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I won't use a pen if it has black ink in it.

I'm thinking about buying a Minni Cooper.

I'm with you Mr. St. George when it comes to noise. I put the TV on too but I find a dull station with talk or else I start to get interested.

Lisa - I loved your dad's posts here. They were always honest and forthright. My thoughts and prayers are with you, and I wish you peaceful days. These last few months must have been difficult, to say the least.

When Bedtime for Bonzo - aka Romper Room for Adults becomes a regular habitual game, what happens between you and your spouse in your own bedroom at home? I don't care what century you're in. I don't know anything about casual sex, but once you've picked out your partner and settled down that kind of thing should be off the table. It's not alright with God, no matter what century it is.

It's Groundhog Day!

Oh how I understand your position dear Excie! Been there, done that, got the tee shirt! Just remember when you get those moments - something my mother-in-law taught me, and I know from experience it't true. "Grandchildren are God's give to those who didn't strangle their kids when they were teenagers." Furthermore, I can attest to the fact that Grandchildren are one of this life's greatest treassure. Don't miss out on yours (down the road a fur piece - I know)

Thank you Roy! I enjoyed that little interlude. What a sweet pleasant time just to remember that we really do live in a wonderful world. Thanks for the link.

Yeah Dot....I don't think much or orgies - - in fact they make me sick to my stomach, literally whenever I get those thoughts in my head. They happened in my living room about once or twice a month. And the participants weren't even considerate enough to talk quietly when they came back to my patent's bedroom to collect their clothing and get dressed to go home. I guess it was when I was around 6 that one Sunday morning I found some "stuff" on the furniture and I asked what it was and my mother cleaned it up pronto and said "nothing"....so then I had creepy feelings about sitting on any of the living room furniture. Funny (not) thing is, I buried all this so deep that I never remembered it again until I was much older...and it all came flying back in my face. It took a long time to come to terms with it - and I don't think I'm over it now....and I'm 64.

Anyways,<BR>[quote]<STRONG>I think if you are going to do that then why be married? And I don't think you can do that and be a practicing Christian. Is it cheating? If both people agree should it be accepted?[/quote]<BR><BR>I think that if everyone is very clear, all parties involved then do what want. I think it takes a rare couple to pull that off. I don't think it would be cheating either because in my mind, the hurtful part of cheating is the betrayal, the deceiving, the lying. <BR><BR>OT kings slept with a lot of women. They had harems. I would think that would have been even worse since many of those women really didn't have any choice. That is exactly what the BOD and others in the higher echelons of twi think and act. You DO realize that don't you. Maybe you didn't know that! Well you know it now. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? And I know whereof I speak too. My parents were swingers when I was a little girl. If this is the lifestyle you chose, be careful what you say in front of your kids, because they are not too young to understand - they do figure it out. When I was about 4 I was put to bed behind a locked door and my father said they were going to play adult games. By the time I was 4 1/2 I had it all figured out. And later when they are older, they won't trust you because they know what the truth is! They know that your mouth doesn't line up with your actions. But if you're going to do it anyway - make sure that you don't take pictures, or if you do, don't leave the negatives in your safe deposit boxes so that when your adult children have to clean them out upon your death that they find them! At least my brother never knew about it because I was the only one who could get into those things.

She is just copying the one that was passed in NY just the beginning of this week. It is now illegal to spank any child under the age of 4!

Too cool! Yeah - - I hear ya Shell!

How refreshing - Danny. You are a breath of fresh air. You know you don't know - - and you asked for help. I don't have a decent grammar book anymore either, but I do remember that rule. --------------------------------------- You don't need no stinkin' book! I'll make it easy on ya and tell ya - - but I know many would say I'm showing off. Use "there" when you mean a place. Put the book there. See the little ' in "They're"? That means it's a contraction and links 2 separate words. And the words are "they" and "are". They is a plural term. So whenever more than one (of anything) is used, use They're.My kids are learning how to ice skate but they're fallind down. That works no matter how many children you have. Their is possessive. It means something belongs to somebody. The students put the books in their desks. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Now if you think I'm just showing off - - Not so! If I share this, and make it simple, maybe somebody else would share some of the other frequently abused rules on this thread, and make them simple too. For example....what is "syntax" ?

