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Britt — Petraits Rescue

Dear Friends of Petraits,
Britt is a sweet, gentle, friendly, healthy and extremely handleable, eight-week-old, female hairless Sphynx rat looking for a loving guardian.
This girl came into rescue all by herself and easy to pick up and handle.
Her main diet consists of rat blocks, but she also enjoys very tiny bites of a lot of other foods including brown rice and beans, fruits: apples, cherries, grapes, strawberries, melons and plums, and veggies including broccoli, peas, carrots, cooked sweet potato, kale, parsley, bok choy and squash. Rats can get diarrhea if you give them too many treats.
You can add a few drops of olive oil to her food to help her keep her skin from getting dry.
She loves to come out of her cage to crawl up your arm and body and spend time with you. She is not a biter or scratcher. She is very gentle and sensitive.
She is currently in a small cage and comes with food, litter, water bottle, and hidey toys and hammocks for an adoption donation of $100 to the Friends of Petraits Rescue.
She is currently being fostered in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood.
To meet and possibly adopt Britt, please contact [email protected] for an adoption application.
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“That’s Why I am Here” host talks about the power of having a manifesting mindsetNakita Niccion September 29, 2020 at 3:33 pm
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“That’s Why I am Here” host talks about the power of having a manifesting mindset

For years we have been exposed to self-help and motivational instruction that focuses heavily on the physical world.
For some this has been highly effective while for others this hasn’t always been the case.
Why is that? I believe that success comes to those who have a manifesting mindset.
When I first decided to write this article, I had a different direction in mind. After speaking to Mr. McGrone in-depth, a basic informational article wouldn’t just cut it. I rewrote this article and took the direction that was spoken to me. This isn’t an ordinary success story. This story speaks of the power of prayer, manifesting, and support systems.
Jamie McGrone, a former educator, after going through a painful divorce, found himself in search of finding his true calling and purpose in life. When he turned his focus to prayer and meditation, his mission became clear.
McGrone is bringing a fresh, new vibe to television! He is the Creator and Talk Show Host of “That’s Why I’m Here”, a brand new television show, aimed at creating a platform for people to connect with others through their personal testimonies of challenge and triumph. Jamie is on a mission to inspire and encourage others to live their most incredible lives, despite the hurdles that life places in our way. “It’s all about living your most amazing life, and accomplishing the hopes and dreams that you see in your mind.” Be prepared to laugh, cry, smile, and be restored on his hot, new television show, “That’s Why I’m Here”!
“My objective is to use my platform to change the face of television, by bringing a positive, uplifting, inspiring, new vibe …where the most unbelievable, incredible stories get a chance to be told!” said McGrone.
What is the manifesting mindset? It’s simply thinking in a way that is in harmony with the universe.
I know that sounds spiritual, well it is. The reason some people seem to get everything they want and have abundant success is mainly due to their Manifesting Mindset.
If we have a subconscious belief that, for example, Wealth is good and rich people are happy than your mind will allow you to manifest that wealth.
However, if you have subconscious thoughts that are negative towards the attainment of wealth than you will vibrate energy that will not attract wealth.
Have you or anyone you have known ever had a successful business or made a lot of money, and then after a period of time, lost it all or in part?
Or how about; if you have had some business success or other personal achievements and caught yourself saying something like I’m so lucky or I can’t believe I’m doing this and then had a turn around in your luck or your achievements?
Those are examples of subconscious thoughts that are sabotaging your chances of maintaining your success.
Another example of the Manifesting Mindset at work is trying to solve problems; Manifesting Mindset techniques teach you how to solve problems in your sleep.
In speaking with McGrone, he spoke a lot about this. How topics came to him in his sleep or simply walking down the street.
It isn’t a new concept that if you focus too much on a problem with your conscious mind you will never find the best answer, but if you allow yourself to sleep on it. Think, where ever you are, there you are…
It will often come to you as an epiphany! In a conversation with McGrone, he spoke on how he had a vision and he boldly spoke it out to the world. However, with the power of prayer and manifestation, he was sent a super team of elite professionals to help his vision come to life.

