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Sharon Lee 123

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66 and counting. Published a book in 2005 and the final two in the series are all on Kindle. They are mysteries but with a twist of reality--today's issues (mental illness, domestic violence, etc.) Have a weekly blog at http://www.sharonlee123-alittlehelpformyfriends.blogspot.com/ and I'm on Facebook and Twitter. Happy to be a member! Sharon Strawhand Garner

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personal debt addiction

Posted in A Little Help FOR My Friends!, other topics, work & money on January 04, 2012
Delayed gratification. We’ve all heard that term. Sometimes it has a sexual connotation but it also applies to other desires, the desire to have goods we want and we want them right now. Maybe it’s because I’m older now and wiser (I hope) but there is nothing I want so much that I would go into debt to have. And mind you, there are many things I actually do want. Just not enough to go into debt.read more »

too many holiday spirits?

Posted in home & garden, other topics on December 23, 2011
Merry Christmas----but, please----not too merry.read more »

pet surgery and other bad things

Posted in home & garden, other topics on December 17, 2011
Four years ago I adopted one of my dogs knowing full well he had major dental problems.nHowever, someone clearly had loved this dog. He has great manners and knows a number of basic commands and is very polite and sweet.read more »

moving: the agony and the ecstasy

Posted in A Little Help FOR My Friends!, family & relationships, home & garden, other topics on December 05, 2011
Moving is so exciting---until the day we move. I am 66 and have moved 25 times in my life. My daughter is 36 and this is her 13th move.read more »

Warning! Do not read this unless you are very brave!

Posted in other topics, tech on November 27, 2011
The puzzling part of this is, why do people not only believe these stories but pass them on to everyone in their address books?read more »

my comments

Response to: Ignore the Envy of Others, but Remember It Comes From Pain

Comment posted on November 21, 2011 at 10:50 am:
"This was great. I'm retired with a pension and countless friends and people I run into tell me how "lucky" I am to have a pension. Luck had nothing to do with it. I worked hard to get my job and went to night school, etc. However, I do sometimes regr..." (read comment)

Response to: mom's medical alert system

Comment posted on November 14, 2011 at 9:58 am:
"Oh, thank you for your kind words. I can tell you have definitely "been there." It's sad to see our once vibrant parents slip into this little black hole. Even last year we still went to lunch or she would come here for a few days. But now she won't ..." (read comment)

Response to: Are you poor?

Comment posted on October 30, 2011 at 9:14 am:
"I have a few friends who grew up in rural communities and never had indoor plumbing until they grew up and moved away! Yet, they describe wonderful farm lives. Hard work but they never felt poor either. I also know there are happy families in the Ama..." (read comment)

Response to: Are you poor?

Comment posted on October 29, 2011 at 12:00 pm:
"My mother-in-law worked in the same type of school you have chosen. Some of her stories were heartbreaking. And that was 30 years ago. She would be sad to see where we are today. She would be happy to know about teachers like you. Cuts to schools are..." (read comment)

Response to: the corporate states of america

Comment posted on October 8, 2011 at 11:06 am:
"It's good to disagree. That will keep us going on the straight and narrow. Checks and balances. I come from a humble past and live a modest life so perhaps I see things differently. I always say my politics are slightly to the left of Jesus! Thanks f..." (read comment)