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Toni’s Tidbits: I Don’t Even Know What to Say

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:23:38 -0600

If any of you are on my facebook then I am sure you know what this post is all about however if you are not please watch the video (Tuesday’s Tidbits) and you will understand. Well even if you know what’s going on still watch it. I apo

There is no more stalling

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:22:56 -0600

Now there is no more stalling no more delay the time is now to be that which you are here to be no more waiting on change waiting on other things and making excuses for why you are not ready to fulfill your role in this life it is time now to let go

Ouch!

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:15:00 -0600

I have this terrible tooth ache. It's been bugging me since long time now. Actually the tooth problem is quite complicated. It was a tooth that was just starting to get a cavity, but didn't. The dentist drilled it a little bit, t

Sadness at Christmastime

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:05:42 -0600

I had planned to write a post on losing a loved one at Christmas. How there is a time for everything under the sun – a time to laugh and a time to mourn – and sometimes that time to mourn falls at Christmas. Sometimes, even with sof

Two sad moments

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:20:00 -0600

Both of these came up in class this week, and I thought I'd throw them out there for the world. No real connection between the two... The first came up because one of my students asked me to tell them a joke. I defaulted to one of my standard joke

What is Depression? Different Kinds of Depression

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:31:09 -0600

Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity. While often described as a dysfunction, there are also strong arguments for seeing depression as an adaptive defense mechanism. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defi

Poetry Sunday~ Remember the Reason

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:49:35 -0600

Remember the ReasonIt’s not about presents it’s not about bows,It’s all about the heart that grows.As Christmas day draws ever near,I lost the luster of good cheer.I dig in the snow, my dog runs ‘roundWe both seek for nothing found.I’m off

Can't Focus...

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:03:56 -0600

I'm psycho-ing myself to not make this post into a mournful and distressful one because I had done that yesterday and I will not want my readers to be in the same state as me.So...How's everyone today?? Hopefully much better than I am...Although I di

Guest Post... 'The Doll' By Nikita Gupta

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:19:00 -0600

You are my doll,Her grandfather saidAs he kissed her cheekAnd stroked her head.She was his joy,His object of affection.He pampered her silly,And loved her like none.And as night came,So did he,Into her roomWhere she lay asleep.He touched her sweet, g

Sad

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:37:12 -0600

Lately I have been avoiding talking about a lot of what is sitting in my mind. I am not sure anymore if a blog is the venue to discuss such things. So, instead I have tried to cope by staying really, really busy.As my husband mentioned though, this

Friday Night And The Feeling’s SHYTE

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:52:06 -0600

Dear Ether, Have you ever been afraid to face anything so you do the absolute worst thing possible—-nothing at all? I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’ve been researching my assignment for about 10 days and have felt dis

Another Year Passes

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:41:16 -0600

Not a new year, no, but another anniversary. Three years ago, in the coming small hours of the morning, my Mother died. I just read my blog from last year, dated a year ago tomorrow, talking about my feelings and actions around this day. I am n

DISGRASIAN OF THE WEAK! Tiger Woods

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:53:14 -0600

Did too many of Tiger’s low-rent mistresses rise up to tell their tales? Did enough of his sponsors threaten to drop him? We’ll never know. But one of the world’s greatest atheletes has decided to step away from professional golf

I Wanna Be Happy Again

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:41:13 -0600

Recently, I did a survey, and the survey was asking questions about the level of happiness that I'm going through in my life, and sadly, after finishing the questionnaire, I realized that I'd ticked mostly "disagree" when the question is "Are you hap

On motherhood and rigour

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:34:00 -0600

I have this desire to write profound words about all this and many other half-written posts. To reflect upon it all in a deep and meaningful way. To write something really honest, or thought-provoking. I am feeling less than thoughtful lately (as in

Alexis Update: Day 8 (GOING HOME)…

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:07:48 -0600

Hey Everyone, Just a quick update on little Alexis! She had a little bit of a rough week with some vomitting from the chemo and a little bit of constipation, but she is doing better now and has pooped! Amen for poop! I spoke with Ashley and she said

