tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190492222012-02-16T18:12:44.475-05:00Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. ~~Francis BaconDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-31290269855233586392009-06-09T09:56:00.007-04:002009-06-17T12:12:51.197-04:00

...when the federal government wants to do everything it can to make life easier for entire families of illegal immigrants, yet they look for ways to deport those people who are trying to follow the rules. Case in point: Ewelina Bledniak An attorney missed a filing deadline 8 years ago (and the paperwork was filed) that would have allowed the now-11 year old girl to apply for a green card (her

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-87491429569248593362009-04-17T16:52:00.005-04:002009-04-17T17:44:48.354-04:00

I've been asked by people over the years why I maintain a blog, LiveJournal, or whatever the current method of chronicling thoughts on the internet is. I've also been asked what my "theme" is. I have a few free moments, so I'll address those points.First of all, my theme. As anyone who has read my various iterations of journaling/blogging over the past 6 years knows, I have no overlying theme. I

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the day that a fanbase could supplant my 30 years of detesting UGA fans. Enter the baby-blue whiners from UNC. Yes, my 4 years at Wake Forest taught me the pleasure and duty of hating Carolina and somewhere in a box of college stuff, I still have one of the gold & black "Beat Carolina" signs that were issued to all Wake students attending the annual UNC/WFU matchup at Greensboro Coliseum. However

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-70451755875031754712009-03-11T06:55:00.005-04:002009-03-11T07:08:45.049-04:00

How many of you have forgotten to change your clocks with the switch to or from Daylight Savings Time and shown up early or late for some engagement that day? I'll admit that I have once upon a time...and felt quite foolish showing up to church as it was letting out.Well, here it is 3 days after the time change and I feel even more foolish. I slept on the light side last night due to having to

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-61931935925356874272009-03-07T23:56:00.009-05:002009-03-08T00:21:00.313-05:00

To sum up the past 4 1/2 months: The wedding & reception were great, the honeymoon in Whistler was lots of fun, I've worked a helluva lot, I'm loving married life! On to today's blog...After having 3 inches of snow on Monday, Saturday brought temperatures in the 70s (it may actually have hit 80) with a beautiful cloudless sunny sky, so Ed & I decided to go walk at the Fred G. Bond Metro Park.

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-41807503639140540582008-10-10T23:40:00.002-04:002008-10-10T23:51:25.466-04:00

Yes, it's about 20 minutes till my wedding day, so I wanted to make one last blog as a single gal. A few years ago I never thought this day would come...I'd given up on searching for Mr. Right. Best move I ever made, because shortly after I'd made that decision, I met Ed. Of course at the time, I had no idea that we'd be more than acquaintances. But despite the distance between Raleigh &

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So I have one week left in the Atlanta office before heading out into the unknown territory known as the Raleigh office. It's gonna be weird, leaving the place where I've spent soooo many hours over the past 2 1/2 years. I think I'm ready to leave the work I've been doing in Client Service and learn exactly what a Database Specialist does...and investigate new challenges & learn new products &

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"From the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator, to the time he announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory committee, he logged 143 days of experience in the Senate. That's how many days the Senate was actually in session and working. After 143 days of work experience, Obama believed he was ready to be Commander In Chief, Leader of the Free World, and fill the shoes of

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-1021323075060075122008-08-14T08:48:00.001-04:002008-08-14T08:49:38.906-04:00

Or more accurately, who let the bird in?Yes, for the second time since I've lived in the house, a bird has managed to find its way into my house...and scare the heck out of me. I awoke this morning to hear rustling and some squeaky noises coming from outside my bedroom and my first thought was "ACK mouse or squirrel" and once I got up the nerve, I scampered out of bed and rushed over & closed

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A Periodic Blog Series dedicated to exposing the idiocy exhibited by members of the Democratic Party...and getting a good chortle out of them!Barack Obama keeps spouting that he's for change & electing him will bring change...yadda yadda yadda. His recent speech to the American Federation of Teachers, the biggest example of what a pox upon America unions are, exhibits that one thing he won't be

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-56989460375017331312008-07-07T22:52:00.002-04:002008-07-07T23:04:51.804-04:00

Back in the day, Dunwoody was the suburb of the wealthy and many a joke was made about the Dunwoody housewife who spent her day playing tennis, lunching at the club, and ferrying the kids to soccer practice. These days the equivalent community is further north: Alpharetta. I guess Dunwoody was feeling a bit left out in the world of snobbery...and now we have the newest form of pretension:

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-44285764614442544522008-06-25T11:58:00.002-04:002008-06-25T12:25:02.778-04:00

