Too tired to make dinner tonite so I decided to drive a mere 16 miles to Popeyes. Now we have full stomachs and a lotta leftovers. Now starts the fun of things to do with leftover Popeyes chicken though we’ll probably mostly stay with old standbys.
Hdey, if yer gonna drive 16 miles, one way, for bird you might as well make a meal of it.
One of our neighbors brought bison down here to try and ranch them. He put up 6-foot fencing all around his holding pasture where the first batch grazed only to find out that a bison can clear a 6-foot fence with ease.
After a few instances of having to retrieve recalcitrant bison from the road and looking at replacing the 6-foot fence with a 10-foot one he decided it was best to find something else.
***Footnote: instead he built huge pens and bought some exotic foreign antelope but in an ‘OH S***’ moment one of the bucks ran an antler right thru his abdomen and came close to killing him. So much for his exotic ranching.
That kind of stuff is best left to the professionals. We’ve got exotics all around us out here and about every 5-6 years, someone gets killed when animals do what animals do. That guy was lucky.
During the summer of 2011 when Grant and I had closed the sale on our house and then had a couple of weeks to use for packing before we would be on the road to Oregon, we had hot weather. Lots of very hot hot hot humid weather. One evening – in a spectacular act of rebellion (for us) we drove 30 miles round trip to a Dairy Queen to get a couple of blizzards, just to cool down and because we needed a reward.
We used to have a drive-in DQ just outside of the (then) small town where we lived in Utah. In the hot,dry weather we put the kids in the car and go there for various ice cream treats to cool off. Only problem was the seagulls would perch on the window tray and fight you for your food.
Police officers and police unions are feeling the heat. A sure sign the Rats are going to stick it to the police is the Rats dissing the police UNIONS.
Mornin’ all ya’all! Wet: repeated downpours this morning. Sometimes rains while the sun is shining (my favorite, love the glistening drips on the trees and pergola boards). The last of the tomatoes on the plants on the back porch are mostly green, and we hope they ripen in appreciation of the brief respite from the hot, dry weather, since the guys on the TV plan for us to be dry and hot again for the next week….
Morning all. I’d appreciate prayers. I’ve had a fall and my ankle is broken, as well as tendon and ligament involvement. Going to surgeon today for prognosis and treatment. I just want them to do whatever they have to do ASAP. They seem in no hurry to anything but leave me splinted.
Ugh… I am sorry and I will pray for your speedy recovery. The ankle area is dicey, many working components down there.
I trashed my right ankle about 13 years ago(if you asked how, I would tell you, but it was not my finest moment) and still have the titanium plate and screws in there.
They don’t bother me, but they feel strange to the touch.
Make sure you trust your orthopedic surgeon. Heal well, heal fast. God bless.
Menagerie – I’m so sorry that happened. It just seems like a moment can completely turn things around and then require comparatively long recovery. I hope your conversations with docs are encouraging and help with getting oriented to how things will go –
Oh, Menagerie, so sorry about the fall…not only a pain in the ankle but a pain in the neck. Prayers for you will be ongoing that your recovery and healing time will be quick and you’ll be back to all your activities asap! May Our Lord give you a calmness and a sense of peace during this trial.
I’m praying for effective pain relief and rapid surgical intervention that leads to rapid healing. Hope you’re doing ok on crutches. Bummer time of year to have a hot, itchy cast. Maybe you need to come recuperate in Alaska! It’s 65 degrees and sunny here today, and we have no stairs in the house. 🙂
A fun (and informative) article on the color purple…
“Purple both calms and stimulates our bodies, putting us in the right place for introspection and focused insight. It fosters creativity by awakening our senses while promoting the quiet necessary to make intuitive, insightful observations. Purple creates a harmonious balance of awareness and peace.”
So glad to put a smile on your face. 🙂
Do you have any requests for pictures, I find them from the week to the night before posting.
You take and rest now!
