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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87267649809904576482012-02-14T20:32:24.269-08:00petra michellea writer's potpourri of short stories, poetry, current events, & personalspetra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-37314119880716295442012-01-19T15:00:00.000-08:002012-02-01T03:59:13.890-08:00Although I'll be away for a bit, please make yourself comfortable...

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Cecil B. Demille AwardMorgan Freeman Best Motion Picture - Drama The Descendants The Help Hugo The Ides Of March Moneyball War Horse Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs Viola Davis – The Help Rooney Mara – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Meryl Streep – Iron Lady Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin Best Performance by an Actor in a

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Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg, sometimes written as Harry Bratsburg) was an American actor. He was widely known for his roles as Pete Porter in both December Bride (1954–1959) and Pete and Gladys (1960–1962), Detective Bill Gannon on Dragnet (1967–1970), Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey (1972–1974), and Colonel Sherman T. Potter in M*A*S*H (1975–1983). Additionally, Morgan appeared in more than

Mexico City (CNN) -- The United Nations' cultural organization recognized mariachi music Sunday in a move that Mexican authorities hope will help preserve the well-known tradition. The songs -- often played on festive occasions by groups of guitar, violin and trumpet performers wearing traditional clothes or wide-brimmed hats -- are sung throughout Mexico, and have become a key part of

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by Joanne Shenandoah/Lawrence LaughingIn respect to our home the earth,we say thank you to the earthFor everything that she gives to us;nourishing us every day.We give thanks to all the water in the world;everything within that water.We give thanks to all the grass that lives on the land.We give thanks to all the berries, the fruits, the medicines.We give thanks to the animals that keep the

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Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video.Obvious statement: Lots of middle schoolers have been outside.But I'm going to go out on a limb and say that almost none of them look up at the trees, see the Fibonacci Sequence in the branches, and use that insight to develop new and more-efficient methods of arranging solar panels.Stuff like that only happens to Aidan Dwyer.This 13-

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Joseph William "Joe" Frazier, also known as Smokin' Joe, was a former Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976 with a brief comeback in 1981.Frazier emerged as the top contender in the late 1960s, defeating the likes of Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Machen, Doug Jones, George Chuvalo and Jimmy Ellis en route

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London (CNN) -- What if buildings had lungs that could absorb carbon emissions from the city and convert them into something useful? What if they had skin that could control their temperature without the need for radiators or air-conditioning? What if buildings could come "alive?"Science fiction?"Not as such," claims Dr Rachel Armstrong, senior TED fellow and co-director of Avatar, a research

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The Pipistrel USA Taurus G4, a four-seat, twin-fuselage aircraft, earned the $1.35 million first prize from NASA.A Pennsylvania company has won a $1.35 million prize from NASA for developing a highly efficient airplane power by electricity.Pipistrel-USA.com of State College earned the top prize in the CAFE Green Flight Challenge, sponsored by Google, NASA announced Monday.The plane developed by

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petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-78814017940178899722011-09-20T14:00:00.000-07:002011-09-20T20:33:03.063-07:00"A Thousand Kisses Deep" by Leonard Cohen...for me, a universal sensibility towards life

Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear video."A Thousand Kisses Deep"The ponies run, the girls are young,The odds are there to beat.You win a while, and then it’s done –Your little winning streak.And summoned now to dealWith your invincible defeat,You live your life as if it’s real,A Thousand Kisses Deep.I’m turning tricks, I’m getting fixed,I’m back on Boogie Street.You lose your grip,

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"That's how things really change. Slowly, through people."