I'm feelin' good from my head to my shoesKnow where I'm goin' and I know what to doI tidied up my point of viewI got a new attitudeI've had a tendency of late to let myself get bogged down in negativity, be it coming from my frustrated coworkers, from reading political threads on message boards, or from stressing myself out about the move and/or the wedding planning. It's amazing how easy it is

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A Periodic Blog Series dedicated to exposing the idiocy exhibited by members of the Democratic Party...and getting a good chortle out of them!It looks like Obama's newest buzzword is "windfall profits tax": http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWAT00963020080609?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true "I'll make oil companies like Exxon pay a tax on their windfall profits, and we'll use

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When you see, for the first time in the history of evAr in the state of Georgia, this beautiful sight on the shelf at the Floyd Road Kroger:OMG, what a miracle! What bliss!!

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-4326319968707408182008-05-20T15:56:00.005-04:002008-05-21T07:11:46.218-04:00

A Periodic Blog Series dedicated to exposing the idiocy exhibited by members of the Democratic Party...and getting a good chortle out of them!I almost titled this blogpost, "Ludicrous...not just the name of a rapper anymore", but my inner proofreader wouldn't let me, since Mr. Bridges spells it "Ludacris". *giggles* Anyway, Barack Obama is the newest Democrat to make a fool of himself and win a

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-10968149564340401592008-04-29T18:42:00.003-04:002008-04-29T21:07:14.637-04:00

So the week (okay, prolly closer to 10 days) of Dawn has ended and it was a wonderfully enjoyable celebration, thanks to family, friends (both old & new), and a certain awesome fiance.The birthday celebrating began on Friday, 4/18 with a very sweet e-card from Ed to start things off that morning at work. Sunday after church was grilling out over at my sister's house (yummy brats) including some

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-79815290290740286692008-04-28T14:11:00.002-04:002008-04-28T14:18:41.718-04:00

A Periodic Blog Series dedicated to exposing the idiocy exhibited by members of the Democratic Party...and getting a good chortle out of them!The District of Columbia gets an A for being proactive in upgrading transportation, but an F for wasting taxpayer money: D.C. Streetcars Await Track ConstructionThree streetcars purchased by the District of Columbia for about $10 million are being held in

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...until the day I become Mrs. Ed Morgan! *happy dance*

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The price changes aren't just happening weekly anymore; they've moved to daily. You'd think the dudes at the gas stations would get tired of changing the numbers in the middle of the night.Let me give a rundown of the past couple of weeks at my local RaceTrac:3/27 - $3.12/gal for regular unleaded3/28 - $3.21/gal For the next week, the price would drop a cent almost every day, reaching $3.15/gal

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-60665695931893855082008-04-05T15:09:00.003-04:002008-04-05T15:43:15.544-04:00

I passed the Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) exam this morning. What does this mean? It means that I have the basic knowledge that a payroll professional should have (which helps in supporting those payroll folks I have as clients). It also means that I've met one of my goals on my performance management plan for 2008. I can also put this on my resume and it may help in the grand

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-52163607415799760362008-04-03T15:19:00.002-04:002008-04-03T15:38:44.704-04:00

A Periodic Blog Series dedicated to exposing the idiocy exhibited by members of the Democratic Party...and getting a good chortle out of them!Nancy Pelosi's lastest tree-hugging effort to "Green the Capitol" is ending up costing the American taxpayers a heap of change: new more "energy-efficient" lights for the Capitol.First, the contact to update the lighting will cost $671,900. Naturally this

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-70284570083040457222008-03-26T21:21:00.003-04:002008-03-26T21:45:07.223-04:00

I think we all have grown accustomed to seeing that ubiquitous Gideon Bible in the nightstand drawer at every hotel we've stayed at over the course of our lives, along with the local Yellow Pages. It's just one of those things I've never questioned, just accepted as a normal practice.Well, a boutique hotel in Tennessee is changing things up a bit. The Hotel Preston near the Nashville airport,

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-87582876203615235792008-03-16T12:26:00.003-04:002008-03-16T12:43:54.401-04:00

First, the ACC tournament - pretty normal, except for Clemson beating dook and reaching the finals of the tourney for the first time since 1962...when they lost to a Final-Four-bound Wake Forest. I dearly hope Clem (and his son) can topple the Tarholes today - Virginia Tech came close to knocking the Evil Empire out yesterday, so they are definitely beatable. GO TIGGERS!Then the SEC tournament

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Do not allow minors under the age of 18 to enter theatres after 6 pm on Friday and Saturday without being accompanied by a guardian.I wholeheartedly agree with the folks at the Carson City, NV Galaxy Theatre at Casino Fandango on this one! The incessant talking & cellphones ringing during weekend evening movies only gets worse every year, making me a great fan of Netflix and a very infrequent

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-17225749522581893322008-03-01T10:42:00.002-05:002008-03-01T10:45:45.340-05:00

Let's see if the MSB can rebound from the deplorable results of 2/24/08...Q. Will Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech?A. Focus and ask again.Q. Will dook beat NC State?A. The stars say no.Q. Will Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech?A. Don't bet on it.