U.S. City Approves ‘Reparations,’ Apologizes For Role In Slavery
By Eric A. Blair – Published July 15, 2020 at 3:56pm
The City Council in Asheville, N.C., has apologized for its role in slavery and voted unanimously to provide reparations to black residents in the city.
Thanks for all the prayers and good wishes. Here’s the report.
The ankle was displaced. Foot was completely sideways. The x ray showed that it was barely in the joint. The doctor, a really good foot surgeon, excellent rep and his PA just didn’t hide that they could not believe the ER didn’t do that. They did the reduction today, which is what they called yanking and pulling and twisting and pushing it into the socket, which would have been much easier Tuesday. Then he sent me downstairs for CT scan.
Hopefully tomorrow I’ll hear about surgery. He called it either a 360 degree fracture or 360 involvement, pain, you know, I was not at my best. Ligaments are involved. CT scan will tell them whether he can do the surgery or if he will send me to his trauma team. Hope to know that tomorrow, surgery sometime between M-Th depending on who does it.
I got better meds for 3 days, then will have to make do with ibuprofen and Tylenol. I have no idea if that is going to be good or not, but as soon as I can I will cut down myself on pain meds. I really don’t want to depend on them, just need to get over this pain from today and I hope, now that it is in the socket that I’ll feel better.
So sorry! Like Lovely said, did the docs say to ice it? Make sure you do not fall asleep because of meds with ice on it. That’s what happened to my friend and she had to wait till ice “burn” healed b4 surgery. Take care with those meds I know they make me very forgetful, so I also got off them 2-3 days after 3 break broken arm and another major surgery. My Mom slipped on a wet leaf one fall and broke many of the small bones in her foot. I know your situation is not the same, but I feel for you.
Menagerie hasn’t answered, so I’ll butt in here. She has a cast on her ankle so she says that ice wouldn’t work. I suggested the same thing, which is why I know this.
Seen on Facebook. Think I will try it. It was in answer to a question about what you are reading.
First day of the month I started 3 Bible books: Psalms {for LOVE} (5 chapters a day), Proverbs {for WISDOM} (1 chapter a day) and Acts {for POWER} (1 chapter a day). I’ll finish the 3 books in 30 days.
What a great idea!
I really like 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us the Spirit of fear, but of power, & of love, & of a sound mind.
I keep a formatted word doc on my desktop with this on the top of the page. When ever I need to write something or copy something onto a word doc it pops up to give me strength. (Then I just save the new doc with different name & keep the template).
Stellars…
…as you travel around the Isle of Skye – Fairy Glen
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By Lucille on July 16, 2020 at 12:33 am
Too tired to make dinner tonite so I decided to drive a mere 16 miles to Popeyes. Now we have full stomachs and a lotta leftovers. Now starts the fun of things to do with leftover Popeyes chicken though we’ll probably mostly stay with old standbys.
Hdey, if yer gonna drive 16 miles, one way, for bird you might as well make a meal of it.
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By czarowniczy on July 16, 2020 at 12:45 am
I had a bison burger and made mushroom gravy. Pretty good!
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By stella on July 16, 2020 at 1:16 am
One of our neighbors brought bison down here to try and ranch them. He put up 6-foot fencing all around his holding pasture where the first batch grazed only to find out that a bison can clear a 6-foot fence with ease.
After a few instances of having to retrieve recalcitrant bison from the road and looking at replacing the 6-foot fence with a 10-foot one he decided it was best to find something else.
***Footnote: instead he built huge pens and bought some exotic foreign antelope but in an ‘OH S***’ moment one of the bucks ran an antler right thru his abdomen and came close to killing him. So much for his exotic ranching.
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By czarowniczy on July 16, 2020 at 12:10 pm
Bison sure tastes good though!
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By stella on July 16, 2020 at 12:30 pm
Oh yes indeed, used to get it in Utah but down here it’s 2 to 3 times the cost of a like cut of local Angus.
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By czarowniczy on July 16, 2020 at 3:55 pm
That kind of stuff is best left to the professionals. We’ve got exotics all around us out here and about every 5-6 years, someone gets killed when animals do what animals do. That guy was lucky.
