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General Discussion, Friday, December 29, 2017
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Good morning Lucille 🙂 !
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Morning, lovely! Lots of snow coming down.
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Very light snow sprinkles here, I’m staying home all day and trying to catch up on my rest, so let it snow!
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Good morning, Lucille! Have a beautiful Friday!
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Morning, sand! Thanks so much!
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Afternoon Lucille 🙂 Such a cute doggie – surely not to stay that clean for long!
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Good day, G&C! Yes, some little doggie is going into the bath shortly! LOL!
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I’m enjoying the day…………
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Meet Chowder – The Smiling Rescue Pig Who Thinks He’s A Dog
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/2359/Meet-Chowder-The-Smiling-Rescue-Pig-Who-Thinks-He-s-A-Dog
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Amen.
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No plans here for new year’s eve. Its not been much of a holiday for me. When I was a kid living in l.a., on 2 separate eve holidays, my parents had bullets shatter their car windows. Drunks are driving all hours already so im not too inclined to risk it. Ill stay home and pray for an excellent 2018 for my family, you all, our POTUS, and the country. Maybe Ill stay up way late, say 1130, if I can make it, since we still are a bit sick. If y’all are travelling or partying for the weekend, stay safe. 🙄
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Thank you, Gil! We don’t go out for New Years either, but we still have fun. We just enjoy sparkling cider and grape juice and reminiscing over the past year. There’s so much to be thankful for in 2017 and 2018 is looking good, too! President Trump is doing a fantastic job and the economy is improving everyday. Good stuff!!! 😊
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Oh my goodness. I hope you are all feeling better soon. We also do not go out on New Years. We actually get enough take-out the day before that I don’t have to cook for 2 days!
Love the pic. Reminds me of Pres Trump!
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Majority of my time was on Duty!!!!!!!!
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Mornin’ y’all!
https://twitter.com/WeeWeedTX/status/946690681308934144
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Hey Wee. Headed for Nashvegas soon. Y’all have a good day!
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Nashvegas?
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Local nickname for the capital of the Volunteer State.
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The capital is an outlet mall?
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No – it’s a casino.
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Safe travels, Menagerie!
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You, too, Menage! Be careful!
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Have fun, Menagerie!
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Have a safe super fun trip!
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Ah Ha!
I have to stop reading the threads from the bottom up!
Have a safe & fun time 🙂
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Mornin’ WeeWeed! You’re up early.
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Mornin’ Stella! Yup – one ‘a those days…..
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Good morning Wee 🙂 .
Shine Al Shine!
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Mornin’ Lovely!
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He looks much better like that!!!! LOL! Morning lovely!
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If only he didn’t use $30,000 worth of electricity a month or year or whatever it is ! Morning Sand&Sea.
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He looks like the last ghost in Scrooge!
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You may already know this but someone photoshopped Al’s face on Jack’s body from the Shinning.
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Nope! Didn’t know. Never watched that movie.
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I rarely watch horror movies but that is one of the few I have seen. Stephen King is a sick twisted individual and now I’m sorry that I watched it.
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Morning WeeWeed!
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Mornin’ S&S!
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hahaha! Afternoon WeeWeed! Hope you are warm 😉
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Afternoon G&C!
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Good day, WeeWeed.
Well, we don’t have to worry about global warming since our ex-president (blessedly ex) is planning to make it his life’s work to get everyone onboard that over-hyped absurdity. I do notice he’s still galavanting over the globe creating a huge carbon footprint, though. Phony concern about a phony cause.
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Indeed! Afternoon Lucy!
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“Phony concern about a phony cause.” By a phony Ex-Pres of the U.S.
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Evening Ms.WeeWeed………..oak, maple, coal burning in the stove. Warm here………..
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My theory, and I am serious here, is that he’s just still running a con. I think he’s using whatever cause will give him leverage with the rich, the powerful, and the “in” people of the world, and that he’s traveling the world and staying with whoever will put the mooch up.
I really think he’s living high on the hog at lots of fancy places on their quarter.
