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When Diane Farr's engagement went sour, she had already sent out 300 announcement cards. After piecing her heart back together she needed to tell the masses of her misfortune, but how? Diane and artist friend Laurie Bailey decided they should send a second announcement. They created a card identical to the cards Diane's "expert wedding planner" had made for the engagement - only this announcement had a slightly different message (see below).

"SINGLE" went out a few days later. The response was overwhelming and the outpouring of love was amazing. Since then Diane and Laurie have decided to help the masses with their awkward, heartbreaking, and sometimes ridiculous news… the kind that just needs to be told, regardless of how embarrassing.

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Stupid effing horoscope.

Everything feels more traumatic than you prefer now, but don't let that stop you from doing what you must do. Events are unfolding in ways that can bring a dramatic shift to your life. You can try to fight it or you can roll with the changes. Even if you are tempted, keep in mind that the easy way out is currently not your best course of action.

Dolphins and manta rays and marlins, oh my...

My father is having the vacation of a lifetime. That fish weighs 690 and a half pounds!

Back to the Village?

A return to my old stomping grounds could be in the very near future. The opportunity I had for a transfer at The Mirage turned out to be a possible step backwards. While I was pursuing it, however, my old boss at the Village called to ask me if I'd be interested in returning. I told him yes. I'd always regretted leaving, if only because the place I'd left for was horrible. But I missed it, and I didn't like seeing it in someone else's incapable hands. They seem to be willing to meet my demands to make this happen. So we'll see... I think it's been harder for me to make this decision because I didn't go looking for it. It came to me. I must admit, it's nice to be wanted... but I have to wonder... do they want me for the position more than I want the position for myself?

SITS

Another event done, and checked off of my oh-so-long list...

My father... the fish herder?

Just received this from my dad who is vacationing in Kona at the moment... must be nice...

6th in points!

Michigan was really, really good...

You know you live in Las Vegas when...

... the weatherman just said it was "perfect!" outside... no wind, 89 degrees...

...and it's 10:15 p.m.

Leadership & Diversity Workshop

I've been in a highly acclaimed Diversity workshop for my company, and today I learned what it felt like to decide people's fates; to choose who lives in a group based solely on your perception of their ability to convey your last words to your loved ones. And then to look those people in the eye and tell them "you live" or "you die". It was, to say the least, intense. After that, we had to tell those we had chosen what we wanted our loved ones to know. Obviously, that was difficult. But our instructor pointed out that we were not dying, and did not have to make these choices. We could tell our loved ones ourselves. I'm lucky in that I tell my family and friends what they mean to me quite often, but the whole exercise pointed out just how important it is to keep doing that, and not wait for a crisis or tragedy. I thought I should share what an important lesson it was.

Slideshow!

FooFoo Framed?

OMG I thought this was hilarious. Read on...
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Ask yourself.


Is this the face of a "goon"?

You've heard the story.

"Little Bunny Foo Foo went hopping through the Forest, scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head."

Has anyone ever dared to ask:

"Why?"

Of all the creatures of folklore and legend, none has suffered as much from slander and libel as this poor, misunderstood rabbit. He was accused of crimes against fellow rodents and sentenced to a life as a "goon".

Why?

What, in fact, was his crime?

Were there no extenuating circumstances?

Was he persecuting field mice for the fun of it?

Who is this "Goodfairy"?

Is FooFoo left without a friend in the world?

This is your chance to learn the truth!

This is your chance to own:

Little Bunny Foo Foo: A Mouse's Tale
By R. J. Ross

The Forest is home to countless tales. Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Goldilocks and the Three Bears; all of their adventures took place under the shade of the mighty trees of the Forest.

There you will find Robin Hood and his Merry Men. There you will find a bear in a ranger hat suffering from pyrophobia...and there you will find a rabbit named...

Little Bunny Foo Foo

If you've been drawn to this site, you know the story. Perhaps your parents sang it to you when you were a baby. Maybe you heard it at camp. You might have picked it up from a parenting book or learned about it on line. How you heard the story doesn't really matter.

What matters now is that you learn the truth!

And what is the truth?

That is the question author R. J. Ross set out to answer. As a parent, he held his daughter on his lap, sang about Little Bunny Foo Foo and hopped, scooped and bopped his way to Foo Foo's tragic end.

While he did, questions formed in his mind...questions he could not answer...questions he knew he would never be able to answer...unless he returned to...The Forest.

This is your chance to go with him, to return to The Forest of fairytale and fable and find out what the forces of greed and corruption have done to it...and to the reputation of a poor, misunderstood rabbit.

This is your chance to hear the tale of an actual eyewitness to the events that made FooFoo a legend. Now you can get "the straight tell on Foof" from the Forest mouse who was "right there in the big middle of it".

You'll learn the truth...

About the Field Mice...

About the "Goodfairy"...

About a rabbit whose only wish was to be a hero...

Jimmie Wins at The Brickyard!

Lap 39 -- YELLOW FLAG: Jimmie Johnson blows a left-front tire. He rolled around the track off the pace until his debris forced a caution. It was exactly when NASCAR had planned to throw a competition caution.

Lap 116 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead from Matt Kenseth. It is the first lap Johnson has led at Indianapolis.

Lap 124 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth takes over the lead after Jimmie Johnson comes in for his pit stop.

Lap 128 -- LEAD CHANGE: Green-flag pit stops have cycled through as Joe Nemechek gives up the lead to make his stop. Jimmie Johnson is in control again with a 1.435-second lead over Matt Kenseth.

Lap 153 -- Matt Kenseth gets around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second and sets his sights on Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 156 -- Jimmie Johnson's lead is 1.955 seconds over Matt Kenseth.

Lap 160 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Jimmie Johnson wins the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. It is his first victory at Indianapolis.



I've never been so nervous in my life as I was during those last ten laps. I found out it's possible to cross my fingers and toes!!!

Michele Vavonese

Michele Vavonese takes us into her world of colourful home décor with a variety of mixed media drawings and paintings.

"Blue Wallpaper"

"Black Winding Staircase""Red Velvet Couch"

Accurate Astrology?

Life may be uncomfortably intense today, but this can be a blessing in disguise. You aren't typically inclined to hang out in the darker places of your subconscious mind, but now you are drawn into an exploration of heavier emotions. Try consciously to find a rhythm that works without necessarily pushing the outer edges of the envelope too hard.

I'm such a Gemini.

It's Just So True

Gotico

Gotico is a gem of a painting by Andrea Giovannini. Small and narrow, this painting evokes the hush of people walking across the floor of a cathedral, or train station, as seen and heard from far above, in the rafters, not far from a rose window that lets in that perfect measure of light. Everyone goes about his or her business, but from that distance, or height, the pace is slowed, the intensity softened. Tourists? Commuters? Regardless, there is something devout about this simple scene.

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