Monthly Archives: December 2009

2010 Aspirations

  By Hyacinth B | December 31, 2009 - 1:00 am | Above & Beyond 1 Comment

We have all fallen victims to the New Year’s Resolution trap! They rarely work and from the majority of anecdotes I have read, they merely pay lip service true dedication and commitment. In spite of or despite the failure of my own annual self-promises in the past, I have decided … Anecdote examples →

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2009 Farewells

  By Hyacinth B | December 31, 2009 - 12:45 am | On the Radar 3 Comments

Goodbye 2009! Farewell! For 2010 promises to fulfill all of my earthly desires! I thought that I would compile this little list of items, ideas, thoughts and circumstances that will hopefully die with 2009 and be buried forever, never again to see the light of day: – Twitter and all … Anecdote examples →

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Thor’s Day January 7

  By Mark F | December 31, 2009 - 12:01 am | On Thor's Day Leave a comment

January 7th is the first Thor’s Day of the year. Each week you will find a little anecdote about what happened on the date of the corresponding Thursday when our blog posts are published. On the first Thor’s Day of the year, in 1999, the impeachment trial for President Bill … Anecdote examples →

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So This is Christmas

  By Hyacinth B | December 24, 2009 - 2:00 am | On the Radar 2 Comments

After the hurtling of snow we got earlier this week, it at least feels like Christmas this year. The snow hurried in the brutally cold weather which has somewhat curtailed our daily walks and deterred many from the local wind swept boardwalk. As someone who was brought up never celebrating … Anecdote examples →

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