September 30, 2006 by Karen of Scottsdale
Yes, that’s what I wrote and it’s also what my pastor said. You can read the article in today’s Scottsdale Republic online. Also, check out this great website: mypatheticsexlife.com!
If you come to Desert Vista Church to hear Pastor Mark’s messages on sex, please look me up and say hello.
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September 29, 2006 by Karen of Scottsdale
Got home yesterday and I’m still recovering from the six-hour drive. We went to San Diego to visit my family. We always go to San Diego because we can stay there for free — thanks Mom and Dad! Would you believe I never made it to the beach? I’m not much of a beach person. I did spend some nice time visiting my beautiful nieces.
Can’t say that I really did anything exciting on this trip. Norm has a different story to tell — only if he wants to.:smile:
The weather was pretty nice — in the upper 80s and down to the 60s and 50s at night. It’s still quite warm here and yesterday it was quite odd to leave San Diego in the morning with a balmy temperature of 64° F and to arrive in Yuma 2 1/2 hours later and get out of the car in 100°F heat. Quite a shock to the system.
We are supposed to get cooler temperatures next week which probably means we’ll be in the 90s. When the temperatures start to stay in the 90s you know autumn is on the way. My sunset stroll through the neighborhood gave me a clear indication we are in a change of seasons. The sun is setting further south in the sky. Funny how those things kind of sneak up on you.
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September 21, 2006 by Karen of Scottsdale
We are off to see the Wizard… well something like that. Not sure if I can blog while I’m away but we’ll back in about a week.
Toodles!
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September 18, 2006 by Karen of Scottsdale
Late this afternoon I took a break for some quiet time in my backyard. As I parked my chair under the Ramada I hear this familiar buzzing sound. There is a hummingbird coming right at my face. Whoa! He hovers giving me the once over for a few seconds and flies away. Obviously he was attracted to my red T-shirt. I sat there for a few minutes marveling at the beauty of such creatures and looking for the lizards who are always hanging out on the wall. Then a mosquito came for my arm and I had to go back in the house. I’m under surveillance in my own backyard. Yikes!
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September 18, 2006 by Karen of Scottsdale
Republican Len Munsil has a fantastic campaign website with a blog on the home page. He has been blogging on almost a daily basis since he entered the campaign for governor. He puts his ideas and personality on display without the help of filtering by political handlers or speechwriters. He has a great sense of humor and it comes through well in his writing. It is refreshing to see someone who wants to encourage others to vote for him by telling you where he stands on the issues and timely responses to the critics.
Munsil has challenged Governor Janet Napolitano, to a blog-off! I think it’s a great idea and I hope she takes him up on the offer. The nice thing about having a blog is that anyone can read what you have to say without it being filtered by the media.
Go, Len, go!
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September 18, 2006 by Karen of Scottsdale
via Libertas: “Cyrus Nowrasteh, the writer-producer of ABC’s Path to 9/11 miniseries, has an opinion piece today on the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal.”
It’s quite an interesting commentary on the hysteria the created by liberals and how quickly they will resort to “McCarthyism”. Mr. Nowrasteh is not politically conservative nor a Christian, but now he knows how dangerous it is to be connected with those who are. I highly recommend you read it.
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September 15, 2006 by Karen of Scottsdale
If you’re a regular reader of my blog then you know that I’m trying to get a new wheelchair to replace the one I have now which is 12 years old. Power wheelchairs are very expensive and there is no way I could afford one unless it’s paid for by insurance and some other funding sources. Right now I’m waiting on Medicare to review my doctor’s prescription and certificate of medical necessity for a new power wheelchair. Medicare is the only insurance I have. Medicare generally pays 80% of what they deem appropriate cost for medically necessary equipment. The Muscular Dystrophy Association will pay up to $2000 every five years towards the purchase of a new wheelchair for me since I am covered under their 50 neuromuscular diseases.
Medicare has decided to make changes in their policies and guidelines that will restrict the amount of money they will fund towards medically necessary power mobility products. Basically it comes down to this — if it will get you mobile inside your house they will pay for it, but if you need something to help you be mobile in the community such as going to the store or doctors appointment or to church, etc., they won’t pay for it. These new guidelines will go into effect October 1 unless Medicare can be persuaded to postpone the implementation of these new guidelines so that more realistic guidelines can be put in place. My concern is that these new restrictions will make it impossible for me to get the new power wheelchair I so desperately need. The new chair that I want to get will have many features on it that will enable me to have more independence and better mobility both in my home and in the community at large.
Here is what I’m asking you to do: please visit this website http://capwiz.com/medgroup/home/ and click on the first action alert “Planned October 1, 2006 Power Mobility Changes Must Be Postponed”. This will take you to another page where you can fill out a form that will send an e-mail from you to all the appropriate government officials who need to be persuaded to make this decision. If you choose to follow through on this request, please let me know you did it. Thank you!
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September 11, 2006 by Karen of Scottsdale
We watched “The Path to 9/11″ last night. I thought it was an interesting and well-made movie. It definitely showed the Clinton administration for what we already knew about it — distracted and unwilling to take responsibility.
I wondered what had been cut from the movie. Libertas has the information on the “Crucial Scene in Path to 9/11 Edited/Butchered for Political Content.”
Kudos to Robert Iger at ABC for following my suggestion via e-mail that he should broadcast the movie despite threats from the Democrats. Actually, I asked him not to submit to their threats and cut scenes from the movie, but at least he showed the movie.
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