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  • Feel Good Friday: To The Moon!

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    Since NASA is bombing the moon today, it seems only appropriate that today’s Feel Good Friday be devoted to our favorite (and closest) heavenly body in the sky.  Not to be confused with “There’s a Bathroom on the Right” here’s Creedance Clearwater Revival with “Bad Moon Rising”… More Feel Good Friday [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:47am EDT
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  • A Band of Brothers Giving Hope

    I wanted to make you aware of a great work some dear friends of mine are doing on behalf of their beloved homeland. The Katinas are a singing group consisting of 5 brothers who are originally from the island of American Samoa. As you know, American Samoa, Samoa, and neighboring islands were [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 1:08am EDT
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  • White as Snow

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    I’ve been thinking a lot lately about new beginnings. Not only where it pertains to starting a new job and moving on from this pit of a funk I have been in for the past 10 months, but also when it comes to matters of redemption for our screw-ups.  It seems [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 3:51am EDT
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  • I Have An Announcement…

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    Ladies & Gentlemen… After 10 months of what can only be described as a living hell — wondering what is wrong with me, where did I go wrong in my career and my life, do I have a personality flaw, why am I being rejected on all sides — yet persevering [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 10:35am EDT
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  • Music Soothing My Mind

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    Throughout this season of uncertainty in my life, one of the things that has kept my spirits up has been music. Sweet music. This may sound melodramatic, but it’s true:  in recent years, I had gotten to the point where I wouldn’t allow myself to just stop the chatter and the crosstalk [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 10:31pm EDT
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  • Feel Good Friday: God is Great, Beer is Good…and People are Crazy

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    …and the longer I live, the crazier we get. More Feel Good Friday with Ron, Sharon Cobb, Holly, GoldnI and more! Posted in Fun Stuff, Music [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 1:04am EDT
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  • ‘Nuff Said…

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    Posted in Bullshit!, Current Events, Politics, Tragedy Tagged: 9/11, George W. Bush, Iraq War [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 8:45pm EDT
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  • Melancholy Monday: “Waiting in the Weeds”

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    I’m feeling the funk tonight…and not the good kind. I have loved this song since the first time I heard it last year when I saw The Eagles perform it live. So much of it resonates true with me these days… I’m waiting for my time to come around again… (Scroll [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 11:05pm EDT
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  • Asking Why?

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    Sadness, yet strangely at peace. An event took place today that — after three days of positive report upon positive report, hope against hope — none of us were expecting to happen. Carlos passed away. I do not know what went wrong.  The last update his cousin posted was Friday night, and his [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 12:33am EDT
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  • At The County Fair

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    I went with Jan (my partner in brown bagging, home improvements, and any other trouble we can get into!) and her precious family to the Wilson County Fair last night. It was a beautiful night.  The weather was absolutely perfect!  The fair was packed!  I hadn’t been to a county fair [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 11:06am EDT
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  • Keepin’ It Real: The Way Men & Women Treat Each Other-Dating

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    *Please note that I address mature subject matter in this post.  I talk about relationships, sex and sexuality.  I’m pretty blunt and I also use common euphemisms.  If this makes you uncomfortable, you may want to pass this post on by or go take a look at this lovely dog [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2009, 2:40am EDT
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  • Healing Power for Carlos

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    I am sitting here on my living room floor in tears tonight.  They are tears of joy, because I am completely overwhelmed at what I have witnessed online in the past 24 hours. Yesterday at 2:30pm, I was on Facebook when I saw a wall post come across from one of [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 11:07pm EDT
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  • Hot Times on the Soccer Field, Learning Times in Life

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    Amanda has had me getting my “Soccer Mom” groove going on again for the past few weeks. I’ve gotta say that this year is quite different from the past 3 seasons she’s participated in.  She is no longer in the “rec” (recreational) league; I’m very proud to say that she’s now [...]
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    Posted: August 17, 2009, 2:28pm EDT
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  • Feel Good Friday: With A Little Help From My Friends

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    Feel Good Friday is BACK here at GingerSnaps, and what better way to bring it than to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock with this amazing, passionate performance by Joe Cocker… More Feel Good Friday with: Sharon Cobb, Holly Wynne, Ron, A Place to Crash, jim voorhies, Squirrel Queen, monstermash, Exador, [...]
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    Posted: August 14, 2009, 2:54pm EDT
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  • Brown Bagging It!

