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A few days before Thanksgiving, my husband Bob went to an out-of-town grocery store to buy a fresh turkey. While he was gone, I rearranged things in the refrigerator to make room for the turkey he’d soon be bringing home. As the holiday drew near, it looked like we had everything in order for our small family dinner. We were planning to eat around 3:00 in the afternoon, so there was...

With Halloween just around the corner, there are many TV programs being aired on the subject of ghosts and other paranormal interests. When there's no place special you need to be, or you don't have anything too important to do, check out your favorite network's local listings for a little spooky entertainment.Viewer discretion is recommended.Everything listed here is not necessarily my...

Throughout our 32 years of marriage, my husband has continued to tell me that he is a Swamp Yankee. Having grown up in a town with sidewalks, I had no clue Swamp Yankees existed. If you ask me, they sound like they could be relatives to the Creature from the Black Lagoon. While exploring the web, I discovered an excerpt from a book called Legendary Connecticut by David E. Philips. It explains...

A thought came to mind this morning as I was looking over my email. In addition to the familiar spam folder, we also need a SCAM folder. Are people really falling for these ridiculous money scams from foreign countries? When I happen to read one, my comment is always "Yeah, right". Then I press the delete or spam button. Pressing the scam button would be more appropriate.@import...

This joke is dedicated to Growing Bolder's Boomer._________________________________________Q. Why do squirrels swim on their back?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _________________________________________A. To keep their nuts dry._________________________________________@import url(http://growingbolder.com/rte/rte.css); @import...

DISCLAIMER: The information I'm sharing here is not meant to take the place of your physician's care and advice. American Diabetes Month 2008 American Diabetes Month 2008 November is American Diabetes Month®, a time to bring even greater awareness and attention to the seriousness of diabetes, its deadly complications, and...

In the past couple of years, some communities in my area have begun hosting a safe alternative to old-fashioned Halloween Trick-or-Treating. The party goes by variations of Trunk-or-Treat and Trick-A-Trunk. Local residents, businesses, and community groups must pre-register in order to host their trunkful of goodies during this free event. The celebration assembles in a blocked off parking lot...

This blog is where I will list the different Paranormal Research and Ghost Hunter websites I've discovered along the way. It will be updated whenever I find new sites to explore. Let me know if you find an interesting website, and I will add your discovery to this list.Philadelphia Ghost Hunters Alliance

Katy's blog, Top 100 Singers in Rock and Roll History, reminded me of a movie trailer I recently saw on the web for the upcoming film "Cadillac Records". The story is based on the lives of some American music legends of the 1950s. It's rated-R.This movie will be playing in theaters on December 5, 2008. My calendar is already marked. I'm sure many other Growing Bolder members will also want to...

I've heard of Octogenarians and Centenarians, but I was curious about all the others. So I looked them up on Wikipedia.10-19 Denarian20-29 Vicenarian30-39 Tricenarian40-49 Quadragenarian50-59 Quinquagenarian60-69 Sexagenarian70-79 Septuagenarian80-89 Octogenarian90-99 Nonagenarian100-109 Centenarian110+ up Supercentenarian@import url(http://growingbolder.com/rte/rte.css); @import...