Ah, Just Kidding….Jokes on YOU!!!

I am watching a TV program in which people play some practical jokes on their spouses.  One husband rigged up a thing to make his wife think he’d cut off a major portion of his foot with an axe.  Needless to say his wife was NOT happy with him when she realized he was just [...]

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Movies that changed how I live my life.

Two movies I’ve seen have dramatically impacted the way I work and live my life. The first one was a Robert Louis Stevenson story Disney did years ago called Black Arrow. I just loved those old Disney movies—they were classics. This one was no exception. The story is based on historic events during the two [...]

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You MUST Visit This Blog

http://thegrownupchild.ca/ this is by far the best blog i have seen.  It’s written by a young woman whose parents divorced when she was three and the impact that divorce had on her life.  Very powerful, impressive writing about a topic that is so important to so many innocent children. I you get a chance drop [...]

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For My Friend: A Walk Down Memory Lane

I want to share a path down memory’s lane with the person who is probably my most faithful follower on this blog. We met nearly 40 years ago in England.  We were both spending our sophomore year abroad in a liberal arts Christian college in the quaint community of Binfield in the region of Berkshire [...]

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The Money Changers

Note to my readers:  All the stories in the Chronicles of Africa come from data I collected when completing my dissertation in the late 1980s.  Sadly, little has changed for the women and girls in the nearly twenty years since I first wrote these stories. This resistance to change is a testimony to the powerful [...]

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Getting Back to the Basics: Homonyms and Homophones

I’ve been reading a lot of blogs lately and I am amazed at the number of folks who write them that really don’t use homonyms and homophones correctly.  I must admit that I am probably the worst offender.  And my sin is really GREAT because I KNOW the difference between them but am REALLY lazy [...]

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Plant a Tree For Our Future

I worry about the environment. I wonder about the kind of world I’m bequeathing to my grandchildren and their children. I wonder if they’ll be able to run outside without masks on that will filter the air they breathe or if they’ll be able to enjoy the fun of jumping into a refreshing cold lake [...]

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Are You There Apple? It’s Me Diane.

I’m not a techie.  Any of my kids or husband will heartily underscore my confession. I can use most SIMPLE programs but when it comes to the nitty gritty of understanding how they work, setting up computer and related equipment (even those that are plug ‘n’ play), working remote controls, etc.–if there’s a way to [...]

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HELP needed: 12 Step Program for A Kitchen Gadget Junkie

Okay—I freely admit it. I’m a kitchen gadget junkie. There’s almost nothing out there you can get to make life in the kitchen easier (or the food fancier) that I don’t have. Don’t believe me?  Just ask me. Cherry and olive pitter?  Got it. Strawberry corer?  Got that too. Zester?  I have three different kinds [...]

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On Being Popular

I went through high school hanging on the sidelines watching the “in kids” interact. Although I wouldn’t classify myself as being one of the unpopular kids in my school I certainly wasn’t in the clique that ruled the social network there.  I certainly didn’t lack for good friends or my own circle of friends but [...]

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