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  1. My Brother Jon

    12/30/08 5:35pm by JC
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    I don't know what else to do, so I'm writing this.  My brother Jon is sick again.  He came into this world early, underweight.  At a few weeks old, he stopped breathing.  The doctors told my mom it could happen again, any time.  She didn't sleep much that year.  At 10, he started losing weight.  The doctors didn't know why.  At first they thought he had leukemia but discovered he had Type 1 diabetes.  In the fifth grade, Jon was instructed by the nurses how to give himself the daily shots of insulin he'd need every day for the rest of his life.   Read more >

  2. Quakers and Truth

    12/2/08 6:49pm by JC
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    I've been learning about Quakers.  Up until recently, my knowledge of them has been limited to the fact that I like their oatmeal and they seem like quiet, humble people.  The other night, looking for some light reading, I picked up the book "A Quaker Book of Wisdom," by Robert Lawrence Smith.  (He comes from a long line of Quakers - original, not offshoot).  It was a gift given long ago (can't remember by whom, probably my mother-in-law), so I picked it up on a whim.  Read more >

  3. It's Catalog Season Again

    11/10/08 1:05pm by JC
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    Once again, the catalogs are coming fast and steady.  It must be the holidays.  Why do I get them when I almost never buy anything?  Who knows, but they come anyway.  The retailers are definitely not getting their money's worth from me this year seeing as how my budget is that I don't have one. I found myself inspired to write about some of the bizarre things I came across in the Harriet Carter catalog. I hope, I hope I get that microwave bacon caddy!  Read more >

  4. Remembering My Grandmother

    10/21/08 6:40pm by JC
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    Last night I returned home from a road trip to Arizona with my mom and sisters, Jenny and Kathy.  We made the trip in a large pickup truck (Jenny drove), to my grandmother's memorial, with a side trip to pick up an antique secretary cabinet and various mementos of my grandma's.  Read more >

  5. Michelle Obama is a Class Act

    10/8/08 11:49pm by JC
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    Larry King's show was on in the background earlier tonight, and I perked up when I saw his interview with Michelle Obama.  I really like her.  She's been able to stay above the fray and continues to take the high road.  The past few days, her husband has been under attack, his opponents "taking the gloves off," and yet she had nothing negative to say about her husband's opponent, his wife, or his V.P. choice. Michelle Obama seems to really care about issues, her husband and family.  I'm so impressed with her and I think she'll make a wonderful first lady.  Read more >

  6. Politics of Exclusion

    10/5/08 6:06pm by JC
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    I support Barack Obama.  One of the many reasons I support his candidacy:  I feel he speaks to me as well as every other American out there regardless of income or race.  Barack Obama speaks of hope and the ability we have as individuals to effect change.  He appeals to the better part of our natures.  At this tumultous point in our country's history, we must choose our path as a nation and determine just what kind of people we want to be.  Do we want to be people of hope or fear?  Love or prejudice?  Read more >

  7. Paying the Piper

    9/30/08 5:32pm by JC
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    20 years ago when I got my CSR (Certified Shorthand Reporter) license, I had to make the decision whether to work in court (full-time job with benefits) or work in the field as a deposition reporter (independent contractor with no benefits).  Not wanting to be chained to a 9 to 5 courtroom job, I opted for freedom.   Read more >

  8. My Mind is Getting Blown Daily

    9/22/08 1:01pm by JC
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    Watching the Emmy's last night, I sensed a palpable fear, unspoken, felt by many of the award winners and some presenters.  There was this underlying sense that some of them wanted to take our country by the collar and scream, "Wake up.  This is serious."   Read more >

  9. Who Are Today's Patriots?

    9/18/08 12:15pm by JC
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    Last night, my husband and I watched the first two parts of the HBO series "John Adams."  It seemed fitting in the midst of our election campaign to have a refresher on the founding of our country, the sacrifice and bloodshed.  Sometimes perspective is needed.   Read more >

  10. Will Someone Please Say Something About Barack Obama?

    9/17/08 2:22pm by JC
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    Barack Obama isn't getting any press these days having been eclipsed by she who will not be named.  Let's just call her Mrs. Voldemort.  We all know how ill-equipped she is to be V.P. and how McCain's picking her was a political move.  (I wonder how he feels being completely overshadowed?) Maybe we should change tactics and ignore her completely.  Let's focus on Barack and the issues again and what a complete mess he's going to have to clean up.  Read more >

Juliana Carter

Full Name
Juliana Carter
Member Since
July 2008
About Me: 
Sorta new to blogging.  I've been a court reporter for 20 years and about 6 months ago decided to start a website with my husband (art director and web designer).  Our site is dedicated to promoting story time between parents/caregivers and their children.  We started writing our own stories, and we also have some classics; projects; reviews; and so forth.  I started a blog on the site and pretty much write about anything and everything, as well as give site updates and "Behind the Story."

My challenge is to keep my blog entertaining but yet clean (since we are a family site).  I must resist my impulses to engage my potty mouth, but I'm getting used to it.

Hope one day people will read it besides my sister.  (Sigh.)  
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