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(CNN) -- The battle over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would stretch 1,700 miles through six states, from Alberta, Canada, across the U.S. heartland, into Texas to the Gulf Coast refineries, is intensifying. The final congressional hearing on the $7 billion project is scheduled for October 7 in Washington. And the State Department, which has to sign off on the deal because of the

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Leicester, England (CNN) -- They call it battling ghosts: The incredibly tricky task of using satellites to track the invisible airborne pollutants that determine the air quality and health of our major cities. But as concerns mount over global warming, scientists say existing space technology has now reached its limits in this battle -- unable to measure how emissions are being cut in the urban

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-33815733452618009092011-08-23T03:00:00.000-07:002011-08-24T20:11:03.982-07:00The Mexican film, "Like Water for Chocolate," is another enchanting food film

If you've ever read Isabelle Allende or Gabriel Garcia Marquez, you would appreciate this film's touch of Spanish "magical realism." And the food! If you'd care to try the recipes, they're in the book entitled same. I have yet to venture that far, although I enjoy making paella! Mucho delicioso! Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video. Synopsis: Passionate Tita is in

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One of my favorites: El Otro El hecho ocurrió el mes de febrero de 1969, al norte de Boston, en Cambridge. No lo escribí inmediatamente porque mi primer propósito fue olvidarlo, para no perder la razón. Ahora, en 1972, pienso que si lo escribo, los otros lo leerán comun cuento y, con los años, lo será tal vez para mí. Sé que fue casi atroz mientras duró y más aún durante las desveladas noches

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petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-12411700831454094892011-08-13T06:00:00.000-07:002011-08-20T05:37:27.865-07:00A poignant observation by Robert E. Sherwood, writer of the play/film PETRIFIED FOREST

Do you realize what it is that is causing world chaos? ... it's Nature hitting back. Not with the old weapons—floods, plagues, holocausts. We can neutralize them. She's fighting back with strange instruments called neuroses. She's deliberately afflicting mankind with the jitters. Nature is proving that she can't be beaten—not by the likes of us. She's taking the world away from the intellectuals

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Happy Birthday, Lucy, Queen of the Ball!

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-48914179593999386432011-07-31T03:00:00.000-07:002011-08-03T13:36:43.095-07:00SUNDAY IS FOR POETRY: I Dig

I dig -- deep within me. For hours, months, even years --in search where all is still, peaceful. He does something.She says something.Something happens. And the many selves of myself dug up,cave in and bury my resting place.I dig. Again.**written by petra michelle**

Amy WinehouseKurt Cobain of Nirvana Jim Morrison of The DoorsJanis JoplinJimi Hendrix Brian Jones of The Rolling StonesEt al... http://www.forever27.co.uk/27/

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One of the most exciting women's soccer games I've seen! Both teams were extraordinary and performed an historic competition!

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You split meAnd tore my heart open,You filled me with love.You poured your spirit over mine,I knew youAs I know myself.My eyes are radiant with your light,My ears delight in your music,My nostrils are filled with your fragrance,And my face is covered with your dew.You have made me see all things shining,You have made me see all things new,You have granted me perfect easeAnd I have become like

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-19347269112340951652011-07-13T19:48:00.000-07:002011-07-13T20:20:16.995-07:00"Chevy Volt Newest New York City Police Car" by Peter Valdes-Dapena

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The New York City Police Department has a new cruiser that will be silently plying the city streets very soon. Among 70 new electrically-driven vehicles purchased by the City of New York will be 50 Chevrolet Volts that will be used for, among other things, police work. The Volts won't be chasing down bank robbers -- at least not yet. They'll be used by traffic

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-50537153550383615912011-07-09T10:19:00.000-07:002011-07-10T06:57:11.338-07:00Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Ford (April 8, 1918-July 8, 2011)

Betty Ford BiographyElizabeth Anne (Betty) Bloomer was born in Chicago on April 8, 1918 and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the third child and only daughter of Hortense Neahr and William Stephenson Bloomer. Mr. Bloomer, a factory parts salesman, passed away in 1934, when Betty was sixteen years old. Mrs. Bloomer, remembered by her daughter as “strong and kind and principled,” survived

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-35065255283415185812011-07-05T06:00:00.000-07:002011-07-05T09:47:33.635-07:00The Masdar Project is an environmental model for all countries and their cities