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    I have never been much of a “crafty” type of girl, but these days when a friend calls up and offers a odd job in exchange for great company, free meals, and even actual pay…well, I jumped at the chance to help! So my friend Jan asked if I’d be interested [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2009, 3:55am EDT
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  • People Whose Path to God is Different Than The Image™ Don’t Have The Cooties

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    Regular readers may have noticed that in the past couple of months, I’ve been going through a sort of awakening spiritually.  Don’t let it scare you away, I’ve always been a spiritual person…and I have always believed that we are not alone.  I believe science and spirituality can co-exist just [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 1:30pm EDT
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  • Guest Posting over at 2HT!

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    Hey y’all… Karl over at Secondhand Tryptophan asked me to guest post as part of his Summer of Love series! Today is my day, and I have just clicked the “Publish” button. So without further ado, go check out “The Naked Lady of Music Row“… Posted in Blogger Buddies, Blogging Tagged: guest blogging, Secondhand [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2009, 3:48pm EDT
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  • Keep On Rollin’…or…Don’t Let the Pond Stagnate

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    Last month I fired up this blog again with the intention of posting at least every couple of days. Alas, I continue to walk through this fog of transition in my life, wherein I have really no idea what my future holds job-wise, financially, or in other personal aspects. Usually, [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2009, 12:50am EDT
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  • Lionel Richie – “Jesus Is Love”

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    This was my favorite song from today’s Memorial Service for Michael Jackson. I love Lionel Richie…he’s still got it… Father Help your children and don’t let them fall by the side of the road And teach them to love one another that heaven might find a place in their hearts ‘Cause Jesus is love HE won’t let you down And I [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2009, 10:00pm EDT
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  • RIP #9

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    Unbelievable. Posted in Current Events, Obit Tagged: Steve McNair [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 4:39pm EDT
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  • Hurt

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    I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel. I focus on the pain, the only thing that’s real. The needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting. Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything. What have I become? My sweetest friend. Everyone I know, goes away in the end. And you could have it all, my empire of [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2009, 12:18am EDT
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  • Tell ‘Em That It’s Human Nature

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    Death always seems to bring out the best and the worst in people. Whether it be within the close confines of the family circle who loses a loved one or the large populace of a nation who loses their leader, death can either draw hearts together or rip bonds apart. Most assuredly, [...]
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    Posted: June 28, 2009, 5:58pm EDT
    by GingerSnaps

  • Michael Jackson: Gone Too Soon

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    June 25, 2009 is a day I will never forget. It began with the news that Farrah Fawcett lost her long battle with cancer. The courage she showed publicly throughout her treatment, remission, and recurrence was truly an inspiration. My favorite Angel is now truly an angel. * * * As I went on about an [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2009, 3:05am EDT
    by GingerSnaps

  • Daddy’s Hands

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    I would like to wish all dads out there a Happy Father’s Day. This post was originally published on June 14, 2008. I pulled it from my “Best of” archives because I believe it best expresses my thoughts and emotions this day. –Ginger I have to admit that Father’s Day [...]
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    Posted: June 21, 2009, 11:44am EDT
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  • I’m Back…and…When We Were (Con)FAB…

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    Howdy!  I’m baaaaaaack!!! Taking a blog hiatus has been a good thing for me.  I was beginning to feel some sort of self-imposed pressure to post something every day and it was becoming a drudgery rather than enjoyable like it’s supposed to be. Also, I was feeling like…who wants to read me [...]
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    Posted: June 18, 2009, 1:06am EDT
    by GingerSnaps

  • We Interrupt This Hiatus to Bring You This Message…

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    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * That was the best American Idol finale show ever. The guy sang with KISS. KISS, folks. Posted in Current Events, Music, TeeVee Tagged: Adam Lambert, American Idol, KISS [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2009, 12:19am EDT
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  • On Hiatus

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    GingerSnaps will be on hiatus until further notice. Thanks for reading! Love, GingerSnaps Posted in Blogging, Current Events, Current Mood Tagged: hiatus [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 5:28pm EDT
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  • Feel Good Friday: Celebrating the Swine

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    Flu or not, I believe this Piggy will definitely SURVIVE… More Feel Good Friday with Amber (debuting her new blog!), jane q. public, Rachel, Frank from Left of the Dial, LeBlanc, monstermash40, Jim Voorhies, Ron,  newscoma, Mack, Left Wing Cracker, Concrete Artist (welcome to the FGF fold!), Aunt B, and many [...]
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    Posted: May 01, 2009, 1:21am EDT
    by GingerSnaps

