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Learn To Sell On eBay
You don't have to spend thousands of dollars to learn how to sell on eBay! You can be earning extra money in no time at all.
Recently, a seminar came to town offering to teach the secrets of selling on eBay. The bottom line was that they...
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When I was a child, one of the things that I loved about my birthday was that it meant that there were exactly three months until Christmas. That was when my family started planning and preparing. My mom and I would start shopping and baking and making gifts; my dad would begin planning and...
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Try this festive drink that sounds perfect for the holidays
Candy Cane Martini
1 1/2 ounces vanilla vodka
1/2 ounce peppermint schnapps
1 ounce club soda
Crushed candy canes for garnish
Rim a martini glass with crushed candy canes. Mix vodka, schapps, and club soda with ice in...
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Some of you may remember the story about our soldiers in Iraq and the orphanage full of children like my son. Three have died but for one there is real hope.Here is a modern day Christmas story,I hope it has a very happy ending..
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You can get gift cards to almost any store or Web site, for almost any good or service, so I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone created a gift card for something that leads to half of all bankruptcies — health care.
A Pittsburgh health insurer is selling Healthcare Visa...
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Six days to go until Christmas and I admit, I've only purchased two gifts and some stocking stuffers. I'm exactly the consumer that retailers are frustrated with right now -- I didn't fall for their big early sales, I have the smallest budget for gifts in years, and I'm waiting until the last...
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It is that time again for Office Holiday Parties. This is not a time to try new and exotic drinks or do body shots. The best rule is to follow the lead of your boss, unless of course he is like Michael Scott "The Office." You do not want to be the topic of conversation...
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Bath products. I can't stand getting them as gifts. I have my own products that I stick with, and never use any given to me. So when I get a lotion or bubble bath/spritzer set or bath salts or whatever, I always regift them. And I have no shame. No guilt. I only hope the person I give them to can...
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This is a beautiful drink and perfect for the holidays.
1 part - cranberry vodka, well chilled
2 parts - cranberry juice, well chilled
1 part - triple sec
Pour into shaker over ice and shake.
Serve in a martini glass with a slice of lime and fresh cranberries.
Drink...
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If you are still looking for that perfect gift for the oenophile or lush in your life, here are some ideas:
The Chardonnay drinker - Try a Sauvignon Blanc or a Pinot Gris and help them break out of their rut.
The red wine drinker - An Oregon Pinot Noir or Paso Robles...
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My son US Army Specialist, 10th Mountain Divsion, 4th Brigade, 2-30 Combat Team is again deployed overseas this time in Iraq. He called last night and was staging in Kuwait awaiting to bo transported by chopper into his FOB(Forward Operating Base). My son like so many others are serving our...
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As we continue to prepare for Christmas, I realize that this is a particularly challenging year. The need for emergency food and assistance has grown and therefore the need for Christmas food and toys has increased as well.
We are expecting to serve over 3000 families this season. That...
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My sister Jane makes each candle by hand here at the Glory Bee facility in Kern County, California. She works in a wonderful outdoor kitchen that is only about 50 feet from the huge beekeeping warehouse — a good thing when it comes to easily picking up the big chunks of sweet-smelling...
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Jordan’s Christmas Song
You were the lights on my Christmas trees,
The holly that decked every hall,
The glow of the Star of Bethlehem
And the glitter on Christmas balls,
The water that made up Frosty’s snow
And the magic that brought it to life.
But without you,...
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My ex-husband was the first to admit that he could be rather mean-spirited; in truth, he often boasted of the fact, as if his ability to snap someone’s head off with a cruel retort were a talent to be proud of. It was a “talent” he learned at an early age from his stepfather,...
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Stay Tuned: A new music diary by Dr BLT
11/13/07
Hi fans, friends and family members.
It's got a new name and I've been working on some new songs for my forthcoming Christmas CD. The new title is: Certified Gold, Incense and Myrrh. The new songs I've been recording are:
I'm...
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A once-promising holiday toy is now being recalled for containing the "date-rape drug" chemical.
This follows in a long line of recent recalls. In toys alone, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducted 61 recalls this year so far, compared to 40 recalls last year.
Can...
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It's November 5 and it's nearly 7 am. I'm hanging out at my own personal home studio, and I've just mixed down a brand new original Dr BLTune for my new Christmas CD, tentatively entitled Straw Straight from the Stable. The new song, a rock number, is entitled Christmas Couldn't Come...
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Last Christmas was not too peaceful on the home front, right here at Bakersfield.com.
We fought like cats and dogs about what to call the holiday. With all of the fuss over the poster reminding students of the motto on their dollar bills, I can just imagine of the battles that we may have...
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What do you think of gift cards? If you're like me, you got a few in your Christmas stocking this year. Are they a great gift that allows you to go out and buy what you really want or a thoughtless cop-out, a sign the gift giver didn't spend much time looking for gifts for you?
I...
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I was at Valley Plaza today talking to day after Christmas shoppers. Do you like shopping on the day after Christmas? Do you shop that day for the sales, to return an unwanted clip on tie or to get a jump start on next year's holiday shopping? Or do you do whatever possible to...
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I do not get caught up in the "spirit of the season" much anymore. I am annoyed by the crowds of shoppers who are more interested in getting their kids: A. The Best Deal on a gift, or B. The Best Gift On The Block. It pisses me off when I end up needing to run to a store to get some...
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When I was around 9 years old. My family lived by the peacock dairy on Taft highway. The Year 1947....back then grociers used large card board boxes to carry the food home in. IT was around 6am Christmas morning. My parents were sleeping in their room, My...
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I just read about the guy who lit himself on fire in front of the courthouse. What an idiot! I don't care if someone has a differing point of view on something, but please, address such issues in a rational way. This guy was, apparently, so upset over the decision to name the school breaks...
