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Higher Standards for Public Figures

Via: jonathan-p • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 26 Comments • 9 years ago

We're approaching Week 3 in the 2014 NFL season, but football talk has taken a back seat to discussions about assault, spousal abuse and child abuse. The reaction to these acts has been very strong...

For You (and me) Perrie!

Via: screminmimi • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 15 Comments • 9 years ago

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2015 Long-Range Weather Forecast - The Old Farmer's Almanac and NOAA

Via: nigel-dogberry • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 5 Comments • 9 years ago

Mosey on over to this link to see the predictions for your region: http://www.almanac.com/weather/longrange I have always thought following the Old Farmer's Almanac was fun. You can...

What town matches my politics?

Via: nigel-dogberry • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 6 Comments • 9 years ago

Ever wonder where you should go to surround yourself with people who think the way you do? Take a few minutes and answer the questions below to use the latest in Democratic campaign...

Conversations on News Talkers.

Via: nigel-dogberry • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 22 Comments • 9 years ago

Well, OK. It's from Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, but I see some similarities.

The Generation Gap in A Single Graphic

Via: robert-in-ohio • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 76 Comments • 9 years ago

The Long Journey Home by Perrie Berlin-Halpern

Via: perrie-halpern • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 37 Comments • 9 years ago

Rome was everything I had hoped it would be. The people were warm and friendly. The sites and sounds of the city were just like from a movie. And despite the fact that the Trevi Fountain was closed...

The Queen of Bandaids

Via: dowser • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 31 Comments • 9 years ago

As many of you know, I drove to Paintsville last Monday and picked up 4 foster babies--A Mama cat, and her two kittens, and young dog named Roxie. It was a long drive, and I was only 40 miles,...

Respect

Via: robert-in-ohio • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 10 Comments • 9 years ago

Meditation the Digital Age

Via: robert-in-ohio • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 1 Comments • 9 years ago

Famous Lies

Via: robert-in-ohio • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 37 Comments • 9 years ago

Have you every thought about how certain phrases and comments are really designed to cover up the true feelings of the person speaking to you. Over the years, I have attempted to keep track of...

"Love" a short video from Cameron Macgowan on Vimeo.

Via: nigel-dogberry • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 4 Comments • 9 years ago

Liebe (Love) from Cameron Macgowan on Vimeo . I saw this on Vimeo yesterday and I thought it was well worth the 3:13 minutes it takes to watch it. Maybe you'll get a smile or chuckle out...

What caption would you put on this photo?

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 8 Comments • 9 years ago

What caption would you put on this photo? Prince Charles, the future King of England. Here he appears to be 'Charles of Arabia'. In light of current happenings in Britain, what do you suggest?...

A Christmas Gift

Via: robert-in-ohio • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 7 Comments • 9 years ago

An orchestra in a box-- the Hurdy Gurdy

Via: dowser • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 18 Comments • 9 years ago

In May of last year, needing something to dream about, I ordered a Hurdy Gurdy from Altarwind Music , in Oregon. I knew that it would be a long wait, as there was a 7 month backlog to build...

FINALLY, We're Tuned! by Dowser

Via: dowser • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 33 Comments • 9 years ago

It has been two weeks of frustration, sickness, and suppressed excitement, as we, (John, my husband), and I dealt with several hurdy gurdy issues, not to mention all else that has been going on....

10 Things Money Can´t Buy

Via: robert-in-ohio • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 12 Comments • 9 years ago

Money has been with us for more than ten thousand years. It has become a vital element in our lives, to the point where without money, you can literally die. Money was originally invented as a...

Change The Way You Look At Women

Via: nigel-dogberry • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 4 Comments • 9 years ago

What if the women we saw in adverts were real? Would we still buy the product? Yeah, probably.

Now, Slap Her.

Via: nigel-dogberry • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 6 Comments • 9 years ago

Published to You Tube on Jan 4, 2015What happens when you put a boy in front of a girl and ask him to slap her? Here is how children react to the subject of violence against women.I thought these...

Lost in the Time/Space Continuum By Marsha Meyers

Via: dowser • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 36 Comments • 9 years ago

Last weekend, I went to a "31" party-- where you buy storage boxes and bags made of canvas for boocoos of money, so that your hostess can get a prize. Sort of like Tupperware for the storage...

The Ghost Horse -- Artwork of the 1800s! By Marsha Meyers

Via: dowser • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 31 Comments • 9 years ago

Grandma Hutch was one of three girls, whose father called them Faith, Hope, and Charity. (picture at right, about 1875.) Their real names, left to right, were Hallie Ann, Ludia, the youngest,...

More Treasures, From Beneath the Bed

Via: dowser • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 20 Comments • 9 years ago

Last week, I was working on my mother's house, now my house, in Owensboro. It is amazing that a house with a small attic and no basement can contain so many valueless objects that are to me,...

Memories of a Better Time by Robert in Ohio

Via: robert-in-ohio • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 57 Comments • 9 years ago

As we negotiate the challenges of the modern age and are engulfed by the right-now aspects of our society and the ever increasing virtual reality that is replacing actual physical and personal...

What Was Your Favorite Television Show --- Back in the Day?

Via: robert-in-ohio • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 104 Comments • 9 years ago

As I continue to muse about my childhood and early adulthood, I saw this last night sent by one of the kids to a large group of friends and it got me thinking about Television....back in the day

Treasures in the Top Drawer By Dowser

Via: dowser • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 35 Comments • 9 years ago

I started working in the Gray Room, today-- named so because when we moved into the house in 1964, the 3rd bedroom was painted gray. I have dreaded this room, because it has been the repository...

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