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-15050539309638367752008-02-29T22:22:00.002-05:002008-02-29T23:10:06.771-05:00

I've always been fascinated by research. As a kid, I would sit down and read a volume of the New Book of Knowledge encyclopedia from cover to cover, like a regular book. Crazy, I know. Some of this innate geekiness probably led me to become a history major in college...and has led me to my love affair with Google.Ah Google...a researcher's dream to have so much information at one's fingertips!

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-88009194158850482342008-02-24T15:49:00.002-05:002008-02-24T15:51:29.930-05:00

The MSB has spoken as to how the ACC Sunday Night Hoops doubleheader will go:Q. Will NC State beat Virginia?A. Answer unclear, ask again later.Q. Will Wake Forest beat Carolina?A. You can count on it.Q. Will NC State beat Virginia?A. So it shall be.I like it!

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-72671734320177284012008-02-21T13:05:00.003-05:002008-02-21T13:14:52.205-05:00

I need to add this book to my reading list: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation. In this book, the author, noted historian Joseph Ellis, provides the definition that our founding fathers gave for the term "democrat":"... the term "democrat" originated as an epithet and referred to 'onewho panders to the crude and mindless whims of the masses.'" I find it quite interesting (and

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-58014773269672401582008-02-19T22:30:00.006-05:002008-12-09T03:07:14.046-05:00

A Periodic Blog Series dedicated to exposing the idiocy exhibited by members of the Democratic Party...and getting a good chortle out of them!So we keep hearing the Democrats rail against corporate profits and how corporations don't pay enough taxes...yadda yadda yadda. Hillary Clinton even goes so far to say that she would take away oil company profits:But does anyone ever hear how much in

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-75733836297964445122008-02-17T18:39:00.004-05:002008-02-17T18:43:09.290-05:00

...but you never know! Tonight dook plays Wake in Winston-Salem. Wake always seems to play dook hard at home & has been known to pull an upset or two. I don't know if this year's team will be able to defeat a one-loss dook squad, but the Magic Sports Ball seems to think so:Q: Will dook beat Wake Forest?A: Chances aren't good.My fingers, toes, legs & eyes are crossed...

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-53103390171062598212008-02-01T00:12:00.000-05:002008-02-01T00:18:55.151-05:00

Blogger was a brief stop for my blog before I discovered the fun of MySpace. Since Ed & Rich have migrated to Blogger, I figured I might as well revive my account & lo & behold, my blogs were still here. Twas fun reading & remembering where I was & who I was a mere 2 years ago...those 2 years seem a lifetime ago! So much has happened since I last blogged over here, and I am in a much better

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-1133547899266055182005-12-02T13:22:00.000-05:002005-12-02T13:26:24.530-05:00

You Are Dave Matthews Band Magic Brownies Ice CreamNot *those* magic brownies!What Flavor Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Are You?

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-1133389403904715192005-11-30T16:31:00.000-05:002005-12-01T01:06:06.663-05:00

My thoughts on Christmas decorating habits...and selected memoriesWith the increase in commercialization of Christmas, not only are stores putting out decorations earlier (so long Halloween, it was good to know ya) and radio stations are going "all Christmas all the time" even before Thanksgiving, so it's only logical that our neighbors would start decorating earlier & earlier too. Until this

Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745348046104513041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19049222.post-1132943868695479282005-11-25T13:33:00.000-05:002005-11-25T13:40:59.623-05:00

No, I haven't forgotten about this place...just been busy and I had to wait to finish a roll of film & get it developed. Coming soon: My Day as a Tar Heel Fan - A Photo EssayMusic of the Moment: On the Sea - Vertical Horizon

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From LiveJournal to MyBlogSite to Blogger/BlogSpot...all in the course of 18 months. Well, I ramble, so I guess it's only appropriate that my blog does the same (albeit this latest change is due to MyBlogSite going out of the blogging business). One difference is that this blog will be more topical in nature...I'll be setting up another blog for my personal introspections, musings, gnashing of

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