Sharing the Light
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Maggie's Mind M.
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Today is H E A D S - Shine"Shine" just happens to be one of my favorite songs on so many levels. It's one that speaks to my spirit and makes me want to spread the happy because I tend to have a little extra to share most of the time. Not sure how I got this way, but I'm cool with happy. I think we each bring to this world our own gift...
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Along for the Ride
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Maggie's Mind M.
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Whew. Glad that (Nablopomo) is all done. Not sure just why I never made it on the blogroll over there after asking at least three times, but when I went back over to grab my bumper sticker badge, I still don't exist. Maybe I'd care more if I had less going on in my real life. Or not. It's all good. I enjoyed writing every day, and the month actu...
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Weekly Winners 11/30/08
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Maggie's Mind M.
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Weekly Winners, hosted by Lotus.Click pics for better looking larger images or take a peek at the entire album and/or watch as a slideshow at this link. Maggie's Original and Very Own Cheap and Easy Clam Sauce Portrait of the Best All Around Good Kitty Fuzzy Pretty Kitty Cozied All the Way Down A View Ever Green Fuzzy Portland Sunset
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Seven Sentence Saturday - Four
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Maggie's Mind M.
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A guy named Jdimytai Damour takes a job as a temp.Maybe he needed some cash for the holidays, or maybe times are just as tough for him as for a lot of folks. He gets an assignment doing maintenance and/or stocking shelves overnight at a WalMart.The day after Thanksgiving, this 34 year old young man is trampled to death by shoppers.Some shoppers ...
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Thursday Thirteen 11/27/08 - 35th Edition (You-Centric)
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Maggie's Mind M.
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It's been very me-centric over here the past couple of days, even more than usual, which is cool, I suppose, since it is my blog and all, but I'm kind of done with me for a few hours. I'll be back. Worry not. Since many of you are enjoying a day (or four!) off to be thankful, maybe you have a minute to tell me about you. Answer as many or as fe...
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I'm a Joiner
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Maggie's Mind M.
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I didn't really think I was a joiner, but then I started seeing sodamnmanypeople doing the vlog thing (who did I miss?) and knew that it was just a matter of time until I'd try it. It's harder than it looks, kind of. And, so, here is my first attempt (be gentle): Because I'm a Joiner from Maggie's Mind on Vimeo. Even if it lets you comment over...
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Dear Me, Love Me
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Maggie's Mind M.
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Inspired by this post by Amanda at Shamelessly Sassy a long while ago. Dear 18 Year Old Idealistic Dreamer Me, You are not a trust fund baby or heir to some fortune that your parents didn't tell you about, and you will have student loans and will need to work for a living, so while your pricey liberal arts college (and perhaps a bit too libera...
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Sound of Music
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Maggie's Mind M.
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This is possibly my final Music Monday since it was a concept I came up with just to help pull me through NaBloPoMo, and this is the last Monday of November already. Crazy, I know. Some soundtracks just really rock my socks, whether from musicals or movies or even some TV shows. I couldn't begin to list all of my favorites, but I will say that ...
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Weekly Winners 11/23/08
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Maggie's Mind M.
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Weekly Winners, hosted by Lotus.Click pics for better looking larger images or take a peek at the entire album and/or watch as a slideshow at this link. Garbanzos in Coconut Milk (alternate name: Two Very Good Things, Happily Married in the Presence of Deliciously Spicy Friends) Maggie's Broiler Cheese Deluxe (layered deli turkey, tomato, avoc...
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Seven Sentence Saturday - Three (Quirks)
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Maggie's Mind M.
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Seven Sentence Saturday I'm being super efficient here because that's how I roll. Seven Sentence Saturday combined with finally catching up from when I was long ago tagged by Shadow for 6 unspectacular quirks and more (relatively) recently tagged by Cathy for 7 random facts about me. These introductory sentences just written don't count because...
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One Word
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Maggie's Mind M.
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Thank goodness for simple/fun memes like this during NaBloPoMo ( BloMe ). Stolen from Cathy from The Clothesline: Me in One Word Where is your cell phone? desk Where is your significant other? Tulsa Your hair color? brown Your mother? missed Your father? appreciated Your favorite thing? coffee Your dream last night? odd Your dream/goal? JET The ...
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Give it to a Busy Person
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Maggie's Mind M.
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I learned something back in college that I still actually remember and that seems to hold so true so much of the time. See, there was this group of which I was very much a part (more on that someday), and we were holding an event that would bring roughly 400 people from across the states of Iowa and Illinois (and a few from other locations) for...
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Sometimes You Just Know
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Maggie's Mind M.
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I went through a phase where I was convinced I was somewhat psychic, always knowing whether my best friend and I would get caught doing something our parents would kill us for doing. Still, we did whatever we weren't supposed to do anyway because sometimes my psychic abilities failed, and sometimes it was just worth the risk. It's amazing to me ...
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By George, It's Got Healing Power
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Maggie's Mind M.
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Please forgive a partial re-post on this Music Monday. No matter how many times I attempted to put into words all that comes to mind - and more to the point, what leaves my mind healed - when I listen to George Winston, nothing can capture it as much as part of this post back in July when I wrote this poem: Sit As my world was crashing around me...
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Weekly Winners 11/16/08
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Maggie's Mind M.
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Weekly Winners, hosted by Lotus. This week marks an entire year since Lotus began this whole Weekly Winners thing (my first post was here, before I had the hang of the thumbnail thing and before I ditched thumbnails almost entirely, and all of my past weeks are here ). Even if I'll probably never be a pro, I have grown as a picture taker and as...
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Seven Sentence Saturday - Two
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Maggie's Mind M.
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Seven Sentence SaturdayI had a different post prepared, but then I was laid off on Friday.Please, no worries because this isn't all bad and will be OK.I was pretty sure it was coming. Oddly, it's shocking even when I saw it coming and even when last time years ago I saw it coming, too - advance suspicion and previous experience are irrelevant. T...
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Haiku Friday 11/14/08
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Maggie's Mind M.
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俳句の金曜日 The last hangers on, are they faithful or stubborn, wise or just hopeful? And what if they'd known? Would they've just dropped earlier, submitting to fate? Or was it worth it, hanging tough, sticking it out for experience? The cycle of life constantly asks such questions; which choice ...
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Thursday Thirteen 11/13/08 - 34th Edition
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Maggie's Mind M.
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13 Bits of Chattery in the Cattery (the first 30 minute of any weekday morning at my house, spoken by me to the three meow babies, yes, it's gaggable, complete with hairball souvenir): Aw, g'mornin' mama's original meow, my orange little cozy. Thank you for sleeping by me, my love. G'mornin' missy sissy, you guud gurl (whose a good girl? is the ...
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