dustbowldiva's Blog
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dustbowldiva
- Location
- Yukon, Oklahoma, USA
- Birthday
- August 15
- Bio
- Free thinking 40-something, Psych BA, and "professional English major" turned RN. Long married and mother of 2 above average children, and 3 cats. Blog "pimping" friendly.
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"'Course I never did care much for dictators none, myself, but then I think the whole country oughtta be run by electricity"
Bright idea courtesy of Oklahoma's best man, Woody Guthrie.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Happy Halloween Chicken
Check-in
October 31, 2010 12:08PM - Happy Birthday Woody Guthrie -
Hard Travelin' Hero.
July 14, 2010 02:40PM - A postcard from my life at the
moment
February 07, 2010 12:04AM - For Kate Smith at Tall Connect
(inspired by Tink)
December 11, 2009 11:40AM - For my OS friends: "It's Hard"
November 05, 2009 10:39PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Wonderful piece - thank
you for sharing the
unvarnished truth
of your
family's ex…”
November 15, 2011 05:34PM - “Man, I don't know. I'm
thinking you're a survivor
-
descendants of pioneers who
a…”
September 27, 2011 08:01PM - “Great piece, Patricia.
For some reason when I read
your
friend's remark about
&qu…”
September 25, 2011 11:27AM - “Thanks, nanate - now
that you've addressed the
threatening
toner cartridge
crisis…”
November 01, 2010 09:02PM - “OMG, freaky hippies make
me so happy.Thanks for
sharing,
comrade trig!”
November 01, 2010 08:53PM
Dustbowldiva's Links
- New list
- savage chickens
November 15, 2011 05:34PM
“Wonderful piece - thank you for sharing the unvarnished truth of your family's experience with your son's TBI. . I especially liked this line: "f…”
About: Why Gabby Giffords Frustrates Me
“Wonderful piece - thank you for sharing the unvarnished truth of your family's experience with your son's TBI. . I especially liked this line: "f…”
About: Why Gabby Giffords Frustrates Me
September 27, 2011 08:01PM
“Man, I don't know. I'm thinking you're a survivor - descendants of pioneers who ate salt pork and God only knows what out on that Kansas prarie, so yes…”
About: Is Barack Obama A Festering Sandwich?
“Man, I don't know. I'm thinking you're a survivor - descendants of pioneers who ate salt pork and God only knows what out on that Kansas prarie, so yes…”
About: Is Barack Obama A Festering Sandwich?
September 25, 2011 11:27AM
“Great piece, Patricia. For some reason when I read your friend's remark about "youth is beauty" I instantly recalled Keat's final lines from…”
About: Ageing Gracefully (Open Call)
“Great piece, Patricia. For some reason when I read your friend's remark about "youth is beauty" I instantly recalled Keat's final lines from…”
About: Ageing Gracefully (Open Call)
November 01, 2010 09:02PM
“Thanks, nanate - now that you've addressed the threatening toner cartridge crisis, would you please speak to management about the NFL spammer takeover…”
About: Happy Halloween Chicken Check-in
“Thanks, nanate - now that you've addressed the threatening toner cartridge crisis, would you please speak to management about the NFL spammer takeover…”
About: Happy Halloween Chicken Check-in
November 01, 2010 08:53PM
“OMG, freaky hippies make me so happy.Thanks for sharing, comrade trig!”
About: freaky hippies still abound and this makes me happy
“OMG, freaky hippies make me so happy.Thanks for sharing, comrade trig!”
About: freaky hippies still abound and this makes me happy
October 31, 2010 01:56PM
“Thanks Bob! Good to see you too - I can definitely relate to the zombielike feeling!”
About: Happy Halloween Chicken Check-in
“Thanks Bob! Good to see you too - I can definitely relate to the zombielike feeling!”
About: Happy Halloween Chicken Check-in
October 31, 2010 01:17PM
“Thought I would add that those who don't wish to be notified via pm of other's posts could simply put that in their bio. "No blogwhoring please&qu…”
About: In Defense of "Blogwhoring"
“Thought I would add that those who don't wish to be notified via pm of other's posts could simply put that in their bio. "No blogwhoring please&qu…”
About: In Defense of "Blogwhoring"
October 31, 2010 01:14PM
“Enjoyed this and quite agree. Because I am rarely on anymore I appreciate the "blogwhoring" notes from my friends. Glad you spoke up - feel s…”
About: In Defense of "Blogwhoring"
“Enjoyed this and quite agree. Because I am rarely on anymore I appreciate the "blogwhoring" notes from my friends. Glad you spoke up - feel s…”
About: In Defense of "Blogwhoring"
October 31, 2010 12:18PM
“Nanate - is that you?! Glad to see you are still on top of things around here!”
