Daily Jots

“It used to be said that good people were short-lived — a belief honed in earlier times when infants and children frequently did not live to grow up, and anybody (good-natured or not) could suddenly be felled by infectious disease. Is there a link between personality and health? In scientific studies, it’s not easy to prove that positive or negative attitudes affect health. Still, it stands to reason that optimism and a sunny disposition could contribute to long life.
And indeed there is a body of evidence that well-adjusted, socially stable, well-integrated people have a lower risk of disease and …read more

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What do you do when you move to a new town and leave all of your friends behind? You make new ones right?? Well, it’s not quite that easy. Tuesday Girl from A Girl and Her Life moved into a neighborhood where everyone is a lot older than she is… like about 30 years.
Well, I’m having the complete opposite problem. Everyone in my new neighborhood are brand new Moms and my kids are grown. Kind of makes it hard to make friends when you have next to nothing in common. So, what do you do??
Me, I will expand my …read more

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Just a little quiz to see just how clever you are. You will find a series of two photos at a time. It is your job to decide if they are really from the mod era or are they complete frauds. To be quite honest… I goofed on a more than a couple.
How well did you do??
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Thoughts for Today…
Mysticism
Motivational
Movie Quotes
Nature
Thoughts on Playing

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“In a world dominated by computers and TV, it’s easy to overlook the most wondrous classroom of all: the great outdoors.”
Dominated by computers?? Okay, I haven’t left the house yet today, but we do go for a walk each evening and it is amazing what is out there if you just go exploring. Luckily for me, I haven’t spotted one snake. I just know that I shouldn’t have said that!
And if you think that you have to be a kid to have fun outside, you are in for a treat!
And it might be a good idea if you take along …read more

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I always meant to go and get one of these for the refrigerator, but for some reason haven’t gotten around to it. But, that’s not saying that I never will.

And with this one, I think that I will need a dictionary close by, but the site I’m sending you today keeps everything handy right on your computer screen!
Thoughts for Today…
Individuality
Kids
Love
Meditation
Memories

Go and Play

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“Summer’s back with a vengeance, and you want to keep your cool without breaking the bank — or causing another blackout. Don’t despair — air-conditioning isn’t the only answer! Whether you don’t have A/C or are trying to save energy (and money!), these 10 tips will stop you from overheating. ”
Personally, I love the heat, but I know a lot of people who can’t tolerate it, so this list will come in extremely handy. My little tidbit of advice… dress with the heat in mind. If you are wearing a long sleeve shirt and pants, is it any wonder that …read more

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When was the last time you stepped out of your shoes and walked through a puddle? The little three year old that lives next door did just that a few days ago and it looked like she was having the time of her life. The only thing she forgot to do was take off her flip flops which of course… got stuck in the mud. So what did she do?? She went into her house and came out with new flip flops a few minutes later. And then right back to the puddle!
Wouldn’t it be great to have an entire …read more

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This had to take the guy hours and hours, but if you have a few crisp dollar bills, who knows what you can create!

I’m thinking of a few grandfathers that could keep the grandchildren amused for hours. So here are the instructions! And if the kids suddenly want ice cream… just hand over the glasses to the ice cream man.

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My best friend in grade 8 had the infamous 8-Ball and we would ask it questions by the hour. Most of the time it was about boys. So, when I happened upon this site, I was hooked. It was their intention to take it apart to find out how it worked. I wanted to know too!

Now about that blue liquid… just what was that stuff??
The 8-Ball Link

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Don’t ask me why, but I like the kinds of sites that make you sit back and question why you do something. That is just what Question of the Day does for me. And today’s question was great.
She asked who you would want to trade places with for the day, but you had to accept the good with the bad. That stopped me in my tracks. I first thought of a variety of celebrities and then all the things that I wouldn’t want to experience began flooding in. So no, I wouldn’t want to trade places with Angelina Jolie. …read more

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