This blog contains tempting tips, tales, and a large variety of topics by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Healthy Eating Tales #1: Gala Apples and other Foods
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Healthy Eating Tales: Introducing Tommy, Tammy, and the Food Pyramid Kids
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Sitting in Grandma’s Kitchen
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Funniest Toddler Quote: First Watermelon Party
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Product Review: Mayline Eastwinds Portrait PC Desk Cart
I am so excited! My computer desk is here, set up, and ready to go.
To back up, I am in the process of renovating my entire office. The floor slopes. Some good friends of ours are going to tear up the floor and put down a new level floor. My husband and I live in a log cabin in the country that has its perks and its challenges. The sloping floor is definitely one of its challenges.
Currently, there is a built-in bed and 2 build-in dressers in this room which take up lots of room in this already tiny space. Those three items will be permanently removed. I am so happy about that. Mice and wooly caterpillars have gotten into the dressers before and eaten holes in some of my clothes and left mouse droppings. To prevent this, I have to place all clothes in a plastic storage bin inside these drawers. To try to avoid the musty smell, I have them filled with dryer sheets as well. The bed just takes up all kinds of floor space that could be filled with bookshelves, etc.
I have three computers: a Macintosh that does not have internet capabilities, a desktop PC that does have internet capabilities, and my laptop computer. Each computer serves several different functions for my storytelling and freelance writing business. I have been using the laptop in our den since the office is so claustrophobic as it is right now. My husband would love to have our den back as just our TV room rather than my extra office plus TV room.
I am going to turn this room into my dream office plus dressing room. When it gets done, on one wall there will be one new dresser, a work table, this new computer desk, and another small unit with one shelf that will hold some plastic stackable drawers. On another wall will be a computer desk that I already own plus one 5-shelf bookcase. On the third wall will be a two more bookcases plus a hutch bookshelf. On the fourth wall are the closet and the door. The third computer is going to sit on a computer desk that I already own kind of in the middle of the room. See the diagram to get an idea of what I am talking about.
I looked through the multiple computer desks sold on the various CSN stores. Given my needs and the tiny space I have to work with, I settled on the Mayline Eastwinds Portrait PC Desk Cart being absolutely perfect for my needs. On top of that, the price was very reasonable.
I ordered the desk on November 1st on-line. I got an e-mail confirmation that it would show up on either Nov. 3rd or Nov. 4th. It arrived on the 4th. The FED EX people placed the box on our front porch. My husband and I had to carry it in.
Today, Nov. 5th, our handy man and his helper came by. They put the desk together for me in about 45 minutes. He said that there is a mistake in the directions. On the diagram, it labels a screw as “L.” On the packet that it came in, it was labeled as “M.” I’m so glad that my husband and I did not try to put it together. That would have frustrated us a lot as we are not that savvy about those kinds of things. Other than that, he said it was pretty easy to put together.
He was impressed with how sturdy it is. I am impressed with how pretty it is. I love the color of the wood. See the picture. Since my floor has not yet been re-done, I am going to temporarily move it into the TV room and use it with my laptop. Once my room gets re-done, I am going to use it with my desktop PC.
I love the fact that it has a built-in place to put the tower that is off the floor. That is especially ideal as a friend of ours had his office floor. The computer towers that sat on the floor were ruined.
I also love that it has a separate little area for the mouse. By the way, if you buy this desk, you will want to be right-handed as that is the only way that makes sense when you put this desk together.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Professional Storyteller performs kid-friendly tale: Burger King
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Memories of many end tables from the past
It's Safe to Be Slender: Vitamin & Mineral Supplements
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It's Safe to Be Slender: Flax Seed Benefits
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Declaration: It's Safe to Be Slender
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Horse Videos Taken At Firecracker Classic Horse Show In July 2009
Are you a horse lover? Do you enjoy riding or watching horses? Do you enjoy attending horse shows? These are videos taken at the second night of the Firecracker Classic Horse Show sponsored by the Greene County Horse Club on July 11, 2009 in Greeneville, Tennessee.
I hope you enjoyed watching the videos of these horses and their riders taken on the second night at the Firecracker Classic Horse Show sponsored by the Greene County Horse Club on July 11, 2009 in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Best Review - Top 6 Horse Videos Part 1 Taken At Firecracker Classic Horse Show In July 2009
Best Review - Top 6 Horse videos Part 2 taken at Firecracker Classic Horse Show in July 2009
Best Review - Top 5 Horse videos Part 3 taken at Firecracker Classic Horse Show in July 2009
Best Review - Top 5 Horse videos Part 4 taken at Firecracker Classic Horse Show in July 2009
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Best Review - Top 5 Davy Crockett Birthplace State Videos And Review
Visit Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park in Limestone, Tennessee. Read the review. Watch the videos. Enjoy!
Review: Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park in Limestone, Tennessee: Review
Video: David Crockett (1786-1836): Anecdotes and Frontier Cabin
Video: David Crockett's Cabin - Views Outside and Inside
Video: Cameron Catches a Carp
Video: Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park and Nolichucky River
Click DAVY CROCKETT to read the review and watch the videos.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
YouTube Video: Ned and Nan Kick Their CAN'Ts Away
Ned and Nan are 5th and 4th grade bullies. Find out how 100 golden birds help them to make a better choice. This story is a spin-off tale to David Holt's Freedom Bird story. It is re-told by Professional Storyteller Debbie Dunn.
