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Well, this was a nice surprise! I went to the supermarket to pick up a few things today, and the cashiers were handing out a free tree sapling to every customer at check out, in celebration of Earth Day. This was especially meaningful this year, because we lost quite a few trees on our propertyRead more about Earth Day 2018[…]
My political views have always skewed Independent–I firmly believe in voting for the person, not necessarily any particular party–but there will always be a special place in my heart for Al Gore. I have been following his political career since 1987, during my college days, and my good friends know that I will forever beRead more about A Souvenir from a Friend[…]
Spotted at my local Hallmark store…I did not read this correctly the first time through, and wondered what the heck the designer was thinking, and why this was on display in a family store. Then I read it again. THERAPISTS, not THE RAPISTS. Oh. Yikes.
Yesterday morning, a friend posted a link to an article whose title intrigued me: You May Have Worn the Prom Dress, But I Get to Wear the Wedding Dress. Of course, I had to click through and read this anticipated train wreck. I was not disappointed. What struck me most at first is the author’sRead more about When A Girl’s Insecurities Go Viral[…]
A few weeks ago, I saw a video posted on Facebook that demonstrated a method for dyeing Easter eggs that looked impossibly simple: wrapping eggs in colorful silk square, securing it with a twist tie, covering that with a cotton square, securing it again, and then putting the bundles into a pot of water withRead more about Silk-dyed Easter Eggs — Easy, Impressive Results![…]
I follow several different accounts on Instagram, but one that I consistently enjoy is Chabad.org’s Daily Dose of Jewish Wisdom. As someone who does a lot of volunteer week–I have trouble saying no, especially when it’s a good cause–from time to time things get overwhelming, and you can end up asking yourself, “Why am IRead more about Answering The Call to Do Good Works[…]
After the recent Customer Service nightmare that I had when trying to order from 24hourwristbands.com, it was going to take an outstanding experience to restore my faith in the system. Well, I can report that miracles DO happen, thanks to HP customer service. On Thursday, my not-that-old HP printer broke, and needed to be replaced.Read more about HP Instant Ink: a happy customer service experience[…]
Just as I feared: the heavy snowfall yesterday proved to be too much for some of our backyard trees to bear, and several of them came crashing down on our back deck yesterday. We were lucky–no one was hurt, and the deck appears to be mostly undamaged. There are lots of trees and power linesRead more about T-I-M-B-E-R! Trees down!![…]
Wet, heavy snow coming down–pretty, but with lots of potential to do some serious damage. I’m not worried about losing power–we installed a whole-house generator after a hurricane knocked out our power for 10 days a few years ago–but I’m concerned about our trees.
Alyssa Alhadeff At long last, I’m able to share what I’ve been working on in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Florida. There’s a bill in New Jersey, A-764, that calls for the installation of emergency lights and panic alarms in all schools, to be used in the event of a life-threatening emergency inRead more about Alyssa’s Law: speeding up police notification during life-threatening emergencies[…]