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The price of fresh fruit has gotten so high, the only way to get my fresh daily is to go store to store and "sample" the grapes, and the sampling fruits of the day.  Seriously. Thomas' Mini Bagels went from $2.99 to $4.99 a bag in just 10 days - And don't even get me talking about the price of toilet paper - good news our use of toilet paper is down based on our family's lack of fresh fruit. Read Full Story

Raleigh 2010 - Raleigh Town Council placed a ban on smoking in any restaurant. Raleigh, NC 2/2/11 - Town Council bans outdoor smoking in City Parks. Seems it's still Mayberry RFD Raleigh, NC 2/3/11 - Also a bill will be presented today in the NC General Assembly to ban all smoking in cars while driving.  More Personal Liberties lost. I am NOT a smoker - never tried it, but both of these Read Full Story

Civility and Discourse - The New Ugly American Sag If you want to see how discourse and civility have gone to hell in this country just visit your local Super Target On Sunday afternoon. Women are stressed, but reaching across the aisle has all new meaning whenshoppers reach right across you in the yogurt aisle, the meat aisle, the milk aisle, without so much as an "excuse me". I said  sure Read Full Story

I've made my lists, checked them over and over and over.  Ben to every store, mall, boutique, nationwide dept. store in the town, not to mention online.  I'm not finding the presents on those lists.  Tomorrow off to my favorite store Target (aka targhey) where at least I hope to get 6 or 7 items knocked out.  It used to be so easy.  Now it's trea trimming time, and I think all those items were Read Full Story

We recently received a flier announcing the upcoming coats for children event in Fuquay Varina on Nov. 13th.  As always I support this cause.  I must say I'm alarmed to see at the bottom of this flier the "parents must bring the following items (photo i.d., SS card, Tax I.D. card/Green Card/ Proof of Resident of Wake County, and SS card for each child receiving a coat).  So is this the Read Full Story

While Big Government tried to "scare" people into getting the H1N1 Flu Shot in 2009, millions did refuse that additional shot last year - even when it was made available (too late in the flu season to be of value).  I was one of those "millions"who refused to take the shot, and believe it was a made up pandemic.  However, I have gotten the seasonal flu shot each year for the past or 15-20 years, Read Full Story

(Source Pilot Mountain State Park Website) Fun, from relaxation to exhilaration, is easy to find here. Treat yourself to a horseback ride through the woods or challenge the river from raft or canoe. A seven-mile woodland corridor joins two sections of the park, each section offering a wealth of opportunities for outdoor fun. The mountain segment, which includes the two pinnacles, contains Read Full Story

It's way overdue and one thing that's been on our "to do" list was to rewrite our Wills, set up a Living Trust, and a Living Will and Advance Health Care Directives. I heard Neal Boortz advertising for Legal Zoom, and saying he had used it on several occasions One morning a couple of weeks ago, I just went to their website www.legalzoom.com to see how it worked, and to check pricing for those Read Full Story

You know - where do the days go so fast - and I think they took September completely off my calendar.  Whew.  Hope you are doing good at your house. The weather is FINALLY cooler here - hooray now me and Freckles enjoy our morning walk better.  Mornings definitely Fall. KK is already bugging me to put our Halloween decor out.  Just another chore - then when I put the fall leaves Read Full Story

I was reading on Business Insurance.com website today that the Conference of Bishops were fighting against Planned Parenthood on healthcare options,  and the Bishops were adamantly opposing women's contraceptive coverage in the new healthcare plan.  They stated in their letter to the Office of Insurance Commissioner and Health and Human Services that contraceptives "were a personal lifestyle Read Full Story