<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076</id><updated>2011-07-28T13:00:28.611-07:00</updated><category term='shoes'/><category term='americans'/><category term='government bailouts'/><category term='cancer'/><category term='infrared sauna'/><category term='free soda'/><category term='sauna'/><category term='contests'/><category term='books'/><category term='bills'/><category term='death'/><category term='win'/><category term='americans without insurance'/><category term='dr. pepper'/><category term='free dr. pepper'/><category term='relationships'/><category term='MS'/><category term='motivate'/><category term='fashion'/><category term='dr. pepper museum'/><category term='multiple sclerosis'/><category term='hope'/><category term='style'/><category term='Crocs'/><category term='medical'/><category term='bailouts'/><category term='free coupons'/><category term='free dr. pepper coupon'/><category term='dying'/><category term='YOU by Crocs'/><category term='texas'/><category term='serious illness'/><category term='insurance'/><category term='inspire'/><category term='free stuff'/><category term='sauna bathing'/><category term='The One Hundred'/><category term='blogs contest'/><category term='bankrupt'/><category term='Nina Garcia'/><category term='giveaways'/><category term='boots'/><title type='text'>The Good Life</title><subtitle type='html'>A little bit of this and a little bit of that BUT a lot of hope, laughter and love!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>17</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-4359803180312659092</id><published>2010-05-07T09:39:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-07T09:39:38.848-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tighten logic with malleable spanners</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-4359803180312659092?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/4359803180312659092/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2010/05/tighten-logic-with-malleable-spanners.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/4359803180312659092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/4359803180312659092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2010/05/tighten-logic-with-malleable-spanners.html' title='Tighten logic with malleable spanners'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-6008674123812371754</id><published>2009-07-27T21:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-27T21:26:34.423-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Everything Gold at Gold Coins Gain</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/Sm598dNZJSI/AAAAAAAAAEY/ECc3ai5FdOw/s1600-h/2006AEGoldBullionThumb-01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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Gold and &lt;a href="http://www.goldcoinsgain.com/"&gt;gold coins&lt;/a&gt; are probably a good investment but to learn more go to &lt;a href="http://www.goldcoinsgain.com/"&gt;www.goldcoinsgain.com&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-6008674123812371754?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/6008674123812371754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2009/07/everything-gold-at-gold-coins-gain.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/6008674123812371754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/6008674123812371754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2009/07/everything-gold-at-gold-coins-gain.html' title='Everything Gold at Gold Coins Gain'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/Sm598dNZJSI/AAAAAAAAAEY/ECc3ai5FdOw/s72-c/2006AEGoldBullionThumb-01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-6919100854565890173</id><published>2009-07-18T22:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-18T22:52:38.286-07:00</updated><title type='text'>GET GOOD HEALTHY NEWS FROM Healthy Fellow</title><content type='html'>A reader asked me to let her know of any good natural health websites and I found one I would like to share with all my readers called &lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.healthyfellow.com/"&gt;Healthy Fellow.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Healthy Fellow is very unique in that it provides answers to your health questions and explores the issues not normally discussed. 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I have found that some medications are too strong for my body and cause me to be sluggish and as a result I usually never complete a prescription. I have some friends who have no insurance so when they require medications, they can't obtain them so last week a few friends were over and we started researching natural medicines. One neighbor is of Indian decent and really swears by natural medications so we wanted to see if anything validated some of her beliefs, therapies, etc. The best website we found was &lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.natmedtalk.com/"&gt;NatMedTalk.com  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is a Health Forum covering several illnesses and diseases such as Diabetes, Women's Health, Cancer, Vision, Nutrition and much more. I enjoyed Alternative Therapies and got interested in a lot of Acupuncture information which was provided. The site is fairly active and has over 1,000 members. 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Been pondering a yoga class for a long time but want to read the benefits of yoga first.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-8521995471918479665?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/8521995471918479665/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2009/07/natmedtalkcom-best-health-forum.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/8521995471918479665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/8521995471918479665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2009/07/natmedtalkcom-best-health-forum.html' title='NatMedTalk.com  The Best Health Forum'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-1586421678353682540</id><published>2009-02-15T21:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-15T21:20:45.732-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sauna bathing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sauna'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='infrared sauna'/><title type='text'>A Great Sauna Experience- East Coast Suanas</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SZj3ZtfiNII/AAAAAAAAADc/j7E_sV-ef34/s1600-h/east+coast+saunas.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303260582309409922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SZj3ZtfiNII/AAAAAAAAADc/j7E_sV-ef34/s400/east+coast+saunas.