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Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 4:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Right now, I'm drinking some hot chocolate which feels so good on my sore throat. I have barely any voice right now, which I'm sure my family loves, but it's not very fun for me.

Debra
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11-20-2003

Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 6:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Debra a private message Print Post    
Right now, I would like to thank the person that invented gift bags.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 7:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
RN, Mamie316, I hope you feel better.

RN, I am thanking my lucky stars that I'm on winter break and don't have to walk to school tomorrow. The current temp is -4, with a wind chill of -21. it was pretty much like that all day. I only ventured next door to my mother's house for dinner a little while ago. Just going outside to get door to door was enough for me. Yikes! I want to take my mom out grocery shopping tomorrow and I don't think it's supposed to be much better. :-(

Oldtex
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03-06-2006

Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 10:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oldtex a private message Print Post    
RN-Santa visited me early! He brought me a new HDTV for me to watch late at night (when dh is asleep). Big HDTV is in bedroom and dh falls asleep to it. I retreat to another room where computer is and my 20+ yr old Montgomery Ward TV is/was located.

I have no satellite or cable in here which is OK and can't believe the crisp clear (Digital HDTV) picture it receives (with the rabbit ear thing which Santa also left). I'm a happy camper for sure.

Now I can watch to my heart's content and have perfect reception to watch Lost when it returns in a few weeks.

Thank you Santa Baby!

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 1:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
RN, I'm finally going to sit and write out my Christmas cards...if I can keep my eyes open.

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 7:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
RN I am wearing gloves because it is 4 degrees outdoors and 63 degrees in the house.

Debra
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11-20-2003

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 8:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Debra a private message Print Post    
RN, It is 59 degrees in my office (up from the 57 a half hour ago) and I still have my coat on. It is a warm 43 outside.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 8:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
RN, it's 7AM. I've been at work for over 20 minutes. Blah.

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
RN there was an ad on tv for Light of Life Missions which helps the homeless. I feel guilty for complaining about 63 degrees in the house.The bad weather must be devastating on homeless men women and children. Prayers of thanks to those who work to protect the homeless.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 12:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
RN, I ditto your sentiments Dogdoc. I couldn't imagine having to stay outside in this brutal cold.

RN, I thought maybe I was going to get by without my annual "Christmas cold." Apparently not, as I sit here with a completely stuffed up head. It's always a combination of too many germs going around with the kids at school and not getting enough sleep that always seems to do me in right before the holidays.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 12:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
RN: Speaking of homeless. I gave some money to a panhandler on the corner the other day who was trying to get to SF via Amtrak to see his son. Heck, I wish I could have afforded to purchase his ticket. A little way down the road there were two more homeless panhandlers asking for money, signs saying they were hungry. BUT they were smoking cigarettes and the guy was opening a new pack. I thought no way, if you are hungry you shouldn't have bought smokes. Then I felt bad for not giving to them too. I hope they have a warm place to sleep;.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 12:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
RN Escapee - That's why we were often told to offer to buy the person something to eat instead of giving cash so they wouldn't use it on drugs or alochol. Unfortunately, I've not always been in the situation where I can say - Here let's get a sandwich! I got "caught" by a woman one evening and I had to follow my daughter in for an audition and I ended up making her promise me she wouldn't spend it on drugs or drink. She did, but who knows.... at least I tried.

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 5:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
RN, I hate wrapping presents. don't mind buying them, but i hate wrapping them...might change my wrapping to gift bags next year.

Abbynormal
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08-04-2001

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abbynormal a private message Print Post    
RN -well not right now but today, I went to the drug store. Behind the counter where they keep the cold medicine was a hand written sign. I don't remember it verbatim but it said....CRACK HEADS! We don't care what kind of problems you are having with your sinuses so you can buy (whatever that stuff is in cold med they need to make that drug- I don't know the word they used.) We don't need an explanation of why you have an out of state ID. There was more but I don't remember. Signed the management. PS YOU NEED HELP!

Well I don't know about you but I thought it was hilarious. Asked my pharm about it, he said he was sooooo sick of it. He said he had had people as far away as Utah. He said the grocery part of the store couldn't keep draino either. Why in the world would people do a drug that had draino in it? Boggles the mind. Mine anyway. Wow.

Karen
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09-06-2004

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 11:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
RN, not to sound completely cold or heartless, especially this time of year and especially when my city is in the middle of a terrible homeless/drug epidemic and in the middle of a horrible cold snap... I won't give anything directly to a homeless person on the street. Not money, not food, not change for the bus, nothing. I've been called a b---- for offering up a ham sandwich to a vegan man on the street. I've been called a c--- for not handing over the cigarette I've just lit. I've seen a 16 year old girl with a cardboard sign that says, "Too Ugly to Be A Hooker", and I've overheard a panhandler tell his buddy that he's "only going to be at work for a few more hours", and maybe his buddy "should come by for some beers and XBox" when he "gets off work".

Sorry, but I'm aware of the problems we have here in Vancouver, and I know that the money I give to legitimate charities gives back to the people who legitimately want to be helped. I can't be bothered with the mooches on the street who want but won't take the first step towards change.

Abby, that note in the pharmacy is a sad sign of the times. I get the joke behind it but I'm not sure I could call it hilarious.

Karen
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09-06-2004

Monday, December 22, 2008 - 11:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
PS: RN, Mamie, I hope you're feeling better. Just a note that if your hot chocolate is the real kind made with milk, it won't do much for getting your voice back. Lactose is terrible for the vocal chords.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 1:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
RN, I just got home from watching my nephew play at Buddy Guy's Legends tonight. What a great night of blues! I'm glad that I went...stuffy head and all. Now time to sleep and get ready for a full day of baking tomorrow.

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 8:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
rn I feel bad for a friend of mine. She had her car repo'd last Thursday. I have tried to have her look on the bright side, that at least it was not her house and she is on a bus line to get to and from work.

Abbynormal
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08-04-2001

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abbynormal a private message Print Post    
RN Karen, I get what you mean about the sign. It was just unexpected and the way it written was funny. You would have to know my pharmacist I guess. Anyway many years ago I saw a special on tv on how to panhandle. They actually had classes these people took. On average at the time of this show, people were making $300 or more a day. Many remarked why would they work a real job when they could get more on the street.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
RN, I just got an email from a friend telling me that she was in a car accident yesterday. Luckily, she is okay, but has a contusion on her forehead. She was very grateful that it wasn't a skull fracture. Her head hit the windshield very hard after the seatbelt malfunctioned and the airbag did not deploy. So glad she is okay!

Neko
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
RN, that's quite a few "malfunctions" in her case! If I was her, I'd be contacting the car company.
I mean, even if her car was old, at least ONE of those extremely important things should have worked!

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 4:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
RN, Neko I was thinking about that myself. Wonder if she will contact the car company. She's only had the VW beetle for a few years.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 5:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
RN I just had a dozen roses delivered to me. They are from my darling hubby who is out doing last minute Christmas shopping after work. He's the bestest!

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 6:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
RN I am glad Twinkie has such a thoughtful hubby.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 7:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
RN I think I will go smack my dh upside the head and ask him why he can't be more like Twinkie's dh.. :-)