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A world without Christmas would be a very sad world, as would a world without Easter. It seems like district trustees had their priorities straight, voting 4-1 Thursday to change the names of Kern High School District breaks to Christmas and Easter.
This is a small step towards...
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Hey all,
Just wanted to post some simple egg nog recipes. They are very interesting I must say. The chocolate egg nog is very delicious for those chocoholics out there. Enjoy!
Have a very Merry Christmas and be safe if your traveling!
-Serrena
No-egg nog
If you don't want to...
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I read an article today on the "orgy of commercialism" surrounding Christmas and how Harriet Beecher Stowe had written a simialr pice 150 years ago. The fact that this madness we call the Christmas Season has been going on for, according to the article, 250 years, is not news to me....
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So, you waited until the very end to find a gift. You will end up wading through thousands of people in the next few days if you go shopping.
Here are some easy up to the minute ideas if you don't want to brave the crowds.
Get lottery tickets!
Go to the grocery store and...
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I had this great idea.........and yes, I am truly a procrastinator. I am pretty sure I saw somewhere doing personalized ornaments! Does anyone know where?
Kari
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I'm in Colorado for Christmas this year. And in case you haven't seen the news, there's a major blizzard underway. We're getting 2 feet of snow up here! I've uploaded a few photos.
Maybe some other holiday traveler can share some more soothing pics. Anyone in Fiji by chance? That would be a...
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What's the worst gift you've ever given or received? Socks from grandma? Breath mints from a co-worker as a not-so-subtle tip? Did you give your wife a vacuum cleaner for your anniversary?
As a kid, I gave my aunt and uncle a tiny ugly ceramic squirrel for Christmas one...
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.............................................Well, if you haven't guessed by now, it's a freshly broken heart? How many of you have suffered one of these just before the holiday season? How many of you have had to take back a cornucopia of gifts because the one you bought them for...
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Lately, I've been hitting the gyms more than normal as a group of us at the Californian finish our first-ever gym review (look for it to come out in the Eye Street section around New Year's).
Now I'm trying to keep the momentum going, which, you can imagine, is a hard task considering the...
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tHANK YOU jASON YOU ARE mY FIRST FRIEND HERE IN BLOGFEILD! RANDOMFACTOR, ANONOMYS AND T ! mY DEFENITION OF COURIOUS AND ANSWERS WERE SENT TO BAKERSFIELD REGISTER. HOPE EACH OF YOU GOT THE E MAIL! tHANKS JEAN
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TO ALL MAY GOD BLESS Each ONE At this Spiritual Very special Holy Time
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As a young man, I had, and have, more of the temperament of an artist than a construction worker. So the sight of me working as part of a construction crew with a bunch of hardened blue collar workers presented a rather sorry mental portrait. As a young college student, you do what...
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Walter Stormont, a friend and fellow band member asked me when I had written a particular song we were working on in the studio in late November. I don't him, "Two weeks ago," and he replied, with his signature wit, "Oh, then it's one of your old ones." Well, then...
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Updated 12/12/06
New shows opening. Lots of holiday cheer. It's your entertainment weekend!
Seussical, The Musical! The world of Dr. Seuss comes to live in living color, with lots of music and song!
Hurry Up, Santa! is a local favorite opening at the Empty Space this...
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I find myself watching and rewatching this little ditty WAY too much as we get closer to Christmas. And just so nobody feels offended or excluded, happy everything else too. I just can't find anything...
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I saw a human interest story in the paper today and it reminded me of one I read a few years ago in the paper. It made me wonder if the writers or the paper itself has made a policy to look into the stories a little deeper than just writing what someone tells them. The reason I wonder this is...
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My pal Matylda Czarnecka, specialty product manager here at the paper, is working on a Holiday Lights map. She wants to know if you Nor'easters are doing anything splendid with lights and decorations.
Click here to add your atomic-glow neighborhood to the map.
Side note: Those...
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This time, 'Miracle' is on 19th Street
By Camille Gavin
"Miracle on 34th Street" was a hit with the sold-out house at Spotlight Theatre at last Friday's opening night. Roger Mathey, the director, told theater-goers at a pre-performance party that the show's main message is the...
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You have to be pretty jolly to be Santa Claus, especially considering the tears, snot and pee you'll have to endure.
A new study has come out about the travails of being the man in red.
Santas get sneezed on up to 10 times a day, fend off children pulling their beards and clean up after...
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This super article about the Community Christmas appeared in the Dec 5th Californian...
Yes we still need volunteers for the Christmas Center and as bell ringers.
Call 836-8487 to volunteer or for more information
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Volunteers Are Needed To Succeed in Christmas Effort
The Salvation Army and The Marines Reserve Toys for Tots are partnering with many other agencies to become the Bakersfield Community Christmas. As this cooperation works together we will get to provide...
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What do you think of re-gifting, or giving a second-hand gift? Have you ever done it? Have you received one? If so, what was your reaction?
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A recent thread about the ever-popular "War on Christmas" included some remarks that served as a reminder, however tongue-in-cheek, that one might better celebrate the spirit of the season through philanthropy and charity than by continuing to beat the dead horses of...
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Okay, as promised, i have posted my response to the the Loma Linda Homeowner's Association on the Christmas Wreath debacle at http://bfwg.blogspot.com . I have used capital letters in various places, without any intent to change the meanings of any of the words!
I see that this story made...
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Its a war on Penquins now. From Media Matters:
Beck, Cavuto, Medved Push Absurd Notion of Environmentalist Propaganda in Animated Penguin Movie
Washington, D.C. -- Not content with their annual discussion of a supposed "War on Christmas," conservative talking heads have taken on a...
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