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Many people enjoy saunas for various reasons. Some appreciate the calm and relaxation from saunas while others seek the health benefits received from sauana bathing. Recently I decided on purchasing a sauna and found the Malibu Sauna from East Coast Saunas to be to my satisfaction. East Coast offers &lt;a href="http://www.eastcoastsaunas.com/"&gt;infrared saunas&lt;/a&gt; which are to my liking because they are beneficial to those with cardiac conditions, chronic pain sufferers, those who are detoxing their bodies or on a weight loss program. &lt;a href="http://www.eastcoastsaunas.com/"&gt;Sauna &lt;/a&gt;bathing has become a very popular choice for those who take their health seriously and seek alternatives to traditional approaches of medicine. &lt;a href="http://www.eastcoastsaunas.com/"&gt;Infrared sauna &lt;/a&gt;therapy is also good for conditioning of the skin. The skin gains better elasticity and both looks and feels healthier. East Coast Saunas offer excellent saunas for great prices. The design is classy and sophisticated. I was able to purchase one under $3000 and really feel it was an investment to my health. If you make the decision to purchase a sauna this year, I recommend you look to &lt;a href="http://www.eastcoastsaunas.com/"&gt;East Coast Saunas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-1586421678353682540?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/1586421678353682540/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2009/02/great-sauna-experience-east-coast.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/1586421678353682540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/1586421678353682540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2009/02/great-sauna-experience-east-coast.html' title='A Great Sauna Experience- East Coast Suanas'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SZj3ZtfiNII/AAAAAAAAADc/j7E_sV-ef34/s72-c/east+coast+saunas.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-5236758652606025223</id><published>2009-02-13T21:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-13T21:44:10.597-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Spoil Yourself Package from Lily Pond Soaps</title><content type='html'>I Never Grew Up dedicates her blog to reviews that parents can find useful. 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Momsational truly knows what is needed in a mom's life and the giveaways are great. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Most of us have tweens or teens in our lives who keep our pocketbooks on edge due to the latest technology crazes and if not them, but we could even use a Free iTune gift card. Just the word FREE or WIN gets me excited about anything! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ciao.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ff33;"&gt;Ciao.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ff33;"&gt; is generously giving away $10 iTunes gift cards to four lucky Momsational readers! Go to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffff00;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sparkplugging.com/momsational/enter-to-win-free-itunes-gift-cards/2/"&gt;Momsational &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;right now and enter for your chance to win. You may be one of the four. Good luck!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-2098696706857369718?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/2098696706857369718/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/12/enter-to-win-free-itunes-gift-cards.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/2098696706857369718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/2098696706857369718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/12/enter-to-win-free-itunes-gift-cards.html' title='Enter to Win Free iTunes Gift Cards'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-519253555644082239</id><published>2008-12-20T02:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-20T02:51:40.985-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Win A Flip Ultra Video Camcorder</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SUzMsBY2foI/AAAAAAAAADM/tzPjX_S5Srk/s1600-h/flip-video1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281821519657729666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SUzMsBY2foI/AAAAAAAAADM/tzPjX_S5Srk/s400/flip-video1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; We have all seen it... the sleek and magnificent Flip Ultra Video Camcorder. I have a neighbor who recently purchased one for her daughter and son and bought one for herself that she used at a Christmas party. This is probably the most convenient and easy to use camcorder anyone can dream of and the results are stunning! If you are like me, it is the one item you forgot to put on your Christmas list but don't fear. Head over to &lt;a href="http://inevergrewup.net/giveaway-22-flip-ultra-video-camcorder"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffff00;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I Never Grew Up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for the chance to win your own Flip Ultra Video Camcorder and to learn more about it. Hurry, entry deadline is January 2nd, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-519253555644082239?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/519253555644082239/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/12/win-flip-ultra-video-camcorder.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/519253555644082239'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/519253555644082239'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/12/win-flip-ultra-video-camcorder.html' title='Win A Flip Ultra Video Camcorder'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SUzMsBY2foI/AAAAAAAAADM/tzPjX_S5Srk/s72-c/flip-video1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-1689806447316842669</id><published>2008-12-11T07:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T07:59:49.902-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Still Waiting For New Template</title><content type='html'>When I began this blog, I had a specific design, format and blog in mind but it has taken the designer awhile to show me the design I requested and that finally happened today! Yeah! The new blog will still have the same name just a different and fresh, hip look and daily posts. This month has been difficult as I have been in the hospital for one month and then scheduled to start a new treatment which has had me going back and forth to the hospital. My husband is a soldier so to have him blog in my place would be hmmm well not quite sure what would have been the result but it may not have been good but there may have been a few good recipes on here. I am still in and out of the hospital so until January I am going to dedicate this blog to contests. I am sure everyone can stand to win some extra prizes for your family or friends or perhaps even to have as extras for families you have adopted for the holidays. So look here often for new contests to enter. Have a great week!