Monthly Archives: May 2009

Golfing vacations

Russ and Gail love to Golf Myrtle Beach.  We have been neighbors for about ten years now, and every February they disappear for the entire month to take advantage of one of the many Myrtle Beach Golf Packages that they have … Continue reading

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Magic jack

A good friend of mine has gone to The Netherlands for the summer. He took along a “Magic Jack” which he said he could use to make phone calls from his computer for free. Well, he just called me from … Continue reading

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Collecting Jellycat animals

Do you even know what Jellycat is? I didn’t, until my daughter told me that Jellycat is the queen of a fictitious country. Apparently all of the subjects in the country are animals. Well, my daughter wants to collect the … Continue reading

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My friend’s private exercise room

We live far enough out in the “boonies” that going to a commercial gymnasium to get exercise simply isn’t practical.  And to be perfectly honest, the line of work that I’m in keeps me going all day every day and … Continue reading

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Job insecurity

I was reading an article on msn.careerbuilder.com about how changing jobs frequently has become “the norm.” Gone are the days when a person when to work for one company right out of school and stayed with that company for twenty … Continue reading

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