INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6669,1,'2016-03-18 16:34:51','2016-03-18 22:34:51','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clovers. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\n\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on.\n\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney. S</em>ome words less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated quotes and sayings  of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons were  clearly learned the hard way.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_6659\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6659 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg[/caption]\n\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle.\n\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.</a>\n\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\n\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately to be used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\n\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession.\n\nIt is known that the word <em>Blarney</em> itself entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\n\nShortly thereafter the Francis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em></p>\nIs all that history true? Who knows? The Irish are, after all, the world’s greatest story tellers.\n\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.\n\nI’ve been.\n\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a back bend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_6661\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"284\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-6661 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone-284x300.png\" alt=\"SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" /></a> SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png[/caption]\n\nThe higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\n\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\n\nDon’t you agree?\n\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-autosave-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:34:51','2016-03-18 22:34:51','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6670,1,'2016-03-18 16:34:54','2016-03-18 22:34:54','Rivers in major cities all over the world have run green this month. Bars filled with people wearing fake beards, green top hats, and sunglasses shaped as twin four-leaf clovers. After all, with or without any Irish heritage, everyone’s Irish at least on St. Patrick’s Day.\r\n\r\nFor sure, there’s been lots and lots of <em>craic</em> (Irish fun) and <em>blarney</em> (talk that is not necessarily true, but eloquent) going on.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve read my Wednesday posts, you’ve read a lot of Irish <em>blarney. S</em>ome words less well-known idioms and blessings, some more familiar and oft-repeated quotes and sayings  of Irish humor and insight. I\'m thinking some of the lessons were  clearly learned the hard way.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6659\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6659 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bunrattybig-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bunrattybig\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunrattybig.jpg#/media/File:Bunrattybig.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\nTo receive the gift of <em>Blarney</em>, it’s said you should kiss the Blarney Stone located in the tiny village northwest of Cork in Country Cork within the Castle.\r\n\r\nThe castle itself was constructed in 1446, but the history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. <a href=\"https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html\">The origins of the Blarney Stone as a magical stone is a mystery.</a>\r\n\r\nSome believe the stone at the castle is the stone Moses struck to produce water for Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Others believe it to be Jacob’s Pillow brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah and became the <em>Lia Fail</em>, or ‘Fatal Stone’, oracular throne of the Irish kings.\r\n\r\nStill others tag it as the Stone of Ezel, which David hid behind while fleeing King Saul, and brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Ultimately to be used as the Coronation Stone of Scottish monarchs and St. Columba’s traveling altar throughout Scotland.\r\n\r\nAfter Columba’s death, the stone came to Ireland to serve as the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession.\r\n\r\nIt is known that the word <em>Blarney</em> itself entered the dictionary during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when Dermot McCarthy, castle ruler, kept delaying to surrender his fortress to the Queen as proof of his loyalty. When the Queen heard his excuses, she said \"Odds bodikins, more Blarney talk!\"\r\n\r\nShortly thereafter the Francis Sylvester Mahony, an Irish bard of the early nineteenth century, wrote:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:</em></p>\r\nIs all that history true? Who knows? The Irish are, after all, the world’s greatest story tellers.\r\n\r\nWhether any of the <em>blarney</em> is true or not, Blarney Castle and its magical stone attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.\r\n\r\nI’ve been.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you kissing that stone is quite a feat. First, you climb up 90+ feet inside the castle stairway then execute a back bend that would cripple a skilled gymnast.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6661\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"284\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-6661 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-Blarney_stone-284x300.png\" alt=\"SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" /></a> SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarney_stone.png#/media/File:Blarney_stone.png[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe higher I climbed the more my fear of heights and dark, narrow stairways kicked in. I never made it to the top. Instead taking the first exit to enjoy the garden and gift shop.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I think there’s a touch of the o’blarney in all writers whether they’ve ever been to the isle and kissed the stone or not.\r\n\r\nDon’t you agree?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Irish Blarney and the Writer','','inherit','open','open','','6656-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:34:54','2016-03-18 22:34:54','',6656,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6656-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6671,1,'2016-03-18 16:35:54','2016-03-18 22:35:54','This last Wednesday in March will end the Irish sayings, quotes, toasts, and wishes. I hope you’ve enjoyed the witty Irish sayings as much I’ve enjoyed sharing.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-6624 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blessing-142x300.jpg\" alt=\"blessing\" /></a>This last wish (blessing) is one of my favorites. It hangs in my guest bedroom for all my house guests to read.\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Irish saying you’d like to share?','An Irish Blessing for House Guests','','inherit','open','open','','6622-revision-v1','','','2016-03-18 16:35:54','2016-03-18 22:35:54','',6622,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/03/18/6622-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6675,1,'2016-04-04 06:00:08','2016-04-04 12:00:08','Last month, I ran a newsletter sign-up campaign, which ended on March 31. Anyone who signed up for my newsletter would be eligible to win a selection of Irish souvenir gifts and an Amazon gift card.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/news.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6679\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/news.jpg\" alt=\"news\" /></a>As promised, the two subscribers listed below are the winners:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Millie Martin</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>June Isgitt</em></p>\r\nBecause I don’t collect snail mail addresses with the newsletter sign up, winners will need to email me with your address to receive your prizes.\r\n\r\nThanks to all who participated and subscribed.\r\n\r\nMore newsletter giveaways will be coming your way. If you haven\'t signed up, click <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.','AND THE NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER WINNERS ARE…','','publish','open','open','','and-the-newsletter-subscriber-winners-are','','','2016-04-02 20:27:56','2016-04-03 02:27:56','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6675',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6676,1,'2016-04-02 20:11:07','2016-04-03 02:11:07','Last month, I ran a newsletter sign up campaign, which ended on March 31. As promised, the two subscribers listed below will receive a selection of Irish souvenir gifts and an Amazon gift card.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Millie Martin</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>June Isgitt</em></p>\r\nBecause I don’t collect snail mail addresses with the newsletter sign up, winners will need to email me with your address to receive your prizes.\r\n\r\nThanks to all who participated and subscribed.\r\n\r\nMore newsletter giveaways will be coming your way. If you haven\'t signed up, click <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.','AND THE NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER WINNERS ARE…','','inherit','open','open','','6675-revision-v1','','','2016-04-02 20:11:07','2016-04-03 02:11:07','',6675,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/04/02/6675-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6678,1,'2016-04-02 20:28:00','2016-04-03 02:28:00','Last month, I ran a newsletter sign-up campaign, which ended on March 31. Anyone who signed up for my newsletter would be eligible to win a selection of Irish souvenir gifts and an Amazon gift card.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/news.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6679\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/news.jpg\" alt=\"news\" /></a>As promised, the two subscribers listed below are the winners:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Millie Martin</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>June Isgitt</em></p>\r\nBecause I don’t collect snail mail addresses with the newsletter sign up, winners will need to email me with your address to receive your prizes.\r\n\r\nThanks to all who participated and subscribed.\r\n\r\nMore newsletter giveaways will be coming your way. If you haven\'t signed up, click <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.','AND THE NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER WINNERS ARE…','','inherit','open','open','','6675-autosave-v1','','','2016-04-02 20:28:00','2016-04-03 02:28:00','',6675,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/04/02/6675-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6680,1,'2016-04-02 20:27:35','2016-04-03 02:27:35','Last month, I ran a newsletter sign up campaign, which ended on March 31. Anyone who signed up for my newsletter would be eligible to win a selection of Irish souvenir gifts and an Amazon gift card.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/news.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6679\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/news.jpg\" alt=\"news\" /></a>As promised, the two subscribers listed below are the winners:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Millie Martin</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>June Isgitt</em></p>\r\nBecause I don’t collect snail mail addresses with the newsletter sign up, winners will need to email me with your address to receive your prizes.\r\n\r\nThanks to all who participated and subscribed.\r\n\r\nMore newsletter giveaways will be coming your way. If you haven\'t signed up, click <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.','AND THE NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER WINNERS ARE…','','inherit','open','open','','6675-revision-v1','','','2016-04-02 20:27:35','2016-04-03 02:27:35','',6675,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/04/02/6675-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6681,1,'2016-04-02 20:27:56','2016-04-03 02:27:56','Last month, I ran a newsletter sign-up campaign, which ended on March 31. Anyone who signed up for my newsletter would be eligible to win a selection of Irish souvenir gifts and an Amazon gift card.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/news.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6679\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/news.jpg\" alt=\"news\" /></a>As promised, the two subscribers listed below are the winners:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Millie Martin</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>June Isgitt</em></p>\r\nBecause I don’t collect snail mail addresses with the newsletter sign up, winners will need to email me with your address to receive your prizes.\r\n\r\nThanks to all who participated and subscribed.\r\n\r\nMore newsletter giveaways will be coming your way. If you haven\'t signed up, click <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/newsletter.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.','AND THE NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER WINNERS ARE…','','inherit','open','open','','6675-revision-v1','','','2016-04-02 20:27:56','2016-04-03 02:27:56','',6675,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/04/02/6675-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6893,1,'2016-08-12 06:00:21','2016-08-12 12:00:21','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nIn the summer, I go to the pool a little later to swim. This means it is light when I come home. I don’t mind so much in the summer.  Walking from the car to the house in my swimsuit and cover up makes sense.  In the winter, however, when I am wearing my pink fuzzy robe over my suit, I am glad it is still dark when I get home.\r\n\r\nBecause it is light, the puppies are up.  They don’t know how to sleep late.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6894\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies1-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"puppies1\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" /></a>Brian and Rachel put them outside and they are watching for me to get home.  They are usually sitting at the gate while I hang up my towel. This morning, Penny was overcome with the temptation to jump on her brother.\r\n\r\nThey are quite the pair.  They chase each other all around the kitchen until we put them outside where they have much more room to run.  And they do run.  And run and run and run.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6895\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"puppies2\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>Until they collapse.\r\n\r\nWhile I was unsure about having six dachshunds, I am glad we ended up with both puppies.  They would be lonely without each other.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6896\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"puppies3\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>Penny has discovered Aunt Bella is fine if all you want to do is take a nap.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies4.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6897\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies4-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"puppies4\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" /></a>But for playing, there is no one like a sibling.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Welcoming Committee','','publish','open','open','','welcoming-committee','','','2016-08-01 14:56:31','2016-08-01 20:56:31','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6893',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6685,1,'2016-05-20 16:34:24','2016-05-20 22:34:24','','highwaterchicks1','','inherit','open','open','','highwaterchicks1','','','2016-05-20 16:34:24','2016-05-20 22:34:24','',6684,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6687,1,'2016-05-20 16:37:08','2016-05-20 22:37:08','','blue bonnets','','inherit','open','open','','blue-bonnets','','','2016-05-20 16:37:08','2016-05-20 22:37:08','',6684,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6688,1,'2016-05-20 16:37:33','2016-05-20 22:37:33','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nTexas has had a great deal of rain recently.  Considering the drought conditions we have endured over the past several years, I am not complaining.\r\n\r\nI do feel sorry for the chickens, though. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6685\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks1\" /></a>As the chicken yard has filled with water, the birds are seeking higher ground.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6686\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks2\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe one advantage to all the rain is it has allowed our bluebonnets to bloom a second time.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6687\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"blue bonnets\" /></a>I think it is worth the mess in the chicken yard.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Higher Ground','','inherit','open','open','','6684-revision-v1','','','2016-05-20 16:37:33','2016-05-20 22:37:33','',6684,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/05/20/6684-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6689,1,'2016-05-20 16:38:07','2016-05-20 22:38:07','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nTexas has had a great deal of rain recently.  Considering the drought conditions we have endured over the past several years, I am not complaining.\r\n\r\nI do feel sorry for the chickens, though. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6685\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks1\" /></a>As the chicken yard has filled with water, the birds are seeking higher ground.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6686\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks2\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe one advantage to all the rain is it has allowed our bluebonnets to bloom a second time.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6687\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"blue bonnets\" /></a>I think it is worth the mess in the chicken yard.</p>\r\n&nbsp;','Higher Ground','','inherit','open','open','','6684-revision-v1','','','2016-05-20 16:38:07','2016-05-20 22:38:07','',6684,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/05/20/6684-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6690,1,'2016-05-20 16:41:15','2016-05-20 22:41:15','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nTexas has had a great deal of rain recently.  Considering the drought conditions we have endured over the past several years, I am not complaining.\r\n\r\nI do feel sorry for the chickens, though. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6685\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks1\" /></a>As the chicken yard has filled with water, the birds are seeking higher ground.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6686\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks2\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe one advantage to all the rain is  our bluebonnets  have bloomed a second time.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6687\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"blue bonnets\" /></a>I think it is worth the mess in the chicken yard.</p>\r\n&nbsp;','Higher Ground','','inherit','open','open','','6684-autosave-v1','','','2016-05-20 16:41:15','2016-05-20 22:41:15','',6684,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/05/20/6684-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6691,1,'2016-05-20 16:41:07','2016-05-20 22:41:07','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nTexas has had a great deal of rain recently.  Considering the drought conditions we have endured over the past several years, I am not complaining.\r\n\r\nI do feel sorry for the chickens, though. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6685\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks1\" /></a>As the chicken yard has filled with water, the birds are seeking higher ground.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6686\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks2\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe one advantage to all the rain is  our bluebonnets  have bloomed a second time.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6687\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"blue bonnets\" /></a>I think it is worth the mess in the chicken yard.</p>\r\n&nbsp;','Higher Ground','','inherit','open','open','','6684-revision-v1','','','2016-05-20 16:41:07','2016-05-20 22:41:07','',6684,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/05/20/6684-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6692,1,'2016-05-20 16:41:49','2016-05-20 22:41:49','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nTexas has had a great deal of rain recently.  Considering the drought conditions we have endured over the past several years, I am not complaining.\r\n\r\nI do feel sorry for the chickens, though. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6685\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks1\" /></a>As the chicken yard has filled with water, the birds are seeking higher ground.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6686\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highwaterchicks2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"highwaterchicks2\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe one advantage to all the rain is  our bluebonnets  have bloomed a second time.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6687\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blue-bonnets-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"blue bonnets\" /></a>I think it\'s worth the mess in the chicken yard.</p>\r\n&nbsp;','Higher Ground','','inherit','open','open','','6684-revision-v1','','','2016-05-20 16:41:49','2016-05-20 22:41:49','',6684,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/05/20/6684-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6693,1,'2016-05-20 16:48:46','2016-05-20 22:48:46','A holiday set aside to remember the men and women who gave their lives while serving this country.\r\n\r\nNot to be confused with Veterans Day or Armed Forces Day, which celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans, <em>living or dead</em>.\r\n\r\nMemorial Day is also the day my sweetie and I shared our wedding vows.\r\n\r\nNo, we were not married on the last Monday in May, but on May 30th -- the original date designated as Memorial Day, or <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day\" target=\"_blank\">Decoration Day</a> as it was first known.\r\n\r\nWe picked the holiday for our wedding because we wanted to make the date easy to remember.\r\n\r\nThen on June 28, 1968, the Congress passed the <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Monday_Holiday_Act\" target=\"_blank\">Uniform Monday Holiday Act</a>, which moved Memorial Day, along with four other holidays, in order to create a convenient three-day weekend.\r\n\r\nIt’s okay though, we still remember our anniversary every year.\r\n\r\nBut I think people have forgotten the true origins of Memorial Day.\r\n\r\nMemorial Day has become a long weekend more devoted to shopping, family gatherings, fireworks, trips to the beach, and national media events than remembering those who have given their lives in military service.\r\n\r\nI hope this video will jog our memory.\r\n\r\n[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P-HpmohQZM&amp;w=420&amp;h=315]','Memorial Day is…','','inherit','open','open','','2898-autosave-v1','','','2016-05-20 16:48:46','2016-05-20 22:48:46','',2898,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/05/20/2898-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6695,1,'2016-06-08 06:00:13','2016-06-08 12:00:13','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pencil2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6696 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pencil2.jpg\" alt=\"pencil2\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" /></a>So...</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you\'re a writer,  grab and pencil and get to work.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Even if you\'re not, find a pencil and write a journey entry or short note to someone you love.</p>','Pencils and Writers','','publish','open','open','','put-that-pencil-to-work','','','2016-06-02 19:41:36','2016-06-03 01:41:36','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6695',0,'post','',1);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6698,1,'2016-06-02 19:41:26','2016-06-03 01:41:26','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pencil2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6696 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pencil2.jpg\" alt=\"pencil2\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" /></a>So...</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you\'re a writer,  grab and pencil and get to work.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Even if you\'re not, find a pencil and write. ite a journey entry or short note to someone you love.</p>','Pencils and Writers','','inherit','open','open','','6695-autosave-v1','','','2016-06-02 19:41:26','2016-06-03 01:41:26','',6695,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/02/6695-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6699,1,'2016-06-02 19:37:49','2016-06-03 01:37:49','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pencil2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6696 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pencil2.jpg\" alt=\"pencil2\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" /></a>So...</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you\'re a writer,  grab and pencil and get to work.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Even if you\'re not, write a journey entry or short note to someone you love.</p>','Pencils and Writers','','inherit','open','open','','6695-revision-v1','','','2016-06-02 19:37:49','2016-06-03 01:37:49','',6695,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/02/6695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6700,1,'2016-06-02 19:40:23','2016-06-03 01:40:23','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pencil2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6696 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pencil2.jpg\" alt=\"pencil2\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" /></a>So...</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you\'re a writer,  grab and pencil and get to work.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Even if you\'re not, put that pencil to work. Write a journey entry or short note to someone you love.</p>','Pencils and Writers','','inherit','open','open','','6695-revision-v1','','','2016-06-02 19:40:23','2016-06-03 01:40:23','',6695,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/02/6695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6701,1,'2016-06-02 19:41:36','2016-06-03 01:41:36','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pencil2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6696 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pencil2.jpg\" alt=\"pencil2\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" /></a>So...</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you\'re a writer,  grab and pencil and get to work.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Even if you\'re not, find a pencil and write a journey entry or short note to someone you love.</p>','Pencils and Writers','','inherit','open','open','','6695-revision-v1','','','2016-06-02 19:41:36','2016-06-03 01:41:36','',6695,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/02/6695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6725,1,'2016-06-13 06:00:06','2016-06-13 12:00:06','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6731 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\" alt=\"13\" width=\"200\" height=\"169\" /></a>Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When that fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes <a href=\"http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Triskaidekaphobia.html\" target=\"_blank\">Triskaidekaphobia</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'ve  considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. It would be a fun character flaw that readers would relate to since around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13. Of course, not all of those 10% are triskaidekaphobes.\r\n\r\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n	<li><span class=\"rendered_qtext\">The thirteenth Apollo space mission, Apollo 13 </span>was an unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\r\n\r\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally. Kinda contradictory to the club purpose, don\'t you think?)\r\n\r\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\r\n\r\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested and slaughtered the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\r\n\r\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love the number 13: a baker’s dozen.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6733\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"cookie monster\" /></a>Yummy, we get an extra cookie!</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','publish','open','open','','the-number-13-and-triskaidekaphobia','','','2016-06-12 20:59:31','2016-06-13 02:59:31','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6725',0,'post','',3);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6703,1,'2016-06-15 06:00:26','2016-06-15 12:00:26','This Honda ad is a speed reading test with great motivational words.\r\n\r\nGive it a try and listen to the words. Warning the words do go FAST!\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yEgF55x3_VM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\nNo, I won’t get a kick back from Honda if you decide to test drive their car.','Pushing Limits – Can You Keep Up?','','publish','open','open','','pushing-limits-can-you-keep-up','','','2016-06-04 12:23:30','2016-06-04 18:23:30','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6703',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6704,1,'2016-06-04 10:07:30','2016-06-04 16:07:30','This Honda ad is a speed reading test with great motivation words. \r\n\r\nGive it a try and listen to the words. \r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yEgF55x3_VM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\nNo, I won’t get a kick back from Honda if you decide to test drive their car.\r\n','Pushing Limits – Can You Keep Up?','','inherit','open','open','','6703-revision-v1','','','2016-06-04 10:07:30','2016-06-04 16:07:30','',6703,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/04/6703-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6705,1,'2016-06-04 10:08:48','2016-06-04 16:08:48','This Honda ad is a speed reading test with great motivation words. \r\n\r\nGive it a try and listen to the words. Warning the words do go FAST!\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yEgF55x3_VM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\nNo, I won’t get a kick back from Honda if you decide to test drive their car.\r\n','Pushing Limits – Can You Keep Up?','','inherit','open','open','','6703-revision-v1','','','2016-06-04 10:08:48','2016-06-04 16:08:48','',6703,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/04/6703-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6706,1,'2016-06-04 10:09:25','2016-06-04 16:09:25','This Honda ad is a speed reading test with great motivational words. \r\n\r\nGive it a try and listen to the words. Warning the words do go FAST!\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yEgF55x3_VM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\nNo, I won’t get a kick back from Honda if you decide to test drive their car.\r\n','Pushing Limits – Can You Keep Up?','','inherit','open','open','','6703-revision-v1','','','2016-06-04 10:09:25','2016-06-04 16:09:25','',6703,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/04/6703-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6707,1,'2016-06-06 06:00:49','2016-06-06 12:00:49','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6708\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning-206x300.png\" alt=\"learning\" /></a>It’s been said, “When you stop learning, you stop growing.”\r\n\r\nOr, as Albert Einstein put it “Once you stop learning, you start dying.\"\r\n\r\nMany professions recognize and require ongoing learning.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, I needed 40 hours of professional growth per year.\r\n\r\nAs an antique dealer, I constantly read price guides, watched Antiques Roadshow, and friended <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/kovels/\" target=\"_blank\">Kovel’s on Facebook</a> to keep up-to-date on antiques and pricing.\r\n\r\nAs a writer, I attend a writing conferences or workshop every year. Some are on-line or podcasts; others in person.\r\n\r\nThose in person conferences are the ones I enjoy the most because I’m not only learning I’m meeting <em>my people</em>. We writers are a breed unto ourselves and networking with those who <em>understand </em>is a treat.\r\n\r\nOver the winter, health issues made writing difficult. I sorta lost my momentum. My zeal to write. (In case you’ve wondered, that’s why you’ve been missing new blog posts here.)\r\n\r\nI truly needed interaction with my kind and some brain filling.\r\n\r\nIn May I attended a mini-con presented by the RWA chapter, <a href=\"http://crw-rwa.ning.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Romance Writers</a>. This well-organized conference delivered. And, delivered superbly.\r\n\r\nThe fellow writers were warm, friendly, and oh so understanding. We spoke the same language.\r\n\r\nThe daylong lecture from Donald Maass, President of Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, challenged and charged my muse, as I had expected.\r\n\r\nI’ve been attending Maass workshops since 2006. After decades in the publishing business,The Donald truly knows his stuff. His well-used books on craft line my bookcase line my bookcase —<em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297182X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel</a> </em>(2001)<em>, <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297263X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook</a> </em>(2004), <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297506X/writunbo-20\">The Fire in Fiction</a> </em>(2009) , <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004MYFL3Q/writunbo-20\">The Breakout Novelist</a></em> (2011) and <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1599634007/writunbo-20\">Writing 21st Century Fiction</a></em> (2012).\r\n\r\nIf you’re a writer looking to push your craft to the next level, you should check out opportunities at <a href=\"http://free-expressions.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Expressions Seminars and Literary Services</a>  and/or subscribe to the <a href=\"http://writerunboxed.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Writer Unboxed blog</a>, where Mr. Maass is a monthly contributor.\r\n\r\nThat weekend conference  refilled my brain well and supercharged my muse. I’m back on course and busy pushing to have the final book in the Vietnam War Era trilogy released this year.\r\n\r\nHow do you refill your own brain well?\r\n\r\nIf you\'re a writer, I highly recommend attending an in person writer\'s conference or workshop.','Recharging the Writer’s Brain Well','','publish','open','open','','recharging-the-writers-brain-well','','','2016-06-04 12:22:52','2016-06-04 18:22:52','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6707',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6709,1,'2016-06-04 12:02:09','2016-06-04 18:02:09','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6708\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning-206x300.png\" alt=\"learning\" /></a>It’s been said, “When you stop learning, you stop growing.”\r\n\r\nOr, as Albert Einstein put it “Once you stop learning, you start dying.\"\r\n\r\nMany professions recognize and require ongoing learning.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, I needed 40 hours of professional growth hours per year.\r\n\r\nAs an antique dealer, I constantly read price guides, watched Antiques Roadshow, and friended Kovel’s on Facebook.\r\n\r\nAs a writer, I attend a writing conferences or workshop every year. Some are on-line or podcasts; others in person.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThose in person conferences are the ones I enjoy the most because I’m not only learning I’m meeting my people. We writers are a breed unto ourselves and networking with those who <em>understand </em>is a treat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOver the winter, health issues had made writing difficult. I sorta lost my momentum. My zeal to write. (In case you’ve wondered, that’s way you’ve been missing new blog posts here.) I truly needed interaction with my kind and some refresher learning.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn May I attended a mini-con presented by RWA chapter, Colorado Romance Writers <a href=\"http://crw-rwa.ning.com/\">http://crw-rwa.ning.com/</a> . This well-organized conference delivered. And, delivered superbly.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe fellow writers were warm, friendly, and oh so understanding. We spoke the same language.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe daylong lecture from Donald Maass, President of Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, challenged and charged my muse, as I had expected.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI’ve been attending Maass workshops since 2006. The Donald knows his stuff after decades in the publishing business. His well-used books on craft line my bookcase line my bookcase —<em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297182X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel</a> </em>(2001)<em>, <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297263X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook</a> </em>(2004), <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297506X/writunbo-20\">The Fire in Fiction</a> </em>(2009) , <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004MYFL3Q/writunbo-20\">The Breakout Novelist</a></em> (2011) and <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1599634007/writunbo-20\">Writing 21st Century Fiction</a></em> (2012).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you’re a writer looking to push your craft to the next level, you should check out opportunities at Free Expressions Seminars and Literary Services <a href=\"http://free-expressions.com/\">http://free-expressions.com/</a> and/or subscribe to the Writer Unboxed blog,<a href=\"http://writerunboxed.com/\">http://writerunboxed.com/</a> where Mr. Maass is a monthly contributor.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat weekend conference in May refilled my brain well and charged my muse. I’m back on course and busy pushing to have the final book in the Vietnam War Era trilogy released this year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat do you do to refill your own well when life erupts and you kinda lose your way?','Recharging the Writer’s Brain Well','','inherit','open','open','','6707-revision-v1','','','2016-06-04 12:02:09','2016-06-04 18:02:09','',6707,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/04/6707-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6710,1,'2016-06-04 12:16:15','2016-06-04 18:16:15','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6708\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning-206x300.png\" alt=\"learning\" /></a>It’s been said, “When you stop learning, you stop growing.”\r\n\r\nOr, as Albert Einstein put it “Once you stop learning, you start dying.\"\r\n\r\nMany professions recognize and require ongoing learning.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, I needed 40 hours of professional growth hours per year.\r\n\r\nAs an antique dealer, I constantly read price guides, watched Antiques Roadshow, and friended <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/kovels/\" target=\"_blank\">Kovel’s on Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\nAs a writer, I attend a writing conferences or workshop every year. Some are on-line or podcasts; others in person.\r\n\r\nThose in person conferences are the ones I enjoy the most because I’m not only learning I’m meeting my people. We writers are a breed unto ourselves and networking with those who <em>understand </em>is a treat.\r\n\r\nOver the winter, health issues made writing difficult. I sorta lost my momentum. My zeal to write. (In case you’ve wondered, that’s why you’ve been missing new blog posts here.)\r\n\r\nI truly needed interaction with my kind and some brain filling.\r\n\r\nIn May I attended a mini-con presented by the RWA chapter, Colorado Romance Writers <a href=\"http://crw-rwa.ning.com/\">http://crw-rwa.ning.com/</a> . This well-organized conference delivered. And, delivered superbly.