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Oct 18 2008

Facing The Big Monster: Politics

October 18, 2008 – 11:35 am

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I don’t usually follow American politics because it scares me a bit. Or, to be more precise, I get scared of the anger and hopelessness it brings up in me. However, unless England decides to take the country back over or unless we turn the country back to the American Indians, the current political system is the one I’m stuck with, so I might as well learn about how it works and how it doesn’t.

So I spent a week watching MSNBC because if I’m going to learn about American politics, I might as well have a good laugh while doing so. (They use a lot of satire and sarcasm while giving the news). And you know what? When you really closely examine politics, it’s not that scary.

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Oct 16 2008

Cuddle Parties: The New Sleep-Over

October 16, 2008 – 7:26 pm

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Remember slumber parties? They were the social highlight of many of my school years. They are also one of the reasons I avoid all former classmates. Although some kids were made to dance naked at slumber parties, other kids had a really good (and fully clad) time.

Now they seem to be coming back — for adults. Yes, adults, you too can learn the joys of prank phone calls, seeing all your friends in new pajamas and trying to fall asleep on a rock hard floor. They’re called cuddle parties and they’re catching on.

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Oct 14 2008

Thirteen Ways To Reduce Stress

October 14, 2008 – 3:15 pm

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Thirteen happens to be my lucky number, so today (the 14th), I’m listing thirteen quick and relatively easy activities you can do in order to help reduce your stress, calm down and relax. I think I’ve done about twelve of them today because my Mom is still in the hospital. These items are presented in no particular order. Hope this helps.

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Oct 11 2008

My Parents Are Turning My Hair White

October 11, 2008 – 6:11 pm

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At 38, I had thought I could look forward to a couple more years of my usual dark hair color before it went to grey and then white. Thanks to my parents, I think my hair is going to skip the grey phase and head straight for white. My parents have been divorced for over 20 years, but are better friends now than when they were married. When Mom had to go into the hospital this week, he cheerfully agreed to visit Mom with me. That probably should have been a warning sign.

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Oct 10 2008

Comfort Foods

October 10, 2008 – 8:28 pm

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My Mom had to go to the hospital yesterday, even though she kept insisting that she didn’t want to go. I called the ambulance anyway. The doctors still aren’t sure what happened to her, but initial reports say she had a TIA (often called “mini stroke”). I don’t know how long she’ll be in the hospital. Both the pets and I seem to have lost our appetites (well, the goldfish are the notable exceptions. Perhaps they’re the kind that eats when upset). I don’t want to eat, but obviously have to. So, in cases like this, comfort foods are the way to go.

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