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"What better way to spend your Saturday shopping in various shops, getting monster deals, and then go home to relax with your best friend? I would imagine that is the way I would have loved spending my day today! Instead, I am relaxing to some cool music, hugging Claus, and enjoying a nice sunny Saturday afternoon! I love Spring, just saying!" Read more on the blog.

"There is something to be said about spending hours with someone and not making a sound, speaking a word, and yet, not feeling alone. That is how it is with my Claus. Creating a blog can take hours, even a full day. I am very quiet when concentrating on what I am doing, so it gets really quiet in our Discord channel. " Read more on the blog.

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"As we turn the page to continue our story for our second chapter, we would like to take a moment to honor all who have contributed to the success of SLEA no matter how large or small the contribution. We would also like to introduce you to our newest Liaison, David Varro." Read more on the blog.

"I love Halloween. It’s really my favorite holiday. This year I’m going to curl up with movies, Bell, Book and Candle and The Mummy, a bowl of popcorn and a glass of dry red wine. OK, so this is a column about science. To justify this particular offering, I decided to see if I could find any scientific excuses for my enjoyment of Halloween." Read more on the blog.

"The Science Circle sponsored a colloquium on online education, Experiences of Teaching Online from Different Perspectives, on January 8, 2021. With the mass exodus of students from the physical classroom due to the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic, learning online has become the new norm. Teachers have literally been caught up in a revolution. While online activities and computer-based learning has grown over the past two decades, no one was prepared to go to 100% online teaching and learning. The colloquium sought to explore the effects this unprecedented and rapid change has caused." Read more on the blog.

"16 years is a mighty long time to be part of something as wonderful as Second Life. I am forever grateful to be part of this platform, the friends made, the experiences had…I love and care about everyone I have ever met here, and am truly inspired daily." Read more on the blog.

"Whether it’s to follow bloggers or just to see what their favorite stores have been up to, users might be checking on their own daily, or they might be directed by links in a notice in-world or on other social media platforms. This information concerns all users, including bloggers, stores, events, photographers, and everything else. If you take a picture of something Second Life-related and add it to Flickr, this may apply to you." Read more on the blog

"Cheers! It’s my birthday! And almost at the same time, 2020 is over and done with and we’ve celebrated entering the new year with great hope that 2021 will be the year we rid the world of the coronavirus pandemic." Read more on the blog.

"You can’t tell what someone has been through in real life just by looking at them. You sure as hell can’t do that in Second Life. Yet, for some reason, people in SL tend to judge one another so much more harshly than they judge others in real life." Read more on the blog.

"It’s 5am and my 74yr old mother is dancing through the house singing Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” I don’t even think she realizes what she’s singing, but she’s doing a well enough job that I recognize the song." Read more on the blog.

"I recently broke down and got the Audible app. While I do enjoy the soothing tone of certain voices reading to me, I know how to listen to a sample of the narrator to know whether or not I should listen to a book or actually read it." Read more on the blog.

"I’ve always loved rooftop scenes in movies and tv shows. It always looks so cool with the way they make the roof of a building into something completely different. When I was growing up, my mother always had a lot of houseplants. She would struggle when we lived in apartments, because she wanted a yard where she could plant bushes and outdoor flowers." Read more on the blog.

"Okay, I never REALLY left. However, I did take a long break from my actual blog site to try my hand at micro blogging. It was fun. It was quick and eventually it was really easy. I knew there were about seven people that read my blog (at least four of them are close friends), but I really didn’t believe that many people were actually reading what I wrote. After winning the Most Humorous Blogger award…well, now I’m like…y’all actually read it?" Read more on the blog.

"Writing when I’m content or happy has always been a struggle for me. I used to write poetry daily. It’s as if the concept of being content or happy is so foreign to me that I can’t properly describe it. I think that’s a common thread amongst artists. The songs that move us the most are the sad songs." Read more on the blog.

"Last night, I ordered Chinese Take Away for my mother’s birthday. She just turned 75, can you believe it? Yeah, Mama Sady is three quarters of a century and still going strong." Read more on the blog.

"I glanced over the side of the hot air balloon basket and waved to the people on the ground. My heart beat faster the closer to the edge I stood. A smile formed on my face at how small things on the ground seemed. My eyes darted to the birds that flew through the air next to me. I watched him swoop through the air and then disappear into the trees. The bottom of my skirt fluttered in the wind and brushed against my upper thigh. It was time for me to get to the task of cleaning out my friends list." Read more on the blog.

"Every year like clock work the day of ones birth comes around. In Second Life it is known as ones Rez Day. In real life it is ones birthday. Birthdays are about celebrating life. It is to celebrate the person being part of this universe and how their life might have touched others. To celebrate with them while they are alive. Some people like to throw celebrations and birthday parties. After all, everyone loves a birthday party, right?" Read more on the blog.

"There are times when I sit and stare at a blank screen. The small little blinking line taunts me to move it across the page. Sometimes it is because I can’t seem to think of something to say. Then other times, I have so many different ideas floating around my head, I am overwhelmed." Read more on the blog.

"For a time I did reviews of sims I visited. It was the original reason I started this blog. A sim I had done a review of wanted to be informed of all blog posts and pictures posted online. Even if the blog post only had a picture taken on the sim. They wanted to know." Read more on the blog.

"As I stared down at the bill in front of me, I wrinkled my forehead. My eyes narrowed as I stared at the strange “customer service” charge. I scanned over to see the new $10 charge. I scratched my head and let out a deep breath. After I checked my notes I recalled what the issue had been. So, I called customer service." Read more on the blog.

"I took a deep breath of the crisp air and walked through the wildflowers in the area. My mind focused as a familiar energy filled the air and wrapped around my body. I looked down at the path and noticed my footsteps in the dirt." Read more on the blog.

"In the Firestorm Viewer the following communication status options have an automatic response." Read more on the blog.

"In my recent editorial about the representation of aging in virtual worlds and social VR...today I learned... that there is indeed a Second Life group for those of us who are older in age!" Read more on the blog.

"I jokingly refer to my main Second Life avatar, Vanity Fair, as a “Second Life supermodel”, because she appears so often on this blog, as my go-to model when I am showing you the latest fashionista freebies and bargains across the SL grid." Read more on the blog.