Madame Tutli-Putli: A Lonely, Terrifying Journey With Ghosts of The Past

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:15:46 -0600

Madame Tutli-Putli: A Lonely, Terrifying Journey With Ghosts of The Past Madame Tutli-Putli is a 2007 Academy Award nominated, stop-motion animated short film by Montreal filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski. The film takes viewers

Artwork by Daniel Dos Santos

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:29:08 -0600

Please Click Small Images or Link Thanks to Daniel Dos Santos {Link} Please Vote and Comment on what You Think! Now playing: Eloy – Impressions via FoxyTunes Posted in Armour, Blue, Costumes, Cultures, Dark, Dragons, Dreams, Fanta

SOMETIMES I GET FRIGHTENED.

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:30:56 -0600

Just something I wrote back in May. ——– Sometimes I get frightened I lay in the primeval darkness Car headlights run across the ceiling Unnatural shadows chase across my walls Mad distorted shadows A slide show from hell And I feel

Marital Problems: Do not Get a Divorce Yet-from Dundee, Streamwood, Barrington

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:58:10 -0600

is a foundation of our society. It is not for those who are cavalier and simply assume that if it fails to work, they can just get a divorce later, on a whim. Everything possible should be done to improve it, before deciding to divorce. At an acute c

Let Me……

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:37:12 -0600

Let me enjoy Christmas I want to feel the sparkle The white of the lights The colors of the season. Let me enjoy Christmas I want to get beyond The crowds at the mall For all the right seasons. Let me enjoy Christmas I ...

Guest Post... 'Longing' by Priya

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:01:03 -0600

Now, I no more hear or see the prints,Its an empty bowl with not trace;Then, it was trees filled with fruits,Riped to taste the flavor all over the lips.Now, the music is sad with unknown,Left in lurch searching to drink;Then, the room was filled alo

A Fall from the Top

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:57:55 -0600

She was your average girl. She didn’t look like anything you hadn’t seen before. She probably wouldn’t turn your head in public. Though, if she had opened her mouth you would surely know her face. The other girls and I looke

The Disturbing Case of Prita vs OMNI Hospital

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:39:32 -0600

This matter has been stuck in my mind for months already. Every time I think about it I get angry to the bones. The injustice that shown by this story is beyond my understanding of how one big corporation with all its power press charge on their cust

Anger on an Ordinary Monday at the Mall

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:15:01 -0600

Every Monday I meet Nathalie at the mall at 1:00 PM. We don't shop. We just sit at a table in the food court and speak French. She started out as my teacher, some seven years ago, but now we are simply friends. We look forward to Mondays to catch up

The Passing of a Legend

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:00:54 -0600

With great sadness we share that Jim Rohn, our mentor and friend, left us December 5, 2009 for a better place. Over the past 18 months, in his battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis, Jim assured us with a smile that all is good, that he would fight until the

When a loved one dies

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:03:00 -0600

There are times when words don't mean a thing.... I wrote this blog post few months back when a family member of a friend died. Today, this issue hit too close to home when I heard news that one friend had succumbed to depression af

Life is About Choices and the Decisions We Make

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:28:16 -0600

Life is like a road. There are long and short roads; smooth and rocky roads; crooked and straight paths. In our life many roads would come our way as we journey through life. There are roads that lead to a life of single blessedness, marriage, and re

Three Sad Things...

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:42:48 -0600

Pokwang's amusing Tweets! What coulb be bothering her? Read on!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:22:27 -0600

Here are her tweets about 5 hours ago in chronological order:>>hayaan nyo muna akong maglungkot lungkutan today tutal hndi ko naman pinapakita sa inyo kpag nasa wowowee na ako.>>masakit ksi ang pkiramdam ng hndi ka pinahahalagahan at inaalagaan sakab