Category Archives: Musings

Live & In Living Color

I might have said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again - We are living in an increasingly isolated society.  With all the lightning speed advances in technology, we're used to having everything at our fingertips.  And adding to whatever amount of ADD we all have, we can have several things at our…
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September 11, 2011

Today we honor those Who lost lives, Saved lives, And had their lives forever changed. And to a country that banded together during a time of incredible tragedy. Ten years later, it is still unbelievable. Never Forget.
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Arsenic In Apple Juice??

China Really Is Trying to Poison Us! We've all heard the news stories about our products from China.  How could we not when there seems to be something new every other week? I thought the lead poisoned children's toys were bad, but now I find out there are high levels of ARSENIC in apple juice!…
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How Easy It Is to Look Down the Slippery Slope of a Nose

I overheard two guys talking the other day. They were discussing a mutual friend's new girlfriend. It came out that she had dropped out of school after a year and had been working an office job until recently.  She has not yet found a new job and has been cleaning houses in the meantime. They…
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Happy Graduation!

"Graduation Day is tough for adults.  They go to the ceremony as parents.  They come home as contemporaries.  After 22 years of child-rearing, they are unemployed." -Erma Bombeck As graduation season winds down, Silverpen Productions would like to take a moment to wish all the Graduates a very Happy Graduation! Leaving high school for college…
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Mother’s Day Reflections

As we come down from all the Mother's Day celebrations and begin the work week, it is important to take a moment and think about what Mother's Day really is all about. Obviously, it's a day to celebrate mothers. But what does being a "Mom" really mean? Is it just that you have a blood…
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To the Stars on Dancing with the Stars:

STOP WHINING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, second week into Season 10's competition and already most of you stars are fighting with your pros. Honestly? You look and sound like a bunch of stereotypical, spoiled, Hollywood brats! For those of you that have not seen the show yet this week, almost every practice clip showed the stars yelling at…
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Making Exercise (or training) Fun!

Why do most of us view exercise as such a chore? There is no denying how amazing it is for our bodies in many different ways - both physically and mentally. It helps us to look good, feel better about ourselves, make us more graceful and stronger, protects our bodies, and helps fight diseases as…
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The Crossroads at 2010

"Something has changed within me Something is not the same I'm through with playing by the rules Of someone else's game Too late for second-guessing Too late to go back to sleep It's time to trust my instincts Close my eyes and leap..." -Wicked As we start out this New Year, I've taken a moment…
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Just Live

We all go through various crossroads in our lives. Some of them are easy to navigate. Some take a little longer, or require a little more self-introspection before passing through. I saw this hanging up in the office the other day. Not necessarily a Pulitzer winner in terms of literary devices, it still has a…
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