I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

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  • alexandria58
    alexandria58 Member Posts: 1,588
    edited June 2013

    Blue - beautiful baby.  Always like your pictures, btw.

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  • crazy4carrots
    crazy4carrots Member Posts: 5,324
    edited June 2013

    Blue, that story you posted had me wondering this:  If the escort shot a customer who had refused to pay her, what would the jury have decided?

    At any rate, the jury' decision was shocking in the extreme.  Made me think of the wild, wild west of 150 years ago.......Frown

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  • Wabbit
    Wabbit Member Posts: 1,592
    edited June 2013

    Some states nowdays you just need to stay as far away as possible from. 

    Bullet proof pantsuits ... LOL ... and so true.  Wish she had really said it to them.

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  • Enjoyful
    Enjoyful Member Posts: 3,591
    edited June 2013

    What is the bloody hell is going on in Texas??  Does anybody here believe that was the right decision?  Are human lives worth so little?

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited June 2013

    Horrid decision.....don't remember the number of the comandment...but " Thou shalt not kill " and way too many people are not taking that to heart. 

    Jackie

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  • bluedahlia
    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
    edited June 2013

    Yup E.......not worth the cost of a bullet, especially if the victim is female.  Disgraceful!

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  • bluedahlia
    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
    edited June 2013

    My Jimbo!!!!  God he's gorgeous!

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    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited June 2013

    Blue.....that graphic is so true.  I think we would see so much agreement ( wars that should not have happened ) and way less need to have' conspiracies ' that aren't there, and far less attention to nutty people like Wayne LaPierre -- the list is endless. 

    I said many, many years ago.....if you strip all the top layers from us.....we become  all exactly the same.  Then you are unable to tell if a person is black or white, rich or poor, or whether we are Democrat or Republican.  None of those things in the end will actually matter like they do now. 

    Jackie

    forgot to add --- I love my Dyson too.  I got rid of all carpet a long time ago though.  Does a superb job no matter what your sweeping.

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  • bluedahlia
    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
    edited June 2013

    I think he looks scary like that.  I like him just the way he is!  But I agree with the message!

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited June 2013

    Not wild about the picture of this guy....but now the proverb is something to give much thought.

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  • RetiredLibby
    RetiredLibby Member Posts: 1,992
    edited June 2013

    And I'm having a delightful first retired week!  Walks every morning down to the neighborhood commercial strip and back (1.6 miles r/t).  Did some filing, did some computer work, put some stuff on eBay (people thought I was kidding about selling my work clothes on eBay, but I was NOT!).  Mowed the lawn today (front and back).  Weeded the way-back on Tuesday, weeded part of the side yesterday.  Was going to weed some more today but the lawn-mowing kind of did me in (I keep forgetting that coughing and not being able to stop is an asthma thing -- forgot until DH reminded me in the afternoon check-in call!).  Didn't get to weed-whack the front because the string ran out and this weedwhacker is complicated to refill (and I was tired).  Took a nap today, too.  How did I ever get stuff done while I was working?  Tomorrow -- return a too-short seersucker shift dress to LL Bean at the mall (swing and a miss, sadly), go to the grocery store, go to the post office, take a nap.  Probably walk around the mall inside since it is supposed to be pouring rain all day.  I can see very quickly that I will have too much to do to fit into a day!

    And all kidding aside, I am much more relaxed and happier now than I have been in a long time.  DH is more relaxed and happier, too -- he commented that he is more rested and relaxed when he wakes up now because he doesn't have to worry about my misery.  I loved my chosen occupation but hated where I was practicing it.  No more thinking abou the next thing to do, the next day, the next week, worrying about getting approval for things, arguing with idiots about what is best for the agency, no more sitting in that swamp of misery that my workplace had become.  There was not one single happy person left there.  Everyone hated coming to work.  I could have left earlier, but not much.  This was a good time to go.  And now I can have lunch with my neighbor or friends or the cats or all by myself (a delicious fried egg sandwich with mayo and pickle relish on high-fiber bread!).  And take a nap.  Life is good!

    L

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  • RetiredLibby
    RetiredLibby Member Posts: 1,992
    edited June 2013

    Oh, just got this off a friend on FB.  This was me before I retired.  They're all still open, they're just not all screaming at once now.  And they're not angry, either!

    I can say this could be true. http://www.gdfalksen.com/


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  • QuinnCat
    QuinnCat Member Posts: 3,456
    edited June 2013

    HL - who knew about "naps" before retirement!!  I almost plan on them now.  One of the biggest health benefits I've noticed from not working is eating when I'm actually hungry, not on some schedule around work.  Love that.

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  • RetiredLibby
    RetiredLibby Member Posts: 1,992
    edited June 2013

    Kam,

    Yeah -- lunch at work -- what was that?  Some fruit and yogurt at my desk at 11:30 p.m. because I got in at 7:00 a.m. and couldn't wait anymore ... and it was the time when few meetings were scheduled.  And fruit and yogurt because it passed for healthy even though my stomach was churning.  I can recall many a day when I was still eating my cantaloupe at 7:00 p.m. at my desk. 

    Hmm.  Cantaloupe.  Some in the fridge now.  I can get a cantaloupe snack at 9:30 p.m. because I DON'T HAVE TO GET UP AT 5:00 a.m. to go to work!  HAH!!

    L

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited June 2013

    A super big yay for retirement.  Plan to do it myself as soon as I can.....two weeks before I die at least.

    Jackie

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2013

    Yeah, naps.  Winston Churchill was big on naps too.  Good enough for him, good enough for meWink

    Love the sound of your day Retired Libby - so glad many of us are able to have a Saturday Life, more will join us soon...

