Memories of the Atlanta Limelight Disco

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I was a Limelight Twinkie. At least that’s what one of the regulars there told me. He said that the Limelight solo dancers were nicknamed “Twinkies” — maybe as a shortened version of Twinkletoes. There were quite a few of …

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Training Your Dog to be Home Alone eBook

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For those of you who don’t want the full book Bad Dog to Best Friend, I’ve excerpted the three chapters that will help you train your dog to be home alone, and released them as an eBook called “Training Your …

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Review of the Blondie song: Rapture

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Blondie, aka Deborah Harry back in the day and Debbie Harry today, is best known for blockbuster hits such as: Heart of Glass, Call Me, and The Tide is High. These songs get as much radio airtime now as they …

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Adam Lambert’s Mad World

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I was a huge Adam Lambert fan during his American Idol reign. He was in a totally different league and never failed to entertain. I looked forward to his artistry after Idol but he didn’t go in a direction I …

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Andy Griffith Fishin’ Hole Song

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If you’re a fan of The Andy Griffith Show, you’ve GOT to get the theme song! I heard it on the radio once, bless that disc jockey for having a wild hair and playing an unexpected song, because I totally …

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and UFO Alien Abduction

For an alien abductee, this movie is seriously creepy. It comes frighteningly close to what actually happens to the memories of people who’ve been abducted by aliens. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is classed as a romantic, science fiction …

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Long-legged House Centipede

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It simply amazes me how many southern bugs are nasty. Bugs in the South are bigger and they all seem to either bite or sting and it’s never just a little pinch. Our one acre had produced scorpions, assassin bugs, …

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Orange Tentacled Fungus on Trees

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Bright orange many-tentacled creatures covered the tree like ornaments on a Christmas tree. They looked just like sea anemones you find in the ocean but these were growing all over our cedar tree. We’d never seen anything like it and …

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The Wars of Gods and Men in Ireland and Scotland

One of my favorite books on the subject of ancient astronauts is The Wars of Gods and Men by Zecharia Sitchin. His in-depth investigation into mankind’s history, and the extraterrestrials who have visited us throughout the millenia, is exhaustive. He …

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Strong Female Characters in Science Fiction

I did not set out to write a science fiction series with strong female characters. Although I’ve always been an independent woman, I’ve never been a women’s libber. The only bra burning was for comfort, not to make a statement. …

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