.Yep.  I dropped off the face of the earth.  And what a leap it was!  During the past month, I cleaned house - dropped out of “cybernets” (web-based social networks), and unsubscribed from a number of newsletters that were clogging up my inbox. 
While I have enjoyed meeting and making many new friends through these networks, it’s become [...]

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I was listening to the radio this afternoon.  The DJ was talking about summer vacations. Well, actually, he referred to them as “stay-cations” - where you stay at home and find interesting things to do in your town, or close to home.
That’s pretty cool. Stay-cations.  Being that it’s so friggin’ expensive to travel - you [...]

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Moi (texting Nick): It’s 10pm. Do you know where your children are?
Nick (texting back): Yeah in Nevada gambling, spending my college fund for drugs and sex. How about you? How’s your night going?

(FYI, he’s spending the night over at his friend’s house.)

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Back from a self-imposed sabbatical. Have you missed me?
Some of my “kids” graduated from high school last night. With proud, happy tears in my eyes, I told them while one journey has ended, a wonderfully exciting new journey is about to begin.

And next week, Nick has a sitting for his senior pictures. [...]

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