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-1689806447316842669?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/1689806447316842669/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/12/still-waiting-for-new-template.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/1689806447316842669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/1689806447316842669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/12/still-waiting-for-new-template.html' title='Still Waiting For New Template'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-2354149657119790579</id><published>2008-12-07T12:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-07T12:27:21.373-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giveaways'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blogs contest'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shoes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contests'/><title type='text'>A Great Shoe Giveaway You Don't Want to Miss</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/STwvVSdoBaI/AAAAAAAAADE/ZpxLckpUCH0/s1600-h/shoes.gif"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277144906151232930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 142px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/STwvVSdoBaI/AAAAAAAAADE/ZpxLckpUCH0/s400/shoes.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Shoe Giveaway You Don't Want to Miss! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;If you are like me you don't enjoy the crowds at the malls or department stores but you do love shoes. Well now you can shop online or have a shoe party at &lt;a href="http://www.studio32shoes.com/"&gt;Studio 32 Shoes &lt;/a&gt;and find quality and gorgeous shoes for $32 and under. Right now head over to &lt;a href="http://inevergrewup.net/giveaway-16-something-pretty-for-mommy/"&gt;I Never Grew Up&lt;/a&gt; for your chance to win a pair of shoes from Studio 32 Shoes. Where else can you find such shoes at a great price and right now even have a chance to win a pair? Enter today!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-2354149657119790579?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/2354149657119790579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/12/shoe-giveaway-you-dont-want-to-miss-if.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/2354149657119790579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/2354149657119790579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/12/shoe-giveaway-you-dont-want-to-miss-if.html' title='A Great Shoe Giveaway You Don&apos;t Want to Miss'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/STwvVSdoBaI/AAAAAAAAADE/ZpxLckpUCH0/s72-c/shoes.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-8270047889034143613</id><published>2008-11-28T12:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-28T12:48:52.047-08:00</updated><title type='text'>BLACK FRIDAY-What A Deal</title><content type='html'>If you are in for shopping for bargains then today, Black Friday is your day. People have camped out at department stores to be able to get the best bargains when stores opened today. For me, I prefer to brave the cold and remain inside and take advantage of online shopping bargains. Although the bargains are definitely out today, I am being careful with spending because it is sooooo easy to spend more to get more. I am a very cautious shopper so I made a Christmas budget and I am sticking to it. Have fun today with Black Friday!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-8270047889034143613?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/8270047889034143613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/11/black-friday-what-deal.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/8270047889034143613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/8270047889034143613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/11/black-friday-what-deal.html' title='BLACK FRIDAY-What A Deal'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-4085051794822280126</id><published>2008-11-23T07:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-23T10:32:32.785-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bankrupt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bills'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='death'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insurance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='government bailouts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='americans without insurance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medical'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dying'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bailouts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='americans'/><title type='text'>Not Impressed With Corporation Bailouts When Americans Can Barely Afford Good Health Insurance!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"&gt;When I was younger I used to always hear my elders ask, "what is this world coming to?" As a child I didn't have the answer nor did I have any idea what wrongs were taking place in the world. As long as the world had macaroni and cheese, pizza, Dr. Pepper, candy (lots of candy), movies, Barbie dolls and big wheels, then the world according to me was perfect. But boy does childhood fly by and now I ask myself the same question, "just what is the world coming to?" Almost every day lately when listening to the news or picking up a newspaper, I can't avoid hearing how the government is being asked to bail a company, corporation, etc. out. At first I thought our government was doing a wonderful thing but now it is getting ridiculous!