between...say...November 1 and January 1. I hate the crowds. I hate rude people. Oh, I'll go to hear choirs sing or take a child to see Santa. But I really, really, really don't like shopping at that time of year.

I used to make sure all my Christmas shopping was finished by November 1 at the latest. But I haven't done that lately. So...I love the idea of being able to stroll in an online mall bigger than any real malls I've been in and with only one customer - me.

http://www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/66844

If you're interested in earning a few bucks besides having your own mall, be sure to check out the business mall information on the above site.

As I mentioned before, my son has checked out every message board he can find and every scam alert and can find nothing negative about this opportunity.

Remember, stop in here about those gift points:
 Let Me Give You Some Gift Points  (E)
Visit this shopping mall, tell me what you think and get some gift points.
#1340178 by Kenzie

October 26, 2007 at 3:32pm
October 26, 2007 at 3:32pm
#544702
Someone asked today if Canadians could have a shopping mall. Yes! They ship to 197 countries.

http://www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/66844

I'm finding more and more savings.
October 23, 2007 at 4:11pm
October 23, 2007 at 4:11pm
#543759
When I worked in home parties, I was able to represent the company that I did because I was proud of it. To me, the whole process was a win/win/win situation.

The customer received excellent merchandise at decent prices. In fact, often times the prices were less than what they would pay for the same merchandise in stores. Not all home party plans were like that. Certainly not all (or any?) MLM companies were like that. Most charged more than store prices so that everyone could get huge commissions.

I'll speak to commissions in a minute. Meanwhile continuing the win/win/win thing...

The hostess who had a party in her home was guaranteed $50 in free merchandise just for having the party. She could choose what she wanted. There really didn't have to any sales to get the free merchandise, although if there was less than $100 sold, the hostess did pay for shipping and handling. If the sales were over $100 (and our region's average was $350), then the hostess paid nothing.

So far, you have a customer who is receiving decent merchandise at decent prices. She is spending time in the home of a friend, having fun, playing games. The hostess had to open her home and serve simple refreshments and she received a minimum of $50 in merchandise for her trouble. Most received $100-200 in merchandise.

The demonstrators in our company paid nothing for their sales kits. They received $300 in samples which they "borrowed" until they sold $1500. If they never sold that much, they could either buy the kits for 50% or send them back. (The company paid the shipping.) They lost nothing for trying. The average demonstrator in my region sold about $4200, so returning or buying the kit was not usually a problem.

Demonstrators received 17% of their first $1500 in sales and 20% after that.

Sales Supervisors received those same amounts for their own personal sales, plus 4%, 5% or 6% of the sales of the demonstrators they recruited, depending on the amount the entire group sold (including the supervisor). Most supervisors were receiving 6% in my region. Supervisors worked for that commission override. They had to train their recruits, hold meetings, send out newsletters. But it was worth it. In my first year as a supervisor, I earned $8500 working part time for 6 months.

District managers received 2% of their district sales; regional managers received 1/2% of their region's sales and regional directors (which I was when I quit) received 1/4% of their super-regions.

You see? Everyone benefited in this situation. You didn't have to be a pushy sales person either. My son's dad (who also used to work for the company...as did my son at age 8...my son really did do home parties - for his teacher, his Sunday school teacher, for my mom...) used to tell people that, "Any dog with a note in his mouth could sell this stuff." Maybe it wasn't quite that easy, but it was easy. I used to wear a button everywhere I went that said, "$50 free, ask me." And they did.

So why am I writing about this now?

Well...I have found an internet opportunity that I think has that same win/win/win situation. I found it just today. Actually my son found it and signed up and I'm his first recruit.

Here's the link: http://www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/66844

It's free to sign up. If you just want to be a shopper and get lots of great discounts, then sign up on the shopper side (right side of the page). But if you want to help others get their own shopping mall, then sign up on the business side (left side).

Watch the video. It's long - maybe as much as 20 minutes. But it has some great information.

They use $150 as a target of what you might spend each month, and that might sound high. But they do have Target.com, Kmart.com, Barnes & Noble, and other web sites where you might already be spending money.

My son and I are looking at this much more conservatively than the web site shows. We're thinking that if we sign up only 3 people and they do the same and so on, and each one only spends $20 a month on the things offered by the shopping mall (which at this point is about 1400 stores!!!), then we're talking about $400 a month in income. That's easier to swallow than the thousands and thousands mentioned.

This is still a brand new opportunity. From what we've learned, this has been 5 years in the making (I like that - preparation!) and has only been offered for the past 5 months. That's still new.

