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I escaped the corporate world,so to speak, and am working at home with my husband. We are "landscape" artists, but not in the usual sense. We create miniature settings for models of all sorts; figures, vehicles, etc. We both create the base for our customers

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Relationships & Family > Acquaintances & Co-Workers Protecting yourself from draining friends and acquaintances: 4 of 35
The key to a good friendship is honest communication and a mutual give and take attitude. When one member of the relationship is doing all the emotional taking, then that person causes the relationship to actually become toxic.Toxic is a strong word, but very applicable to the situation. Instead of joy and anticipation at the... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Finding the difference between Jesus and the Catholic Church: 6 of 39
The Catholic church throughout the ages has been the antithesis of virtually everything that Jesus taught. The Catholic Church has it's own political state, the Vatican. When Jesus was asked about taxes, He answered, "Render unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's, and render unto God what is God's". So, the Vatican has it's foot in bo... More..
Home & Garden > Weeds & Pests Top five most dangerous plants and weeds that can ruin your garden: 2 of 11
In the Midwest, I think that we suffer from "creeping charlie" or creeping Jenny. This is a low growing plant with shiny lobed round leaves that have about 3in. tall purplish-blue flowers in the spring. It will kill your lawn by choking out the grass and it will invade virtually everything. It spreads by sending out creepers ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Speculating on the end of the war in Iraq: 7 of 37
As long as there is sectarian hatred, the war won't be won by anyone other than the Sunnis and the Shias. If they continue to kill each other over different aspects or views of the same religion, no outsider can force an end to the conflict. This hatred of theirs has gone on for centuries, and it is fueled by the mullahs of t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Owning a gun: 8 of 42
The ownership of guns as a means to protect oneself is a right guaranteed by the Constitution. It was not just for hunting, as the phrase is; to keep and bear arms. The men who wrote the Constitution were much closer in history to the Middle Ages than we are. They knew that most often the common citizen had virtually no righ... More..
Education > Homeschooling Comparing homeschooling and conventional learning: 1 of 4
Having had my children both homeschooled and publically educated, I have to say with the vast amount of opportunities that are now out there for the home educator, this type of alternative education is a wise choice. The first priority though is to find out if you, as the parent, are fully capable and willing to invest the t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Defending freedom of speech in the United States: 12 of 45
When did the people of this country become so afraid of hurting someone else's feelings that they have either given up the right of free speech, or had it taken from them? You can be arrested and fined for something as amorphous as "hate speech", whatever that is. Even humor and sarcasm have been extremely limited. While I d... More..
Education > Homeschooling Explaining why homeschooling has gained popularity: 6 of 21
I was homeschooling back in the 1980's when it was definitely not popular. You were looked at as a weirdo or some kind of out-side the mainstream freak. Working mothers would regularly make fun of me when I told them what I "did for a living".The local school district superintendant threatened to take me to court if I persis... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues The alleged discovery of the body of Jesus: 4 of 14
I don't know who the Discovery Channel was trying to reach with this particular program. It can't have been aimed at people who are knowledgable in archaeology, because there are too many errors in the presentation. The "discoverers" used highly disputed artifacts as a basis for their premise. Then they went on to use even m... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Ethics Stopping mistreatment of the elderly: 2 of 7
The mistreatment of the elderly is another facet of a world that has lost its values about human life. People have become "resources" to be used and then discarded. The saddest and most cruel part is that elder abuse comes mostly from the children of the elderly.It seems that in this throw-away world, old is out. Young, energ... More..