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353stam
posted on Aug 19, 2007
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Tags: jamaica, hurricane, hurricane dean
I have Jamaican friends so I'm watching that hurricane tracker system and it appears Jamaica is dead-on for a Category 4 storm today...it's sometimes so hard to imagine when you are sitting at home on a lovely day, enjoying teh sunshine and cool breezes... read entire post
353stam
posted on Jul 26, 2007
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Tags: travel, australia, korea, Viet Nam, Bali
I know they aren't all on the way from LA. But....I have reasons to be interested in all three. I've been hearing really great things about the natural beauty and people of Korea. I've been hearing about the great shopping and river ra... read entire post
353stam
posted on Jul 26, 2007
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Tags: news, iraq, suicide bombers
Even though you hear about the bombings and suicide bombers in Irag every day, it really touched me that the people there were trying to celebrate something "normal' like a major soccer victory...and they were killed even as they celeb... read entire post
353stam
posted on Jul 24, 2007
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Tags: Christmas shopping, Christmas shipping
I've just thought maybe I should start earlier this year. I usually start at Thanksgiving but actually the year before last I started on Labor Day with the big sales in early September. So thinking about it got me wondering: I wonder... read entire post
353stam
posted on Jul 24, 2007
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Tags: wildlife
Noticed so many more wild animals around lately. The other day a wild turkey flew right across my windshield as I was driving, I kid you not. I often see wild turkeys -- big ones -- by the side of the road, but this flying bugger... read entire post
353stam
posted on Jul 14, 2007
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Tags: not speaking but communicating
In my third and fourth days of severe laryngitis, I have ventured out to the pharmacy, the food shops, the dry cleaners. It has occured to me that without speaking, it's actually much less difficult to communicate than I w... read entire post
353stam
posted on Jul 14, 2007
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Tags: pet mortuaries, family members
Where do big dogs that die go? Before all these pet mortuaries started popping up a few years ago...what happened to them? We have a beloved big dog, now 13 years old and getting older by the minute. Got her from a humane society... read entire post
353stam
posted on Jul 14, 2007
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Tags: Condi, secretary of state
I've wondered how those calls from Geo ge W or the CIA chief or the Secretary of State, etc are initiated. I mean, if someone called your house and said "hold for George Bush please", would you find that believable? I'm pre... read entire post
353stam
posted on Jul 14, 2007
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Tags: Peggy Noonan, George W
Reading Peggy Noonan's article in today's WSJ made me think her old buddy President Reagan would not be happy about it. He was a 'stand by your man" kinda guy. Not only does Peggy Noonan clearly disagree with her President's current po... read entire post