I’ve mulled this thing around in my head for a while now and thought the time has finally come to start it.
I started this blog for a couple of reasons: (1) I want to share my thoughts on the world around me and (2) My friends and I are always having discussions about some hot button topics or not so hot button topics that go on around the world, and I wanted others to chime in. Give me a different perspective. I typically know how they are going to respond and they know me, so discussions don’t always reach their full potential.
Some thoughts may be deep and introspective and others squirrel moments. I may share a story or post a picture or question. Whatever it is don’t hesitate to share your thoughts or opinions. Wanna know what I have to say about something or just ask a question click HERE.
One rule for comments. BE RESPECTFUL. Not everyone is going to share your perspective. Any comments that violate this will be deleted.
Wonderful site! Love the name (very clever) and the way you write (squirrel moments!) and think (I am big on respect too). Can’t wait to explore more! So glad I wandered over from the Weekend Coffee Share. 😊
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Thanks Nancy for stopping by and the kind words. 🙂 I have lots of squirrel moments. It’s interesting you should mention squirrel moments because I was thinking of adding another content area dedicated to them. Have to think on it a bit more.
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Are you Poblano’ing here, too? 😀 Here’s the auto message one more time… Hey! This is, hopefully, the most automated comment you will ever-ever receive from me. I’ve popped over to say I finally put together the blogroll for NanoPoblano, I wanted you to check it out, and make sure that (1) you still want to participate and (2) your blog name is written as you want it written, and (3) I didn’t leave out super important information. Then, leave a comment introducing yourself. This is the page I’ll be directing people to through the month, so I’m hoping they’ll see your comment and be excited to go check you out. It should say something like, “Hey, Cheer Peppers– I’m So&So. I write about such&such. Come by and say hey.” I’ll be pruning comments on that page so it’s just link backs from posts, positive Pepper messages, and your intro. I’ll be sharing the page tomorrow night, all over town, so if you can put something up before then, that’d be awesome. If not, no worries, we have a whole month to go. https://rarasaur.wordpress.com/nanopoblano-2015/ ❤
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Found you through OM! Great posts. Thank you for sharing. Off to find you on Twitter now! 😉
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Awesome and I see you found me on twitter. 🙂
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That I did! Looking forward to reading more! 🙂
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Found you through OM and just want to say I love the look and your writing. Following 🙂
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Thanks for the follow and I’m glad you enjoy my writing.
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You have a wonderful expressive and well organized. I look forward to viewing your future post.
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Thanks. I’ve got some kind of blog organization OCD. Everything has to have its place if not I’m discombobulated.
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Your blog is awesome. Thank you for doing it!
FBF
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Thanks for stopping by and I’m glad you’re enjoying it.
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Your blog is like a breath of fresh air! I;m so happy I chanced upon it! 😀
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Good Day to you, Thank You Very Much for following my blog :). God Bless
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I really enjoy your blog and wanted to let you know I nominated you for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Thank you for your contributions and great content. All the best!
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i am rudely late in thanking you for reading and following my blog..foregive me. i am enjoying reading your blog. thanks..lilly
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It’s okay. I know how it is to fall behind.
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Thanks so much for your follow of Heart of Life Poetry. I wish for you all of life’s best!
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Hello there! I took the liberty of nominating your for the WordPress Family Award. There are some duties attached, but I still hope that it’s more of a pleasure than bother. It’s meant as an acknowledgement of your work, no matter whether you accept the award or not. You can read more here: http://maraeastern.com/community/awards/wordpress-family-award/.
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Hi 20/20 Hines Sight, I am nominating you for the Liebster Award. The Liebster Award is awarded to bloggers with under 200 followers to try to promote their blog.The rules of the competition are:
The nominate must provide a link to the person who nominated them. This is my link: http://teandpaper.com/2014/04/27/liebster-award-nomination/
Provide 11 facts about yourself.
Answer 11 questions set by the person who nominated you.
Choose 11 more people and ask them 11 questions.
Have fun!
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Thank you so much Elizabeth.
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I like your ideas for having meaningful discussions through your blog. I was hoping for some of the same thing on mine. So far, I’ve only managed to piss people off with the politics! Oh well…
Thanks for stopping by my blog, I’m glad you decided to follow me. 🙂
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Thanks and there is nothing wrong with passing people off. I maintain if that happens then you’ve struck a nerve and they’re somewhere thinking about what you’ve said. The question is do they keep coming back. If they do, then in spite of how much your posts tick them off they like you.
