Beeker’s Words

(photo by:John Smierciak of the Chicago Tribune)
According to the Associate Press, Drew Peterson was to participate in a radio competition in which women would vie to date him. In case you are not familiar with Drew Peterson, he is suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife and is under investigation for the death of his third [...]

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So my water rates are probably going up to the tune of 1 to 23%. I am a lucky customer of New Jersey American Water. NJAM submitted a request to the State Board of Public Utilities to increase their rates by 23%. Over the last 9 years their rates have increased by 30%. Just last year a 13.5% [...]

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These people need an unlisted phone number and the kid needs to get over not getting out of school over a measly three inches of snow.  Also we don’t know what the kid’s message said. I can only imagine if it got this response. If he called my house early to complain, I would have [...]

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According to researchers fighting with your spouse is healthy and will extend your life.  Couples that bottle things up die earlier than those that speak their minds. I am blessed that Pete and I have no problems speaking our minds. Lately I have taken to turning out all the lights when we are not in [...]

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If you have never been to an IKEA in New Jersey, you will not understand why being alone in an IKEA is a dream for cheap furniture lovers. It does not matter what day of the week, IKEA is just crazy busy. The combination of New Jerseyans and New Yorkers rushing in to buy cheap [...]

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I went to visit my sister and her children today. It has been tough not seeing them as much since my surgery and accident. Mackensie, my youngest niece, runs up to me lifts her left foot and says, “Look Aunt Becky! I got new shoes.” She looses her balance and tumbles to the floor. My sister Lisa then [...]

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BBC News reported that the BBC Horizon is filming a documentary about how individuals react to sensory deprivation. The article goes on to describe the ill effect that the experiment had on its subjects. Imagine being alone in a dark room for days.  I use to hide in closets as a child and on occasion I [...]

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