Better Half

Better Half (whom I am currently arguing with over where we will grocery shop this week) sends you his greeti...

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Bemused Muse - the One-Year Anniversary

This is the one-year anniversary of the Bemused Muse blog. My primary posts were lackluster mush. My intent was to open up a public exchange of ideas regarding the schism between science and religion (my first entry was a discussion forum in relation to the Big Bang Theory.) Unsurprisingly, it was a flop.April and May saw the genesis of my blogging my immediate world.What I have discovered is that I have built a small time capsule of memories. I was never a Diary Person. I found that keeping those damned things required more effort on my part than I was willing to give. Blogging,...

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Sister Eva-Maria and the Snowball Fight

Sister Eva-Maria, FSGM (Starting Afresh from Christ) has been chronicling her snow ball fight progression, which had me seriously laughing this morning. I thought I would share her blog link here (you might have to scroll down a few posts to find the three entrie...

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The Muse's Muses: those who inspire!

AnnieElf has embarked on a new journey into her personal spiritual growth. You can read about her quest at Interior Dialogues. Anne is a delightful friend who, I must confess, has been completely neglected by me over the past few months due to my own real life burdens. Rest assured, dear Annie: I have not forgotten you! Please stop by her other blogs as well.TFMM turned me on to...

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Winter's Crush Pigeon Picture #2

Someone had asked if I had any other pigeon shots. The followup to my last post: pigeon picture...

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Winter's Crush

This week’s Sunday Scribblings topic is “crush”. They are looking for short posts concerning its application to “First crush, current crush, illicit crush, painful soul-crushing crush.” I see the word differently, in light of the weather we have had this past week. WINTER'S CRUSHThe gentle tinkling of crystal, accompanied by the groan of laden wood, lent music to the air as the...

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Michael Rowe's "Other Men's Sons" - Preorder your copy today.

Michael has completed his book, Other Men’s Sons, and it is in the final editing stage with his publisher. It promises to be his best work yet.If you would like to preorder your copy, either one of these wonderful bookseller's websites can be of assistance:chapters.indigo.ca: Books: Other Men's Sons - or - Amazon.com: Other Men's Sons: Books: Michael Rowe...

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Blue Twig Encased in Winter Ice Phase

This is my Valentine's Day "Blue Twig Encased in Winter Ice" phase. Steubenville, OH, received a healthy coating of winter white over the last 24 hours.The snow is absolutely stunning, despite the amount of danger on the roadways. Our trees are encased in ice, literally. I wish I could capture sound bites for you, dear Readers, for the crystalline tinkling as the branches groan...

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Steubenville - Severe Weather Update

Emergency Shelter Set Up – Level 3 Emergency Remains In Effect For Jefferson CountyPOSTED: 4:55 am EST February 14, 2007UPDATED: 6:40 am EST February 14, 20076 a.m. Update From The NEWS9 NewsroomThe winter storm that arrived late Monday night and into Tuesday morning is having a major impact on the Ohio Valley. Freezing rain continued Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, making...

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Frank Katzfey

My cousin Frank Katzfey passed away this afternoon following a excruciating battle with bone cancer. Our prayers go out to My Aunt Pauline and Uncle Ed, as well as to my cousins Michael and Danny, and their families.We will not be able to send flowers until we are know which funeral home they have selected. Mum has opted to add our name to the card and make it a “family” offering.I...

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Daylight Saving Time 2007

Daylight Saving Time Extended by FourWeeks in U.S. Starting in 2007Extended Daylight Saving Time in theUnited States will begin in March 2007. See below for the new "spring forward,fall back" dates for the next few years.Every spring we move our clocksone hour ahead and "lose" an hour during the night and each fall we move ourclocks back one hour and "gain" an extra hour. But Daylight...

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Technology, Dentists and Moissanite

There are days when I do speculate that technology is plotting against me! I have been unable to load pictures easily onto my blog (which, dear Readers, means that the picture you see here is attributable to my own hoop-jumping, alternate source hosting, and HTML code insertion by hand.) This is a matter of absolute vexation for me, as I do enjoy capturing my day via photographs....

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Ohio Snow

A few snapshots of our snow when it first rolled in a few days ago. It was -24 (windchill) yesterday morni...

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Winter pictures?????

Winter has arrived in OH. I can not seem to get Blogger to upload for me today. Damn th...

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More political spoofs!

I would hate to be considered biased! A smattering of political cartoons for both sides:...

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Another fine morning!

Good morning World!My friends send me the weirdest schmuck in email. I thought that I would share a few highlights from this morning (the picture above is one such example!) While I have always refrained from stating political views on this blog, the two pictures were a tad too silly to pass up.Isn't it about time someone made pun of Bush and Cheney's nam...

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