  • Stress: It Does a Body Bad

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    To be sure, 2009 has been a year of “realization” for me.  With as many tragedies and triumphs I have experienced in my 42 years, I have always been able to handle the stress somewhat successfully.  Although when my father was killed, I held in my anguish because I had [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2009, 1:49am EDT
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  • Wherein I Return to Radio…

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    Internet radio, that is. Tomorrow night I will be appearing on Secondhand Radio with infamous host, Karl, of Secondhand Tryptophan!  I am so excited to be a guest on my first internet radio talk show…and what is even MORE exciting is that my good friend, radio talk show host, Pamela Furr, [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2009, 6:30pm EDT
    by GingerSnaps

  • Feel Good Friday: Thank You

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    Well, I sure had a lot to say in the past week, didn’t I? Here we are at Feel Good Friday again, and I can’t think of a better song to express how I feel right now. During the past week, I received the most beautiful flowers I have ever had [...]
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    Posted: April 17, 2009, 12:11am EDT
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  • A Feel Good Friday…for Easter

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    He’s Alive… More with jane q. public, Women’s Health News, Ms. Collie, monstermash40, GoldnI, Left of the Dial, Heartbreaktown, Newscoma, Squirrel Queen, Jim Voorhies, Holly, Mack, Nashvillest, and more! Posted in Fun Stuff, Holidays, Music, Things That Inspire Me Tagged: "He's Alive", Dolly Parton, Easter, Feel Good Friday ' [...]
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    Posted: April 10, 2009, 11:44pm EDT
    by GingerSnaps

  • Dan Miller: A Nashville Icon

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    To say that I was shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Nashville WSMV-TV News Anchor, Dan Miller, would be an understatement. I was driving Amanda to school this morning when Al Voecks reported Dan’s death on the Gerry House Show (WSIX-FM).  When he said the news, I gasped [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2009, 5:32pm EDT
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  • Guest Post: “From The ‘Get This Knife Out Of My Back’ File: 8 Things Every Unemployed Person Should Know”

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    I have had a change of heart.  In yesterday’s post, I wrote, “being unemployed is not funny.” That was, until Ron from Subtle Bluntness e-mailed me (under extreme fear and trepidation that I wasn’t going to see the humor) his own version — a parody, if you will — of [...]
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    Posted: April 08, 2009, 11:34pm EDT
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  • From the “I Know You Mean Well” Department: 10 Things Not to Say to Your Unemployed Friends

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    It is April 6, 2009. I have now been unemployed since 12/31/08. Three months. 13 weeks. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in March the unemployment rate rose to 8.5%. That’s 13.2 million people who are unemployed. This group has nearly doubled in size over the past 12 months. The number [...]
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    Posted: April 06, 2009, 12:27pm EDT
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  • Feel Good Friday: Laughter In The Rain (plus a bonus clip!)

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    I’m so thankful that Middle Tennessee made it through the monsoon today without anybody getting seriously hurt. Whenever it rains like this, I always think of this lovely memory by the great Neil Sedaka… As I was scrolling through the Sedaka videos on YouTube, I came across this gem.  It is Neil [...]
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    Posted: April 02, 2009, 10:46pm EDT
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  • At last, some answers…

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    This morning, after having gone through an upper GI and ultrasound, two CT scans, and then an endoscopy & colonoscopy, Amanda had her initial appointment with an allergist to see if the stomach issues she has been experiencing is a result of allergies. The exam began with the doctor asking a [...]
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    Posted: March 28, 2009, 11:39pm EDT
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  • Book Review: “Find Your Way Home”

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    Find Your Way Home Words from the Street, Wisdom from the Heart by the Women of Magdalene with Becca Stevens Abingdon Press/Nashville, 2008 *************** “It is not a problem to be lost.  It is only a problem if you think it is impossible to find your way home.” It is with this philosophy that the [...]
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    Posted: March 26, 2009, 2:39am EDT
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  • Feel Good Friday: It’s a Sunshine Day in Music City!

