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Do it…TODAY!

If you haven’t yet registered to vote, this day was created for you in 2012. The idea is to get as many people as possible registered to vote, because everyone should have a voice in how our democracy will be run in the coming years. If you think your one vote doesn’t matter, think about the math. Your one vote, added to another single vote, added to another…that’s how elections are won and lost and how propositions win or lose. And who gets elected and what propositions we’ll have to live with really DO affect each one of us.

Here’s a safe, bipartisan site you can go to to register on line (there are many others, of course): https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/ Or at the federal government’s site at https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote. Or fill out and mail in a paper voter registration form. However you do it, just DO IT!

Make a difference. Decide your own future. Register now, and be sure to vote.

OK, So What IS this Kwanzaa Thing?

It’s the day after Christmas. Now we’re hearing about another holiday–Kwanzaa. What exactly is it? It isn’t another Christmas, or even a religious holiday, even though it does promote faith, among other things.  Here’s a brief description, including the 7 Principles. (You’ll probably have to do a Ctrl -Alt while scrolling to enlarge it so you can read it easier.)

You can learn more about by going to the Kwanzaa official website. Whatever our own culture is, this celebration has a lot for all of us to embrace.

Down but not Out

Did you miss me?  I hope so.  I was  busy pulling my hair out over the fact that my website/blog was gone.  I know that the cyber-trolls that live under the Net Bridge like to  mess with me.  But, once again, I defeated them.  And I’m back to my Monday-through-Saturday postings.  I’m collecting ideas now to inflict on you next week.  (Tomorrow, of course, is my Sensible Saturday, focusing on the environment.)

 

Fascinating Video & New Stuff

Go to my other website, http://www.JackieODonnell.net, and on the Home page view a video that I think you’ll find surprising and fascinating.  There’s a bit of personal information there I’m rather proud of, too.

This newly updated website has other pages you might be interested in, as well.  Read an original poem on the Poetry page or take an informative, helpful quiz (click on  Quiz-icals).  If you or someone you know has a disability,  on the Adept-Able Living page you’ll find suggestions for a useful product and equipment maintenance/safety, plus some disability law you should know and a thoughtful quote.

While you’re wandering around my website, please visit the  My Books page and read what my paper and e-books are all about and where you can get them.

And, as always, I welcome your comments to any of my posting or the content of my website.

Thanks for reading.

 

 

For Your Reading Pleasure….

I’ve just updated my other website (http://www.jackieodonnell.net) and invite you to take a look.  There’s some of my poetry (Poetry page); some suggestions for a useful product and equipment maintenance/safety, plus some disability law, and a thoughtful quote–all for the person living with a disability himself or in his family or among her friends (Adept-Able Living page).  PLUS, for your entertainment and maybe awareness, click on the Quiz-icals page.

While you’re there, look on the Home page for a personal glimpse into my life and interests and for a special offer for my website/blog readers for a good discount on any of my e-books.  Then go to the My Books page to learn how to apply the offer.

Also, if you need any professional editing done, visit my Editing Services page.

And, as always, I welcome comments!

Thanks for reading.

 

 

A Day for Rats and Mice

I admit to a prejudice–against mice and rats.  I’m, to say the least, not fond of them.  But today I’ll give them their due, because it’s AFERMA Fancy Rat and Mouse Day.  I  kid you not.  There’s actually an American Fancy Rat and Mouse Association (AFERMA), and they hold a yearly celebration of their favorite critters.  Their website invites us to “Celebrate Fancy Rats and Mice, the Rat and Mouse Fancier, and the Rat and Mouse Fancy!”  Take a look at their logo for the day (yes, those are mice):

Fancy Day Pic

If you want to celebrate or read more about them, learn to raise them or care for “orphans,” read books about them, attend shows, etc., their website is http://www.afrma.org/affiliate.htm.  As for me, I’ll just spend the day being a wee bit guilty about those traps set in my kitchen and garage.

 

 

Recall? Be Safe

 

Another batch of vehicles is being recalled!  Seems like it’s happening every day.  At this point you’d have to have a car as old as mine (2004) to be safe.  But, no, recalls are going back farther than that.

To be safe, I looked up my Dodge van.  It had an old recall I never heard about and a problem hose that I’d replaced long ago.

I suggest you check your car.  The easy way is to go to the government website, safercar.gov.  The page you need is at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSafetyIssues.  Just put in your make, model, and year and you’ll learn if there are any recalls you should be aware of.  Please do it today. I’d like my readers to be safe.