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thanks, and you’re right. I hope they keep on coming back. 😉
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Always up to making new friends – especially fellow bloggers!
I’m participating in “Blogging 201” and I’m hoping it will be the launching pad I’ve always been after.
I look forward to getting to know you. 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by Jules, I look forward to getting to know you too through the Blogging 201 and just in my general perusal of your blog.
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Thanks – Happy Easter!
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Hi from snowy Calgary, AB, Canada. Yes, it’s snowing here on Good Friday! In a way, that’s a good thing ’cause if it wasn’t, I’d be far less inclined to be inside working away on Blogging 201.
Just wanted to stop by and say thanks so very much for taking a look at my blog on Day 1 and suggesting a few more-photo-oriented themes. I spent the last couple of days transitioning to the Expound theme. Ignoring all the problems in the 165 posts I ported over from my very first blog on spaces.live in October 2010, I’m pretty happy with how things are looking.
I noticed in one of the other comment threads here that you’re heading to Australia/New Zealand to do some white water rafting next year. We had a terrific guide in the Taupo/Rotarua area who took us on a day hike and mountain biking – but his first and true love is white water rafting! Based on our experiences, if you’re going to be in the area I highly recommend you consider booking a trip with Jordie (one of the co-owners) of Multi Day Adventures.
http://www.multidayadventures.co.nz/
We loved our month of adventures in NZ. Have been back home for about 6 weeks now and am still working my way through a long series of blog posts. New Zealand’s literally at the end of the internet, so I decided just to enjoy the vacation and spend time writing about it back at home.
~ Denise
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I found your blog based on a comment you made in Blogging 201 and loving what I’m seeing so far. Love the layout/ theme, content and how easy it is to navigate your site. Keep up the great work 🙂
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Thanks Tricia for stopping by and the feedback. I’m glad you’re enjoying my blog and I hope to see you again. 🙂
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Most definitely 🙂
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Nice to meet you! Thank you for the follow. Hope you enjoy the A to Z!
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Thanks for stopping by. I thought I was following you when I first visited your blog after you gave me the word Antediluvian. Thanks again for that.
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Oh right! Sorry. Trying to keep up with all my courtesy replies is hard on my memory.
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Thanks for the visit and follow!
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Congratulations!
I have nominated your blog for the Versatile Blogger Award.
More about this nomination is at
http://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/versatile-blogger-award-thanks-mahesh-nair/
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Awww. Thank you very much. I will take a look at it. 🙂
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Well deserved 🙂 All the best for you and your blog!
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😉
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Thanks for the follow. You have a very lovely blog.
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Thanks Brett for the follow back. I’ve enjoyed reading your posts thus far.
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So happy to meet your blog 😉 I’ve been to DC many times (my sister lives on the outskirts) and look forward to seeing more of it through your eyes and experiences. Thank you for visiting my blog, hope our paths cross (virtually anyway) again!
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I’m, too, am happy to make your blogging acquaintance. 😉 Thanks for the follow! DC is a very lovely and interesting town. And not that the Polar Vortex looks like it’s lifting, I’ll be able get outside and soak in more and share more.
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Amen to that!
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Thanks for stopping by my blog. I look forward to sharing stuff with you and reading your stuff too 🙂
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Hey Steve thanks for stopping by and the return follow.
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Thanks for following my blog! I know DC pretty well and enjoyed reading your posts about it. I’m following you, too and look forward to your next DC posts!
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Thanks for stopping by and the follow. 🙂
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Thanks for following my blog! I’ve really enjoyed what you’ve written so far. I look forward to reading more of your posts!
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Thanks for the follow. I’m enjoying reading your posts too.
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Thanks for the follow on my blog. Keep writing. 🙂
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You’re welcome and thank you for the follow. I will keep writing and checking out your site too.
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Greetings! Thank you for your recent visit to my blog…thought to return the favor and discover YOU! Your “about” tells me I will enlarge my perspective of the world, reading you! Love your creative twist on the title of your blog! Will look forward to reading you!
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thank you for your “follow”…I am now “following you!”