YouTube Video: Ned and Nan Kick Their CAN'Ts Away re-told by Debbie Dunn
This is one of three stories Debbie Dunn performs for Elementary School students as part of her "Be Bully Free" program. For more information, please visit http://moredunntales.com/id5.html.
YouTube Video: Grandmother Frog's Magic Bully Buster Song
Fuzzy Rabbit learns how to protect himself from Fancy Fox's bullying by using Grandmother Frog's Magic Bully Buster Song.
Part 1 of 2 Video: Grandmother Frog's Magic Bully Buster Song
Part 2 of 2 Video: Grandmother Frog's Magic Bully Buster Song
This is one of three stories Debbie Dunn performs for Elementary School students as part of her "Be Bully Free" program. For more information, please visit http://moredunntales.com/id5.html.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Best Review - Top 20 Chapters & Role-plays From Creative Master's Thesis About Christopher Columbus
This is part of a master’s thesis about the life and times of Christopher Columbus for use with fifth-grade social studies students entitled “Travel through time with the Story Genie: A Christopher Columbus unit. This is also appropriate for grades 3 & 4.
Click CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS to visit these top twenty Christopher Columbus articles from my college thesis at Best-Reviewer.com.
Click TOP TEN REVIEWER should you wish to post a top ten reviewer site of your very own. This site was created by James Colin from Best-Reviewer.com and She Told Me.com.
You can view the rest of my reviews by clicking Debbie Dunn’s Most Recent Tops.
Best Review - Top 20 Horse Videos Taken At Firecracker Classic Horse Show In July 2009
Are you a horse lover? Do you enjoy riding or watching horses? Do you enjoy attending horse shows? These are videos taken at the second night of the Firecracker Classic Horse Show sponsored by the Greene County Horse Club on July 11, 2009 in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Click HORSE VIDEOS to visit these top twenty horse videos at Best-Reviewer.com.
Click TOP TEN REVIEWER should you wish to post a top ten reviewer site of your very own. This site was created by James Colin from Best-Reviewer.com and She Told Me.com.
You can view the rest of my reviews by clicking Debbie Dunn’s Most Recent Tops.
Best Review - Top 3 Debbie’s Pet Dog Tales
Check out these fun pet dog tales about Lady Nu, a dog named Bob, and a pet dog who saved the life of the wife of the family. These stories are re-told by Professional Storyteller Debbie Dunn.
Click PET DOG TALES to visit these top three pet dog tales at Best-Reviewer.com.
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Best Review - Top 5 Laws About Underage Drinking And Smoking At Parties
Here are article series about underage drinking and smoking at Halloween or other parties.
The first series includes three articles about underage drinking at parties attended by teens. The second series includes two articles about underage smoking at parties attended by teens.
These articles are also about how teens can deal with peer pressure to drink or smoke.
Click UNDERAGE DRINKING AND SMOKING to visit these top five underage drinking and smoking articles at Best-Reviewer.com.
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Best Review - Top 4 Tips About Nursing Homes, Medicaid, And Elder Abuse
Here are some articles dealing with nursing homes, Medicaid, Elder Abuse Laws, and the importance of writing a will.
The articles are called (1) Abby Looks for the Blessings in Being a Full-Time Resident of a Nursing Home, (2) A Cautionary Tale About Medicaid and Writing a Will, (3) Information on Nursing Homes for the Elderly, and (4) Elder Abuse Laws.
Click SENIOR CITIZENS to visit these top four senior citizen articles at Best-Reviewer.com.
Click TOP TEN REVIEWER should you wish to post a top ten reviewer site of your very own. This site was created by James Colin from Best-Reviewer.com and She Told Me.com.
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Best Review - Top 8 Nature And Wildlife Articles By Debbie Dunn
These articles deal with the right-of-passage of fishing with your father or an older male; endangered birds and plants; forest fires; information on pond fish; and invasive species.
The articles are called:
(1) Video - Cameron Catches a Carp
(2) Endangered Birds & Plants
(3) Forest Fires: Manmade vs. Natural Causes
(4) Information on Pond Fish
(5) The Invasion of a Super Weed Called Yellow Star Thistle
(6) Invasive Species Lesson Plan - Yellow Star Thistle (Grades 3 to 8)
(7) The Mysterious Invasions at Devil's Lake
(8) Lesson Plan - Snowball effect of Invasive Species at Devil's Lake (Grades 3 to 8)
Click NATURE AND WILDLIFE ARTICLES to visit these top eight nature and wildlife articles at Best-Reviewer.com.
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Best Review - Top 6 Animal Trail Of Tears For Elephants And Bears
Imagine that animals can talk and communicate to you once they have passed to the Other Side. Perhaps they were abused when they lived their life on the Earth plane. Now they have come through to you, requesting you will share their story with others so that people will be inspired to take corrective action.
Believe it or not, here are the stories of a few of those animals who made their presence known to me. Please read their stories. Then take whatever action your heart dictates you should take.
