30 Day Blogging Challenge – Day 24: What Attracts You?

Day 24: What attracts you (in love) Back in my younger (say back in college) days, I would have to say that things like kind, caring, sense of humor, funny would be at the top of the list (still are) and of course being good looking wouldn’t have hurt either…. The definition of what is […]



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How I did in 2013

Hopefully you’ve all enjoyed my blog and continue to do so in 2014 The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,000 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it […]



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30 Day Blogging Challenge – Day 23: Winning the Lottery

This is very much like the Daily Prompt challenge I did the other day Winner – where we were to write what we’d do if won a billion dollars…. No strings attached, No taxes owed. What I would do, if I won the lottery, really depends on the amount (which isn’t specified in this challenge). […]



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Daily Prompt Challenge: BrainWave

Today’s daily prompt challenge is “BrainWave“ The idea is to write on a great idea that you had, but I’m going to rebel…. I don’t think I’ve ever had a really good idea. Not that I haven’t had good ideas, on small scales, from time to time. Just not anything that’s really worth writing/bragging about. […]



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30 Day Blogging Challenge – Day 21: Sad

Yesterday’s “30 Day Blog Challenge” asked “What makes you happy – Which I just realize I had screwed up on and forgot to fix title (done now, hopefully everything links properly)…. Today we are asked Day 21: What makes you sad? A lot of things make me sad – more than I could write about…. […]



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Daily Prompt Challenge: WINNER

Daily post puts out a “daily prompt” challenge each morning. I’ll admit I haven’t been doing the challenge on a daily basis, but picking out the ones I feel I can blog something on….. Today’s challenge is Winner (for photographers, artists, poets = show RICHES). The lead up, is that you’ve just won a billion […]



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30 Day Blogging Challenge – Day 19: Favorite Movie

Day 20: What makes you happy I won’t say nothing makes me happy, but I don’t go around with a smile on my face all the time – in fact, sometimes I look downright surly. Often times I feel to tired to smile. I guess the one thing that makes me smile is watching little […]



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30 Day Blogging Challenge – Day 19: Favorite Movie

Dang it, I did it again…. Skipped a day again. But, as I recently advised a fellow blogger, I must get back in the saddle (well I didn’t exactly word it that way). So, here’s the post that should have been yesterday’s (today’s to follow)… Day 19: Favorite Movie To be honest I haven’t watched […]



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Writer Wednesday Blog Hop – A Look Back.

We’ve (gosh it’s been so long since I’ve hosted, I’m not sure I should still count myself) decided to take/go on a hiatus (brain cells have ceased to function on which is correct expression) for the next couple weeks. Instead we are looking back at our favorites… Little hard for me to do as I […]



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30 Day Blogging Challenge – Day 18: Self Photo

Now I get to today’s 30 Day blog challenge….. Day 18: A photograph of yourself Originally, I was going to do today’s challenge first, but realized I didn’t have a good photo to use. Got that remedied while at family’s for dinner. That last isn’t one of my better ones (in terms of expression) but […]



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30 Day Blogging Challenge – Day 17: Favorite Blogs.

Missed posting yesterday’s blog, so having to do two blogs today for 30 Day Blog Challenge Today’s challenge asks you to post a self photo, but I’ll get to that later (not sure if I have a good picture available anyway). So, for now….. Day 17: Favorite Blogs There are actually several good blogs out […]



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Share Your World – Week 46

check out this weeks “Share Your World” Week 46 Here’s my answers: Name one thing not many people know about you. Can’t really think of anything to put here. Guess one thing I could put down is the fact that I’m missing part of my middle ear bones from something called cholesteotoma. What is set […]



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30 Day Blogging Challenge – Day 16: thoughts on Education

Day 16: Your thoughts on education. My thoughts on learning, in general, is that it is a life long process. You should never stop learning. I’m not sure where this saying originates from, but one I’ve heard my husband quote many a time – “The older I get, the more I realize the less I […]



