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~Prayers needed for our Michael V and for Snowbunny~ UPDATE!! Thanksgiving Day

nospam@example.com () — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:53:51 -0800

Dear friends~ I have come to learn that two friends that I have become close to outside of Shine are both facing huge obstacles. ~For Snowbunny~ Her other half, "The Captain" had gotten his kidney transplant and now it's looking like his body is rejecting it. He is…

What I like (and hate) about Sarah Palin

nospam@example.com () — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:52:34 -0800

There’s so much not to like about Sarah Palin … why do I find myself admiring her?

- April Daniels Hussar, BettyConfidential.com

Like many people outside of Alaska, the first I heard of Sarah Palin was back in August 2008, when John McCain announced her as his running mate. My first reaction: Smooth move, John. We wanted a woman in the Oval Office, now you might be giving us one. My second reaction: How sexist and condescending can you get. We can’t have Hillary, so any old female will do? And my third: Dear Lord, please don’t let this woman end up in the White House.

So here’s my confession: I was – and still am – an ardent Obama supporter. Politically speaking I’d say Sarah Palin and I are just about polar opposites. (You say, “Drill baby;” I say, “No blood for oil.”) I shudder to imagine her holding a national political office. But, the thing is, well … see, it’s like this … I kind of like her too.

One of my favorite Charities

nospam@example.com () — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:12:54 -0800

According to the commercial breaks and the stores, the Holiday season is upon us in near full swing. The only thing missing so far (at least in our house) is Santa pulling in at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, then to us it's in full swing. Anyway, last night I was walking…

Is "Precious" too brutal to appreciate the Oscar-worthy acting?

nospam@example.com () — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:52:22 -0800

by Megan Smith, contributing editor, Entertainment

This is going to be sticky, so…

Oprah: After 25 years, it's time for a change

nospam@example.com () — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:04:59 -0800

Is that rain, or the tears of thousands of publishers, TV executives, and celebrities plotting their public rehabilitation pouring down?

It's official: Oprah Winfrey will pull the plug on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Rumored for what seems like forever, likely feared for longer by CBS Television Distribution, which distributes the show to more than 200 U.S. TV markets, the shuttering of the heart of Oprah's media empire is nigh.

Thanksgiving ~ In all we do, give thanks!

nospam@example.com () — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:01:14 -0800

I'm sure there have been years when my priorities were completely off and I wasn't very thankful. In fact, I know that after my mom died of cancer, I was most definitely that way. I was bitter and angry and far from thankful. I look back on those years now and I realize…

How do you keep calm and relaxed as you prep for Thanksgiving?

nospam@example.com () — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:10 -0800

For those of us who have several lists going in our head this week as we prep for Thanksgiving, Mark Bittman, the food writer for The New York Times, has some wonderful, calming words for us. Now, this is the kind of guy who could send us into a tizzy with things like his

5 Reasons to set a goal today

nospam@example.com () — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:08:05 -0800

Over the last month or so, I've been in a funk. I hadn't an idea as to why, however, until this past weekend. On a long and beautiful walk, it hit me: Having just released my…

Before, During, and After: How to Declare a Truce at the Holiday Dinner Table

nospam@example.com () — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:54:15 -0800

With the holidays fast approaching, our emotions seem to jump all over the place. We’re excited, anxious, stressed, because there’s so much to plan, and we want the holidays to be perfect. Yet, the thought of the holiday dinner quickly reminds us of past events that have been anything but loving…

I don't know were I'm going with this so bare with me.

nospam@example.com () — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:36:36 -0800

I'm sitting on my back patio, having a smoke and watching my little dogs play as the sun comes up. Those little doggies are having a ball playing with not a care in the world except to have fun and enjoy the momment.

As I sat there. I started to think about all the things that are…