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"&gt;Back in October I was at a training in beautiful Orlando, FL and that evening there was a documentary on about Americans Without Health Insurance. I can't remember the title but because I'd like you all to see it, I will try my best to find it and post here at a later time. The documentary brought tears to my eyes throughout the 2 hour show not only because I know what it is like to need a good doctor or good healthcare but not be able to obtain it due to lack of health insurance but because what human can not relate to another's pain and suffering and want better for them? Some parts of the show still stick out in my mind. There was a gentleman from Texas-worked hard all his life and had a disease almost like scoliosis and was in horrible pain. The doctors he was seeking really never did much for him because his insurance wasn't good. Things got so bad for him that he was having to go to Mexico just for medications. After being persistent he finally got some hope from a University and after examinations, he was considered for treatment by them and surgery. Surgery that his other physician should have recommended long ago. Thanks to the university, he is now able to hold his child which until after surgery he had never been able to hold. Another story is of a couple who her husband had suffered a stroke and his health only continued to get worse and worse. No one really did anything to help him improve or to prolong his life. His wife applied for him to get Medicare to help them pay for good healthcare but that would be a long wait. His wife had to watch him slowly die in pain, Medicare was approved days after his death. Another couple, his wife had cancer. Because of medical bills, they had already sold everything they had and now would be getting ready to sell their home, not knowing where they would live. They shed no tears but not because they didn't hurt but because losing everything was so familiar for them now. You've heard similair stories and may have been or even known someone affected by no medical or not good medical insurance and I think that is why I have had enough of the bailout crap!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"&gt;I have lived in Germany for 3 years and I am in the hospital almost monthly for my disease but I am impressed by the fact that here in Germany- everyone gets health insurance. The poor get the same medical care, etc. as the rich. Guess who provides this? Yes, the government for the most part. If you are poor here in Germany, your quality of life is still pretty much important to everyone and guaranteed the doctors will do all they can for you. No one is turned away. There is no county hospital to take the poor, everyone gets help! Don't get me wrong- I love the USA but somewhere something is wrong! We a POWERFUL and WEALTHY country yet we say we can't provide good health insurance for the poor BUT we can bailout corporations for millions of dollars?! Time after time again! Hmmmm interesting. Yes there is Medicaid and other insurance for the poor but take some time and read about the stories of those on state insurance. It's better than nothing but why can't we throw some of those millions into their pot and get better healthcare for those people? Why limit them to less healthcare than those with good insurance? And Medicare? If you don't know anything about it, it sounds wonderful...like a good thing,huh? Well, it is! But for many, and I means thousands- it is not a good thing at all. There is a waiting period for Medicare and by the time that comes, many of these people have died. It is sad. If you are sick enough to get Medicare, it is usually, not always, but usually because you have a chronic condition. Chronic is usually urgent so why does our government think you can wait? Wait in more pain...some wait to die! It does make me angry because sometimes I think people are not valued as they should be.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"&gt;The ones who do have insurance still sometimes don't get a good deal as their insurance only covers the bare necessities regarding healthcare. Depending on your illness....you may lose all you possess just to get MRIs, needed surgery, medications, etc. A reality that is hard to swallow and we should not even have to have at all in our country! I sure hope things change with the next Presidency. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"&gt;I once wrote a newspaper article about the homeless and I always remember a quote from a lady I hung out with most of the day named Wanda and that is that everyone is just one paycheck from being homeless. She is so right. Today we can have a wonderful job and say, "it will never happen to me" but you just never know. Hell I never thought at 32 years old I would be out of work due to a new diagnosed disease and on Medicare myself. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"&gt;While I am pissed, I am blessed as I have mentioned in a blog below because my insurance is good and I get above quality care. However just because I am taken care of doesn't mean I turn my head from the needs and sufferings of others nor will I ever. I hurt for them and if I can ever make a difference, I will! I am just ranting today because we need to put money towards some other things. I once figured if we had the money, we'd do it but now that I hear about all these bailouts and bailout considerations, I figure if we are going to go deeper in debt as a country, let's do it for some good causes- Healthcare, Education, Military Funding, Health Research, etc...etc. Make a difference on the important things in our country-Our People because when it comes down to it, they are the backbone of America! Every person, man, woman and child. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,255,51); FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;I hope to offend no one I just have a heart and am disappointed as many are on the same issue. Just tonite I started thinking about it more because I have heard about bailouts almost all day. Although this is not a GOOD post it is still good as it brings awareness. Please comment and let me know your thoughts. Are the bailouts necessary and where should money be going?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Here is the show I watched. It's depressing but everyone needs to see it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/criticalcondition/"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"&gt;Critical Condition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pbs.org/healthcarecrisis/patients.htm"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;data:post.body/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a class='timestamp-link' expr:href='"http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=" + data:post.url + "&amp;amp;title=" + data:post.title' title='permanent link'&gt;&lt;img style="padding: 0; border: none;" src="http://cdn.stumble-upon.com/images/120x20_thumb_blue.gif" alt="Stumble Upon Toolbar" align=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-4085051794822280126?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/4085051794822280126/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/11/not-impressed-with-corporation-bailouts.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/4085051794822280126'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/4085051794822280126'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/11/not-impressed-with-corporation-bailouts.html' title='Not Impressed With Corporation Bailouts When Americans Can Barely Afford Good Health Insurance!'