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When I was young, one of my favorite places to go was Asbury Park. The great shore smell, boardwalk, beach, old beautiful houses, it had it all. Unfortuantely it became a victim of urban decay. Recently, it has had something of an upsurge of development. There’s hope for the old gal yet. This video shows some well known Asbury Park sites and, if nothing else, has Bruce singing.
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Mao is miffed with me. She has threatened to sit on all my black clothes and shed until I post a more glamorous photo. Actually, she’s probably miffed because I’m having more fun with the computer than her.
Filed under: Musings
Mao
We have always had animals in our home, mostly cats and dogs. Currently we have one cat, Mao, who has been giving me the stink eye of late. Perhaps she knows that we’re considering adding a dog to the household. Next weekend we’re going to Howl-o-ween at Navy Pier to check out the adoptable dogs.
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It’s hard to avoid knowing that it’s breast cancer awareness month. I decided that I’d rather do something more personal than buy a pink lip gloss or mixer. I just signed up to join the Army of Women. Dr. Susan Love and the Avon Foundation have joined to create the Army. They are trying to recruit 1,000,000 women of all ages, races and ethnicities; women in perfect health and those who have survived cancer. The goal is to work towards breast cancer prevention by recruiting women willing to participate in research. Those enlisted receive e-mails about research in their area, criteria for participation, and description of what is needed. If it sounds like something the enlistee could do they respond to the e-mail. If you want to learn more about this click on www.armyofwomen.org .
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This is my attempt to feature one of my own pictures. This is not the Charleston Public Library. The Library Society was formed in 1748 and it was (and is) a membership library. The public library (photo to be posted later) is a larger, but sadly, less elegant building.
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This picture is of the graveyard at the First Presbyterian Church in my hometown of Elizabeth, N.J. This is where I first became interested in history (and graveyards!) It is located between the church and the colonial era school once attended by Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Hmmmm.
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Since I began the Great8 pogram my awareness has been tweaked. I am finding references to blogs everywhere. Tina Brown’s Daily Beast has links to several fascinating (and often funny) blogs. The most recent Booklist also had an article on Web 2.0 features including blogs. I am off on a hunt through those.
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It is beautiful outside today. The sun is shining and the air is warm. It’s depressing to think that this is probably the last hurrah before misery. I digress. My main goal for today is to see if I can work out how to change categories.
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I just finished reading a jr. high title referenced in an article about ghost stories. The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney by Suzanne Harper is about a reluctant albeit gifted medium. Despite her determination to keep her skills to herself, she is compelled to help a teen’s ghost and his family resolve his loss. This could have been a dour and somber read, but Harper keeps the tone light and the family situations amusing.
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Weekends have become a relentless slog through chores. After a day spent grocery shopping, bill paying, and phone call making I’m almost looking forward to tomorrow’s campaign work commitment.