\r\n\r\nThe fellow writers were warm, friendly, and oh so understanding. We spoke the same language.\r\n\r\nThe daylong lecture from Donald Maass, President of Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, challenged and charged my muse, as I had expected.\r\n\r\nI’ve been attending Maass workshops since 2006. After decades in the publishing business,The Donald truly knows his stuff. His well-used books on craft line my bookcase line my bookcase —<em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297182X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel</a> </em>(2001)<em>, <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297263X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook</a> </em>(2004), <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297506X/writunbo-20\">The Fire in Fiction</a> </em>(2009) , <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004MYFL3Q/writunbo-20\">The Breakout Novelist</a></em> (2011) and <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1599634007/writunbo-20\">Writing 21st Century Fiction</a></em> (2012).\r\n\r\nIf you’re a writer looking to push your craft to the next level, you should check out opportunities at <a href=\"http://free-expressions.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Expressions Seminars and Literary Services</a>  and/or subscribe to the <a href=\"http://writerunboxed.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Writer Unboxed blog</a>, where Mr. Maass is a monthly contributor.\r\n\r\nThat weekend conference  refilled my brain well and charged my muse. I’m back on course and busy pushing to have the final book in the Vietnam War Era trilogy released this year.\r\n\r\nHow do you refill your own brain well? If you\'re a writer, I highly recommend attending an in person conference.','Recharging the Writer’s Brain Well','','inherit','open','open','','6707-revision-v1','','','2016-06-04 12:16:15','2016-06-04 18:16:15','',6707,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/04/6707-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6711,1,'2016-06-04 12:16:47','2016-06-04 18:16:47','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6708\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning-206x300.png\" alt=\"learning\" /></a>It’s been said, “When you stop learning, you stop growing.”\r\n\r\nOr, as Albert Einstein put it “Once you stop learning, you start dying.\"\r\n\r\nMany professions recognize and require ongoing learning.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, I needed 40 hours of professional growth per year.\r\n\r\nAs an antique dealer, I constantly read price guides, watched Antiques Roadshow, and friended <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/kovels/\" target=\"_blank\">Kovel’s on Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\nAs a writer, I attend a writing conferences or workshop every year. Some are on-line or podcasts; others in person.\r\n\r\nThose in person conferences are the ones I enjoy the most because I’m not only learning I’m meeting my people. We writers are a breed unto ourselves and networking with those who <em>understand </em>is a treat.\r\n\r\nOver the winter, health issues made writing difficult. I sorta lost my momentum. My zeal to write. (In case you’ve wondered, that’s why you’ve been missing new blog posts here.)\r\n\r\nI truly needed interaction with my kind and some brain filling.\r\n\r\nIn May I attended a mini-con presented by the RWA chapter, Colorado Romance Writers <a href=\"http://crw-rwa.ning.com/\">http://crw-rwa.ning.com/</a> . This well-organized conference delivered. And, delivered superbly.\r\n\r\nThe fellow writers were warm, friendly, and oh so understanding. We spoke the same language.\r\n\r\nThe daylong lecture from Donald Maass, President of Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, challenged and charged my muse, as I had expected.\r\n\r\nI’ve been attending Maass workshops since 2006. After decades in the publishing business,The Donald truly knows his stuff. His well-used books on craft line my bookcase line my bookcase —<em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297182X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel</a> </em>(2001)<em>, <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297263X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook</a> </em>(2004), <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297506X/writunbo-20\">The Fire in Fiction</a> </em>(2009) , <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004MYFL3Q/writunbo-20\">The Breakout Novelist</a></em> (2011) and <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1599634007/writunbo-20\">Writing 21st Century Fiction</a></em> (2012).\r\n\r\nIf you’re a writer looking to push your craft to the next level, you should check out opportunities at <a href=\"http://free-expressions.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Expressions Seminars and Literary Services</a>  and/or subscribe to the <a href=\"http://writerunboxed.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Writer Unboxed blog</a>, where Mr. Maass is a monthly contributor.\r\n\r\nThat weekend conference  refilled my brain well and charged my muse. I’m back on course and busy pushing to have the final book in the Vietnam War Era trilogy released this year.\r\n\r\nHow do you refill your own brain well? If you\'re a writer, I highly recommend attending an in person conference.','Recharging the Writer’s Brain Well','','inherit','open','open','','6707-revision-v1','','','2016-06-04 12:16:47','2016-06-04 18:16:47','',6707,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/04/6707-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6712,1,'2016-06-04 12:20:14','2016-06-04 18:20:14','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6708\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning-206x300.png\" alt=\"learning\" /></a>It’s been said, “When you stop learning, you stop growing.”\r\n\r\nOr, as Albert Einstein put it “Once you stop learning, you start dying.\"\r\n\r\nMany professions recognize and require ongoing learning.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, I needed 40 hours of professional growth per year.\r\n\r\nAs an antique dealer, I constantly read price guides, watched Antiques Roadshow, and friended <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/kovels/\" target=\"_blank\">Kovel’s on Facebook</a> to keep up-to-date on antiques and pricing.\r\n\r\nAs a writer, I attend a writing conferences or workshop every year. Some are on-line or podcasts; others in person.\r\n\r\nThose in person conferences are the ones I enjoy the most because I’m not only learning I’m meeting <em>my people</em>. We writers are a breed unto ourselves and networking with those who <em>understand </em>is a treat.\r\n\r\nOver the winter, health issues made writing difficult. I sorta lost my momentum. My zeal to write. (In case you’ve wondered, that’s why you’ve been missing new blog posts here.)\r\n\r\nI truly needed interaction with my kind and some brain filling.\r\n\r\nIn May I attended a mini-con presented by the RWA chapter, Colorado Romance Writers <a href=\"http://crw-rwa.ning.com/\">http://crw-rwa.ning.com/</a> . This well-organized conference delivered. And, delivered superbly.\r\n\r\nThe fellow writers were warm, friendly, and oh so understanding. We spoke the same language.\r\n\r\nThe daylong lecture from Donald Maass, President of Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, challenged and charged my muse, as I had expected.\r\n\r\nI’ve been attending Maass workshops since 2006. After decades in the publishing business,The Donald truly knows his stuff. His well-used books on craft line my bookcase line my bookcase —<em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297182X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel</a> </em>(2001)<em>, <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297263X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook</a> </em>(2004), <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297506X/writunbo-20\">The Fire in Fiction</a> </em>(2009) , <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004MYFL3Q/writunbo-20\">The Breakout Novelist</a></em> (2011) and <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1599634007/writunbo-20\">Writing 21st Century Fiction</a></em> (2012).\r\n\r\nIf you’re a writer looking to push your craft to the next level, you should check out opportunities at <a href=\"http://free-expressions.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Expressions Seminars and Literary Services</a>  and/or subscribe to the <a href=\"http://writerunboxed.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Writer Unboxed blog</a>, where Mr. Maass is a monthly contributor.\r\n\r\nThat weekend conference  refilled my brain well and supercharged my muse. I’m back on course and busy pushing to have the final book in the Vietnam War Era trilogy released this year.\r\n\r\nHow do you refill your own brain well?\r\n\r\nIf you\'re a writer, I highly recommend attending an in person writer\'s conference or workshop.','Recharging the Writer’s Brain Well','','inherit','open','open','','6707-revision-v1','','','2016-06-04 12:20:14','2016-06-04 18:20:14','',6707,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/04/6707-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6713,1,'2016-06-04 12:22:52','2016-06-04 18:22:52','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6708\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/learning-206x300.png\" alt=\"learning\" /></a>It’s been said, “When you stop learning, you stop growing.”\r\n\r\nOr, as Albert Einstein put it “Once you stop learning, you start dying.\"\r\n\r\nMany professions recognize and require ongoing learning.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, I needed 40 hours of professional growth per year.\r\n\r\nAs an antique dealer, I constantly read price guides, watched Antiques Roadshow, and friended <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/kovels/\" target=\"_blank\">Kovel’s on Facebook</a> to keep up-to-date on antiques and pricing.\r\n\r\nAs a writer, I attend a writing conferences or workshop every year. Some are on-line or podcasts; others in person.\r\n\r\nThose in person conferences are the ones I enjoy the most because I’m not only learning I’m meeting <em>my people</em>. We writers are a breed unto ourselves and networking with those who <em>understand </em>is a treat.\r\n\r\nOver the winter, health issues made writing difficult. I sorta lost my momentum. My zeal to write. (In case you’ve wondered, that’s why you’ve been missing new blog posts here.)\r\n\r\nI truly needed interaction with my kind and some brain filling.\r\n\r\nIn May I attended a mini-con presented by the RWA chapter, <a href=\"http://crw-rwa.ning.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Romance Writers</a>. This well-organized conference delivered. And, delivered superbly.\r\n\r\nThe fellow writers were warm, friendly, and oh so understanding. We spoke the same language.\r\n\r\nThe daylong lecture from Donald Maass, President of Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, challenged and charged my muse, as I had expected.\r\n\r\nI’ve been attending Maass workshops since 2006. After decades in the publishing business,The Donald truly knows his stuff. His well-used books on craft line my bookcase line my bookcase —<em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297182X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel</a> </em>(2001)<em>, <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297263X/writunbo-20\">Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook</a> </em>(2004), <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158297506X/writunbo-20\">The Fire in Fiction</a> </em>(2009) , <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004MYFL3Q/writunbo-20\">The Breakout Novelist</a></em> (2011) and <em><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1599634007/writunbo-20\">Writing 21st Century Fiction</a></em> (2012).\r\n\r\nIf you’re a writer looking to push your craft to the next level, you should check out opportunities at <a href=\"http://free-expressions.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Expressions Seminars and Literary Services</a>  and/or subscribe to the <a href=\"http://writerunboxed.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Writer Unboxed blog</a>, where Mr. Maass is a monthly contributor.\r\n\r\nThat weekend conference  refilled my brain well and supercharged my muse. I’m back on course and busy pushing to have the final book in the Vietnam War Era trilogy released this year.\r\n\r\nHow do you refill your own brain well?\r\n\r\nIf you\'re a writer, I highly recommend attending an in person writer\'s conference or workshop.','Recharging the Writer’s Brain Well','','inherit','open','open','','6707-revision-v1','','','2016-06-04 12:22:52','2016-06-04 18:22:52','',6707,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/04/6707-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6714,1,'2016-06-04 12:23:30','2016-06-04 18:23:30','This Honda ad is a speed reading test with great motivational words.\r\n\r\nGive it a try and listen to the words. Warning the words do go FAST!\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yEgF55x3_VM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\nNo, I won’t get a kick back from Honda if you decide to test drive their car.','Pushing Limits – Can You Keep Up?','','inherit','open','open','','6703-revision-v1','','','2016-06-04 12:23:30','2016-06-04 18:23:30','',6703,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/04/6703-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6768,1,'2016-06-20 06:00:04','2016-06-20 12:00:04','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-solstice.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6769\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-solstice.jpg\" alt=\"summer solstice\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" /></a>Summer officially arrives today. Each day forward, we will head to bed later as early dawns, long days, late sunsets, and short nights begin. Today will be the longest day of the year.\r\n\r\nOf course, in our little neck of the woods that’s hard to believe. Temperatures in the thirties and forties greet us every morning.\r\n\r\nStill today at 22:34 UTC or 4:34 p.m. in MDT the sun will reach its highest point signaling the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, south of the equator, winter begins.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6770 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Stonehenge2013-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" />Summer solstice has been around since the world begin. Ancient cultures recognized that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year. Stonehenge stands as a testament to their knowledge.  The summer solstice sun rises directly above the heel stone at Stonehenge.\r\n\r\nPsychologists have long suspected <a href=\"http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/literally-psyched/why-we-celebrate-the-summer-solstice/\">a link between our level of happiness and the amount of sunlight in the day</a>. Studies discovered what truly mattered was not the <em>absolute </em>amount of daylight but the <em>relative change </em>in that daylight. Or, was the day longer or shorter than the day that came before?\r\n\r\nWhen the change in daylight was positive (as approaching the summer solstice), people expressed significantly higher positive affect than they did when that change was negative (i.e., approaching the winter solstice).\r\n\r\nTherefore, today should be a long, happy day.\r\n\r\nNot only will we have more daylight, tonight is a full moon.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer_of_Love_thumb.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6771\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer_of_Love_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Summer_of_Love_thumb\" width=\"157\" height=\"240\" /></a>Indian tribes called the June full moon a <a href=\"http://farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/\">Strawberry Moon</a> while Europeans call it Rose Moon. Whatever you call it, it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s first summer solstice full moon since 1967, the summer known as the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Love\">Summer of Love</a>.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I missed the Summer of Love -- something about my husband’s Army duty tour in Asia.\r\n\r\nIn case you missed that summer too, scores of <a href=\"http://www.mortaljourney.com/2011/03/1960-trends/hippie-counter-culture-movement\">hippies</a> converged in the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haight-Ashbury\">Haight-Ashbury</a> neighborhood of San Francisco. The city became a melting pot of politics, music, drugs, creativity, and total lack of sexual and social inhibition. The birth place of the hippie movement.\r\n\r\nTonight’s phenomenon of a full moon and the June solstice on the same day won’t happen again until June 21, 2062.\r\n\r\nDon\'t know about you, but I won’t be around for the next event, so I’m going out to peek at the sky. Join me.','Summer at last!','','publish','open','open','','summer-at-last','','http://farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/\nhttp://www.mortaljourney.com/2011/03/1960-trends/hippie-counter-culture-movement','2016-06-20 13:36:20','2016-06-20 19:36:20','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6768',0,'post','',1);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6803,1,'2016-06-30 11:11:31','2016-06-30 17:11:31','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.\r\n\r\nBut who cares? Today is the day we traditionally celebrate our freedom.\r\n\r\nWhat a country - baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYXfdnhh2Mo\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\nNow that I have that peppy jingle embedded in your head enjoy your day whatever way you celebrate. At the same time, let\'s keep Ronald Reagan\'s words in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And an extra special thank you to all the brave men and women who help maintain our freedom everyday.</p>','Celebrating Independence','','inherit','closed','closed','','6750-revision-v1','','','2016-06-30 11:11:31','2016-06-30 17:11:31','',6750,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/30/6750-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6718,1,'2016-06-10 13:04:20','2016-06-10 19:04:20','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe have had problems with broody hens in the past. This means they sit on the eggs so when we try to gather them, the hen pecks at us.Usually we throw them off the nest box repeatedly and eventually they give up.\r\n\r\nOnce we let a bantam hen sits on eggs, but she didn’t stay on them long enough for them to hatch.  They just turned rotten – a very unpleasant experience.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6719\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia\" /></a>Olivia was different.  She was persistent.  In fact, Rachel decided to see if she would stay on eggs long enough for them to hatch.  She secured a special hutch and put a fake egg in the nest box.\r\n\r\nOlivia found it, stayed there and guarded it fiercely. So one night, Rachel switched the fake egg with one dozen real eggs.  Some were from large fowl and some were bantams from her bantam project.\r\n\r\nOlivia was quite content.\r\n\r\nTwenty days later, one of the eggs hatched.  They weren’t due to hatch until day 21 but there is always one over achiever.  In all seven hatched.  It was very exciting.  Olivia stayed in the hutch with the chicks all the time.  Rachel had to shoo her out to eat and poop.  Eventually she started to come out on her own.\r\n\r\nI guess even chicken moms need a break sometimes.\r\n\r\nThe week before our oldest daughter got married, I opened the hutch and the chicks started tumbling out.  I wasn’t quite sure what to do.  I watched for a while as Olivia guarded them from the other hens.  She taught them how to scratch the ground and dust bathe.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-chicks.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6720\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-chicks-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia chicks\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn all the stress of the end of the school year, combined with the upcoming wedding, it was very therapeutic to stand there and watch this mother hen with her chicks.  They are venturing further and further away these days.  They still return to the hutch at night and huddle under Olivia.\r\n\r\nI don’t think she knows they weren’t her eggs.  She is just being a mother hen.\r\n\r\nMy now married daughter called this week.  Her husband started his new job.  She said, “I got up and fixed him breakfast and fixed his lunch, and he went to work.  I feel like a wifemiller.”\r\n\r\nAnd just like that she has left the nest.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Catherine-Caleb.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6722\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Catherine-Caleb-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"Catherine-Caleb\" /></a>','Mother Hen','','publish','open','open','','mother-hen','','','2016-06-10 13:04:20','2016-06-10 19:04:20','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6718',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6721,1,'2016-06-10 12:55:41','2016-06-10 18:55:41','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe have had problems with broody hens in the past. This means they sit on the eggs so when we try to gather them, the hen pecks at us.\r\n\r\nUsually we throw them off the nest box repeatedly and eventually they give up. Once we let a bantam hen sits on eggs, but she didn’t stay on them long enough for them to hatch.  They just turned rotten – a very unpleasant experience.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6719\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia\" /></a>Olivia was different.  She was persistent.  In fact, Rachel decided to see if she would stay on eggs long enough for them to hatch.  She secured a special hutch and put a fake egg in the nest box.\r\n\r\nOlivia found it, stayed there and guarded it fiercely. So one night, Rachel switched the fake egg with one dozen real eggs.  Some were from large fowl and some were bantams from her bantam project.\r\n\r\nOlivia was quite content.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-chicks.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6720\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-chicks-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia chicks\" /></a>Twenty days later, one of the eggs hatched.  They weren’t due to hatch until day 21 but there is always one over achiever.  In all seven hatched.  It was very exciting.  Olivia stayed in the hutch with the chicks all the time.  Rachel had to shoo her out to eat and poop.  Eventually she started to come out on her own.\r\n\r\nI guess even chicken moms need a break sometimes.\r\n\r\nThe week before our oldest daughter got married, I opened the hutch and the chicks started tumbling out.  I wasn’t quite sure what to do.  I watched for a while as Olivia guarded them from the other hens.  She taught them how to scratch the ground and dust bathe.\r\n\r\nIn all the stress of the end of the school year, combined with the upcoming wedding, it was very therapeutic to stand there and watch this mother hen with her chicks.  They are venturing further and further away these days.  They still return to the hutch at night and huddle under Olivia.\r\n\r\nI don’t think she knows they weren’t her eggs.  She is just being a mother hen.\r\n\r\nMy now married daughter called this week.  Her husband started his new job.  She said “I got up and fixed him breakfast and fixed his lunch, and he went to work.  I feel like a wifemiller.”\r\n\r\nAnd just like that she has left the nest.','Mother Hen','','inherit','open','open','','6718-revision-v1','','','2016-06-10 12:55:41','2016-06-10 18:55:41','',6718,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/10/6718-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6723,1,'2016-06-10 13:02:00','2016-06-10 19:02:00','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe have had problems with broody hens in the past. This means they sit on the eggs so when we try to gather them, the hen pecks at us.\r\n\r\nUsually we throw them off the nest box repeatedly and eventually they give up. Once we let a bantam hen sits on eggs, but she didn’t stay on them long enough for them to hatch.  They just turned rotten – a very unpleasant experience.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6719\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia\" /></a>Olivia was different.  She was persistent.  In fact, Rachel decided to see if she would stay on eggs long enough for them to hatch.  She secured a special hutch and put a fake egg in the nest box.\r\n\r\nOlivia found it, stayed there and guarded it fiercely. So one night, Rachel switched the fake egg with one dozen real eggs.  Some were from large fowl and some were bantams from her bantam project.\r\n\r\nOlivia was quite content.\r\n\r\nTwenty days later, one of the eggs hatched.  They weren’t due to hatch until day 21 but there is always one over achiever.  In all seven hatched.  It was very exciting.  Olivia stayed in the hutch with the chicks all the time.  Rachel had to shoo her out to eat and poop.  Eventually she started to come out on her own.\r\n\r\nI guess even chicken moms need a break sometimes.\r\n\r\nThe week before our oldest daughter got married, I opened the hutch and the chicks started tumbling out.  I wasn’t quite sure what to do.  I watched for a while as Olivia guarded them from the other hens.  She taught them how to scratch the ground and dust bathe.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-chicks.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6720\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-chicks-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia chicks\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn all the stress of the end of the school year, combined with the upcoming wedding, it was very therapeutic to stand there and watch this mother hen with her chicks.  They are venturing further and further away these days.  They still return to the hutch at night and huddle under Olivia.\r\n\r\nI don’t think she knows they weren’t her eggs.  She is just being a mother hen.\r\n\r\nMy now married daughter called this week.  Her husband started his new job.  She said, “I got up and fixed him breakfast and fixed his lunch, and he went to work.  I feel like a wifemiller.”\r\n\r\nAnd just like that she has left the nest.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Catherine-Caleb.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6722\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Catherine-Caleb-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"Catherine-Caleb\" /></a>','Mother Hen','','inherit','open','open','','6718-revision-v1','','','2016-06-10 13:02:00','2016-06-10 19:02:00','',6718,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/10/6718-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6724,1,'2016-06-10 13:03:10','2016-06-10 19:03:10','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe have had problems with broody hens in the past. This means they sit on the eggs so when we try to gather them, the hen pecks at us.Usually we throw them off the nest box repeatedly and eventually they give up.\r\n\r\nOnce we let a bantam hen sits on eggs, but she didn’t stay on them long enough for them to hatch.  They just turned rotten – a very unpleasant experience.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6719\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia\" /></a>Olivia was different.  She was persistent.  In fact, Rachel decided to see if she would stay on eggs long enough for them to hatch.  She secured a special hutch and put a fake egg in the nest box.\r\n\r\nOlivia found it, stayed there and guarded it fiercely. So one night, Rachel switched the fake egg with one dozen real eggs.  Some were from large fowl and some were bantams from her bantam project.\r\n\r\nOlivia was quite content.\r\n\r\nTwenty days later, one of the eggs hatched.  They weren’t due to hatch until day 21 but there is always one over achiever.  In all seven hatched.  It was very exciting.  Olivia stayed in the hutch with the chicks all the time.  Rachel had to shoo her out to eat and poop.  Eventually she started to come out on her own.\r\n\r\nI guess even chicken moms need a break sometimes.\r\n\r\nThe week before our oldest daughter got married, I opened the hutch and the chicks started tumbling out.  I wasn’t quite sure what to do.  I watched for a while as Olivia guarded them from the other hens.  She taught them how to scratch the ground and dust bathe.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-chicks.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6720\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Olivia-chicks-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia chicks\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn all the stress of the end of the school year, combined with the upcoming wedding, it was very therapeutic to stand there and watch this mother hen with her chicks.  They are venturing further and further away these days.  They still return to the hutch at night and huddle under Olivia.\r\n\r\nI don’t think she knows they weren’t her eggs.  She is just being a mother hen.\r\n\r\nMy now married daughter called this week.  Her husband started his new job.  She said, “I got up and fixed him breakfast and fixed his lunch, and he went to work.  I feel like a wifemiller.”\r\n\r\nAnd just like that she has left the nest.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Catherine-Caleb.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6722\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Catherine-Caleb-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"Catherine-Caleb\" /></a>','Mother Hen','','inherit','open','open','','6718-revision-v1','','','2016-06-10 13:03:10','2016-06-10 19:03:10','',6718,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/10/6718-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6726,1,'2016-06-12 17:42:04','2016-06-12 23:42:04','Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When their fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes Triskaidekaphobia. Around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13 through not all of them are triskaidekaphobes.\r\n\r\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas consistently.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n	<li>Apollo 13 was the only unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider that the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\r\n\r\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally.)\r\n\r\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\r\n\r\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\r\n\r\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love it: a baker’s dozen. Yummy, we get an extra cookie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13\">http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 17:42:04','2016-06-12 23:42:04','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6727,1,'2016-06-12 17:45:34','2016-06-12 23:45:34','Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When their fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes Triskaidekaphobia.\r\n\r\nAround 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13 through not all of them are triskaidekaphobes. I\'ve even considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. I think it would be a fun character flaw.\r\n\r\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n	<li>Apollo 13 was the only unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider that the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\r\n\r\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally.)\r\n\r\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\r\n\r\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\r\n\r\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love it: a baker’s dozen. Yummy, we get an extra cookie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13\">http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 17:45:34','2016-06-12 23:45:34','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6728,1,'2016-06-12 17:45:56','2016-06-12 23:45:56','<p>Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When their fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes Triskaidekaphobia.</p>\r\n<p>Around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13 through not all of them are triskaidekaphobes. I\'ve even considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. I think it would be a fun character flaw.</p>\r\n<p>Why is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n<li>Apollo 13 was the only unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider that the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>In the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.</p>\r\n<p>(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally.)</p>\r\n<p>The belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.</p>\r\n<p>The fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.</p>\r\n<p>By the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)</p>\r\n<p>To counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love it: a baker’s dozen. Yummy, we get an extra cookie.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13\">http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13</a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 17:45:56','2016-06-12 23:45:56','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6729,1,'2016-06-12 17:47:44','2016-06-12 23:47:44','Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When their fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes Triskaidekaphobia.\r\n\r\nI\'ve  considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. It would be a fun character flaw and one readers would relate to since around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13 though not all of them are triskaidekaphobes.\r\n\r\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n	<li>Apollo 13 was the only unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider that the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\r\n\r\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally.)\r\n\r\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\r\n\r\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\r\n\r\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love it: a baker’s dozen. Yummy, we get an extra cookie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13\">http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 17:47:44','2016-06-12 23:47:44','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6730,1,'2016-06-12 17:50:50','2016-06-12 23:50:50','Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When their fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes <a href=\"http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Triskaidekaphobia.html\" target=\"_blank\">Triskaidekaphobia</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'ve  considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. It would be a fun character flaw and one readers would relate to since around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13 though not all of them are triskaidekaphobes.\r\n\r\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n	<li>Apollo 13 was the only unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider that the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\r\n\r\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally.)\r\n\r\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\r\n\r\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\r\n\r\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love it: a baker’s dozen. Yummy, we get an extra cookie.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13\">http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 17:50:50','2016-06-12 23:50:50','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6732,1,'2016-06-12 17:55:04','2016-06-12 23:55:04','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6731\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\" alt=\"13\" /></a>Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When their fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes <a href=\"http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Triskaidekaphobia.html\" target=\"_blank\">Triskaidekaphobia</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'ve  considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. It would be a fun character flaw and one readers would relate to since around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13 though not all of them are triskaidekaphobes.\r\n\r\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n	<li>Apollo 13 was the only unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider that the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\r\n\r\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally.)\r\n\r\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\r\n\r\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\r\n\r\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love it: a baker’s dozen. Yummy, we get an extra cookie!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 17:55:04','2016-06-12 23:55:04','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6733,1,'2016-06-12 17:57:33','2016-06-12 23:57:33','','cookie monster','','inherit','open','open','','cookie-monster','','','2016-06-12 17:57:33','2016-06-12 23:57:33','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6734,1,'2016-06-12 17:58:04','2016-06-12 23:58:04','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6731\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\" alt=\"13\" /></a>Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When their fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes <a href=\"http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Triskaidekaphobia.html\" target=\"_blank\">Triskaidekaphobia</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'ve  considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. It would be a fun character flaw and one readers would relate to since around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13 though not all of them are triskaidekaphobes.\r\n\r\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n	<li>Apollo 13 was the only unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider that the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\r\n\r\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally.)\r\n\r\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\r\n\r\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\r\n\r\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love it: a baker’s dozen.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6733\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"cookie monster\" /></a>Yummy, we get an extra cookie!</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 17:58:04','2016-06-12 23:58:04','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6735,1,'2016-06-12 20:58:22','2016-06-13 02:58:22','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6731 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\" alt=\"13\" width=\"200\" height=\"169\" /></a>Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When that fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes <a href=\"http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Triskaidekaphobia.html\" target=\"_blank\">Triskaidekaphobia</a>.\n\nI\'ve  considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. It would be a fun character flaw readers would relate to since around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13. Of course, not all of those 10% are triskaidekaphobes.\n\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.\n<ol>\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\n	<li><span class=\"rendered_qtext\">The thirteenth Apollo space mission, Apollo 13 </span>was an unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\n</ol>\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\n\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally. Kinda contradictory to the club purpose, don\'t you think?)\n\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\n\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested and slaughtered the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\n\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\n\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love it: a baker’s dozen.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6733\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"cookie monster\" /></a>Yummy, we get an extra cookie!</p>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-autosave-v1','','','2016-06-12 20:58:22','2016-06-13 02:58:22','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6736,1,'2016-06-12 20:56:18','2016-06-13 02:56:18','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6731 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\" alt=\"13\" width=\"200\" height=\"169\" /></a>Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When that fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes <a href=\"http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Triskaidekaphobia.html\" target=\"_blank\">Triskaidekaphobia</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'ve  considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. It would be a fun character flaw readers would relate to since around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13. Of course, not all of those 10% are triskaidekaphobes.