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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 11:23 am
Sheila, say what you feel (within moderation codes) say what you think. It's better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 12:42 pm
As a breast cancer survivor and a person with a pretty wicked sense of humor, I'll add my 2 cents (now that we know Escapee was just kidding!). I had a terrific attitude going into my mastectomy surgery. As far as I was concerned, the surgeon was going to cut the cancer out and I would have a chance to live. I had accepted the diagnosis and was doing (honestly) just fine! Just as they came to wheel me to the operating suite, I looked down the neck of my gown and said, "I guess this is good-bye ladies" to my boobs, and then.....I completely lost it. My mother didn't know what to do, and a friend who was there stood in shock because I'd been having a great time up until that moment. My best friend, Jill, immediately came over and just held onto me all the way to the waiting area for the operating room. SHE understood me, and understands me to this day, better than anyone. Only she knew all along that it was just a matter of time before I broke. Like landi said above, "it's all about knowing your audience." I'm glad you were joking, Escapee. Having been through it, it is a pretty sensitive subject to me.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 12:46 pm
Well, Hukd, I am glad you came through it with a happy heart. Thank you for sharing your story with us. They say a happy heart is the best medicine. If I thought it would be taken in any other way than in a joking manner, I wouldn't have posted it.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 12:56 pm
What I don't get is how/why anyone would think Escapee was not joking....
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 12:58 pm
And now for a whole new question: Our Cub Scouts (7 year olds) are working on a new badge. Can anyone think of something specific the scouts can do (keep in maind their age) to complete the following requirement: Render a service that benefits a neighborhood or community.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 12:59 pm
Clean up the local park one saturday morning. Organize a book drive to give books to library
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 1:00 pm
Collect used books and magazines to donate to the neighborhood library.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 1:06 pm
Julie...well we did!
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 1:09 pm
Make cookies and visit the senior center.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 1:09 pm
have a bake off with the brownies (bake better cookies!!)
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 1:10 pm
lol Chili GMTA
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 1:10 pm
I googled cub scouts...go to their website... http://www.scouting.org/nav/enter.jsp?s=cy
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 1:25 pm
Neighbors kid went around the neighborhood and helped out our elderly neighbors with tasks and chores they had trouble with. He would do yard work, change outdoor light bulbs (under his dad's watchful eye,) walk dogs, helped carry groceries in. He's now a jr in high school, with a very busy school and social life and a girlfriend, but he still finds the time to help them out and now he's usually dragging along his 5 year old brother to help too, lol.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 1:48 pm
Wargod, that's a lovely idea. I was also thinking about a penny drive. Then give the proceeds to a local charity or a community.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 6:30 pm
Doesn't this just figure? The guy can build this but did he ever think of building a self-loading dishwasher or a self-washing car? Would it be too much to ask to build something useful? Refrigerator Will Toss You Can of Beer Thursday, March 8, 2007 4:04 PM EST The Associated Press By ESTES THOMPSON RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When John Cornwell graduated from Duke University last year, he landed a job as software engineer in Atlanta but soon found himself longing for his college lifestyle. So the engineering graduate built himself a reminder of life on campus: a refrigerator that can toss a can of beer to his couch with the click of a remote control. Link
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 8:28 pm
See what a swell education can get you?
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 8:29 pm
'Xactly what I was thinkin'. I'm sure his parents are proud though.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 9:07 pm
I'm sure they think their money went for a good cause.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 9:09 pm
Well, heck yeah! Do you know any beer drinking guys who aren't gonna want buy one of these?
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 10:24 pm
Um....only the ones that want to succeed in life!
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 8:49 am
I am doing the tags that are for the favors for Mom and Dad's 50th Anniversary vow renewal party. Mom made this beautiful little ceramic baskets with netting and candy. She wanted the tags to say "Thanks for sharing our special day with us" then the date of their marriage April 13, 1957. My first thought is that I want their names on it and my second thought is the sentence doesn't match the original date of 1957. What do think?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 9:33 am
Maybe "Thanks for sharing the 50th Anniversary of our special day, April 13, 1957. Mike and Sue Smith."
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 9:39 am
Julie I really like that. Thanks!!!
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 4:20 pm
I made spoons with Hershey kisses and netting once with a little tag that said "Thank you for coming with a spoonful of kisses to bless our beginning as Mr. and Mrs."
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 5:35 pm
Chili - how sweet! Ok all you creative, much better writers than I. I am going to need help creating the program for the Catholic Church service. We are not having a full mass. So far I bought this beautiful program paper and I have my Aunt's program for a guide. We aren't having any readings or singing, just a quick vow renewal ceremony. Any thoughts or samples from ones you have been to? Feel free to email me or im at dlmmo9 on aim. My two brothers are walking Mom down the aisle and my sil and myself are walking Dad. The two grandkids will be prominent in some way (my son 22 yr old son and my 25 yr old niece).
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