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Category Archives: Honest observations on many things
And The Award Goes To…
“For most tired and Oscar’ed out, Dawn at Tales From the Motherland!” Roaring applause please, and hopefully I don’t stumble on my way up to accept my statue, as Jennifer Lawrence (in Silver Linings Play Book) did, when she went to … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Blog, Blogging, blogs, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, News, Tales From the Motherland, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Best Picture, Django Unchained, Effie Trinket, Life of Pi, Lincoln, nipples, Oscar party, Silver Linings Play book, Stacy Jaxx, Tales from the Motherland, The Oscars, Zero Dark Thirty
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It’s Good To Share, So I’m Sharing.
Originally posted on LifeRevelation:
http://newvision2012.weebly.com/-10-countries-with-female-soldiers.html I am traveling today. Which means I was up way before the sun, shaved, showered, downed some quick breakfast, loved on the Gang of 5, kissed Susie goodbye, checked seventy three times to insure I…
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things
Tagged inspiration, Kindness, LifeRevelations, Military, sharing, US Soldiers
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Updates and Silliness…. An Extra
Warning: Some distinct snark in this one. Thin skinned? Skip to the next one. Blustery, crappy day… perfect for having my windows washed. Feh. Damn. Shit. I wait months and months, they are really bad… and it will all be … Continue reading
The Middle: Hail The Oscars! Here Are The 100 Best Movies. Ever.
I was recently challenged by another blogger I follow, to put together a list of my 100 favorite movies of all time. Given that the Oscars (probably one of my favorite nights all year!) are just days away, the timing … Continue reading
Would You Take a Bullet… For Peace.
Note: For some reason, the formatting as it appears on the “published page” is all wonky. I have no idea why, and can’t seem to fix it, as it appears just fine on the edit page. Sorry for the reading … Continue reading
Posted in Activist, Awareness, Blog, Courage, Daily Observations, Education, Honest observations on many things, Life, Malala Yousafzai, Musings, Tales From the Motherland, Taliban, Women's issues
Tagged Education for women, Equal rights, Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize, Tales from the Motherland, Taliban
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Pissing On Greatness
When I read the shocking news yesterday that Olympic great Oscar Pistorius had (allegedly) shot and killed his girlfriend, at his home in South Africa, my initial thought was probably the same as most people who read that story: how … Continue reading
A Bonus, Love Story
I’m writing this for the Weekly Writing Challenge: Characters. Check it out and give it a try. Her scent often announced her presence, long after she’d come and gone. Shalimar and cigarette smoked lingered in any room where she’d been, … Continue reading
The Middle: To Valentine, or Not To Valentine
I’ve shared before that Valentine’s Day has been a dilemma in our house for 26 years now. Of course, I don’t mean this house; we’ve only lived in this house for 12 years… but for the 26 years that we’ve … Continue reading
Breaking News: Justin Bieber Wears Diapers
Saturday night. Saturday night live. SNL. I love it; I record and watch it almost every week. So this past Saturday I was up late and got watching the start of the show. The guest host and musical guest was … Continue reading
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