In Memory of all the Innocent lives lost at the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and on Flight 93

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A little over four months ago, I published my first blog post and this one is my 100th. Who would’ve figured? When I started I knew nothing about blogging, websites or HTML! This could very well be one of the hardest things I’ve ever learned to do.
Ms Sparky’s Mishaps & Misadventures started out with a [...]

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Keep in mind I am not pro-war. But I am pro-American and I am pro-Soldier. Every once in a while I get a glimpse of what our brave Soldiers are doing in Iraq “outside the wire”. This video clip is only 2:12 minutes and well worth the watch. The original condition of this building is [...]

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I can’t believe it’s my birthday again……are the years getting shorter or is it just me? I’m not sure how much longer I can pull off this whole “I’m 29……again” thing!! I’m starting to get “those” looks.
It has been such a “frog in a blender” month, I totally lost track of the days. On Friday, [...]

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It’s day seven on my quitting smoking and I’ve done fairly well. I cheated a couple of times. My God they tasted nasty and I felt dizzy and nauseated. I guess that was actually a good thing.
I’m still a bit “edgy” so I have been trying to stay away from anything and anyone that pisses [...]

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Another long weekend!! Everyone is heading to the hills or getting ready to BBQ and set off fireworks! Oh…and don’t forget the cold brewskies!!
It all brings back fond memories of being a child and running around the yard drawing in the air with my sparkler.
For everyone out there who has young children here are some [...]

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I have quit smoking AGAIN!!! This is day 2!!
For those who don’t know me well. I was quit 7 years and started again on a construction job in Albuquerque in 2001 Then I was quit for a year after I got home from Iraq in 2006 and started smoking again on a construction job in [...]

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I try to live my life in such a way
That when my feet hit the floor in the morning
Satan shudders and says
“OH SHIT…SHE’S AWAKE!!!”
Ms Sparky
(Thanks Karin)

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I’ve often wondered what the big deal was with Friday the 13th. So I did me a little research.
The fear of Friday the 13th is rooted in ancient, separate bad-luck associations with the number 13 and the day Friday. The two unlucky entities combine to make one super unlucky day.
There is a Norse myth about [...]

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If I look at my life, I can usually attribute the “positive” and “not so positive” things that have happened to a decision I made in the past. I am pretty stubborn, so there is a good chance I made some of those bad decisions more than once.
I get so tired of hearing people whine [...]

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