On Thursday night my younger daughter and I went to my friend Bernadette’s house to celebrate the break-fast meal with her and her family, and some family friends. Bernadette and I go way back, and the way we re-connected is, perhaps, a sign that there are forces moving behind the scenes of our lives, and they do not only bring with them bitterness. 

BlogHer Boston - I heart you!! It's been a wonderful whirlwind... and I'm quite sad to say that tomorrow I'll be packing up and leaving. I feel like I've barely gotten to see what's around me in this beautiful part of the country (GAWD the fall leaves are pretty). I've taken very FEW pics... however this has been so fabulous a trip I can't complain!

Two months ago, I started looking into savings accounts with a better return than the promising-turned-dismal AEX Index-coupled account I had. This was for money my husband and I didn't need right away, but didn't want to risk. We'd chosen our bank's Amsterdam Exchange Index account two years ago, when it was averaging 4.5% yearly interest. And that's what we averaged the first year on money we set aside for six months at a time (in six equal monthly units to spread risk).

from a friend at dhbc blog..   apologies to R.E.M. “As best I know, I have a gift for teaching, a talent for writing,and no prophetic abilities beyond that of any other Christian.”  LarryBurkett “The Illuminati”  (I am currently re-reading this book. Burkett was a Christian Economist ).  Although “The Illuminati” is awork of fiction, it pretty much dovetails with what is happeninginternationally in the global economic arena.

By DENENE MILLNER, editor-in-chief of www.mybrownbaby.blogspot.com