Annie on October 29th, 2008

Hey! I’m so glad you’re here! Pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee or whatever you prefer and make yourself comfortable. I hope you enjoy your visit. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for stopping by!While I am not normally one to discuss things such [...]

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Annie on October 14th, 2008

A couple of days ago, I wrote that I thought a “throw-away” mentality has become prevalent in our society when I asked “Do you pay for quality?” And as I’ve continued to ponder this thought, as well as some of the things going on in my life lately, I came to the conclusion that we [...]

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Annie on October 11th, 2008

Several years ago, I broke my little toe and since then, finding shoes that fit my feet correctly and comfortably without smashing my toe has been extremely difficult. I can’t just walk in to Wal Mart and buy a pair of shoes. Even going to specialty stores doesn’t always equate a good fit.
As a result, [...]

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Annie on October 10th, 2008

About this awesome blog I’ve been reading for a couple of weeks now. It’s written by an incredible lady who is 80 something years old who has written a lot of thought-provoking content. Check it out! Her stories are spectacular! She’ll make you think and perhaps even give you some perspective you hadn’t thought of [...]

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Annie on October 9th, 2008

Here are a couple of new desktop backgrounds I created recently.
And yes, I do have a love affair with VW Buses.

Download them and enjoy! And if you have something special you’d like put on a background for your desktop, let me know and I’ll see what I can do. (Limited to the first 10 [...]

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Annie on October 9th, 2008

Or do you have a “throw away” mentality?
In recent years, I’ve noticed what is, to me, a disturbing trend. I call it the “throw away” mentality. And basically what it is, is purchasing something without much regard to it’s quality and thinking “Oh, well, if it breaks/gets lost/malfunctions/whatever, I’ll just get another one.”
And this disturbs [...]

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