About: Breaking News: Suspicious Toner Cartridge Paralyzes US Media
“Nanate - is that you?! Glad to see you are still on top of things around here!”
About: Breaking News: Suspicious Toner Cartridge Paralyzes US Media
September 05, 2010 12:50PM
“This made me smile - happy Sunday to you!”
About: GNS - My son the altar boy
“This made me smile - happy Sunday to you!”
About: GNS - My son the altar boy
August 22, 2010 08:21AM
“Wow - great post - I remember that feeling - waiting for real mail. I had a long distance romance in the late eighties and my boyfriend wrote the most…”
About: More contact, please
“Wow - great post - I remember that feeling - waiting for real mail. I had a long distance romance in the late eighties and my boyfriend wrote the most…”
About: More contact, please
August 22, 2010 08:04AM
“Good grief lunchlady - thank you for this little post. I can relate to everything you are feeling. I thought when my school was over I would be able to…”
About: Just Lost
“Good grief lunchlady - thank you for this little post. I can relate to everything you are feeling. I thought when my school was over I would be able to…”
About: Just Lost
August 11, 2010 10:53AM
“I feel compelled to recommend to you the Yeats poem "Why Should Not Old Men Be Mad". I think it sums up the inevitable feelings of disillusi…”
About: Disappointed at 51
“I feel compelled to recommend to you the Yeats poem "Why Should Not Old Men Be Mad". I think it sums up the inevitable feelings of disillusi…”
About: Disappointed at 51
August 09, 2010 08:50PM
“It's those darn Siamese cats that are the root of this population explosion - hussies all of them!”
About: GOP Blocks Shelter Funding - Cites 'Undocumented Animals'
“It's those darn Siamese cats that are the root of this population explosion - hussies all of them!”
About: GOP Blocks Shelter Funding - Cites 'Undocumented Animals'
August 09, 2010 08:47PM
“Terrific post Monte. It is so easy to get caught up in the irritations and petty injustices of day to day and forget to see the bigger picture. I know…”
About: God's Blessing
“Terrific post Monte. It is so easy to get caught up in the irritations and petty injustices of day to day and forget to see the bigger picture. I know…”
About: God's Blessing
August 08, 2010 06:12PM
“I love this - all the pictures and particularly the flowers that you grow now from your grandma's seeds. Not the only seeds she planted, obviously. Wha…”
About: Remembering Great Grandma
“I love this - all the pictures and particularly the flowers that you grow now from your grandma's seeds. Not the only seeds she planted, obviously. Wha…”
About: Remembering Great Grandma
August 08, 2010 06:06PM
“Wow - I love this poem. I can very much relate to the feeling of insignificance - one of the reasons I haven't posted much lately. I really liked the w…”
About: I Am Insignificant
“Wow - I love this poem. I can very much relate to the feeling of insignificance - one of the reasons I haven't posted much lately. I really liked the w…”
About: I Am Insignificant
August 08, 2010 05:57PM
“Excellent tribute - glad that you have reposted it. Crazy to look at the pictures of the group and think that they were so harassed by right wingers at…”
About: The Weavers: A Musical Tribute
“Excellent tribute - glad that you have reposted it. Crazy to look at the pictures of the group and think that they were so harassed by right wingers at…”
About: The Weavers: A Musical Tribute
August 08, 2010 05:42PM
“Hi Jon - the faces of these children tell the story of strength and courage in the face of suffering. I agree with scanner that no one on this earth i…”
About: children living with hope, facing hopelessness of death!!
“Hi Jon - the faces of these children tell the story of strength and courage in the face of suffering. I agree with scanner that no one on this earth i…”
About: children living with hope, facing hopelessness of death!!
August 08, 2010 05:37PM
“Gary - so great to see you back, and know that you have computer access again. It does ease things a bit to connect with like-minded folks. I know what…”
About: Where Do I Begin? Literally.
“Gary - so great to see you back, and know that you have computer access again. It does ease things a bit to connect with like-minded folks. I know what…”
About: Where Do I Begin? Literally.
July 17, 2010 11:16AM
“Love this post, and the juxtapositions of the odds and ends of the day. You sound like you are handling a difficult time with much grace.”
About: Odd Moments
“Love this post, and the juxtapositions of the odds and ends of the day. You sound like you are handling a difficult time with much grace.”
About: Odd Moments
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