This past week has been one upheaval upon another. Whilst trying to get Budget101 switched over to a new design and implementing a few new features, my hard drive starting making crunchy noises.

Within a matter of moments, the drive ceased to function and 2 years of photographs (over 145,000) are GONE. This WAS my back up drive....

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Ah, these are the days of our lives, aren't they folks?

The past few years, particularly since 9/11, the media's grim forecast on the Nation makes me ill. Not from any actual sickness mind you, but from the fear they attempt to induce and the frustration I feel with each new impending report of doom; Bird Flu, Swine Flu, Mad Cow......

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First, let me say that I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on tv. The advice, articles and recipes that I post on this site are based on my own experiences in life, either my own, or directly from close friends and family.

That being said, let me share with you something that brings me great personal Displeasure. I am extremely allergic...

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This post may not set well with some and for that I apologize in advance, however, with that said, this is My Blog, and I am going to vent.

For those of you that don't know, I live in the Bible Belt. That is, we have more than 15 Different churches in less than 10 square miles around us.

This year, like last,...

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Nature, in all her beauty, offers us a poignant reminder to slow down in life; to stop and smell the flowers, if you will.

Over Valentine's Day weekend, I received such a reminder. Needing a bit of R&R, we headed to a State Park to enjoy the delicate sweetness of Spring lingering in the air as Yellow Jessamine

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