\r\n\r\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n	<li><span class=\"rendered_qtext\">The thirteenth Apollo space mission, Apollo 13 </span>was an unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\r\n\r\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally. kinda contradictory to the club purpose, don\'t you think?)\r\n\r\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\r\n\r\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested and slaughtered the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\r\n\r\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love it: a baker’s dozen.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6733\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"cookie monster\" /></a>Yummy, we get an extra cookie!</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 20:56:18','2016-06-13 02:56:18','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6737,1,'2016-06-12 20:59:02','2016-06-13 02:59:02','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6731 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\" alt=\"13\" width=\"200\" height=\"169\" /></a>Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When that fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes <a href=\"http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Triskaidekaphobia.html\" target=\"_blank\">Triskaidekaphobia</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'ve  considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. It would be a fun character flaw readers would relate to since around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13. Of course, not all of those 10% are triskaidekaphobes.\r\n\r\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n	<li><span class=\"rendered_qtext\">The thirteenth Apollo space mission, Apollo 13 </span>was an unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\r\n\r\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally. Kinda contradictory to the club purpose, don\'t you think?)\r\n\r\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\r\n\r\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested and slaughtered the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\r\n\r\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love the number 13: a baker’s dozen.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6733\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"cookie monster\" /></a>Yummy, we get an extra cookie!</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 20:59:02','2016-06-13 02:59:02','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6738,1,'2016-06-12 20:59:31','2016-06-13 02:59:31','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6731 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13.gif\" alt=\"13\" width=\"200\" height=\"169\" /></a>Today’s date, June 13, got me to thinking about superstitious people who believe the number thirteen is unlucky. When that fear becomes immersive and ongoing, it becomes <a href=\"http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Triskaidekaphobia.html\" target=\"_blank\">Triskaidekaphobia</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'ve  considered making a character in one of stories triskaidekaphobic. It would be a fun character flaw that readers would relate to since around 9-10% of Americans are superstitious about the number 13. Of course, not all of those 10% are triskaidekaphobes.\r\n\r\nWhy is 13 considered unlucky, anyway? There’s no definitive reason, but a little research turned up these ideas.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Thirteen people were at the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditionally, 13 steps lead up the gallows.</li>\r\n	<li>A hangman’s noose contains 13 turns.</li>\r\n	<li><span class=\"rendered_qtext\">The thirteenth Apollo space mission, Apollo 13 </span>was an unsuccessful moon mission.</li>\r\n	<li>In Roman culture, witches gathered in groups of 12 where the 13<sup>th</sup> witch is the ‘Devil’.</li>\r\n	<li>Old superstition says13 letters in your name, brings the devil’s luck. Slightly convincing when you consider the names of Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nIn the late 1800s, a group called <em>The Thirteen Club</em> formed to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. Club members met on the 13th of the month for dinner with 13 people to a table. Members who showed up late were fined – you guessed it, 13 cents. For the next forty years, Thirteen Clubs cropped up all over the U.S. but then faded in popularity.\r\n\r\n(Interesting to note, five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Chester A. Arthur were club members. If you remember your U.S. history, two of these presidents were shot — one fatally. Kinda contradictory to the club purpose, don\'t you think?)\r\n\r\nThe belief/superstition that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office, and apartment buildings skip numbering the 13<sup>th</sup> floor. Airports usually don’t have a Gate 13 and airplane aisles omit Aisle 13.\r\n\r\nThe fear of 13 can be especially heightened when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. Many people don’t even leave their homes when that happens. Fear of Friday the 13 may stem from the fact that Philip IV of France arrested and slaughtered the Knights Templar, an ancient Christian military unit, on Friday, October 13, 1307.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fear of Friday the 13 is called - <a href=\"http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/\">paraskevidekatriaphobia</a>  You’re said to be cured when you can pronounced paraskevidekatriaphobia. (Just kidding!)\r\n\r\nTo counter all of this undue hatred of the poor number 13, there is one very good reason to love the number 13: a baker’s dozen.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6733\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cookie-monster-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"cookie monster\" /></a>Yummy, we get an extra cookie!</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The number 13 and Triskaidekaphobia','','inherit','open','open','','6725-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 20:59:31','2016-06-13 02:59:31','',6725,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6725-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6739,1,'2016-06-17 06:00:42','2016-06-17 12:00:42','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe currently have two groups of chicks in our chicken yard.  We have those who were hatched by Olivia (<a href=\"http://wp.me/p6raJB-1Km\" target=\"_blank\">see last week’s blog</a>) and those who were purchased from our local feed and supply store.\r\n\r\nThe purchased chicks are light Brahmas and spent time in a brooder before being released into the yard.\r\n\r\nRachel dipped each of their beaks in the water when she put first brought them home. We gave them food and let them grow big enough to join the other chickens. The term “light” refers to their color not their size.  Eventually these hens will weigh 9 lbs.\r\n\r\nThere is an interesting contrast between the chicks.\r\n\r\nOlivia’s chicks follow her around.  The Brahmas, however, follow Rachel or me around.  We put the chick feed down and stand over the chicks while they eat to make sure the big hens don’t bully them out of their food.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brooding-chicks.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6741\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brooding-chicks-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"brooding chicks\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI suppose Rachel and I are acting as surrogate mother hens.\r\n\r\nThat’s not a bad thing to have on a resume.','Surrogate Mother Hen','','publish','open','open','','surrogate-mother-hen','','','2016-06-12 21:46:05','2016-06-13 03:46:05','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6739',0,'post','',1);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6740,1,'2016-06-12 21:41:44','2016-06-13 03:41:44','We currently have two groups of chicks in our chicken yard.  We have those who were hatched by Olivia (see last week’s blog) and those who were purchased from our local feed and supply store.\r\n\r\nThe purchased chicks are light Brahmas and spent time in a brooder before being released into the yard.\r\n\r\nRachel dipped each of their beaks in the water when she put first brought them home. We gave them food and let them grow big enough to join the other chickens. The term “light” refers to their color not their size.  Eventually these hens will weigh 9 lbs.\r\n\r\nThere is an interesting contrast between the chicks.  Olivia’s chicks follow her around.  The Brahmas, however, follow Rachel or me around.  We put the chick feed down and stand over the chicks while they eat to make sure the big hens don’t bully them out of their food.\r\n\r\nI suppose Rachel and I are acting as surrogate mother hens.  That’s not a bad thing to have on a resume.','Surrogate Mother Hen','','inherit','open','open','','6739-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 21:41:44','2016-06-13 03:41:44','',6739,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6739-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6742,1,'2016-06-12 21:44:50','2016-06-13 03:44:50','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe currently have two groups of chicks in our chicken yard.  We have those who were hatched by Olivia (<a href=\"http://wp.me/p6raJB-1Km\" target=\"_blank\">see last week’s blog</a>) and those who were purchased from our local feed and supply store.\r\n\r\nThe purchased chicks are light Brahmas and spent time in a brooder before being released into the yard.\r\n\r\nRachel dipped each of their beaks in the water when she put first brought them home. We gave them food and let them grow big enough to join the other chickens. The term “light” refers to their color not their size.  Eventually these hens will weigh 9 lbs.\r\n\r\nThere is an interesting contrast between the chicks.\r\n\r\nOlivia’s chicks follow her around.  The Brahmas, however, follow Rachel or me around.  We put the chick feed down and stand over the chicks while they eat to make sure the big hens don’t bully them out of their food.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brooding-chicks.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6741\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brooding-chicks-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"brooding chicks\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI suppose Rachel and I are acting as surrogate mother hens.  That’s not a bad thing to have on a resume.','Surrogate Mother Hen','','inherit','open','open','','6739-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 21:44:50','2016-06-13 03:44:50','',6739,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6739-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6743,1,'2016-06-12 21:45:39','2016-06-13 03:45:39','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe currently have two groups of chicks in our chicken yard.  We have those who were hatched by Olivia (<a href=\"http://wp.me/p6raJB-1Km\" target=\"_blank\">see last week’s blog</a>) and those who were purchased from our local feed and supply store.\r\n\r\nThe purchased chicks are light Brahmas and spent time in a brooder before being released into the yard.\r\n\r\nRachel dipped each of their beaks in the water when she put first brought them home. We gave them food and let them grow big enough to join the other chickens. The term “light” refers to their color not their size.  Eventually these hens will weigh 9 lbs.\r\n\r\nThere is an interesting contrast between the chicks.\r\n\r\nOlivia’s chicks follow her around.  The Brahmas, however, follow Rachel or me around.  We put the chick feed down and stand over the chicks while they eat to make sure the big hens don’t bully them out of their food.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brooding-chicks.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6741\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brooding-chicks-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"brooding chicks\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI suppose Rachel and I are acting as surrogate mother hens.\r\n\r\nThat’s not a bad thing to have on a resume.','Surrogate Mother Hen','','inherit','open','open','','6739-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 21:45:39','2016-06-13 03:45:39','',6739,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6739-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6780,1,'2016-06-20 13:36:20','2016-06-20 19:36:20','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-solstice.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6769\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-solstice.jpg\" alt=\"summer solstice\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" /></a>Summer officially arrives today. Each day forward, we will head to bed later as early dawns, long days, late sunsets, and short nights begin. Today will be the longest day of the year.\r\n\r\nOf course, in our little neck of the woods that’s hard to believe. Temperatures in the thirties and forties greet us every morning.\r\n\r\nStill today at 22:34 UTC or 4:34 p.m. in MDT the sun will reach its highest point signaling the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, south of the equator, winter begins.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6770 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Stonehenge2013-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" />Summer solstice has been around since the world begin. Ancient cultures recognized that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year. Stonehenge stands as a testament to their knowledge.  The summer solstice sun rises directly above the heel stone at Stonehenge.\r\n\r\nPsychologists have long suspected <a href=\"http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/literally-psyched/why-we-celebrate-the-summer-solstice/\">a link between our level of happiness and the amount of sunlight in the day</a>. Studies discovered what truly mattered was not the <em>absolute </em>amount of daylight but the <em>relative change </em>in that daylight. Or, was the day longer or shorter than the day that came before?\r\n\r\nWhen the change in daylight was positive (as approaching the summer solstice), people expressed significantly higher positive affect than they did when that change was negative (i.e., approaching the winter solstice).\r\n\r\nTherefore, today should be a long, happy day.\r\n\r\nNot only will we have more daylight, tonight is a full moon.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer_of_Love_thumb.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6771\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer_of_Love_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Summer_of_Love_thumb\" width=\"157\" height=\"240\" /></a>Indian tribes called the June full moon a <a href=\"http://farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/\">Strawberry Moon</a> while Europeans call it Rose Moon. Whatever you call it, it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s first summer solstice full moon since 1967, the summer known as the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Love\">Summer of Love</a>.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I missed the Summer of Love -- something about my husband’s Army duty tour in Asia.\r\n\r\nIn case you missed that summer too, scores of <a href=\"http://www.mortaljourney.com/2011/03/1960-trends/hippie-counter-culture-movement\">hippies</a> converged in the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haight-Ashbury\">Haight-Ashbury</a> neighborhood of San Francisco. The city became a melting pot of politics, music, drugs, creativity, and total lack of sexual and social inhibition. The birth place of the hippie movement.\r\n\r\nTonight’s phenomenon of a full moon and the June solstice on the same day won’t happen again until June 21, 2062.\r\n\r\nDon\'t know about you, but I won’t be around for the next event, so I’m going out to peek at the sky. Join me.','Summer at last!','','inherit','closed','closed','','6768-revision-v1','','','2016-06-20 13:36:20','2016-06-20 19:36:20','',6768,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/20/6768-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6745,1,'2016-06-24 06:00:35','2016-06-24 12:00:35','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOver the years, we have had issues with unwelcome animals on Miller Farm – mainly stray cats, rats and possums. We are animal friendly but draw the line at cats and rats and possums.  All three have a tendency to harm chickens.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hole-in-yard.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6746\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hole-in-yard-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"hole in yard\" /></a>When we discovered holes in the back yard, we figured there was another unwelcome guest.\r\n\r\nRachel did some research and concluded that there were Norway rats digging holes in the back yard.  This conclusion was based in part on the attack of one or the chicks in the brooder in the garage and in part on the rat sightings in the garage.\r\n\r\nShe put rat poison in all the holes and we carefully scanned the yard for dead rats each morning before letting the dogs out.  We saw no more rats and the chicks in the brooder seemed safe so we figured the problem was solved.\r\n\r\nThe exterminator came out last week and I asked him about Norway rats.  He said they are not usually found in this area but more in coastal regions. He said the more likely culprit is…….wait for it……<strong>frogs</strong>.\r\n\r\nI had no idea that frogs were burrowers. It was somewhat of a relief to think of frogs in the back yard rather than rats.\r\n\r\nIn fact, I was much less disturbed by the frog in the garage last night than I had been by the rats last month.\r\n\r\nThe dogs are most interested in the holes.  It is a well-known fact that dachshunds are indeed burrowers.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tucker-digging.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6747\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tucker-digging-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tucker digging\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dog-digging.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6748\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dog-digging-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"dog digging\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI feel a little better about the dogs burrowing for frogs than for rats.','Digging Frogs','','publish','open','open','','digging-frogs','','','2016-06-12 21:57:03','2016-06-13 03:57:03','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6745',0,'post','',1);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6749,1,'2016-06-12 21:54:37','2016-06-13 03:54:37','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOver the years, we have had issues with unwelcome animals on Miller Farm – mainly stray cats, rats and possums. We are animal friendly but draw the line at cats and rats and possums.  All three have a tendency to harm chickens.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hole-in-yard.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6746\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hole-in-yard-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"hole in yard\" /></a>When we discovered holes in the back yard, we figured there was another unwelcome guest.\r\n\r\nRachel did some research and concluded that there were Norway rats digging holes in the back yard.  This conclusion was based in part on the attack of one or the chicks in the brooder in the garage and in part on the rat sightings in the garage.\r\n\r\nShe put rat poison in all the holes and we carefully scanned the yard for dead rats each morning before letting the dogs out.  We saw no more rats and the chicks in the brooder seemed safe so we figured the problem was solved.\r\n\r\nThe exterminator came out last week and I asked him about Norway rats.  He said they are not usually found in this area but more in coastal regions. He said the more likely culprit is…….wait for it……<strong>frogs</strong>.\r\n\r\nI had no idea that frogs were burrowers. It was somewhat of a relief to think of frogs in the back yard rather than rats.\r\n\r\nIn fact, I was much less disturbed by the frog in the garage last night than I had been by the rats last month.\r\n\r\nThe dogs are most interested in the holes.  It is a well-known fact that dachshunds are indeed burrowers.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tucker-digging.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6747\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tucker-digging-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tucker digging\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dog-digging.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6748\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dog-digging-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"dog digging\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI feel a little better about the dogs burrowing for frogs than for rats.','Digging Frogs','','inherit','open','open','','6745-revision-v1','','','2016-06-12 21:54:37','2016-06-13 03:54:37','',6745,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/12/6745-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6750,1,'2016-07-04 06:00:39','2016-07-04 12:00:39','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.\r\n\r\nBut who cares? Today is the day we traditionally celebrate our freedom.\r\n\r\nWhat a country - baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYXfdnhh2Mo\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\nNow that I have that peppy jingle embedded in your head enjoy your day whatever way you celebrate. At the same time, let\'s keep Ronald Reagan\'s words in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And an extra special thank you to all the brave men and women who help maintain our freedom everyday.</p>','Celebrating Independence','','publish','open','open','','celebrating-independence','','','2016-06-30 11:12:48','2016-06-30 17:12:48','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6750',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6752,1,'2016-06-14 09:45:42','2016-06-14 15:45:42','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.  For the official timeline of events surrounding the Declaration of Independence, check the <a href=\"http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/timeline.html\" target=\"_blank\">ushistory.org</a> site.\r\n\r\nAs you enjoy your hot dogs, apple, from the front seat of your Chevrolet, keep this in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\nAnd an extra special thank you to all the brave servicemen, police, and firefighters who help maintain our freedom everyday.','Celebrating Independence','','inherit','open','open','','6750-revision-v1','','','2016-06-14 09:45:42','2016-06-14 15:45:42','',6750,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/14/6750-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6755,1,'2016-06-14 09:54:36','2016-06-14 15:54:36','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.  \r\n\r\nBut who cares? Today is the day we traditionally celebrate our freedom. What a country - baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet. \r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYXfdnhh2Mo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs you enjoy your baseball games, hot dogs, and apple pie, we should also keep this in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\nAnd an extra special thank you to all the brave servicemen, police, and firefighters who help maintain our freedom everyday.','Celebrating Independence','','inherit','open','open','','6750-revision-v1','','','2016-06-14 09:54:36','2016-06-14 15:54:36','',6750,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/14/6750-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6753,1,'2016-06-14 09:52:03','2016-06-14 15:52:03','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.  If you\'re interested in the official timeline of events surrounding the Declaration of Independence, check the <a href=\"http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/timeline.html\" target=\"_blank\">ushistory.org</a> site.\r\n\r\nBut who cares? Today is the day we traditionally celebrate our freedom. \r\n\r\nPersonally, I believe we should celebrate our freedom everyday. \r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYXfdnhh2Mo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs you enjoy your hot dogs, apple, from the front seat of your Chevrolet,  keep this in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\nAnd an extra special thank you to all the brave servicemen, police, and firefighters who help maintain our freedom everyday.','Celebrating Independence','','inherit','open','open','','6750-revision-v1','','','2016-06-14 09:52:03','2016-06-14 15:52:03','',6750,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/14/6750-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6754,1,'2016-06-14 09:54:00','2016-06-14 15:54:00','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.  If you\'re interested in the official timeline of events surrounding the Declaration of Independence, check the <a href=\"http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/timeline.html\" target=\"_blank\">ushistory.org</a> site.\r\n\r\nBut who cares? Today is the day we traditionally celebrate our freedom. What a country - baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet. \r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYXfdnhh2Mo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs you enjoy your baseball games, hot dogs, and apple pie, we should also keep this in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\nAnd an extra special thank you to all the brave servicemen, police, and firefighters who help maintain our freedom everyday.','Celebrating Independence','','inherit','open','open','','6750-revision-v1','','','2016-06-14 09:54:00','2016-06-14 15:54:00','',6750,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/14/6750-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6756,1,'2016-06-14 09:56:04','2016-06-14 15:56:04','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.  \r\n\r\nBut who cares? Today is the day we traditionally celebrate our freedom. What a country - baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet. \r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYXfdnhh2Mo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow that I have that peppy jingle embedded in your head enjoy your day however you celebrate. But keep Ronald Reagan\'s words in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\nAnd an extra special thank you to all the brave servicemen, police, and firefighters who help maintain our freedom everyday.','Celebrating Independence','','inherit','open','open','','6750-revision-v1','','','2016-06-14 09:56:04','2016-06-14 15:56:04','',6750,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/14/6750-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6757,1,'2016-06-14 09:58:27','2016-06-14 15:58:27','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.  \r\n\r\nBut who cares? Today is the day we traditionally celebrate our freedom. What a country - baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet. \r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYXfdnhh2Mo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow that I have that peppy jingle embedded in your head enjoy your day whatever way you celebrate. But keep Ronald Reagan\'s words in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\nAnd an extra special thank you to all the brave servicemen, police, and firefighters who help maintain our freedom everyday.','Celebrating Independence','','inherit','open','open','','6750-revision-v1','','','2016-06-14 09:58:27','2016-06-14 15:58:27','',6750,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/14/6750-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6758,1,'2016-06-14 09:59:03','2016-06-14 15:59:03','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.\r\n\r\nBut who cares? Today is the day we traditionally celebrate our freedom. What a country - baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYXfdnhh2Mo\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\nNow that I have that peppy jingle embedded in your head enjoy your day whatever way you celebrate. At the same time, let\'s keep Ronald Reagan\'s words in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\nAnd an extra special thank you to all the brave servicemen, police, and firefighters who help maintain our freedom everyday.','Celebrating Independence','','inherit','open','open','','6750-revision-v1','','','2016-06-14 09:59:03','2016-06-14 15:59:03','',6750,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/14/6750-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6759,1,'2016-06-14 10:00:38','2016-06-14 16:00:38','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.\r\n\r\nBut who cares? Today is the day we traditionally celebrate our freedom.\r\n\r\nWhat a country - baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYXfdnhh2Mo\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\nNow that I have that peppy jingle embedded in your head enjoy your day whatever way you celebrate. At the same time, let\'s keep Ronald Reagan\'s words in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\nAnd an extra special thank you to all the brave servicemen, police, and firefighters who help maintain our freedom everyday.','Celebrating Independence','','inherit','open','open','','6750-revision-v1','','','2016-06-14 10:00:38','2016-06-14 16:00:38','',6750,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/14/6750-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6760,1,'2016-06-29 06:00:16','2016-06-29 12:00:16','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6762 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Graham_Swift\" width=\"537\" height=\"529\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks to Graham Swift and <a href=\"http://writers-write-creative-blog.posthaven.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Writerswrite</a> for reminding us.</p>','Word Art for the writer','','publish','open','open','','art-for-the-writer','','','2016-06-23 10:34:29','2016-06-23 16:34:29','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6760',0,'post','',2);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6763,1,'2016-06-14 10:24:08','2016-06-14 16:24:08','This is art for the writer...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Graham_Swift\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6762\" /></a>','Art for the writer','','inherit','open','open','','6760-revision-v1','','','2016-06-14 10:24:08','2016-06-14 16:24:08','',6760,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/14/6760-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6765,1,'2016-06-14 10:26:15','2016-06-14 16:26:15','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6762 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Graham_Swift\" width=\"537\" height=\"529\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks <a href=\"http://writers-write-creative-blog.posthaven.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Writerswrite</a> for reminding us.</p>','Art for the writer','','inherit','open','open','','6760-revision-v1','','','2016-06-14 10:26:15','2016-06-14 16:26:15','',6760,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/14/6760-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6772,1,'2016-06-19 15:29:54','2016-06-19 21:29:54','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-solstice.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6769\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-solstice.jpg\" alt=\"summer solstice\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" /></a>Summer officially arrives today. Each day forward, we will head to bed later as early dawns, long days, late sunsets, and short nights begin. Today will be the longest day of the year.\r\n\r\nOf course, in our little neck of the woods that’s hard to believe. Temperatures in the thirties and forties greet us every morning.\r\n\r\nStill today at 22:34 UTC or 4:34 p.m. in MDT the sun will reach its highest point signaling the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, south of the equator, winter begins.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6770\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Stonehenge2013-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" />\r\n\r\nSummer solstice has been around since the world begin. Ancient cultures recognized that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year. Stonehenge stands as a testament to their knowledge.  The summer solstice sun rises directly above the heel stone at Stonehenge.\r\n\r\nPsychologists have long suspected <a href=\"http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/literally-psyched/why-we-celebrate-the-summer-solstice/\">a link between our level of happiness and the amount of sunlight in the day</a>. Studies discovered what truly mattered was not the <em>absolute </em>amount of daylight but the <em>relative change </em>in that daylight. Or, was the day longer or shorter than the day that came before?\r\n\r\nWhen the change in daylight was positive (as approaching the summer solstice), people expressed significantly higher positive affect than they did when that change was negative (i.e., approaching the winter solstice).\r\n\r\nTherefore, today should be a long, happy day.\r\n\r\nNot only will we have more daylight, tonight is a full moon.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer_of_Love_thumb.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6771\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer_of_Love_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Summer_of_Love_thumb\" width=\"157\" height=\"240\" /></a>Indian tribes called the June full moon a <a href=\"http://farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/\">Strawberry Moon</a> while Europeans call it Rose Moon. Whatever you call it, it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s first summer solstice full moon since 1967, the summer known as the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Love\">Summer of Love</a>.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I missed the Summer of Love -- something about my husband’s Army duty tour.\r\n\r\nIn case you missed that summer too, scores of <a href=\"http://www.mortaljourney.com/2011/03/1960-trends/hippie-counter-culture-movement\">hippies</a> converged in the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haight-Ashbury\">Haight-Ashbury</a> neighborhood of San Francisco. The city became a melting pot of politics, music, drugs, creativity, and total lack of sexual and social inhibition. The birth place of the hippie movement.\r\n\r\nTonight’s phenomenon of a full moon and the June solstice on the same day won’t happen again until June 21, 2062.\r\n\r\nDon\'t know about you, but I won’t be around for the next event, so I’m going out to peek at the sky. Join me.','Summer at last!','','inherit','closed','closed','','6768-revision-v1','','','2016-06-19 15:29:54','2016-06-19 21:29:54','',6768,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/19/6768-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6773,1,'2016-06-19 15:41:03','2016-06-19 21:41:03','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-solstice.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6769\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-solstice.jpg\" alt=\"summer solstice\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" /></a>Summer officially arrives today. Each day forward, we will head to bed later as early dawns, long days, late sunsets, and short nights begin. Today will be the longest day of the year.\r\n\r\nOf course, in our little neck of the woods that’s hard to believe. Temperatures in the thirties and forties greet us every morning.\r\n\r\nStill today at 22:34 UTC or 4:34 p.m. in MDT the sun will reach its highest point signaling the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, south of the equator, winter begins.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6770\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Stonehenge2013-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" />\r\n\r\nSummer solstice has been around since the world begin. Ancient cultures recognized that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year. Stonehenge stands as a testament to their knowledge.  The summer solstice sun rises directly above the heel stone at Stonehenge.\r\n\r\nPsychologists have long suspected <a href=\"http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/literally-psyched/why-we-celebrate-the-summer-solstice/\">a link between our level of happiness and the amount of sunlight in the day</a>. Studies discovered what truly mattered was not the <em>absolute </em>amount of daylight but the <em>relative change </em>in that daylight. Or, was the day longer or shorter than the day that came before?\r\n\r\nWhen the change in daylight was positive (as approaching the summer solstice), people expressed significantly higher positive affect than they did when that change was negative (i.e., approaching the winter solstice).\r\n\r\nTherefore, today should be a long, happy day.\r\n\r\nNot only will we have more daylight, tonight is a full moon.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer_of_Love_thumb.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6771\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer_of_Love_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Summer_of_Love_thumb\" width=\"157\" height=\"240\" /></a>Indian tribes called the June full moon a <a href=\"http://farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/\">Strawberry Moon</a> while Europeans call it Rose Moon. Whatever you call it, it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s first summer solstice full moon since 1967, the summer known as the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Love\">Summer of Love</a>.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I missed the Summer of Love -- something about my husband’s Army duty tour in Asia.\r\n\r\nIn case you missed that summer too, scores of <a href=\"http://www.mortaljourney.com/2011/03/1960-trends/hippie-counter-culture-movement\">hippies</a> converged in the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haight-Ashbury\">Haight-Ashbury</a> neighborhood of San Francisco. The city became a melting pot of politics, music, drugs, creativity, and total lack of sexual and social inhibition. The birth place of the hippie movement.\r\n\r\nTonight’s phenomenon of a full moon and the June solstice on the same day won’t happen again until June 21, 2062.\r\n\r\nDon\'t know about you, but I won’t be around for the next event, so I’m going out to peek at the sky. Join me.','Summer at last!','','inherit','closed','closed','','6768-revision-v1','','','2016-06-19 15:41:03','2016-06-19 21:41:03','',6768,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/19/6768-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6774,1,'2016-06-22 06:00:35','2016-06-22 12:00:35','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6775 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer-quote.jpg\" alt=\"Summer quote\" width=\"488\" height=\"640\" /></a>Our flowers are coming to life here in the mountains and their appearance coupled with the longer days does indeed feel fresh.','Summer\'s Light and Freshness','','publish','open','open','','summers-light-and-freshness','','','2016-06-19 16:00:22','2016-06-19 22:00:22','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6774',0,'post','',1);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6776,1,'2016-06-19 15:55:34','2016-06-19 21:55:34','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6775 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer-quote.jpg\" alt=\"Summer quote\" width=\"488\" height=\"640\" /></a>Our flowers are coming to life here in the mountains and their appearance coupled with the longer days does indeed feel fresh.','Summer\'s Light and Freshness','','inherit','closed','closed','','6774-revision-v1','','','2016-06-19 15:55:34','2016-06-19 21:55:34','',6774,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/19/6774-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6777,1,'2016-06-19 15:59:55','2016-06-19 21:59:55','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6775 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer-quote.jpg\" alt=\"Summer quote\" width=\"488\" height=\"640\" /></a>Our flowers are coming to life here in the mountains and their appearance coupled with the longer days does indeed feel fresh.','Summer\'s Light and Freshness','','inherit','closed','closed','','6774-autosave-v1','','','2016-06-19 15:59:55','2016-06-19 21:59:55','',6774,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/19/6774-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6779,1,'2016-06-20 13:36:10','2016-06-20 19:36:10','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-solstice.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6769\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-solstice.jpg\" alt=\"summer solstice\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" /></a>Summer officially arrives today. Each day forward, we will head to bed later as early dawns, long days, late sunsets, and short nights begin. Today will be the longest day of the year.