Category Archives: mini editorials
solar eclipse, may 10, 1994
First, my confession: Yesterday, there was a solar eclipse. I have seen lots of photographs of the eclipse, but I didn’t see it myself. I did not go outside with a camera. I didn’t even go outside. (Shame on me! … Continue reading
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Tagged camera, cardstock, confession, defense, eclipse the sun, eclipses, perfect hole, progression, solar eclipse, yesterday
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Swearing Characters in Teen Novels Popular, Attractive
As a writer and as a Christian, this worries me. I don’t swear. It’s a personal choice and I don’t judge you if you choose to swear, but in my opinion, swear words are lazy adjectives. There are ALWAYS ways … Continue reading
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Tagged abc news, accurate words, Attractive, choice, everyday situations, role models, Swear, swearer, Teen, teen novels
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Graveyard dating back to 19th century found below California construction site
How crazy is this? A California hospital decided to build another wing, and when they started digging, they discovered a graveyard. And this wasn’t a native American graveyard, but a potter’s field from the late 1800s and early 1900s, where … Continue reading
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Tagged body, california construction, california hospital, construction worker, fascinating, late 1800s, reaction, site, u s news, wing
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Pastor files lawsuit; Jesus wept
Did you hear about the pastor who filed a lawsuit against one of his former parishoners? Yea, I found it hard to believe too. The pastor filed a lawsuit for $500,000 in damages, claiming defamation after a woman posted negative … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical, church, churches, damages, defamation, everything, extra, furniture, man, personal attacks
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dedicated ip address
I’m toying with the idea of getting a dedicated IP address for this website. It’s all about links and SEO… with my current host (Bluehost) it doesn’t cost too much ($2.50 a month, I think?) and I stand to benefit … Continue reading
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Tagged additional income, Bluehost, flexibility, host, hosting, idea, ip address, seo, stacks, website
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Genetic mutation may explain mysterious blond Solomon Islanders
Hair is such a curiosity. I read recently that only 1 or 2 percent of people have red hair, which is caused by a particular recessive genetic mutation, although up to 5 or 6 percent of northern Europeans have red … Continue reading
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Tagged body, curiosity, european influence, genetic mutation, mutation, northern europeans, Odd, percent, red hair, solomon islanders
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Autopsy: Micah True Died of Heart Disease
It’s amazing- you can do everything right, and still your body can betray you. Micah True, aka “Caballo Blanco”, was a distance runner who was in near-perfect physical condition. He didn’t smoke. He didn’t do drugs. Yet despite all that, … Continue reading
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Tagged aka, Autopsy, body, disease, disease news, drugs, heart, heart attacks, heart disease
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diets
The big news today was that Dominos is releasing a gluten-free crust. Now, I mean no offence to people who have celiac disease, but this whole gluten-free thing seems to me to be just the latest fad. Someone famous claimed … Continue reading
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Tagged atkins dieta, celiac, dieta mediterranea, gain muscle mass, gluten free diet, news, someone, vitamin deficiencies, weight, work
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stamp out hunger
I heard that the post office food drive, Stamp Out Hunger, will be coming up soon. I’m not sure if it is the same day everywhere, or different days for different regions, but it’s something we should all consider. Basically … Continue reading
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Tagged local food pantry, mail, mail bags, mail carriers, mail truck, office, pedestal mailboxes, post, stamp, truck
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