Posted on Sunday, 12th October 2008 by Maritzia
photo credit: TheTruthAbout… If you buy a used car, not only may the dealer not tell you about a previous accident, they may not have replaced the airbags! In a report on Airbag Fraud, NPR revealed that some repair companies and used car dealerships have replaced used airbags with paper, beer cans, or packing peanuts. [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 11th October 2008 by Maritzia
For those who have never experienced a severe mental illness, either in themselves or a loved one, Untreatable’s Blog will definitely be an eye opener. Starting with Depression early in life and progressing to self-harm, suicidal ideation, PTSD, generalized anxiety, and borderline personality disorder, Untreatable’s life is one that most of us wouldn’t have survived. [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 11th October 2008 by Maritzia
Cesar Milan’s only 2008 seminar is being held in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, December 6th. If I could afford airfare and tickets, I’d so be going to it. We started watching the Dog Whisperer about 2 months ago on the recommendation of my sister-in-law, Anja. We started with season 1 on DVD, and we’re already [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 11th October 2008 by Maritzia
photo credit: [mequetrefe] So, last week I gave my first reading for someone other than myself. It’s amazing how much more you learn and how much more comforatable you get from the cards when you have to explain a reading to another person, as opposed to just internalizing the information for yourself. So, in order [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 11th October 2008 by Maritzia
Mea Maxima Culpa! It never occurred to me that by writing about John McCain, that it would trigger McCain/Palin ads on AdSense. I’ve gone in and blocked the websites of the ads, so you shouldn’t be seeing them much longer. So sorry for those of you who, like me, get a serious case of acid [...]
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Posted on Friday, 10th October 2008 by Maritzia
I found this image on another site, and I absolutely love it. The author doesn’t know where she found it. Anyone recoqnize it and know the artist? I seriously want this statue or one like it. I mean seriously. Someday in my copious spare time I want to learn to sculpt.
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Posted on Friday, 10th October 2008 by Maritzia
Read it and weep, right wingers. Essentially, the Court stated that the state’s Civil Union law did not provide the same rights and benefits as the state’s marriage law and was therefore illegal under their state constitution! A big thank you to the couples who filed the suit, paving the way for all the gay [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 9th October 2008 by Maritzia
So, the McCain campaign seems to think that attack ads are the way to go in this election. Well, people in glass houses really shouldn’t throw bricks. Sure, we’ve all heard of the Keating 5. We may even know that McCain was part of the Keating 5. But what was the whole scandal all about? [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 8th October 2008 by Maritzia
How about this, folks. FOR the first time since the Advertising Council was founded in 1942, the organization — which directs and coordinates public service campaigns on behalf of Madison Avenue and the media industry — is introducing ads meant to tackle a social issue of concern to gays and lesbians.” One of the points [...]
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Posted on Monday, 6th October 2008 by Maritzia
photo credit: My_Boy_Dodger The month of October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Shelters all over the country are running specials encouraging folks to adopt a dog. photo credit: My_Boy_Dodger Dog Hobbyist has some great information on adopting a shelter dog. Veterinary Partner has a great article about how to make adopting a shelter dog [...]
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