\r\n\r\nOf course, in our little neck of the woods that’s hard to believe. Temperatures in the thirties and forties greet us every morning.\r\n\r\nStill today at 22:34 UTC or 4:34 p.m. in MDT the sun will reach its highest point signaling the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, south of the equator, winter begins.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6770 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Stonehenge2013-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" />Summer solstice has been around since the world begin. Ancient cultures recognized that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year. Stonehenge stands as a testament to their knowledge.  The summer solstice sun rises directly above the heel stone at Stonehenge.\r\n\r\nPsychologists have long suspected <a href=\"http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/literally-psyched/why-we-celebrate-the-summer-solstice/\">a link between our level of happiness and the amount of sunlight in the day</a>. Studies discovered what truly mattered was not the <em>absolute </em>amount of daylight but the <em>relative change </em>in that daylight. Or, was the day longer or shorter than the day that came before?\r\n\r\nWhen the change in daylight was positive (as approaching the summer solstice), people expressed significantly higher positive affect than they did when that change was negative (i.e., approaching the winter solstice).\r\n\r\nTherefore, today should be a long, happy day.\r\n\r\nNot only will we have more daylight, tonight is a full moon.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer_of_Love_thumb.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6771\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Summer_of_Love_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Summer_of_Love_thumb\" width=\"157\" height=\"240\" /></a>Indian tribes called the June full moon a <a href=\"http://farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/\">Strawberry Moon</a> while Europeans call it Rose Moon. Whatever you call it, it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s first summer solstice full moon since 1967, the summer known as the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Love\">Summer of Love</a>.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I missed the Summer of Love -- something about my husband’s Army duty tour in Asia.\r\n\r\nIn case you missed that summer too, scores of <a href=\"http://www.mortaljourney.com/2011/03/1960-trends/hippie-counter-culture-movement\">hippies</a> converged in the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haight-Ashbury\">Haight-Ashbury</a> neighborhood of San Francisco. The city became a melting pot of politics, music, drugs, creativity, and total lack of sexual and social inhibition. The birth place of the hippie movement.\r\n\r\nTonight’s phenomenon of a full moon and the June solstice on the same day won’t happen again until June 21, 2062.\r\n\r\nDon\'t know about you, but I won’t be around for the next event, so I’m going out to peek at the sky. Join me.','Summer at last!','','inherit','closed','closed','','6768-autosave-v1','','','2016-06-20 13:36:10','2016-06-20 19:36:10','',6768,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/20/6768-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6781,1,'2016-06-27 06:00:55','2016-06-27 12:00:55','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\" alt=\"A Writer Wanders\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6783\" /></a>Edie Melson’s graphics always grab my attention and stir my muse. She’s gifted and insightful and incredibly generous to allow sharing of her work. \r\n\r\nThe quote in this meme especially caught my attention. <em>A writer wanders. And a once-lost story finds a home.</em> I love that thought.\r\n\r\nAre you a wanderer? I am. \r\n\r\nI wander by foot, by plane, by bicycle and car. I meander through the house, the woods, the store, through cities and towns near and far. \r\n\r\nYou don’t have to go anywhere particular to be a wanderer. You can mosey in your yard, in your house, or across the ocean. Whatever way you stroll, wherever you roam stories will find you. \r\n\r\nIn fact, sometimes you don’t have to leave your front porch. Or, at least, that’s been my experience.\r\n\r\nOnce, sitting in a Dublin train station, an older woman sat beside me and began to share stories of her family and her country. She told me she was returning home after being with her daughter, who had given birth to their twelfth grandchild. Another grandson, she said with pride in her eyes. Yes, there were pictures and lovely stories as only the Irish can spin. \r\n\r\nAnother time, a young woman waiting behind me in the grocery checkout line patted the multi-colored headscarf she wore. “Chemo,” she said. Her eyes misted. I couldn’t stop myself I squeezed around my full cart of groceries and gave her a hug. She began to share her journey with breast cancer. \r\n\r\nMy dogs and I go for walks daily. Last summer a little girl playing outside one of the rental cabins nearby ask to pet the dogs. My Old English is old and well socialized. He loved on her. The Maltese jumped around all jealous then relaxed when she petted him too. As we walked away, the youngster plucked a purple wildflower and rushed over to give it to me. \r\n\r\nBuried in each of those encounters, and so many more, are lost stories waiting to be told. \r\n\r\nWhat about you? Do you come upon stories in your wanderings?\r\n','Wandering and Stories','','publish','open','open','','wandering-and-stories','','','2016-06-23 10:06:15','2016-06-23 16:06:15','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6781',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6782,1,'2016-06-23 09:53:32','2016-06-23 15:53:32','Edie Melson’s graphics always grab my attention and stir my muse. She’s gifted and insightful and incredibly generous to allow sharing of her work. \r\n\r\nThe quote in this meme especially caught my attention. <em>A writer wanders. And a once-lost story finds a home.</em> I love that thought.\r\n\r\nAre you a wanderer? I am. \r\n\r\nI wander by foot, by plane, by bicycle and car. I meander through the house, the woods, the store, through cities and towns near and far. \r\n\r\nBut, you don’t have to go anywhere particular to be a wanderer. You can mosey in your yard, in your house, or across the ocean. Whatever way you stroll, wherever you roam stories will find you. In fact, sometimes you don’t have to leave your front porch.\r\n\r\nOr, at least, that’s been my experience.\r\n\r\nOnce, sitting in a Dublin train station, an older woman sat beside me and began to share stories of her family and her country. She told me she was returning home after being with her daughter who had given birth to their twelfth grandchild. Another grandson, she said with pride in her eyes. Yes, there were pictures. \r\n\r\nAnother time, a young woman behind me in the grocery checkout line patted the multi-colored headscarf she wore. “Chemo,” she said. Her eyes misted. I couldn’t stop myself I gave her a hug, and she shared the journey she was traveling with breast cancer. \r\n\r\nMy dogs and I go for walks daily. Last summer a little girl playing outside one of the rental cabins nearby ask to pet the dogs. My Old English is old and well socialized. He loved on her. The Maltese jumped around all jealous then relaxed when she petted him too. As we walked away, the youngster plucked a purple wildflower and rushed over to give it to me. \r\n\r\nBuried in each of those encounters, and so many more, are a lost stories waiting to be told. \r\n\r\nWhat about you? Do you come upon stories in your wanderings?\r\n','Wandering and Stories','','inherit','closed','closed','','6781-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 09:53:32','2016-06-23 15:53:32','',6781,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6781-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6784,1,'2016-06-23 09:56:51','2016-06-23 15:56:51','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\" alt=\"A Writer Wanders\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6783\" /></a>Edie Melson’s graphics always grab my attention and stir my muse. She’s gifted and insightful and incredibly generous to allow sharing of her work. \r\n\r\nThe quote in this meme especially caught my attention. <em>A writer wanders. And a once-lost story finds a home.</em> I love that thought.\r\n\r\nAre you a wanderer? I am. \r\n\r\nI wander by foot, by plane, by bicycle and car. I meander through the house, the woods, the store, through cities and towns near and far. \r\n\r\nBut, you don’t have to go anywhere particular to be a wanderer. You can mosey in your yard, in your house, or across the ocean. Whatever way you stroll, wherever you roam stories will find you. In fact, sometimes you don’t have to leave your front porch.\r\n\r\nOr, at least, that’s been my experience.\r\n\r\nOnce, sitting in a Dublin train station, an older woman sat beside me and began to share stories of her family and her country. She told me she was returning home after being with her daughter who had given birth to their twelfth grandchild. Another grandson, she said with pride in her eyes. Yes, there were pictures. \r\n\r\nAnother time, a young woman behind me in the grocery checkout line patted the multi-colored headscarf she wore. “Chemo,” she said. Her eyes misted. I couldn’t stop myself I gave her a hug, and she shared the journey she was traveling with breast cancer. \r\n\r\nMy dogs and I go for walks daily. Last summer a little girl playing outside one of the rental cabins nearby ask to pet the dogs. My Old English is old and well socialized. He loved on her. The Maltese jumped around all jealous then relaxed when she petted him too. As we walked away, the youngster plucked a purple wildflower and rushed over to give it to me. \r\n\r\nBuried in each of those encounters, and so many more, are a lost stories waiting to be told. \r\n\r\nWhat about you? Do you come upon stories in your wanderings?\r\n','Wandering and Stories','','inherit','closed','closed','','6781-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 09:56:51','2016-06-23 15:56:51','',6781,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6781-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6785,1,'2016-06-23 09:57:49','2016-06-23 15:57:49','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\" alt=\"A Writer Wanders\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6783\" /></a>Edie Melson’s graphics always grab my attention and stir my muse. She’s gifted and insightful and incredibly generous to allow sharing of her work. \r\n\r\nThe quote in this meme especially caught my attention. <em>A writer wanders. And a once-lost story finds a home.</em> I love that thought.\r\n\r\nAre you a wanderer? I am. \r\n\r\nI wander by foot, by plane, by bicycle and car. I meander through the house, the woods, the store, through cities and towns near and far. \r\n\r\nYou don’t have to go anywhere particular to be a wanderer. You can mosey in your yard, in your house, or across the ocean. Whatever way you stroll, wherever you roam stories will find you. In fact, sometimes you don’t have to leave your front porch.\r\n\r\nOr, at least, that’s been my experience.\r\n\r\nOnce, sitting in a Dublin train station, an older woman sat beside me and began to share stories of her family and her country. She told me she was returning home after being with her daughter who had given birth to their twelfth grandchild. Another grandson, she said with pride in her eyes. Yes, there were pictures. \r\n\r\nAnother time, a young woman behind me in the grocery checkout line patted the multi-colored headscarf she wore. “Chemo,” she said. Her eyes misted. I couldn’t stop myself I gave her a hug, and she shared the journey she was traveling with breast cancer. \r\n\r\nMy dogs and I go for walks daily. Last summer a little girl playing outside one of the rental cabins nearby ask to pet the dogs. My Old English is old and well socialized. He loved on her. The Maltese jumped around all jealous then relaxed when she petted him too. As we walked away, the youngster plucked a purple wildflower and rushed over to give it to me. \r\n\r\nBuried in each of those encounters, and so many more, are a lost stories waiting to be told. \r\n\r\nWhat about you? Do you come upon stories in your wanderings?\r\n','Wandering and Stories','','inherit','closed','closed','','6781-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 09:57:49','2016-06-23 15:57:49','',6781,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6781-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6786,1,'2016-06-23 09:58:27','2016-06-23 15:58:27','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\" alt=\"A Writer Wanders\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6783\" /></a>Edie Melson’s graphics always grab my attention and stir my muse. She’s gifted and insightful and incredibly generous to allow sharing of her work. \r\n\r\nThe quote in this meme especially caught my attention. <em>A writer wanders. And a once-lost story finds a home.</em> I love that thought.\r\n\r\nAre you a wanderer? I am. \r\n\r\nI wander by foot, by plane, by bicycle and car. I meander through the house, the woods, the store, through cities and towns near and far. \r\n\r\nYou don’t have to go anywhere particular to be a wanderer. You can mosey in your yard, in your house, or across the ocean. Whatever way you stroll, wherever you roam stories will find you. \r\n\r\nIn fact, sometimes you don’t have to leave your front porch. Or, at least, that’s been my experience.\r\n\r\nOnce, sitting in a Dublin train station, an older woman sat beside me and began to share stories of her family and her country. She told me she was returning home after being with her daughter who had given birth to their twelfth grandchild. Another grandson, she said with pride in her eyes. Yes, there were pictures. \r\n\r\nAnother time, a young woman behind me in the grocery checkout line patted the multi-colored headscarf she wore. “Chemo,” she said. Her eyes misted. I couldn’t stop myself I gave her a hug, and she shared the journey she was traveling with breast cancer. \r\n\r\nMy dogs and I go for walks daily. Last summer a little girl playing outside one of the rental cabins nearby ask to pet the dogs. My Old English is old and well socialized. He loved on her. The Maltese jumped around all jealous then relaxed when she petted him too. As we walked away, the youngster plucked a purple wildflower and rushed over to give it to me. \r\n\r\nBuried in each of those encounters, and so many more, are a lost stories waiting to be told. \r\n\r\nWhat about you? Do you come upon stories in your wanderings?\r\n','Wandering and Stories','','inherit','closed','closed','','6781-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 09:58:27','2016-06-23 15:58:27','',6781,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6781-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6787,1,'2016-06-23 10:00:35','2016-06-23 16:00:35','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\" alt=\"A Writer Wanders\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6783\" /></a>Edie Melson’s graphics always grab my attention and stir my muse. She’s gifted and insightful and incredibly generous to allow sharing of her work. \r\n\r\nThe quote in this meme especially caught my attention. <em>A writer wanders. And a once-lost story finds a home.</em> I love that thought.\r\n\r\nAre you a wanderer? I am. \r\n\r\nI wander by foot, by plane, by bicycle and car. I meander through the house, the woods, the store, through cities and towns near and far. \r\n\r\nYou don’t have to go anywhere particular to be a wanderer. You can mosey in your yard, in your house, or across the ocean. Whatever way you stroll, wherever you roam stories will find you. \r\n\r\nIn fact, sometimes you don’t have to leave your front porch. Or, at least, that’s been my experience.\r\n\r\nOnce, sitting in a Dublin train station, an older woman sat beside me and began to share stories of her family and her country. She told me she was returning home after being with her daughter, who had given birth to their twelfth grandchild. Another grandson, she said with pride in her eyes. Yes, there were pictures and tales. The Irish are such lovely storytellers. \r\n\r\nAnother time, a young woman behind me in the grocery checkout line patted the multi-colored headscarf she wore. “Chemo,” she said. Her eyes misted. I couldn’t stop myself I gave her a hug, and she shared the journey she was traveling with breast cancer. \r\n\r\nMy dogs and I go for walks daily. Last summer a little girl playing outside one of the rental cabins nearby ask to pet the dogs. My Old English is old and well socialized. He loved on her. The Maltese jumped around all jealous then relaxed when she petted him too. As we walked away, the youngster plucked a purple wildflower and rushed over to give it to me. \r\n\r\nBuried in each of those encounters, and so many more, are lost stories waiting to be told. \r\n\r\nWhat about you? Do you come upon stories in your wanderings?\r\n','Wandering and Stories','','inherit','closed','closed','','6781-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:00:35','2016-06-23 16:00:35','',6781,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6781-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6788,1,'2016-06-23 10:03:07','2016-06-23 16:03:07','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\" alt=\"A Writer Wanders\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6783\" /></a>Edie Melson’s graphics always grab my attention and stir my muse. She’s gifted and insightful and incredibly generous to allow sharing of her work. \r\n\r\nThe quote in this meme especially caught my attention. <em>A writer wanders. And a once-lost story finds a home.</em> I love that thought.\r\n\r\nAre you a wanderer? I am. \r\n\r\nI wander by foot, by plane, by bicycle and car. I meander through the house, the woods, the store, through cities and towns near and far. \r\n\r\nYou don’t have to go anywhere particular to be a wanderer. You can mosey in your yard, in your house, or across the ocean. Whatever way you stroll, wherever you roam stories will find you. \r\n\r\nIn fact, sometimes you don’t have to leave your front porch. Or, at least, that’s been my experience.\r\n\r\nOnce, sitting in a Dublin train station, an older woman sat beside me and began to share stories of her family and her country. She told me she was returning home after being with her daughter, who had given birth to their twelfth grandchild. Another grandson, she said with pride in her eyes. Yes, there were pictures and lovely stories as only the Irish can spin. \r\n\r\nAnother time, a young woman waiting behind me in the grocery checkout line patted the multi-colored headscarf she wore. “Chemo,” she said. Her eyes misted. I couldn’t stop myself I squeezed around my full cart of groceries and gave her a hug. She shared the journey she was traveling with breast cancer. \r\n\r\nMy dogs and I go for walks daily. Last summer a little girl playing outside one of the rental cabins nearby ask to pet the dogs. My Old English is old and well socialized. He loved on her. The Maltese jumped around all jealous then relaxed when she petted him too. As we walked away, the youngster plucked a purple wildflower and rushed over to give it to me. \r\n\r\nBuried in each of those encounters, and so many more, are lost stories waiting to be told. \r\n\r\nWhat about you? Do you come upon stories in your wanderings?\r\n','Wandering and Stories','','inherit','closed','closed','','6781-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:03:07','2016-06-23 16:03:07','',6781,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6781-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6789,1,'2016-06-23 10:04:54','2016-06-23 16:04:54','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Writer-Wanders.jpg\" alt=\"A Writer Wanders\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6783\" /></a>Edie Melson’s graphics always grab my attention and stir my muse. She’s gifted and insightful and incredibly generous to allow sharing of her work. \r\n\r\nThe quote in this meme especially caught my attention. <em>A writer wanders. And a once-lost story finds a home.</em> I love that thought.\r\n\r\nAre you a wanderer? I am. \r\n\r\nI wander by foot, by plane, by bicycle and car. I meander through the house, the woods, the store, through cities and towns near and far. \r\n\r\nYou don’t have to go anywhere particular to be a wanderer. You can mosey in your yard, in your house, or across the ocean. Whatever way you stroll, wherever you roam stories will find you. \r\n\r\nIn fact, sometimes you don’t have to leave your front porch. Or, at least, that’s been my experience.\r\n\r\nOnce, sitting in a Dublin train station, an older woman sat beside me and began to share stories of her family and her country. She told me she was returning home after being with her daughter, who had given birth to their twelfth grandchild. Another grandson, she said with pride in her eyes. Yes, there were pictures and lovely stories as only the Irish can spin. \r\n\r\nAnother time, a young woman waiting behind me in the grocery checkout line patted the multi-colored headscarf she wore. “Chemo,” she said. Her eyes misted. I couldn’t stop myself I squeezed around my full cart of groceries and gave her a hug. She began to share her journey with breast cancer. \r\n\r\nMy dogs and I go for walks daily. Last summer a little girl playing outside one of the rental cabins nearby ask to pet the dogs. My Old English is old and well socialized. He loved on her. The Maltese jumped around all jealous then relaxed when she petted him too. As we walked away, the youngster plucked a purple wildflower and rushed over to give it to me. \r\n\r\nBuried in each of those encounters, and so many more, are lost stories waiting to be told. \r\n\r\nWhat about you? Do you come upon stories in your wanderings?\r\n','Wandering and Stories','','inherit','closed','closed','','6781-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:04:54','2016-06-23 16:04:54','',6781,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6781-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6790,1,'2016-07-01 06:00:25','2016-07-01 12:00:25','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe recently acquired another rooster. The former owners felt like they had too many roosters. I can certainly relate. This one, however, is a crested Polish rooster – a breed which Rachel has wanted. So off we went to get our new rooster.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6791\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"king\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" /></a>I must confess – he is wonderful:\r\n\r\nHis original owners have three children. The oldest is a girl about 9 years old who explained to us all the idiosyncrasies of our new rooster – what he liked to eat, how he liked to be held. \r\n\r\nShe also told us about the vacation Bible school she had attended that day complete with a demonstration of the craft. She was quite friendly. And talkative.\r\n\r\nWe named the new rooster King Kaboodle after the rooster in a children’s book I have.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6792\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"book\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the story, the rooster crows at all hours of the night preventing the other farm animals, and the farmer, from sleeping. He is in danger of becoming soup until a wise goose tells him about the King’s Chorus,  a special group of roosters all around the world who crow in succession as the sun rises. It is their job to keep the king of the world (the sun) awake so corn can grow. Kaboodle takes his place in the King’s Chorus and the farm and farmer get to sleep at night. Everyone is happy.\r\n\r\nPerhaps we should get a goose to convince our roosters to join the King’s Chorus. Or maybe not.','King Kaboodle','','publish','open','open','','king-kaboodle','','','2016-06-23 10:31:53','2016-06-23 16:31:53','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6790',0,'post','',2);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6793,1,'2016-06-23 10:24:08','2016-06-23 16:24:08','<em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em>\r\n\r\nWe recently acquired another rooster. The former owners felt like they had too many roosters.  I can certainly relate.  This one, however, is a crested Polish rooster – a breed which Rachel has wanted.  So off we went to get our new rooster.  \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"king\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6791\" /></a>I must confess – he is wonderful:\r\n\r\n\r\nHis original owners have three children.  The oldest is a girl about 9 years old who explained to us all the idiosyncrasies of our new rooster – what he liked to eat, how he liked to be held.  She also told us about the vacation Bible school she had attended that day complete with a demonstration of the craft.  She was quite friendly.  And talkative.  \r\n\r\nWe named the new rooster King Kaboodle after the rooster in a children’s book I have.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"book\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6792\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn the story, the rooster crows at all hours of the night preventing the other farm animals, and the farmer, from sleeping.  He is in danger of becoming soup until a wise goose tells him about the King’s Chorus.  This is a special group of roostes all around the world who crow in succession as the sun rises.  It is their job to keep the king of the world (the sun) awake so corn can grow.   Kaboodle takes his place in the King’s Chorus and the farm and farmer get to sleep at night.  Everyone is happy.\r\nPerhaps we should get a goose to convince our roosters to join the King’s Chorus.  Or maybe not.\r\n','King Kaboodle','','inherit','closed','closed','','6790-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:24:08','2016-06-23 16:24:08','',6790,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6790-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6794,1,'2016-06-23 10:25:19','2016-06-23 16:25:19','<em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em>\r\n\r\nWe recently acquired another rooster. The former owners felt like they had too many roosters.  I can certainly relate.  This one, however, is a crested Polish rooster – a breed which Rachel has wanted.  So off we went to get our new rooster.  \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"king\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6791\" /></a>I must confess – he is wonderful:\r\n\r\n\r\nHis original owners have three children.  The oldest is a girl about 9 years old who explained to us all the idiosyncrasies of our new rooster – what he liked to eat, how he liked to be held.  She also told us about the vacation Bible school she had attended that day complete with a demonstration of the craft.  She was quite friendly.  And talkative.  \r\n\r\nWe named the new rooster King Kaboodle after the rooster in a children’s book I have.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"book\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6792\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn the story, the rooster crows at all hours of the night preventing the other farm animals, and the farmer, from sleeping.  He is in danger of becoming soup until a wise goose tells him about the King’s Chorus, which is a special group of roostes all around the world who crow in succession as the sun rises.  It is their job to keep the king of the world (the sun) awake so corn can grow.   Kaboodle takes his place in the King’s Chorus and the farm and farmer get to sleep at night.  Everyone is happy.\r\nPerhaps we should get a goose to convince our roosters to join the King’s Chorus.  Or maybe not.\r\n','King Kaboodle','','inherit','closed','closed','','6790-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:25:19','2016-06-23 16:25:19','',6790,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6790-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6795,1,'2016-06-23 10:26:34','2016-06-23 16:26:34','<em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em>\r\n\r\nWe recently acquired another rooster. The former owners felt like they had too many roosters.  I can certainly relate.  This one, however, is a crested Polish rooster – a breed which Rachel has wanted.  So off we went to get our new rooster.  \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"king\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6791\" /></a>I must confess – he is wonderful:\r\n\r\n\r\nHis original owners have three children.  The oldest is a girl about 9 years old who explained to us all the idiosyncrasies of our new rooster – what he liked to eat, how he liked to be held.  She also told us about the vacation Bible school she had attended that day complete with a demonstration of the craft.  She was quite friendly.  And talkative.  \r\n\r\nWe named the new rooster King Kaboodle after the rooster in a children’s book I have.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book.jpg\"><img src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"book\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6792\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn the story, the rooster crows at all hours of the night preventing the other farm animals, and the farmer, from sleeping.  He is in danger of becoming soup until a wise goose tells him about the King’s Chorus, which is a special group of roosters all around the world who crow in succession as the sun rises.  It is their job to keep the king of the world (the sun) awake so corn can grow. Kaboodle takes his place in the King’s Chorus and the farm and farmer get to sleep at night. Everyone is happy.\r\n\r\nPerhaps we should get a goose to convince our roosters to join the King’s Chorus. Or maybe not.\r\n','King Kaboodle','','inherit','closed','closed','','6790-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:26:34','2016-06-23 16:26:34','',6790,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6790-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6796,1,'2016-06-23 10:27:16','2016-06-23 16:27:16','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe recently acquired another rooster. The former owners felt like they had too many roosters. I can certainly relate. This one, however, is a crested Polish rooster – a breed which Rachel has wanted. So off we went to get our new rooster.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6791\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"king\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" /></a>I must confess – he is wonderful:\r\n\r\nHis original owners have three children. The oldest is a girl about 9 years old who explained to us all the idiosyncrasies of our new rooster – what he liked to eat, how he liked to be held. She also told us about the vacation Bible school she had attended that day complete with a demonstration of the craft. She was quite friendly. And talkative.\r\n\r\nWe named the new rooster King Kaboodle after the rooster in a children’s book I have.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6792\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"book\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the story, the rooster crows at all hours of the night preventing the other farm animals, and the farmer, from sleeping. He is in danger of becoming soup until a wise goose tells him about the King’s Chorus, which is a special group of roosters all around the world who crow in succession as the sun rises. It is their job to keep the king of the world (the sun) awake so corn can grow. Kaboodle takes his place in the King’s Chorus and the farm and farmer get to sleep at night. Everyone is happy.\r\n\r\nPerhaps we should get a goose to convince our roosters to join the King’s Chorus. Or maybe not.','King Kaboodle','','inherit','closed','closed','','6790-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:27:16','2016-06-23 16:27:16','',6790,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6790-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6798,1,'2016-06-23 10:29:24','2016-06-23 16:29:24','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe recently acquired another rooster. The former owners felt like they had too many roosters. I can certainly relate. This one, however, is a crested Polish rooster – a breed which Rachel has wanted. So off we went to get our new rooster.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6791\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"king\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" /></a>I must confess – he is wonderful:\r\n\r\nHis original owners have three children. The oldest is a girl about 9 years old who explained to us all the idiosyncrasies of our new rooster – what he liked to eat, how he liked to be held. \r\n\r\nShe also told us about the vacation Bible school she had attended that day complete with a demonstration of the craft. She was quite friendly. And talkative.\r\n\r\nWe named the new rooster King Kaboodle after the rooster in a children’s book I have.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6792\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"book\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the story, the rooster crows at all hours of the night preventing the other farm animals, and the farmer, from sleeping. He is in danger of becoming soup until a wise goose tells him about the King’s Chorus,  a special group of roosters all around the world who crow in succession as the sun rises. It is their job to keep the king of the world (the sun) awake so corn can grow. Kaboodle takes his place in the King’s Chorus and the farm and farmer get to sleep at night. Everyone is happy.\r\n\r\nPerhaps we should get a goose to convince our roosters to join the King’s Chorus. Or maybe not.','King Kaboodle','','inherit','closed','closed','','6790-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:29:24','2016-06-23 16:29:24','',6790,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6790-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6797,1,'2016-06-23 10:28:27','2016-06-23 16:28:27','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWe recently acquired another rooster. The former owners felt like they had too many roosters. I can certainly relate. This one, however, is a crested Polish rooster – a breed which Rachel has wanted. So off we went to get our new rooster.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6791\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/king-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"king\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" /></a>I must confess – he is wonderful:\r\n\r\nHis original owners have three children. The oldest is a girl about 9 years old who explained to us all the idiosyncrasies of our new rooster – what he liked to eat, how he liked to be held. \r\n\r\nShe also told us about the vacation Bible school she had attended that day complete with a demonstration of the craft. She was quite friendly. And talkative.\r\n\r\nWe named the new rooster King Kaboodle after the rooster in a children’s book I have.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6792\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/book-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"book\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the story, the rooster crows at all hours of the night preventing the other farm animals, and the farmer, from sleeping. He is in danger of becoming soup until a wise goose tells him about the King’s Chorus, which is a special group of roosters all around the world who crow in succession as the sun rises. It is their job to keep the king of the world (the sun) awake so corn can grow. Kaboodle takes his place in the King’s Chorus and the farm and farmer get to sleep at night. Everyone is happy.\r\n\r\nPerhaps we should get a goose to convince our roosters to join the King’s Chorus. Or maybe not.','King Kaboodle','','inherit','closed','closed','','6790-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:28:27','2016-06-23 16:28:27','',6790,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6790-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6799,1,'2016-06-23 10:33:14','2016-06-23 16:33:14','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6762 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Graham_Swift\" width=\"537\" height=\"529\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks to Graham Swift and <a href=\"http://writers-write-creative-blog.posthaven.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Writerswrite</a> for reminding us.</p>','Art for the writer','','inherit','closed','closed','','6760-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:33:14','2016-06-23 16:33:14','',6760,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6760-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6800,1,'2016-06-23 10:33:21','2016-06-23 16:33:21','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6762 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Graham_Swift\" width=\"537\" height=\"529\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks to Graham Swift and <a href=\"http://writers-write-creative-blog.posthaven.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Writerswrite</a> for reminding us.</p>','Art for the writer','','inherit','closed','closed','','6760-autosave-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:33:21','2016-06-23 16:33:21','',6760,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6760-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6801,1,'2016-06-23 10:33:59','2016-06-23 16:33:59','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6762 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Graham_Swift.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Graham_Swift\" width=\"537\" height=\"529\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks to Graham Swift and <a href=\"http://writers-write-creative-blog.posthaven.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Writerswrite</a> for reminding us.</p>','Word Art for the writer','','inherit','closed','closed','','6760-revision-v1','','','2016-06-23 10:33:59','2016-06-23 16:33:59','',6760,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/23/6760-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6804,1,'2016-06-30 11:12:21','2016-06-30 17:12:21','I hope everyone is busy enjoying a celebration of our nation\'s birthday.\r\n\r\nTechnically, independence was declared on July 2 and the Declaration of Independence wasn\'t signed until July 19.\r\n\r\nBut who cares? Today is the day we traditionally celebrate our freedom.\r\n\r\nWhat a country - baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYXfdnhh2Mo\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\nNow that I have that peppy jingle embedded in your head enjoy your day whatever way you celebrate. At the same time, let\'s keep Ronald Reagan\'s words in mind.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ronald-Reagan-Quote-4th.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Quote-4th\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" /></a>Happy 4th to all!</h1>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And an extra special thank you to all the brave men and women who help maintain our freedom everyday.</p>','Celebrating Independence','','inherit','closed','closed','','6750-autosave-v1','','','2016-06-30 11:12:21','2016-06-30 17:12:21','',6750,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/30/6750-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6805,1,'2016-07-13 06:00:05','2016-07-13 12:00:05','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/writerisanartist.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6806\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/writerisanartist-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"writer+is+an+artist\" width=\"760\" height=\"551\" /></a>Another poignant quote from <a href=\"http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html\" target=\"_blank\">Edie Melson</a> to remind writers that we are indeed artists with our words. Thanks, Edie.','Writers As Artist','','publish','open','open','','writers-as-artist','','','2016-06-30 11:28:28','2016-06-30 17:28:28','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6805',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6806,1,'2016-06-30 11:18:19','2016-06-30 17:18:19','','writer+is+an+artist','','inherit','open','closed','','writerisanartist','','','2016-06-30 11:18:19','2016-06-30 17:18:19','',6805,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/writerisanartist.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6807,1,'2016-06-30 11:22:09','2016-06-30 17:22:09','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/writerisanartist.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6806\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/writerisanartist-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"writer+is+an+artist\" width=\"760\" height=\"551\" /></a>Another poignant quote to remind writers that we are indeed artist. This quote from <a href=\"http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html\" target=\"_blank\">Edie Melson</a>. Thanks, Edie.','Writers As Artist','','inherit','closed','closed','','6805-revision-v1','','','2016-06-30 11:22:09','2016-06-30 17:22:09','',6805,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/30/6805-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6808,1,'2016-06-30 11:23:03','2016-06-30 17:23:03','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/writerisanartist.