tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:36:53 +0000http://www.topofmyhead.info/index.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)Blogger712125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-257862528993930671Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:15:00 +00002009-11-30T12:17:14.840-06:00The Dairyland Race Track in Kenosha, Wisconsin will be closing on December 31, 2009. 900 Greyhounds need to be adopted or they will be euthanized. Please help me get the word out; there is only 4 weeks to get this task done. Contact Joanne Kehoe Operations Director P: 312.559.0887 Or Dairyland Race Track Adoption Center direct at (262) 612-8256. Wouldn't it be nice this holiday season to give a http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/11/dairyland-race-track-in-kenosha.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-1540826689286728519Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:50:00 +00002009-11-01T19:58:20.469-06:00Blogcriticsayn randreadingfederal governmentarticlesbig governmentEvery time I hear someone say that Obama is going to turn this nation into a socialist country or that government interference is always bad, I get angry. Because the person who is saying it is usually someone who doesn't know what socialist means. Further, they usually only get involved with politics when they think something they have is being affected. A friend said that if it isn't going http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/11/country.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-1781280784544315190Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:08:00 +00002009-10-16T07:08:00.358-05:00Say the Right WordsHarriett RudermanBeverly LuriaThe Laceyville Monkeys“Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That's the old saying that my father taught me way back in the last century when I was a little girl. For the most part, my father was right. Words never hurt me physically, but whenever a harsh word was sent my way, pain would resonate longer. Words may never break your back, but they can break your spirit. This is the lesson http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/10/laceyville-monkeys-say-right-words_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-6601718235273403474Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-10-09T07:00:09.668-05:00Katherine NavaretteJoan SwanMurantenlandThe Hole In The SkyBarbara A. MahlerThe Hole in the Sky has on its cover an amazing piece of artwork. Created by Katherine Navarette, it is worthy enough to be framed and hung on the wall. When you open that beautiful cover, the front piece contains a map of Murantenland drawn by Joan Swan. The book includes two ribbons for marking your place, perfect for reading along with your child. The included ribbons will stop a reader from http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/10/hole-in-sky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-687926399507511424Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:46:00 +00002009-10-06T07:59:15.538-05:00blogsBlogcriticsJulie Marie TotschBC Writer of the DayMediumGhost Whispererbloggingarticlesbook reviewsI woke up this morning in a very pensive mood. I have a lot to do at work, I have a lot of books taking up space in both my living room and my purse that I have to finish reading and I'm locked out of the audiobooks section of the library, because once again, I couldn't return my library books on time. To top it all off, McAfee says I'm not protected because the virus software can't get past 4% http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/10/blogcritic-writer-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-946108935182032762Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-10-05T07:00:05.849-05:00Video GamesChristopher KnightWashington DCDarwinbooksBarbara A. MahlerDVDThe first thing you'll notice about this week's this week's books is that it is being published on Monday. I think Monday's will be a better day for the feature. Next, you'll notice that I've added a DVD and a video game to the list. Finally, you should notice that I haven't reviewed any of the books on this site as of yet. I'm still working on the reading all of them and their reviews. This weekhttp://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/10/this-weeks-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-5335693430825785749Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-09-29T07:00:01.236-05:00K. Scott SchaefferTrue CompassA People's History of the United StatesEdward KennedySam TanenhausThe Hole In The SkyBarbara A. MahlerFree LunchDavid Cay JohnstonI love to read and this week I'm reading quite a bit. I'm carrying over some books from last week and I'm adding some new ones.God Blesshttp://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/this-weeks-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-1020827434037296056Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-09-27T09:26:32.554-05:00in vitro fertilizationCarolyn SavageinfertilitybabyOn September 26, 2009 Carolyn Savage gave birth to a healthy baby boy after receiving infertility treatments. For most families that is where the story would end, except Savage gave birth to a baby boy who genetically was someone else's baby. According to news reports, she has given the baby to his genetic parents.A few years ago, I went through the entire nine yards of infertility treatments.http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/infertility-mix-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-9138206254329021529Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:06:00 +00002009-09-27T10:18:22.455-05:00PresidentHarlow Giles UngerJames MonroeThe Last Founding FatherI am a history buff, but admittedly, I haven't been all that interested in the history of our founding fathers. My lack of knowledge and interest in the first days of this great country have changed with the reading of The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness. In the first five pages, I learned more about our fifth President, James Monroe, than I had learned in http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/last-founding-father.