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December 3, 2012 / Featured
Believe it or not, it is almost Christmas...again!. I may be because I am getting older or it just may be the nature of things, but I swear it was Christmas about three months ago. So what are the hottest gift suggestions, according to the experts? Here they are: 1) Apple Products---any Apple Product! Any Apple Product is hot right now. From the new Mac, to an iPhone 5, from a Pod to a iPad...
November 21, 2012 / Featured
Thanksgiving is the time to feel gratitude to God for all the good things in life. It is a time to acknowledge the good deeds of fellowmen and be thankful. Thanksgiving thoughts of people give us an insight as to what people feel about it. • Life can be very trying. When your child is hungry, your body wracked with pain, or you have no idea where you and your family will find a place to sleep...
September 18, 2012 / Featured
Lakeside has certainly been hot for the last few days, so I am thinking that knowing how much hotter it is or has been in other places might make us feel like it hasn’t been that hot, after all! For example, the hottest recorded day on earth measuring atmospheric temperature occurred in 1922 in El Azizia (I don’t know where that is, or was, either) topping the mercury at 136 ͒F. Of course,...
September 11, 2012 / Featured
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service, approximately 1,800 thunderstorms are occurring at any given time, resulting in about 16-million thunderstorms each year. Most thunderstorms last about 30 minutes and are typically about 15 miles in¬ diameter. The two biggest threats associated with most thunderstorms are lightning and flash floods. ...
May 22, 2012 / Featured
Well, this is it. The so far “best years of my life” are drawing to an end, and I’m looking forward to beginning a new chapter in my life. Soon I will have to say goodbye to all of the familiar faces and places that I’ve known for the past 17 years, and then look forward to what new adventures are in store for me. This isn’t a movie or a dream where the students are throwing their caps i...
December 15, 2011 / Just A Thought...
For several years, I experienced Christmas through my windshield. This special day had been filled with all the "get-heres and get theres" that can become the definition of Christmas if we are not careful. I had to wake up at six in the morning, drag my boyfriend out of bed, rush around like a crazy person to get dressed and be out the door by seven. Then it's get in the car and start driving so...