Masdar is a project in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Its core is a planned city which is being built by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, a subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, with the majority of seed capital provided by the government of Abu Dhabi. Designed by the British architectural firm Foster & Partners, the city will rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable

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Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video.A documentary film about the oceans.WORLD WITHOUT FISH is a riveting new book for children about the threat to fish, the oceans, and our environment -- and what, armed with knowledge, they, and even their adult counterparts, can do about it.In this amazing book, Mark Kurlansky tells how the fish we most commonly eat could become extinct

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What a scrumptious surprise upon my return! Thank you dear Sandy at i beati for a most welcome yum. It's exactly what my soul doctor ordered during this time of uncertainty regarding my father's health.Thank you my dear friend! Love you! :))

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There is pleasure in the pathless woods;There is rapture on the lonely shore;There is society, where none intrudes,By the deep sea, and music in its roar:I love not man the less, but Nature more...~~Lord Byron

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"...I don't think there's anything on this planet that more trumpets life than the sunflower. For me, that's the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun but because it follows the sun. During the course of the day, the head tracks the journey of the sun across the sky. A satellite dish for sunshine. Wherever light is, no matter how weak, these flowers will find it. And that's

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-66355532952120630382011-05-31T03:00:00.000-07:002011-06-03T16:53:39.620-07:00For those with a hearty appetite, 1996's BIG NIGHT is a hilarious and satisfying food film! Esp. if you love Italian food as much as I do!

Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch videos.When I first saw BIG NIGHT starring Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Isabella Rossellini, and Minnie Driver, I immediately bought the film for its charm, wit, and, of course, food -- Italiano style! I'm still learning the recipes. If anyone would like to try them, below is the link. Piacere il pasto!http://www.meetup.com/cooking-239/

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Minimal possessions -- Splashes of rainforests Panoramic heavensOceans of desertStampeding animalsTrees of musicAll of creation. Life.**written by petra michelle**

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petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-35650279687193195152011-05-14T03:00:00.000-07:002011-06-14T20:12:34.938-07:00To my dearest niece, Nicole...

...in making the Dean's List your Freshman year! Mere words cannot describe my pride! You're a super star! :)) Inspiration Inspiration is such a fragile thing...just a fragile thing. Just a breeze, touching the green foliage of a city park. Just a whisper from the soul of'a friend. Just a line of verse, clipped from some forgotten magazine...or a paragraph standing out from among

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A fascinating and realistic perspective on sustainability and human nature!http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/15187/Are-We-Programmed-For-Self-Destruct-Sustainability-and-Human-Nature/"I saw Dr. David Suzuki give his legacy speech in December. The speech was positioned as the summary of Suzuki’s learnings from his long, illustrious career as a leader in the environmental movement.One

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-58435490145512672822011-05-09T03:00:00.000-07:002011-06-02T07:52:05.566-07:00"The Future is not ours to erase." David Suzuki

Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video.Please join me in signing the Declaration of Interdependence. It’s a heartfelt pledge to preserve the Earth and act on the understanding that we are completely dependent on Mother Earth and interconnected with nature.Watch the video to listen to the Declaration.

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Jackie Cooper was an American actor, television director, producer and executive. He was a child actor who managed to make the transition to an adult career. He is also the youngest performer to have been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, an honor that he received for the film Skippy (1931).He died in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 88.

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For those affected by the tornadoes.

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Want to help?Texas Forest Service has established the VFD Emergency Assistance Fund to help volunteer fire departments battling the wildfires. Donations are tax deductible and can be earmarked for particular departments, counties or regions. All proceeds (100 percent) will be distributed to volunteer fire departments via grants for firefighting expenses.If you would like to donate to this fund or

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-63465520085854446412011-04-05T03:00:00.000-07:002011-06-02T07:44:17.813-07:00EAR CANDY.Org -- Its mission: Providing Youth Access to Music Education

Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video. Discovered this wonderful cause through Moody Blues Today . Children should never not have a chance to follow their dreams. Thanks to Ear Candy, thousands will.

