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Feb 10, 2011

I don't know why this excites me so much.  Maybe it's because I can now be read on an e-reader tablet-like device.  (giggle)  I signed up for the 14 day free trial just to see what it looked like and I think it looks very cool!  The post formats well and the photos are there but in black and white.  There's none of the side bar gadgets, etc., as it's just to read the posts.

Feb 8, 2011

Some will roll their eyes, because inwardly I have when I've heard men and women say they're trying to find themselves.  I'd listen and nod appropriately, but I never knew how to respond.  It always sounded like an excuse for selfish behavior to me.  I get it now.  Or at least what they're saying I understand.

Call it hormones going crazy for the last time or just reaching the half-century mark, but I now can't ignore the uneasiness I've felt at times in my life.  Or more…

Feb 4, 2011

Hours have flown by this week as I've perused all the blogs from around the world that are participating in One World One Heart 2011.  I've found several I want to follow and at times my mouth has dropped at the talent out there.  After the event is over on February 17th I'm going to share links from the ones I was most enamored with…

Feb 1, 2011
Returning to our tour of Ephesus...
 
There's an area at Ephesus that is being restored with the help of the Austrian government.  It's the Terrace Houses where the wealthy Romans would've lived within the city.  Ephesus was the second largest city in the Roman Empire, behind Rome, with a population of 250,000.  At the time these were the largest cities in the world!  
 
The restoration required is tremendous…