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starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Long Term Care and Guilt - 6/28/2007

I feel like I was losing my Brother, Got him back and now I'm losing him again - one piece at a time.

Last Week he was on Life Support, he was given the Last Rites and expected to cross.
6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
How Clean is Your House? - 6/28/2007

I have been watching a televison program about two English Ladies who inspect messy houses and tell the occupants how to get it in order.

Never did I suspect that I would be doing the same th

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Mercury Retograde and The Bus Ride From Hades - 6/26/2007

In my younger days, I thought riding the was fun and I met all kinds of interesting people which I actually did on this trip too. But ouch, my 50-something year old bones don't deal with long rides

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
The Creator's Will - 6/22/2007

It does not appear to be the Creator's Will to let my Brother go just yet. Last week, the Priest gave him the Last Rites and it was expected that he would cross that weekend.

I just spent f

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
No Code - 6/14/2007

My computer is on it's way to Arkansas and I will be heading that direction in a few days.

My brother is still with us although he is not getting better and I don't anticipate that he will.

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Helping Others to Deal With a Dying Loved One - 6/11/2007

As we become Seniors - this becomes more and more of a reality. Last Week, my youngest brother on a hunch went to check on our oldest brother at 3 in the morning. Currently, our oldest brother is

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Adventures At the Reno Luncheon - 6/10/2007

I suspect that it was much more subdued than the Nashville Bash but it was great to meet all the folks behind the profiles. Before the Luncheon, I went to what I thought was an AMT Machine. It sp

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Scnerio - What if Paris Hilton was your ? - 6/8/2007

If your or got themselves into a legal situation - do you think it would be more to their benefit to serve the time or would you opt for home confinement or a different kind of consequence.



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starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
The Law of Attraction and the Field Of Dreams - 5/29/2007

Remember the Movie "Field of Dreams" where the man turned a cornfield into a baseball field with a vision that the players and spectators would come.

I am applying this same principle to my l

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
The Music coming from my pillow - 5/22/2007

This Morning, I woke up to the Music of the "Hungarian Waltz" thinking Dang I didn't leave any Music on last night when I went to bed.

I sat up and the music was gone. Heck, D


6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Immigration, Citizenship and The Queen's English - 5/4/2007

Lately there has been much discussion about the language that folks should be speaking in the United States.

I work with a Hispanic Woman who speaks very broken English. My first response w

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Bad Boy/Bad Girl Blings - 5/1/2007

Have you Made Any Bad Boy/Bad Girl Blings?

Do Share






and this one I made just for [photo DenverCol

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
rattlesnake pheasant, frog legs, alligator, elk. - 4/26/2007

Yesterday, I was hiking in the desert and ran across a rattlesnake. My thought was "People should think about eating rattlesnakes instead of chicken.

Rattlesnakes are vicious animals and d

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Cultural Versus Economic Language - 4/23/2007

I've known Hispanic Friends who describe Spanish as the Cultural Language and English as the Economic Lauguage.

My older speaks French, German and Spanish just because he can. He has a gif

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Kidney Exchange program - 4/23/2007

Last year a member was blogging about her health challenges with Kidney Disease. My thought was, "I wished I could simply donate one of my kidneys to her." I've been blessed with good health and

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
"Abstinence until marriage" Educational Programs - 4/22/2007

Fifty Two Million Tax Dollars go annually on "Abstinence until marriage" educational programs. Are the programs working? Apparently not……..

In Louisiana, five fifth-grade stu

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Fanstasy Relationships - 4/21/2007

Have you ever found that when you date a divorced person - You get compared the Schmuck. If you date a Widow/Widower - you get compared to the Saint.

or perhaps b


6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Art History 101 and Blinging - 4/15/2007

It appears that we have a Bling Critic among us. Life on life's terms. When I was in College - I took Art History 101 and Art 101.

There was the Renaissance Era with the li


6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
superstitions and black cats - 4/13/2007

In Honor of Friday the 13th

If I give a Customer a Baker's Dozen oc CCC's Cookies, It is good luck for the Customer.


Black Cats are ACTUALLY Goo

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Lucky Charms, Amulets, Talismans - 4/13/2007

In Honor of Friday the 13th - I am reflecting about the various Charms, Amulets and Talismans that I carry and keep around the house.

An Amulet is someth

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starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Solitude Versus Loneliness - 4/8/2007

I don’t mind being alone, I just don’t like to feel lonely! Quoted Bette Davis as Kate Bosworth, in “A Stolen Life”.
Being alone in Solitude can be can be use

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Those Flat Cookies Were Useful After All. - 4/8/2007

I bake cookies every week for the guys at the 12 Step Meeting to make them feel loved. Today I baked Walnut CCC's but once again, they were flat. Despite the extra baking soda. This is so.......

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
The Great Void - 4/7/2007

Something - Destiny quoted and something that I need to take counsel to......
Star, guess you are still trying to recover from a certain Sag..All that stuff about forgiveness...put it into pl

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
High Altitude Baking - 4/7/2007

Oh No! My Cookies are flat again. This time I made Walnut CCC's for the guys. It is not likely that they are going to kick me out of the 12 Step meetings even when I bring them flat cookies bu

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Those Blasted Retrograding Planets - 4/6/2007

All of the planets retrograde at various times of the year and the outer planets retrograde at at least one third of the year. That is life on life's terms.
Earlier this year, Saturn went into

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Karma and the Dumb A$$? Law - 4/2/2007

It must be Karma. I should have NEVER called that tailgating trucker a dumb a$$. Kassr the opininated c00kie man is frequently correct in some of his assessments. Mos

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Customer Interactions - 4/1/2007

I notice that when I go to the local coffee shop at the Silver Strike Casino, the waitresses address me as "Honey" and the Men as "Honey" or "Dear"
When I was in Texas, I noted that the common

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Tattoos and the Military - 3/31/2007

I have often heard men in the military say that it was a tradition to go out on the town and get screwed, blewed and tattooed.
The Marines are are putting a stop to that tradition by banning any

6 response(s), 13 votes
starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
Falling In Love Versus Loving Someone - 3/29/2007

Is There A Difference Between Falling In Love And Loving Someone?
In my not so humble opinion, falling in love is a feeling, loving someone is a choice.
Chemistr


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starwomyn 70 F
376  questions
cooking triumphs and cooking tragedies - 3/29/2007

I have never classified myself as a Domestic Goddess but I do okay with a recipe.
One of my first cooking tragedies was an attempt to make my mother break

6 response(s), 13 votes