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Tag Archives: lifestyle
I Am Totally Obsessed With This Song
I could listen to this 25 times a day. Nothing in moderation for me. Half Light by @BannersMusic. I’m obsessed.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged addiction, alternative rock, BANNERS, Canada, lifestyle, Liverpool, moderation, music, obsession, pop, The Royals, UK
8 Comments
Facing Our Mortality
Everyone is talking about the number of celebrities who have died in 2016, with today and tomorrow still left to go. On social media, in papers around the world, we can see people weeping about the passing of their favorite … Continue reading
SpongeBarb SquarePants
How do you feel the day after Christmas? No brainer. I feel fat. Not to say I don’t always feel fat-ish. Except for the few blessed with great DNA for the svelte style of the last few decades (remember when … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, body image, christmas, Christmas traditions, fat, health, holiday food, lifestyle, nutrition, overeating, overweight, SpongeBob SquarePants, thin, weight
36 Comments
Being Enclosed In A Car for 3 Days With My Husband
Don’t worry. We stop to eat and spend the nights in hotels. We aren’t actually locked in a car for 3 days. But whenever I tell friends that my husband and I have a vacation coming up and we are … Continue reading
Posted in humor
Tagged adhd, Humor, lifestyle, marriage, road trips, texting, travel, vacations
39 Comments
Top 5 Favorite Songs
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I started a weekly series about my favorite books by genre. I started with Saneteachers’ Weekly Genre Feature-Fantasy and thanks to being a knucklehead and very ADD, I never wrote another genre … Continue reading
Posted in music, Uncategorized
Tagged add, Adele, Blind Faith, blues, Cream, culture, Eric Clapton, favorite songs, Led Zeppelin, lifestyle, music, rock
36 Comments
My Conflict With Religion
Religion used to be a definitive part of my life. I was following the rules or I wasn’t. I was accepting God’s love or I wasn’t. I was respectful to people of all religions. My religion wasn’t worse or better … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged alaska, Catholicism, christianity, culture, ecuador, heaven, inuit, judaism, kichwa, lifestyle, religion, respect, Russian Orthodox, Seder, spirituality
8 Comments
Where Is My “Like” Button?
“Like” buttons are used so flippantly. Do you really think a blog is funny? Click “like”. The writer will be ecstatic. Do you really think the Facebook eCard joke was humorous? Click “like”. You’ll send the message that you appreciate … Continue reading
School Supplies from Hell
Feeding frenzy on the Serengeti? No. Back to School Sale at Staples.When a kid is going into 4th grade, there is no reason to have 2 FULL PAGES OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED. List: crayons, markers or colored pencils. Must be … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged blogging, Education, insanity, lifestyle, opinion, school supplies, shopping, teachers
21 Comments
What if we didn’t have to pay bills?
Me: What if we didn’t have to pay bills? Friend: blank stare Me: No, seriously, what if we didn’t have to pay bills? Friend: Very funny Well, that’s never going to happen. Me: But what if? It’s not like I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Uncategorized
Tagged bills, blogging, Education, food, housing, Humor, leisure time, lifestyle, medicine, mortality, philanthropy, poverty
37 Comments
Santa Fe, Seattle, Senegal + Seven
If I lived to be 150, and had unlimited resources, maybe I could visit all the places I would like to visit. A lot of them start with the letter S. Odd, I know, but I’m a little Strange and … Continue reading
Posted in humor
Tagged africa, alaska, california, Canada, Humor, lifestyle, new mexico, san franciso, santa fe, saskatchewan, scotland, seattle, senegal, singapore, spain, sweden, travel, usa, washington
46 Comments