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    I have Spring Fever!  It is absolutely beautiful in Nashville today, so… I think I’ll go for a walk outside now…I just can’t stay inside all day, I’ve gotta get out, and get me some of those rays! More Feel Good Friday with Ron, Ms. Collie, GoldnI, Jim Voorhies, Rachel at Women’s [...]
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    Posted: March 20, 2009, 2:41pm EDT
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  • Oh, the Irony: It’s Brain Injury Awareness Month

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    I suppose if there could be any good that comes from tragic, needless deaths like in the case of Natasha Richardson’s, it is that the circumstances can serve to heighten the public’s awareness of a cause, safety issue, or the need for new legislation. This morning I received an e-mail from [...]
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    Posted: March 20, 2009, 1:02am EDT
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  • Such Sadness: Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45

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    When I originally heard the news that Natasha Richardson had a skiing accident yesterday in Quebec, the first thing I thought of was Sonny Bono, and how such freak accidents can happen on the slopes — or in the bathtub, or driveway, or anywhere. However, Richardson’s story at first seemed it [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2009, 10:34pm EDT
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  • On Behalf of Slarti: Lintilla Surgery Update!

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    Hey everybody! Slarti asked me to update all of his and Lintilla’s dear friends out in Bloggyland regarding her condition this afternoon. To bring you up to speed, last summer Lintilla was diagnosed with a tumor in her kidney.  It was recommended that before operating, they “keep an eye on it” for [...]
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    Posted: March 17, 2009, 2:51pm EDT
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  • Found: Ginger’s Pulse & Respirations!

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    Attending MD: Dr. Doug Ross Diagnosis: George Clooney-itis Location: ER Time at Diagnosis: Thursday night 9pm CDT, 3/12/09 Assisting: Nurse Carol Hathaway, Dr. Peter Benton, and on injured reserve, Dr. John Carter. Yes, it was like 1995 Must-See-TV all over again tonight on NBC’s “ER”…and I squealed like a teenager. Amanda came into the living room [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2009, 11:35pm EDT
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  • So Tired of Tests…

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    After some confusion on the part of the doctor’s office regarding who had communicated with me, I finally spoke to Amanda’s gastroenterologist yesterday afternoon.  She profusely apologized for the delay in their response, and then reviewed the results of the biopsies taken during the endoscopy and colonoscopy. She said pretty much [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2009, 12:47am EDT
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  • A GingerSnaps Poll: Are You Employed, Unemployed, Under Employed?

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    Posted in Current Events, Job, Politics Tagged: economic crisis, economy, unemployment [...]
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    Posted: March 07, 2009, 9:43pm EST
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  • Feel Good Friday: For Andy

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    It dawned on me (ok, more like, hit me like a ton of bricks) that March 5th would have been Andy Gibb’s 51st (!!!) birthday. With that brought just a few tiny bittersweet emotions.   He left us far too young (at age 30), yet he sure did give us a [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2009, 11:42pm EST
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  • Wherein Jon Stewart Calls Out Rush for What He Is.

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    Republicans, if you want to call Rush one of your leaders…your shining example…have at it. Comedy Central Posted in Politics, TeeVee Tagged: Jon Stewart, Rush Limbaugh [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 9:40am EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • RIP Lisa, aka “Clusterfook”

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    “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” –The Apostle Paul Rest now, dear one. We will not forget you. Here is the link to Lisa’s blog, Clusterfook, if you would like to go and leave condolences for her family. Updated to Add: Karl just posted [...]
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    Posted: February 28, 2009, 11:53pm EST
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  • Thankful on This Thursday

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    Today was the big day when Amanda had to go in and have a couple of invasive procedures done to see if they could diagnose what has been causing her stomach pain and distress. She had already been through the upper GI and ultrasound, and then through two CT scans, but [...]
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    Posted: February 27, 2009, 11:46pm EST
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  • Everything is amazing, and nobody is happy…

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    OMG, listen to every word of this clip.  This guy…his name is Louis CK…he is spot on… Posted in Cultural Matters, Current Events, Fun Stuff, Things That Amuse Me Tagged: Louis CK, spoiled generation [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2009, 12:02am EST
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  • Kate Winslet Wins!

