WhooHoo, it's December, so Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 and I are inviting you to participate in our end-of-the-year ActiveRain Challenge. Share Your Best Ideas for the Person Who Has Everything The holiday season is here, and so is the challenge we all face every year: finding that perfe
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12/01/2024
"Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked." -Carol Williams Second Chance Saturday is all about giving deserving posts more exposure. If you see a deserving post
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11/30/2024
"Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have". - Catherine PulsifierI posted on Facebook this morning, wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Day. I didn't want to post the same thing here, so I converted it into a
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11/28/2024
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."— Dorothy ParkerI've never understood people who say they are bored. Boredom is a choice.I am grateful for a curious mind. It’s a trait that has kept me engaged in learning new things long after school was over. In the age of in
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11/25/2024
"Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked." -Carol Williams Second Chance Saturday is all about giving deserving posts more exposure. If you see a deserving post
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11/23/2024
My family and friends no longer asked me how I am. They ask where I am. There’s something therapeutic about a road trip. Unlike air travel, where the destination is the goal, road trips are about the entire journey, not just the destination. There's freedom of adventure along the way.As I reflect
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11/20/2024
"Strength doesn’t come from what you can do; it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t." – Rikki RogersDear Michelle,It's time to learn what we can from the letter "K".Staying with the animal Kingdom from the last letter, I wanted to write about what we can learn from Kang
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11/18/2024
"Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked." -Carol Williams Second Chance Saturday is all about giving deserving posts more exposure. If you see a deserving post
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11/16/2024
Earlier this week, Wayne Martin included the following question in his Daily Trivia post:How old can supermarket apples be?Many of you were surprised by the answer of "one year." Since I live in the "Apple Capital of the World" and know more than a little bit about apples, I'd like to explain the
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11/14/2024
"The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments."I'm pretty sure that every year I've participated in the annual ActiveRain Thanksgiving Challenge has included a special post for my one-and-only, Max. This year will certainly be no exception. When Max died
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11/11/2024