We must each do what it is in our heart to do to help alleviate the pain and suffering of others. All the other people on Earth deserve our care and respect. All the animals living on Mother Earth deserve our care and respect as well.
Click ANIMAL TRAIL OF TEARS to visit these top six animal trail of tears articles at Best-Reviewer.com.
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Best Review - Top 8 Math Lollipop Olympics 18-25 (Grades 3 to 5)
This is a fun math trick that helps reinforce the basic math skills of multiplication and short division.
Please note: The goal is for your classroom students or home schooling children to use their own brainpower rather than a calculator.
By participating in the Math Lollipop Olympics, students in grades 3 to 5 should get better at their multiplication skills and at the use of short division.
Click MATH OLYMPIC LOLLIPOPS to visit these top eight math lesson slideshows at Best-Reviewer.com.
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Best Review - Top 8 Math Lollipop Olympics 10-17 (Grades 3 to 5)
This is a fun math trick that helps reinforce the basic math skills of multiplication and short division.
Please note: The goal is for your classroom students or home schooling children to use their own brainpower rather than a calculator.
By participating in the Math Lollipop Olympics, students in grades 3 to 5 should get better at their multiplication skills and at the use of short division.
Click MATH OLYMPIC LOLLIPOPS to visit these top eight math lesson slideshows at Best-Reviewer.com.
Click TOP TEN REVIEWER should you wish to post a top ten reviewer site of your very own. This site was created by James Colin from Best-Reviewer.com and She Told Me.com.
You can view the rest of my reviews by clicking Debbie Dunn’s Most Recent Tops.
Best Review - Top 8 Math Lollipop Olympics 2-9 (grades 3 To 5)
This is a fun math trick that helps reinforce the basic math skills of multiplication and short division.
Please note: The goal is for your classroom students or home schooling children to use their own brainpower rather than a calculator.
By participating in the Math Lollipop Olympics, students in grades 3 to 5 should get better at their multiplication skills and at the use of short division.
Click MATH OLYMPIC LOLLIPOPS to visit these top eight math lesson slideshows at Best-Reviewer.com.
Click TOP TEN REVIEWER should you wish to post a top ten reviewer site of your very own. This site was created by James Colin from Best-Reviewer.com and She Told Me.com.
You can view the rest of my reviews by clicking Debbie Dunn’s Most Recent Tops.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Best Review – Top 18 Vintage Car Videos from Greeneville, TN Car Show
Do you like vintage cars? My husband and I attended a Vintage Car Show in Greeneville, TN on 6-27-2009. I took short videos of our favorite cars. Each video is about one minute long. I also put together a slideshow of these cars. Enjoy!
Click VINTAGE CAR VIDEOS to visit these top eighteen vintage car videos at Best-Reviewer.com.
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Best Review – Top 7 Cooking Tutorial Videos for Sandwiches
Do you like to make delicious sandwiches to wow your taste buds plus your family and friends? Watch these easy cooking videos on Associated Content.com made by Debbie Dunn. You’ll be glad you did!
Click RECIPE TUTORIAL VIDEOS to visit these top seven cooking videos at Best-Reviewer.com.
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Best Review – Top 5 Cooking Tutorial Videos for Entrees
Do you like to make delicious entrees to wow your taste buds plus your family and friends? Watch these easy cooking videos on Associated Content.com made by Debbie Dunn. You’ll be glad you did!
Click RECIPE TUTORIAL VIDEOS to visit these top five cooking videos at Best-Reviewer.com.
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Best Review – Top 8 Cooking Tutorial Videos For Desserts
Do you like to make delicious desserts to wow your taste buds plus your family and friends? Watch these easy cooking videos on Associated Content.com made by Debbie Dunn. You’ll be glad you did!
Click RECIPE TUTORIAL VIDEOS to visit these top eight cooking videos at Best-Reviewer.com.
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Best Review – Top 6 Myrtle Beach Videos On Youtube
Have you ever been to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina? If you have, perhaps this will bring back some happy memories. If you haven’t, perhaps this will make you wish to go there. My husband and I go there once or twice a year and love it!
Click MYRTLE BEACH VIDEOS to visit these top six Myrtle Beach videos at Best-Reviewer.com.
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Best Review – Top 8 Bell Witch Links By DJ Lyons Aka Debbie Dunn
DJ Lyons (pen name for Debbie Dunn) is the author of “The Bell Witch Unveiled At Last! The True Story Of A Poltergeist.” As a professional storyteller, she also performs a 50-minute one-woman show called “The Bell Witch Unveiled.” Here are links to two videos describing the book, her Bell Witch website, and the best price on purchasing a copy of the Bell Witch book for your very own.
In short, the family of John and Lucy Bell from Adams, Tennessee, were haunted by a poltergeist from 1817 to 1821. This is one of the most widely-documented ghost stories in the state of Tennessee. Sadly, they gave the wrong person the blame. My book and one-woman show attempts to clear the name of Cate Batts and reveals the true secrets about the haunting.
Click BELL WITCH to visit these top eight Bell Witch articles at Best-Reviewer.com.
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