Archive for September, 2008

Word for the Week….by the light of the full Harvest Moon

September 23, 2008 · Filed under Word for the Day · Tagged , ,

I’ve been wool gathering this morning and I got to thinking about my days as an onychologist (a manicurist), which led me to thinking about the vast amounts of trivia I’ve collected in my brain pan over the years.

For example, have you ever wondered what those half moons at the base of your nails are called? Huh? Huh? Have ya?

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel now, laddies and lassies, tis called a lunula, a half crescent shape that looks like a setting moon that you wear at your fingertips!!

And that got me to thinking about an acronym that I learned to remember what nails (or onyx, to be precise) are composed of, and the acronym is COHNS.

COHNS stands for; carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur, and it is also what our hair is made from!

Thus I give you a spate of new useless verbiage and information that you neither wanted or needed.

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HUZZAH the Bards
for it is our pure love of words
that draws us hither,
TO THE DANCE!

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Turning Adversity into Adventure

September 17, 2008 · Filed under book talk · Tagged , , , , , ,

here are the rest of my Radio Interviews for September, come join us and get in on the fun of “live” radio!

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WHAT: Internet Voices Radio with Lillian Cauldwell

WHERE: http://www.internetvoicesradio.com

CALL IN# 916-558-7514 PIN# 924920#

WHEN: Thursday September 25th

TIME: 5pm PST/ 6pm MST/ 7pm CST/ 8pm EST

I wasn’t a full time writer until I was stricken down with lupus and had to close my company and stop working full time. What could have been a crippling end to a productive life was at first a blow I didn’t think I’d overcome. Then, after struggling several years with lupus, I found that an organic diet and lifestyle helped to partially restore my energy level and health, so that I could start to think about working again.

That’s when I decided to do what I’d always wanted to do. At first, I felt I couldn’t justify letting someone else support me while I launched this new career at the ripe young age of 48!! Then I just allowed it to happen, and it’s wonderful beyond words.

Join us for a touching half-hour of Talk Radio!

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A new host!

WHAT:  The Odd Mind Radio Talk Show with AngelLesa and Diane Tegarden

WHERE:  www.blogtalkradio.com/angellesa

CALL IN# 347-945-7025

WHEN: Tuesday September 30th

TIME: 8am PST/ 9am MST/ 10am CST/ 11am EST

Second chances don’t come around that often…or do they? Will you recognize yours when it happens to come knocking on your door? This was the challenge I faced when I was diagnosed with lupus in 2001. What I experienced, my stages of grief and anger and denial, slowly changed to educating myself on what I was up against. Once I got going again, I discovered a new world of diet, health and renewal, but it didn’t happen by itself, and it didn’t happen overnight.

Lesa and I will talk about how to overcome adversity and turn it into a “new” second chance on her radio show “The Odd Mind”. Tune in for a fascinating hour of Talk Radio.

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My last interview was so exciting, we had 6 people in the chatroom and TWO callers! It was lively and informative, the hour just flew by, and I got an invitation from another show host to do an interview on his show too!

WHooooooHOoiiiiiEEEEeeeeeeeeee!

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California and Arizona Team up with the Phoenix Suns to Go Solar

September 11, 2008 · Filed under environment, renewable energy · Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Solar Power is Abundant

Solar Power is Abundant

When big business gets it right, it’s a beautiful thing! Here’s some good news about the Phoenix Suns having their arena change to solar power…..clean, renewable energy from the abundant Arizona sunshine.

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Phoenix Suns Tap Solar Power 
on 08 Sept 2008 by Alternative Energy Retailer Staff
   
EI Solutions, Pasadena, Calif., and Tioga Energy, San Mateo, Calif., has announced plans to bring solar power to the Phoenix Suns. The companies will install a 194 kW solar system to supply power to the team’s home arena, U.S. Airways Center, which is owned by the city of Phoenix, Arizona.

Go to http://www.aer-online.com for the full story.

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You see, all the environmental news isn’t gloom and doom, there are some companies and individuals who are willing to make that initial investment into their property, and not only receive monetary savings on their utility bill, but end up helping to clean the air, water and earth.

Enjoy your sunny day!

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World Water Wars…have they already begun?

September 10, 2008 · Filed under book talk, environment, renewable energy · Tagged , , , , , , ,

Oceans of Water everywhere, but...To highlight the growing concern over the scarcity of clean water and the need to use renewable energies, Vince Beazel and I will be discussing “Anti-Vigilante and The Rips in Time”, a science fiction novel set in the distant future with its hooks deep into renewable energy and the changing face of the planet.

In my novel, the last War on planet Earth (Terrax) was called “The World Water Wars”. In the last three years, while collecting research for my novel, I’ve documented the increase in violent conflicts worldwide over water.

 

Please join us at EnergyTalk LIVE hosted by Vince Beazel, interviewing Diane Tegarden

 

WHERE:  BlogTalkRadio.com/AlternativeEnergyCom

 

CALL IN# 347-838-8999

 

WHEN: TUESDAY Sept 16th

 

TIME: 10am PST/11am MST/ 12noon CST/ 1pm EST

Come listen in to see what’s happening and what’s being done to resolve the water shortages, and remember to call in with your environmental questions!!

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