For those of who have been reading, you know I have been having some problems with my back. I’ve never had any chronic back problems. Just occasional crap from working construction. Nothing major.
I woke up last week with some lower back tightness and have been going to my chiropractor and under going physical therapy. I [...]

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I am always surfing and looking for resources and like minded people with regards to changing the laws protecting US workers working on US projects overseas. Low and behold, I run across the American Contractors In Iraq website. I am very new to this whole “changing laws” thing and had not heard of Jana Crowder [...]

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It has been two months and I am still struggling with not smoking!!! My back is killing me and I would trade a kidney for some relief or a cigarette. I am self medicating. THANK GOD FOR CANADA AND CROWN ROYAL AND 7-UP. I just love Canada. I’m telling you right now…..if the mini-mart weren’t [...]

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Karin, Debbie & Laurie After Graduation Ceremony 1978
Ki-Be HS, Benton City
Laurie, Debbie & Karin Before 30th Class Reunion 2008
Where does the time go?? It wasn’t all that long ago and we were at our 20-year class reunion. Alright…so it’s been 10 years ago, but still. What is this whole reunion thing all about anyway? Most [...]

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I live on the west side of the Cascade Mountain range. We have a lot of wildlife, redtail hawks, bald eagles, deer, coyotes, foxes, you name it, we got it.
I was sitting outside watching a pair of bald eagles circling overhead. They obviously had their eye on something yummy. Then all of a sudden a [...]

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I think there are two kinds of people in the world….watchers and doers. Everyone has dreams, aspirations, things they want to do….or wish they had done. Why don’t people follow their dreams? Is it that critical voice in their head that says “That’s stupid….that won’t work.” Or is it the people in their life that [...]

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