Family
November 20, 2009
- To the tune of "Over the River and Through the Woods." Over the ocean and through the skies,To the island of Guam I fly,The plane knows the way,To land near the bay,While islanders shout "Hafa Adai!" ("Welcome," in Chamorro, the native tongue.) I was welcomed to the island of guam by Aunt Vicki, Uncle Bill, and my two cousins Velma and Woody, who I lived ...
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November 18, 2009
- As most of you know, who know me, nothing I've ever done in my life has been more important to me, or given me more joy (also more challenge, for sure) than raising my three children, now grown and launched in the world in ways I am deeply proud of. I could not love them more. For many years, I have thought about adopting a child from some other part of the world, in need of a loving ...
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November 13, 2009
- M E D I A R E L E A S E CONTACT:Linda HouleLinda@lldreamspell.com dkchristi@yahoo.com For Immediate Release November 13, 2009 A mysterious orchid is central to a story of love, lies, and redemption Ghost Orchid, a Mainstream Fiction/Paranormal novel, was released by publisher L&L Dreamspell in October 2009. Once more before I die…the haunting mantra of a lonely woman. A ...
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November 13, 2009
- One thing that does not get divided--that is not mentioned in any divorce settlement--is extended family members. No lawyer will ask you to fill out a worksheet that lists the people the couple "owns" together (other than children, but that's another story) and then later try to figure out who gets whom. There is no wrangling over mothers and fathers and sisters. There is no ...
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November 6, 2009
- See that little baby in the arms of a beggar? See those eyes looking blankly? He has been sedated. He has been rented out. He could be your child.This is a real case and it happened in Bangalore, the city touted as the IT capital of India.A seven-month-old baby of a working couple who relied on their ayah—recruited from an employment agency, and hence thought to be above board—was used for ...
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November 4, 2009
- Right the Bill My fourteen year- old son came home from school yesterday and immediately began a conversation with the differences between the two political parties. I assumed the topic was brought up at school (at this time of the year) and why he was full of questions and answers for me. He said: He thinks that the (A) political party seems to have a focus and ...
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October 31, 2009
- Allow me to tempt you away from Halloween candy and the looming specter of NaNoWriMo to relax with an excerpt from my novel HIGHWAY TO OBLIVION. I promise an easy read, nothing painful, nothing controversial. THE PLAN --- Lily Buchanan had grown up in a little nameless town “in the South.” ...
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October 28, 2009
- Littluns don't have to think about what truth is. To be anything but truthful, just wouldn't be Littlun. Littluns are pure of thought and deeds. It just wouldn't occur to them to be any other way.Residing high atop Powder Mountain and nestled within their pure, secret, and protected land of Hollow hills, Littluns are shielded from any outside negative ...
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October 28, 2009
- Tuesday, October 20, 2009 I spent the day with my mom going through a neuro series to determine what her memory issues officially are. It confirms what I've always believed: everything matters.Tell those close to you that you love them...every day.Tell people you work with how much you appreciate them...every chance you get.Hold a hand out for a stranger, open the door for someone who ...
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October 28, 2009
- I was born in LA county in 1960 and feel NO connection there. None. Even the ocean is changed. I do like the salt air smell and the eucalyptus trees. It is like being an adoptee who occasionally visits a biological parent who has both terminal cancer and Alzheimer's. You came from them originally, but there is no mutual recognition on any meaningful level and only sadness and alienation.
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