Hey
folks,
Where did that week go by? It
seems like just yesterday I was writing up one of these entries. Seems
like I am aging real fast :). Should remind myself to stop and smell the flowers...
Anyway, onward...
First off, thanks to all the
folks who contributed to Magic Smoke this week, especially Krissy and
Val for hosting the game "What's
the Caption? Wednesday". If any of you would like to host an
activity (game/puzzle/contest) or would like to contribute to Magic
Smoke feel feel to send email to
journalseditor@aol.com.
Blogplugs for Friday
* standsbyriver
who is a victim of child abuse writes about her mother's
childhood.
* Robin has
taken a lovely picture
of a turtle. More pictures of a dragonfly
and her daughter lugging tadpoles
back from the pond. She has some good captions to go with her
pics!
* Beth writes
that even though we may not be as great as MLK, Kennedy or Lincoln, we
can leave a positive
and lasting legacy within our own little circle of
influence.
* Indigo
has
won her second Artsy Essay Contest by Judith Heartsong
(congratulations!!). She also has an anniversary coming up (she won't
tell what it is about :))
* mssingmysoldier
is suggesting that people who have a Kindle (Amazon's New
Wireless Reading Device), check
out her friend's
book.
* Christopher
is complaining
about some rough treatment at the hands of AOL customer service.
The good news is that Chris is not giving up on AOL
Journals :). Wondering if we will censor his post. No, we don't do
that here..at least not on Journals.
* Dana will
be walking in the Arthritis
Foundation's walk on May 10th in memory of her mother,
grandmother and in honor of all of those (including herself) who suffer
from this terrible
disease.
* Paul writes
about the next
ten movies from his list of 100 movies that he really likes.
Hope I got this one right. I always manage to screw up Dan..er..Paul's
write up
:)
* Jimmy's
satire
engine is revved up for Friday! Love the last cartoon he has
on this entry
:)
* Ken posts
that biofuels are not going to lead us to the promised land. It is
doing more harm than good. Get your facts
here. He also takes some time and words to reflect
on the legacy of President
Bush.
* Marie writes
that Doubting Thomas wasn’t such a bad
lad.* Krissy wishes to share some
April
Fools jokes with you. She is also sad because John's
mother is
dying.
* monponsett
is going to meet a 14 year old kid throwing 115mph fast balls
in the nondescript town of Bourne, MA. Is she going to break
a story ?
* John, who
is recovering from a bone marrow transplant has his first
dentist's appointment in 2
years.* Tawnya
requests
us to pray for the family of SSgt. Matt Lupin, whose remains
were found in
Iraq.
* Leona blogs
about how St.
Patrick's day was celebrated at AOL, Mountain View. See if
you can spot me in one of the
pics! Malika is in there too..
* And finally
we come to Rosemary's journal called "inspiration".
She is a life coach, who helps to get the best out
of you. You will be hearing from her on Magic Smoke later on in the
week.
Contests &
Trivia!
* Weekly
sentence with Val. This week's letters
were SPRING.
The winners are here.
* Wednesday
Word of the Week with Dawn. This week she
highlights latin words in situ, vox populi
and of course carpe
diem.
Lights, Camera and
Action!
* Krissy's
JLand Photo Shoot entries
for the subject "jewelry, buttons & pretty little
things".
*
Marie's AOL
Community Photo Challenge, judged
and fun
entries
for the subject
"Aged".
* Martha has
started a photo challenge called "Friday
Photo Fun". Subject is Freaky Friday, Fun Friday, Famous,
Funky or just plain Friday
Favorite.* Monica
invites photo submissions for the title
"Every
Picture Tells a Story". Give us the story behind the
picture.
--
Thanks again for the blogplugs
this week. Don't forget to tag your best entries with
"blogplugs". If you want to be a Guest Editor or have some
interesting (or useful) blogplugs, send your submissions to
JournalsEditor@aol.com and we'll review
them.
~Vish
