Age is but a freakin’ number

Age is but a freakin’ number

Aug 31


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Morning all, Oh wow, what a tremendous start to the morning! But wait! I just got ahead of meself – I must first rewind and bring you back, back back to…ummmm…..last week!  Yes!  Last week!  Last week, I had posted Today’s Thought To Share – Easily Do 100 Pushups.  I’m pleased to announce I’m up to 350 every few days (in batches of 7...

RIP Master Keet

RIP Master Keet

Aug 30


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Good morning, Today is a sad day in the Ling family.  Our treasured parakeet, Master Keet, died. Now, it’s commonly thought that parakeets are ‘starter birdies’ or otherwise easily swapped about.  Nothing could be further from the truth!  Budgies have adorable personalities that really bloom if you allow them free access outside the cage and into your...

Today’s Thought to Share – You ARE as good as me (or are YOU?)

Today’s Thought to Share – You ARE as good as me (or are YOU?)

Aug 28


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Morning all!  My get-up-and-go apparently got up and went, and my energy level right now is, oh, gee, lemmee see….close to attaining the heights of fresh molasses running uphill on a cold winter morning.  It might have been teh 350 pushups I did in batches of 50 throughout yesterday, or maybe the agonizingly long drive when I took the kids to the Rail Road Museum, or the fact that...

Storming the gates of HELL , otherwise known as teaching kids boundaries

Storming the gates of HELL , otherwise known as teaching kids boundaries

Aug 27


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Morning! And how are you today?  Over here in LingLand, I suffered beyond mere mortal comprehension yesterday.  Yes indeed, I had to (gasp!) SACRIFICE!!!!!   It was agonizing, it was painful, it was soul-searing and consumed my very being…..but for my family, I’d storm the gates of Hell (as would any other husband or wife). Well, okay, perhaps….I might have...

Today’s Thought to Share – Self Defense

Today’s Thought to Share – Self Defense

Aug 26


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Morning all!    Today’s thought to share deals with self-defense. I’m on a superb mailing list from No Nonsense Self-Defense and learned about the following: Monroe couple describe how they fought off armed man A few hours before Donna Angevine smacked an intruder in the head more than 20 times with a baseball bat early Thursday, she was sparring with her tae kwan do...