Stepping Aside

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I was blessed to see His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama today in Eugene. He’s surprisingly direct and funny. His message was simple: we are one. Problems happen when we forget that. We become self-centered in our attitude. He said…

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Why can’t someone invent a gas can that doesn’t leak? It wasn’t as if the can was over-filled. I happen to hate the smell of gasoline. It makes me sick. And the last place I want to smell it is…

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I watched Rachel’s show last night and, as always, I was impressed at how she told the story of Reagan’s crime against this country. He wasn’t supposed to sell arms to Iran, yet he arrogantly did and others took the…

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. So many things I’m thankful for: The woman in the car today who, along with her husband, circled our building three times looking at all the metal we’re having recycled. She thinks I’m a bitch. I’m not, but it doesn’t…

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The day I left the message on our voice mail at the shop that we have to move and we didn’t know at the time what the future held, was difficult. Then the first messages started coming in. One guy,…

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. If something doesn’t seem right, then it probably isn’t. This nutty world we all live in requires that we pay attention to that inner voice we all possess. Where others fail us, the inner voice won’t. Even if it just…

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. We donated three cars today to Heritage for the Blind. From the phone call to arrange pick up, to the tow company who came today, this process was easy and the people involved were just great! I highly recommend calling…

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Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. GW Pharma was awarded a patent recently on cancer-killing cannabinoids. Nice that the federal government is acknowledging what many of us have known for some time now. Cannabis is an essential part of our pharmacopeia. But when you consider the…

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Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. VAWA passed this week. I would like to think that our collective voices standing up for women’s  rights helped. I felt better doing so, and I know others did as well. But that’s only one of the myriad issues that…

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Well, VAWA is headed to the President’s desk for signing.  286 Yes and 138 No.  You can guess who the no votes were from.  But 59 Republicans voted Yes.  That’s really encouraging.  We thank you for voting to protect us..all…

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I just read an article about a couple in Arizona who have medical cannabis cards and then flagrantly violated state law to open a “bakery” in their home, complete with customer counter and hours of business sign. Great.I know our…

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. There’s something wrong with these governors who want to put probes in my vagina.  And now, Mike Pence, the new governor of Indiana wants to put not one, but two of the damn things in there. His idea is that…