Month: August 2015
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Docs VS Glocs. Gag me. Oh ya. you did. Welcome to loony bin coming to state near you.
Only in Florida do our legislators think it ok to kill bears but jail you for feeling them. (You really shouldn’t feed them) and it’s ok for health care workers not to ask people if they have a gun. That’s just for now because it could be coming to a state near you so listen…
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How to Love an Addict
How to Love an Addict by Darcy Flierl Addiction. We’ve made progress over the last decade. The stigma is decreasing and we are openly discussing it. Once upon a time, if your parent, spouse, or child suffered from alcohol or drug abuse, it was the family secret. Now, I talk to people every day who…
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Lakepointe and the Pacific Legal Foundation
When it looks like a duck, and walks like duck, quacks like a duck it’s a duck. Or in this case a big polluting rubber ducky.
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Blogging 101: The Tenacious, Courageous Writer
WordPress has a great program called Blogging 101. Even though I’ve been blogging there is so much I can learn. I’m terribly behind. I’m having issues with some of the technical things. Usually, I write in the morning and my cat MeMe has been very time consuming with go out, come in, feed me, not…
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It’s More Than Just a Sock
Guest Blog: It’s More Than Just a Sock by Darcy Flierl It’s a sleepy, over cast Saturday morning and today I will be volunteering at our local mall to spread the word about the important impact having family meals can have on your children. My first words to my husband before my eyes even open,…
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H2 Worker Documentary. Legal Slavery.
H2 Worker Documentary. Legal Slavery. Here is your music! To everyone running for President: Tonight I watched this incredible documentary by Stephanie Black. Before they had harvesting machines every year people 10,000 Caribbean men were selectivity chosen by American sugar corporations to harvest sugar cane for six months in Florida under temporary “H2” visas. They…
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Summer Book Club: Paving Paradise Florida’s Vanishing Wetlands and Failure of no Net Loss.
Summer Book Club: Paving Paradise Florida’s Vanishing Wetlands and Failure of no Net Loss by Craig Pittman and Matthew Waite. What is no Net Loss? Is it even on our radar? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_net_loss_wetlands_policy “No net loss” is the United States government’s overall policy goal regarding wetlands preservation. The goal of the policy is to balance wetland…
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So long john and thanks for all the fish! Plus hysterical republican debate on Fox.
So long john and thanks for all the fish! Plus hysterical republican debate on Fox. Last night I did two things: I watch an entire Republican “debate” on “Fox News.” and I stayed up way past my bedtime and watched the last “Daily Show.” I didn’t think I was going to watch the debate because…
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Managing caregiver stress and preventing burnout.
“For stress of any significant duration – from a few days to a few months or years, as happens in real life – all aspects of immunity went downhill. Thus long-term or chronic stress, through too much wear and tear, can ravage the immune system
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I’ll miss you Jon Stewart! Here is some advice for you. Don’t listen to anyone’s advice.
I’ll miss you Jon Stewart! Here is some advice for you. Don’t listen to anyone’s advice. A long time ago in a galaxy far away when I lived Boca and my son was a teenager I got turned on to the Daily Show. At the time I was pretty addicted to C-span which I got…
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