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30 Day Blogging Challenge – Day 11: 5 Favorite Foods

After midnight, and need to get to bed after being up since 5am…… So, really quick…… My Five Favorite Foods: Coconut Pineapple Swiss Cheese Yogurt Avocado (told you it was making it on my list Laurin This list is by no means comprehensive or in any order of most favorite. There are many that could […]



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30 Day Blog Challenge: Your Dream Job

Ok this is just freaky weird -LOL. Just earlier (out of the blue I was posting/tweeting etc about the “perfect” job – which, for me would combine my skills of clerical/data entry type work with my interest in the Fire/EMS field(s) and the fact that I like to read & write. Of course measurable (and […]



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WWBH (December 11, 2013) – My Story

As she pulled up to where the “Support our Heroes Day” event was being held, Barbara could see that there was a huge crowd of people. Barbara was all for support of Fire, Police, Paramedics, and Military Personnel, but being exceedingly shy and withdrawn kept her from most gatherings like this. She tended to do […]



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WWBH Blog Hop (December 11, 2013)

This week our gracious host is Leanne from Writings and Ruminations (or should that be illuminations – she certainly illuminates through her writing) ******************************** The chill of an icy morning is cozy from the inside, where sandalwood candles warm my space, and a cup of hot coffee warms my soul. Winter has certainly blasted its […]



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30 Day Blog Challenge: Your Favorite Quote.

Actually there are two that I really like…. The first is one that my mom liked “Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forward” ~ Kierkegaard What’s that saying? “Hindsight is 20/20″. Things only make sense (sometimes) after the fact. Often times experience is the only real way to learn. The second […]



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30 Day Blogging Challenge: Your Blog Name:

I’ve decided to join Someday, Laurin on her 30 Day Blog Challenge Day One: Your Blog Name Actually I have 2 blogs this one here, FES Tidbits, and (plug time) a blog that I admin on for Author Jerrid Edgington As for this blog, It started out as a way to jot down thoughts and […]



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Daily Post: Learning Style

Today’s daily prompt by “The Daily Post” is Learning Style what is your ‘Learning Style’? I am a “learn by doing” kind of person. It’s fine to show me a time or two, but if I don’t get in there and do it just doesn’t connect. I’m sure this drives my husband batty. He seems […]



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WWBH Blog Hop (December 04, 2013) – Uodate

Just noticed that there was an update to this week’s “Blog Hop” to include stories from this last week for the last Blog Hop Challenge…. You may have noticed that a week was skipped – This was purposely done due to Thanksgiving and the desire of the Blog Hop Ladies to give people time with […]



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WWBH Blog Hop (December 04, 2013)

November was a busy month (or atleast seemed that way). Hard to say if December will be any better (somehow I doubt it, even if I don’t have any holidays or such to deal with….. No, just the usual on top of playing catch up). So, where we??? Ahhh yes the weekly “Blog Hop”. Note, […]



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Five Sentence Fiction – Human

“Ohh to be human again” Re’Lon thought as he walked in the bitter cold – A cold that he didn’t even feel. All around him, Re’Lon caught sight of people shivering with cold despite being bundled up and he wished he could feel something (anything), but all he felt was emptiness To his surprise, Re’Lon […]



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#NaBloPoMo: November 28

My theme for the NaBloPoMo had been to do short stories (or pieces of short stories) – However, today I’m going to do different…. – Realizing, of course, that I’m all sorts of behind on daily blogging challenge (heck blogging in general). What kind of (insert appropriate self condemning type words here) did I think […]



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Daily Post – Weekly Prompt Challenge

Haikus and prose really aren’t my thing and trying to come up with five for the Daily Post – Weekly Writing Challenge would be just a little bit too much of a challenge…. But I just had to share this one Haiku I’m sure many haven’t even thought about. The “Sh’ma” – one of the […]



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#SocialMedia: A Blessing or A Curse??