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-5533206218408783652</id><published>2008-11-23T02:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-23T03:31:25.739-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dr. pepper'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='texas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free stuff'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free soda'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free dr. pepper coupon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free coupons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dr. pepper museum'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free dr. pepper'/><title type='text'>A Free 20 Oz, Dr. Pepper for Every American- FREE is always good!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SSkxTr3_qyI/AAAAAAAAACw/yloQTNcz0pE/s1600-h/drpepper.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 190px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SSkxTr3_qyI/AAAAAAAAACw/yloQTNcz0pE/s320/drpepper.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271799053078735650" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"&gt;Whether you are frugal or not, all Americans must admit that we absolutely love FREE things and because FREE is GOOD, it belongs on this site for my readers...smile.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"&gt;As you know, I am a Dr. Pepper drinker. Actually I am addicted to the stuff! For all of today, Sunday, November 23rd, 2008, Dr. Pepper is offering a Free Coupon for a 20 oz. Dr. Pepper to every American. Simply go to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.drpepper.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Get My Free 20 oz. Dr. Pepper Coupon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"&gt;Register on the site and get your coupon in the mail 4-6 weeks.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2918046260042533813pmiHMO"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 184px; height: 140px;" src="http://thumb13.webshots.net/t/52/452/0/46/26/2918046260042533813pmiHMO_th.jpg" alt="052 BldgCloseup" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"&gt;Many people are not aware of it, but Dr. Pepper is the World's Oldest Major Soft Drink and the Dr Pepper Company is the oldest major manufacturer of soft drink concentrates and syrups in the United States. I myself didn't know this until reading about it on their site.  You can learn more about Dr.Pepper from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.drpeppermuseum.com/About-Us/History-Of-Dr--Pepper.aspx"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;The History of Dr. Pepper.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"&gt;Dr. Pepper is native to Texas and since I am a Texan I take a lil pride that I'm from the same state as my favorite drink. If ever in Texas you must make a stop at the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas.&lt;br /&gt;In order to educate and entertain people about the soft drink industry and Dr. Pepper itself, in 1988, the Dr. Pepper Museum was founded. To date it has had over 945,000 visitors walk through its doors.&lt;br /&gt;The museum has so much to see but my favorite was Creating a Soft Drink. The cost is $6 but includes supplies and is a lot of for educational groups or families. I was a lot younger when I did it so my drink wasn't perfect but hey, it was fun doing it and as kids, you know it's all about the fun most of the time. Tours are available but if you arrive and you've missed a tour, you can go at it alone and still enjoy but I always recommend the tour so you don't miss anything. To find out more, go to: &lt;a href="http://www.drpeppermuseum.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt;The Dr.Pepper Museum.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute&lt;br /&gt;300 South 5th Street&lt;br /&gt;Waco, TX 76701&lt;br /&gt;254-757-1025&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hours of Operation:&lt;br /&gt;Monday to Saturday: 10 am to 4:15 pm&lt;br /&gt;Sunday: 12 pm to 4:15 pm&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Soda Fountain and Gift Shop open until 5 pm&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Last ticket to the Museum gallery sold at 4:15 pm&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extended hours during peak months&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Admission Fees:&lt;br /&gt;Adults: $6.00&lt;br /&gt;Senior Adults: $4.00&lt;br /&gt;Students and children: $3.00&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Museum Members and Pepper Partners: FREE&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Audio Wand Rentals are $1.00 per wand&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Cell phone tours are available for FREE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.drpeppermuseum.com/Visit-Us.aspx"&gt;CLICK HERE FOR A 50 CENT OFF ADMISSION COUPON&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality. The soft-drink maker said in March that it would give a free soda to everyone in America if the album dropped in 2008. "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1227231394_0"&gt;Chinese Democracy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;," infamously delayed since recording began in 1994, goes on sale Sunday&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/drpepper.asp"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"&gt;SNOPES EXPLAINS WHY THE FREE DR.PEPPER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-5533206218408783652?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/5533206218408783652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/11/free-20-oz-dr-pepper-for-every-american.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/5533206218408783652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/5533206218408783652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/11/free-20-oz-dr-pepper-for-every-american.html' title='A Free 20 Oz, Dr. Pepper for Every American- FREE is always good!'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SSkxTr3_qyI/AAAAAAAAACw/yloQTNcz0pE/s72-c/drpepper.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-7333094135016157302</id><published>2008-11-21T15:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-23T06:53:07.931-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='boots'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giveaways'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YOU by Crocs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='win'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Crocs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contests'/><title type='text'>A Giveaway You Can't Miss! Crocs</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SSdF1Wuw6tI/AAAAAAAAACQ/KpZrWXoaZI0/s1600-h/fabulousfashionista.