Have you checked out POSH on a Budget yet? My new site has had nearly 10,000 hits in it's short two weeks. Not bad. I'm pumped! Yesterday, my feedburner stats went psycho and plummeted down to 8! If you are a subscriber, please double check to see if you are still on the list. If you ...
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Labor Day 2010: Sept. 6 The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half the states were observing a “Labor Day” on one day or ...
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Betty White scored an Emmy a few nights ago , in case you missed it. How many Emmy Awards Has She Scored? Outstanding Lead Actress – Comedy Series 1. 1952 Life With Elizabeth 2. 1986 The Golden Girls Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series 3. 1975 The Mary Tyler Moore Show 4. 1976 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Outstanding Host/Hostess in a ...
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One good thing about living in the Midwest, is that we don't have to fear the wrath of the almighty hurricane. Unlike our friends on the east coast who will be having some unwelcome weather this holiday weekend. Seems like yesterday they were forecasting maybe high waves for Earl but, opinions have changed as Hurricane Earl battered the ...
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A few months ago OPRAH featured an article about 35 little acts of kindness. 1. Say "Good morning" to a person standing next to you in the elevator.2. Pay the toll for the driver behind you. 3. Take a minute to direct someone who is lost, even though you're rushing. 4. Write a letter to a child who ...
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If you are a regular reader than you know that quite often I use the phrase "are you on crack?" It's just my way of saying, I probably wouldn't do what you're doing because it's just not my cup of tea (nicely put...) Candidates for the "are you on crack?" Reports are: #1. The lady who attempted ...
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She drugged and stuffed a baby tiger in her over-sized bag to smuggle into Iran. Thats what custom agents say. cbsnews First of all lady, are you on crack? Having said that, the scoop is that authorities at Bangkok's international airport found a baby tiger cub that they say had been drugged and hidden alongside a stuffed toy tiger ...
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Genius Thief of the year... Check this braniac out. Family poses for a photo puts their bags down. Genius bends over to steal a bag which also contained moms handbag and "SMILE" he's on camera. Thief was caught quickly especially since they were at the Wisconsin state Capitol building. ................... While we are on the subject... I am a handbag junkie. I ...
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It's the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution's 19th Amendment. August 26, 1920, marked a turning point for America as women were guaranteed the right to vote. It was the culmination of a 72-year-long civil rights movement that originated at the world's first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, ...
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From an email that I got... This is the true story of a Garage Owner in the Southwest New Mexico He was sick and tired of thugs breaking into his garage shop to steal tools, etc. So he came up with this idea. He put the word out that he had a new Mexican Lion that ...
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Hey bloggers- how would you feel if you had to pay a special tax???? Bloggers in Philadelphia are pretty mad. Phili needs money so they have enacted a " business privilege license costs $50 a year or $300 for a lifetime. So, if your blog takes money for advertising, or sells photographs or other goods, it's a ...
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