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By texan59 on July 16, 2020 at 11:14 pm
My sole interest in exotics is turning them into roast, sausage, steaks…
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By czarowniczy on July 16, 2020 at 11:48 pm
Or may a belt or a nice pair of boots. 😉
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By texan59 on July 17, 2020 at 5:59 pm
Nice boots you can wear while grilling!
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By czarowniczy on July 17, 2020 at 11:33 pm
😀 😀 😀
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By texan59 on July 18, 2020 at 12:42 pm
We used to have to go 37 miles one way to Popeye’s! We recently achieved one just 3 miles away! They are worth a trip. Spicy!
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By JTR on July 16, 2020 at 11:15 am
Yeah, when Al still owned the place we got a free3-piecer per shift when we were in uniform. Made for a lot of fluffy cops in the city.
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By czarowniczy on July 16, 2020 at 12:03 pm
During the summer of 2011 when Grant and I had closed the sale on our house and then had a couple of weeks to use for packing before we would be on the road to Oregon, we had hot weather. Lots of very hot hot hot humid weather. One evening – in a spectacular act of rebellion (for us) we drove 30 miles round trip to a Dairy Queen to get a couple of blizzards, just to cool down and because we needed a reward.
It was worth it.
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By Sharon on July 16, 2020 at 4:45 pm
We used to have a drive-in DQ just outside of the (then) small town where we lived in Utah. In the hot,dry weather we put the kids in the car and go there for various ice cream treats to cool off. Only problem was the seagulls would perch on the window tray and fight you for your food.
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By czarowniczy on July 16, 2020 at 6:19 pm
HUGE NEWS — National Association of Police Unions Give President Trump Key Endorsement — Joe Biden Refused to Talk with the Group (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft – Published July 15, 2020 at 6:13pm
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/huge-news-national-association-police-unions-give-president-trump-key-endorsement-joe-biden-refused-talk-group-video/
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By Lucille on July 16, 2020 at 2:31 am
Police officers and police unions are feeling the heat. A sure sign the Rats are going to stick it to the police is the Rats dissing the police UNIONS.
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By czarowniczy on July 16, 2020 at 10:55 pm
Hello ladies,
Those dinners sound scrumptious.
Happy eaters I can only assume.
Well, nice to ketch-up.
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By christopher7 on July 16, 2020 at 7:11 am
Mornin’ sportsfans! The pandemic of Democratic proportions.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/07/a_pandemic_of_democrat_proportions.html
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By WeeWeed on July 16, 2020 at 7:37 am
Mornin’ WeeWeed!
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By stella on July 16, 2020 at 7:40 am
Mornin’ Stella!
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By WeeWeed on July 16, 2020 at 8:06 am
Mornin’ all ya’all! Wet: repeated downpours this morning. Sometimes rains while the sun is shining (my favorite, love the glistening drips on the trees and pergola boards). The last of the tomatoes on the plants on the back porch are mostly green, and we hope they ripen in appreciation of the brief respite from the hot, dry weather, since the guys on the TV plan for us to be dry and hot again for the next week….
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By czarina33 on July 16, 2020 at 1:32 pm
Afternoon Z’s!
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By WeeWeed on July 16, 2020 at 6:16 pm
https://twitter.com/SdotPhillyOne/status/1283582080442609670?s=20
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By stella on July 16, 2020 at 7:41 am
Hacking Rule #1 – there is never an infallible hack, not an infallible protection.
Like Yoda says, There Is Another, another better, that is.
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By jeans2nd on July 16, 2020 at 10:50 am
“NOR” an infallible protection, not “NOT.”
No infallible keyboard, either.
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By jeans2nd on July 16, 2020 at 10:51 am
Same problem I have, them ‘rs’ and them ‘ts’ just be toooooo close together.
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By czarowniczy on July 16, 2020 at 11:24 pm
Mornin everyone. Another day.
