Beeker’s Words

photo by: supernenek
My niece Hanniah is getting into singing nursery rhymes accompanied by hand-clapping. My sisters and I loved hand-clapping games when we were in grade school. I asked her if she knew CeCe My Playmate. She did not so I started teaching her these lyrics (The hand motions are not easy to teach [...]

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I am so happy today! I got an email today from the Eddie Izzard fan club. He added two shows in late June at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Since I joined the club (for free) I was sent an opportunity to pre-order tickets before they went on sale to the public. So I [...]

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I have been busy tonight getting my tax information together for the accountant and doing my quarterly check on my credit report. I do it quarterly to make sure that I don’t become a victim of identity theft and that my credit is in perfect order. I encourage everyone to do the same. You can [...]

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UrbanSwirl has an extremely informative entry about David Walker and America’s financial future. I know this is not everyone’s cup of tea but I think you do a disservice to yourself and your family by ignoring what is happening with our deficit and national spending. I also think it is really important with the election [...]

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Kat from Kat’s Krackerbox tagged me. I am a tagging virgin and I am delighted to participate. With no further ado, I present 8 From Me!
8 Things I am Passionate About:
My husband/family/friends, books, The Fair Tax (I love Neal Boortz!), University of Georgia Football, traveling, cooking, the ocean, crafting
8 Things I Say [...]

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I wrote an entry the other day about Stick People decals. I see them a lot on minivans. Well I received an email warning me about the decals. Apparently some people feel that vehicles with these decals are promoting the knowledge that they have children and the sex of their children to pedophiles.  These people [...]

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Thirteen Things I Need In Order to Have a Really Good Day
1. A good morning kiss from my husband.
2. A scalding hot shower with Strawberry scrub from the Body Shop.

3. A cuddle with my cats.
4. A tall glass of ice water. (I have to have a tall plastic tumbler with 6 inches of ice. If [...]

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This is a photo I took near Portree, Scotland.

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I appreciate comments! I decided to give back to the people who read my blog and to offer an incentive to leave a comment. You should notice the shiny new top commentators widget on the left side bar. It is currently set to reset each month. I think recognition should be relevant to the moment. [...]

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My husband and I like interesting conversation and debate. So I decided to dedicate this list to naming the thirteen non-religious, English speaking (Sorry, we aren’t fluent in any other language.) but dead individuals whom we would like to invite to a dinner party.  Who would you add to the list?
1. Adam Smith
2. Milton [...]

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