“I couldn’t have done any of this without my team. I am so grateful for them. They are great and excellent at what they do. Each member does something different and special. Without them, this show wouldn’t have got off the ground.” said Grone
The same is true with the Manifesting Mindset; we are only now beginning to understand and harness the energy that makes up our universe, and while there is undoubtedly much more for us to learn, one thing is for sure, knowledge is power, and understanding the Manifesting Mindset will allow you to achieve all that you truly deserve.
On behalf of the entire staff at High Society Management, we extend our heartfelt well wishes and you can count on our support!
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Can I deduct a haircut from my taxes?Howard Mooreon September 29, 2020 at 3:17 pm
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Can I deduct a haircut from my taxes?

The failing New York Times published an expose concerning Donald Trump’s taxes. Actually, it was more about his lack of taxes. In recent years, he’s paid either $0 or $750 to the feds. Trump is either a tax cheat or he has the craftiest tax lawyers in America. I leave that for you to decide.
Yeah, this will be a talking point for a couple of days and then we’ll move on to whatever is the next scandal. You don’t really think this will drive his supporters away from him, do you? You don’t really think this is finally the deal breaker, do you? Phew! I’m happy to hear that no one is that naive.
There is one thing in the story caught my eye and piqued my interest. Trump claimed a deduction of $70,000 for hairstyling. SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS!!! You’d think for that amount of cash his hair would look better…a lot better. I guess he should have called Vidal Sassoon. You know…when you look good, we look good!
Talking about looking good, I took a peek in the mirror this morning. I noticed that my hair is a bit unruly. Okay, maybe more than a little. I’m not sure how it got that way. I swear I recently had a haircut. Then, I remembered recently was actually in June. Three months ago. That’s so #2020.
I was going to wait another month before getting another haircut. I wanted it to get completely over my ears. Throwback look to the 60’s-70’s. But, now that I know you can deduct hair styling from your taxes, I’m having second thoughts.
If I cut it this week, I’ll probably need another haircut in December. Doing the math, that will be four haircuts in 2020.At fifteen dollars a pop, that’s sixty dollars I can claim for the year!
SCORE! BIG BUCKS! NO WHAMMIES!!!!!
Hmmmm….with savings like this, I can give my stylist for a righteous tip! Does five bucks sound good?
So I’m off to my local Supercuts. Then I’m going to think about taxes for 2020. Does anyone have the phone number for Donald’s tax attorney?
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Case Shiller: Chicago Area Home Prices Growing Teeny Tiny Bit FasterGary Lucidoon September 29, 2020 at 3:49 pm
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Case Shiller: Chicago Area Home Prices Growing Teeny Tiny Bit Faster

