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…when we give up anger we gain peace in our hearts. When we give up selfishness we gain love for our neighbor – when we give up fear we gain faith in the Lord – when we give up things that we have extras of like money or food or clothing to help others we gain joy in service…
…Shouldn’t our blowup, if every portrayed in film, also foretell of a steamy kiss?
Pompeii Like a pumice raft, their on-screen lover’s quarrel bobs atop a current of sexual tension. Shouldn’t our blowup, if ever portrayed in film, also foretell of a steamy kiss? Yet your molten anger and flowing contempt cues only the silent eruption of my heart. Is my scriptwriter on strike? Can I request a rewrite? […]
Ok, first off, I need to say that some words start to look and sound strange after saying, typing, or writing them repeatedly – third is falling into that category for me right now… Moving on. So I offered the furniture that I had purchased in October up for sale again on our local online […]
…shocked by the electric arc reaction of my soul.
After searching multiple thrift stores multiple times for a decent, non-smelly, non-smoke-infested comfortable chair, I gave up. Just looking at the cloth on some chairs grossed me out as I imagined the stories that could be told based on mysterious stains or rips or fading. I was almost ready to break down and buy one […]
You’ve probably heard the adage “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” The original quote from about 1866 was “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.” You can find out more about their health benefits here. But that’s not why you should eat one today, […]
Part of this experiment is the idea of learning to live more ‘sustainably,’ in this case, meaning reusing, reducing & recycling. Therefore I’m trying a couple of quirky practices that are new to me but were the way of life for my grandparents, the first being that I haven’t bought any Ziplock bags, plastic wrap, […]
Before I moved, I was browsing the sale section in Williams Sonoma and saw a delightful single serving silverware set with simulated twig handles (say that 5 times fast), nice heft, and all very well balanced; the set for one place setting was $24.00, a bit more than I wanted to spend. I mentioned to […]
This is my new bike, restored by one of my fencing club members. It had been lingering in a garden when he rescued it, fixed it up, replaced the handlebar tape, seat, wheels, chains, and brakes, and probably more. The awesome pink is original, though, and I want to add a charming basket for carrying […]