Pinterest Find - Creative Accessories

I enjoy creativity and part of that is perusing through the eye candy of art on Pinterest. During one of my indulgent forays into interesting things on Pinterest, I found this accessories photo of matching manicure and phone. Great colors combined with gorgeous design. I simply have to share it with you:

           Source: bohemian--child.tumblr.com via Brynne on Pinterest

:) Little things make me happy. :)

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Make the Punishment Fit the Crime - Indentured Servitude

I once read a romance set in the 1800's in which a woman was convicted of manslaughter in the death of a friend.  Her sentence was to become a servant to the widower. She was under house arrest and could not leave the property unless she was with him. Of course, the woman was not guilty of manslaughter. It was self-defense - but the punishment DID fit the crime of which she was convicted.

Anyway... Tucson police report that the search for Isabel Celis has already cost over one million dollars. This is another area in which guilty parties could be sentenced according to their crime. Indentured servitude to the county, state, and federal government until the money spent has been paid off. I am not talking about chain gangs. I mean work that ends up putting money BACK into tax payers' pockets. On top of that, the guilty should be forced to do something that would benefit all of those affected by the absence or loss of that precious child. I know, I know... slavery is illegal -- but if prison is an exception to holding someone hostage, why shouldn't indentured servitude be an exception to the anti-slavery law?  Punishment AND restitution. It makes sense to me.

I Ran Into a Glitch

I am not an online gamer and the few avatar communities or online worlds (Sims...) I have joined drifted from my mind within a couple of days, so when my friend posted a link to a blog she has been working on, I had zilch for a clue about Glitch. Imagine reading this post without having a frame of reference.  After reading a couple more posts, I was oriented (somewhat). I have determined that if I were to settle my virtual self into the Glitch experience, I would be hooked. Remember my brief foray into FB's Zoo World?

image by Vera Kratochvil

Still, there is something to be said for virtual worlds like Glitch. For one, it encourages creativity in day-to-day situations, such as dealing with people who pick your vegetables and flowers from your garden, and decorating your home. Another nice aspect is the social interaction. Some see this as being someone you are not, but I believe there is an argument for it being an expression of who you truly ARE... My friend's personality shines through in her character (the little I've seen, anyway) and I am sure that if I had happened upon her as a clueless resident, I would have immediately been reminded of her. Finally, as with real life, individual actions affect others (such as harvesting from someone else's plot -- not cool, by the way...).


For now, I am steering clear of Glitch. However, I do reserve the right to experience it vicariously.