Hell’s Half Acre

I forgot that I wanted to share my newest obsession; music radio
Back to your normally scheduled programming…

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I have been able to immediately rid my moderation queue of porn spam, but the Insurance company spam is incredible. I can’t dump it immediately because then anyone who uses the word “home” or “auto” or “insurance” in a comment will have their dumped also. So the only un-moderated comments are those persons [...]

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I am looking forward to working as an RN. When I started looking into job prospects that were both portable and well paying, I settled on RN solely for those aspects. The more it jells in my mind, the more I am beginning to realize that it might be the only profession [...]

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The kids never had much of an interest in catsup until they started listening to Prarie Home Companion. In every show, there is usually a PSA for catsup, provided by the Catsup Advisory Board. When we were in Texas, I actually purchased organic catsup for the kids. What this has to [...]

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If you would like to receive an email every time we move, or everytime we update the Datastorm users map (Where we Are), please leave a comment or email me.  If you’re already getting the emails, you obviously don’t need to let me know.  Of course, unless you don’t want the email.  Then you should [...]

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I thought I’d put this out to the universe and see what pops up. CompUSA supposedly has the MAC Mini on sale SKU 338491 - core solo - $349 and SKU338490 - core duo - $499. If you feel comfortable picking one up and shipping it to CA, I’d be happy to [...]

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In any Mexican city, at the intersection of large roads, you will find some kind of “artist” plying their trade. From mothers carrying their babies on their backs selling chicle (gum) to breakdancers to the infamous window washers to Mennonites selling cheese (one day I swear, I saw the same girl at the [...]

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Well, we’ve been entranced by the Huasteca Potosina. We hiked close to El Cielo Biosphere (one of the few protected areas in Mexico) while we stayed in Ciudad Mante. We really liked the hotel; the kids played with kids on vacation and got a quick shot of conversational Spanish. The city [...]

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I wish I had time to post, but we’re at Hotel Mante in Ciudad Mante and it is 85 degrees and we’re off to the swimming pool.  FINALLY warm weather!

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sayeth Pike, coming into the trailer after playing outside. Jamie and I found it incredibly funny. Maybe you had to be there…
So, when last we left our intrepid travelers, they were happily enjoying the beach, birds, water, oysters and warmth of Goose Island. By the time we left Goose Island I [...]

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