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Mornin’ stella! (Smiter of those that ought to be smote) 😎 🍸 (Long Island Iced Tea)
Mornin’ WeeWeed! (Master Mixologist Extrodinare) 😎 🍸 (Old Fashioned)
Mornin’ Menagerie! 😎 (Jack Daniels – Single Barrel )
Mornin’ Ad rem! (Queen Felis catus) 🐱 🍸 (Flaming Lamborghini)
Mornin’ Sharon! 😎 🍸 🍸 (earthquake)
Mornin’ ytz4mee! 😎 🍸 (cosmopolitan)
Mornin’ waltzingmtilda! 🙂 🍸 (white wine and perrier)
Mornin’ partyzantski! 🙂 (Tom Collins)
Mornin’ texan59! 🙂 (Black & Tan)
Mornin’ ZurichMike! 🙂 🍸 (fuzzy navel)
Mornin’ Col.(R) Ken! (hand salute) 🙂 (Boilermaker)
Mornin’ czarina33! (aka czarina) 🙂 🍸 (Lynchburg Lemonade)
Mornin’ czarowniczy! 🙂 (Wild Turkey Rare Breed)
Mornin’ letjusticeprevail2014! 🙂 (Irish Car Bomb)
Mornin’ Patriot1783-ctdar! (aka “ctdar”) 🙂 🍸 (grasshopper)
Mornin’ tessa50! 🙂 🍸 (flaming volcano)
Mornin’ waltzingmtilda! 🙂 🍸 (sidecar)
Mornin’ varsityward! 🙂 (Godfather)
Mornin’ MaryfromMarin! 😀 (Mortlach)
Mornin’ Wooly Covfefe! (aka “Wooly Phlox” aka “taqiyyologist”) 🙂 (Roy Rogers)
Mornin’ Howie! (aka “doodahdaze”) 🙂 (Classic Daiquiri)
Mornin’ TwoLaine! 🙂 (Gin & Tonic)
Mornin’ Sha! 🙂 🍸 (Lemon Drop)
Mornin’ BigMamaTEA! 🙂 🍸 (Harvey Wallbanger)
Mornin’ cetera5! (aka “Cetera”) 🙂 (Blackberry wine)
Mornin’ The Tundra PA! 🙂 🍸 (Gentleman Jack Whiskey Sling)
Mornin’ lovely! 🙂 (Backdraft)
Mornin’ michellc! 🙂 🍸 (Salty dog)
Mornin’ auscitizenmom! 🙂 🍸 (Kiss on the Lips)
Mornin’ Margaret-Ann! 🙂 🍸 (White Russian)
Mornin’ Auntie Lib! 🙂 🍸 (Tom and Jerry)
Mornin’ holly100! 🙂 🍸 (Jack & Coke)
Mornin’ Pam! 🙂 (Not even water)
Mornin’ Ms.Tee! 🙂 🍸 (Mojito)
Mornin’ koolkosherkitchen! 🙂 🍸 🍸 (Cuba Libre)
Mornin’ ImpeachEmAll 🙂 (Flaming Dr. Pepper)
Mornin’ Monroe! 🙂 (Stinger)
Mornin’ Les! 🙂 (Rusty Nail)
Mornin’ shiloh1973! 🙂 (Jack Daniels)
Mornin’ TexasRanger! 🙂 (Whiskey Smash)
Mornin’ Ziiggii! 🙂 (B52)
Mornin’ oldiadguy! 🙂 (Rum & Coke)
Mornin’ smiley! (“stuck in spambucket”) 🙂 🍸 (Spanish coffee)
Mornin’ derk! (“Stellars”) 🙂 🍸 (Kamikaze)
Mornin’ Jacqueline Taylor Robson 🙂 🍸 (Shirley Temple)
Mornin’ facebkwallflower! 🙂 (Night Train Express)
Mornin’ Ms. Cindy! (aka “Ms Cynlynn” aka “ms cynlynn”) 🙂 🍸 (1970 ducru beaucaillou)
Mornin’ sandandsea2015! 🙂 🍸 (1961 Château Montrose)
Mornin’ amwick! 🙂 🍸 (Blue motorcycle)
Mornin’ hocuspocus13! 🙂 🍸 (1970 Chateau Latour)
Mornin’ Sloth1963! 🙂 🍸 (1971 Moulin Touchais)
Mornin’ MTeresa! (Ex-lurker) 🙂 (Albanian Raki Moskat)
Mornin’ Rhea Salacia Volans! 🙂 (Hot Buttered Rum)
Mornin’ joshua! 🙂 (Mudslide)
Mornin’ John Denney! 🙂 (RumChata)
Mornin’ litenmaus! 🙂 (Stolichnaya elit, no ice)
Mornin’ kinthenorthwest! 🙂 🍸 (A Lonely Island Lost in the Middle of a Foggy Sea)
Mornin’ TwoLaine! 🙂 (Smoking Bishop)
Mornin’ patternpuzzler! 🙂 🍸 (Old Lady)
Mornin’ Senatssekretär FREISTAAT DANZIG! 🙂 (Red Russian)
Mornin’ G-d&Country! 🙂 🍸 (Blind Russian)
Mornin’ Gary! 🙂 (Yuengling)
Mornin’ valeriecurren! 🙂 🍸 (Flaming Sambuca)
Mornin’ Lucille! 🙂 🍸 (Peach Schnapps)
Mornin’ Lburg! 🙂 🍸 (Lburg lemonade)
Mornin’ davidhuntpe! 🙂 (Baileys Irish Cream on the rocks)
Mornin’ skipper1961! 🙂 (Brompton’s Cocktail – No cherry, no umbrella, no plastic monkey)
Mornin’ mightyconservative! 🙂 (Benjamin Franklin’s clarified milk punch)
Mornin’ whiners and complainers! 😛 (No drink for you!)