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One of my favorites; Van Gogh's Vase with Twelve Sunflowers.

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-195164000561385152011-03-28T03:00:00.000-07:002011-06-02T07:37:27.097-07:00The beautiful Japanese aesthetic of WABI SABI

Wabi sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. The aesthetic is sometimes described as beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent and incomplete." Its concept derives from the Buddhist assertion of the Three marks of existence, specifically, impermanence. Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, asperity,

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So much to do, so little done, such things to be. Elizabeth Taylor

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petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-49025955589471141862011-03-16T09:37:00.000-07:002011-06-02T07:34:31.317-07:00For the Japanese workers at the nuclear reactors!

For the one-hundred fifty or more who are sacrificing themselves at the nuclear reactors to prevent another catastrophe in Japan;They and their families are heroes!I would hope they and their families are being compensated!

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In the darkness, may there be light.In your loss, may there be life.In your despair, may there be hope.In your shock, may there be courage.In your pain, may there be strength.In the ruins, may there be revival.

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-8649114059071979772011-03-07T03:00:00.000-08:002011-06-02T07:32:10.583-07:00"Chilling Out With the World's Only Ice Musician" by Susannah Pawlk

The melody playing is IGLOO by Terje Isungset, the "Ice Musician."Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video.London, England (CNN) -- He's played concerts inside frozen waterfalls, on top of 3,000 meter high glaciers and inside massive ice-domes -- at temperatures as low as -33 degrees Celsius.Although it may sound strange, for Terje Isungset, the world's first and only ice

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petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-84471949778241618162011-02-24T05:50:00.000-08:002011-06-02T07:30:06.280-07:00For those affected by the earthquake in New Zealand and the cyclone in Queensland, Australia

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-35568582735151171502011-02-21T03:00:00.000-08:002011-06-02T07:29:02.270-07:00Celebrating forty-four presidents today, Presidents' Day

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-61046265113271837382011-02-16T05:41:00.001-08:002011-06-02T07:28:18.615-07:00"One of these days I'm gonna sit down and write a long letter to all the good friends I've known..."

This post is dedicated to my friends who have been affected by time and responsibilities. I will be writing a very long letter soon! Love, Petra xo "One Of These Days"by Neil YoungOne of these daysI'm gonna sit downand write a long letterto all the good friends I've known;And I'm gonna tryto thank them allfor the good times togetherthough so apart we've grown.One of these daysI'm gonna sit

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A noteworthy perspective by a committed and leading conservationist on Earth's environmental plight.Editor's note: Carl Safina is president of The Blue Ocean Institute and was named by Audubon magazine among the leading 100 conservationists of the 20th century. He is author of the book, "The View From Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World." He has helped lead campaigns to ban high-seas

Thank you so, Sandy of i beati for "The Stylish Blogger Award." After some years of friendship, I've come to appreciate your perspective that inner beauty is most stylish to you. I'm honored! :))In accepting this gift, I'm to share seven things about myself. Most who have commuicated with me on this blog know I'm a writer, particularly, a screenwriter.But to really know me, well, I'll try to

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Way to go, Bergen County! ;)If there ever was a sign that we've had more than enough snow this winter, here it is. Bergen County, New Jersey administrators found themselves in quite a pickle this winter. With their plowing budget quickly running dry, they've come up with a juicy solution.Bergen County is just across the Hudson from New York – and despite being among the wealthiest counties in the

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Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video.Many of us are so detached from nature and unaware of the dire consequences of these majestic animals relative to us and earth's ecosystems . When the last few of these wild cats are gone, will we feel indifferent, or worse yet, sad, when it's too late?Earth is our home. We must love it as its guardian as well as its inhabitants.