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6806\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/writerisanartist-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"writer+is+an+artist\" width=\"760\" height=\"551\" /></a>Another poignant quote from <a href=\"http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html\" target=\"_blank\">Edie Melson</a> to remind writers that we are indeed artists with our words. Thanks, Edie.','Writers As Artist','','inherit','closed','closed','','6805-revision-v1','','','2016-06-30 11:23:03','2016-06-30 17:23:03','',6805,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/30/6805-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6809,1,'2016-07-06 06:00:35','2016-07-06 12:00:35','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Use-your-652x489.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6810 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Use-your-652x489.png\" alt=\"Use-your-652x489\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>We celebrated our nation\'s independence on Monday. An independence that allows us so many freedoms.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This graphic from <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a> makes a wonderful suggestion about how we should use those freedoms. Hope you agree.</p>','How to use the Freedom Independence Granted','','publish','open','open','','how-to-use-the-freedom-independence-granted','','','2016-06-30 11:36:40','2016-06-30 17:36:40','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6809',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6811,1,'2016-06-30 11:36:13','2016-06-30 17:36:13','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Use-your-652x489.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6810 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Use-your-652x489.png\" alt=\"Use-your-652x489\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>We celebrated our nation\'s independence on Monday. An independence that allows us so many freedoms.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This graphic from <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a> makes a wonderful suggestion about how we should use those freedoms. Hope you agree.</p>','How to use the Freedom Independence Granted','','inherit','closed','closed','','6809-revision-v1','','','2016-06-30 11:36:13','2016-06-30 17:36:13','',6809,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/30/6809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6812,1,'2016-07-27 06:00:08','2016-07-27 12:00:08','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dirt-and-growth.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6813\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dirt-and-growth-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dirt and growth\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>Today I spotted the leaves of a sunflower popping up through the dirt. Where did the summer go that fall sunflowers are coming up?\r\n\r\nI have no answer for that, but seeing the green sprouts, I was reminded of <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>\'s quote. It\'s the pushing through dirt that produces the beautiful fall sunflowers that I enjoy.\r\n\r\nGives me a whole new perspective on dirt. How about you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Dirt and Growth','','publish','open','open','','dirt-and-growth','','','2016-06-30 11:51:51','2016-06-30 17:51:51','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6812',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6813,1,'2016-06-30 11:40:27','2016-06-30 17:40:27','','dirt and growth','','inherit','open','closed','','dirt-and-growth','','','2016-06-30 11:40:27','2016-06-30 17:40:27','',6812,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dirt-and-growth.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6814,1,'2016-06-30 11:47:36','2016-06-30 17:47:36','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dirt-and-growth.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6813\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dirt-and-growth-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dirt and growth\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>Today I spotted the leaves of a sunflower popping up through the dirt. Where did the summer go that fall sunflowers are coming up?\r\n\r\nI have no answer for that, but seeing the green sprouts, I was reminded of <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>\'s quote. It\'s the pushing through dirt that produces the beautiful fall sunflowers that I enjoy.\r\n\r\nGives me a whole new perspective on dirt. How about you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Dirt and Growth','','inherit','closed','closed','','6812-revision-v1','','','2016-06-30 11:47:36','2016-06-30 17:47:36','',6812,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/30/6812-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6815,1,'2016-07-20 06:00:57','2016-07-20 12:00:57','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Sandra_Jensen.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6817 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Sandra_Jensen.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Sandra_Jensen\" width=\"542\" height=\"549\" /></a>The last two Wednesday we\'ve talked about writers as artist. We can\'t paint words if we don\'t just <strong>WRITE</strong> as this quote from Sandra Jensen via <a href=\"http://www.writerswrite.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">WritersWrite </a>points out.','To be a Word Artist you have to...','','publish','open','open','','to-be-a-word-artist-you-have-to','','','2016-06-30 11:58:42','2016-06-30 17:58:42','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6815',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6816,1,'2016-06-30 11:52:34','2016-06-30 17:52:34','','Novels do not write themselves','','inherit','open','closed','','novels-do-not-write-themselves','','','2016-06-30 11:52:34','2016-06-30 17:52:34','',6815,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Novels-do-not-write-themselves.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6817,1,'2016-06-30 11:52:56','2016-06-30 17:52:56','','medium_Sandra_Jensen','','inherit','open','closed','','medium_sandra_jensen','','','2016-06-30 11:52:56','2016-06-30 17:52:56','',6815,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Sandra_Jensen.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6818,1,'2016-06-30 11:58:42','2016-06-30 17:58:42','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Sandra_Jensen.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6817 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/medium_Sandra_Jensen.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Sandra_Jensen\" width=\"542\" height=\"549\" /></a>The last two Wednesday we\'ve talked about writers as artist. We can\'t paint words if we don\'t just <strong>WRITE</strong> as this quote from Sandra Jensen via <a href=\"http://www.writerswrite.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">WritersWrite </a>points out.','To be a Word Artist you have to...','','inherit','closed','closed','','6815-revision-v1','','','2016-06-30 11:58:42','2016-06-30 17:58:42','',6815,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/06/30/6815-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6819,1,'2016-07-11 06:00:38','2016-07-11 12:00:38','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gift.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6820\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gift-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"gift\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" /></a>Christmas is officially six months away. It’s time to start thinking about gift giving. For me, that means checking my <em>gift box</em> supply for things to regift.\r\n\r\nWhat’s in my <em>gift box</em>? Items I’ve received over the year(s) that really didn’t work for me. Things that might suit someone else that I can regift.\r\n\r\nIn case you’re not familiar with the term, <em>regifting</em> is the act of receiving a gift, and then after some time, wrapping it up and giving it to someone else.\r\n\r\nIt’s a way of recycling what you don’t want or can’t use.\r\n\r\nThe trick to regifting lies in knowing what’s acceptable to re-gift, what’s a definite no-no, and the cardinal rule of regifting:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Only regift <strong>NEW</strong> items not used items unless they classify as antiques.</p>\r\nHere are ten items considered acceptable to regift.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Candles</em></strong> - Designed to be used up and thrown away, are very easy to regift when unused and plastic remains.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Soaps, Lotions, and Bathroom Items</strong></em> -Soaps, hand creams, lotions, bubble baths are all fine to regift. Only if the items haven’t expired and haven’t been opened.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Games, Toys, and Puzzles</strong></em> -Perfectly okay to regift if intact. Do make a note of who gave what to whom, though. Last thing you’d want to do is give a game/toy/puzzle back to someone who gave it to you.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Some Clothing</em></strong> -Don’t risk a friendship or argument if you travel in the same circle of friends and the fact you never wear the gift will be obvious. Also, be sure all tags remain intact.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Wine and Spirits</strong></em> - Wine only gets better with age. Hard liquor does too. So if it\'s sealed, you\'re good to give.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Gift Cards</strong></em> - Make sure the balance never expires, or is still intact because some devious people out there operate gift card frauds.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Gift Baskets</strong></em> -As long as you haven\'t removed half the contents, destroyed the packaging, or kept the basket so long the items have expired.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Fragrances</em></strong> -Perfumes, aftershaves, and eau de toilettes are all fair game for regifting provided they remain sealed in the original box.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Kitchen Items</strong></em> -Toasters. Blenders. Frying pans. Coffee makers. All very regiftable if in original packaging. Be careful not to offend anyone who might come to your home and cannot see what they gave you. Awkward situation you want to avoid.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Novelties and Gag Gifts</em></strong> -Perfect for those white elephant exchanges that abound in December or age-related parties. The fun of some white elephant exchanges is the same gifts appear year after year and become a running joke.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNow these four things should NEVER be regifted:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Personalized items even if you share initials</li>\r\n 	<li>Anything with an inscription</li>\r\n 	<li>Opened CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays</li>\r\n 	<li>Anything universally awful unless used as a gag gift</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nWhat about you? Are you a regifter? What things do you pass along?','What items work to regift and what doesn’t?','','publish','open','open','','what-items-work-to-regift-and-what-doesnt','','','2016-07-02 14:11:55','2016-07-02 20:11:55','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6819',0,'post','',2);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6820,1,'2016-07-02 13:55:56','2016-07-02 19:55:56','','gift','','inherit','open','closed','','gift','','','2016-07-02 13:55:56','2016-07-02 19:55:56','',6819,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gift.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6821,1,'2016-07-02 14:07:29','2016-07-02 20:07:29','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gift.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6820\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gift-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"gift\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" /></a>Christmas is officially six months away. It’s time to start thinking about gift giving. For me, that means checking my <em>gift box</em> supply for things to regift.\r\n\r\nWhat’s in my <em>gift box</em>? Items I’ve received over the year(s) that really didn’t work for me. Things that might suit someone else that I can regift.\r\n\r\nIn case you’re not familiar with the term, <em>regifting</em> is the act of receiving a gift, and then after some time, wrapping it up and giving it to someone else.\r\n\r\nIt’s a way of recycling what you don’t want or can’t use. The trick to regifting lies in knowing what’s acceptable to re-gift, what’s a definite no-no, and the cardinal rule of regifting:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Only regift <strong>NEW</strong> items not used item unless they classify as antiques.</p>\r\nHere are ten items considered acceptable to regift.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Candles</em></strong> - Designed to be used up and thrown away, are very easy to regift when unused and plastic remains.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Soaps, Lotions, and Bathroom Items</strong></em> -Soaps, hand creams, lotions, bubble baths are all fine to regift. Only if the items haven’t expired and haven’t been opened.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Games, Toys, and Puzzles</strong></em> -Perfectly okay to regift if intact. IMPORTANT: make a note of who gave what to whom, though. Last thing you’d want to do is give a game/toy/puzzle back to someone who gave it to you.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Some Clothing</em></strong> -Don’t risk a friendship or argument if you travel in the same circle of friends and the fact you never wear the gift will be obvious. Also, be sure all tags remain intact.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Wine and Spirits</strong></em> - Wine only gets better with age. Hard liquor does too. So if it\'s sealed, you\'re good to give.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Gift Cards</strong></em> - Make sure the balance never expires, or is still intact because some devious people out there operate gift card frauds.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Gift Baskets</strong></em> -As long as you haven\'t removed half the contents, destroyed the packaging, or kept the basket so long the items have expired.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Fragrances</em></strong> -Perfumes, aftershaves, and eau de toilettes are all fair game for regifting provided they remain sealed in the original box.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Kitchen Items</strong></em> -Toasters. Blenders. Frying pans. Coffee makers. All very regiftable if in original packaging. Be careful not to offend anyone who might come to your home and cannot see what they gave you. Awkward situation you want to avoid.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Novelties and Gag Gifts</em></strong> -Perfect for those white elephant exchanges that abound in December or age-related parties. The fun of some white elephant exchanges is the same gifts appear year after year and become a running joke.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNow these four things should NEVER be regifted:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Personalized items even if you share initials</li>\r\n 	<li>Anything with an inscription</li>\r\n 	<li>Opened CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays</li>\r\n 	<li>Anything universally awful unless used as a gag gift</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nWhat about you? Are you a regifter? What do you pass along?','What items work to regift and what doesn’t?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6819-revision-v1','','','2016-07-02 14:07:29','2016-07-02 20:07:29','',6819,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/02/6819-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6822,1,'2016-07-02 14:08:37','2016-07-02 20:08:37','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gift.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6820\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gift-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"gift\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" /></a>Christmas is officially six months away. It’s time to start thinking about gift giving. For me, that means checking my <em>gift box</em> supply for things to regift.\r\n\r\nWhat’s in my <em>gift box</em>? Items I’ve received over the year(s) that really didn’t work for me. Things that might suit someone else that I can regift.\r\n\r\nIn case you’re not familiar with the term, <em>regifting</em> is the act of receiving a gift, and then after some time, wrapping it up and giving it to someone else.\r\n\r\nIt’s a way of recycling what you don’t want or can’t use.\r\n\r\nThe trick to regifting lies in knowing what’s acceptable to re-gift, what’s a definite no-no, and the cardinal rule of regifting:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Only regift <strong>NEW</strong> items not used item unless they classify as antiques.</p>\r\nHere are ten items considered acceptable to regift.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Candles</em></strong> - Designed to be used up and thrown away, are very easy to regift when unused and plastic remains.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Soaps, Lotions, and Bathroom Items</strong></em> -Soaps, hand creams, lotions, bubble baths are all fine to regift. Only if the items haven’t expired and haven’t been opened.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Games, Toys, and Puzzles</strong></em> -Perfectly okay to regift if intact. IMPORTANT: make a note of who gave what to whom, though. Last thing you’d want to do is give a game/toy/puzzle back to someone who gave it to you.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Some Clothing</em></strong> -Don’t risk a friendship or argument if you travel in the same circle of friends and the fact you never wear the gift will be obvious. Also, be sure all tags remain intact.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Wine and Spirits</strong></em> - Wine only gets better with age. Hard liquor does too. So if it\'s sealed, you\'re good to give.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Gift Cards</strong></em> - Make sure the balance never expires, or is still intact because some devious people out there operate gift card frauds.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Gift Baskets</strong></em> -As long as you haven\'t removed half the contents, destroyed the packaging, or kept the basket so long the items have expired.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Fragrances</em></strong> -Perfumes, aftershaves, and eau de toilettes are all fair game for regifting provided they remain sealed in the original box.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Kitchen Items</strong></em> -Toasters. Blenders. Frying pans. Coffee makers. All very regiftable if in original packaging. Be careful not to offend anyone who might come to your home and cannot see what they gave you. Awkward situation you want to avoid.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Novelties and Gag Gifts</em></strong> -Perfect for those white elephant exchanges that abound in December or age-related parties. The fun of some white elephant exchanges is the same gifts appear year after year and become a running joke.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNow these four things should NEVER be regifted:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Personalized items even if you share initials</li>\r\n 	<li>Anything with an inscription</li>\r\n 	<li>Opened CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays</li>\r\n 	<li>Anything universally awful unless used as a gag gift</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nWhat about you? Are you a regifter? What do you pass along?','What items work to regift and what doesn’t?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6819-revision-v1','','','2016-07-02 14:08:37','2016-07-02 20:08:37','',6819,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/02/6819-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6823,1,'2016-07-02 14:11:55','2016-07-02 20:11:55','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gift.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6820\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gift-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"gift\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" /></a>Christmas is officially six months away. It’s time to start thinking about gift giving. For me, that means checking my <em>gift box</em> supply for things to regift.\r\n\r\nWhat’s in my <em>gift box</em>? Items I’ve received over the year(s) that really didn’t work for me. Things that might suit someone else that I can regift.\r\n\r\nIn case you’re not familiar with the term, <em>regifting</em> is the act of receiving a gift, and then after some time, wrapping it up and giving it to someone else.\r\n\r\nIt’s a way of recycling what you don’t want or can’t use.\r\n\r\nThe trick to regifting lies in knowing what’s acceptable to re-gift, what’s a definite no-no, and the cardinal rule of regifting:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Only regift <strong>NEW</strong> items not used items unless they classify as antiques.</p>\r\nHere are ten items considered acceptable to regift.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Candles</em></strong> - Designed to be used up and thrown away, are very easy to regift when unused and plastic remains.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Soaps, Lotions, and Bathroom Items</strong></em> -Soaps, hand creams, lotions, bubble baths are all fine to regift. Only if the items haven’t expired and haven’t been opened.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Games, Toys, and Puzzles</strong></em> -Perfectly okay to regift if intact. Do make a note of who gave what to whom, though. Last thing you’d want to do is give a game/toy/puzzle back to someone who gave it to you.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Some Clothing</em></strong> -Don’t risk a friendship or argument if you travel in the same circle of friends and the fact you never wear the gift will be obvious. Also, be sure all tags remain intact.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Wine and Spirits</strong></em> - Wine only gets better with age. Hard liquor does too. So if it\'s sealed, you\'re good to give.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Gift Cards</strong></em> - Make sure the balance never expires, or is still intact because some devious people out there operate gift card frauds.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Gift Baskets</strong></em> -As long as you haven\'t removed half the contents, destroyed the packaging, or kept the basket so long the items have expired.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Fragrances</em></strong> -Perfumes, aftershaves, and eau de toilettes are all fair game for regifting provided they remain sealed in the original box.</li>\r\n 	<li><em><strong>Kitchen Items</strong></em> -Toasters. Blenders. Frying pans. Coffee makers. All very regiftable if in original packaging. Be careful not to offend anyone who might come to your home and cannot see what they gave you. Awkward situation you want to avoid.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><em>Novelties and Gag Gifts</em></strong> -Perfect for those white elephant exchanges that abound in December or age-related parties. The fun of some white elephant exchanges is the same gifts appear year after year and become a running joke.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNow these four things should NEVER be regifted:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Personalized items even if you share initials</li>\r\n 	<li>Anything with an inscription</li>\r\n 	<li>Opened CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays</li>\r\n 	<li>Anything universally awful unless used as a gag gift</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nWhat about you? Are you a regifter? What things do you pass along?','What items work to regift and what doesn’t?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6819-revision-v1','','','2016-07-02 14:11:55','2016-07-02 20:11:55','',6819,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/02/6819-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6824,1,'2016-07-07 06:00:03','2016-07-07 12:00:03','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A blog by Guest Blogger Sean Morris<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kids-on-beach.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6825 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kids-on-beach.jpg\" alt=\"kids on beach\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" /></a>Vacations, camping out, trips to the swimming pool and park. Summer is an awesome time, with tons of activities to keep little ones occupied and entertained for hours. But spending time outdoors--where the heat and sun can take a toll--comes with a few risks, and it’s important to be prepared and educate your children about summer safety.</p>\r\nRiding bikes, swimming, and spending time at a park or playground can be great fun for any age, but there are some things to keep in mind if you want to ensure safety. Share these tips with family members and babysitters so that you and your kids can have the best summer ever.\r\n<h5><strong>Prepare for the heat  </strong></h5>\r\nSummer days can be downright dangerous. In states like Texas and Oklahoma, temperatures in the <a href=\"http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/oklahoma-city/oklahoma/united-states/usok0400\">hottest months</a> can easily reach 100 degrees or more. No matter where you live, it’s important to remember that the sun is powerful enough to burn some people even when they’re sitting in shady areas, and it’s easy to become dehydrated in a short amount of time.\r\n\r\nHave cool bottled water on hand to combat this; you might even consider keeping several bottles in a cooler with some ice for easy access.\r\n\r\nKeeping sunblock accessible is also imperative for any child who will be spending time outside, and if they’re in the water, check the label to see how often you’ll need to reapply it.\r\n\r\nIt’s best to keep babies out of the sun altogether, since their skin is so sensitive. If playtime outdoors is a must for older kids, take everyone out during early morning hours, before the day gets too hot. Keep a lightweight hat available for infants to cover their head and protect their face.\r\n\r\nFinally, never, EVER leave a child in a hot car for any amount of time.\r\n\r\nSince 1998, there have been nearly <a href=\"http://noheatstroke.org/\">700 infant and child deaths</a> due to heat stroke after they were left in a hot vehicle, and they were all preventable. Never allow a child to play in a garage or around a car, even supervised; they may take it upon themselves to do climb inside when no one is paying attention, which can lead to an accidental death.\r\n<h5><strong>Water safety</strong></h5>\r\nAside from educating your kids about swimming safety in pools, lakes, and the ocean, it’s always a good idea to enforce the same rules even in a small backyard pool. Little ones can drown in just a few inches of water or less, so an adult should always be present when water is involved.\r\n\r\nMake sure all safety equipment--such as life vests--is in good working order and fits properly, and never allow neighborhood children to use a backyard pool when you aren’t home. Keep a fence with a locked gate is the best prevention.\r\n\r\nWhen supervising children in the water, be present. Stay off your phone and make sure you’re <a href=\"http://www.us-mattress.com/importance-of-sleep.html\">well rested</a> so you can focus and make split-second decisions should the need arise.\r\n<h5><strong>Bugs and illness</strong></h5>\r\nKeeping pests from biting and stinging can be an overwhelming task for parents whose kids are outside much of the time, especially in rural areas. <a href=\"http://www.northshore.org/healthy-you/summer-bug-safety-tips/\">Preventative care</a>--such as safe bug repellent, long pants, and citronella--can go a long way in keeping bug bites at bay.\r\n\r\nIt’s also important, however, to think about your lawn and the areas around your home. If your kids have a small pool in the backyard, avoid letting water sit longer than a day as it can attract mosquitoes. Never leave food or open trash cans sitting out, and if you live in a wooded area or have high grasses and brush near your home, check your child for ticks when they come in.\r\n\r\nSummer months are wonderful for kids and parents alike, but they can also come with added worries. With a little bit of careful planning and vigilance, however, you can keep stress at bay and ensure your kids have a great break.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Sean Morris</strong> is a former social worker turned stay-at-home dad.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He knows what it’s like to juggle family and career. He did it for years until deciding to become a stay-at-home dad after the birth of his son. Though he loved his career in social work, he has found this additional time with his kids to be the most rewarding experience of his life. He began writing for <a href=\"http://learnfit.org/\">LearnFit.org</a> to share his experiences and to help guide anyone struggling to find the best path for their life, career, and/or family.</p>','Keeping Kids Safe When Summer Heats Up','','publish','open','open','','keeping-kids-safe-when-summer-heats-up','','','2016-07-02 14:26:23','2016-07-02 20:26:23','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6824',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6826,1,'2016-07-02 14:19:25','2016-07-02 20:19:25','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kids-on-beach.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6825 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kids-on-beach.jpg\" alt=\"kids on beach\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" /></a>Vacations, camping out, trips to the swimming pool and park. Summer is an awesome time, with tons of activities to keep little ones occupied and entertained for hours. But spending time outdoors--where the heat and sun can take a toll--comes with a few risks, and it’s important to be prepared and educate your children about summer safety.\r\n\r\nRiding bikes, swimming, and spending time at a park or playground can be great fun for any age, but there are some things to keep in mind if you want to ensure safety. Share these tips with family members and babysitters so that you and your kids can have the best summer ever.\r\n<h5><strong>Prepare for the heat  </strong></h5>\r\nSummer days can be downright dangerous. In states like Texas and Oklahoma, temperatures in the <a href=\"http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/oklahoma-city/oklahoma/united-states/usok0400\">hottest months</a> can easily reach 100 degrees or more. No matter where you live, it’s important to remember that the sun is powerful enough to burn some people even when they’re sitting in shady areas, and it’s easy to become dehydrated in a short amount of time.\r\n\r\nHave cool bottled water on hand to combat this; you might even consider keeping several bottles in a cooler with some ice for easy access.\r\n\r\nKeeping sunblock accessible is also imperative for any child who will be spending time outside, and if they’re in the water, check the label to see how often you’ll need to reapply it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt’s best to keep babies out of the sun altogether, since their skin is so sensitive. If playtime outdoors is a must for older kids, take everyone out during early morning hours, before the day gets too hot. Keep a lightweight hat available for infants to cover their head and protect their face.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFinally, never, EVER leave a child in a hot car for any amount of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSince 1998, there have been nearly <a href=\"http://noheatstroke.org/\">700 infant and child deaths</a> due to heat stroke after they were left in a hot vehicle, and they were all preventable. Never allow a child to play in a garage or around a car, even supervised; they may take it upon themselves to do climb inside when no one is paying attention, which can lead to an accidental death.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Water safety</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAside from educating your kids about swimming safety in pools, lakes, and the ocean, it’s always a good idea to enforce the same rules even in a small backyard pool. Little ones can drown in just a few inches of water or less, so an adult should always be present when water is involved.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMake sure all safety equipment--such as life vests--is in good working order and fits properly, and never allow neighborhood children to use a backyard pool when you aren’t home. Keep a fence with a locked gate is the best prevention.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen supervising children in the water, be present. Stay off your phone and make sure you’re <a href=\"http://www.us-mattress.com/importance-of-sleep.html\">well rested</a> so you can focus and make split-second decisions should the need arise.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bugs and illness</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKeeping pests from biting and stinging can be an overwhelming task for parents whose kids are outside much of the time, especially in rural areas. <a href=\"http://www.northshore.org/healthy-you/summer-bug-safety-tips/\">Preventative care</a>--such as safe bug repellent, long pants, and citronella--can go a long way in keeping bug bites at bay.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt’s also important, however, to think about your lawn and the areas around your home. If your kids have a small pool in the backyard, avoid letting water sit longer than a day as it can attract mosquitoes. Never leave food or open trash cans sitting out, and if you live in a wooded area or have high grasses and brush near your home, check your child for ticks when they come in.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSummer months are wonderful for kids and parents alike, but they can also come with added worries. With a little bit of careful planning and vigilance, however, you can keep stress at bay and ensure your kids have a great break.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Sean Morris</strong> is a former social worker turned stay-at-home dad. He knows what it’s like to juggle family and career. He did it for years until deciding to become a stay-at-home dad after the birth of his son. Though he loved his career in social work, he has found this additional time with his kids to be the most rewarding experience of his life. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6828,1,'2016-07-02 14:23:55','2016-07-02 20:23:55','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A blog by Guest Blogger Sean Morris<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kids-on-beach.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6825 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kids-on-beach.jpg\" alt=\"kids on beach\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" /></a>Vacations, camping out, trips to the swimming pool and park. Summer is an awesome time, with tons of activities to keep little ones occupied and entertained for hours. But spending time outdoors--where the heat and sun can take a toll--comes with a few risks, and it’s important to be prepared and educate your children about summer safety.</p>\r\nRiding bikes, swimming, and spending time at a park or playground can be great fun for any age, but there are some things to keep in mind if you want to ensure safety. Share these tips with family members and babysitters so that you and your kids can have the best summer ever.\r\n<h5><strong>Prepare for the heat  </strong></h5>\r\nSummer days can be downright dangerous. In states like Texas and Oklahoma, temperatures in the <a href=\"http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/oklahoma-city/oklahoma/united-states/usok0400\">hottest months</a> can easily reach 100 degrees or more. No matter where you live, it’s important to remember that the sun is powerful enough to burn some people even when they’re sitting in shady areas, and it’s easy to become dehydrated in a short amount of time.\r\n\r\nHave cool bottled water on hand to combat this; you might even consider keeping several bottles in a cooler with some ice for easy access.\r\n\r\nKeeping sunblock accessible is also imperative for any child who will be spending time outside, and if they’re in the water, check the label to see how often you’ll need to reapply it.\r\n\r\nIt’s best to keep babies out of the sun altogether, since their skin is so sensitive. If playtime outdoors is a must for older kids, take everyone out during early morning hours, before the day gets too hot. Keep a lightweight hat available for infants to cover their head and protect their face.\r\n\r\nFinally, never, EVER leave a child in a hot car for any amount of time.\r\n\r\nSince 1998, there have been nearly <a href=\"http://noheatstroke.org/\">700 infant and child deaths</a> due to heat stroke after they were left in a hot vehicle, and they were all preventable. Never allow a child to play in a garage or around a car, even supervised; they may take it upon themselves to do climb inside when no one is paying attention, which can lead to an accidental death.\r\n<h5><strong>Water safety</strong></h5>\r\nAside from educating your kids about swimming safety in pools, lakes, and the ocean, it’s always a good idea to enforce the same rules even in a small backyard pool. Little ones can drown in just a few inches of water or less, so an adult should always be present when water is involved.\r\n\r\nMake sure all safety equipment--such as life vests--is in good working order and fits properly, and never allow neighborhood children to use a backyard pool when you aren’t home. Keep a fence with a locked gate is the best prevention.\r\n\r\nWhen supervising children in the water, be present. Stay off your phone and make sure you’re <a href=\"http://www.us-mattress.com/importance-of-sleep.html\">well rested</a> so you can focus and make split-second decisions should the need arise.\r\n<h5><strong>Bugs and illness</strong></h5>\r\nKeeping pests from biting and stinging can be an overwhelming task for parents whose kids are outside much of the time, especially in rural areas. <a href=\"http://www.northshore.org/healthy-you/summer-bug-safety-tips/\">Preventative care</a>--such as safe bug repellent, long pants, and citronella--can go a long way in keeping bug bites at bay.\r\n\r\nIt’s also important, however, to think about your lawn and the areas around your home. If your kids have a small pool in the backyard, avoid letting water sit longer than a day as it can attract mosquitoes. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6827,1,'2016-07-02 14:23:36','2016-07-02 20:23:36','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">                                                                              A blog by Guest Blogger Sean Morris<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kids-on-beach.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6825 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kids-on-beach.jpg\" alt=\"kids on beach\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" /></a>Vacations, camping out, trips to the swimming pool and park. Summer is an awesome time, with tons of activities to keep little ones occupied and entertained for hours. But spending time outdoors--where the heat and sun can take a toll--comes with a few risks, and it’s important to be prepared and educate your children about summer safety.</p>\r\nRiding bikes, swimming, and spending time at a park or playground can be great fun for any age, but there are some things to keep in mind if you want to ensure safety. Share these tips with family members and babysitters so that you and your kids can have the best summer ever.\r\n<h5><strong>Prepare for the heat  </strong></h5>\r\nSummer days can be downright dangerous. In states like Texas and Oklahoma, temperatures in the <a href=\"http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/oklahoma-city/oklahoma/united-states/usok0400\">hottest months</a> can easily reach 100 degrees or more. No matter where you live, it’s important to remember that the sun is powerful enough to burn some people even when they’re sitting in shady areas, and it’s easy to become dehydrated in a short amount of time.\r\n\r\nHave cool bottled water on hand to combat this; you might even consider keeping several bottles in a cooler with some ice for easy access.\r\n\r\nKeeping sunblock accessible is also imperative for any child who will be spending time outside, and if they’re in the water, check the label to see how often you’ll need to reapply it.\r\n\r\nIt’s best to keep babies out of the sun altogether, since their skin is so sensitive. If playtime outdoors is a must for older kids, take everyone out during early morning hours, before the day gets too hot. Keep a lightweight hat available for infants to cover their head and protect their face.\r\n\r\nFinally, never, EVER leave a child in a hot car for any amount of time.