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Cinco de Mayo

May 5, 2012 gaisheagirl

This year Saturday and Cinco de Mayo are synonymous, making for the perfect day to celebrate…especially sense the Sunday that follows…

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Posted in: Experiences, Life, recipes Filed under: Cinco de Mayo, Fiestas, food, Margaritas, May 5, Mexican Shrimp Cocktails, Parties, Salsa, Scratch Margaritas, Tortilla Chips

Houston: We Have a Problem

February 13, 2012 gaisheagirl

I’ve known a few souls throughout my life who have, for one reason or another, decided to leave theirs early.…

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Posted in: Death, Experiences, God, Life, Love, music, Uncategorized, writing Filed under: Dying, Grammys, I Will Always Love You, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston

Racecar Backwards is Still Racecar

February 2, 2012 gaisheagirl

Public or Private education here, I ask you? Or is this Divine? Enivid…spahrep. http://youtu.be/4O0ubiIYYYY

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Posted in: Experiences, God, Life, Words Filed under: Amazing, Backward Words, Funny Videos, Gifted, humor, Word Tricks

The Genius of Wisdom

October 6, 2011 gaisheagirl

Genius and wisdom are not always combined.  Take the advent of the atomic bomb…please… I hate to think that it…

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Posted in: Death, Experiences, God, Life Filed under: Apple, Genius, Steve Jobs, Wisdom

The Music of Life

August 19, 2011 gaisheagirl

I believe that the timeline of life can be understood through a thoughtful list of one’s favorite songs: Born To…

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Posted in: Experiences, God, Life, Love, Uncategorized, Words Filed under: Aquarians, Change, Family, Favorite Songs, Moving, music, Top Ten Songs

Lemons and Figs

August 14, 2011 gaisheagirl

Just received a box of summer-ripe Meyer lemons and figs from a friend in California. Time for the perfect al…

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Posted in: Experiences, Life, Rome, Uncategorized, wine Filed under: food, Italian food, Lemons, Meyer Lemons, Pasta, recipes, Summer food

Top Gun

January 20, 2011 gaisheagirl

What does one get the freshly turned 25 year-old who has most everything? An experience.

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Posted in: Experiences, Life, travel Filed under: Adventure, Air Combat, Aircraft, Birthday Presents, Flying, Planes, Top Gun

Any Way You Look

October 12, 2009 gaisheagirl 1 Comment

Space, the final frontier, right? Well, here are two different perspectives: one real science; one spoof….and, oddly, saying the same…

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Posted in: God, History, Life, travel Filed under: Deep Field Telescope, Funny Videos, Hubble, humor, John Cleese, Monty Python, Science Videos, Space, Space Videos

Online

October 10, 2009 gaisheagirl

For those of you who follow my blog, I’m back. After a death in the family and a rough few…

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Posted in: Death, God, Life, Words Filed under: Drama, Families, Family Dynamics, Funerals, Mourning

Penance

September 21, 2009 gaisheagirl 1 Comment

According to Reuters, a Thai man is keeping scorpions as pets to atone for years spent cooking them as snacks…

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Posted in: food, humor, Life, recipes Filed under: Cooking, Lobsters, Penance, Religion, Repentance, Reuters, Scorpian snacks, Scorpions, Thai Food, Thailand, travel

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