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-9967743046120541172011-01-16T21:00:00.000-08:002011-06-02T07:19:02.101-07:00Congratulations to the Golden Globe Awards' Winners

And the Golden Globe Award goes to...Congratulations, winners! For me, a few special highlights of the show were:Robert de Niro receiving the Cecile B. DeMille Award. He was his hilarious self!Claire Danes for Best Actress in a Motion Picture made for Television, HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU KID. She was outstanding as Temple Grandin, a woman who overcame the prejudices and misperceptions of autism

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Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video.For those struck by the tsunami and torrential rain in Australia and in Brazil...

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ELECTRIC CAR RENTALS START by Jim Motavalli, New York Times contributor who blogs about green transportation.Green with Envy: Tesla's EV at the Hertz Party (Photo by Jim Motavalli)TIMES SQUARE — Everybody wants me to drive their electric cars these days. Pouring rain kept me away from a nice ride-and-drive opportunity with the New York Power Authority which wanted to showcase a healthy and

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I kid you not when I say that by listening to the sounds or "vibrations" of the singing bowls, a cleansing of one's body is taking place. While meditating, reading, writing, or performing chores, singing bowls playing in the b/g is working its magic.This is how it works, quoting Benjamin Iobst, the creator of this particular version of the Tibetan singing bowls phenomenon:"A scientific

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-84220304517653280092010-12-26T03:00:00.000-08:002011-06-03T08:16:36.735-07:00Canadian, Ian Tyson's, "Four Strong Winds" performed by Neil Young, his wife, Pegi, Emilou Harris, and Friends

Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video.The most beautiful song while the winds blow and snow flies.

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Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video.Of the countless number of Christmas films, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol has always been my favorite. It never fails to entertain and, simultaneously, send the message that each of us can profoundly affect one another's happiness.Although productions starring Reginald Owen and Alastair Sim are superb, the 1935 British production of

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-7110291126331132742010-12-12T03:00:00.000-08:002011-06-03T08:18:34.963-07:00SUNDAY IS FOR POETRY: Santa's Helper

SANTA'S HELPERFlakes fell heavily Christmas Eve;Close to midnight, the snow was deep.Simon glanced at his canine, Queen."We'll frolic in the snowfall, oh so pristine."Yet in that moment, exquisitley serene,He reconsidered and sipped the Benedictine.Adjusting himself in his new recliner,He bellowed, "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..."A crash in the fireplace caused him to jump,Queen barking at

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-31248620270766345172010-12-06T03:00:00.000-08:002011-06-03T08:19:40.294-07:00The production and infrastracture for electric cars is a long time coming! And a wonderful Christmas present to Mother Earth!

Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video. The U.S. Department of Energy has allocated $400 million to electric vehicle infrastructure. Several companies are working with cities to put in charging stations in the next year -- about 12,000 of them. Most of them are going in Western state cities where power is primarily from renewable resources and cheaper than other areas.

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petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-65962528981235051932010-11-29T05:31:00.000-08:002011-06-03T08:21:15.234-07:00Leslie Nielsen (February 11, 1926-November 28, 2010)

Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video.(CNN) -- Leslie Nielsen, whose longtime career as a square-jawed dramatic actor took a sudden turn into comedy with gut-busting spoofs like "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun," has died at age 84, his family said Sunday.The Canadian-born Nielsen's career reached back into the early days of television, when he made frequent appearances on

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03474448747236205303noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726764980990457648.post-19596146969625023952010-11-18T06:18:00.000-08:002011-06-03T08:22:49.042-07:00Barbara Walters on Gilda Radner's Baba Wawa

Please pause playlist at bottom of page to hear/watch video.Can never get enough of sweet Gilda Radner who was on the original cast of SNL. Enjoy her wonderful memory! :))

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Stress -- that out-of-control, reeling, and overwhelming feeling we've all dealt with can be debilitating and exhausting. Friends have asked how I cope with the stresses in my life. Among countless outlets, dancing, music, yoga, and meditating are extremely helpful to me. Meditation helps rid the clutter of thoughts and offers balance and peace of mind. A cd I cannot live without is Deepak

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