Cover via Amazon I just finished watching Julie and Julia on DVD. It is about the beginning of Julia Child’s career as a chef, and at the same time it is about Julie Powell who goes on a mission to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking which she …
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow
I’ve been listening to a lot of music lately. I am thinking of getting a Ukelele. They are small and you can take them almost anywhere. And they can sound really good! Edit: Too bad, it looks like the video has been taken down. I suggest you go over to youtube.com and search for Israel …
Caves, Creeks, and Poisen Oak
This weekend’s adventure showed me once again, that you never know what you are capable of until you try it. After a very long drive, our group of 8 teenagers and 6 adults find ourselves pulled over on the side of a back road, a loan pit toilet marking the start of our hike. I …
Somebody Thinks I’m Awwsumm!
Hey Look! Marilynne at Marilynne’s World thinks I am an awwsumm blogger. Yea! Really I don’t deserve it. I don’t post often enough. But I will take it anyway. Here are the rules for being an awwsumm blogger. 1 – List seven things that make you Awe-Summm. 2 – Pass the award on to seven …
Today.Com No Longer Pays You To Blog
Just over a month ago I joined Today. com. I get paid $1 for every post I write, and $2 for every 2,000 impressions. So far I have written 33 posts and have just over 2000 unique impressions. Today has a minimum payout of $50, so I am looking for my first check from them …
Powerful Beyond Measure
I just watched Akeela and the Bee, and in the movie they use one of my favorite quotes. It is from Marianne Williamson. Enjoy [by Marianne Williamson] Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, …
Grand Canyon Day 2 and Beyond
I have decided that if I go into great detail on every day of the trip, I will end up writing a book! Plus there are many other things going on that I would like to write about. For this post I am going to summarize the trip, and then as I get time and …
Grand Canyon Day 1 Continued
Sorry it has taken me so long to continue. I start to write, but then I find I am not a good enough writer to put into words how amazing this trip was! So I will just do my best and you will have to bear with me. So, after lunch we all hop back …
Grand Canyon – Day 1
You Want Me To Do What, Where? Beware! Potty humor ahead. I am back. Actually I have been back for a few weeks, but I have been slow to get back to the technology world. I have tried to stay on “river time” as long as possible. First a little background. I have wanted to …
Grand Canyon Adventure
Well, I am off again. This time I will be spending a week in a place with no cell phone reception or internet connections! In fact, I won’t have access to a computer at all. I am going on a rafting trip down the Grand Canyon. It is something that I have wanted to do …