floridabtls.org » Uncategorized http://floridabtls.org Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:56:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 To Sleep Perchance to Read http://floridabtls.org/to-sleep-perchance-to-read http://floridabtls.org/to-sleep-perchance-to-read#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:56:46 +0000 admin http://floridabtls.org/?p=501 I look forward to reading every night. Like many people, I have rituals that take me through my day:  feeding the dogs, brushing my teeth, taking a shower, going to work.  My evening ritual consists of drinking a cup of herb tea, brushing my teeth, putting on pajamas, and then reading for half an  hour or so.  Reading has always been one of my favorite things to do, and I make time to do it each evening.  No matter what I’m reading, whether it’s a mystery or a non-fiction work, I feel relaxed, calm, and at peace.  If I don’t read at night, I don’t sleep well.

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]]> http://floridabtls.org/to-sleep-perchance-to-read/feed 0 Disneyland: It’s Not Just for Kids http://floridabtls.org/disneyland-it%e2%80%99s-not-just-for-kids http://floridabtls.org/disneyland-it%e2%80%99s-not-just-for-kids#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:52:38 +0000 admin http://floridabtls.org/?p=499 This weekend, I went to Disneyland.  It was not my first trip to Disneyland.  In fact, I go at least once a year.  In some ways, maybe I’m making up for lost time because I made my first trip to Disneyland when I was 30.  I had so much fun that first time, and every time since.  This weekend, I went with my sister, and we went on most of our favorite rides:  Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, It’s a Small World, Indiana Jones.  We also spent some time in Fantasyland riding the carousel and checking out the truly old rides like Pinocchio and Sleeping Beauty.

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The one thing I would change about the world is the way we eat.  I would eliminate factory farms and promote vegetarian and vegan lifestyles.  The way we treat animals bred for food is horrific.  Their lives are short, brutal, and painful, as are their deaths.  Humans don’t need animal proteins or products to live healthy lives.  In fact, people are more healthy when they consume a plant-based diet.  We can also grow more food than we can raise it from animals, meaning we could feed more people if we all embraced a plant-based diet.  Not only would we be healthier; we would also have fewer problems with hunger in the world.

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]]> http://floridabtls.org/feeding-the-world/feed 0 Playing All the Hits from Today and Yesterday http://floridabtls.org/playing-all-the-hits-from-today-and-yesterday http://floridabtls.org/playing-all-the-hits-from-today-and-yesterday#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:50:15 +0000 admin http://floridabtls.org/?p=495 I grew up listening to top 40 radio in the Midwest, so I have always liked classic rock and roll of all decades as well as various types of indie music.  This music reminds me of my youth, and who doesn’t enjoy that? Thanks to my son, I’ve learned to branch out into heavy metal too.  I have, however, never liked country music.  I’m not enthralled by the subject matter and lyrics, and I find the music too twangy and simplistic.  Even the crossover country artists leave me cold.  You can always the South somehow in the sound or in the words.

]]> http://floridabtls.org/playing-all-the-hits-from-today-and-yesterday/feed 0 The Long Trip to Alaska http://floridabtls.org/the-long-trip-to-alaska http://floridabtls.org/the-long-trip-to-alaska#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:44:55 +0000 admin http://floridabtls.org/?p=493 I’ve lived in California most of my adult life, but I spent nearly a year in Alaska some time ago.  When my husband wanted to go to graduate school, he applied to several schools, including the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.  He was accepted at UAF and got a teaching assistantship, so we packed up and headed north.  It was an eight day trip by huge U-Haul truck.  We lived there for two school semesters.  He went to school while I homeschooled our son.  I spent a lot of time pulling my son around the campus on a sled.  We also got to ride in a dogsled on weekend.

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]]> http://floridabtls.org/the-long-trip-to-alaska/feed 0 $1000 Doesn’t Go as Far as It Used To http://floridabtls.org/1000-doesn%e2%80%99t-go-as-far-as-it-used-to http://floridabtls.org/1000-doesn%e2%80%99t-go-as-far-as-it-used-to#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:43:01 +0000 admin http://floridabtls.org/?p=491 If I suddenly chanced upon a cool $1000 dollars and couldn’t use it for anything but shopping, I’d have to take my money to Barnes and Noble.  Since I love to read, I’m always in need of books.  There are several new mysteries I’d like right now, and if I had to go on a shopping spree, I’d buy them in hardback rather than waiting for the paperback versions.  I’d also get some new cookbooks.  I’d probably also find some new bookends for my office as well as some new journals. If I had enough leftover after that, I’d get myself a Nook Color Tablet.

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Ok, so I probably haven’t had 40 jobs, but I’ve had a lot of different jobs.  In college, I worked as a secretary and receptionist in a Social Security office, a clerk and package loader for UPS, as a photographer and editor for a student newspaper.  In graduate school, I worked as a tutor and a teaching assistant, as a hostess and cashier in a local restaurant, as a nude model for figure and life drawing classes, as an instructor for SAT classes, and as a reviewer for a local educational cooperative.  I’ve most enjoyed working as a photographer and editor.  I was a photographer back during the days of the darkroom, and I enjoyed many hours manipulating images under the red glow of a safelight.

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]]> http://floridabtls.org/40-jobs-in-40-years/feed 0 Getting Away to France http://floridabtls.org/getting-away-to-france http://floridabtls.org/getting-away-to-france#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:36:37 +0000 admin http://floridabtls.org/?p=486 If I could go anywhere on vacation, I would go to the south of France.  I’m a longtime fan of Peter Mayle’s books on his experiences in Provence, and his descriptions of the people, the place, and most especially the food make the area sound worthy of a long-term visit. I would like to stay in an old stone farmhouse and walk through olive groves and fields of lavender.  I’m also a horselover, so I would like to see the grey and white horses of the Camargue.  I would like to visit in both the summer and the winter to experience the various seasons of the area.

]]> http://floridabtls.org/getting-away-to-france/feed 0 Cricket Match http://floridabtls.org/cricket-match http://floridabtls.org/cricket-match#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:47:25 +0000 admin http://floridabtls.org/cricket-match In this weekend I was totally busy watching India vs. West Indies cricket match. I am a huge fan of cricket and always play and watch this game because these are my hobbies. On Tuesday I had to go for my friend birthday party in which many of my friends where assembled. I have gone for booting and fishing. I was their for 5 hrs and done lot of boating and fishing. I went for watching bollywood movie called “the dirty picture” released this weekend. It is a fantastic movie for young generation. Then I moved for MacDonald to get some food because we were very hungry at that time.

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]]> http://floridabtls.org/cricket-match/feed 0 Lifestyle Changes http://floridabtls.org/lifestyle-changes http://floridabtls.org/lifestyle-changes#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:46:30 +0000 admin http://floridabtls.org/lifestyle-changes In India we are facing the problem of population. India is the Second largest population in world. This is the problem which I want to remove from my country. 70% of Indian population is living in villages and they are poor and not much educated. This makes India unstable and resulting in increment of population. If I have given the chance to deploy a major step regarding this I would create a new rules or strategies for the peoples. I will provide schools and medical facilities and proper knowledge regarding the reason for growing population. It will really help in decreasing the population.

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