This whole idea for this post started out as a response to an email from a friend (actually a couple emails) that were based in her recent blog “Pappa’s Perspective” which I highly recommend you head over and read (just don’t forget to head back over here to read the rest of my blog (hint: […]



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Daily Post: PlayTime – Monopoly

Every once in a while my son gets on this kick to play Monopoly. He’ll want to play it several different days in a row. The other day, my husband and ex step-mom (don’t me to go into that one) were reminiscing about how they use to play monopoly all the time as kids. I, […]



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Five Sentence Fiction: Pieces – Break In

Brandi’s heart skipped several beats as she drove up the drive way that led to the back of her modest two story home in the well to do neighborhood she lived in. Burglaries here weren’t commonplace and yet she could clearly make out the broken glass, plain as day, that was the same color as […]



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WWBH Writer Wednesday Blog Hop (November 20, 2013)

Another busy day with doctor appointments and errands with hubby. Got home and had a *bleep* load of blog writing to do (still working on them). Didn’t want to forget about our weekly WWBH challenge. Be sure and join the fun….. This week Leanne Sype hosts the blog hop *************************** Hello, friends! I had to […]



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NaBloPoMo 14/ My WWBH Story (November 13, 2013

I’m going to cheat a bit and kill two birds with one stone (so to speak) and post my story for both the NaBloPoMo & WWBH. Well not really cheating as i know no rule against it. Here are TWO photos for this weeks WWBH (note the new twist). Photo # 1 via Flickr Photo […]



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Five Sentence Fiction – Letter

It had all begun with a letter – A letter written nearly a year earlier as part of a volunteer project. Bridget had been surprised to receive that first return letter and each subsequent one a continued surprise. Through each letter josh had shared a lot about himself as had Bridget. The latest letter had […]



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#NaBloPoMo: Daily Post – Nov 13, 2013

Continued from NaBloPoMo: November 12, 2013 Worried, Mike had followed Sally as she bolted out of the building to where her car was parked. He had known something was wrong almost the minute he saw her answer her phone, had seen the pale look that had suddenly come over her face as she collapsed into […]



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Five Sentence Fiction – Dancing

Check out Lillie McFerrin’s Five Sentence Fiction for this week’s prompt Gloria watched with affection as her grandparents took the dance floor at their 50th wedding anniversary. She wondered if she’d ever find anyone with whom she could share her life with the way her grandparent had. Their’s was a love that had stood the […]



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Share Your World – Week 40

Do you plan out things usually or do you do them more spontaneous (for example if you are visiting a big city you don’t know? I’m more of a planner. I really hate surprise parties — NO, I mean I really HATE them. Hate being put on the spot and/or not knowing what’s going on. […]



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WWBH Writer Wednesday Blog Hop (November 13, 2013)

Apparently I’m getting a head start on putting “2014″ in the date – almost did that in the title here….. Here’s this weeks WWBH prompt by our wonderful & gracious host Nicole of The World of My Imagination ********************* And we’re back! I don’t know about you guys but it’s getting colder around here lately! […]



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Daily Prompt: Ten Questions – “Inside the Studio”

Today’s Daily Prompt is a list of 10 questions that are asked by Inside the Actors’ Studio׳s host James Lipton of his guests. Below area the questions and my answers. What is your favorite word? This is a toughy…. I don’t have a favorite word What is your least favorite word? Same here – another […]



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Daily Prompt: Food for the Soul

Today, the “daily prompt” is Food For The Soul (and stomach) I’m going to cheat a bit and actually mention my son’s favorite type of dish….. Pasta. The boy could live on pasta (more specifically “Mac & Cheese”) if he was allowed. Can’t say I blame him…. I kind of like pasta dishes myself (and […]