\r\n\r\nSince 1998, there have been nearly <a href=\"http://noheatstroke.org/\">700 infant and child deaths</a> due to heat stroke after they were left in a hot vehicle, and they were all preventable. Never allow a child to play in a garage or around a car, even supervised; they may take it upon themselves to do climb inside when no one is paying attention, which can lead to an accidental death.\r\n<h5><strong>Water safety</strong></h5>\r\nAside from educating your kids about swimming safety in pools, lakes, and the ocean, it’s always a good idea to enforce the same rules even in a small backyard pool. Little ones can drown in just a few inches of water or less, so an adult should always be present when water is involved.\r\n\r\nMake sure all safety equipment--such as life vests--is in good working order and fits properly, and never allow neighborhood children to use a backyard pool when you aren’t home. Keep a fence with a locked gate is the best prevention.\r\n\r\nWhen supervising children in the water, be present. Stay off your phone and make sure you’re <a href=\"http://www.us-mattress.com/importance-of-sleep.html\">well rested</a> so you can focus and make split-second decisions should the need arise.\r\n<h5><strong>Bugs and illness</strong></h5>\r\nKeeping pests from biting and stinging can be an overwhelming task for parents whose kids are outside much of the time, especially in rural areas. <a href=\"http://www.northshore.org/healthy-you/summer-bug-safety-tips/\">Preventative care</a>--such as safe bug repellent, long pants, and citronella--can go a long way in keeping bug bites at bay.\r\n\r\nIt’s also important, however, to think about your lawn and the areas around your home. If your kids have a small pool in the backyard, avoid letting water sit longer than a day as it can attract mosquitoes. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6829,1,'2016-07-02 14:24:27','2016-07-02 20:24:27','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A blog by Guest Blogger Sean Morris<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kids-on-beach.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6825 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kids-on-beach.jpg\" alt=\"kids on beach\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" /></a>Vacations, camping out, trips to the swimming pool and park. Summer is an awesome time, with tons of activities to keep little ones occupied and entertained for hours. But spending time outdoors--where the heat and sun can take a toll--comes with a few risks, and it’s important to be prepared and educate your children about summer safety.</p>\r\nRiding bikes, swimming, and spending time at a park or playground can be great fun for any age, but there are some things to keep in mind if you want to ensure safety. Share these tips with family members and babysitters so that you and your kids can have the best summer ever.\r\n<h5><strong>Prepare for the heat  </strong></h5>\r\nSummer days can be downright dangerous. In states like Texas and Oklahoma, temperatures in the <a href=\"http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/oklahoma-city/oklahoma/united-states/usok0400\">hottest months</a> can easily reach 100 degrees or more. No matter where you live, it’s important to remember that the sun is powerful enough to burn some people even when they’re sitting in shady areas, and it’s easy to become dehydrated in a short amount of time.\r\n\r\nHave cool bottled water on hand to combat this; you might even consider keeping several bottles in a cooler with some ice for easy access.\r\n\r\nKeeping sunblock accessible is also imperative for any child who will be spending time outside, and if they’re in the water, check the label to see how often you’ll need to reapply it.\r\n\r\nIt’s best to keep babies out of the sun altogether, since their skin is so sensitive. If playtime outdoors is a must for older kids, take everyone out during early morning hours, before the day gets too hot. Keep a lightweight hat available for infants to cover their head and protect their face.\r\n\r\nFinally, never, EVER leave a child in a hot car for any amount of time.\r\n\r\nSince 1998, there have been nearly <a href=\"http://noheatstroke.org/\">700 infant and child deaths</a> due to heat stroke after they were left in a hot vehicle, and they were all preventable. Never allow a child to play in a garage or around a car, even supervised; they may take it upon themselves to do climb inside when no one is paying attention, which can lead to an accidental death.\r\n<h5><strong>Water safety</strong></h5>\r\nAside from educating your kids about swimming safety in pools, lakes, and the ocean, it’s always a good idea to enforce the same rules even in a small backyard pool. Little ones can drown in just a few inches of water or less, so an adult should always be present when water is involved.\r\n\r\nMake sure all safety equipment--such as life vests--is in good working order and fits properly, and never allow neighborhood children to use a backyard pool when you aren’t home. Keep a fence with a locked gate is the best prevention.\r\n\r\nWhen supervising children in the water, be present. Stay off your phone and make sure you’re <a href=\"http://www.us-mattress.com/importance-of-sleep.html\">well rested</a> so you can focus and make split-second decisions should the need arise.\r\n<h5><strong>Bugs and illness</strong></h5>\r\nKeeping pests from biting and stinging can be an overwhelming task for parents whose kids are outside much of the time, especially in rural areas. <a href=\"http://www.northshore.org/healthy-you/summer-bug-safety-tips/\">Preventative care</a>--such as safe bug repellent, long pants, and citronella--can go a long way in keeping bug bites at bay.\r\n\r\nIt’s also important, however, to think about your lawn and the areas around your home. If your kids have a small pool in the backyard, avoid letting water sit longer than a day as it can attract mosquitoes. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6837,1,'2016-07-15 06:00:12','2016-07-15 12:00:12','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nBeekeeper Brian and Chicken Wrangler Sara have been on their annual vacation in Colorado leaving Rachel in charge of Miller Farm which is no easy task.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to entertain the puppies, Rachel purchased new dog toys. Much to Max’s dismay, Tucker thought they were all for him.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6838 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"tucker with toys\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the poultry department, Rachel has had to separate some of the roosters sending one to a new home.  Apparently Kaboodle is at the bottom of the pecking order and an intervention was required.  For the moment all is calm in the chicken yard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6842\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"chick1\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" /></a>In the house, however, the eggs in the incubator are starting to hatch causing all kinds of excitement.  So far there are nine.  She is sending pictures – like having newborn babies.\r\n\r\nHere are two of my favorites.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6840 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"chick2\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs much as I enjoy being in Colorado, I kind of miss the excitement of Miller Farm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If only we could carry the cool air with us to Texas.</p>','Meanwhile Back on the Farm','','publish','open','open','','meanwhile-back-on-the-farm','','','2016-07-13 21:19:31','2016-07-14 03:19:31','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6837',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6841,1,'2016-07-13 21:12:18','2016-07-14 03:12:18','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nBeekeeper Brian and Chicken Wrangler Sara have been on their annual vacation in Colorado leaving Rachel in charge of Miller Farm which is no easy task.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to entertain the puppies, Rachel purchased new dog toys. Much to Max’s dismay, Tucker thought they were all for him.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6838 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"tucker with toys\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the poultry department, Rachel has had to separate some of the roosters sending one to a new home.  Apparently Kaboodle is at the bottom of the pecking order and an intervention was required.  For the moment all is calm in the chicken yard.\r\n\r\nIn the house, however, the eggs in the incubator are starting to hatch causing all kinds of excitement.  So far there are nine.  She is sending pictures – like having newborn babies.  Here are two of my favorites.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"chick1\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6840\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"chick2\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs much as I enjoy being in Colorado, I kind of miss the excitement of Miller Farm.  If only we could carry the cool air with us to Texas.','Meanwhile Back on the Farm','','inherit','closed','closed','','6837-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 21:12:18','2016-07-14 03:12:18','',6837,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/13/6837-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6843,1,'2016-07-13 21:15:11','2016-07-14 03:15:11','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nBeekeeper Brian and Chicken Wrangler Sara have been on their annual vacation in Colorado leaving Rachel in charge of Miller Farm which is no easy task.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to entertain the puppies, Rachel purchased new dog toys. Much to Max’s dismay, Tucker thought they were all for him.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6838 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"tucker with toys\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the poultry department, Rachel has had to separate some of the roosters sending one to a new home.  Apparently Kaboodle is at the bottom of the pecking order and an intervention was required.  For the moment all is calm in the chicken yard.\r\n\r\nIn the house, however, the eggs in the incubator are starting to hatch causing all kinds of excitement.  So far there are nine.  She is sending pictures – like having newborn babies.  Here are two of my favorites.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6840 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"chick2\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6842 alignleft\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"chick1\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs much as I enjoy being in Colorado, I kind of miss the excitement of Miller Farm.  If only we could carry the cool air with us to Texas.','Meanwhile Back on the Farm','','inherit','closed','closed','','6837-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 21:15:11','2016-07-14 03:15:11','',6837,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/13/6837-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6831,1,'2016-07-08 06:00:43','2016-07-08 12:00:43','A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite breeds of chickens is the frizzle. We started with one black bantam frizzle hen named Frizz. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/black-frizzle.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6832 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/black-frizzle.jpg\" alt=\"black frizzle\" width=\"150\" height=\"118\" /></a>\r\n\r\nShe has always had quite an attitude.  In fact when Rachel tried to include her in the color project by putting her into a separate coop, she refused to stay put.  She would rather run with the big hens.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/white.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6833\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/white-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"white\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" /></a>We now have a white bantam frizzle rooster named Richard.\r\n\r\nHe has his own personality.  He is in a separate run with silky hen.  Rachel is trying to produce a silky frizzle, otherwise known as a sizzle. It hasn’t happened yet.\r\n\r\nAnyway, each evening when I go to close the chickens up in their coops, Richard is less than cooperative.  In fact, he often protests so loudly, Rachel comes to make sure the chickens are not under attack.  He may fly into the next coop or out into the yard.\r\n\r\nEventually I catch him, hold him tightly, stroke his frizzle feathers and explain that I am not going to hurt him.  He just needs to spend the night safely in his coop.\r\n\r\nLast week he actually let me put him up without the traditional squawking and loop around the chicken yard. Maybe he is calming down.  But then is there really such a thing as a calm frizzle?','Richard the Frizzle','','publish','open','open','','richard-the-frizzle','','','2016-07-02 21:15:49','2016-07-03 03:15:49','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6831',0,'post','',3);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6834,1,'2016-07-02 21:14:41','2016-07-03 03:14:41','<strong></strong>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite breeds of chickens is the frizzle. We started with one black bantam frizzle hen named Frizz. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/black-frizzle.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6832 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/black-frizzle.jpg\" alt=\"black frizzle\" width=\"150\" height=\"118\" /></a>\r\n\r\nShe has always had quite an attitude.  In fact when Rachel tried to include her in the color project by putting her into a separate coop, she refused to stay put.  She would rather run with the big hens.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/white.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6833\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/white-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"white\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" /></a>We now have a white bantam frizzle rooster named Richard.\r\n\r\nHe has his own personality.  He is in a separate run with silky hen.  Rachel is trying to produce a silky frizzle, otherwise known as a sizzle. It hasn’t happened yet.\r\n\r\nAnyway, each evening when I go to close the chickens up in their coops, Richard is less than cooperative.  In fact, he often protests so loudly, Rachel comes to make sure the chickens are not under attack.  He may fly into the next coop or out into the yard.\r\n\r\nEventually I catch him, hold him tightly, stroke his frizzle feathers and explain that I am not going to hurt him.  He just needs to spend the night safely in his coop.\r\n\r\nLast week he actually let me put him up without the traditional squawking and loop around the chicken yard. Maybe he is calming down.  But then is there really such a thing as a calm frizzle?','Richard the Frizzle','','inherit','closed','closed','','6831-revision-v1','','','2016-07-02 21:14:41','2016-07-03 03:14:41','',6831,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/02/6831-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6835,1,'2016-07-02 21:14:47','2016-07-03 03:14:47','A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite breeds of chickens is the frizzle. We started with one black bantam frizzle hen named Frizz. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/black-frizzle.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6832 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/black-frizzle.jpg\" alt=\"black frizzle\" width=\"150\" height=\"118\" /></a>\r\n\r\nShe has always had quite an attitude.  In fact when Rachel tried to include her in the color project by putting her into a separate coop, she refused to stay put.  She would rather run with the big hens.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/white.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6833\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/white-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"white\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" /></a>We now have a white bantam frizzle rooster named Richard.\r\n\r\nHe has his own personality.  He is in a separate run with silky hen.  Rachel is trying to produce a silky frizzle, otherwise known as a sizzle. It hasn’t happened yet.\r\n\r\nAnyway, each evening when I go to close the chickens up in their coops, Richard is less than cooperative.  In fact, he often protests so loudly, Rachel comes to make sure the chickens are not under attack.  He may fly into the next coop or out into the yard.\r\n\r\nEventually I catch him, hold him tightly, stroke his frizzle feathers and explain that I am not going to hurt him.  He just needs to spend the night safely in his coop.\r\n\r\nLast week he actually let me put him up without the traditional squawking and loop around the chicken yard. Maybe he is calming down.  But then is there really such a thing as a calm frizzle?','Richard the Frizzle','','inherit','closed','closed','','6831-revision-v1','','','2016-07-02 21:14:47','2016-07-03 03:14:47','',6831,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/02/6831-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6844,1,'2016-07-13 21:16:57','2016-07-14 03:16:57','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nBeekeeper Brian and Chicken Wrangler Sara have been on their annual vacation in Colorado leaving Rachel in charge of Miller Farm which is no easy task.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to entertain the puppies, Rachel purchased new dog toys. Much to Max’s dismay, Tucker thought they were all for him.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6838 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"tucker with toys\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the poultry department, Rachel has had to separate some of the roosters sending one to a new home.  Apparently Kaboodle is at the bottom of the pecking order and an intervention was required.  For the moment all is calm in the chicken yard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6842\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"chick1\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" /></a>In the house, however, the eggs in the incubator are starting to hatch causing all kinds of excitement.  So far there are nine.  She is sending pictures – like having newborn babies.  Here are two of my favorites.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6840 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"chick2\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs much as I enjoy being in Colorado, I kind of miss the excitement of Miller Farm.  If only we could carry the cool air with us to Texas.','Meanwhile Back on the Farm','','inherit','closed','closed','','6837-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 21:16:57','2016-07-14 03:16:57','',6837,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/13/6837-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6845,1,'2016-07-13 21:17:36','2016-07-14 03:17:36','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nBeekeeper Brian and Chicken Wrangler Sara have been on their annual vacation in Colorado leaving Rachel in charge of Miller Farm which is no easy task.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to entertain the puppies, Rachel purchased new dog toys. Much to Max’s dismay, Tucker thought they were all for him.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6838 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"tucker with toys\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the poultry department, Rachel has had to separate some of the roosters sending one to a new home.  Apparently Kaboodle is at the bottom of the pecking order and an intervention was required.  For the moment all is calm in the chicken yard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6842\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"chick1\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" /></a>In the house, however, the eggs in the incubator are starting to hatch causing all kinds of excitement.  So far there are nine.  She is sending pictures – like having newborn babies.  Here are two of my favorites.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6840 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"chick2\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs much as I enjoy being in Colorado, I kind of miss the excitement of Miller Farm.  If only we could carry the cool air with us to Texas.','Meanwhile Back on the Farm','','inherit','closed','closed','','6837-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 21:17:36','2016-07-14 03:17:36','',6837,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/13/6837-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6846,1,'2016-07-13 21:18:11','2016-07-14 03:18:11','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nBeekeeper Brian and Chicken Wrangler Sara have been on their annual vacation in Colorado leaving Rachel in charge of Miller Farm which is no easy task.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to entertain the puppies, Rachel purchased new dog toys. Much to Max’s dismay, Tucker thought they were all for him.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6838 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"tucker with toys\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the poultry department, Rachel has had to separate some of the roosters sending one to a new home.  Apparently Kaboodle is at the bottom of the pecking order and an intervention was required.  For the moment all is calm in the chicken yard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6842\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"chick1\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" /></a>In the house, however, the eggs in the incubator are starting to hatch causing all kinds of excitement.  So far there are nine.  She is sending pictures – like having newborn babies.\r\n\r\nHere are two of my favorites.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6840 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"chick2\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs much as I enjoy being in Colorado, I kind of miss the excitement of Miller Farm.  If only we could carry the cool air with us to Texas.','Meanwhile Back on the Farm','','inherit','closed','closed','','6837-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 21:18:11','2016-07-14 03:18:11','',6837,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/13/6837-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6847,1,'2016-07-13 21:18:45','2016-07-14 03:18:45','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nBeekeeper Brian and Chicken Wrangler Sara have been on their annual vacation in Colorado leaving Rachel in charge of Miller Farm which is no easy task.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to entertain the puppies, Rachel purchased new dog toys. Much to Max’s dismay, Tucker thought they were all for him.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6838 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"tucker with toys\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the poultry department, Rachel has had to separate some of the roosters sending one to a new home.  Apparently Kaboodle is at the bottom of the pecking order and an intervention was required.  For the moment all is calm in the chicken yard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6842\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"chick1\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" /></a>In the house, however, the eggs in the incubator are starting to hatch causing all kinds of excitement.  So far there are nine.  She is sending pictures – like having newborn babies.\r\n\r\nHere are two of my favorites.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6840 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"chick2\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs much as I enjoy being in Colorado, I kind of miss the excitement of Miller Farm.\r\n\r\nIf only we could carry the cool air with us to Texas.','Meanwhile Back on the Farm','','inherit','closed','closed','','6837-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 21:18:45','2016-07-14 03:18:45','',6837,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/13/6837-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6848,1,'2016-07-13 21:19:11','2016-07-14 03:19:11','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nBeekeeper Brian and Chicken Wrangler Sara have been on their annual vacation in Colorado leaving Rachel in charge of Miller Farm which is no easy task.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to entertain the puppies, Rachel purchased new dog toys. Much to Max’s dismay, Tucker thought they were all for him.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6838 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"tucker with toys\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the poultry department, Rachel has had to separate some of the roosters sending one to a new home.  Apparently Kaboodle is at the bottom of the pecking order and an intervention was required.  For the moment all is calm in the chicken yard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6842\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"chick1\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" /></a>In the house, however, the eggs in the incubator are starting to hatch causing all kinds of excitement.  So far there are nine.  She is sending pictures – like having newborn babies.\r\n\r\nHere are two of my favorites.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6840 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"chick2\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs much as I enjoy being in Colorado, I kind of miss the excitement of Miller Farm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If only we could carry the cool air with us to Texas.</p>','Meanwhile Back on the Farm','','inherit','closed','closed','','6837-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 21:19:11','2016-07-14 03:19:11','',6837,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/13/6837-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6849,1,'2016-07-13 21:19:39','2016-07-14 03:19:39','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nBeekeeper Brian and Chicken Wrangler Sara have been on their annual vacation in Colorado leaving Rachel in charge of Miller Farm which is no easy task.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to entertain the puppies, Rachel purchased new dog toys. Much to Max’s dismay, Tucker thought they were all for him.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6838 aligncenter\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tucker-with-toys-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"tucker with toys\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" /></a>In the poultry department, Rachel has had to separate some of the roosters sending one to a new home.  Apparently Kaboodle is at the bottom of the pecking order and an intervention was required.  For the moment all is calm in the chicken yard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6842\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick1-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"chick1\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" /></a>In the house, however, the eggs in the incubator are starting to hatch causing all kinds of excitement.  So far there are nine.  She is sending pictures – like having newborn babies.\r\n\r\nHere are two of my favorites.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6840 alignright\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick2-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"chick2\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs much as I enjoy being in Colorado, I kind of miss the excitement of Miller Farm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If only we could carry the cool air with us to Texas.</p>','Meanwhile Back on the Farm','','inherit','closed','closed','','6837-autosave-v1','','','2016-07-13 21:19:39','2016-07-14 03:19:39','',6837,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/13/6837-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6851,1,'2016-07-18 06:00:03','2016-07-18 12:00:03','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6853\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\" alt=\"ereader\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" /></a>Today’s blog world is highly competitive. A quick check at <a href=\"http://www.worldometers.info/blogs/\" data-tooltip=\"attached\">Blogging Statistics - Worldometers</a> shows over 2 million posts (and counting) for July 14, 2016.\r\n\r\nWith numbers like that, our blogs can get lost sea of options.\r\n\r\nSo what can we do as bloggers do to attract readers?\r\n\r\nI suggest these five things.\r\n<h6>An Irresistible Title</h6>\r\nSomething catchy that piques interest. Try one of these ideas:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Ask an open-ended question</li>\r\n 	<li>Include who, what, when where, or how to</li>\r\n 	<li>Make ’em curious– tease, contradict, challenge a belief</li>\r\n 	<li>Offer a solution or benefit in the content</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Plenty of White Space</h6>\r\nKeep paragraphs short – no more than four lines is the guideline. Many readers use their phones and tablets. Lines and lines of text are boring and hard to read.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Captivating Graphics</h6>\r\nWhat’s the quote: “A picture is worth a thousand words”? Include visuals that pull the reader into the blog.\r\n\r\nBut, always be sure to use legal-to-copy images. Last thing, any blogger needs is a copyright troll targeting your image.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Keep Your Posts Short</h6>\r\nPeople are busy. Even 500 words can push a reader’s attention. <a href=\"http://wp.me/P6raJB-16y\">I suggest my guest bloggers keep their posts under 500.</a>\r\n\r\nIf your topic requires more than a 1,000 words to communicate the idea, maybe cut it into two posts by ending on a hook that will make the reader return.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Write Succinct Posts</h6>\r\nWrite posts specific to your target audience. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/08/richard-the-frizzle/\">Miller Farm Friday is a great example.</a> Chicken Wrangler Sara’s posts are all about life on their urban farm. And, they are short!\r\n\r\nWill these suggestions guarantee of success? Unfortunately, no. There are too many variables for guarantees, but I do believe these five things are extremely important to gain a reader\'s attention.\r\n\r\nIf you want more ideas just Google “How to build blog readership.” I did and in .80 seconds, 341,000 results appeared! Lots of ideas on things to try to find readers.\r\n\r\nDo you have ideas of your own? If so, please share in the comments.','Five Ways to Attract Blog Readers','','publish','open','open','','five-ways-to-attract-blog-readers','','','2016-07-14 13:14:13','2016-07-14 19:14:13','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6851',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6854,1,'2016-07-14 12:58:36','2016-07-14 18:58:36','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6853\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\" alt=\"ereader\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" /></a>Today’s blog world is highly competitive. A quick check at <a href=\"http://www.worldometers.info/blogs/\" data-tooltip=\"attached\">Blogging Statistics - Worldometers</a> shows over 2 million posts (and counting) for 14 July 2016. With numbers like that, our blogs can get lost sea of options.\r\n\r\nSo what bloggers do to find readers?\r\n\r\nI suggest these five things to attract readers.\r\n<h6>An Irresistible Title</h6>\r\nSomething catchy that piques interest. Try one of these ideas:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Ask an open-ended question</li>\r\n 	<li>Include who, what, when where, or how to</li>\r\n 	<li>Make ’em curious– tease, contradict, challenge a belief</li>\r\n 	<li>Offer a solution or benefit in the content</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h6>Plenty of White Space</h6>\r\nKeep paragraphs short – no more than four lines is the guideline. Many readers use their phones and tablets. Lines and lines of text are boring and hard to read.\r\n<h6>Captivating Graphics</h6>\r\nWhat’s the quote: “A picture is worth a thousand words”? Include visuals that pull the reader into the blog.\r\n\r\nBut, always use legal to copy images. Last thing, any blogger needs is a copyright troll targeting your image.\r\n<h6>Short Posts</h6>\r\nPeople are busy. Even 500 words can push a reader’s attention. <a href=\"http://wp.me/P6raJB-16y\">I suggest my guest bloggers keep their posts under 500.</a>\r\n\r\nIf your topic requires more than a 1,000 words to communicate the idea, maybe cut it into two posts by ending on a hook that will make the reader return.\r\n<h6>Succinct Posts</h6>\r\nKnow your target audience and write posts specific to that audience.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/08/richard-the-frizzle/\">Miller Farm Friday is a great example.</a> Chicken Wrangler Sara’s posts are all about life on their urban farm. And, they are short!\r\n\r\nDo my suggestions come with a guarantee of success? Unfortunately, no. There are too many variables for guarantees, but I do believe these five suggestions are extremely important to gain a reader\'s attention.\r\n\r\nIf you want more ideas just Google “How to build blog readership.” I did and in .80 seconds, 341,000 results appeared.\r\n\r\nDo you have ideas of your own? If so, please share in the comments.','Five Suggestions to build a blog readership','','inherit','closed','closed','','6851-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 12:58:36','2016-07-14 18:58:36','',6851,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6851-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6855,1,'2016-07-14 13:05:25','2016-07-14 19:05:25','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6853\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\" alt=\"ereader\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" /></a>Today’s blog world is highly competitive. A quick check at <a href=\"http://www.worldometers.info/blogs/\" data-tooltip=\"attached\">Blogging Statistics - Worldometers</a> shows over 2 million posts (and counting) for 14 July 2016.\r\n\r\nWith numbers like that, our blogs can get lost sea of options.\r\n\r\nSo what can bloggers do to attract readers?\r\n\r\nI suggest these five things.\r\n<h6>An Irresistible Title</h6>\r\nSomething catchy that piques interest. Try one of these ideas:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Ask an open-ended question</li>\r\n 	<li>Include who, what, when where, or how to</li>\r\n 	<li>Make ’em curious– tease, contradict, challenge a belief</li>\r\n 	<li>Offer a solution or benefit in the content</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h6>Plenty of White Space</h6>\r\nKeep paragraphs short – no more than four lines is the guideline. Many readers use their phones and tablets. Lines and lines of text are boring and hard to read.\r\n<h6>Captivating Graphics</h6>\r\nWhat’s the quote: “A picture is worth a thousand words”? Include visuals that pull the reader into the blog.\r\n\r\nBut, always use legal to copy images. Last thing, any blogger needs is a copyright troll targeting your image.\r\n<h6>Short Posts</h6>\r\nPeople are busy. Even 500 words can push a reader’s attention. <a href=\"http://wp.me/P6raJB-16y\">I suggest my guest bloggers keep their posts under 500.</a>\r\n\r\nIf your topic requires more than a 1,000 words to communicate the idea, maybe cut it into two posts by ending on a hook that will make the reader return.\r\n<h6>Succinct Posts</h6>\r\nKnow your target audience and write posts specific to that audience.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/08/richard-the-frizzle/\">Miller Farm Friday is a great example.</a> Chicken Wrangler Sara’s posts are all about life on their urban farm. And, they are short!\r\n\r\nDo my suggestions come with a guarantee of success? Unfortunately, no. There are too many variables for guarantees, but I do believe these five suggestions are extremely important to gain a reader\'s attention.\r\n\r\nIf you want more ideas just Google “How to build blog readership.” I did and in .80 seconds, 341,000 results appeared.\r\n\r\nDo you have ideas of your own? If so, please share in the comments.','Five Ways to Attract Blog Readers','','inherit','closed','closed','','6851-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 13:05:25','2016-07-14 19:05:25','',6851,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6851-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6856,1,'2016-07-14 13:06:08','2016-07-14 19:06:08','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6853\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\" alt=\"ereader\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" /></a>Today’s blog world is highly competitive. A quick check at <a href=\"http://www.worldometers.info/blogs/\" data-tooltip=\"attached\">Blogging Statistics - Worldometers</a> shows over 2 million posts (and counting) for July 14, 2016.\r\n\r\nWith numbers like that, our blogs can get lost sea of options.\r\n\r\nSo what can bloggers do to attract readers?\r\n\r\nI suggest these five things.\r\n<h6>An Irresistible Title</h6>\r\nSomething catchy that piques interest. Try one of these ideas:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Ask an open-ended question</li>\r\n 	<li>Include who, what, when where, or how to</li>\r\n 	<li>Make ’em curious– tease, contradict, challenge a belief</li>\r\n 	<li>Offer a solution or benefit in the content</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h6>Plenty of White Space</h6>\r\nKeep paragraphs short – no more than four lines is the guideline. Many readers use their phones and tablets. Lines and lines of text are boring and hard to read.\r\n<h6>Captivating Graphics</h6>\r\nWhat’s the quote: “A picture is worth a thousand words”? Include visuals that pull the reader into the blog.\r\n\r\nBut, always use legal to copy images. Last thing, any blogger needs is a copyright troll targeting your image.\r\n<h6>Short Posts</h6>\r\nPeople are busy. Even 500 words can push a reader’s attention. <a href=\"http://wp.me/P6raJB-16y\">I suggest my guest bloggers keep their posts under 500.</a>\r\n\r\nIf your topic requires more than a 1,000 words to communicate the idea, maybe cut it into two posts by ending on a hook that will make the reader return.\r\n<h6>Succinct Posts</h6>\r\nKnow your target audience and write posts specific to that audience.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/08/richard-the-frizzle/\">Miller Farm Friday is a great example.</a> Chicken Wrangler Sara’s posts are all about life on their urban farm. And, they are short!\r\n\r\nDo my suggestions come with a guarantee of success? Unfortunately, no. There are too many variables for guarantees, but I do believe these five suggestions are extremely important to gain a reader\'s attention.\r\n\r\nIf you want more ideas just Google “How to build blog readership.” I did and in .80 seconds, 341,000 results appeared.\r\n\r\nDo you have ideas of your own? If so, please share in the comments.','Five Ways to Attract Blog Readers','','inherit','closed','closed','','6851-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 13:06:08','2016-07-14 19:06:08','',6851,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6851-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6857,1,'2016-07-14 13:10:43','2016-07-14 19:10:43','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6853\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\" alt=\"ereader\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" /></a>Today’s blog world is highly competitive. A quick check at <a href=\"http://www.worldometers.info/blogs/\" data-tooltip=\"attached\">Blogging Statistics - Worldometers</a> shows over 2 million posts (and counting) for July 14, 2016.\r\n\r\nWith numbers like that, our blogs can get lost sea of options.\r\n\r\nSo what can bloggers do to attract readers?\r\n\r\nI suggest these five things.\r\n<h6>An Irresistible Title</h6>\r\nSomething catchy that piques interest. Try one of these ideas:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Ask an open-ended question</li>\r\n 	<li>Include who, what, when where, or how to</li>\r\n 	<li>Make ’em curious– tease, contradict, challenge a belief</li>\r\n 	<li>Offer a solution or benefit in the content</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Plenty of White Space</h6>\r\nKeep paragraphs short – no more than four lines is the guideline. Many readers use their phones and tablets. Lines and lines of text are boring and hard to read.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Captivating Graphics</h6>\r\nWhat’s the quote: “A picture is worth a thousand words”? Include visuals that pull the reader into the blog.\r\n\r\nBut, always use legal to copy images. Last thing, any blogger needs is a copyright troll targeting your image.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Keep Your Posts Short</h6>\r\nPeople are busy. Even 500 words can push a reader’s attention. <a href=\"http://wp.me/P6raJB-16y\">I suggest my guest bloggers keep their posts under 500.</a>\r\n\r\nIf your topic requires more than a 1,000 words to communicate the idea, maybe cut it into two posts by ending on a hook that will make the reader return.