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Beat this optical illusion!
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Morning all,
Yaaaaaawn, I’m a wee bit tired I’ll confess - yesterday’s joyful mad dash with the kids and family certainly tuckered me out one whole heck of a lot.
However, after liberally applying 29 cups of coffee, I’ve finally returned to the land of the living! Yay!
But I digress. 
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Subscribe to the comments for this postHow to destroy relationship abuse
Morning!
Today is Sunday! A day of rest, unless your last name is Ling! :) I have lots on my plate today including writing, revamping my RISE site, challenging the kids in DDR and more. Hah! And folks think I have no life…hah!
But I digress.
Today’s thought of the day deals with the dank seamy underbelly of relationships…that of abuse.
Now, I’m not talking merely about Read more »
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On being a GREAT lover - Are you your body OR are you your soul?
Morning all,
For today’s post, I’d like to focus on a very very very VERY simple concept….yet one that is often overwhelmed by the priority our society places on truly superficial aspects.
And it’s this:
Do you define yourself by your body…or by your soul?
It’s not as inane a question as you might think! Think about what today’s culture tends to embrace. Read more »
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Emasculating the jerks who bother you
Morning all,
You know, at the venerable young age of 44, I am constantly reminded of just how terrific it is being in my 40s. Not only do I currently enjoy superb health (at 125 pounds this morning (which is 52 pounds less than my weight in December of 2006), my stamina, while still slightly less than my senior black belts at the dojo (okay, "slightly" meaning "10 to the 39th power") is superior to when I was in my 20s), but I also have at my beck and call 4 decades of life experiences.
Honestly, that is something that simply cannot be replaced.
When I was in my 20s, my folks and colleagues who were in their 40s would share with me their wisdom for dealing with jerks and other low-lying scum that inhabited my workplace. Back then, hah, I figured, sure, what they say might have worked back in the Dark Ages, but I certainly know much better how to tackle Read more »
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Embracing your Rebel WITHOUT a Clue
Morning all!
My gosh, it’s now 1:42pm and I’m finally (yes finally!) feeling life start to percolate back into my veins. You see, yesterday I indulged (over-indulged) in my beloved adult karate sparring…and it was amazingly magnificent and spine-tingling and death-defying and quite enjoyable indeed.
Our sensei had us practice blocking drills (I counted three fresh new bruises on my forearm this morning!), blocks-into-strikes (my partner was a woman with a super reverse punch that landed over my chest multiple times; it was quite neat tensing my muscles to deflect some of the force. Wow, I actually HAVE muscles now! :) ) and then the actual sparring itself.
Idjut me…well, I was seized by an insane desire to be completely illegal with three opponents and try to get them into a headlock (all together now - "IDJUT BARBARA!!!"). Given the fact all 3 folks are ‘way taller than myself, this failed more dismally than trying to carry the ocean in a colander, but wow, it was tons of fun to try (imagine yours truly, the teeny tiny pitbull, trying to subdue a saber toothed tiger). Taekwondo Boy (1st degree black belt who is amazingly fast) was quite unstoppable yesterday; I went thru my usual moment of EEEEEEK! but was able to Read more »
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Are you painfully enduring wisdom?
Morning!
My gosh, what a, ahem, unique weekend and start of the week! I’ve come to the conclusion that not only is parenting and life a hero’s journey fraught with more emotions than a Punk Rock gospel revival, but it’s also one that causes you (if you lose the ego) a tremendous opportunity to learn as well.
Take a plastic slinky.
Yes indeed, a blue plastic slinky….a blue plastic slinky that two over-exuberant single-digit boys broke together.
Give each half to one boy….and see how they choose to react. Behold: Read more »
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Even birdies appreciate the finer things in life
Morning all,
So tell me! Quick!
What’s the birdie in the picture carrying?
I STILL cannot believe the shot Crow got regarding this - it’s ‘way cool! If you’d like to know, swing on by Nicky510 and signup for the Daily Dose - you’ll be most astounded indeed when you uncover the truth. Read more »
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Appreciating what you have before you lose it
Morning!
It’s been a pretty hectic past week, let me tell you that! I’ve been flying solo now for the past 6 days; the husband returns from a week-long business trip very shortly and it’s not a moment too soon.
Think "4 kids!", add to that "homework monitoring", include a dash of "dealing with clients who shun email yet then wonder why updates I sent 2 months ago never got thru", tack on PMS that oh so thoughtfully coincided when my kids were in "must velcro to the Mommy mode" (sometimes I think I’m the only person who, ahem, enjoys PMS twice a month - middle AND end of each cycle. And to think my kids will follow in me footsteps!), and you get a weeeeee bit of the utter bliss that is currently suffusing my very being.
But I digress.
Yesterday, I had a very fascinating discussion Read more »
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Putting AWAY your childhood with a Crystal Sword
I’m feeling very pensive this moment.
This morning, all the utterly soul-searing agonizing joys of PMS barreled into my unwilling pysche, making me consider various channeling methods including indulging in MMA to the death, using a flame thrower to tidy up my kids’ rooms, evoking world peace by obliterating mankind and other similar gentle pursuits. Being a mature, zen-like mom of magnificence, however, I opted instead to start cleaning the basement in preparation for future home improvement.
Life was zooming along most peachy-like UNTIL…..I found my 24" crystal sword I had bought 6 years ago….still in its laquered case and buried underneath my kids’ old baby accoutrements.
Now, I vividly remember when I had bought this. I was going thru some Read more »
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Romance Novels, Insane Pushups, Poking Fun At Yourself and More
Morning all,
It’s 3:43am! Do you know where your sleep is? I know where mine sure ain’t - operational!! So as always, it’s time for me to take advantage of my sleeplessness and write instead.
Today’s topic deals with humor, as in, humor is the BEST medicine around. If there’s one thing I enjoy beyond all (except possibly coffee and white chocolate covered macadamia nuts), it’s making people laugh…family and friends especially!
Yesterday the following clip moseyed across me feedreader: Read more »
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