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Ok here's the definition of terms we need to begin to understand the British political scene: Labour Party -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Tony Blair's political partner, (majority party); Conservatives -- David Cameron, social liberal / fiscal conservative, new PM (majority party) LibDems -- Nick... Sign in to see full entry.

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Yesterday I asked (again) the girls what day was their last day of class or finals. The weeks rush by, so I found out, as I'd hoped, both girls are finished with exams, no incompletes, and all passing grades -- even a few A's and B's. So I'm happy. Both girls will work all summer. Last year at this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Direct Obama quotes in the story http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hcoyG-Ck3-VwZB7fqpUFXbffoObg will let you decide for yourself if the editors of the website have diluted or polluted the message. But, I have pulled the lead from the article and placed it first, so that you wouldn't... Sign in to see full entry.

Today I had the great pleasure every parent of young adults has most weekends. I had to be up and out in the 'burbs by 10:00 A.M. to lend a hand with my children's efforts at independence, including putting the pick up truck into service, errands, and a trip to the bank before closing time at noon.... Sign in to see full entry.

1. Admitted we had a problem. 2. Trusted in God to help us with this problem. 3. Decided to turn our will and our lives over to God. 4. Took a fearless moral inventory of our worst sins. 5. Told God, and at least one other person about our wrongs, honestly. 6. Made up our minds to let God remove... Sign in to see full entry.

Myself, I had emotions from several broken relationships that I was stuffing inside. It was driving my drinking. Instead of dealing with the loss, I was denying that it troubled me, and instead of feeling the discomfort of the negative memories, I was drinking and creating better, if only temporary,... Sign in to see full entry.

I think the first step in learning the grieving process is to define your feelings. At AA we learned "mad, sad, glad and scared." Those are cornerstone terms to help anyone who is trying to deal with issues; it assumes that there are many and varied words to describe a chorus of human feelings. Next... Sign in to see full entry.

I did my first ten years of sobriety on adrenalin. I had married, started a family and was determined to make a go of it. The AA philosophy of one day at a time was working for me. But after ten years, I got to wondering how all these people were able to change their lives completely for so long. I... Sign in to see full entry.