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Does anyone else find it annoying that our legislators passed a bill allowing the taxpayers/voters to opt out of unwanted phone calls….and exempted their own calls from that bill?  I am so sick of being interrupted by politicians who call and leave canned messages on my answering machine.  Out of the dozens of calls we’ve [...]

Yep, I’ve been missing in action – a busy life coupled with lack of creative juices and quality think time have all combined to keep me from blogging.  If I’ve been missed, I thank you.  If not, well you can also thank me!  And trust me, I’m not complaining about being busy – just stating [...]

When we met last week we realized that if we didn’t have lunch this week, we might not all be together for several weeks since Vickie leaves next week on vacation.  So even though we just had dinner recently, none of us minded having lunch together today.  After all, we can always find plenty of [...]

Here it is friends – the last installment of my book review of “$20 Per Gallon” by Christopher Steiner.  If you missed the other entries, you’ll have to look in the blog archives. $16 Per Gallon:  Steiner titles this chapter “The Food Web Deconstructed” so the entire focus is on our food chain.  Here’s what [...]

I’m still engrossed in Christopher Steiner’s “$20 Per Gallon” although I’ll admit I’m also reading a couple of other books right now too.  Steiner’s book tends to bog down a bit so there are parts I’m skipping but it’s still interesting, and futuristic, reading.  Here are more of his predictions: $10 Per Gallon:  At this [...]

A few weeks ago I noticed the banners at the Meyer Center advertising the “Girls Just Wanna Run” 5K Run/Walk – the t-shirts were cute, you got a great goodie bag and I had nothing on the calendar for this morning – so I paid my registration fee which then obligated me to start some [...]

When I find the perfect gift for someone, I usually buy it and keep it for that occasion.  But when I found the perfect Christmas gift for fellow Women of Substance, I knew I couldn’t wait – plus, if either of them found this gift, they would have bought it and scooped me!  For full [...]

Women of Substance pal Vickie suggested the book “$20 Per Gallon” by Christopher Steiner a few months ago and I knew immediately that I’d enjoy reading it.  After all, I’m an economics junkie and this book throws in all kinds of sociological predictions to go along with the economics of increased gas prices so it’s right [...]

My baby girl is 40 today – and I now understand what my dad meant when I said I’d always be his “baby”.  Tammy frequently says that I should have realized when I had perfection in a daughter and just left well enough alone – but she would have been spoiled and bored as an [...]

Greetings to my 3 loyal readers!  That would be daughter Tammy and the Women of Substance!  Lest you think I’ve decided to live in the pool all summer, such is not the case – although it’s tempting!  Let’s just say that the last week has been pretty darned busy at Chez Brown and the peace [...]