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By auscitizenmom on July 16, 2020 at 8:35 am
Mornin’ mom!
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By stella on July 16, 2020 at 8:42 am
Only 2 1/2 months till October weather….
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By czarina33 on July 16, 2020 at 1:38 pm
First thing I thought of when I heard about the data breach.
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By stella on July 16, 2020 at 9:36 am
Oh, this is so much fun. Relivin’ the day…
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By jeans2nd on July 16, 2020 at 10:54 am
Morning all. I’d appreciate prayers. I’ve had a fall and my ankle is broken, as well as tendon and ligament involvement. Going to surgeon today for prognosis and treatment. I just want them to do whatever they have to do ASAP. They seem in no hurry to anything but leave me splinted.
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By Menagerie on July 16, 2020 at 9:41 am
Prayers up Menagerie..may you have a beneficial and productive meeting with your surgeon….
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By litenmaus on July 16, 2020 at 9:58 am
You have my prayers, Menagerie. You and your doctors too!
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By stella on July 16, 2020 at 10:05 am
Ugh… I am sorry and I will pray for your speedy recovery. The ankle area is dicey, many working components down there.
I trashed my right ankle about 13 years ago(if you asked how, I would tell you, but it was not my finest moment) and still have the titanium plate and screws in there.
They don’t bother me, but they feel strange to the touch.
Make sure you trust your orthopedic surgeon. Heal well, heal fast. God bless.
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By MIKE on July 16, 2020 at 10:40 am
Sending prayers.
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By jeans2nd on July 16, 2020 at 10:56 am
So sorry! I hope you heal well and quickly! I’m praying for you.
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By JTR on July 16, 2020 at 11:22 am
I’m so sorry.😕
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By auscitizenmom on July 16, 2020 at 12:43 pm
Menagerie – I’m so sorry that happened. It just seems like a moment can completely turn things around and then require comparatively long recovery. I hope your conversations with docs are encouraging and help with getting oriented to how things will go –
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By Sharon on July 16, 2020 at 1:58 pm
Oh, Menagerie, so sorry about the fall…not only a pain in the ankle but a pain in the neck. Prayers for you will be ongoing that your recovery and healing time will be quick and you’ll be back to all your activities asap! May Our Lord give you a calmness and a sense of peace during this trial.
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By Lucille on July 16, 2020 at 2:58 pm
Dear Menagerie, Just said a prayer for your best possible outcome. Let us know what happens.
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By G-dandCountry on July 16, 2020 at 3:03 pm
I’m praying for effective pain relief and rapid surgical intervention that leads to rapid healing. Hope you’re doing ok on crutches. Bummer time of year to have a hot, itchy cast. Maybe you need to come recuperate in Alaska! It’s 65 degrees and sunny here today, and we have no stairs in the house. 🙂
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By The Tundra PA on July 16, 2020 at 4:00 pm
In our prayers, my friend.
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By texan59 on July 16, 2020 at 11:10 pm
A fun (and informative) article on the color purple…
“Purple both calms and stimulates our bodies, putting us in the right place for introspection and focused insight. It fosters creativity by awakening our senses while promoting the quiet necessary to make intuitive, insightful observations. Purple creates a harmonious balance of awareness and peace.”
https://www.sensationalcolor.com/meaning-of-purple/
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By Lucille on July 16, 2020 at 3:01 pm
What an interesting website! I love color, and your deep lavender flowers caught my eye as that is one of my favorite colors. Thanks 🙂
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By G-dandCountry on July 16, 2020 at 3:06 pm
Afternoon everybody 🙂
So, late to the party again!
Here are some interesting garage door Tromp l’oeil from style-your-garage dot com:
Have a great day – have to run 🙂
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By G-dandCountry on July 16, 2020 at 3:11 pm
Love them all, G&C. What fun! You be sure to have a fine rest of your day, too.
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By Lucille on July 16, 2020 at 5:51 pm
I sure like those!
