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Can you really eat corn on the cob, watermelon with seeds, olives with pits or spaghetti and still be your graceful and charming self? The answer to the first three would be yes. The answer to the last one — spaghetti — would be no. Now I know you want more than a yes or a no, so here are a few... |
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It seems that every time we turn on the TV these days, we hear someone saying “I’m sorry.” We also are reading in newspapers and magazines about a lot of apologies from celebrities, corporate executives and politicians. I don’t know about you, but when I hear someone begin an apology with “If I... |
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Have you ever arrived at a restaurant at closing time and wondered why you may not have been welcomed with open arms? This often is a hard call for the restaurant when most of the guests already have been served and the kitchen staff has shut off and cleaned the equipment. Your argument may be that... |
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Every year when the month of March comes rolling in, I think of my younger days as a member of the 4-H Club. I always associate the shamrock with the month of March and with fond memories of a four-leaf clover that is the 4-H club symbol. |
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Side Note: Do you really want to give someone one of those engraved or etched 25th anniversary tabletop items? Does anyone need another tabletop item to clean and polish? |
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December has moved in, wrapped its bright, satiny bows around us, and is broadcasting official reminders on every radio station that the number of shopping days is disappearing like tinsel from the American Christmas tree. If the shopping list tucked into your wallet has a few empty spaces or a... |
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Have you ever noticed that many people tend to be more kind and considerate around Christmas time? I guess we just think about it more the closer it gets to the very special day of Christmas. Being kind and considerate to others is not difficult – it gives others pleasure and makes us feel good... |
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I will have to admit that I am envious of those who wear the latest platform shoes with very high heels. I am even more envious when I see someone wearing those and walking gracefully without a trace of visible discomfort. We have all heard the saying that you are only as old as you feel. Well, for... |
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“When you close your eyes and you fall asleep, everything about you is a mystery.” Excerpt from “Talking in your Sleep” by The Romantics |
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Recently, I was trying to get back home from San Francisco. The flight was delayed in San Francisco and I had just enough time to get to my gate in Dallas for my return flight to Greenville. I arrived at my gate only to learn that the flight out of Dallas had been canceled due to the weather. I... |