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-5538294784477237141Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:30:00 +00002009-09-22T07:45:00.329-05:00True CompassEdward KennedyThe Hole In The SkyHarlow Giles UngerbooksBarbara A. MahlerFree LunchreadingThe Last Founding FatherDavid Cay JohnstonI will be re-launching SixBooks.net soon, but I was viewing the site and realized that it needs a complete overhaul. That is going to take a lot of man hours to get it right.Until then, I'm starting a new feature here - What I'm Reading this Week. For most of the books listed, I will be posting reviews on Blogcritics.org and then it will post here. Some books I might just be reading for fun. http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/new-feature-what-im-reading-this-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-1073661116778138416Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:15:00 +00002009-09-21T07:29:37.244-05:00NFLGreen Bay PackersFootballBengalsPackersWent to the Packer game yesterday and even though they lost, I totally enjoyed myself. Honest truth -- the Bengals should NOT have won that game. They had 13 penalties against them when I lost count and turned the ball over twice that resulted in scores for the Packers. But, the Bengals made the plays when they needed to make something happen - 3 and over 30 and they get the first down. Kudoshttp://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/quick-thoughts-on-packers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-2418162004599751240Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:38:00 +00002009-09-20T13:38:14.820-05:00 You have a Picture Mail from Julie topofmyheadhttp://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/cheryl-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-6064986426913419431Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:06:00 +00002009-09-20T00:07:09.461-05:00I am attending today's Packer game. It will be my first Packer game. So, I thought I might try an experiment. I'm going to Twitter the game. So, watch my blog - or if you are a friend on Facebook - you can see my posts there.Wish me luck and God Blesshttp://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/packer-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-6749736281581130705Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:46:00 +00002009-09-16T07:46:00.760-05:00Door CountyPC JunctionMaritime MuseumChicago FireboatDay Two in Door County was wonderful. The weather was unusually warm for early fall. The sky was filled with sunshine. One boy couldn't wait to get up and go and the other boy didn't want to leave the swimming pool behind. It was quite a day.We started by having breakfast in the lobby. Danny wanted cereal and Alex wanted waffles. Well, the lobby was quite crowded, so Danny got his cereal way http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/door-county-day-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-2434012460461459595Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:01:00 +00002009-09-15T08:08:42.915-05:00Door CountyWood MarketPaul David's JewelryComfort InnAh, Door County. To say that I love our annual trip to Door County is an understatement. It is one of the few places in the state where I don't have to use my allergy medicine. Although, I did bring back a very bad cold this year.Unlike previous years, we didn't go up after Labor Day and stay an entire week. We went up on Saturday and came back on Labor Day. Also, unlike most reviews, I'm http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/ah-door-county.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-2975004349061419919Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-09-14T07:00:04.198-05:00Carl ReinerNNNN: A NovelJust DessertsBefore I start this review, I should take a moment to say that I love Carl Reiner. I grew up watching re-runs of the Dick Van Dyke Show. I loved his Alan Brady. I can see an episode and tell you, this one, Mr. Reiner wrote. This is the man who turned George Burns into God and Steve Martin into a Jerk. The man is a comedic genius and I am his biggest fan.Being his biggest fan, I jumped at the http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/book-review-just-desserts-by-carl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-1801139454508257778Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:44:00 +00002009-09-13T13:22:27.478-05:00RepublicansRepublican PartyDemocratsA vote is a vote is a vote. According to the law we all get a vote. What makes us Democrats or republicans is the person who agrees with our beliefs at the time and voices what we are wanting to say as a nation. That then determines which candidate wins the election. Yes it come in waves, but we as a people create the waves in which they come. How do we tell the difference between a lie and a http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/republicans-on-side-lines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna L.