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 473px; height: 336px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SSdF1Wuw6tI/AAAAAAAAACQ/KpZrWXoaZI0/s400/fabulousfashionista.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271258671797562066" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"&gt;Just when this fashion diva thought she was up to date on the latest styles and trends, a new one sneaks up on me. It pays to read blogs of others because I learn soooo much!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"&gt;I for one can attest that Crocs has been known for the comfort their shoes provide but now Crocs have taken their shoes to a new level in fashion "divastyle" as I would say. Because this is the first I have heard of the shoes, I have not had the privilege of wearing them to give a rave review but the two bloggers I heard of YOU by Crocs from have and they love them.  They are having a giveaway and I am praying to win a pair to sport in my wheelchair. I just started my blog but already you have learned I love shoes!! and still try to maintain my hottiness.  So keep your fingers crossed and send up a prayer for me. I've been pretty lucky this month so let's see if that luck continues with something I TRULY desire. The pair shown above is called Fabulous Fashionista and that is the pair and color I love! however there are so many others that are nice. Here is the other I liked-Shaken Not Stirred.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SSdLmJscTJI/AAAAAAAAACo/bnMX4ZBnWwM/s1600-h/shaken+not+stirred.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 141px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SSdLmJscTJI/AAAAAAAAACo/bnMX4ZBnWwM/s320/shaken+not+stirred.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271265007669890194" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;But wait! I want you to have the opportunity to win as well. That is why in spite of having my injection a few minutes ago and getting ready to feel crappy, I am staying up long enough to tell you how to enter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"&gt;THE GIVEAWAY!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Well remember I told you that two bloggers have reviewed the Crocs and gave them high marks? Well, those wonderful ladies are &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://islandlife808.com/shopping/these-boots-are-made-for-walking/"&gt;Kailani's-An Island Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and Janice at&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/4634/you-by-crocs/#comment-959296"&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;5 Minutes for Mom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; Two lucky winners will one pair of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.crocs.com/products/you/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;YOU by Crocs.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" &gt;It is easy to enter but you must hurry and enter before midnight tonite 11/21/2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Look for a personal review from me soon if I win. If you are not a winner, YOU by Crocs are reasonably priced for both the comfort and style they provide so hop on over to their site and by yourself a Christmas gift or make a pair a gift for someone else on your list. YOU by Crocs bring more than fashionable feet, they will bring you a smile!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204); font-style: italic;"&gt;Leave a comment and let me know which pair you like the most. 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Crocs'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SSdF1Wuw6tI/AAAAAAAAACQ/KpZrWXoaZI0/s72-c/fabulousfashionista.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-1003984596389004353</id><published>2008-11-21T09:15:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-23T10:33:03.413-08:00</updated><title type='text'>When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade! BUT When Life Gives You MS and You Take Avonex-You Better Run Like Hell!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;Yes, we have all been told when life is not going so good, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Hope that theory works for most of you because just what if you are like me and hate lemonade? A: Make lemon cookies and drink Dr.Pepper. Not a good combination but oh well. I can't say I like having to accept something other than a good outcome when it comes to dealing with "life" and an undesired situation. For some it could be losing a job, finding out about an illness, a paycut, having to move unexpectedly, etc...etc. but be reminded that most of the time, our new situation could always be much worse. That is the only thing that keeps me going and I guess is why I make them damn lemon cookies from the lemon!(lol)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have pretty much come to handle most things thrown my way but when MS decided to have a courtship with me and I was put on Avonex, I found out that I was a talented runner and should have been in the Olympics. I swear this weekly injection has got to be the mother of all shots and when I say it hurts like hell, it hurts like hell! First of all it's an IM injection (goes into the muscle) so don't think I am whining from just a simple shot. Just the sight of the needle size is enough to make anyone's palms sweaty. I am not afraid nor do I dread any injection like I do Avonex!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"&gt;Tonight is Friday and for many that means relaxation or a night out but for Sarah, that means "Nightmare on My Body." The real torture is the side effects that accompany the shot and for 24 hours I still feel the effects. Achy, sore...just miserable. Thankfully for most Avonex users the side effects cease after several injections but I couldn't be that lucky. BUT (yes there is always a but) Avonex is a wonderful MS drug so I dare not complain and knowing that there are those out there who can't afford this drug, I thank God for it and for being blessed with insurance to provide it for me. I have learned to do as I try to do with everything else and find the good in it.