Mornin’ to people posting that I missed. 😳
Mornin’ to all you lurkers! 😕
Also just in case someday; mornin’ to Elvis Chupacabra, F.D.R. in Hell and sundance!
Breakfast!
NEW and IMPROVED breakfast with extra bacon for ZurichMike!
Christmas Donuts
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Gooood Morning and thanks, Nyet! Good MOrning Stellars and fellow travelers!
“New mysteries. New day. Fresh doughnuts.” ~David Lynch
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Good morning Lburg 🙂 !
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Good Morning Lovely!
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Morning Lburg!
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Hi There S&S!
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Good morning Nyet 🙂 !
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Morning Nyet! Thank you for breakfast!
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Pancakes and bacon sounds good today. Thank you, Nyet!
Guten Morgen! Have a Deplorable day, everyone!
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I should have oatmeal…………buuuut, I think I will have the eggs, bacon and potatoes again. Mornin’ Nyet, everyone. 🙂
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Good morning Aus 🙂 !
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I had a piece of pecan pie. Only 5 more pieces left!
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Another great spread, Nyet, thank you! Hello to my Stellar family, too! May you all have blessed days this holiday season!
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Thanks Nyet!
I’m still trying to figure out how to make that little gingerbread (or could be a flowerr too) donut!
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Good day, Nyet! Meat, potatoes, eggs, please…and don’t forget the bacon. Thanks!
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BWAAHAHAHA!
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Nye!!!!!!!!! Thank you……
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Before I head out, excellent post from the past to share again as we head toward a New Year. I needed this.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2013/12/29/mailboxes-and-old-barns-15/
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Safe travels Menagerie! We had icy snow last night icy roads and people who thought they were at the Indy 500 it didn’t seem to be going so well for a whole lot of them.
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Truly worth a repeat. Thanks! And thanks to Sharon, who reminded us the first time.
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i love Sharon’s writing. What a gift!
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Thanks Menagerie. I can see why you early bird originals miss the old CTH so much. So much beauty, goodwill, sharing, honesty, hope and good sense in Sharon’s post and the responses.
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Yes. I’m not an original Treehouser, but had lurked there long enough to remember posts with only 20 comments! The long comments was what made me check out here – and I love it here! 🙂 ❤ (that is supposed to be a heart – not an ice cream cone hahaha)
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IT CAME OUT! IT CAME OUT! 🙂
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I found the Treehouse during the Mike Brown fiasco. I think Rumpole may have told me about it. I met Rumpole over at Webseluths while I was exploring “missing person” sites because my friend was missing.
I got pulled into Webseluths over their Oscar Pistorius hysteria and that was my first experience online seeing a truly emotion filled hate mob, totally incapable of rational discussion, it was really quite something. I had to demand that they remove my name from their membership.
Deifying any human is insanity, turning a person into a devil incarnate without hard evidence is also insanity.
Both behaviors come from the devil in my opinion. And both promote evil.
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“Deifying any human is insanity, turning a person into a devil incarnate without hard evidence is also insanity.
Both behaviors come from the devil in my opinion. And both promote evil.”
~True.
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That was very a real positive pick myself up post. Ty.