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Write Succinct Posts</h6>\r\nWrite posts specific to your target audience. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/08/richard-the-frizzle/\">Miller Farm Friday is a great example.</a> Chicken Wrangler Sara’s posts are all about life on their urban farm. And, they are short!\r\n\r\nWill these suggestions guarantee of success? Unfortunately, no. There are too many variables for guarantees, but I do believe these five things are extremely important to gain a reader\'s attention.\r\n\r\nIf you want more ideas just Google “How to build blog readership.” I did and in .80 seconds, 341,000 results appeared! Lots of ideas on things to try to find readers.\r\n\r\nDo you have ideas of your own? If so, please share in the comments.','Five Ways to Attract Blog Readers','','inherit','closed','closed','','6851-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 13:10:43','2016-07-14 19:10:43','',6851,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6851-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6858,1,'2016-07-14 13:11:00','2016-07-14 19:11:00','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6853\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\" alt=\"ereader\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" /></a>Today’s blog world is highly competitive. A quick check at <a href=\"http://www.worldometers.info/blogs/\" data-tooltip=\"attached\">Blogging Statistics - Worldometers</a> shows over 2 million posts (and counting) for July 14, 2016.\r\n\r\nWith numbers like that, our blogs can get lost sea of options.\r\n\r\nSo what can we do as bloggers do to attract readers?\r\n\r\nI suggest these five things.\r\n<h6>An Irresistible Title</h6>\r\nSomething catchy that piques interest. Try one of these ideas:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Ask an open-ended question</li>\r\n 	<li>Include who, what, when where, or how to</li>\r\n 	<li>Make ’em curious– tease, contradict, challenge a belief</li>\r\n 	<li>Offer a solution or benefit in the content</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Plenty of White Space</h6>\r\nKeep paragraphs short – no more than four lines is the guideline. Many readers use their phones and tablets. Lines and lines of text are boring and hard to read.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Captivating Graphics</h6>\r\nWhat’s the quote: “A picture is worth a thousand words”? Include visuals that pull the reader into the blog.\r\n\r\nBut, always use legal to copy images. Last thing, any blogger needs is a copyright troll targeting your image.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Keep Your Posts Short</h6>\r\nPeople are busy. Even 500 words can push a reader’s attention. <a href=\"http://wp.me/P6raJB-16y\">I suggest my guest bloggers keep their posts under 500.</a>\r\n\r\nIf your topic requires more than a 1,000 words to communicate the idea, maybe cut it into two posts by ending on a hook that will make the reader return.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Write Succinct Posts</h6>\r\nWrite posts specific to your target audience. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/08/richard-the-frizzle/\">Miller Farm Friday is a great example.</a> Chicken Wrangler Sara’s posts are all about life on their urban farm. And, they are short!\r\n\r\nWill these suggestions guarantee of success? Unfortunately, no. There are too many variables for guarantees, but I do believe these five things are extremely important to gain a reader\'s attention.\r\n\r\nIf you want more ideas just Google “How to build blog readership.” I did and in .80 seconds, 341,000 results appeared! Lots of ideas on things to try to find readers.\r\n\r\nDo you have ideas of your own? If so, please share in the comments.','Five Ways to Attract Blog Readers','','inherit','closed','closed','','6851-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 13:11:00','2016-07-14 19:11:00','',6851,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6851-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6859,1,'2016-07-14 13:12:12','2016-07-14 19:12:12','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6853\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg\" alt=\"ereader\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" /></a>Today’s blog world is highly competitive. A quick check at <a href=\"http://www.worldometers.info/blogs/\" data-tooltip=\"attached\">Blogging Statistics - Worldometers</a> shows over 2 million posts (and counting) for July 14, 2016.\r\n\r\nWith numbers like that, our blogs can get lost sea of options.\r\n\r\nSo what can we do as bloggers do to attract readers?\r\n\r\nI suggest these five things.\r\n<h6>An Irresistible Title</h6>\r\nSomething catchy that piques interest. Try one of these ideas:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Ask an open-ended question</li>\r\n 	<li>Include who, what, when where, or how to</li>\r\n 	<li>Make ’em curious– tease, contradict, challenge a belief</li>\r\n 	<li>Offer a solution or benefit in the content</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Plenty of White Space</h6>\r\nKeep paragraphs short – no more than four lines is the guideline. Many readers use their phones and tablets. Lines and lines of text are boring and hard to read.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Captivating Graphics</h6>\r\nWhat’s the quote: “A picture is worth a thousand words”? Include visuals that pull the reader into the blog.\r\n\r\nBut, always be sure to use legal-to-copy images. Last thing, any blogger needs is a copyright troll targeting your image.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Keep Your Posts Short</h6>\r\nPeople are busy. Even 500 words can push a reader’s attention. <a href=\"http://wp.me/P6raJB-16y\">I suggest my guest bloggers keep their posts under 500.</a>\r\n\r\nIf your topic requires more than a 1,000 words to communicate the idea, maybe cut it into two posts by ending on a hook that will make the reader return.\r\n<h6></h6>\r\n<h6>Write Succinct Posts</h6>\r\nWrite posts specific to your target audience. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/08/richard-the-frizzle/\">Miller Farm Friday is a great example.</a> Chicken Wrangler Sara’s posts are all about life on their urban farm. And, they are short!\r\n\r\nWill these suggestions guarantee of success? Unfortunately, no. There are too many variables for guarantees, but I do believe these five things are extremely important to gain a reader\'s attention.\r\n\r\nIf you want more ideas just Google “How to build blog readership.” I did and in .80 seconds, 341,000 results appeared! Lots of ideas on things to try to find readers.\r\n\r\nDo you have ideas of your own? If so, please share in the comments.','Five Ways to Attract Blog Readers','','inherit','closed','closed','','6851-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 13:12:12','2016-07-14 19:12:12','',6851,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6851-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6862,1,'2016-07-25 06:00:33','2016-07-25 12:00:33','Nappers are often labeled as lazy. But are nappers the smart ones? \r\n\r\nAs youngsters, we fought naps until we collapsed in total exhaustion. These days social media can produce FOMO and like our younger selves we push on. \r\n\r\nUnfamiliar with FOMO? That’s anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website. \r\n\r\nWe tend to power through our day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we think we need to do.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, recent studies indicate the tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity and/or produce results that are less than our best.\r\n\r\nCheck out <em>The New York Magazine</em> video below. You may change your mind about napping. I did and now I\'m off for a nap.\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\n','Are Naps a Waste of Time?','','publish','open','open','','are-naps-a-waste-of-time','','','2016-07-14 20:03:56','2016-07-15 02:03:56','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6862',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6863,1,'2016-07-14 13:39:50','2016-07-14 19:39:50','Do you nap? Should you?\r\nChildren fight naps or quiet time in fear of missing something. Even grownups can suffer FOMO or anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.\r\nWe label naps as laziness and power through the day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we need to do.\r\nBut, are naps a waste of time? \r\nRecent studies have shown that this tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity.  \r\nCheck out the New York Magazine video below. You may change your mind about napping.\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n','','','inherit','closed','closed','','6862-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 13:39:50','2016-07-14 19:39:50','',6862,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6862-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6864,1,'2016-07-14 13:43:02','2016-07-14 19:43:02','Do you nap? Should you?\r\nChildren fight naps or quiet time in fear of missing something. Even grownups can suffer FOMO or <a href=\"http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/fomo\" target=\"_blank\">anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website</a>.\r\n\r\nWe label naps as laziness and power through the day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we think we need to do. Sometimes producing less than our best when we refuse to slow down or take a power nap. \r\n\r\nRecent studies have shown that this tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity.  \r\nCheck out the New York Magazine video below. You may change your mind about napping.\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\n','','','inherit','closed','closed','','6862-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 13:43:02','2016-07-14 19:43:02','',6862,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6862-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6865,1,'2016-07-14 14:00:12','2016-07-14 20:00:12','Youngsters will fight naps until they collapse in total exhaustion.\r\n \r\nSocial media can produce FOMO in adults and like our younger selves we push on. That’s anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.\r\n\r\nWe power through the day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we think we need to do. Too often producing results that are less than our best.\r\n\r\nNappers are often labeled as lazy. But are nappers the smart ones? \r\n\r\nRecent studies have shown that the tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity.\r\n  \r\nCheck out the New York Magazine video below. You may change your mind about napping.\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\n','Are Naps a Waste of Time?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6862-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 14:00:12','2016-07-14 20:00:12','',6862,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6862-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6866,1,'2016-07-14 14:01:52','2016-07-14 20:01:52','Youngsters tend to fight naps until they collapse in total exhaustion.\r\n \r\nThese days social media produces FOMO in adults and like our younger selves we push on. Unfamiliar with FOMO, that’s anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website. \r\n\r\nWe power through the day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we think we need to do. Too often producing results that are less than our best.\r\n\r\nNappers are often labeled as lazy. But are nappers the smart ones? \r\n\r\nRecent studies have shown that the tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity.\r\n  \r\nCheck out the New York Magazine video below. You may change your mind about napping.\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\n','Are Naps a Waste of Time?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6862-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 14:01:52','2016-07-14 20:01:52','',6862,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6862-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6867,1,'2016-07-14 14:03:31','2016-07-14 20:03:31','Youngsters tend to fight naps until they collapse in total exhaustion.\r\n \r\nThese days social media produces FOMO in adults and like our younger selves we push on. Unfamiliar with FOMO, that’s anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website. \r\n\r\nWe power through the day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we think we need to do. Too often producing results that are less than our best.\r\n\r\nNappers are often labeled as lazy. But are nappers the smart ones? \r\n\r\nRecent studies have shown that the tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity.\r\n  \r\nCheck out the New York Magazine video below. \r\n\r\nYou may change your mind about napping. I did.\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\n','Are Naps a Waste of Time?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6862-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 14:03:31','2016-07-14 20:03:31','',6862,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6862-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6868,1,'2016-07-14 14:15:23','2016-07-14 20:15:23','Nappers are often labeled as lazy. But are nappers the smart ones? \r\n\r\nAs youngsters, we fought naps until we collapsed in total exhaustion. These days social media can produce FOMO and like our younger selves we push on. \r\n\r\nUnfamiliar with FOMO? That’s anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website. \r\n\r\nWe tend to power through our day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we think we need to do.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, recent studies indicate the tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity and/or produce results that are less than our best.\r\n\r\nCheck out <em>The New York Magazine</em> video below. You may change your mind about napping. I did.\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\n','Are Naps a Waste of Time?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6862-autosave-v1','','','2016-07-14 14:15:23','2016-07-14 20:15:23','',6862,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6862-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6869,1,'2016-07-14 14:08:25','2016-07-14 20:08:25','Youngsters tend to fight naps until they collapse in total exhaustion.\r\n \r\nThese days social media produces FOMO in adults and like our younger selves we push on. Unfamiliar with FOMO, that’s anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website. \r\n\r\nWe power through the day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we think we need to do. Too often producing results that are less than our best. Recent studies indicate the tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity. \r\n\r\nNappers are often labeled as lazy. But are nappers the smart ones? \r\n\r\nCheck out The New York Magazine video below. You may change your mind about napping. I did.\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\n','Are Naps a Waste of Time?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6862-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 14:08:25','2016-07-14 20:08:25','',6862,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6862-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6870,1,'2016-07-14 14:11:56','2016-07-14 20:11:56','\r\nNappers are often labeled as lazy. But are nappers the smart ones? \r\n\r\nAs youngsters, we fought naps until we collapsed in total exhaustion. These days social media can produce FOMO and like our younger selves we push on. \r\n\r\nUnfamiliar with FOMO? That’s anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website. \r\n\r\nWe tend to power through the day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we think we need to do.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, recent studies indicate the tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity and/or produce results that are less than our best.\r\n\r\nCheck out The New York Magazine video below. You may change your mind about napping. I did.\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\n','Are Naps a Waste of Time?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6862-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 14:11:56','2016-07-14 20:11:56','',6862,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6862-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6871,1,'2016-07-14 14:15:05','2016-07-14 20:15:05','Nappers are often labeled as lazy. But are nappers the smart ones? \r\n\r\nAs youngsters, we fought naps until we collapsed in total exhaustion. These days social media can produce FOMO and like our younger selves we push on. \r\n\r\nUnfamiliar with FOMO? That’s anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website. \r\n\r\nWe tend to power through our day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we think we need to do.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, recent studies indicate the tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity and/or produce results that are less than our best.\r\n\r\nCheck out <em>The New York Magazine</em> video below. You may change your mind about napping. I did.\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\n','Are Naps a Waste of Time?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6862-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 14:15:05','2016-07-14 20:15:05','',6862,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6862-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6872,1,'2016-07-14 20:03:56','2016-07-15 02:03:56','Nappers are often labeled as lazy. But are nappers the smart ones? \r\n\r\nAs youngsters, we fought naps until we collapsed in total exhaustion. These days social media can produce FOMO and like our younger selves we push on. \r\n\r\nUnfamiliar with FOMO? That’s anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website. \r\n\r\nWe tend to power through our day, tired or not, because we feel compelled to get everything done that we think we need to do.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, recent studies indicate the tendency to avoid naps or take breaks to relax during the day can actually reduce productivity and/or produce results that are less than our best.\r\n\r\nCheck out <em>The New York Magazine</em> video below. You may change your mind about napping. I did and now I\'m off for a nap.\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/idCDmpUGIig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe> \r\n\r\n','Are Naps a Waste of Time?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6862-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 20:03:56','2016-07-15 02:03:56','',6862,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/6862-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6874,1,'2016-08-01 06:00:54','2016-08-01 12:00:54','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blue-hand-with-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6875 size-large\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blue-hand-with-quote-1024x525.jpg\" alt=\"blue hand with quote\" width=\"760\" height=\"390\" /></a>Love these words from Biddy Mason, once a Black slave woman who walked from Mississippi to California working along the way  as a cattle herder and nurse/midwife.\r\n\r\nQuite a woman she was.\r\n\r\nIn 1856 she petitioned the California courts and won her freedom. She reached out with her open hand to immigrants and prisoners. Sixteen years later in 1872, she and her son founded the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in her  Los Angeles home.  That little group grew to nearly 3,000 members.\r\n\r\nHow\'s that for offering an open hand?','Offering An Open Hand','','publish','open','open','','offering-an-open-hand','','','2016-07-17 08:43:00','2016-07-17 14:43:00','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6874',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6876,1,'2016-07-17 08:28:37','2016-07-17 14:28:37','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blue-hand-with-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6875 size-large\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blue-hand-with-quote-1024x525.jpg\" alt=\"blue hand with quote\" width=\"760\" height=\"390\" /></a>','Having An Open Hand','','inherit','closed','closed','','6874-revision-v1','','','2016-07-17 08:28:37','2016-07-17 14:28:37','',6874,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/17/6874-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6877,1,'2016-07-17 08:33:10','2016-07-17 14:33:10','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blue-hand-with-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6875 size-large\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blue-hand-with-quote-1024x525.jpg\" alt=\"blue hand with quote\" width=\"760\" height=\"390\" /></a>Love these words from Biddy Mason, once a Black slave woman who walked from Mississippi to California working along the way as orked as a nurse/midwife and then walked from Mississippi to California to become a successful entrepreneur','Having An Open Hand','','inherit','closed','closed','','6874-revision-v1','','','2016-07-17 08:33:10','2016-07-17 14:33:10','',6874,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/17/6874-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6878,1,'2016-07-17 08:41:52','2016-07-17 14:41:52','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blue-hand-with-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6875 size-large\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blue-hand-with-quote-1024x525.jpg\" alt=\"blue hand with quote\" width=\"760\" height=\"390\" /></a>Love these words from Biddy Mason, once a Black slave woman who walked from Mississippi to California working along the way  as a cattle herder and nurse/midwife.\r\n\r\nQuite a woman she was.\r\n\r\nIn 1856 she petitioned the California courts and won her freedom. She reached out with her open hand to immigrants and prisoners. Sixteen years later in 1872, she and her son founded the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in her  Los Angeles home.  That little group grew to nearly 3,000 members.\r\n\r\nHow\'s that for offering an open hand?','Offering An Open Hand','','inherit','closed','closed','','6874-revision-v1','','','2016-07-17 08:41:52','2016-07-17 14:41:52','',6874,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/17/6874-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6881,1,'2016-07-22 06:00:43','2016-07-22 12:00:43','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWhile checking the chickens this week, I noticed one silkie hen squished between the coop and the fence.  I gently unsquished her and set her down.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick-in-basket.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6882\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick-in-basket-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chick in basket\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>She was very unsteady on her feet and it looked like a wing was broken.  I consulted chicken doctor Rachel who put her in a laundry basket in the bathroom while she did some research.\r\n\r\nWhen my piano student arrived the next day and needed to use the restroom, I found myself saying “There is a chicken in my bathroom,” which reminded me of a song (which is a pretty standard occurrence around here).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/book-about-hole.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/book-about-hole.jpg\" alt=\"book about hole\" width=\"180\" height=\"150\" /></a>The song is entitled “There’s a Hole in the Bucket.”  I have a couple of different books illustrating this song which is basically a conversation between Henry and Liza revolving about how to fix the hole in the bucket.\r\n\r\nAs I went about my day, I thought of many verses to “There’s a chicken in my bathroom.”  I would write it all out but I’m quite sure no one would understand.\r\n\r\nIt turns out that this particular breed of chicken has a soft spot in its skull much like a newborn baby.  This soft spot does not close so if the hen gets pecked on the head, it can cause minor damage – like a concussion. This would cause her to be unsteady and want to hide from the others.\r\n\r\nOur injured hen seems to be doing better now that she is separated from the danger of pecking hens. She is eating and drinking and can move around more securely. She even talks to us when we are in the room.   We’ll try to incorporate her back into the flock later this week.\r\n\r\nThe bathroom will be lonely.','There’s a Chicken in my Bathroom','','publish','open','open','','theres-a-chicken-in-my-bathroom','','','2016-07-19 10:35:21','2016-07-19 16:35:21','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6881',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6884,1,'2016-07-19 10:35:21','2016-07-19 16:35:21','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWhile checking the chickens this week, I noticed one silkie hen squished between the coop and the fence.  I gently unsquished her and set her down.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick-in-basket.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6882\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick-in-basket-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chick in basket\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>She was very unsteady on her feet and it looked like a wing was broken.  I consulted chicken doctor Rachel who put her in a laundry basket in the bathroom while she did some research.\r\n\r\nWhen my piano student arrived the next day and needed to use the restroom, I found myself saying “There is a chicken in my bathroom,” which reminded me of a song (which is a pretty standard occurrence around here).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/book-about-hole.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/book-about-hole.jpg\" alt=\"book about hole\" width=\"180\" height=\"150\" /></a>The song is entitled “There’s a Hole in the Bucket.”  I have a couple of different books illustrating this song which is basically a conversation between Henry and Liza revolving about how to fix the hole in the bucket.\r\n\r\nAs I went about my day, I thought of many verses to “There’s a chicken in my bathroom.”  I would write it all out but I’m quite sure no one would understand.\r\n\r\nIt turns out that this particular breed of chicken has a soft spot in its skull much like a newborn baby.  This soft spot does not close so if the hen gets pecked on the head, it can cause minor damage – like a concussion. This would cause her to be unsteady and want to hide from the others.\r\n\r\nOur injured hen seems to be doing better now that she is separated from the danger of pecking hens. She is eating and drinking and can move around more securely. She even talks to us when we are in the room.   We’ll try to incorporate her back into the flock later this week.\r\n\r\nThe bathroom will be lonely.','There’s a Chicken in my Bathroom','','inherit','closed','closed','','6881-revision-v1','','','2016-07-19 10:35:21','2016-07-19 16:35:21','',6881,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/19/6881-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6885,1,'2016-07-19 10:35:29','2016-07-19 16:35:29','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWhile checking the chickens this week, I noticed one silkie hen squished between the coop and the fence.  I gently unsquished her and set her down.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick-in-basket.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6882\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chick-in-basket-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"chick in basket\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>She was very unsteady on her feet and it looked like a wing was broken.  I consulted chicken doctor Rachel who put her in a laundry basket in the bathroom while she did some research.\r\n\r\nWhen my piano student arrived the next day and needed to use the restroom, I found myself saying “There is a chicken in my bathroom,” which reminded me of a song (which is a pretty standard occurrence around here).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/book-about-hole.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/book-about-hole.jpg\" alt=\"book about hole\" width=\"180\" height=\"150\" /></a>The song is entitled “There’s a Hole in the Bucket.”  I have a couple of different books illustrating this song which is basically a conversation between Henry and Liza revolving about how to fix the hole in the bucket.\r\n\r\nAs I went about my day, I thought of many verses to “There’s a chicken in my bathroom.”  I would write it all out but I’m quite sure no one would understand.\r\n\r\nIt turns out that this particular breed of chicken has a soft spot in its skull much like a newborn baby.  This soft spot does not close so if the hen gets pecked on the head, it can cause minor damage – like a concussion. This would cause her to be unsteady and want to hide from the others.\r\n\r\nOur injured hen seems to be doing better now that she is separated from the danger of pecking hens. She is eating and drinking and can move around more securely. She even talks to us when we are in the room.   We’ll try to incorporate her back into the flock later this week.\r\n\r\nThe bathroom will be lonely.','There’s a Chicken in my Bathroom','','inherit','closed','closed','','6881-autosave-v1','','','2016-07-19 10:35:29','2016-07-19 16:35:29','',6881,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/19/6881-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6886,1,'2016-07-29 06:00:51','2016-07-29 12:00:51','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOlivia’s chicks have grown up quite nicely. I went to close them up one night and Olivia was not with them. She had gone back to the big coop.  I guess in the chicken world, it is the mom who flies the coop.\r\n\r\nAnyway, they are spending more time out with the big chickens.  That is when they are not next door.  They are still small enough to fit through the fence and are often tempted by the grass in the neighbor’s yard.  I  see them all wandering around next door.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/free-range-chickens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6887\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/free-range-chickens-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"free range chickens\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt reminds me of a commercial:\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/z38evlC-EiY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\nSo far the chicks return to their home coop each night.  I suppose they will eventually get too big to fit through the gate.\r\n\r\nI just hope they are on our side when that happens. Our neighbors love watching the chickens, but I’m not sure they want to have any of their own.','Free Range Chickens','','publish','open','open','','free-range-chickens','','','2016-07-19 11:20:39','2016-07-19 17:20:39','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6886',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6889,1,'2016-07-19 11:16:16','2016-07-19 17:16:16','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOlivia’s chicks have grown up quite nicely. I went to close them up one night and Olivia was not with them. She had gone back to the big coop.  I guess in the chicken world, it is the mom who flies the coop.\r\n\r\nAnyway, they are spending more time out with the big chickens.  That is when they are not next door.  They are still small enough to fit through the fence and are often tempted by the grass in the neighbor’s yard.  I looked out to see them all wandering around next door.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/free-range-chickens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6887\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/free-range-chickens-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"free range chickens\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" /></a>It reminded me of a commercial:\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/z38evlC-EiY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo far the chicks return to their coop each night.  I suppose eventually they will get too big to fit through the gate.  I just hope they are on our side when that happens.\r\n\r\nOur neighbors love watching the chickens, but I’m not sure they want to have any of their own.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Free Range Chickens','','inherit','closed','closed','','6886-revision-v1','','','2016-07-19 11:16:16','2016-07-19 17:16:16','',6886,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/19/6886-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6888,1,'2016-07-19 11:15:23','2016-07-19 17:15:23','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOlivia’s chicks have grown up quite nicely. I went to close them up one night and Olivia was not with them. She had gone back to the big coop.  I guess in the chicken world, it is the mom who flies the coop.\r\n\r\nAnyway, they are spending more time out with the big chickens.  That is when they are not next door.  They are still small enough to fit through the fence and are often tempted by the grass in the neighbor’s yard.  I looked out to see them all wandering around next door.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/free-range-chickens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6887\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/free-range-chickens-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"free range chickens\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" /></a>It reminded me of a commercial:\r\n\r\n&lt;iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/z38evlC-EiY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z38evlC-EiY\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z38evlC-EiY</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo far the chicks return to their coop each night.  I suppose eventually they will get too big to fit through the gate.  I just hope they are on our side when that happens.\r\n\r\nOur neighbors love watching the chickens, but I’m not sure they want to have any of their own.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Free Range Chickens','','inherit','closed','closed','','6886-revision-v1','','','2016-07-19 11:15:23','2016-07-19 17:15:23','',6886,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/19/6886-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6890,1,'2016-07-19 11:18:44','2016-07-19 17:18:44','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOlivia’s chicks have grown up quite nicely. I went to close them up one night and Olivia was not with them. She had gone back to the big coop.  I guess in the chicken world, it is the mom who flies the coop.\r\n\r\nAnyway, they are spending more time out with the big chickens.  That is when they are not next door.  They are still small enough to fit through the fence and are often tempted by the grass in the neighbor’s yard.  I looked out to see them all wandering around next door.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/free-range-chickens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6887\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/free-range-chickens-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"free range chickens\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt reminded me of a commercial:\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/z38evlC-EiY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\nSo far the chicks return to their coop each night.  I suppose they will eventually get too big to fit through the gate.\r\n\r\nI just hope they are on our side when that happens. Our neighbors love watching the chickens, but I’m not sure they want to have any of their own.','Free Range Chickens','','inherit','closed','closed','','6886-revision-v1','','','2016-07-19 11:18:44','2016-07-19 17:18:44','',6886,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/19/6886-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6891,1,'2016-07-19 11:19:49','2016-07-19 17:19:49','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOlivia’s chicks have grown up quite nicely. I went to close them up one night and Olivia was not with them. She had gone back to the big coop.  I guess in the chicken world, it is the mom who flies the coop.\r\n\r\nAnyway, they are spending more time out with the big chickens.  That is when they are not next door.  They are still small enough to fit through the fence and are often tempted by the grass in the neighbor’s yard.  I  see them all wandering around next door.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/free-range-chickens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6887\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/free-range-chickens-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"free range chickens\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt reminds me of a commercial:\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/z38evlC-EiY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\nSo far the chicks return to their home coop each night.  I suppose they will eventually get too big to fit through the gate.\r\n\r\nI just hope they are on our side when that happens. Our neighbors love watching the chickens, but I’m not sure they want to have any of their own.','Free Range Chickens','','inherit','closed','closed','','6886-revision-v1','','','2016-07-19 11:19:49','2016-07-19 17:19:49','',6886,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/19/6886-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6898,1,'2016-08-01 14:42:20','2016-08-01 20:42:20','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nIn the summer, I go to the pool a little later to swim. This means it is light when I come home. I don’t mind so much in the summer.  Walking from the car to the house in my swimsuit and cover up makes sense.  In the winter, however, when I am wearing my pink fuzzy robe over my suit, I am glad it is still dark when I get home.\r\n\r\nBecause it is light, the puppies are up.  They don’t know how to sleep late.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6894\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies1-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"puppies1\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" /></a>Brian and Rachel put them outside and they are watching for me to get home.  They are usually sitting at the gate while I hang up my towel. This morning, Penny was overcome with the temptation to jump on her brother.\r\n\r\nThey are quite the pair.  They chase each other all around the kitchen until we put them outside where they have much more room to run.  And they do run.  And run and run and run.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6895\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"puppies2\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>Until they collapse.\r\n\r\nWhile I was unsure about having six dachshunds, I am glad we ended up with both puppies.  They would be lonely without each other.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6896\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"puppies3\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>Penny has discovered Aunt Bella is fine if all you want to do is take a nap.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies4.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6897\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppies4-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"puppies4\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" /></a>But for playing, there is no one like a sibling.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Welcoming Committee','','inherit','closed','closed','','6893-revision-v1','','','2016-08-01 14:42:20','2016-08-01 20:42:20','',6893,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/01/6893-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6900,1,'2016-08-05 06:00:55','2016-08-05 12:00:55','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nAfter two glorious weeks in the mountains of Colorado, we have returned to the furnace of Texas. Every time I felt cold while in Colorado, I would soak it in hoping to recapture the feeling when I was back at home.  It isn’t working.\r\n\r\nWe actually haven’t reached 100 degrees yet but the heat index has been well over 100.  That means it feels really, really hot.\r\n\r\nFor us humans, we stay inside where the air is cool. The poor chickens are stuck outside.  I refuse to put an AC unit in the coop.  There are plenty of trees and the temperature is much cooler in the shade.   But it is still hot.\r\n\r\nRachel read in a chicken forum that running a sprinkler in the chicken yard will cool the ground which in turn cools the air.  Makes sense to me.  So we water the chicken yard – which has no grass.  We basically water the dirt.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/watering.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6901 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/watering-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"watering\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>The chickens love it.\r\n\r\nThey scratch around in the mud looking for bugs.  It is very entertaining for them and very entertaining for me.