prices rising a tiny bit faster than last month
S&P Dow Jones’ CoreLogic Case Shiller home price indices for July came out a few hours ago and it shows the nation’s single family home prices rising a bit faster than June with a 4.8% gain vs. 4.3%. As for the Chicago area…at least home prices aren’t going down. The Case Shiller Chicago area index did register a larger gain than in June but on a much smaller scale – 0.8% vs. 0.5%. Sadly, Chicago remains at the bottom of the 20 metro areas tracked, right behind New York city with 1.3% annual appreciation.
Surprisingly, despite soaring inventory, Chicago area condo price appreciation is picking up speed and you can see it in the graph below if you look closely. Condo prices were up 1.6% from last year compared to a 1.4% increase in June. However, I don’t know how much longer this can continue with the market for condos deteriorating.
Chicago area single family home prices have shown annual gains for 93 consecutive months
Craig J. Lazzara, Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices, was reluctant to get too excited about the numbers:
In previous months, we’ve noted that a trend of accelerating increases in the National Composite Index began in August 2019. That trend was interrupted in May and June, as price gains decelerated modestly, but now may have resumed. Obviously more data will be required before we can say with confidence that any COVID-related deceleration is behind us.
Case Shiller Chicago Area Home Price Index By Month
I’ve got the entire history of the Case Shiller Chicago area indices graphed below along with a trendline that I developed based upon single family home prices prior to the housing bubble. Single family home prices rose 0.5% in July while condo prices rose 0.1%, both of which reflect normal seasonal increases at this time of year.
There are a couple of things that should jump out at you from this graph. First, single family home prices are trailing that trendline by 28.0%. Second, home prices still haven’t recovered to the bubble high levels with single family home prices lagging by 12.3% and condo prices doing a little better but still lagging 4.7%. In fact, single family home prices are still below levels during the entire period from November 2004 – September 2008 while condo prices are below their September 2005 – August 2008 levels.
However, on a positive note, there has been a substantial recovery from the lows. Single family home prices are up 43.8% and condo prices have bounced back 57.7% from the bottom.
The Chicago real estate market still has a long way to go before catching up to bubble peak prices.
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Taxation with Misrepresentation: Tax Dodger Trump exposed!Aquinas wiredon September 29, 2020 at 3:36 pm
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Taxation with Misrepresentation: Tax Dodger Trump exposed!
Trump has lied, and he’s conned , and he’s always been grifty,
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Shh!Tiffany Granton September 29, 2020 at 4:23 pm
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“Speech is silver, but silence is golden.” Everything doesn’t require a prating response as that is foolish. Being quiet especially when there is something to be said, shows discipline and self-control. Once released, words can not be taken back and can be more powerful than any deadly weapon. Silence is still a form of communication and can sometimes speak louder than any words articulated.
I remember many years ago taking a ride with my child’s father and he took my hand and placed it in his and said absolutely nothing. We rode in complete silence the entire time but had one of the best conversations ever. I still remember that talk. My silence speaks volumes!
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Don’t let the conversation be one-sidedSam Wakitschon September 29, 2020 at 4:09 pm
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Don’t let the conversation be one-sided
Woah, it has been a minute.
Partially because since the last time we talked I started my fulltime job and have been focusing on my responsibilities, and the other part being because when I am not being an adult I am in my bed. But lucky for you, here I am today to bless your feed and share with you all some thoughts that have been festering in this wonderful brain of mine.
Today, I want to talk about confidence. Before you exit this page and think this is going to be some cliche post, just give me a minute. This is not going to be your typical “love yourself” and “you should feel great in your skin” blog posts. Don’t get me wrong I believe both of those things and will preach that any day… but today we are going to talk about confidence in a way that I am not sure you all may view it. So here goes nothing…
Have you ever sat in a conversation silently and just let another person spew all of there thoughts about the topic of discussion at you?
Have you not shared or liked a meme/video/photo on Facebook that you relate with because you are afraid that your friend or people in general who don’t agree will see it? Especially in today’s world with all of the politic related content surfacing on our feeds.
Have you ever known how you deserve to be treated, yet you let an individual in your life continue to treat you the complete opposite?
How about you have something that has been bugging you but you never say it?
While these are only four examples of the many that I can think of, they will suffice in getting my point across. All of the examples provided above show how you are not using your confidence in your everyday life. Some of you are probably thinking, “Sam when have you ever not used your sass and handled these examples above?”
Well, let me tell you! I was not always this bold and confident girl that is sharing these insights with you today. And honestly, writing that previous line in this blog I just second-guessed myself if I should even say that… Who am I to think that I am bold and confident?
But that is exactly my point… There were people I let dictate my life, conversations where I just let others say whatever they wanted, relationships where I was treated poorly and not respectfully, and numerous thoughts that I had that I never shared or spoken about. It took time, reflection, a few mistakes, and bumps along the way to get to where I am. Nevertheless, I got here.
So what is my point you are wondering?
Do what you need to do to get to this point. Because I promise you that if we had a world full of confident adults who believed in their opinions, thoughts, ideas, and themselves – our world would be different. Our world would be better.
What it boils down to isn’t what side of politics you stand on, how you were raised, where you live, or any of the aspects that people focus on today… instead, it is about you taking all of those attributes that make you, you, and being confident in yourself to positively represent that in this world.
You have a voice and you have an opinion – in all aspects of your life. Use it! You don’t have to be forceful or bossy and others don’t have to agree with you. Just be confident in yourself that you are doing what you can do in your own life.
Don’t let the conversation be one-sided. Respectfully, share your opinion and demand respect back if those opinions differ. Share that photo that resonates with your beliefs on Facebook, cause truthfully who cares if somebody doesn’t agree. If something is bugging you or somebody is treating your poorly, SAY SOMETHING.
Have confidence in yourself and the way that you are living life. I promise it will be all that more enjoyable.
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At least that’s what should happen, according to “Relationship coach and professional New York City and Long Island Matchmaker extraordinaire” Maureen Tara Nelson.
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The night of the first 2020 Presidential Debate would be worse for a new relationship than when Mercury is in retrograde. Emotions will be running high, political philosophies will clash and it’s no environment for a first date. I highly recommend just postponing any big dating plans one might have.
In these heated political times, people looking for love are ruling out potential partners because of their political affiliation.
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