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2011
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The Music of the Night - Happy New Year! Many of you will recognize this song from Phantom of the Opera. There is something incredibly sweet and inspirational about the way these boys (Teatro) sing this song. I thought it was a wonderful song to welcome in the New Year this evening. I hope it...
12/31/2011
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Happy Howlidays! May you be wrapped in the warmth and love of family and friends on this special day. May each moment be filled with joy and blessings. And may the light of the world shine brightly in your homes today and every day. Merry Christmas and Happy Howlidays from The Naked Blogger!
12/25/2011
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Lumps of coal... Anyone? If you've ever played the white elephant gift game at a Christmas party, you know exactly what I'm talking about when I refer to lumps of coal. It's the gift that no one wants and everyone tries to get rid of. I've had my share of lumps of coal... I was put up for ado...
12/21/2011
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A Friendship Prayer from The Naked Blogger Lord... thank you for the love you've placed in my life through the friends you've given me. They bring me warmth when the days are cold, they are music to my soul when I'm overwhelmed by silence, and they provide joy when sadness dawns above and below ...
12/18/2011
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Dancing with the Stars of Active Rain! Dancing is an activity that engages my senses on every level. And music is the invitation to the soul that allows us to delight in harmonious melody on the dance floor. Listen to this song and tell me it doesn't ignite your senses and move you. The rhyth...
12/16/2011
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Dishing with Diplomacy... is really an art, perhaps a lost one. It's easy to get a little torqued when someone pisses in your cheerios. Who hasn't lost their cool about something at some time or another? It's always challenging to carefully craft your responses to provocations in the heat of t...
12/13/2011
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It's How You Live... (I love this song!) It's a song about living life with no regrets. It's a song about not letting the cares of life cause you to miss embracing moments. It's a song about relishing the simple things. It's a song about giving. It's a song about loving. It's a song about a...
12/11/2011
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Is it Wine-Thirty Yet? When I opened my real estate brokerage three years ago, there was a reason I called it Real Estate Cafe. I wanted to provide a concierge of services in a warm and inviting boutique-style real estate office where agents and clients could gather and view properties by the f...
12/07/2011
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Santa's 12-Step Program for Clutterbugs! I love the holidays... Christmas music, the smell of pine trees and sparkling lights make me happy and joyful. Although, there's one thing about the holidays that's really a buzz kill for me, and that's being buried knee-deep in piles of paperwork with p...
12/05/2011
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Something beautiful. As I was driving along Interstate 5 in Southern Oregon this afternoon, I found myself singing along to a song called Something Beautiful by The Newsboys, and noticing several nuances that caught my attention. The lyrics to the song totally embodied my thoughts of the day an...
12/03/2011
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