Life, Death and Body Sharing with Guest Blogger Amanda Ashby

Wow, I love balls – well, not that I’ve ever been to a real one before, but I’m sure that if I had, then I would’ve loved it. And besides, tiaras are so totally my color!!!
Anyway, since the Debs have been kind enough to let me loose on this lovely blog I thought I’d talk [...]

Keeping My Feet on the Ground

Bear with me now: I’m having a moment.
An Earth, Wind and Fire moment, that is. Bars of “September” are running through my head, followed by “Got To Get You Into My Life” and “Boogie Wonderland.” And then “Let’s Groove” … ah, I’m having major flashbacks at the moment – you can almost smell the polyester.
Which [...]

Take Me to the Water

I am in need of some water therapy today. Have you heard of the book by Dr. Masaru Emoto, The Hidden Messages in Water? He self-published his first book in Japan, without peer-review, and it generated some discussion for a couple of years. It hit the big time when it showed up in the movie, [...]

You Want Fire? I’ll Give You Fire

If I’m going to write about fire this week, you can bet I’m going to write about Pele.
No, not Pelé the famous soccer player — Pele, the goddess of fire, lightning, dance, volcanoes and violence (see her in the lava on the left? Look closer – she’s there). She lives on Kilauea, less than two [...]





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