Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Some Prayers for Peace and Serenity

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The Serenity Prayer God, grant me the Serenity To accept the things I cannot change Courage to change the things I can, And wisd...
Monday, August 31, 2015

Using Short Term Vacation Rental Agencies

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There are many online vacation rental agencies that list millions of short-term rentals worldwide, allowing for more competitive and ...
Sunday, August 30, 2015

Health: Eggplant Juice to Lower Cholesterol

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Here's another natural treatment I recently learned: eggplant juice to lower cholesterol. This information came from my Kaiser Pe...
Saturday, August 29, 2015

Some Writers' Quotes About Writing

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I've been thinking some more about this need that writers have to write, and I looked into some quotes by authors about writing. H...
Friday, August 28, 2015

Does Creative Writing Release Endorphins?

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I haven't had time to work on my novel-in-progress, but now that my life is settling down, I feel a great urge to get back to writi...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Cecilia Brainard's Author's Page in Amazon

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I haven't checked my Author's Page in Amazon.com for a while. The page includes my books and ebooks available at Amazon. ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Restaurant Review: Johnnie's Pastrami in Culver City, California

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Even though we're crazy about the deli sandwiches at Langer's Deli in Los Angeles, we had lunch at  Johnnie's Pastrami Rest...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

France Train Shooting: What To Do if a Terrorist Is in Our Midst

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l-r: Chris Norman, Anthony Sadler, French President Francois Hollande, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos  From BBC News, August 24,...
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Feeling Proud of Three Americans who Foiled Terrorist Attack in France

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I've been feeling proud of these three Americans  who foiled a terrorist attack in a train heading from Amsterdam to Paris : l-r i...
Friday, August 21, 2015

Beauty Tip: Snail Slime for Beautiful Skin

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 When I was in Korea, I bought facial cream with snail slime or mucin - pictures below. The writing is in Korean characters so I have no ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Movie Review: The True Story Behind Remembrance (Die Verlonere Zeit)

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I feel like I'm a roll because I found another good movie on Netflix. Remembrance is a 2011 German release of a Holocaust-relat...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Cecilia Brainard Google+ Views 4,376,647

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Google + Views is 4,376,587. Thank you! Read also Philippine Author: YouTube Links with Cecilia Mang... Middle East: A Laypers...
Monday, August 17, 2015

My Morning Cup of Coffee: Believe & Succeed

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My morning cup of coffee today. The cup says: Believe & Succeed Courage does not always roar. Sometmes, it is the quiet voi...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Movie Review: The Physician, Film to Enjoy

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I hadn't heard about the movie, The Physician , and just happened to find it in NetFlix, with a 4.5 star rating. That's a high ...
Saturday, August 15, 2015

Photos of Children from Colombia, Croatia, Amsterdam, Philippines

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Photo by Hilary Walling, Little Boy in Colombia  Here are some photos of children ... our future.  Have a great weekend!  ...
Friday, August 14, 2015

My Myanmar (Burma) Photo Published in CEO and Business Management Magazines!

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A while back Daniel from a not-for-profit outfit working for health in Myammar (Burma) emailed asking permission to use a picture tha...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

Followup on Our Raccoon Visitor

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This is a followup up to an earlier blog entry about a raccoon in our premises. To summarize, we've had nocturnal visits from a des...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Video of Sparrow Feeding Baby Bird

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I caught a mother sparrow feeding its baby on video. (Click on the middle part of the above picture to view.) This baby bird has been...
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Raccoon Eviction Notice

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Dear Raccoon, This is an Eviction Notice for you to get out of my property as soon as possible. I do not want to poison you; I do n...
Monday, August 10, 2015

Leprosy: Saint Damien of Molokai, Patron of Lepers and HIV/AIDs Sufferers

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The Belgian nuns at my school used to talk about another Belgian, a priest, Father Damien , who worked and lived with the lepers at ...
Saturday, August 8, 2015

Reminiscing with the De Vries at Le Petit Cafe in Santa Monica, California

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We had dinner with our friends, Carol and John De Vries, whom we have known for many years. Our sons went to school together and were/...

Middle East: Syrian and Turkish Wedding Couples to Remember

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Here are two touching stories that have been circulating in the internet. First is the  news about the Syrian couple who got marri...
Thursday, August 6, 2015

Cat Video: My Cats Chasing Laser Beam

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My cats love to play and at night start stalking me until I play with them.  Che (named after Che Guevara) likes to chase the beam of...

The Grand Central Market of Los Angeles, California

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We visited the  Grand Central Market  in downtown Los Angeles which has been in continuous operation since 1917. It's been reva...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Restaurant Review: Bay Cities Italian Deli in Santa Monica

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We like the deli sandwiches at Bay Cities Italian Deli and Bakery at 1517 Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica. I get their "Godmot...
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Health: Cecilia's Good Morning Smoothie Recipe

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This is the smoothie I made this morning.  I threw assorted fruit, nuts, even some vegies into the blender. I added a teaspoon ea...
Monday, August 3, 2015

Travel: More Pictures Taken in Maui, Hawaii

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I have three cameras when I travel: my Sony RX-100, my backup camera a Canon PowerShot A710, and my Smartphone. The Sony takes very ...
Sunday, August 2, 2015

Philippine Literature: Filipino and Filipino American Literary Figures

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These links from my blog have bios of noted Filipino and Filipino American Literary figures: Estrella D. Alfon   (her picture shown ...
Friday, July 31, 2015

Philippine Author: YouTube Links with Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

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I'm sharing some links to YouTube videos featuring me. I'm reading from my work in several of them. The interview is lengthy...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Middle East: A Layperson's View of Turkey's Bombing ISIL and Kurdish Targets

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Just when I think things can't get worse in the Middle East, it does. Now Turkey, which had/has been allowing safe passage to ISI...