I’m not a terribly material person. I don’t really mourn the things I did not get to keep in my divorce. I have what I need to live comfortably. In fact, I often wonder if I shouldn’t just downsize further and get rid of that monthly storage bill I pay. If I could just get […]
Posted on December 27th, 2007 by onecleardot
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CNN’s website is running a story about eco-friendly burials and biodegradable coffins. It made me think more about a quest my mother and I have been on for years. That is, to find more places that allow green burials.
Essentially, I do not feel 100% comfortable about the idea of embalming and using concrete grave liners […]
Posted on December 26th, 2007 by onecleardot
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Growing up, my mom made a lot of my clothes. She is an excellent seamstress. She taught me, but I was often not willing to sit and actually retain knowledge. I did make some pillows and some doll clothes using a sewing kit, but I have not sewn using a machine in years. Lots of […]
Posted on December 25th, 2007 by onecleardot
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Some of you may know that I completed my teacher training and am now certified to teach in the state of Florida. I have not started looking seriously for teaching jobs, yet. I am taking a year to be with my daughter and to try to give her some more time with mom as a […]
Posted on December 25th, 2007 by onecleardot
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Winter is a funny season in Florida. I think there is a collective sigh of relief that the humidity and bugs are both gone. The temperature is mostly warm and breezy, so there is no need for a winter wardrobe. Flowers are abundant, because so many of the highly colorful varieties don’t do as well […]
Posted on December 23rd, 2007 by onecleardot
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I was just watching a video story on CNN about a little boy who prevented a four-year-old girl from being kidnapped by yelling and tugging on her as she was being carried away. The whole thing was caught on security cameras outside the doors of the children’s apartments. I was shocked at how cool and […]
Posted on December 23rd, 2007 by onecleardot
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My title is misleading, because I really feel like if asked to choose between UPS and FedEx, it’s a toss up. They’re both acceptably reliable and operate as very professional businesses.
DHL, on the other hand, is a joke.
I worked with a woman who had a husband who drove for DHL. He was essentially a contract […]
Posted on December 22nd, 2007 by onecleardot
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Here in Florida, I’ve noticed the prices for condos, including town homes, coming down little by little. A new report was just released by The National Association of Home Builders that leads me to believe that the time to buy a condo around here might just be ripe in the coming year.
The NAHB says that […]
Posted on December 22nd, 2007 by onecleardot
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I have had the same cellular service provider since 1998. That’s going on 10 years. I have seen the company go from having no contracts and no start-up fees, to one-year contracts and finally two-year contracts. I’ve seen the free weekend and evening minutes start at different hours. And all along, they have just stayed […]
Posted on December 21st, 2007 by onecleardot
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I believed in Santa Claus when I was young. My parents did not go overboard with the Santa stories, but they perpetuated my belief. I remember my dad tuning into one of the local AM radio stations in Washington DC one year and sitting my sister and I next to the big console stereo. The […]
Posted on December 4th, 2007 by onecleardot
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