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Arts & Crafts, Vacation Info, and Recipes – My Pinterest Favorites
In January of this year I kept hearing about Pinterest but had no idea what it was or how it worked. I had friends that kept sending me invites to join so finally I broke down and joined. P
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What’s Your Favorite Soft Drink? [POLL]
Everybody has a favorite drink just like they have a favorite car, food, tissue or fabric softener. I personally like Coke, I’ll drink Pepsi if I have to and I’ll drink Dr. Pepper for a little change. However, Coke is my favorite and I drink it for breakfast.
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Pack Rat Day is Thursday, May 17th [VIDEO]
Well it seems there is an official holiday for pack rats. Those people who like to “collect” way too much of one thing or another. I have to say I am one of these people. I collect those plastic cups you get from restaurants, receipts from stores, phone books, clothes, shoes, CD’s, magazines, books well you see where I’m going with this….I’m a pack rat or as they are called these days “hoarder”. Tomorrow is a special day set aside for pack rats.
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"Run For The Wall" Passes Through Abilene Saturday, May 19th
The 24th annual “Run For The Wall” is a bike ride, as in motorcycles, across the U.S. from California to Washington D.C. to show support, honor and respect for our military. There will be between 400-500 motorcycles passing through Abilene on I-20 this Saturday, May 19th. This will be something special to see.
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Abilene Zoo Celebrates Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene is a unique community with our ties to the military and Dyess Air Force Base. We have a great fondness of our military personnel that will be celebrated this weekend at the Abilene Zoo’s, Zoolute to Dyess day. Join in all fun activities Saturday, May 19th.
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Are "Preppers" Crazy or Smart? [POLL]
I’ve watched a couple of the episodes of the National Geographic TV show “Doomsday Preppers” and I have to say I’m a little intrigued and frightened at the same time. I’m from the school of thinking that if something happens to wipe out the world then I don’t really think I would want to survive myself. However, I try to watch the show with an open mind but some of what the “preppers” do is a little crazy and dramatic in my mind.
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What are the Most Popular Baby Names? [POLL]
The Social Security Office has released the most popular baby names for 2011. There were 10 boys names and 10 girls names listed. It seems that the names often reflect celebrity name trends. While “Elvis” was off the list in 2010 it was back in the top 1000 for 2011.
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Small Steps to Fighting Cancer [VIDEO]
As a cancer patient I am now paying more attention to information about ways to fight or prevent the disease. If and when I run across something I might want to try I ask my oncologist what his thoughts are on the subject. Needless to say, after watching this video, I will have some questions for him next week at my appointment.
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Abilene Kennel Club Annual Dog Show Coming May 18-20 [VIDEO]
The show of all shows for dog breeders is the Westminster Dog Show. However, you can start a little closer to home this coming weekend, May 18-20th with the Abilene Kennel Club’s annual dog show.
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What is the Worst Parking Lot in Abilene? [POLL]
I had a remote broadcast this afternoon and those give you quite the opportunity to “people watch” and interact with the public. As I stood outside overlooking the parking lot near HEB I observed many peoples parking experiences
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What Would Your Dream Job Be? [POLL]
As a kid you are taught to dream big and that you can grow up to be anything you want. When I was a kid I wanted to be a professional dancer. First I wanted to be a “Solid Gold Dancer” then later a ” NYC Rockette”. Now I want to be Samantha
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What "Not" to Get Mom for Mother’s Day – Shay’s Top 5
Mother's Day is upon us once again and that means putting the thinking cap on and getting mom something nice to let her know how much you appreciate her. There are a few gifts that are on the 'no,no' list when it comes to Mother's Day though. While you may think they are thoughtful and practical Mom will not see them as such. To help you out here are a few things to “not” get mom this Mother's Day.