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love humor and I must admit that the run from the injection has been crazy sometimes. My husband has come to learn that when it's shot time to not listen to me say, can I talk to you for a minute because I become very talkative just to try to make him forget what we're supposed to be doing...my shot. Have you ever seen a child at the grocery store acting up? You know the one holding on to mom's leg crying and she's trying to walk away but he's holding on and being dragged slightly? Don't act like your child hasn't done that...ha-ha. Anyway I have been like that child holding on to Adam's leg for dear life in order to keep Adam from getting the injection ready but for some reason I haven't mastered that trickery yet. It only works for about 2 minutes. Dang it. Even my mom has had a hard time with me and Avonex. I would simply disappear when she went to get the injection...forgetting I had to return and yes, she'd be waiting with the needle in hand. MS sucks soooo badly but then I always have funny stories to fall back on. Some I shouldn't share but what the heck, right? You'll hear some of them off and on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"&gt;Anyway I dislike Fridays but if I made it to Friday then that is something to be happy about! No matter what your lemons are, laugh at them if you can. (Usually after the lemonade has been made.) Somethings we just have to accept and deal with. If I feel pain....thank God because parts of my body are numb. If I cry....I never cry alone. So really, what is there to HATE about Fridays.  I am waiting for the nurse now to come with my injection but in the meantime I am going to sit here, think happy thoughts and know everything is going to be okay. As my husband always says- tomorrow is a new day!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span id="pyzam-graphic-start" style="display:none"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pyzam.com/graphics"&gt;&lt;img src="http://content.pyzam.com/graphics/6/light.gif" alt="Light" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Awesome &lt;a href="http://www.pyzam.com/graphics" target="_blank"&gt;MySpace Comments&lt;/a&gt; &amp; &lt;a href="http://www.pyzam.com/myspacelayouts" target="_blank"&gt;Myspace Layouts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://stuff.pyzam.com/misc/CXNID=1000015.68NXC.gif" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span id="pyzam-graphic-end" style="display:none"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMjcyOTk*MTgwNjImcHQ9MTIyNzI5OTQyMTUxNyZwPTM5MDEmZD1ncmFwaGljcyZnPTEmdD1mdW5ueSZvPTYxMmE3YzUyOGEzNDRmYjc4OGQ2MDkwZjI4YTI1MWU3.gif" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;data:post.body/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a class='timestamp-link' expr:href='"http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=" + data:post.url + "&amp;amp;title=" + data:post.title' title='permanent link'&gt;&lt;img style="padding: 0; border: none;" src="http://cdn.stumble-upon.com/images/120x20_thumb_blue.gif" alt="Stumble Upon Toolbar" align=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2301641606943116076-1003984596389004353?l=thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/feeds/1003984596389004353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/11/when-life-gives-you-lemons-make.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/1003984596389004353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2301641606943116076/posts/default/1003984596389004353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thethinkingtank2.blogspot.com/2008/11/when-life-gives-you-lemons-make.html' title='When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade! BUT When Life Gives You MS and You Take Avonex-You Better Run Like Hell!'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-1139017814376483289</id><published>2008-11-20T15:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-23T10:33:26.824-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nina Garcia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The One Hundred'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fashion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='style'/><title type='text'>So Your Closet Is Full &amp; You Still Want More?! This Book Gives You A Good Excuse to Need More (Great Gift Idea)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SScJFGPjStI/AAAAAAAAACA/o3aktEmfeek/s1600-h/dreamstimefree_2832507.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SScJFGPjStI/AAAAAAAAACA/o3aktEmfeek/s400/dreamstimefree_2832507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271191872040291026" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"&gt;My husband always says I have enough clothes to clothe a 3rd world country. I insist that is nothing but exaggeration, however I must admit I have way too much when it comes to clothing. If I wore everything I own, I would never wear the same thing twice for about two years&lt;br /&gt;and like most of you, I also have jeans, suits, dresses, etc. still with tags on them. I am sure I will never fit in them but continue to be denial and claim that my fat loss  fairy godmother is going to come out the wood works soon and I'll be a size 5 again. Who am I fooling? I even have an excuse for holding onto all my clothes bought too large and it is that I'm gaining weight and eventually will be in those clothes. Truth is I am not gaining&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"&gt; or losing and that is as far as my clothes collection,too. I refuse to get rid of anything and at the same time I am not buying any new clothes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My poor husband has tried convincing me I don't need every item I have BUT last week while at the library I ran into a book on the shelf titled ' The One Hundred A Guide To The Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own'. It was just the weapon I needed to fight back and win my argument of why I needed everything in my closets, his closets, my drawers, his drawers, etc...etc. (yes, clothes are everywhere in our house and they are &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"&gt;mine)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SScBmnjAIiI/AAAAAAAAAB4/YmhCZ7rX9v0/s1600-h/1book.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 203px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SScBmnjAIiI/AAAAAAAAAB4/YmhCZ7rX9v0/s320/1book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271183651822903842" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"&gt;This book by Nina Garcia is absolutely fabulous. I expected it to mention the usual items (jeans, yoga pants, etc..etc) but she was very specific and went above and beyond. Because Nina is a Style Editor, I knew I could trust I was getting THE Best Fashion Advice around so I quickly pounced into this book. Not only does she include clothing, accessories, etc. but she speaks of non-clothing items such as monogram stationary, mad money, jewelry pouches, items which are so vital for a woman to possess but many don't realize it nor own most of the items until picking up this book. For every clothing item, Nina is specific in the type, color, style (sometimes the brand) and even tells you "why" that piece is important and it's role in fashion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most books where the title is somewhat numerical is a book of lists but The One Hundred is alphabetical. For example, under B you will also find a page on Black Opaque Tights. Even has a little history but she does such and also has tips all throughout the book. She just helped me justify everything I own and plead my case how I am neglecting my fashion sense in other ways.  