When I started with the home party plan mentioned above, it was that new. No one knew about it. And within a very short time, there were thousands of sales reps all over the country. I think at the end of my reign there were about 700 people in my region. And throughout the country, as many as 60,000 sales reps.

http://www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/66844 has that kind of opportunity, I think. Check it out and let me know what YOU think.
October 22, 2007 at 9:29pm
October 22, 2007 at 9:29pm
#543627
At 4 pm on weekdays, I usually have the Oprah show on in the other room. If something really interests me, I'll watch. Sometimes I'll just listen. And sometimes I don't have any idea what is happening on the show. It's just chatter in the background to keep me company.

Today as the show started, it caught my interest for two reasons. First, my sister graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and the guest was a professor there.

Secondly, the man who was being interviewed is dying of cancer. Because we've followed Budroe 's (and Raven's who was treated horribly by WDC folks) journey with cancer, that hit a chord with me. Watching both of these fine writers from afar makes me more aware of people and how they react to facing cancer.

Because of these things, I listened and watched today's Oprah show, and I'm glad that I did.

Here's what I wrote to my sisters to tell them about the show:

On the Oprah show today was Professor Randy Pausch, of Carnegie Mellon. He's dying of pancreatic cancer, and his last lecture has been viewed on YouTube by a million people. Oprah brought him on to have him do the lecture for her audience and viewers. Wow.

Here's the Oprah web site information:

http://www2.oprah.com/health/oz/oz_20071022_350_106.jhtml?promocode=HP13


From Oprah's site:

Randy Pausch is a married father of three, a very popular professor at Carnegie Mellon University—and he is dying. He is suffering from pancreatic cancer, which he says has returned after surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Doctors say he has only a few months to live.

In September 2007, Randy gave a final lecture to his students at Carnegie Mellon that has since been downloaded more than a million times on the Internet. "There's an academic tradition called the 'Last Lecture.' Hypothetically, if you knew you were going to die and you had one last lecture, what would you say to your students?" Randy says. "Well, for me, there's an elephant in the room. And the elephant in the room, for me, it wasn't hypothetical."



The Professor has three small children, and he told Oprah that he was glad that so many people benefited from his lecture, but he did it for his kids who will watch it when they're older.

If you click the link to Oprah's show, it will lead you to the taped lecture.
October 22, 2007 at 3:52pm
October 22, 2007 at 3:52pm
#543566
We had a good sermon at church on Suday. Our church is participating in the 40 Days of Community, and this was the third Sunday message in the series.

The message was about what builds and what destroys relationships.

1) The only people who will agree with you 100% of the time are dead people. Hmmm.

2) We need more courting before marriage (courting vs. dating, that is), and we might have less court proceedings after marriage. Hmmm.

3) It takes more effort to maintain a relationship than to begin one. Hmmm.


1 Peter 3:8 (GW)

"Live in harmony, be sympathetic, love each other, have compassion, and be humble."



Good advice, don't you think?
October 18, 2007 at 11:52am
October 18, 2007 at 11:52am
#542532
Every week, I get emails about the fact that travel writing is one of the fastest growing parts of the writing world today. In the emails, of course, are all kinds of courses offered to help budding writers become travel writers. Some of the courses are pretty expensive, and you have to wonder if the end results would justify the cost.

Each email gives a snippet of advice, a teaser of what is being offered in the travel writing courses. Some of those teasers are quite good, although sometimes they're just ideas that common sense would present to anyone.

One of these common sense suggestions is for anyone wanting to be a travel to first begin close to home. That's much like the advice given to writers that says, "write what you know." That makes sense.

The other advice given freely is to look at your local attractions with tourists' eyes. I was thinking about that the other day when I discovered a bunch of pictures that I took when I lived in Lake Wales, Florida.

To read the rest of the story...

Become a Tourist - Lake Wales, Florida (Part 1)
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977149624

Become a Tourist - Lake Wales, Florida (Part 2)
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977150391
October 15, 2007 at 10:00pm
October 15, 2007 at 10:00pm
#541952
Sometimes the fibro and chronic fatigue just takes so much out of me.
October 9, 2007 at 11:45pm
October 9, 2007 at 11:45pm
#540693
Have I ever shared that I'm left-handed? Well, I am. So are lots of (other) brilliant folks. *Smile* I always remind folks that lefties are the only ones in their right minds.

