What you think does matter

Family Lives Without Money by Choice and Thrives? I ran across an interesting story but I believe it is filled with some misconceptions about a truth we can achieve. We can live without money or the burden society places on us. But first let me show you some excerpts of the story so you can follow along. Family Lives Without Money—By Choice—and Thrives By Beth Greenfield, Shine Staff A Berlin family of three has been living on practically nothing but love and the goodwill of others for more than two years and counting—not as a victims of the rough economy, but as activists who are on a money strike to protest what they call our “excess-consumption society.” “As consumers, we support the system, and we are all responsible for making a wasteful society,” Raphael Fellmer, 29, told Yahoo! Shine. “This strike is to inspire other people to reflect about our other possibilities.” Fellmer, who said he’d held jobs since he was 12 years old, began his protest after years of working ...

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Why do I hate Valentine’s Day but love this card! You have to admit, Valentine’s Day has a bad ugly history –the beheading of a priest, Rome telling people they can’t marry, and oh, let’s not forget that little massacre in the back ally. Let’s face it people the only reason Romeo and Juliet is considered a romantic play is because they die in the end. That is correct I said it- they die so it’s romantic because we can fantasize about all the things that could have been. When in fact, we all know the truth…. Marriage, mortgage, 2.5 kids, trips to all these places you really do not want to attend and yes – celebrating days like valentines. I love my wife, but really, I know for a fact that my wife is not waiting for Valentine’s Day for me to show her affection. She reminds me on many occasions that she wants me not to say I love her but show her I love her (did I say she wants this ‘every day’). It just bothers me that people want to make a big issue out of one day – when in truth ...

Review of: Five Guys hanburgers & fries “Five Guys – we just have to go dad, it’s the best” screams out the daughter from the back seat. “Yeah honey I hear it’s great. We have to try it” the wife chimes in.   The son, he doesn’t care where we go, he just wants to eat. Me, I want to go home but why not – let’s make the family happy , spend some time together and maybe I will get a great experience I can blog about (I thought to myself). So what happened? How did it go? Was it all that cracked up to be? Well, let me start off with – it’s a good burger. I had the large (which basically means two beef patties – the small comes only with one) with sautéed onions, lettuce, tomato, and beacon with A1 sauce.   I like the idea that it is all cooked in peanut oil to help with cholesterol (considering what I am eating). The idea that you pay one price and add all the toppings you want sounds good but the price (I am sure) already factors in the topping – so I wouldn’t...

Looking at the photo below you would think that this was a cute, lovely young lady. Yeah the funny face is odd with the eyes all .... Well you know. The point being there are millions of women in the world who would die to have fare skin, blue eyes and what many would consider a pretty face. So will someone to me the logic behind this story? Man inks his name on girl's face the day they meet because that's love You might think a tattoo artist who got international attention after being accused (albeit falsely) of inking 56 stars on a girl's face without her permission would be cautious about permanently marking up women. But love is stronger than logic, so that is not the case with Ruslan Toumaniantz. The Belgium-based tattoo artist is back in the spotlight after scrawling his first name across the face of his Russian girlfriend, Lesya, on the very first day they met in person, with her consent. (See the photos above.) The couple connected online and corresp...

I just received a bunch of pictures of the snow that fell up north. My friends and family are struggling through some tough times. But I have to admit that I sort of miss the snow. It’s been about 8 to 10 years since I have really seen snow (you know, something you can play in, build a snow man with…). While I feel bad for all of them and I am sure if I lived there I would be just as miserable as they all are but- I wish I could play in that snow……  

A couple of years back (when she was born) I gave my daughter an interesting name, it came from a character on Star Trek Deep Space Nine. She loves her name and we laugh about it now, how we came up with her name that is. But it makes me wonder about this story. Blaer Bjarkardottir had been identified as "Girl" because her name was regarded by Icelandic authorities as not feminine. REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has been granted the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother, despite the opposition of authorities. A court ruled Thursday that the name "Blaer" can be used. It means "gentle breeze." The decision overturns an earlier rejection by Icelandic authorities who declared it was not a proper feminine name. Until now, Blaer Bjarkardottir had been identified simply as "Girl" in communications with officials. Like a handful of other countries, including Germany and Denmark, Iceland has official rules ab...

Oh I wonder our dreams – poem for parents for hope of children Every Parent, every good parent wants the best for their child. Even before their child is even born, a loving caring parent is already thinking about this precious life’s future. We begin to wonder and dream of all the things they can achieve, to hunger for more as we envision them reaching for the stars. As a parent I believe it’s just natural, a given, to believe that for your child life will be awesomely fulfilling and busting at the seams. Oh the opportunities we see in our child. The future, what will it hold? My kids are the world to me and it concerns me to think that all we may be offering our children, the future – is less than what they deserve. And as I started writting this post - the words to the poem above just came out rushing onto the page. I guess I must have been channeling Dr. Sues who said it best in his book: Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Oh, the Places You'll Go! Congratulations! Today ...

Cheesesteaks with Peppers and Onions   Roast the beef for these cheesesteaks in advance, then assemble with caramelized onions, peppers, and melted provolone just before your guests arrive.   Ingredients For roast beef: 1 tablespoon(s) kosher salt 1 teaspoon(s) dried lavender or herbes de Provence ...

Potato Skins   Kick off football season with our fully loaded skins. They weigh in at just 120 calories per serving versus the classic's 350, and have one-fifth the saturated fat. Our secret: lighter ingredients (reduced-fat sour cream, Pecorino cheese) that packs a lot of flavor. Touchdown!   Ingredients 4 large (12 ounces each) baking (russet) potatoes , well scrubbed 4 slice(s) center-cut bacon 1 tablespoon(s) extra virgin olive oil Salt Pepper 1/3 cup(s) reduced-fat sour cream 1 ounce(s) Pecorino Romano cheese , finely grated 1 large (10- to 12-ounce) tomato , finely chopped 2 tablespoon(s) snipped fresh chives 2 tablespoon(s) snipped fresh chives Directions 1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2.With fork, pierce each potato 3 times. Place potatoes on parchment paper. Microwave on High 8 minutes. Turn over; microwave on High 10 minutes longer or until tender. Cover with kitchen towel; let cool. 3.Meanwhile, in 18" by 12...