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In the midst of nature's perfection, there's not much more to say- at least not today! Hope today is sunny in all different kinds of ways! Reprinted from LainesBlog, July, 2012
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For a chance to win a free year's subscription to Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud, who made this statement in a song? "I don't want to wear a tie, in the middle of July." Only one day to respond with the correct answer! Good Luck! Related…
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"So many songs about rain, I don't know which one to sing first. La la la la la…" "Where'd everybody go?" Lizard, about to sing in the rain, on the deck, St. Augustine, Florida.
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Almost full already, when only yesterday you were a cheshire grin on the other side of the sky. You are running away with the summer. Was it something that I said or did? I am sorry, whatever it was, I am so sorry. Please don't run anymore, I can't keep up. …
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If our self hatred is rooted in our vulnerability, why? Good question. Something to do with our conditioning for sure. "It's not ok to be vulnerable or to show that you are." Wrong. It is ok and even necessary. Dig deep and don't let the hatred outscream the love, the…
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Almost lost my back scratcher the other day and was reminded of this post… Recently a friend of mine was bemoaning the fact that there was no special someone in her life who could scratch her back right where she needed it scratched. I understood the desire and…
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"99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer. If one of those bottles should happen to fall, 98 bottles of beer on the wall." Does anyone remember this song? I was the girlscout in the back of the bus on those long trips, who could sing it all the…
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The nice thing about living in a tourist town is that you get to pretend that you are on vacation from time to time. A long walk on the beach (thank you knees!), dinner after, at your favorite taco shop, sitting at a colorful picnic table, under the palm trees… 2 fish…
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According to the great mythologist, Joseph Campbell, "…we cancelled the Declaration of Independence," when we entered the First World War and re-joined the chaos of Europe. He believed that it was a turning point in American politics that has led us away from idealism and onto the slippery slope of greed, "the principal…
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The storm off shore stirred things up at the beach. A little too wild for this boogie boarder, but there were some fool hearty souls out there. Not much rain, but a great gusty wind, just right to stir the spirit. Villano Beach, St. Augustine, Florida.