This week my daughter and I are spending the week with my parents. My husband, brother and three others have traveled to Atlanta for the International Woodworking Fair held there every two years. Since the only car I can drive…
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I'm Gonna Wash That Gunk Right Outta My Hair, 2
Hard Water Hair Experiment #2 Tuesday, August 19, 2008 I added a slight variation to my experiment in treating hard water hair. Sunday I found an Olive Oil/Aloe shampoo called Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Creamy Aloe Shampoo; now that’s…
I'm Gonna Wash That Gunk Right Outta My Hair
Hair Experiment #1 Sunday I tried one of the suggestions for making “hard water” hair behave. I mixed 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar with 1 cup (8 oz) of distilled water. Since I had an old spray bottle handy I…
Hard Water, Shampoo, Conditioner, Styling Products & Your Hair
The Good Last week I had to stay with my mom for a few days since she needed some help getting to some important appointments. She is tentative about driving lately because of weakness she experiences because of her condition. …
Spreading the Love with CommentLuv
Just added the WordPress CommentLuv widget to this blog. I’ve had the benefit of commenting on a good number of blogs that offer this service so I thought it’d be nice to reciprocate. So please, drop by, comment and maybe…
Justin Spring – "The Monkey Man"
“The Monkey Man” is my new knickname for USA’s men’s gymnastics team member, Justin Spring. If you’ve ever watched him do the highbar routine you know exactly what I’m talking about. I’ve seen two of his performances in competition in…
No Real Life for the Karen
The Karen are the largest minority group in Burma, now known as Myanmar. For many years they have fought for autonomy from the Burmese government without much success. A ray of hope was handed them during British rule. But as…
Evil Among Us, 2: What of Prognosticators and Nostradamus?
One vein of the occult that has popped frequently into my view as of late is prophecies by man, mainly Nostradamus. This one bothers me because the world has free access to this book called the Holy Bible that contains…
Don't Pass Up This Op to Make $50
Blogging is a wonderful pasttime. It gives us a chance to write about things we find interesting and also to find out what other people think about our soapboxes and bad days. It is so much fun to enter contests…
She Slept on the Floor
We live not a mile from some new highway construction. There are no trees or even houses to block out view of the goings on. This isn’t really a nuisance during the day, but they’ve been working all night, too.…
