Soul Therapy

Running around Orlando away from all of the theme parks there are some really beautiful spots where un-manufactured beauty lives. The photos below are a part of that hidden beauty. My friend, Niki, took them as apart of journey back to her artistic side has captured some of that beauty. She has graciously let me …

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To School I Go!!

My GRE scores are in and I have no idea what they mean.  Seriously, not a bloody clue; I am hoping that they mean I will be able to start school in just a couple weeks. Or they could mean that school will be delayed until the fall while I retake the GRE and again …

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Behind

Second week of summer vacation and I am behind already.  My goal was to catch up on my reading and post a new review, today. The reality is that summer vacation for a teacher isn't really a vacation. Especially, when you need to scramble to keep a steady income. Thankfully the district has provide some …

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Kickstarting Zombies

One of my favorite authors, Stant Litore, has begun Kickstarter campaign to help fund his latest project. Here is it in his own words. If you can please invest in this unique project, thank you. Whether you want to read about a zombie apocalypse in the Middle East in 1160 BC, or in second-century Rome, …

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Neil Gaiman’s Last US Signing Tour

The information contained in this post is not new. It has been out in the ether for quite sometime, but if you are like me and 2013 has been a year where you didn't know if you were coming or going you probably missed it.  Neil Gaiman is on his last U.S. signing tour after which as …

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To Weight or not to Weight

That is the question; at least when it comes to weight loss. Do you weight or measure yourself? Or both? I like the first option and have been doing so nearly every week for the past two years.  This past week, I hit the scale and discovered that I have lost a total of thirty …

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Memories of Thunder

The last Memorial Day weekend in the Washington, D.C. area was also the last weekend I would spend with my aunt.  Three years later she would be dead and I would be living in the mountains of Virginia going to school. But, I remember that weekend and the sound of thunder. Hundreds of thousands of …

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GRE Study Hell

When I took the SAT and nearly all of my teacher certification test I reviewed but didn't study. It wasn't something I did in those days. I tried for the certification exams, but couldn't make myself do it. I was rewarded for my lack of preparation with passing scores.  I never had to retake any …

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