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The BIG 7 Billion Number

My husband downloaded the National Geographic magazine’s 2011 year-long series on world population app on the iPad last week, and my son has since been immensely intrigued by it.  He has been showing everyone the app, which has a very … Continue reading

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A Welcome Helping Hand

Image: scottchan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net There are a few reasons why we have never liked the idea of a live-in maid, but the major one would be that our privacy would be severely compromised.  With the initial trust issue to deal … Continue reading

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Don’t ASSume

Image: digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Oh boy, these fitness center consultants are really persistent now, aren’t they?  It all started with this phone call.  And after that, a couple more phone calls, and I remember the last one, I told the … Continue reading

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What Have I Been Up To Lately?

Last night, while I was busy tinkering on my laptop, my most avid blog reader (who does not comment, ironically) asked why I had no blog updates.  Told him I had a blog drain and I did not know what … Continue reading

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Rays of Hope

I captured the picture of a beautiful sunrise today, the sun’s rays streaming through the clouds onto the calm sea below.  A sight like this could not foretell what the day held and certainly was not able to tell me … Continue reading

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