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A week after Steve left, Cierra and I headed out to the east coast for a visit with family and friends. We needed something to take our minds off the empty feel of the house. We started our adventure with Cierra’s first plane ride. Boy was that scary for me. Cierra, who doesn’t like to [...]

Well, Steve has come and gone. He was here for almost three weeks. We are so grateful for the time we were given, though it was not nearly long enough. We are looking forward to the day where he will be home, in our arms again. We had an absolutely wonderful time. And let me [...]

This is a good idea. This gentleman gets nothing from you looking at his site, but the satisfaction that he is one person closer to getting one million people aware of the regugee problem. I checked it out, very nice (if not upbeat) site. Help the dude out and read his page. You have [...]

So I was just browsing the internet and I found a website called gTalkr (yes even had the annoying "missing e" as I dubbed it), if you are a gmail user, you should check the site out. But anyway, the real reason that I am posting is that this awesome photo came up and I [...]

This Just in!
Coffee drinkers who have more than three cups a day could be dramatically increasing their risk of a heart attack, say researchers.
I guess the half a pot that I drink every day might not be the best for me. The problem is that there are so many conflicting reports on what coffee [...]

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A mother in Dallas is one of several parents complaining about a new interactive book for toddlers in which Sesame Street character Elmo asks “who wants to die?” according to a Local 6 News report.
This is an interesting little article about a “teach your young one to pee” category. Apparently when the [...]

Just wanted to say that I filled up my tank today and spent less than 2 $ /gallon for the first time in a long time….Nice

For New Year, I gave up Mt. Dew, this was not an easy thing to do, as I have pretty much been used to drinking about a liter or more a day. Mt. Dew has been a pivitol part of my life. I love Mt. Dew