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The Art of Precious Scars

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I suspect there's a reason why the more I see of these Property Brothers , the more intertwined they become in my present journey.  I am a fan of their work, but unlike others I do not see their so-called "charmed life" as answer to some "happily-ever-after" prayer.  People who know my name think much the same about me....which is why I can say in all honesty, money and power do not equate to happiness.            Lauren B Jewellery I recall an argument from my film theory/marketing class regarding the popularity of television....how its attractiveness laid in its simplicity and symmetry; a vast contract to life which is messy, complex, and complicated.  In pondering this, I realized why these two appeal to the masses, even more than some of their contemporaries.  As identical twins, they appear as if two-sides of the same face....not unlike the god  Janus .  I laugh when recollecting a post in which the implication was...

The Patriarch

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I left off in Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned saying I was angry at  Jonathan Scott for removing a wood burning unit near and dear to my family.  What I did not say was, I agreed with his choice of replacement.....13 years prior to the airing of the show.  The shock of seeing it again brought forth a vivid memory of Frankfurt, days before the world debut of the Euro .  There was the model, part of a small convention hosted in the airport.  It was the only competitor's stove I ever thought worthy of reverse engineering.  Couldn't convince my dad the project was feasible; wood had long fallen out-of-favour with the more environmentally-conscious American.  We weren't in the business of manufacturing wood appliances anymore when the recession hit and everyone looking to save a buck suddenly wanted wood burners again.   Don't know if it would have saved us, but having the design may have made those lean years a ...

Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned

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Understanding The Empath - The Earth Angel Now, I did say in That Grand Old Dame I was being divinely led.  I also said I was completely oblivious to this fact.  As far as I was concerned, I was on a solo mission to seek out and see my soul again.  Sounds frivolous, but the theory behind the idea was solid.  Feelings produce biochemical reactions specific to those emotions.  At the moment I saw my soul, I experienced one I'd never felt before or since.  The hope was that this unique biochemical cocktail was somehow responsible for the improvements to my overall health.  Simple science.  I had no reason to believe spirits, angels, gods, or the likes had taken any particular interest in my well-being. I know there is a higher power at work here because like the Fates , Trinity , and Ebenezer 's Ghosts, my guides number three.  They have cognition, operate in tandem, and share the same end goal.  The numerous computer "glitches" ...