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By Menagerie on July 16, 2020 at 6:52 pm
So glad to put a smile on your face. 🙂
Do you have any requests for pictures, I find them from the week to the night before posting.
You take and rest now!
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By G-dandCountry on July 17, 2020 at 5:29 pm
I enjoy all the unusual stuff you post so keep doing what you do, but I would love to see an occasional Van Gogh or Klimt! Thanks so much.
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By Menagerie on July 18, 2020 at 8:02 am
And the mind-poisoning continues…
U.S. City Approves ‘Reparations,’ Apologizes For Role In Slavery
By Eric A. Blair – Published July 15, 2020 at 3:56pm
The City Council in Asheville, N.C., has apologized for its role in slavery and voted unanimously to provide reparations to black residents in the city.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/u-s-city-approves-reparations-apologizes-role-slavery/
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By Lucille on July 16, 2020 at 5:53 pm
Thanks for all the prayers and good wishes. Here’s the report.
The ankle was displaced. Foot was completely sideways. The x ray showed that it was barely in the joint. The doctor, a really good foot surgeon, excellent rep and his PA just didn’t hide that they could not believe the ER didn’t do that. They did the reduction today, which is what they called yanking and pulling and twisting and pushing it into the socket, which would have been much easier Tuesday. Then he sent me downstairs for CT scan.
Hopefully tomorrow I’ll hear about surgery. He called it either a 360 degree fracture or 360 involvement, pain, you know, I was not at my best. Ligaments are involved. CT scan will tell them whether he can do the surgery or if he will send me to his trauma team. Hope to know that tomorrow, surgery sometime between M-Th depending on who does it.
I got better meds for 3 days, then will have to make do with ibuprofen and Tylenol. I have no idea if that is going to be good or not, but as soon as I can I will cut down myself on pain meds. I really don’t want to depend on them, just need to get over this pain from today and I hope, now that it is in the socket that I’ll feel better.
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By Menagerie on July 16, 2020 at 6:53 pm
Praying for a reduction of the pain and swift surgery!
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By stella on July 16, 2020 at 7:23 pm
So sorry Menagerie ! Ouch .
I’m happy that you have good doctors/surgeons working with you now.
Are you icing it? I know that has helped me with injuries in the past.
Praying that St. Raphael bring God’s healing light to your injury.
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By lovely on July 17, 2020 at 8:48 am
So sorry! Like Lovely said, did the docs say to ice it? Make sure you do not fall asleep because of meds with ice on it. That’s what happened to my friend and she had to wait till ice “burn” healed b4 surgery. Take care with those meds I know they make me very forgetful, so I also got off them 2-3 days after 3 break broken arm and another major surgery. My Mom slipped on a wet leaf one fall and broke many of the small bones in her foot. I know your situation is not the same, but I feel for you.
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By G-dandCountry on July 17, 2020 at 10:50 am
Menagerie hasn’t answered, so I’ll butt in here. She has a cast on her ankle so she says that ice wouldn’t work. I suggested the same thing, which is why I know this.
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By stella on July 17, 2020 at 11:33 am
Thanks! , and you’re never butting in! 😉
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By G-dandCountry on July 17, 2020 at 5:27 pm
Seen on Facebook. Think I will try it. It was in answer to a question about what you are reading.
First day of the month I started 3 Bible books: Psalms {for LOVE} (5 chapters a day), Proverbs {for WISDOM} (1 chapter a day) and Acts {for POWER} (1 chapter a day). I’ll finish the 3 books in 30 days.
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By stella on July 16, 2020 at 9:14 pm
Great idea. I do something similar now, but I just start Psalms over whoever I finish.
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By Menagerie (@MenagerieTree) on July 17, 2020 at 2:11 am
What a great idea!
I really like 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us the Spirit of fear, but of power, & of love, & of a sound mind.
I keep a formatted word doc on my desktop with this on the top of the page. When ever I need to write something or copy something onto a word doc it pops up to give me strength. (Then I just save the new doc with different name & keep the template).
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By G-dandCountry on July 17, 2020 at 10:55 am