There were no “Likes” in 2006… (Versatile Blogger Award)

Reblogged from The Rules of Engagement:

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Blogging has changed since the last time I did it during the dark ages of the internet in 2006.

Today we have the integrated blog stats that Wordpress so thoughtfully provides us all, informing me at a glance how many clicks I’ve received per day and what the clickers were clicking on and where the clickers came from, both geographically and via the internet.

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A great "acceptance speech" for the VBA...

A Social Worker’s View of Haiti

Haiti – a pearl at great price…

Learning Who I Should Be

Reblogged from Letters from The Wasteland:

Geography and I don't get along.

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Long distance relationship, unemployment and poetry -- what do these have in common?

Illusions - Optical and Otherwise ( by Carley Evans )

Reblogged from obsecrations:

One of your VBA Admin's photographs. Enjoy.

In the Garden July

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By P.C. Zick @PCZick

It's beginning to look a lot like summer and the living is not quite as easy as you might think! Despite our lack of rain, the garden is still doing its thing. We're watering about twice a week and hoping for the best. Here's a glimpse for today, July 7.Who's that lurking in the garden behind the tomato stakes?

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I don't garden, but my son grows raspberries in containers in our yard -- all over our yard!

AN INTERCOURSE WITH MY SON

Reblogged from Tongue of the Wind:

Wazzup son, you are priviledged to have me as your father, becuase I am a great man. You are priviledged to have *** as your mother, because she is the greatest woman the world has ever seen and will ever see. She is very beautiful, intelligent and wonderful in all dimensions, known and unknown. But we are priviledged to have you as a son, because you are the world's greatest; you are greatness.

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Wise words; both funny and heartfelt... do take a moment to read a letter from a father to his son... you won't regret it.

Starting the week off right!

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I found this recipe yesterday and I thought it looked delightful!

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This food just looks so good! And this blog is rather quirky and fun... Check it out! Carley

“Like” Gravatars

Has anyone else noticed that the “like” gravatars are not showing up on posts?

The Taming of the

Reblogged from Counting Zeros:

You.

Psychologists sometimes discuss the risks associated with referring to yourself in the 3rd person. It's not a good sign if when you talk about yourself you say things like: She is at work on her blog right now. But they never talk about referring to yourself in the 2nd person. I often refer to myself as You. At least in my head or when what's in my head becomes a journal entry.

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This blogger is "playing" a game she designed to help her -- as I understand it -- get over her anxiety over money. I'd recommend taking a look at her goals and the rules as well as this (and other) posts.

Tracking the seasonal flu, The History of the Flu Vaccine and The Flu Vaccine of 2011

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The seasonal flu of 2011 arrived with the first confirmed case in Arkansas (Read more). The vaccination of the public swung into action with the seasonal flu vaccine components of 2011, which were exactly the same as the vaccine components of 2010, and described in my previous article, entitled, "Should I get the flu vaccine this year?". The 2011 - 2012 flu season is going to be an ordinary one, unlike the one in 2009 and the far deadlier one in 2018, all of them caused by the same deadly swine flu H1N1 strain of the flu virus.

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Excellent treatise on the history of influenza and why the flu vaccine is so beneficial... I used to be afraid of the flu vaccine, but now I welcome it...