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    I truly enjoyed tonight’s 2009 Academy Awards show.  I thought Hugh Jackman did a fantastic job hosting, and I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing him back in years to come.  I would, however, recommend that if he does, they should do some type of dance sequence wherein he has to take [...]
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    Posted: February 23, 2009, 1:57am EST
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  • Feel Good Friday: People Get Ready

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    Awww yeah…I love this classic from Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart. You don’t need no baggage, you just get on board All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin’ You don’t need no ticket…you just thank the Lord! More Feel Good Friday with Ms. Collie, monstermash40, Sharon Cobb, LeBlanc, Frank, Jim [...]
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    Posted: February 20, 2009, 12:00am EST
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  • 20 Albums That Changed My Life

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    I’m not sure why, but in the past couple of months Facebook has become a bastion of memes (memery?).  I haven’t been able to do my “25 Things About Me” yet, (heck, I still need to do my interview questions for those of you who asked! However, when I got tagged [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2009, 12:07am EST
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  • Tummy Troubles, Tests, More Tests, and I’m Tense - Part Deux

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    I should change the name of this post to “As the Stomach Churns”… Maybe next update. Amanda was scheduled for her CT Scan on Friday. (For those who might want to catch up on what’s been going on, read here.) She did so well getting her IV put in for the first [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2009, 12:56am EST
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  • My Funny Valentines…

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    I would like to wish everybody a Happy Valentine’s Day! To me, Valentine’s Day is about love.  It doesn’t have to be romantic love, so all you single ladies and guys out there, don’t let it get you down if you’re alone this year.  Celebrate ALL of the the love in [...]
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    Posted: February 14, 2009, 1:16am EST
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  • Feel Good Friday the 13th

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    I’m not superstitious, but Stevie rocks…and this clip is from Sesame Street so you can’t help but feel good! Check it! More Feel Good Friday with Holly, Ron, monstermash40, Lady Jaye, ariedana, Frank from Left of the Dial, Jim Voorhies, jane q. public, Nashville is Talking, KristenT, Squirrel Queen, newscoma, Ms. Collie, [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 2:37am EST
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  • Proof that I used to be a Fundamentalist Right-Wing Conservative…

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    Amazing what I’ve found as I’ve started sorting through my old photos… It’s me and Jerry Falwell, circa 1980. I was about 13 years old.  He had preached at our church that night, and there I was in the middle of it all.  Oy…lol! I’m happy to say that I’ve been cured.  [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 1:16am EST
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  • You Be The Judge: Joaquin Phoenix

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    Oh my, you’ve gotta watch this clip from last night’s Letterman where Joaquin Phoenix is being so hard to handle!  Dave, of course, is King of Late Night and can handle any situation.  He just rolls with it and makes the whole thing funny. Some think that Joaquin is doing some [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2009, 1:49pm EST
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  • Tummy Troubles, Tests, More Tests, and I’m Tense

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    I’m sitting here staring at my laptop, trying to think of a clever way to start this post.  I’m all tied up in knots inside and have been since about 1pm this afternoon, yet in my head I know that being this way can do nothing to change the outcome [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 12:59am EST
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  • Feel Good Friday: Jump!

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    I’ve been in a Van Halen mood ever since Sybil Law posted “PANAMA!” as her status update on Facebook earlier today.  Then, I read in Rolling Stone tonight that David Lee Roth is going to be joining Eddie Van Halen once again to tour next summer, and there will be [...]
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    Posted: February 06, 2009, 1:42am EST
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  • For you suckers out there…

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    Some of you asked where you might find these handy little orange/juicer/sipper/ thingies that I referred to when I was singing the praises of the delicious Honeybell. (You push it down and cut through the skin of the fruit, then you suck on it like a straw and drink the juice [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 12:19am EST
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  • Keepin’ it Real: A rant about the state of my economy!

    Monday.  February 2nd.  I have been unemployed for a full month now. I cannot even begin to tell you how quickly this month flew by.  The job search has grown more frustrating by the day, as there are so few positions out there for my range of experience (20+ years of [...]
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    Posted: February 03, 2009, 12:34am EST
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  • A Good Friday

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    Things are beginning to shape up nicely in the Great Purge & Simplify of 2009 in the ‘Snaps Household.  So far, I have taken 3 Hefty bags of toys and 3 bags of children’s clothes to Goodwill, 2 boxes of children’s clothes to consignment, and thrown away 2 bags of [...]
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    Posted: January 31, 2009, 1:53am EST
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  • Feel Good Friday: Sweet Home Alabama

