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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:45:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just when you think you've heard of everything, you hear of a dating website for horse lovers!  My cousin Stacy tells me that she has found out about a dating club for horse lovers and she has taken advantage of their offer of FREE sign-up to see if she might be ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/06/30/horse-lovers-and-the-dating-scene/ We've been busy getting ready to spend a few weeks at camp.  We're planning to go out there this weekend and stay until mid-July.  We LOVE spending the 4th of July weekend there!  That is the absolutely best weekend of the year as far as lack of bugs, and nice ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/06/30/getting-ready-for-the-4th-of-july-at-camp/ I just received an email from a cousin that lives in a very rural area of Australia.  I was so surprised to get an email from her!  The last I'd heard from her was by US Mail, and she complained that she lived in such a rural area that she ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/06/18/email-from-my-australian-cousin/ I love the rustic furniture that we have in our camp.  I love it because it makes me think of simpler times, and it gives me a peaceful feeling.  My favorite furniture, though rustic, has lots of cushioning to it so that it is comfortable.  I don't like anything that is ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/06/12/my-favorite-furniture/ On a lark I bought a bottle of Sobe Green Tea at the convenience store today. I was thirsty and didn't have an appetite for cola or any of the regular choices of flavored sodas. I didn't want one of those "energy drinks" either. I just wanted something to quench ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/06/11/green-tea/ I was reading an article on Yahoo news that a family near Columbus Ohio was finally scared out of their house that they legally bought. They were scared out by the man who used to own it and had lost it during foreclosure. The man was stalking them, ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/06/05/a-homeowners-nightmare/ Have you ever noticed the Peter Principle at work? Of course you have, you probably just did not know what it was when you were observing it! The Peter Principle is simply this: People get promoted in their jobs until they reach a level of incompetency. ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/05/30/level-of-incompetence/ I was reading an article on the Time.com website about how abandoned ships are damaging the environment. That article talked about how a lot of fishing vessels that were sunk (either on purpose or accident) still having fishing gear on board and the fishing gear (nets and traps) continue ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/05/23/sinking-ships/ This past weekend we went to a fair. As part of the fair, they had vendors selling their wares. That's my favorite part of going to a fair; going to all of the vendors booths and seeing what kinds of cool things they are selling. I especially like the handmade articles ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/05/17/i-love-going-to-fairs/ Yesterday was Mother's Day.  It was such a nice day; my hubby made sure that I didn't have to lift a finger doing anything other than entertain the baby from time to time.  He even did diaper duty!  I got to putter around in my flower garden (which is something ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/05/11/mothers-day/ I've always been amazed at how many people in this area love to play bingo!  It seems that there are several clubs and organizations that hold bingo games every week to raise money for their club, or for charity.  I haven't played bingo in years, but my mother-in-law loves to ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/05/06/bingo/ I was so surprised when I turned on the news and heard that Maine has finally legalized gay marriage!  I thought that Maine was liberal in many ways, but I also thought that it was too conservative for that!  After all, there have been many times in the recent past ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/05/06/amazing-news/ I always go buy some flowers at the store on May Day. Just an inexpensive bouquet and put them in a small basket to put on the dining room table. It reminds me of the May Days that I celebrated as a youth, when I lived further south and I ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/05/01/may-day/ As the information age matures, there will be more demand for domain names and webhosting.  I think it will be very interesting to see how this develops as time goes on.  I know that more people are turning to the Internet for information, research, social networking, and shopping.  I think ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/04/27/information-about-web-hosting/ DH is busy out in the garage working on the car and it doesn't sound like he's going to be through any time soon. Guess I'll pop a movie in the DVD player to keep me company while I sort through the mail and pay bills. We have the Indiana Jones ... http://www.pebblespage.com/2009/04/23/watching-a-few-movies/