\r\n\r\nNext to working jigsaw puzzles in Colorado, chicken watching is one of my favorite pastimes.','Cool Chicks','','publish','open','open','','cool-chicks','','','2016-08-01 14:55:52','2016-08-01 20:55:52','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6900',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6902,1,'2016-08-01 14:55:06','2016-08-01 20:55:06','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nAfter two glorious weeks in the mountains of Colorado, we have returned to the furnace of Texas. Every time I felt cold while in Colorado, I would soak it in hoping to recapture the feeling when I was back at home.  It isn’t working.\r\n\r\nWe actually haven’t reached 100 degrees yet but the heat index has been well over 100.  That means it feels really, really hot.\r\n\r\nFor us humans, we stay inside where the air is cool. The poor chickens are stuck outside.  I refuse to put an AC unit in the coop.  There are plenty of trees and the temperature is much cooler in the shade.   But it is still hot.\r\n\r\nRachel read in a chicken forum that running a sprinkler in the chicken yard will cool the ground which in turn cools the air.  Makes sense to me.  So we water the chicken yard – which has no grass.  We basically water the dirt.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/watering.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6901 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/watering-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"watering\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>The chickens love it.\r\n\r\nThey scratch around in the mud looking for bugs.  It is very entertaining for them and very entertaining for me.\r\n\r\nNext to working jigsaw puzzles in Colorado, chicken watching is one of my favorite pastimes.','Cool Chicks','','inherit','closed','closed','','6900-revision-v1','','','2016-08-01 14:55:06','2016-08-01 20:55:06','',6900,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/01/6900-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6932,1,'2016-08-26 06:00:44','2016-08-26 12:00:44','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Blog By Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWhen I am not taking care of the animals on Miller Farm, I spend several hours a week teaching private piano lessons. When  I was 13  I wanted to be just like my piano teacher, Mrs. Black.  It is not always easy, but I enjoy the challenge.\r\n\r\nFor instance, I started a new student this summer who is enormously creative. I had him in my music class at the private school where I teach and he once told me his mother has a bow and arrow.  She hunts for food because they don’t have any at their house.  She was quite surprised to hear this and for weeks after that I asked what they were having for dinner.\r\n\r\nSo this new student, like many others, enjoys coming to piano lessons.  I mean who wouldn’t enjoy seeing a pack of dachshunds and a flock of chickens every week.\r\n\r\nHowever, practicing at home was not nearly as exciting.  His mom, the huntress, expressed some concern. She didn’t want to make it miserable for him but knew without practice, he would make little progress.  So I told her I would pull out my bag of tricks.\r\n\r\nIn this “bag of tricks” I have little individual incentive charts where students can mark each day they practice.  For some, the promise of a piece of candy for five stickers is sufficient.\r\n\r\nI was afraid this student would not be motivated by candy.  So I came up with a new incentive.\r\n\r\nWe happened to have baby chicks in the brooder in our garage.  (I wonder how many other people on our street can say that.)  When the chart had five stickers, I promised that my student could hold a baby chick.  He was quite excited.\r\n\r\nThen he realized that his assigned piece on this week was two pages long.  He asked what would happen if he only practiced one page.  I told him he could only hold half a chick. Fortunately he didn’t ask for details but agreed to practice the whole song.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/student.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6933\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/student-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"student\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" /></a>So the following week, and the two weeks since then, he has practiced five times a week.\r\n\r\nI’m pretty sure I am the only piano teacher in the world who uses chick incentives.','Chick Incentives','','publish','open','open','','chick-incentives','','','2016-08-19 15:31:04','2016-08-19 21:31:04','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6932',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (7106,1,'2016-11-02 06:00:14','2016-11-02 12:00:14','We recently  drove the San Juan Scenic Byway, also known as the <a href=\"http://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/635-million-dollar-highway-usa.html\">Million Dollar Highway</a>. It\'s a spectacular ride if you don\'t mind steep cliffs, narrow lanes,  zero guardrails, and hairpin \"S\" curves cut directly into the sides of mountains.\r\n\r\nWhile we human passengers were white-knuckled and breathless, our little Maltese gazed out the window contently enjoying the ride.\r\n\r\nMade me think of this quote.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Life-is-a-Journey.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7110\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Life-is-a-Journey-794x1024.jpg\" alt=\"life-is-a-journey\" width=\"760\" height=\"980\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If your life is on a path filled with hazards and challenges, relax and enjoy the journey like Buster.</p>','How\'s Your Journey Going?','','publish','open','open','','hows-your-journey-going','','','2016-11-02 19:08:07','2016-11-03 01:08:07','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=7106',0,'post','',1);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6908,1,'2016-08-08 06:00:12','2016-08-08 12:00:12','As we\'ve relaxed on the front porch with house guests this summer, those two questions come up a lot.\r\n\r\nTo the <em>what do I write</em> question, I respond romantic fiction similar to authors Danielle Steele, Nicolas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky. Unfortunately, some of our guests have never heard of those authors, a sad, sad thing because those authors write incredible stories. So do I. :)\r\n\r\nOthers have no idea what romantic fiction means.\r\n\r\nI completely understand the genre confusion because so many different types of books are lumped under the umbrella labeled <em>romance. </em>Many of which lack the very specific expectations for characters and plot structure romance readers seek.\r\n<h6>So what is a romance novel?</h6>\r\nEvery true romance novel contains two elements - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. (<a href=\"http://www.rwa.org\">www.rwa.org</a>)\r\n\r\nRomance novels can be contemporary, historical, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, or any number of other themes with settings and distinctions of plot that create specific subgenres. Whatever the plot, a romance novel always centers on the developing relationship of two people and ends with what romance writers call HEA, a happy ending.\r\n\r\nRomance novel formats include\r\n\r\n<strong>Novella </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>20,000 to 25,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Themed collections also called anthologies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Category</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>40,000 to 65,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Series (or “lines”) with a certain number published each month. Harlequin Romances available on a subscription basis are an example.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Single Title</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>75,000+ words</li>\r\n 	<li>Labeled as mass-market or trade by publishers based upon the format—small vs. large size and price point.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe industry standard for the romance genre is for the reader to experience the story through both the hero’s and heroine’s viewpoints, in third person, past tense.\r\n\r\nThe typical romance reader looks for only one viewpoint per scene in a story. However, there are romance authors like Nora Roberts who have challenge this standard successfully.\r\n\r\nLastly, the scope of the romance can be from sweet (no sex, no swearing) to extremely hot (no holds barred).\r\n\r\nThat fact always brings up another question: “You write like <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>?” followed by a quick look and snicker at my husband. Whereupon, I quickly explain my stories are classified sweet romance.\r\n\r\nMore on romance classifications next week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Considering the definitions above, do you read ROMANCE novels? If you have, tell us about one of your favorite novels.</strong>','You Write What? or What is a romance novel? Part 1','','publish','open','open','','you-write-what-or-what-is-a-romance-novel-part-1','','','2016-08-06 12:21:32','2016-08-06 18:21:32','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6908',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6909,1,'2016-08-06 12:08:06','2016-08-06 18:08:06','Those two questions have come from our house guests summer as we relax on the front porch. My answer is romantic fiction similar to authors like Danielle Steele, Nicolas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, some of our guests have never heard of those authors, which is sad because they write incredible stories. Others have no idea what romantic fiction means.\r\n\r\nI completely understand their genre confusion because so many different types of books are lumped under the umbrella labeled <em>romance. </em>Many of which lack the very specific expectations for characters and plot structure romance readers seek.\r\n<h6>So what is a romance novel?</h6>\r\nEvery true romance novel contains two elements - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. (<a href=\"http://www.rwa.org\">www.rwa.org</a>)\r\n\r\nRomance novels can be contemporary, historical, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, or any number of other themes with settings and distinctions of plot that create specific subgenres. Whatever the plot, a romance novel always centers on the developing relationship of two people and ends with what romance writers call HEA, a happy ending.\r\n\r\nRomance novel formats include\r\n\r\n<strong>Novella </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>20,000 to 25,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Themed collections also called anthologies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Category</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>40,000 to 65,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Series (or “lines”) with a certain number published each month. Harlequin Romances available on a subscription basis are an example.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Single Title</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>75,000+ words</li>\r\n 	<li>Labeled as mass-market or trade by publishers based upon the format—small vs. large size and price point.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe industry standard for the romance genre is for the reader to experience the story through both the hero’s and heroine’s viewpoints, in third person, past tense. The typical romance reader looks for only one viewpoint per scene in a story. However, there are romance authors like Nora Roberts who have challenge this standard successfully.\r\n\r\nLastly, the scope of the romance can be from sweet (no sex, no swearing) to extremely hot (no holds barred). That fact always brings up this question: “You write like <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>?” followed by a quick look and snicker at my husband. Whereupon, I quickly explain my stories are classified sweet romance. More on romance classifications next week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Considering the definitions above, do you read ROMANCE novels? If you have, tell us about one of your favorite novels?</strong>','You Write What? or What is a romance novel? Part 1','','inherit','closed','closed','','6908-revision-v1','','','2016-08-06 12:08:06','2016-08-06 18:08:06','',6908,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/06/6908-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6910,1,'2016-08-06 12:10:38','2016-08-06 18:10:38','As we relax on the front porch with our house guest this summer, I get those two questions a lot. I answer romantic fiction similar to authors like Danielle Steele, Nicolas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, some of our guests have never heard of those authors, a sad, sad thing because they write incredible stories. Others have no idea what romantic fiction means.\r\n\r\nI completely understand the genre confusion because so many different types of books are lumped under the umbrella labeled <em>romance. </em>Many of which lack the very specific expectations for characters and plot structure romance readers seek.\r\n<h6>So what is a romance novel?</h6>\r\nEvery true romance novel contains two elements - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. (<a href=\"http://www.rwa.org\">www.rwa.org</a>)\r\n\r\nRomance novels can be contemporary, historical, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, or any number of other themes with settings and distinctions of plot that create specific subgenres. Whatever the plot, a romance novel always centers on the developing relationship of two people and ends with what romance writers call HEA, a happy ending.\r\n\r\nRomance novel formats include\r\n\r\n<strong>Novella </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>20,000 to 25,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Themed collections also called anthologies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Category</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>40,000 to 65,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Series (or “lines”) with a certain number published each month. Harlequin Romances available on a subscription basis are an example.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Single Title</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>75,000+ words</li>\r\n 	<li>Labeled as mass-market or trade by publishers based upon the format—small vs. large size and price point.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe industry standard for the romance genre is for the reader to experience the story through both the hero’s and heroine’s viewpoints, in third person, past tense. The typical romance reader looks for only one viewpoint per scene in a story. However, there are romance authors like Nora Roberts who have challenge this standard successfully.\r\n\r\nLastly, the scope of the romance can be from sweet (no sex, no swearing) to extremely hot (no holds barred). That fact always brings up this question: “You write like <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>?” followed by a quick look and snicker at my husband. Whereupon, I quickly explain my stories are classified sweet romance. More on romance classifications next week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Considering the definitions above, do you read ROMANCE novels? If you have, tell us about one of your favorite novels?</strong>','You Write What? or What is a romance novel? Part 1','','inherit','closed','closed','','6908-revision-v1','','','2016-08-06 12:10:38','2016-08-06 18:10:38','',6908,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/06/6908-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6911,1,'2016-08-06 12:12:46','2016-08-06 18:12:46','As we relax on the front porch with our house guest this summer, I get those two questions a lot. I respond romantic fiction  similar to authors like Danielle Steele, Nicolas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky to the what I write question.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, some of our guests have never heard of those authors, a sad, sad thing because those authors write incredible stories.\r\n\r\nOthers have no idea what romantic fiction means.\r\n\r\nI completely understand the genre confusion because so many different types of books are lumped under the umbrella labeled <em>romance. </em>Many of which lack the very specific expectations for characters and plot structure romance readers seek.\r\n<h6>So what is a romance novel?</h6>\r\nEvery true romance novel contains two elements - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. (<a href=\"http://www.rwa.org\">www.rwa.org</a>)\r\n\r\nRomance novels can be contemporary, historical, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, or any number of other themes with settings and distinctions of plot that create specific subgenres. Whatever the plot, a romance novel always centers on the developing relationship of two people and ends with what romance writers call HEA, a happy ending.\r\n\r\nRomance novel formats include\r\n\r\n<strong>Novella </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>20,000 to 25,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Themed collections also called anthologies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Category</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>40,000 to 65,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Series (or “lines”) with a certain number published each month. Harlequin Romances available on a subscription basis are an example.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Single Title</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>75,000+ words</li>\r\n 	<li>Labeled as mass-market or trade by publishers based upon the format—small vs. large size and price point.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe industry standard for the romance genre is for the reader to experience the story through both the hero’s and heroine’s viewpoints, in third person, past tense. The typical romance reader looks for only one viewpoint per scene in a story. However, there are romance authors like Nora Roberts who have challenge this standard successfully.\r\n\r\nLastly, the scope of the romance can be from sweet (no sex, no swearing) to extremely hot (no holds barred). That fact always brings up this question: “You write like <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>?” followed by a quick look and snicker at my husband. Whereupon, I quickly explain my stories are classified sweet romance. More on romance classifications next week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Considering the definitions above, do you read ROMANCE novels? If you have, tell us about one of your favorite novels?</strong>','You Write What? or What is a romance novel? Part 1','','inherit','closed','closed','','6908-revision-v1','','','2016-08-06 12:12:46','2016-08-06 18:12:46','',6908,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/06/6908-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6912,1,'2016-08-06 12:14:34','2016-08-06 18:14:34','As we\'ve relaxed on the front porch with house guests this summer, those two questions come up a lot.\r\n\r\nTo the what I write question, I respond romantic fiction similar to authors Danielle Steele, Nicolas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky. Unfortunately, some of our guests have never heard of those authors, a sad, sad thing because those authors write incredible stories.\r\n\r\nOthers have no idea what romantic fiction means.\r\n\r\nI completely understand the genre confusion because so many different types of books are lumped under the umbrella labeled <em>romance. </em>Many of which lack the very specific expectations for characters and plot structure romance readers seek.\r\n<h6>So what is a romance novel?</h6>\r\nEvery true romance novel contains two elements - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. (<a href=\"http://www.rwa.org\">www.rwa.org</a>)\r\n\r\nRomance novels can be contemporary, historical, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, or any number of other themes with settings and distinctions of plot that create specific subgenres. Whatever the plot, a romance novel always centers on the developing relationship of two people and ends with what romance writers call HEA, a happy ending.\r\n\r\nRomance novel formats include\r\n\r\n<strong>Novella </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>20,000 to 25,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Themed collections also called anthologies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Category</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>40,000 to 65,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Series (or “lines”) with a certain number published each month. Harlequin Romances available on a subscription basis are an example.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Single Title</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>75,000+ words</li>\r\n 	<li>Labeled as mass-market or trade by publishers based upon the format—small vs. large size and price point.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe industry standard for the romance genre is for the reader to experience the story through both the hero’s and heroine’s viewpoints, in third person, past tense. The typical romance reader looks for only one viewpoint per scene in a story. However, there are romance authors like Nora Roberts who have challenge this standard successfully.\r\n\r\nLastly, the scope of the romance can be from sweet (no sex, no swearing) to extremely hot (no holds barred). That fact always brings up this question: “You write like <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>?” followed by a quick look and snicker at my husband. Whereupon, I quickly explain my stories are classified sweet romance. More on romance classifications next week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Considering the definitions above, do you read ROMANCE novels? If you have, tell us about one of your favorite novels?</strong>','You Write What? or What is a romance novel? Part 1','','inherit','closed','closed','','6908-revision-v1','','','2016-08-06 12:14:34','2016-08-06 18:14:34','',6908,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/06/6908-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6913,1,'2016-08-06 12:15:10','2016-08-06 18:15:10','As we\'ve relaxed on the front porch with house guests this summer, those two questions come up a lot.\r\n\r\nTo the what do I write question, I respond romantic fiction similar to authors Danielle Steele, Nicolas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky. Unfortunately, some of our guests have never heard of those authors, a sad, sad thing because those authors write incredible stories.\r\n\r\nOthers have no idea what romantic fiction means.\r\n\r\nI completely understand the genre confusion because so many different types of books are lumped under the umbrella labeled <em>romance. </em>Many of which lack the very specific expectations for characters and plot structure romance readers seek.\r\n<h6>So what is a romance novel?</h6>\r\nEvery true romance novel contains two elements - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. (<a href=\"http://www.rwa.org\">www.rwa.org</a>)\r\n\r\nRomance novels can be contemporary, historical, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, or any number of other themes with settings and distinctions of plot that create specific subgenres. Whatever the plot, a romance novel always centers on the developing relationship of two people and ends with what romance writers call HEA, a happy ending.\r\n\r\nRomance novel formats include\r\n\r\n<strong>Novella </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>20,000 to 25,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Themed collections also called anthologies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Category</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>40,000 to 65,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Series (or “lines”) with a certain number published each month. Harlequin Romances available on a subscription basis are an example.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Single Title</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>75,000+ words</li>\r\n 	<li>Labeled as mass-market or trade by publishers based upon the format—small vs. large size and price point.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe industry standard for the romance genre is for the reader to experience the story through both the hero’s and heroine’s viewpoints, in third person, past tense. The typical romance reader looks for only one viewpoint per scene in a story. However, there are romance authors like Nora Roberts who have challenge this standard successfully.\r\n\r\nLastly, the scope of the romance can be from sweet (no sex, no swearing) to extremely hot (no holds barred). That fact always brings up this question: “You write like <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>?” followed by a quick look and snicker at my husband. Whereupon, I quickly explain my stories are classified sweet romance. More on romance classifications next week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Considering the definitions above, do you read ROMANCE novels? If you have, tell us about one of your favorite novels?</strong>','You Write What? or What is a romance novel? Part 1','','inherit','closed','closed','','6908-revision-v1','','','2016-08-06 12:15:10','2016-08-06 18:15:10','',6908,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/06/6908-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6914,1,'2016-08-06 12:15:36','2016-08-06 18:15:36','As we\'ve relaxed on the front porch with house guests this summer, those two questions come up a lot.\r\n\r\nTo the what do I write question, I respond romantic fiction similar to authors Danielle Steele, Nicolas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky. Unfortunately, some of our guests have never heard of those authors, a sad, sad thing because those authors write incredible stories. So do I. :)\r\n\r\nOthers have no idea what romantic fiction means.\r\n\r\nI completely understand the genre confusion because so many different types of books are lumped under the umbrella labeled <em>romance. </em>Many of which lack the very specific expectations for characters and plot structure romance readers seek.\r\n<h6>So what is a romance novel?</h6>\r\nEvery true romance novel contains two elements - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. (<a href=\"http://www.rwa.org\">www.rwa.org</a>)\r\n\r\nRomance novels can be contemporary, historical, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, or any number of other themes with settings and distinctions of plot that create specific subgenres. Whatever the plot, a romance novel always centers on the developing relationship of two people and ends with what romance writers call HEA, a happy ending.\r\n\r\nRomance novel formats include\r\n\r\n<strong>Novella </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>20,000 to 25,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Themed collections also called anthologies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Category</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>40,000 to 65,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Series (or “lines”) with a certain number published each month. Harlequin Romances available on a subscription basis are an example.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Single Title</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>75,000+ words</li>\r\n 	<li>Labeled as mass-market or trade by publishers based upon the format—small vs. large size and price point.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe industry standard for the romance genre is for the reader to experience the story through both the hero’s and heroine’s viewpoints, in third person, past tense. The typical romance reader looks for only one viewpoint per scene in a story. However, there are romance authors like Nora Roberts who have challenge this standard successfully.\r\n\r\nLastly, the scope of the romance can be from sweet (no sex, no swearing) to extremely hot (no holds barred). That fact always brings up this question: “You write like <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>?” followed by a quick look and snicker at my husband. Whereupon, I quickly explain my stories are classified sweet romance. More on romance classifications next week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Considering the definitions above, do you read ROMANCE novels? If you have, tell us about one of your favorite novels?</strong>','You Write What? or What is a romance novel? Part 1','','inherit','closed','closed','','6908-revision-v1','','','2016-08-06 12:15:36','2016-08-06 18:15:36','',6908,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/06/6908-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6915,1,'2016-08-06 12:17:48','2016-08-06 18:17:48','As we\'ve relaxed on the front porch with house guests this summer, those two questions come up a lot.\r\n\r\nTo the what do I write question, I respond romantic fiction similar to authors Danielle Steele, Nicolas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky. Unfortunately, some of our guests have never heard of those authors, a sad, sad thing because those authors write incredible stories. So do I. :)\r\n\r\nOthers have no idea what romantic fiction means.\r\n\r\nI completely understand the genre confusion because so many different types of books are lumped under the umbrella labeled <em>romance. </em>Many of which lack the very specific expectations for characters and plot structure romance readers seek.\r\n<h6>So what is a romance novel?</h6>\r\nEvery true romance novel contains two elements - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. (<a href=\"http://www.rwa.org\">www.rwa.org</a>)\r\n\r\nRomance novels can be contemporary, historical, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, or any number of other themes with settings and distinctions of plot that create specific subgenres. Whatever the plot, a romance novel always centers on the developing relationship of two people and ends with what romance writers call HEA, a happy ending.\r\n\r\nRomance novel formats include\r\n\r\n<strong>Novella </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>20,000 to 25,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Themed collections also called anthologies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Category</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>40,000 to 65,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Series (or “lines”) with a certain number published each month. Harlequin Romances available on a subscription basis are an example.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Single Title</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>75,000+ words</li>\r\n 	<li>Labeled as mass-market or trade by publishers based upon the format—small vs. large size and price point.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe industry standard for the romance genre is for the reader to experience the story through both the hero’s and heroine’s viewpoints, in third person, past tense.\r\n\r\nThe typical romance reader looks for only one viewpoint per scene in a story. However, there are romance authors like Nora Roberts who have challenge this standard successfully.\r\n\r\nLastly, the scope of the romance can be from sweet (no sex, no swearing) to extremely hot (no holds barred).\r\n\r\nThat fact always brings up another question: “You write like <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>?” followed by a quick look and snicker at my husband. Whereupon, I quickly explain my stories are classified sweet romance.\r\n\r\nMore on romance classifications next week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Considering the definitions above, do you read ROMANCE novels? If you have, tell us about one of your favorite novels?</strong>','You Write What? or What is a romance novel? Part 1','','inherit','closed','closed','','6908-revision-v1','','','2016-08-06 12:17:48','2016-08-06 18:17:48','',6908,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/06/6908-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6916,1,'2016-08-06 12:20:18','2016-08-06 18:20:18','As we\'ve relaxed on the front porch with house guests this summer, those two questions come up a lot.\r\n\r\nTo the <em>what do I write</em> question, I respond romantic fiction similar to authors Danielle Steele, Nicolas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky. Unfortunately, some of our guests have never heard of those authors, a sad, sad thing because those authors write incredible stories. So do I. :)\r\n\r\nOthers have no idea what romantic fiction means.\r\n\r\nI completely understand the genre confusion because so many different types of books are lumped under the umbrella labeled <em>romance. </em>Many of which lack the very specific expectations for characters and plot structure romance readers seek.\r\n<h6>So what is a romance novel?</h6>\r\nEvery true romance novel contains two elements - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. (<a href=\"http://www.rwa.org\">www.rwa.org</a>)\r\n\r\nRomance novels can be contemporary, historical, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, or any number of other themes with settings and distinctions of plot that create specific subgenres. Whatever the plot, a romance novel always centers on the developing relationship of two people and ends with what romance writers call HEA, a happy ending.\r\n\r\nRomance novel formats include\r\n\r\n<strong>Novella </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>20,000 to 25,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Themed collections also called anthologies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Category</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>40,000 to 65,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Series (or “lines”) with a certain number published each month. Harlequin Romances available on a subscription basis are an example.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Single Title</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>75,000+ words</li>\r\n 	<li>Labeled as mass-market or trade by publishers based upon the format—small vs. large size and price point.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe industry standard for the romance genre is for the reader to experience the story through both the hero’s and heroine’s viewpoints, in third person, past tense.\r\n\r\nThe typical romance reader looks for only one viewpoint per scene in a story. However, there are romance authors like Nora Roberts who have challenge this standard successfully.\r\n\r\nLastly, the scope of the romance can be from sweet (no sex, no swearing) to extremely hot (no holds barred).\r\n\r\nThat fact always brings up another question: “You write like <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>?” followed by a quick look and snicker at my husband. Whereupon, I quickly explain my stories are classified sweet romance.\r\n\r\nMore on romance classifications next week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Considering the definitions above, do you read ROMANCE novels? If you have, tell us about one of your favorite novels?</strong>','You Write What? or What is a romance novel? Part 1','','inherit','closed','closed','','6908-revision-v1','','','2016-08-06 12:20:18','2016-08-06 18:20:18','',6908,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/06/6908-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6917,1,'2016-08-06 12:21:11','2016-08-06 18:21:11','As we\'ve relaxed on the front porch with house guests this summer, those two questions come up a lot.\r\n\r\nTo the <em>what do I write</em> question, I respond romantic fiction similar to authors Danielle Steele, Nicolas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky. Unfortunately, some of our guests have never heard of those authors, a sad, sad thing because those authors write incredible stories. So do I. :)\r\n\r\nOthers have no idea what romantic fiction means.\r\n\r\nI completely understand the genre confusion because so many different types of books are lumped under the umbrella labeled <em>romance. </em>Many of which lack the very specific expectations for characters and plot structure romance readers seek.\r\n<h6>So what is a romance novel?</h6>\r\nEvery true romance novel contains two elements - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. (<a href=\"http://www.rwa.org\">www.rwa.org</a>)\r\n\r\nRomance novels can be contemporary, historical, mystery, thrillers, fantasy, or any number of other themes with settings and distinctions of plot that create specific subgenres. Whatever the plot, a romance novel always centers on the developing relationship of two people and ends with what romance writers call HEA, a happy ending.\r\n\r\nRomance novel formats include\r\n\r\n<strong>Novella </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>20,000 to 25,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Themed collections also called anthologies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Category</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>40,000 to 65,000 words</li>\r\n 	<li>Series (or “lines”) with a certain number published each month. Harlequin Romances available on a subscription basis are an example.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Single Title</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>75,000+ words</li>\r\n 	<li>Labeled as mass-market or trade by publishers based upon the format—small vs. large size and price point.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe industry standard for the romance genre is for the reader to experience the story through both the hero’s and heroine’s viewpoints, in third person, past tense.\r\n\r\nThe typical romance reader looks for only one viewpoint per scene in a story. However, there are romance authors like Nora Roberts who have challenge this standard successfully.\r\n\r\nLastly, the scope of the romance can be from sweet (no sex, no swearing) to extremely hot (no holds barred).\r\n\r\nThat fact always brings up another question: “You write like <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>?” followed by a quick look and snicker at my husband. Whereupon, I quickly explain my stories are classified sweet romance.\r\n\r\nMore on romance classifications next week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Considering the definitions above, do you read ROMANCE novels? If you have, tell us about one of your favorite novels.</strong>','You Write What? or What is a romance novel? Part 1','','inherit','closed','closed','','6908-revision-v1','','','2016-08-06 12:21:11','2016-08-06 18:21:11','',6908,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/08/06/6908-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6937,1,'2016-09-09 06:00:29','2016-09-09 12:00:29','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/manilla.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6938\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/manilla.jpg\" alt=\"manilla\" width=\"99\" height=\"80\" /></a>When we lived in Mexico, we enjoyed the mangos very much.  They were manilla mangos,  which are unavailable here in the US.  <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ataulfo.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6939\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ataulfo-150x150.png\" alt=\"Ataulfo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe closest we can get is an Ataulfo mango.\r\n\r\nAt the food pantry this Friday they had mangos that are more common in the US.  <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/US.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6940\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/US.jpg\" alt=\"US\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" /></a>They do not taste the same and Beekeeper Brian does not like them.  So I decided I do not like them.\r\n\r\nHowever, we tried a blackened chicken and mango recipe that was quite good.  I decided since I had an abundance of mangos, I would cut up and freeze some for use in this particular recipe.\r\n\r\nAs I was peeling and cutting mangos, I tasted one and discovered they are quite good.  Not the same as manilla mangos but good just the same.\r\n\r\nI thought of the book <em>Green Eggs and Ham</em>.  After saying repeatedly, “I do not like green eggs and ham” the main character tries them and realizes he does like them.\r\n\r\nI suppose I would eat mangos in a box, with a fox, in the rain, on a train…','I Do Like Them Sam I Am','','publish','open','open','','i-do-like-them-sam-i-am','','','2016-09-06 09:07:14','2016-09-06 15:07:14','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6937',0,'post','',1);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6919,1,'2016-08-10 06:00:49','2016-08-10 12:00:49','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mess-is-part-of-the-process.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6920 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mess-is-part-of-the-process.jpg\" alt=\"mess is part of the process\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>This meme by Holley Gerth really struck a note with me. My desk is always a MESS and clearing a space to work is necessary before I can progress. It\'s a part of the process!\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do messes impede your progress or are messes part of your process too?\r\n</strong></p>','Messy Progress','','publish','open','open','','messy-progress','','','2016-08-06 14:31:27','2016-08-06 20:31:27','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6919',0,'post','',0);
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