Is This the Beginning of the Disintegration of the Presbyterian Church?

The Presbyterians have voted to recognize homosexual “marriage”. Their definition of marriage has been altered to read “commitment of two people, traditionally a man and a woman…”. This is a major Christian denomination explicitly defying the plain word of God as set down in the Bible (homosexual behavior being “an abomination unto the Lord”). How …

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Why this Apple Fangirl will not be buying an Apple Watch

I LOVE Apple products.  I am writing this on my iMac, listening to Rush on my iPod Touch.  When I travel, I take my iPad on the road to read email and post on RushBabe49 and Ricochet.  Hubby has a MacBook as his home computer, so we are an all-Apple family.  But I will never …

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What Happened to the Black People in Jazz?

Last evening, my husband and I went to a concert given by the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and as usual we were treated to a wonderful evening of exciting jazz big-band music.  The group has been around for 20 years, playing the music of all the great names in jazz.  Here is a picture of …

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I’m not much of a sports fan, but GO HAWKS!!

Here is a picture taken Friday outside where I work.  Fridays have been Seahawk gear days for a long time, but yesterday was special.  Most of us really can't believe it, that the Seattle Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl for the second year in a row!!  Every little standup meeting all day yesterday …

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Coarsening the Culture

It started with an essay in the (supposedly) high-minded publication for Wall Street Journal subscribers, WSJ Magazine.  This comes out every other month in the print edition, and is a slick magazine designed to appeal to high-income readers.  It is filled with ads for expensive clothing, watches, and jewelry, and features stories about people and …

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Easy One! Photo Challenge: Twinkle

I must have hundreds of pictures of the beautiful Christmas lights in the "Bavarian Village" of Leavenworth, Washington.  Here's one of my favorites. Leavenworth is in the Cascade Mountains, just west of Wenatchee on US Highway 2.  Every summer, my husband goes there to the International Accordion Celebration.  We try to drive up there a …

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