Christmas 2007

Christmas makes people do unusual things –

People would work selflessly day and night to make tons of tamales to give away – and I got some of them! Thanks Theresa.

I went out to meet my neighbors on my block whom I have not talked to in the 9 years we’ve lived here. We went Christmas caroling at their houses, and they were all very friendly.

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Can you make a living with blogging?

I came across Blogsvertise on a forum that talked about working from home. The first attraction on the Blogsvertise website was their first line – “Earn cash and generate extra income from your blog!’ That sounded pretty good to me. The panel of pictures of featured bloggers also caught my eye. It breaks up the monotony of printed words and shows a sense that real people are involved.

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Thanks to EK, I read this Agatha Christie book without having to check it out from the library. I read it on www.Scribd.com.

I’ve read 4.50 From Paddington a long time ago and didn’t remember the story. As I was rereading it this time, I knew what to look for and who the possible murder would be. But the ending still surprised me. EK gives a good summary so I won’t repeat the storyline here.

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Alex Trebek

Me: Hey, Amy, guess what?? Alex Trebek had a heart attack!!

Amy: I know already. It happened yesterday and it was minor.

Elliot: Probably within one hour everyone knew.

Wow! Amy doesn’t know who our Vice President is, but she knows when Alex Trebek has a minor heart attack.

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This year, Wal-Mart is getting the campaign off to a great start with a $1 million donation. Tomorrow, the Wal-Mart Choir and the Salvation Army’s New York Staff Brass Band will perform a Christmas Carol Concert that will be broadcast nationwide on Wal-Mart’s in-store television network. The broadcast will also feature a message from Pastor…

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Written in 1923, The Dark Frigate by Charles B. Hawes chronicles the adventures of young Philip Marsham. Phil was taught by his father to love the sea, so rather than staying with his studies, he left the safe life behind and joined the crew on board the Rose of Devon. Phil’s journeys took him to living the life of a pirate against his will. He makes a full circle around and ends up once more on the Rose of Devon.

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