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I just went over to amazon to see if it was still available to buy – it is but only paperback. Other vendors have it hardcover which I prefer. Anyways I’m trying to get off amazon as much as possible, but there are 2 medical items I can so far only find there 😦
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Sorry I’m somehow not keeping up, but please be safe if you are traveling, and have a wonderful time wherever you are!
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Have a beautiful day folks !
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You too, lovely! Stay warm!
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Thanks Sand, it’s warming up here a lovely 5° at the moment 🙂 .
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D’aww look at the pretty bird!
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What a beautiful little bird! Is that a bluebird?
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I had an interview yesterday through the temp agency, and I have another one today that’s not through the temp agency. I haven’t mentioned this to anyone else yet, but I was also in touch with a radio station in Michigan before Christmas, regarding a position they were trying to fill. I’m waiting to hear back form them about an interview, hopefully one by phone.
I guess the thing is losing the last job unexpectedly like that really made me feel like I got the rug pulled out form under me. I don’t know what I want to do anymore. The only option that actually interests me (as a career, not just a job) is the opportunity at the radio station in Michigan.
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Prayers for the job in Michigan in radio Rhea.
“Having the rug pulled out from under you makes you suspicious of rugs, but most rugs are just rugs and what is really important in life is your feet, where they take you and where they land you.” __Father Green (Steubenville, Ohio)
Read the link to Sharon’s post that Menagerie posted, it addresses just this issue beautifully.
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Thank you for pointing out Sharon’s post. It was a good read, and it does apply. And thank you for the quote, as well. I saw it this morning and thought of it when I started getting suspicious, mid-interview. I remembered the line, “Sometimes a rug is just a rug” and settled back down, and it was all good.
Thank you, lovely! 🙂
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Happy to hear it Rhea! The right job is out there. The quote is from my priest back in Ohio, they were the exact right words exactly when I needed to hear them. Funny thing is a year later he had no recollection of saying them 🙂 .
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Rhea, I will be 60 soon, and, for what it is worth, there are a few jobs I wanted so bad that I didn’t get. I know this is a cliche, but it turned out so much better that I didn’t get them.
Also, I take tests really well, and I interview very well too, or I used to. I haven’t done much of that in awhile, but I read up on it, and frankly, it seems quite stupid nowadays. It seems to me there is a script and you are supposed to know your role, and your answers, and all of it can be found online, and they ask the “right” questions, and you are supposed to have done your research and know what impressive thing to say. Hogwash.
Anyhow, my point in the last paragraph was supposed to be that I just took getting a job for granted when I was younger. I can honestly say I got every job I interviewed for except two through my forties I guess. It made me appreciate them less and job hop a little too much.
Your last experience seems to me to be one of shortcoming on the employer’s part. You treat it as a temporary job, just like it was. Don’t dwell on it, in your own mind and in interviews. Just tell potential employers it was a temp job you held until it ended which is 100% true, right?
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Honestly, I don’t even mention it. I was actually getting ready to revise my LinkedIn profile and my resume when the job came to an abrupt end. So… I did mention it on one application, but also pointed out that the position was a temp one, and I still got an interview.
What I am getting most tired of is being asked how good of a multitasker I am. I can take notes about a call while I am on the phone, but I don’t believe there is such a thing as multitasking beyond that. 🙍
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The multitasker question is code. They are telling you they are understaffed and you will be expected to do the work of two or three people. Anytime this type conversation comes up over a salaried, as opposed to an hourly paying position, I would carefully and diplomatically inquire about how many hours your are regularly expected to work. It is very possible they would expect you to work a lot more than 40 hours, if it is a salaried position.
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I agree with Menagerie and you about multi-tasking. It just means they don’t have enough people, and they want you to do the work of 2 or 3. Don’t do it whether salaried or hourly. It will drive you crazy, and you may very well not do as well. I do great at various jobs, but never at multi-tasking. Multi-tasking is part of the reason many businesses (no matter what type) have so many problems these days.
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Said a prayer that you will get the right job for you.
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Thank you, aus!
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Rhea, I’m sorry you’ve been through a lot with the last job. It’s totally understandable, but look how strong you are in getting back out there. That takes courage and strength. Keep perservering. Don’t give up. Maybe God has something better in store for you. We can’t see what He can, but keep the faith and believe in yourself. Prayers up that you land a job that brings you much joy. 🙏🏻
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Thank you s&s.
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Prayers for the right job for you!
