http://valeriemorrison.net/blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:32:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “Has the Internet seduced us into thinking that we can in fact live in a world without other flesh and blood people, we can just deal with screen people.” Paul Comrie-Thomson [caption id="attachment_829" align="alignleft" width="232" caption="Photo @ illuminati-news.com"][/caption] The other day I was talking with a friend who commented on how the ... http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/being-human-in-the-age-of-the-electronic-mob/ One thing I dislike about daylight savings time is having to drive home from work in the dark.  Reason being:  I can't see.  I can't count the number of times I have driven on the curb thinking it was a driveway or completely missing my turn altogether because I could ... http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/oh-sense-less-one/ A little over a week ago I started feeling a nagging pain in my right index finger, especially around the joint area.  The pain went away and then a few days later it returned.  I thought it was kind of weird for only one of my fingers to be hurting, ... http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/finger-clicking-goodgaud-that-hurts/ I hate to "beat a dead horse", but I see movement and would like to know your thoughts. All bloggers love receiving comments on their blog, but as a blog grows, for some, life gets in the way and responding to all comments can take a lot of time. So what ... http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/answering-comments-obligation-optional-or-off/ ...especially when you find a hair stylist who understands that "cut" does not mean "butcher". anywho, i'm happy with my current hair stylist, but since we both moved, it's no longer convenient (( i would drive, hop a subway and then walk )) for me to travel to her shop. i've ... http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/ "You will always have the poor with you." [caption id="attachment_615" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Poverty affects everyone. (Photo 1)"][/caption] Before I sat down to write this post, I spent a lot of time thinking, asking questions and doing research on the "whys" of poverty.  Most of what I read, heard or saw made me ... http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/why-poverty/ It's been a few days and I'm still moping around like somebody drained my retirement account and sucked the life out of me right along with it.  I think the term used to describe my demeanor was "out of character".  It's true. First of all, I have nothing to say, ... http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/down-in-the-dumps-write-this-way/ "A man [or woman] is only as happy as he chooses to be." Abraham Lincoln Is it safe to say that chronic complainers are unhappy people who are never satisfied? I think so. I’m no Ms. Positive, I complain, I think we all do at some point, but some people never ... http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/how-to-cope-with-chronic-complainers/ I'm tired of looking at that week old post just like you, so I'm throwing in a filler.  Maybe S.A.D. (( Seasonal Affective Disorder )) has come early for me this year.  Right now, I would be quite content curling up in a dark cave and taking a long nap. Of ... http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/filler-post/ I have a million of them, no not dollars, but excuses, especially when it comes to why I think I can’t do something. Some excuses are lame, some are funny and they are so easy to make up. In some ways, they had become my truth. I believed them. Lately, ... http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-excuses-negate-responsibility/