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• The "ABC’s" of Me

  Though I wasn’t tagged, here are my answers to one of the latest “memes” floating around the blogosphere.  Thanks to Alan for bringing this to my attention.
  A - Available or Married?  Neither - I am divorced and happily single (for now).  B - Best Moment?  Desiree’s adoption day - June 6, 2001.C - Cake or [...]

  February 25th, 2007

• A Valentine for My Readers

  Never one to take being called a “scaredy cat” lying down, here is a version of the Valentine I sent a fellow blogger when I read something she had written (see the end of this post).  I have amended it to apply to all those who grace the posts of my “be-it-ever-so-humble” blog.

   
  Technorati tags: Valentine’s Day, [...]

  February 13th, 2007

• If It Were Only That Easy

   
  Ted Haggard is now cured of his homosexuality,or should I say, his homosexual proclivities. 
  One of four ministers who oversaw three weeks of intensive counseling for the Rev. Ted Haggard said the disgraced minister emerged convinced that he is “completely heterosexual.”

  Read all about it here.
  Yeah, right.
  Technorati tags: Ted Haggard, homosexuality, heterosexuality, cure, Praying to the [...]

  February 6th, 2007

• Just Another Quiz

  My Personality

  Neuroticism

  45

  Extraversion

  32

  Openness To Experience

  78

  Agreeableness

  42

  Conscientiousness

  13

  You are neither a subdued loner nor a jovial chatterbox. You enjoy time with others but also time alone. Stressful and frustrating situations can be upsetting to you, but you are generally able to get over these feelings and cope with these situations. Novelty, variety, and change spice up your life [...]

  February 4th, 2007

• Exxon/Mobil Profits, Tax Breaks and Subsidies

  Here are excerpts from three different sources. Taken altogether they would be laughable if they weren’t such a sad commentary on the way things are.
  From the Boston Globe:
  HOUSTON –Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company — $39.5 billion — even as earnings for the last quarter of 2006 [...]

  February 4th, 2007