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#NaBloPoMo: Intro

Good Intentions….. And all that good stuff. I first learned about the NaBloPoMo on November 02 but was out shopping at the time and by the time I got home and got everything put away and taken care of it was really getting too late for me to think of trying to write a blog […]



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Five Sentence Fiction – Determination

This weeks “Five Sentence Fiction” can be found here Maria had been told that taking the class would be a waste of her efforts, that she didn’t have what it would take, that she wasn’t smart enough. In, truth the naysayers had a point. Academics had never been Maria’s strong point. Infact, she had struggled […]



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WWBH Writer Wednesday Blog Hop (October 23, 2013)

I’ll make it quick. This week LeAnne has the reigns (Thank You LeAnne) ************************** It’s Wednesday! You know what that means… time for a fresh new blog hop photo prompt. Aw yeah! Are you loving these? We hope you are feeling inspired and motivated every week, either to try something new in writing a flash […]



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Share Your World – Week 37

What is your favorite outdoor activity? I would have to say one of my favorite outdoor activities is riding my bike. I also enjoy camping (but don’t get many opportunities to do so). Do you prefer your food separated or mixed together? No Preference. I don’t really pay close attention but believe I tend to […]



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Daily Prompt: October 19, 2013 – Home Sweet Home

Today’s Daily Prompt was “Home Sweet Home“ In my case, I’ve actually got the opposite problem. I very rarely spend any significant time away from home, and when I do it’s pretty much always with my family (spending any amount of time away from family isn’t something that ever really happens. Beyond the spending time […]



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Share Your World – Week 36

Share your world – week 36 What’s your least favorite mode of transportation? I would have to say flying is my least favorite any more. Ironically I use to love to fly as a child. Actually, my most favorite part was watching the planes take off & land. Where do you like to vacation? Vacation? […]



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My WWBH Story (October 16, 2013): A Matter of a Bullfight

* “My WWBH: Take 2″ Made the mistake of doing the original story on my phone and then tried to copy (to check word count) without saving my work first. Somehow in the process of copying, I managed to do a ‘cut & paste” loosing part of the work I had done. Second attempt is […]



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WWBH: Writer Wednesday Blog Hop – Oct 16, 2013

We’re back again! As you probably noticed, we took last week off. But never fear, we aren’t going away any time soon. Anyone else loving this fall weather? So many colorful golden leaves here in Oregon and I’m happy to say the rain is not going to be here the rest of this week! Now, […]



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Daily Prompt (Oct 11, 2013): Mid-Season

Today’s Daily Prompt is: Mid-Season Replacement I have to be honest, the post that comes to mind doesn’t really relate directly to the prompt -but, perhaps, indirectly. The changing seasons (weather-wise) bring about mixed feelings. On the one hand, I love the middle of the road temperature – Not too hot, not too cold (though […]



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Share Your World – Week 35

Here is the link to this weeks “Share Your World” (this will (as I understand) be one of the last posts – follow Cee’s new blog at CeenPhotography Below are the questions (along with my answers: Have you ever bungee jumped? If you haven’t, would you want to? : In a word (used twice) – […]



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Daily Prompt (Oct 07, 2013): Exhale

When I read today’s daily prompt my mind immediately went to the day of my wedding (nearly 17-1/2 years ago). I can’t necessarily say that everything that could go wrong did, but we did have a fair share of mishaps (as do most weddings). But thanks to one brides-maids dress, the timing ended up askew. […]



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WWBH Writer Wednesday Blog Hop – Oct 02, 2013

Not sure what happened…. I had accidentally posted this earlier before I had properly filled in all the tags & categories and such, so I went back in to fix and update (or so I thought). Long story short, apparently I never hit the update after finishing. The strange part is that the post I […]



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Share Your World – Week 34

This weeks “share your world” questions (and my responses) If you were to move and came fully furnished with everything you ever wanted, list at least three things from your old house you wish to retain? (assume all personal items; photos, books, animals, etc. go with you) Boy this is a tough one….. Since personal […]



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