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Thank you! I appreciate all the prayers.
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I heard back from the radio station in Michigan. I have a phone interview with them next week. I didn’t even have to ask for a phone interview, they just set it up that way.
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Fingers crossed. 🙂
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That’s excellent, Rhea!
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Thank you stella and aus. I hope it goes well!
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That’s great news, Rhea!! Thanks for the update! Will be sending good energy your way that this works out great for you!
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Morning Everyone!
I have been trying for the last hour to post pics at imgur where I usually post pics from, but it keeps on coming up that it’s “an error try again”. I try over and over with different size pics from different places, closing and opening the browser and clearing cookies, but nothing works! I can’t even get the pic on there! 😦
I have to get some work done now after wasting so much time. I’ll try again later. I have just found a new artist I think you’ll enjoy, so I’m hoping it is just a glitch that will be better later, otherwise I’ll have to find some other way of getting pics here.
What nice pictures people have posted today! Thanks!
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Good morning G-d&Country, I think Imgur is having problems this morning, I was having trouble uploading photos so I just stopped trying and figured I’ll try again later. This is the first time I’ve had any trouble with the site so I’m hoping that it is fixed soon.
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Thanks! 🙂
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Good morning G & C!
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Morning Sand&Sea 🙂
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Good morning, all! The dog finally killed her new toy! YAY! She just about drove me crazy. She even tried to take it to be with her in her crate, we said “No WAY”! So now it is silent, and she’s taking out his stuffing, and another Merry Christmas has passed. Thank you, Lord, I am ever so grateful!
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😊
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The dog finally killed her new toy!
My brother would mysteriously under cover of darkness de-noise his kids Christmas presents starting the night after Christmas!
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I gave my friend’s dog a stuffed animal for Christmas. It took her an hour to get all the stuffing out of it, but she was so excited that if you even mentioned it she got all happy and wagged her tail really hard. She loves it. She pulls it into her bed and grooms it like it was a puppy. LOL
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D’aw! Dogs are so cute like that.
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Here is a post from Breitbart I hope entertains you while imgur is out:
Walmart Reveals Most Popular Items Sold Online in Each State for 2017-
Alabama: Crayons
Alaska: RV & marine antifreeze
Arizona: L.O.L. Surprise! Dolls
Arkansas: Chocolate
California: Protein powder
Colorado: Peanut M&M’s
Connecticut: Ghost in the Shell DVD
Delaware: Spiced jelly candy
Florida: Sparkling cider
Georgia: Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Chairs
Hawaii: Barbie farmer doll
Idaho: My Little Pony Mini Collection
Illinois: Erasers
Indiana: Instant coffee
Iowa: Water softening crystals
Kansas: Ozark Trail tumblers
Kentucky: 4×6 photo prints
Louisiana: Root beer extract
Maine: Brownies
Maryland: Glue sticks
Massachusetts: Refrigerators
Michigan: Lavender-scented cleaning products
Minnesota: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
Mississippi: Oil-less fryer
Missouri: Life Savers
Montana: Madden NFL video games
Nebraska: Pressed makeup powder
Nevada: Dog treats
New Hampshire: Cinnamon-flavored toothpaste
New Jersey: Pool salt
New Mexico: Cat food
New York: Cheerios
North Carolina: Mayonnaise
North Dakota: Watermelon-flavored gum
Ohio: Grape-flavored drink mix
Oklahoma: BBQ sauce
Oregon: Humidifiers
Pennsylvania: Plastic hangers
Rhode Island: Christmas lights
South Carolina: Coin banks
South Dakota: Orange juice
Tennessee: Disney Infinity Power Discs
Texas: TV wall mounts
Utah: Personal travel care kits
Vermont: Sweet canned corn
Virginia: Coolers
Washington, DC: Great Value French Fried Onions
Washington State: Vanilla frosting
West Virginia: My Life As Dolls
Wisconsin: Green Bay Packers bath mat
Wyoming: Flannel shirts
Here are some suggestions from the comments section:
Oklahoma: Levi Garrett chewing tobacco
Texas: Copenhagen snuff
and
Texas: Ammunition
Oklahoma: Tornado warning beacon
hahaha!
Hello to everyone! 🙂
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That’s it I’m moving to Nevada.
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HAHA!
Arkansas: Chocolate 😉
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New Mexico. It’s possible more of my cash is spent on cat food THE KITTIES WILL EAT than on my own edibles. LOL!
