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Are We Smart to Allow Ourselves to be Seen as Objects?

Four weeks ago, I watch the ads on the Super Bowl and I was astounded by the blatantly sexist nature of some of the ads. The ads by Godaddy – particularly the second one “The Contract” -  left me beyond angry at Godaddy and very disappointed in both Danica Patrick and Jillian Michaels.    The anger with GoDaddy was easy to deal with
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What’s Next

As of today, I’m officially 31 days in to the Polaroid Project and I’m raring to go for the next 334 days. But one of my goals this year is to work on making life changes one month at a time. By focusing on one thing a month, I start building a habit – the experts say it takes 21 days
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A Very Wierd Intersection of Photography and Faith

I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather here today in Texas so I spent the afternoon checking places out around the area. Because I’ve finally got the Polaroid Project up and running, I headed down to Dickinson to photograph one of the churches there. As I mention on the Day 13 Post of the Polaroid Project, I’ve been
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Soul Food

Today’s Reverb10 Prompt December 26 – Soul Food -What did you eat this year that you will never forget? What went into your mouth & touched your soul? (Author: Elise Marie Collins) I try not to think of food as anything other something that sustains me. I believe that the ideas of “soul food” or “comfort food” are misplaced. Food
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A Prompt of My Own

While I’ve been answering Reverb10 Prompts this month, I’ve also been pondering something my manager asked me at work. I thought this question might be a good one for others to contemplate as well. “How can you be more effective in 2011?” I’ve got normal business related ideas: Using lessons learned as a stepping point to improve performance. Communicating better
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The Mood Monster Has Arrived

The last few weeks have brought out the mood monster – stress and change has made for a moody Paula. Most of the time I handle stress better than I’ve been handling it this time out. This time out I’ve just been grumpy and stayed grumpy for the last two and half weeks. There’s a lot of change going on
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Is Writing or Posting Everyday the Way to Go?

Life has interfered with me posting everyday. We’ve had a re-organization at work. And it’s been hectic with lots of training and getting my new manager up to speed. I come home exhausted and dont’ have much time for writing and photography (my art) and taking care of me and my home. So all this stuff becomes about life balance.
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