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Egbok
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:00 am
Half, you are da best! I love your honesty. I've been in the cubicle since 6:30am and I'm taking my coffee break now. I love to come in a take a peek at the board!
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Halfunit
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:21 am
I just wonder how many people read that and looked at their feet! See, I don't wear hose or socks to work. Yes, it's like -85, but I don't wear socks. Or a coat for that matter. I happened to kick my shoes off and looked at my toes. ICK ! So I'll be flinging toe nails across the living room floor when I get home tonight. I get to leave work early today to take Unit to get his cast off. YAY!
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Legalboxer
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:31 am
Midlifer, Rosie and others from the Scruples thread - some may remember this case but in regards to "not getting involved" and society, you should really go to this link http://www.newsday.com/extras/lihistory/8/hs818a.htm ans read the story of Kitty Genovese its very powerful!
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Kaykay
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:39 am
I thought it would feel wierd to start posting and stop lurking - but it's FUN !!!!!!
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Rosie
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:41 am
Legal, I had heard of this before but it was interesting to read again. Clearly this is a completely different situation and called for a different response from people around Kitty Genovese. This was life or death not shoplifting. Just my opinion.
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Sillycalimomma
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:44 am
lol-welcome out of lurkdome KayKay!  
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Wargod
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:52 am
LOL, welcome to the world of posting KayKay. This place becomes addictive real quick! I need to clean my den...sigh.
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Legalboxer
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:54 am
Rosie- I know its a different situation and shoplifting is not life and death - i just thought its interesting to see how far society goes and where do we draw the line in getting involved...
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Kaykay
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:57 am
Thanks Silly and Wargod. I can see how it can become addictive.
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Rosie
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 11:09 am
Legal - I guess we know where I draw the line then? I still would not get involved in someone shoplifting and would rely on security personnel to take care of that matter. The security staff could very well have seen all three shoplifters and were getting ready to handle that situation. I don't feel that my getting involved would have really helped. For life or death, there are numerous things that the people could have done for Kitty. They did nothing and she died. Very sad is an understatement. Thanks again for the article Legal.
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Grannyg
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 6:28 pm
Got this today and thought I would share it with you. After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping alive the spark of love. A little while ago I had started to go out with another woman. It was really my wife's idea. "I know that you love her," she said one day, taking me by surprise. "But I love YOU," I protested. "I know, but you also love her." The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. "What's wrong, are you well," she asked? My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. "I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some time with you, "I responded. "Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment, then said, "I would like that very much." That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting". We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entrées, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said. "Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded. During the dinner we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each others life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you". I agreed. "How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home. "Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined," I answered. A few days later my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I was almost sure that I couldn't be there but, never-the-less, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you." At that moment I understood the importance of saying, in time: "I LOVE YOU" and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than God and your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till "some other time". Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby .....somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, "normal", is history. Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct .....somebody never took a three-year-old shopping. Somebody said being a mother is boring .....somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit. Somebody said if you're a "good" mother, your child will "turn out good"...somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee. Somebody said "good" mothers never raise their voices .....somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf ball through the neighbor's kitchen window. Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother .......somebody never helped a fifth grader with his math. Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you love the first ......somebody doesn't have five children. Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing questions in the books ......somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose or in his ears. Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery .....somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten .. or on a plane headed for military "boot camp" Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand tied behind her back .....somebody never organized seven giggling Brownies to sell cookies. Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married....somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings. Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home .....somebody never had grandchildren. Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her ......somebody isn't a mother. Pass this along to all the "mothers" in your life.
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Mocha
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 7:05 pm
Granny I have tears in my eyes, the first part about the dinner date is so beautiful. The second part is too funny and so true, lol. Thanks for sharing that.
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Sillycalimomma
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 7:31 pm
Love love LOVE that Granny. I think I have read it once before, but it is just great! Thank you for sharing!
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Kaykay
| Friday, January 23, 2004 - 7:20 am
That was very moving Granny I have been at work for almost one hour and I'm bored already. To boot, it's FREEZING here - burr!!
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Ladytex
| Friday, January 23, 2004 - 8:21 am
Thanks, Granny, for posting that. I also have tears in my eyes... Okay now TGIF!! I have to play Supermom tonight. My daughter has a basketball game at 5:30 in Belton, and I have to leave a little early because my son #2 has a soccer game here at 7:00. It's a special night for him because although he is on the JV soccer team, tonight he will be starting the Varsity game! Woohoo!! He was surprised by that message last night. He's so excited, and I am too, can you tell?
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Ladytex
| Monday, January 26, 2004 - 8:01 am
Mornin' everyone!! Hopefully everyone had a wonderful weekend. I notice that this thread is dying ...
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Mocha
| Monday, January 26, 2004 - 8:45 am
Well let's resurect(sp) it. Snow here and I'm home, woo hoo.
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Ladytex
| Monday, January 26, 2004 - 8:55 am
Woo hoo!! Lucky you! Are the boys home too?
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Reiki
| Monday, January 26, 2004 - 8:55 am
I'm home today too Mocha. Something I ate at a birthday party yesterday has upset my tummy. No snow here yet, but it is chilly.
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Spygirl
| Monday, January 26, 2004 - 8:57 am
Snow and ice here....seems the university isn't yet closing for the day. Darn it! I'm holding out hope, though.
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Mocha
| Monday, January 26, 2004 - 8:57 am
Aww Reiki, hope you feel better. Yes Ladyt they are and will be on shoveling detail soon.
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Zules
| Monday, January 26, 2004 - 9:18 am
My Random Thought for today..... Hmmmm, 81 in Miami today, time to get out the bikini.......
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Essence
| Monday, January 26, 2004 - 9:19 am
Well I finally chipped my way out of the house. Lucky you Mocha... you got to stay home. I seriously thought about it, but I'm sure I can use that time off when the weather is much nicer.
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Mocha
| Monday, January 26, 2004 - 9:24 am
Essence, I'm probably going to regret it when summer comes, lol. Whateva Zules, lol.
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Jeep
| Monday, January 26, 2004 - 9:36 am
Hi Everyone! Lots of snow here. About 7 inches Friday night and another 7-8 inches last night. I've been shoveling ever since. The downtown area is almost dead. I am the only one here in my office.....ahhhh the peace and quiet! I went to mom's first this am and shoveled her front porch before I came here. We're supposed to get some freezing rain later (already have sleet) and I might not get back to here. My back roads are the pits. No snow plows have come thru. Where is that horse and sleigh when you need them?
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