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    Feel Good Friday is back here at GingerSnaps with one in tribute to the great Billy Powell… This is live from Nashville during the Vicious Cycle Tour in ‘03. Catch more Feel Good Friday with Holly, jane q. public, Lady Jaye, Heartbreaktown, GoldnI, LeBlanc, Left of the Dial, monstermash40, Jim Voorhies, KristenT, [...]
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    Posted: January 30, 2009, 11:04pm EST
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  • RIP Billy Powell

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    I was saddened to hear of the passing of legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd pianist/keyboardist, Billy Powell, last night. Powell was one of the original band members and one of the guys who survived the 1977 plane crash that took the lives of Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, their road manager [...]
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    Posted: January 29, 2009, 12:56am EST
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  • It’s Not You, It’s Me…and…Week in Review

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    I must confess that I have had a severe case of writer’s block and motivational issues in the past week.   It isn’t that I have had nothing to say.  It isn’t that I haven’t wanted to reach out to you. Quite the contrary, in fact. I have a few things to say [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2009, 2:54am EST
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  • Happy Inauguration Day

    Number of comments: 2
    A Patriotic Sky Photo by Chris Wage Posted in Current Events, Pictures   Tagged: Chris Wage, inauguration    [...]
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    Posted: January 20, 2009, 8:32am EST
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  • Behind

    Number of comments: 4
    No, this post is not about my voluptuous and shapely posterior…rather, I come to you humbly confessing that I am way far behind schedule on, well, life since my birthday. I am behind on e-mail correspondence, interview questions, blog comments, and all other manner of online communication. My reason for being behind is [...]
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    Posted: January 20, 2009, 1:27am EST
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  • A Very Excellent Birthday

    Number of comments: 5
    I am so beyond blessed!  I had the most terrific birthday.   No, I didn’t go anywhere.  Didn’t do anything special.  I didn’t even have a cake. I spent the day at home, then picked up Amanda from school and treated she & I both to ice cream shakes from Sonic. What made [...]
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    Posted: January 17, 2009, 12:19am EST
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  • 42

    Number of comments: 5
    January 15th, 2009…it’s my 42nd birthday.  In mathematics, the number 42 is known as an abundant number.  According to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. Here’s hoping that age 42 will be a year of abundant life…that I will find more answers [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2009, 12:23am EST
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  • Down with Pants!

    Number of comments: 2
    Hey everybody, go check out Down With Pants! and the Blog Culture Box: 2009 Predictions Edition. I was summonsed and answered the call…too much fun!  Brandon is one of my new favorites (new to me, not new to blogging). Plus, he is giving away Super Bowl XLIII booty! Go check him out! Posted in [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2009, 4:20pm EST
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  • Happy Now?

    Number of comments: 5
    You got’cher flag pin… The first official portrait of President Barack Obama released today… Official Photo: Pete Souza Posted in Current Events, Pictures, Politics   Tagged: Barack Obama, flag pin, portrait    [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2009, 3:54pm EST
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  • Credentialed Kid!

    Number of comments: 2
    Damon did it! Damon Weaver, the 10-year-old cub journalist from an elementary school in Florida, has scored his press credentials to cover the presidential inauguration as a roving correspondent. The 5th grader has really made an impression as a great kid and talented reporter, even landing an interview with Vice President-Elect Joe [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2009, 1:03am EST
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  • Daddy Is Tapping Me on the Shoulder

    Number of comments: 5
    Perhaps this post may be a bit to “woo-woo” for some of you, but I make no apologies here.  If you like “woo-woo” stuff read on, if not feel free to take a look at this cool picture of a cat riding a chicken over at Newscoma’s site. Have you ever [...]
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    Posted: January 13, 2009, 1:25am EST
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  • GingerSnaps: An Interview

    Number of comments: 5
    The amazing Avitable started a very interesting five-question interview meme that has been going around the tubes as of late, and while I am awaiting his questions for me, the ever-entertaining Delmer took me up on my dare to interview me in the interim.  I knew the questions would be [...]
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    Posted: January 12, 2009, 2:06am EST
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  • A Good Season

    Number of comments: 4
    Football season ended today for me, as the Tennessee Titans lost to the Baltimore Ravens 13-10.  Gah. Yes, there was the poor officiating…I mean, really…how is it that we get called for personal fouls (within the first minute of the game!) with all of the shoving going on out there on [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2009, 8:53pm EST
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  • Feel Good Friday: Get Down Tonight

