http://www.danelle.org Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:08:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I was walking out of the office at work today, I saw not one, but two copies of this image posted on peoples' cubicles. I'd seen this drawing before. My dad had brought it home from work when I was much younger. He and my mother always taught ... http://www.danelle.org/2010/03/30/dont-ever-give-up/ Of all her children, my mother says I am most like her. I'd have to say that's one of the greatest compliments she could give me because she has been the greatest teacher I've ever had and was instrumental in making me who I am. My mother grew up poor in ... http://www.danelle.org/2010/03/30/my-mother-my-hero/ One of my great, great grandfathers was Rev. William Erskine Reed. For many years, he lived and preached in Jackson County, Iowa. Recently, my sister was fortunate enough to find some information on him, including an old sermon. It amazes me that at the time he gave this sermon, there ... http://www.danelle.org/2010/03/30/a-sermon-from-the-past/ This website has been down, depending on where you are, for weeks. I ran across the weirdest DNS issue and I really have no idea what the problem was. I could access my site via the AOL software (please no digs at AOL, I know it sucks, but most of ... http://www.danelle.org/2010/03/26/the-dns-blues/ We had Chinese for dinner the other night and we finished it off with fortune cookies. My husband passed me the fortune he received. It said, "You know what you what - get to work and make it materialize." No, I didn't type that wrong, that's what it actually said. ... http://www.danelle.org/2010/03/26/know-what-you-what/ The earth is full of wonderful and interesting places that continue to fascinate humans. Being a native of Southern California, I am well acquainted with asphalt lakes which are also known commonly as "tar pits". One of the most famous asphalt lakes is the La Brea Tar Pits in Rancho ... http://www.danelle.org/2010/02/27/interesting-places-asphalt-lakes/ For the whole 3 people who read this blog, I thought I'd throw out a blog challenge. List the last 5 songs you've listened to. I'm currently listening via iTunes. But if you were listening to the radio or a CD or whatever, what were the last 5 songs you ... http://www.danelle.org/2010/02/21/last-5-songs-i-listened-to/ So, I hear I have been challenged by a cousin o' mine at a round of skee-ball, since I soundly beat her at pool last time we met. She says she clearly has the advantage. Little does she know, however, that I spent hours upon hours of my youth either ... http://www.danelle.org/2010/01/08/skee-ball-throwdown/ As I was waiting in line at an ATM yesterday, I couldn't help but overhear the conversation of the people in front of me (and their friend that ran into them a few minutes after I got in line). Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but there are some things you ... http://www.danelle.org/2009/08/12/things-overheard-at-an-atm/ Just from the title of this post, I'm sure I'll be getting lots of people actually looking for tips on how to be a millionaire. Well, unfortunately, that's not what this post is about. If I knew how to be a millionaire, I would be too busy enjoying it to ... http://www.danelle.org/2009/04/14/how-to-be-a-millionaire/