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-6835635122119625614Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:22:00 +00002009-09-13T13:24:55.907-05:00educationcollegecontinuing educationI went back to school at the age of 45. Not saying that is exciting to everyone. But, what was exciting to me is that I was in school with all three of my children which were also in college. So this whole household was in college together. How cool is that? So when either of us needed help with anything none of us were at a lost to help each other. Anyway, just thinking(out loud).http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/just-thinking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna L.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-8878519984446913672Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:44:00 +00002009-09-04T07:44:00.611-05:00RepublicansRepublican PartyThere has been a lot of commentary regarding the death of the Republican Party since President Obama's election. Personally, I think this is just the ebb and flow of politics. Republicans get to be in power for a while and then the Democrats do and then back to the Republicans. Except, this time, I don't think many of us will be flowing back to the Republicans any time soon.I should note that I http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/life-support-for-republicans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-449572425773976827Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:16:00 +00002009-09-02T07:16:00.665-05:00health careeuthanasiahealthhealth insuranceDid you ever notice how the sides of any issue can stretch the truth and come out with blatant lies? Then, those lies are put into emails and every small minded person passes them on until they suddenly become "truth". People will actually believe the lies without checking them. Part of this, I think, is just laziness on the part of small minded people. They don't feel like doing the research andhttp://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/health-care-myth-forced-euthanasia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-604430118144736039Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:49:00 +00002009-09-01T08:09:10.828-05:00haywarddeerFair WisconsinMy friend Jerri and her husband, Preston, are up in Hayward, WI and she just sent me these pictures of a deer swimming. I don't know what camera they're using, but the picture quality is amazing -- you can see the individual drops of water. I had never seen deer swimming before, so that makes them cool as well. I should note that Jerri and Preston retain their original copyright on these pictureshttp://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/swimming-deer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-685892451821180370Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-09-01T07:00:02.575-05:00I've joined Blogcritics. What does that mean for you, oh gentle reader? Well, it means that from now on a lot of my blog posts will be posted on Blogcritics first. I'll still post my little posts here, but the heavy researched postings will go there first.I think this'll really affect my readership and spread the word! I'm excited about this new venture and I hope you are too!Oh and keeping http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/09/blogcritics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-6349064305871391255Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:17:00 +00002009-08-31T21:45:25.080-05:00Vicki KennedyVictoria KennedyI don't know a lot about Vicki Kennedy - Ted's widow. I know she has two children. I know that she's a lawyer or was a lawyer before they married. I have heard she has expressed no desire to take over her husband's Senate seat. I saw her wipe away tears when I watched the funeral on TV and I had heard that she had met and greeted mourners outside the Kennedy library when they entered to view her http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/08/vicki-kennedy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-6195840125814660173Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:03:00 +00002009-08-31T09:03:00.212-05:00Wisconsin Attorney General J. B. Van HollenJ.B. Van HollenAttorney GeneralWisconsin Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen doesn't stand up for Wisconsin Laws...We need an Attorney General who will stand up for Wisconsin Laws. Van Hollen isn't the guy we should have. He needs to resign, be recalled or defeated in the next election.God Blesshttp://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/08/top-of-my-head-wisconsin-attorney.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-5023635591383749680Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:39:00 +00002009-08-31T07:39:00.427-05:00Mma RamotsweAndrew McCall SmithBotswanaTea Time for the Traditionally Built: The New No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is the latest book in the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. I love this series and have ever since I read the first book when it came out years ago. This new book is no exception. The conversations between characters, the descriptions of Botswana bring you into the lives of Precious Ramotswe, her husband - Mr. J.L.B. http://www.topofmyhead.info/2009/08/tea-time-for-traditionally-built.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0