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Play :: Celebrate National Friendship Day
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival. “ – C. S. Lewis Friendships are so important to help you get through the rough times in life and enjoy the happy times. I think back to the women I’ve met along the way and who have had an impact in my life and I am so thankful we crossed paths. Some of these friends I am no longer in touch with but I still look back fondly on these friendships. I was so happy to hear that there is a national…
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4 Weird Side Effects of Prescription Drugs
Medical treatment can be a difficult process and challenging which requires different areas of care. One particular complex area in medical healing is pharmaceuticals and prescription medications. Most if not all drugs come with some side effects, typically minor. However, you will run across those drugs that do indeed cause side effects and even more, weird ones. Below are 4 weird prescription drug side effects. Blue Urine Urine color change is not unusual. For instance, when you consume beets, your urine could possibly turn pink in color and while taking vitamins, it can turn orange. However, have you ever experienced blue or green urine? You just might if…
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6 Mind-Blowing Health Benefits of Juicing
Forget store-bought juices. They’re usually pumped full of sugar, preservatives, and other chemicals that don’t do your body any good. What you need is a juicer, a machine that squeezes the juice out of fruits and vegetables. Juicers are religiously used by many health-conscious people across the globe, simply because juiced fruits and vegetables carry so many astounding health benefits. Ingesting juiced fruits and vegetables helps remove toxins from your body. Everyone knows that fruits and vegetables are great for your body, but strangely enough not a lot of people seem to realize that juiced fruits and vegetables are just as great. The body has its…
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Reflections :: Honoring Life’s Passings
In a few weeks it will be the anniversary of the death of my aunt Mary. I have written here about her before; she helped raise me in that my parents shared a house with her and her husband. Her daughter is the closest I will ever have to a sister. The kind that I talk to almost every day, stay up late waiting for, eat unhealthy food with, and sing songs badly and too loud for no reason other than because the car windows are down. We both just went through chaotic, emotional weeks of great change. While processing on the phone, we only barely touched at…
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Culture :: The Titanic and Bodies Exhibition Tickets Giveaway
Next week, my daughter and I are going to tour the Premier Exhibitions, Titanic: The Experience and Bodies: The Exhibition in Buena Park where the former Movieland Wax Museum use to be. I have always been fascinated by the stories surrounding RMS Titanic and loved the movie when it came out years ago. At the moment, my daughter’s favorite book is Dr. Seuss’s Inside Your Outside which talks about how the body works so I think she will enjoy the Bodies Exhibition. I am told the two exhibitions are appropriate for ages seven on up. This would be a great activity to do with the kids while they are on summer break…
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Latest & Greatest :: Disney PLANES: Storybook Deluxe
Our family has watched both the Cars movies no less than twenty times each! I just love the characters and storyline in both films. The Cars movies are Disney and Pixar at their best! So it is with great excitement we had an opportunity to preview the new Disney Digital Books PLANES app. First flying onto the scene in Disney’s Cars, Dusty Crophopper is back in an all-new storybook deluxe app from Disney Publishing! The Disney “Planes: Storybook Deluxe” app takes readers to new heights as they relive the film through 41 story screens, read-along text and full narration that re-retells the story of the feature film. The first…