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🙂
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I can’t take the claim on enlarging your perspective of the world, but what I can say is if a good discussion ensues than it’s pretty much guaranteed that we all us will walk away from it with a better understanding. And that’s what I would truly like to happen with this blog. Good, open, and honest discussions.
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Thanks for visiting and following my blog. Glad to have discovered yours as well. 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by. I am by no means a cook, but I do love to eat and eat well and I think your recipes just may help this non cook make some ‘tasty eats’. 😉
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Thank you for following my blog. I look forward to reading more of your fantastic posts!
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You’re very welcome. I look forward to reading more from you.
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Hi!
Thanks so much for reading following my blog! You have just become my 200th follower, which is a big deal to me. I remember I had 3…for a long time. I wish I could reach through my computer and give ya a hug, but I’ll give ya a follow instead.
XoxJanet
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Aww! Thanks virtual 🐻 hug for you. I look forward to reading more of your posts and I hope you’ll stop by again.
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Thanks for following me, looking forward to your insights.
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First of all, thanks for following my blog.
Second of all,… your blog ist truly amazing. 🙂 Looking forward to reading more from you. *clicks follow*
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Thanks for following my blog. I look forward to having time to checking yours soon.
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Thank you for your for your follow. I’m following you in kind. Will come back and visit.
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Thanks for visiting and the follow. I do hope you will stop by again soon. I’ve enjoyed reading your writing.
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Thank you for following my blog!
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Thanks so much for visiting and following my blog! I appreciate it very much. 🙂
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Thanks for taking the time to visit my humble space on the internet.
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Most welcome 🙂
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Thanks for following my site and I look forward to following yours!
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Thanks for the follow back. I only wish I could draw and paint like that, but I’m a stick figure kinda girl. 🙂
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There are many ways of being creative! Just give it all a go!
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Many thanks for following the site!
Eva
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Thanks for the follow on my blog!
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You very welcome. I’ve enjoyed reading your blog.
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Thanks so much for the follow!
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You’r welcome. I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ve got coming up. Your blog seems really interesting.
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Thank you, I’ve only been blogging since Dec of 2013 and it’s been great fun!
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Thank you for visiting my blog, I am thrilled that I stopped by your page. Your down-to-earth personality is very inviting.
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Hi Lindsay, I’m glad you stopped by and I hope to see you around soon. I’ll be sure to check out your new blog too. Looking forward to what you’ve got coming up.
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Hello newest Spikey! I know, a bit corny, eh, but that’s the term that has come to stick for those folk who are part of the clan known to be followers of Uncle Spike 🙂
Thank you… I really appreciate that as I for one, know how many interesting and entertaining blogs are out there.
My aim is to deliver an eclectic offering of posts, from my ‘point n shoot’ attempts at basic photography, to the sharing of my travel adventures over the decades, as well as day to day happenings here on the farm. Oh, plus a few observations on life as I see it, thrown in for good measure.
My promise to you is not to be overbearing, just a couple of posts a day, maybe 3 at weekends if I have something special to share. But if you are at a loose end one day, maybe you’ll enjoy trawling through some of my older stuff too. I have added plenty of categories to help in said digging process.
Thanks again and hope you have a great day…
UNCLE SPIKE
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Thanks Uncle Spike for stopping by. I like being a Spikey. I have dug in, especially the traveling section. Love to travel and next year I’m headed to Australia/New Zealand for some white water rafting, so that really got my attention.
I hope to see you around here sometime and I look forward to reading more from you. 😉
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Aww thanks for that. Particularly glad you enjoyed some of the travel posts – they are not that regular I’m afraid, and take time to do; but they are very much my favourites too if I’m honest 🙂
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You are amazing!
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Hi, how is it going? I’ve nominated you for the leibster award. Click the link to accept it- http://yuktakher.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/the-leibster-award/
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Thank you so much. 🙂
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I have nominated you for the”Versatile Blogger Award”. To see the details please go to http://www.captureyouphotography.com
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Awww. Thank you so much! 🙂
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http://onesahmscrazylife.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/passing-on-some-sunshine/
I nominated you for the sunshine award, because my blogging friend you are genuine and down to earth. That is AWESOME!!!
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Awww. Thanks Amanada! I try my very best to be honest and down to earth. And you’re pretty awesome yourself! 🙂 Cheers.
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Thank you!!! You’re welcome about the award, you’ve earned it!
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