    Number of comments: 5
    Since I’m all about 1979 this week, I’m gonna Get Down Tonight for some Feel Good Friday with K.C. & The Sunshine Band! Check out the amazing horn section…these guys are incredible! Cool connections I had to the band:  Back in the very early days of the band, they used to practice [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2009, 1:11am EST
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  • Sometimes I Wish I Led A Cat’s Life…

    Number of comments: 5
    Posted in Agent of Chaos, Pictures, Things That Amuse Me   Tagged: cats    [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2009, 9:45pm EST
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  • A Page from 1979…

    Number of comments: 5
    I mentioned how much fun I was having posting old photos and reconnecting with old friends on Facebook, so I decided to go to my storage space yesterday and dig out my old yearbooks and photo albums to spend some time reminiscing. I ran across this page in one of my [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2009, 9:14am EST
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  • Sunday Night Randomness

    Number of comments: 1
    Here we are at the official end of the holidays…tomorrow it’s back to the grindstone. My grindstone will be a bit different.  Rather than going back to the office, I will be getting Amanda up and off to school and then back home to work on finding a job.  For me, [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2009, 12:48am EST
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  • Feel Good Friday: New Year, New Attitude!

    Number of comments: 5
    I LOVE this video from Patti LaBelle…check out the 80s fashion here, it’s totally awesome! More Feel Good Friday with monstermash40, Lady Jaye, Ms. Collie, Newscoma, Squirrel Queen, Slarti, Nashville is Talking, KristenT, Ron, Russ McBee, Heartbreaktown, The Daily Docket, LeBlanc, and many more! Posted in Fun Stuff, Music   Tagged: Feel Good Friday, [...]
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    Posted: January 02, 2009, 12:29am EST
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  • All I have to say about the New Year…

    Number of comments: 5
    I wish you all a healthy and happy 2009! I thought about doing a year-end wrap up post about all that has happened in my life in 2008, but honestly, I just don’t have it in me to write one.  Hence, I shall borrow a line from one of my favorite [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2008, 9:08pm EST
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  • It’s a Wonderful Life…

    Number of comments: 5
    On Christmas Eve, Amanda and I cuddled up on the couch and watched “It’s a Wonderful Life.”  Believe it or not, it was the very first time I had watched the movie all the way through. I wasn’t prepared for how much the movie was going to speak to my heart, [...]
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    Posted: December 28, 2008, 6:42pm EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • Feel Good Friday: Having Church with Whitney

    Let every heart prepare Him room…and let heaven & nature sing! More Feel Good Friday with Lady Jaye, Lynnster, Holly, LeBlanc, Newscoma, Sharon Cobb, Nashville is Talking, Squirrel Queen, Marc, Ron, Sister Smiff, Russ McBee and many more! Posted in Fun Stuff, Music   Tagged: "Preacher's Wife", Feel Good Friday, Whitney Houston    [...]
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    Posted: December 26, 2008, 12:25am EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • From Our Home To Yours…

    Number of comments: 5
    Posted in Holidays   Tagged: Christmas    [...]
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    Posted: December 24, 2008, 9:09am EST
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  • Portrait

    Number of comments: 5
    Something I have always wanted to do was have a painting made of Amanda, but I never in a million years dreamed I’d be able to actually do so. Then, last summer, our precious friend Lynn Hutcheson, whose husband is the most awesome John Hutcheson (aka, “Hutchmo”) of Salem’s Lots, [...]
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    Posted: December 21, 2008, 10:23pm EST
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  • Me, my brother & Santa Claus in 1970

    Number of comments: 5
    Can you see “stinker” written all over my face or what? < Posted in Family, Fun Stuff, Holidays   Tagged: 1970, Christmas, old photographs, Santa Claus    [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2008, 10:59pm EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • Feel Good Friday: Kenny & Dolly!