Yesterday I saw a t-shirt I liked. "Everyone is born right-handed. Only the gifted overcome it." *Laugh*
October 6, 2007 at 11:53pm
October 6, 2007 at 11:53pm
#540042
Prayers requested - again or still - about my Social Security Disability claim. I got a copy of a letter the judge sent to my attorney today. As you'll recall, I had my hearing on July 15 and the judge was holding his decision until he got the reports from my psychologist and shrink. He was allowing 30 days for those reports and said he would decide 30 to 45 days after that. Right.

Know what they did? They threw away the request. I have never changed my name legally (since I married), but my insurance has my hubby's name on it. So, when the request came in with my maiden name on it, the office staff decided that I was not a patient and threw the stuff away. EVEN THOUGH IT HAD MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON IT TO IDENTIFY ME!!! And my address and phone number too. Grrr.

They finally turned in the papers and there were too many to fax, so they went out in the mail to the judge on about Sept. 15. Okay. The judge should have had them in a few days and the clock should have started ticking again for another 30 to 45 days for his decision.

Guess not. I guess since we didn't meet his first deadline, then all bets are off about when he'll finally decide.

As you might also recall, my own doctor, whom I have seen since I moved to Cincinnati at the end of 2004 decided that she would not fill out the forms I needed for the SSD hearing. She also suggested I needed to see a rheumatologist. Of course, she decided this when there was about 2 weeks until my hearing. When I tried to find a rheumatologist, I discovered that each on in our insurance plan was so backed up that the earliest appointment I could get was 6 months later. Didn't help...

My chiropractor ended up doing the paper work for me. And she did a great job. Her comments said that she was certainly qualified to access my physical abilities since she had seen me more than any other medical professional - over 44 times in the past 2 years. Sounds good, right?

So this latest letter says that since we're basing our claim on her report, the judge wants all of her notes, test results, etc. Of course, since she's a chirpractor, the judge probably knows that she didn't (can't?) do any tests. Except for maybe how much movement and pain I'm experiencing. Which is what she reported on.

We have another 30 days to get this new information in.

I'm thinking...since we have 30 days for that, I wonder if we can present some new info too. Probably not, huh? Grrr.
October 6, 2007 at 7:00pm
October 6, 2007 at 7:00pm
#539984
...the dinosaurs came. Inside joke. Something my son and I used to say to each other. Wanna know why? Guess you'll have ask.
October 5, 2007 at 4:46pm
October 5, 2007 at 4:46pm
#539791
Okay. Strange title. Let me explain.

I have been on the internet since 1999 and chatting and networking online with others who write ever since. Every time one of them starts blaming their ineptitude on or attributing their prowess to a "Muse", I tend to quietly retreat, backing out the door without comment. Today, I wondered why that word bothers me so much and decided to try to figure it out.

First, I have to admit that I love the word "muse" as a verb. I love the idea of meditating on something, ruminating upon and gazing wonderingly. I also love pondering, reflecting, mulling something over. I have been known to loiter in thought myself sometimes. I like those word pictures.

The next definition in most dictionaries is what bothers me, I guess. That's where Greek mythology comes into the picture. That's where Zeus' daughters are mentiond and where goddess presiding over a particular art is mentioned. Another definition is, a guiding spirit. That is definitely a problem for this Christian writer.

Lastly, the definitions show, genius or powers characteristic of a poet. A source of inspiration, is also mentioned, as is, a poet.

What I would like to discard is the middle part, the definition that refers to Greek gods and goddesses and to unknown spirits, but that's the definition most of our fellow writers are inferring when they use the word "muse." That, I am certain, is why I am uncomfortable with the word use, especially when it comes from the mouths (or pens) of Christian writers.

Usually one who claims a muse as his/her guiding source of writing materials equally places blame and fame to that muse for the writing. That has always confused me a bit. In instances other than writing and works of art, most people place blame but take credit.

Christian writers should be giving credit to God for inspiration and good writing materials. And we should be accepting our own foibles when we come up dry or when the pen is stalled on the page. Perhaps our connection to Him is temporarily weakened, and if so, it's not His fault but our own.

What are your thoughts on this?
October 3, 2007 at 8:03am
October 3, 2007 at 8:03am
#539290
Last night as hubby and I watched TV, I said, "I have a belly in my fire." We laughed, of course, but perhaps that slip of the tongue was more true than not.
October 3, 2007 at 12:38am
October 3, 2007 at 12:38am
#539255
Gather announces The Court TV Search for the Next Great Crime Writer Contest – an unpublished mystery/crime fictionwriter’s chance at a dream. One talented Gather member will have the opportunity to win a publishing and exclusive distribution contract with Borders, plus a $5000 cash advance! The only crime would be not to enter.http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977129969

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