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Wee Weed, what the heck do you do with root beer extract?
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Sorry my Christmas greeting was so very short; there was much more I wanted to say, but it was quite hectic here, trying to make plans to get to Tennessee on a last minute flight as soon as I returned from my son’s for Christmas. I ended up not going to TN, which I was grateful for, but the reason for not going was still weighing heavy on my mind and put quite the damper on saying much in terms of festive salutations.
My friends in Tennessee lost their 39-year-old son Friday in a freak accident in a Dallas suburb where he lived. Ryan had a double axle utility truck that had a low tire and he was about to air it up when it exploded; he died instantly. I’ve learned a lot since then, and I’m sharing this both asking for prayers and offering some info that could possibly save a life.
I’ve watched videos of truck tires exploding. It doesn’t happen with regularity, but when it happens the force of the explosion can throw a person quite a distance. (Cars/light trucks are rated for 32ppi, but these larger trucks are at 110ppi.) If you or yours have a heavy duty truck, it’s worth the money to take the vehicle in for tire servicing, trust me; it’s money well invested. Also, my brother (who used to be a truck driver) told me to NEVER drive alongside a semi any longer than was absolutely necessary – and now I see why. I’ve never seen a semi blow a tire on the highway, but I will absolutely go out of my way not to be next to one now.
Ryan was a well-loved and kind man. He’d broken up with his ex-girlfriend 5 years ago, but always considered her children his step kids and stayed in their life as if he were their father, and an excellent one. His folks hosted a dinner at Ryan’s favorite restaurant and the turnout from Ryan’s ‘community’ was a great comfort to them. They will be driving two trucks going home, one with an open trailer attached, across Arkansas in potentially severe weather conditions. Please pray for their healing and a safe journey home (where on top of all else, frozen pipes await them). I strongly believe in prayer and this wonderful couple could use a large dose of God’s Grace.
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What a terrible thing for your friends. Losing a child is the worst, no matter their age.
I will say prayers for them.
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So sorry Puzzler. Prayers for you, Ryan and all his loved ones. How awful.
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May Ryan be greeted with the love of those who went before him, and by the greatest words known to man:”Well done good and faithful servant”. My condolences to you and his family. May the love and help of family and community help them through this trying time.
“NEVER drive alongside a semi any longer than was absolutely necessary ” This is very true. My brother is a master mechanic, and he has told me the same thing. I have seen a tire blow out on a semi on a highway. Thank God no one was beside or around it!
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Thank you, G-d&Country, and to all who have responded whether here or in your hearts. His folks are well on their way home and so far ahead of the freezing drizzle.
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Glad to hear they made it out ahead of the weather. i hope it stays clear for them until they are safe at their destination(s).
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This explanation of Kwanzaa is very good. I always wondered where it came from. Didn’t believe it was actually real. Ann Coulter spells it out pretty well.
“Coulter: Happy Kwanzaa! The Holiday Brought to You by the FBI!”
“Kwanzaa was the result of a ’60s psychosis grafted onto the black community by the founder of a murderous black nationalist cult with the FBI’s seal of approval.”
“Only white liberals take Kwanzaa seriously. American Blacks celebrate Christmas.”
https://www.truthrevolt.org/commentary/coulter-happy-kwanzaa-holiday-brought-you-fbi-1
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http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/24/kwanzaa-was-concocted-by-a-deranged-felon-who-tortured-naked-women/
REMINDER: Kwanzaa Was Concocted By A Deranged Felon Who Brutally Tortured Two Naked Women
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😯 I didn’t know that.
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And that mentally sick.insane person received a Ph.D. in 1976 from United States International University. The school is now a for-profit institution called Alliant International University, and a received a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1994. In what – torture!!!
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Wow, a notice just popped up on my screen from RSBN that “anti-government protests in Iran” are going on right now.
Oh, Lord, please preserve the lives of these Iranian patriots. Give President Trump the insight on what the U.S. should or should not do.
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https://twitter.com/PollaGarmiany/status/946804613315026944
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The oppressive Iranian leaders will hope for a death as merciful as Mussolini’s once the people begin to seize the palaces.
https://twitter.com/ThomasWictor/status/946654613104574464
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Things are progressing rapidly.
https://twitter.com/ThomasWictor/status/946849671552438272
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Oh, Lord, please preserve the lives of these Iranian patriots. Give President Trump the insight on what the U.S. should or should not do.
