So,  I have left my precious blog alone for far too long.  My work-life, as always, came in like a storm.  Now I’m sitting in the aftermath dazed and confused.   Well, actually it’s great.  I’m still working for Seeds of Compassion, but now we get to do the basic aftermath of thank you notes and [...]

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My new job for the next few months — CHECK IT OUT!

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This is a quote from a great blog post I read a few weeks ago:
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, [...]

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Let’s all hope that this woman and her colleagues have good news for the 40 million people currently infected with HIV.
http://ibnlive.com/news/indian-doc-develops-enzyme-that-can-destroy-hiv/48654-17.html
Read up and spread the good word…

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I write under the name of “VTgirl” since I am, in fact, from southern Vermont. It was a great place to grow up — a small town where everyone literally knew your name. It was definitely a rural community and when we graduated high school some of us went onto college, [...]

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It is cruel and unusual punishment that I told all my family and friends about writing a blog and then I got sick and haven’t touched it for a week or two. I have so much to chat about too. Birthdays, gardens, and a thousand thank yous to my friends and family for [...]

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I used to be in politics. Well, maybe I’m still in Politics. . . I don’t know what I want to say about that — it’s a bigger discussion.
I used to follow every vote and every issue in detail daily. However, as I have moved away from working on capitol hill or [...]

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Here is what I learned this morning. . .

Each US Supreme Court Justice makes $200,000 per year ($199,200 to be exact)
The US Supreme Court Chief Justice makes $210,000 per year ($208.100 to be exact)

(via How Stuff Works)

There are 8 Associate Justices and One Chief Justice . . .let’s do the math . . .
($200,000 x [...]

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I find the Abortion debate to be a terribly charged issue thats sole political agenda is to separate and oppress women. I believe the Abortion debate is a distraction to keep us from talking about the important issues for women like equal wages and healthcare. It focuses on women as mothers only (and punishes [...]

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Today, I celebrate small victories (actually it isn’t small at all). The minimum wage has not been raised since 1997. 29 states have already raised their wage above the national minimum by initiative and/or referendum. The bill is expected to pass in the House of Representatives this afternoon and continue through the Senate [...]

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