    GG - thinking of you, can't remember who said it, but something about moving, buying a house, being more stressful than getting a divorce.  And that doesn't include the packing, oh, the packing....

    Sweet dreams all - know this isn't the hurricane, but we're sure getting RAIN....hope all in & near the southeast coast are warm & dry.

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  • alexandria58
    alexandria58 Member Posts: 1,588
    edited June 2013

    At least we're not getting Hurricane Andrea.

    L - continue the good life off a schedule.

    On Texas - with a apologetic wave to Chick - I would never step foot in the state.  A few years ago, an Asian college kid got lost on his way to a Halloween party and rang the wrong doorbell.  The homeowner felt "threatened" and shot and killed him.  Killer homeowner got off scott free.  Meanwhile, there are a number of cases of people executed in Teas who were very likely innocent. 

    On states that I plan to avoid in the future, just watched Jon Stewart from last night present Tenessee's alternative to Obamacare.

    http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-5-2013/care-bearers?xrs=share_copy

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  • QuinnCat
    QuinnCat Member Posts: 3,456
    edited June 2013

    Oh my ...Romney on losing the Presidency:  "I wish the hurricane never happened when it did."  Lawrence O'Donnell:  I wish the hurricane never happened.

    I agree Alexandria - that state is darn scarey.  Florida too - people think a man who goes after one just walking along, when told not to by the police, is allowed to shoot that young man in self-defense?

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  • GatorGal
    GatorGal Member Posts: 2,550
    edited June 2013

    Dang, I just wrote a whole page and somehow lost it all. Started out by saying how much I enjoyed the pictures of Blue's adorable grandson. Sorry, Blue, for your pain but know when you are holding Phillip that it helps you to forget about it. Hope you get it under control.



    Sherry - I had to laugh at the picture of you sitting on the pot, seeing the tarantula, then running across the room leaving a trail ..... I was taking a shower at my mom's in Florida when I glanced up and saw one of those horrible wolf spiders. I broke the glass door getting out of there. My grandson saw the dead spider and wouldn't take a bath the entire time we were at my mom's.



    E - sorry about the pain you're experiencing. Hope they can find a way to lessen it. Are you allowed painkillers? Oxycodone sure helps me!



    Love all the videos and links that you all post. Thank you for keeping me informed! Can't comment on all posts as it would take forever. Glad I didn't eat costco berries! Hope all turns out well, Kam.



    I did sleep last night for about 5 hours and hope to catch up tonight. Thank God I'm retired and don't have to get up and go to work. Loved reading about Retired Libby's days!



    GG - hope you find a house that you and DH both love. The garden house sounds lovely. And Pip, I know you are anxious to get the move completed. I have always loved to move but the last one did me in and I never want to move again! After 5 years I'm still trying to get rid of stuff we moved that we don't have room for.



    On a positive note, my youngest son has been working for over 4 weeks and has been sharing an apartment with another guy for over 2 months. It feels good to have him on his own! Yeah for small steps. Sorry this post got so long ......

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  • suzieq60
    suzieq60 Member Posts: 6,059
    edited June 2013

    Something came over me and I polished the furniture in our bedroom after dinner - looks great but now I'm pooped - I wonder how the dust bunnies under the bed are :) 

    Long weekend here, so I've got lots of time to rest up.

    I miss my little Nicholas - Uh oh!!

    Annie called last night, so I said 'Uh Oh', she repeated it to him and he said it back. She said when he heard the front door open, he said 'Daddy' - quite advanced for a 1 year old. The other GS can only say 'Please Daddy' and he's 2 this month.

    I was asked today if I was interested in going to Shanghai for work in the future - rather interesting. We have outsourced to China and I hate that fact, but a trip over there might be fun. The staff there aren't all that well trained by IBM and I could help them learn what they are supposed to do. The big BUT is that I need thyroid surgery and a knee replacement, which I am finally considering for this year.

    Washing nearly finished, then all that remains for the weekend is the grocery shopping - yeah!!!

    Shiny Susie

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  • bluedahlia
    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
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  • Belinda44
    Belinda44 Member Posts: 718
    edited June 2013

    Blue, I read your link about that murder in Texas.  Truly unbelievable!

    Alexandria, thanks for sharing the Jon Stewart clip about Tennessee.

    I think we can add Mississippi to our expanding list:

    "Mississippi may be the worst state in the nation for women. And the governor’s newest ideas won’t help."

    "By several objective measures, Mississippi is one of our worst states. It has the nation’s highest poverty rate, its second highest teen pregnancy rate, and its highest teen birth rate. An Education Week report ranks its schools 48 out of 50. Only Louisiana locks up a higher percentage of its people. Its infant mortality rate—9.67 deaths per 1,000 live births, the highest in the nation—is close to Botswana’s. Its life expectancy is the lowest in America and lower than those of Guatemala or Pakistan. Few states invest less in public education or public health. If it were an independent country, we’d consider it part of the Third World.

    Not coincidentally, Mississippi is also one of our most conservative states, though in a recent Gallup poll, it slipped from first place to fourth. As iVillage reported last year in a piece on the country’s worst states for women—Mississippi came in first, or rather last—it’s one of only four states that has never sent a woman to Congress."

    For the rest of the article:

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/07/mississippi-s-governor-has-some-bad-ideas.html

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  • alexandria58
    alexandria58 Member Posts: 1,588
    edited June 2013

    Nina Simone on Mississippi.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcuNX4vrS8

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