Good thing Christmas is right around the corner.  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This Book Gives You A Good Excuse to Need More (Great Gift Idea)'/><author><name>Kaydence</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01718725071797967793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SRX-nb8_ACI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nEDlC8mUtNg/S220/ass.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SScJFGPjStI/AAAAAAAAACA/o3aktEmfeek/s72-c/dreamstimefree_2832507.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301641606943116076.post-5215616406169652739</id><published>2008-11-20T13:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-23T10:33:47.360-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='boots'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspire'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='motivate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='multiple sclerosis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hope'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cancer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='serious illness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MS'/><title type='text'>No Matter What You're Dealing With....Use Them Boots to Walk Over Your Problem</title><content type='html'>&lt;a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="NoUnderPlain" onmouseover="window.status=' '; return true" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true" href="http://www.lyricsondemand.com/onehitwonders/thesebootsaremadeforwalkinglyrics.html"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nancy Sinatra&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="NoUnderPlain" onmouseover="window.status=' '; return true" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true" href="http://www.lyricsondemand.com/onehitwonders/thesebootsaremadeforwalkinglyrics.html"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These Boots Were Made For Walking Lyrics&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;You keep saying you've got something for me.something you call love, but confess.You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin'and now someone else is gettin' all your best.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;You keep lying, when you oughta be truthin'and you keep losin' when you oughta not bet.You keep samin' when you oughta be changin'.Now what's right is right, but you ain't been right yet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin and you keep thinkin' that you´ll never get burnt.Ha! I just found me a brand new box of matches yeah and what he know you ain't HAD time to learn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;Are you ready boots?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Start walkin'!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SSXc7u4hVLI/AAAAAAAAAAo/5OohzIqpIzQ/s1600-h/fall+fashion.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270861857662522546" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 222px; height: 317px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_miji7oChpj8/SSXc7u4hVLI/AAAAAAAAAAo/5OohzIqpIzQ/s320/fall+fashion.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;This is me styling my boots before&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;mobility was a problem. Note that&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;sexy boot...still flaunt it in my new&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;automobile- my wheelchair :) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;Cute boot,huh?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Although 1971 was back in the Ice Age...lol...I don't even think I was even born when this song was written but I always remember those words so well..."one of these days these boots will walk all over you". Just a cute phrase but now for me, that is a phrase of power and strength. See, I have multiple sclerosis. We call it the MonSter for reasons only we would understand and it has been trying to get the best of me because in the past two years it has quickly progressed. I have been in and out of a wheelchair and believe me, it is a real confidence buster but I tried to find something to keep me a little upbeat about being in a chair and so I teased my husband that if he could keep me up with the latest and sexiest shoes and boots, I would be okay because I prefer people comment about my shoes rather than being sympathetic and sad seeing me in my chair. Oh, and when I fall, I make sure the shoes are in the air. Don't want them to get dirty....lol seriously, again so they'll see my shoes and not my big butt on the ground. It is really no laughing matter but somehow I have to remain in good spirits so this helped until recently when I found myself in a chair perhaps for good this time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been in a Rehabilitation Hospital for almost four weeks now hoping I can get out of this chair but very little luck but don't think I haven't put a one hell of a fight and will keep fighting. Tonite for some reason the song ran through my head and I figured subconsciously I am probably thinking it's time to sweeten up the hubby again for some new sexy boots. Since I never knew all the words to that song, I looked up the lyrics and got an appreciation for the last phrase-  "Are you ready boots? Start walkin!" For me that means I can't give up, just gotta fight harder and WALK!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am writing this blog hoping it will help someone else know that whatever you are going through, use your boots and walk all over what it is that is your obstacle. It could be an illness, it could be depression, it could be a bad relationship with friends or family....but whatever it is...go conquer it. Although I speak of my shoes and boots, my true boots are my attitude. Stick with me long enough and you'll see sometimes I am down,too but be encouraged and with the right attitude-fight for what you want. Take back what is yours and for those who have something where there is no cure like MS, cancer, etc. as long as we remain hopeful, keep trying to smile and don't let our condition take our mind, we still win in the end! 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