(((((Psalmie)))))

Getting back to special scholarship and programs for minorities:] When I worked as a teacher, there were many many scholarships open ONLY to latino students. There were a few open to Black students ONLY...but there were none open for white students ONLY. Everybody could compete for those with no particular designation. However if you search for special scholarships, you would be amazed to find out about the special ones for special circumstances. One mid-western school offers a full scholarship for anyone named Maureen if she wants to study nursing AND has red hair. No kidding. It is a special endowment...and if you meet those requirements, you are in for a free ride. If there are 2 or 3 who meet them, they take the one with the highest SAT scores.

Nothing is wrong with that thinking. Nothing at all. I take care of all my responsibilities, and one of them is an "extra" savings account. When everything is paid, what's ever left over goes into this account. When I see someone who would be helped or blessed by the $ in there - I just do it. Most of us live similar lives. Although I'm on a fixed income and I live modestly the is still a little something left over. Wouldn't it be very cool if we operated like this as a Nation. Mo is right...there would be plenty of money to feed everybody nutritious meals, provide decent housing, not piled on top of each other and squeezed in so tightly that you can hear the rats next door. And everybody would have ample medical care. But I know that's wishful thinking!

The most memorable and comforting memorial services I've attended were a celebration of the person's life. So pick some of the best memories you have and share them. You'll probably have many of them, so pick those that displayed his best qualities or things he was best known for and share those. For example - at my mother's: Babe could never pass up a good sale! One time she got her husband to drive her to Kohl's because there was a huge sale on pantyhose. She spent almost a half hour picking out various colors etc and when she checked out there were 24 pair in her basket. Now we remember her as always being in a wheelchair so what did she need with 24 packages of pantyhose? She bought them for her daughter and daughter-in-law - but Babe could never pass up a sale. When it's time to say our final good-bye's, it's always a sad moment. But if we leave them with the best memories in the forefront of our minds, it helps cushion the blow and it takes the edge off the sting.

You are sooooo ugly and sooooo stupid that you need to get a vasectomy before you wreck the gene pool.

Frivolous lawsuits or not, I can't answer that. But I do know that it's difficult in this area to find an obgyn who will deviver babies because their malpractice insurance is too high if they do. Several doctors in this area have closed their offices and move to other states. But that because this is New Jersey, and everything is screwey here.

About hospitals: Those that are funded by public funds, state or city or county are required to treat you if you cannot pay. They may send you a bill, but if you cannot pay that bill, they will negotiate some kind of sliding scale payment. If you find yourself on limited funds and that you've been admitted to a hospital, don't give them a credit card number. They will charge everything to it. The various rules and regs are specific by state, so no one solution fits all cases.

At least take a photo of this stuff and hang it out in the gallery. The recent newbies have to see the stuff we've been talking about.

Cahntix is the way to go. If you're serious about quitting call your Dr and get this stuff. You take it as directed for about a week and THEN you quit. This "magic molecule" binds to the nicotine receptors in the brain and hold onto them so there is no place for the nicotine to go - - so when you smoke you never get the "kick". But you don't miss it, because it's like the holes are all plugged up. I am 100% serious. It is expensive but worth every penny. This IS my last quit and you don't want to know how many times I've quit over the past 5 years. By the way - there is no "try to quit smoking". You either do, or you don't. It's important to watch your thoughts....if you tell yourself I'm going to try to quit smoking, you give yourself an easy out. But if you say I'm quitting on Feb 1....that's different. Good luck. edited for spelling

Did you call your locall animal control agency? Every town has one. Often animals are picked up and brought there. Worth checking out.

Psalmie stop feeling guilty - that's what those goons on the other site are trying to do to you. You know what you can do and what you can't do. Love her as long as you can (and that oil sounds like a good idea, even if you have to squirt some in with an eyedropper - even olive oil ). We'll all be happy for you if she comes out if this, and we'll grieve with you if she doesn't. You made the right decision according to what's right for your family! (((Psalmie)))

I'm praying too.