    Number of comments: 3
    Because Dolly makes me smile, especially when she razzes Kenny.  I love this clip…it’s from their “A Christmas To Remember” TV special…back in a simpler time. Guaranteed to make you smile! More Feel Good Friday with monstermash40 (and I’m actually in that video!), Ron, GoldnI, LeBlanc, Holly, KristenT, Jim Voorhies, Newscoma, Nashville [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2008, 8:27am EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • A Mother’s Tears for Her Child’s Fears

    Number of comments: 5
    I spent the entire day with my little girl.  Neither of us made it where we were supposed to be today.  She didn’t make it to school, and I didn’t get to work. I want to share what she and I have been dealing with for the past few weeks.  This [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2008, 1:14am EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • Finally: The 1981 Killing of Adam Walsh Solved

    Number of comments: 5
    There are no words to adequately express how I am feeling right now. The face of this sweet 6-year-old boy consumed South Florida when I was 14. He and his mother were shopping at the Hollywood Mall when she turned her back on him for a moment and he was gone. [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 3:48pm EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • Squirrels, Rabbit Ears, Ted, Titans, and Bush

    Number of comments: 5
    I had a fabulous weekend up at the family compound in Northern Kentucky.  I was born and raised in Miami, but all of my entire extended family is rooted in Kentucky and the Cincinnati area.  With all of the overwhelming stress going on in my life currently, I desparately needed [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 1:21am EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • Memories: Christmas gifts from Ronco and K-Tel Records!

    Number of comments: 5
    Remember those old 70’s commercials from Ronco? Here’s Mr. Microphone! And how about K-Tel records? ah…memories… Posted in Fun Stuff, Music, TeeVee   Tagged: K-Tel Records, Mr. Microphone, Ronco    [...]
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    Posted: December 13, 2008, 11:21pm EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • Feel Good Friday: Nothing Better than Nat

    Number of comments: 3
    I had to go adjust my answer to #17 on this post once I remembered this… It simply doesn’t get any better. More Feel Good Friday with: jane q. public, Heartbreaktown, monstermash40, Sharon Cobb,  Lady Jaye,  Sista Smiff, MissBethD, Newscoma, Southern Beale, Jim Voorhies (a two-fer!), Russ McBee, KristenT, LeBlanc, Marc, [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2008, 9:48am EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • A Merry Meme to Bide Some Time

    Number of comments: 5
    Oh, hai.  I am currently operating in Safe Mode.  Obviously, I’m a bit overwhelmed and am taking care of a sick little girl.  So until further notice I will be functioning at reduced capacity so that the task of isolating each crisis is a bit easier. Hence, let’s do a fun, [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2008, 12:01am EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • When it all finally hits you…

    Number of comments: 5
    I had a weak moment tonight. Sure, about 95% of the time, I am able to swerve around the curves life throws at me.  But there’s that rare moment when 5% rears its ugly head, and tonight it resembled something like this… Ever been there? Posted in Current Mood   Tagged: "Damn damn damn!", Good [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 11:26pm EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • You may say I’m a dreamer…

    Number of comments: 5
    …but I’m not the only one. 28 years on…it’s a Melancholy Monday. Sharon Cobb and LeBlanc have both dedicated posts to John Lennon today. Posted in Music, Things That Inspire Me   Tagged: Imagine, John Lennon    [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 5:30am EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • Clinched: AFC South Championship!

    Number of comments: 2
    Victory was ice cold and very sweet with the Titans’ 28-9 win over the Cleveland Browns today! With this win, the Titans are the 2008 AFC South Division Champions. May I just say that again…the Tennessee Titans are the AFC South Division Champions, and the Colts are not. Sorry, Peyton. Yes, the road [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 12:37am EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • Wherein I Commit the Shameless Plug

    Number of comments: 5
    Yeah, yeah…it’s that time of year where we are all in the spirit of giving and the malls are going to be a complete frenzy this weekend. Allow me to present this alternative to fighting for parking spaces, walking for hours, and searching for the right gift to make your friend, [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2008, 1:03am EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • Feel Good Friday: Bringing You The Boss & A Little Holiday Cheer

    Number of comments: 5
    For goodness sake, you better listen to The Boss, kids! That’s right…only 20 days left for you to make a good impression on ‘Ol Saint Nick… More FGF with Holly, jane q. public, Sharon Cobb, monstermash40, Ron, LeBlanc and the School Girl,  MissBethD, Heartbreaktown, Jim Voorhies,  Newscoma, kristent,  Russ McBee, Marc, Nashville [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 10:47pm EST
    by GingerSnaps

  • B.B. King and a Geeky Tai Tai

    Number of comments: 5
    Yesterday, I was going about my day when I got this wonderful Tweet: GeekyTai_Tai: I got to where I was gittin’ and had a wonderful time. Next stop, Nashville later today. @GingerSnaps heading your way. I’ll stop and stay on northside someplace. Once Diana got to Nashville, she decided to stay in [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 4:46pm EST
    by GingerSnaps
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