Amen.
I was very sad when the former “Prez”. turned his back on these brave people. Dear God how brave these people must be after last time! God speed their freedom!
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Mystery writer Sue Grafton dies in California
LOS ANGELES — Mystery writer Sue Grafton has died in Santa Barbara, California. She was 77.
Her daughter, Jamie Clark, posted news of her mother’s death on Grafton’s web page Friday.
She says her mother passed away Thursday night after a two-year battle with cancer and was surrounded by family, including Grafton’s husband, Steve.
Grafton was the author of the so-called Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series in which each book title begins with a letter from the alphabet. The last was “Y is for Yesterday.”
Her daughter concluded her posting by saying, “the alphabet now ends at Y.”
http://q13fox.com/2017/12/29/sue-grafton-dead/
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Oh my, oh my, such a shock…so very sad! She was a wonderful person from all accounts and certainly a terrific writer.
“Y Is For Yesterday” is laying on my coffee table waiting to be read. Every single one of her Kinsey Millhone series was a delight. Her light and talent will definitely be missed.
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“Y” was released in August of this year. It’s very strange but just yesterday I was wondering when her “Z” was coming out!
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I just started W is for Wasted a couple of days ago. Just finishing up the series.
A number of years ago, a work friend had cancer. I loaned her all of my Grafton paperbacks, and she enjoyed them immensely. Unfortunately, she lost the battle. I always think of her when I read a Grafton novel.
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It’s wonderful having friends you always know will welcome books as gifts. Makes birthdays and Christmas so easy.
It’s also lovely to share books and magazines with those you care about. Remembering them connected to things we’ve enjoyed is especially meaningful.
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Excellent article…
“Sue Grafton Was a Master at Subverting the Detective Novel”
http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/sue-grafton-was-a-master-at-subverting-the-detective-novel.html
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The author mentions Sara Paretsky as another creator of a female detective. If you haven’t read her, I recommend the V.I. Warshawski novels about a female detective from Chicago’s south side.
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Yes, she’s excellent. Wonderful escape. I don’t know if it’s still in existence, but I used to belong to the Mystery Book Club. Discovered Paretsky and many other writers, both contemporary and from the past through that club.
Nancy Drew novels got me started as a kid on mysteries. One of my cousins who lived about 35 miles away would send my sister her used Nancy Drew books and I got to read them, too.
Prior to the rise of chain book stores, downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood had terrific book stores, usually multi-storied, that you could spend a full day Saturday perusing. There were also multitudes of thrift shops with big book sections. Plus the department stores like Robinson’s, May Company, Bullocks had huge sections.
Paperbacks were cheap then. I used to tell my friends that I’d spend my last dime on a book. LOL!
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2017 the year that just keeps revealing the lunacy of the Left.
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Your ocean scene photo at the top of this thread is lovely, Stella. The sun at any time of day is beguiling, but especially at its going down and coming up.
http://visityakutia.com/mirny-diamond-mine-city-tour-siberia-russia/
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At vulture.com where I found the Sue Grafton article, there is this…
Rose Marie, Hollywood Legend and Dick Van Dyke Show Star, Dead at 94
http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/rose-marie-show-business-legend-dead-at-94.html
She was quite a gal.
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Arctic winter where the sun can’t quite clear the horizon….
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Beautiful!
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Meanwhile;
Donald Trump stated this as fact almost 2 years ago, Huma through Anthony would be Hillary’s downfall.
Classified documents among newly released Huma Abedin emails found on Weiner’s laptop
The message contained a list of talking points for then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was prepping to make a call to Prince Saud of Saudi Arabia to warn him about sensitive documents that had been given to WikiLeaks by then-Army intelligence officer Bradley Manning.
“I deeply regret the likely upcoming WikiLeaks disclosure,” read one of the talking points.
“This appears to be the result of an illegal act in which a fully cleared intelligence officer stole information and gave it to a website. The person responsible will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law” the message continued.
If that f*cking b*stard wins we’ll all hang from nooses.__H Clinton
And for an added bonus wasn’t it that Bradley Manning chap who Barack Hussein Obama pardoned at the end of his treasonous reign of anti-Americanism? No wonder even the Saudi’s hate Obama.
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lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and Mike Pence and their families as they seek to lead America back to You.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen, and sweet dreams everyone.
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