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Posted By: academia on 2007-12-04
In Reply to: Finally had to retire my flip flops - academia
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So glad you enjoyed it!
My copy is STILL in the bag sitting next to me on my desk here. I just can't bring myself to take it out of the bag much less open it up. I almost want to re-read the series all over again before reading this one. I honestly have forgotten a lot, because I always gobble them up the same day they come out.
I think what I'll miss most is the excitement that came with each book's release--even out here in northeast bumfu@$.. the fans lined up hours in advance, some even wearing black robes and striped ties and what not. Very fun! The energy was just phenomenal for a BOOK release! That woman is my hero for being the one responsible for creating all that. Just wow.
Wow - I really enjoyed that. nm
I have really enjoyed reading all of these.
Thank you for all your help.
Well, I enjoyed 'em
Doubt I'd have the guts to buy most of them, even if I could afford it. They are fun and certainly a conversation piece - if I had a business with a lobby, I'd go for at least one just to be memorable.
How sad! I enjoyed watching her on Jay Leno.
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Love piggies, too! I think I enjoyed them more than
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I enjoyed that. Apparently my brain is
26! That's 14 years younger than the rest of me! LOL
Agree 100%, I enjoyed watching and listening
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I totally enjoyed the 1970s... my favorite decade!
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I totally enjoyed the 1970s... my favorite decade!
Of course, things were pretty primitive back then: No cell phones.
No digital cameras... you hd to use FILM.
No CD or MP3 players.
Tapes were 8-tracks, before cassettes came along.
No sunscreen - just suntan lotion. (We used baby oil or cocoa butter. And now we've got the wrinkles and precancerous skin-blotches to prove it!)
No personal computers.
No email or text messaging.
No YouTube or Craigslist! (How did we ever survive?)
No ATM machines at the bank.
No anti-lock brakes in cars.
Not one, but TWO 'gas-shortages', where you had to wait hours in line for gasoline, and they'd ration it to 20 gal. You bought gas on even or odd-numbered days, whichever matched your license-plate number.
However, I used the gas-lines to good advantage. They gave me the time to read a book, write long letters, pay my bills, do crosswords, or balance my checkbook.
I remember the first video-game, "Pong". I LOVED Pong. I was addicted, and could play it for hours. It was slow. Just my speed.
When you went to the airport to see off or meet people, you could go all the way to the ramp of the plane. Now, it's a wonder they let any of us in the airport at all. You could just wander around in the airport, visit gift shops, eat in the restaurants, watch planes take off and land. I've actually even been on dates to the airport.
Parking spaces back then actually accommodated full-sized cars.
Loved John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot, and the whole folk music and 'back-to-the-earth' thing that was going on in the early 70s. Thought it would last forever. Was kind of sad when disco took over, but I loved the Village People, and of course now I still LOVE disco, and wish that had lasted, too. Not sure yet if I'll be saying that about Rap, 3 decades from now, but who knows, maybe I will.
JAWS was the big movie in 1975. Saw it with my sister, who had already seen it once and screamed and grabbed my arm every time the scary music started. After the guy's head bobbed down in to the opening of that bitten-up rowboat, I think we both had to be scraped off the ceiling. I haven't been back to swimming or body-surfing in the ocean since.
The Renaissance Faire was a really big deal in my area. We used to look forward to it all year long. My sister's friend had her face all painted like a mime (mimes were big in the 70s), and then came to our house for dinner after we all got home from the Faire. Totally freaked out my dad.
You could still go to Disneyland without having to take out a loan at the bank.
My friends were taking 'Hustle' dancing lessons.
People got 'Pet Rocks' as gifts.
In the 60's, for some reason it was suddenly very un-cool to ride a bike, especially for girls. Wouldn't be caught dead riding one to school, no matter how many books we had to carry. No one had backpacks then, either. So girls always piled up their textbooks on top of their loose-leaf binders, and carried them in their arms cross their chests. (Maybe that's why my elbows are now arthritic?) Suddenly, in the 70's, the sport of bike-riding exploded. Bike paths started being built everywhere. I had a beat-up old 10-speed my sister gave me, and I rode that thing all over creation. Back then we didn't need any of the fancy bike-gear. Few, if any, people wore helmets. I never owned a pair of bike-shorts until at least 2 decades later! Instead, since we all rode our bikes with our bell-bottom/flared pants, we had to fold the bottoms of the pants over and tie it with piece of string to keep the pants from getting caught in the bicycle chain.
Every summer my best friend and I would put on our bikinis and take our horses for a ride on the beach in Santa Barbara.
When I finally got ride of my old monaural, AM-only radio in my car, and got a stereo FM radio, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. I SO appreciated DJ's who just talked in soft voice, instead of screaming all the time like the AM DJ's did.
I liked the bell-bottom or flared jeans. Also when everyone sewed patches to them. I had one pair with 92 patches and lots of hand-embroidery on the pockets. The popular color combinations were rust and forest green, also turqouise and lime green.
Everybody had long hair, including the guys.
AIDS didn't exist yet.
Saturday Night Live was in its early years, and had what is still considered to be the best cast. Loved Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, etc. My dad thought SNL was a degenerate show, and forbid my youngest sister and me to watch it. We'd yawn and say good night and pretend to go to bed at 9:30 or 10:00 PM, then set our alarms and get up at 11:30, and sneak out into the living room to watch it after our parents had gone to bed.
Everyone wore 'Wallabys' shoes. They were tan suede with thick crepe soles. They were REALLY comfortable, but had one fatal flaw: They were slippery as heck on wet floors. I was running to class at school on a rainy day, slipped, and actually did a COMPLETE BACK-FLIP, landing on my stomach right in front of a teacher, who at first looked horrified, then seemed rather amused.
I had a mood ring. I was extremely saddened to lose it some years later, when it slipped off my finger in the shower at a motel, and went down the drain. :(
Everybody wore hand-made jewelry. Lots of turquoise. One popular ring was a silver spoon handle curved to form a silver ring. (I still have mine.)
In around 1974 or 75, I had my first 'computer' job doing data entry for a pencil factory. It was on-the-job training. The computer room had to be kept freezing-cold. You had to wear Arctic expedition gear to go in there to work. The hard drives were the size of refrigerators, and there were 6 or 7 of them. Each one held several disks that were about an inch or two thick, and about a foot and a half in diameter. That computer was NOT user-friendly! If you typed the wrong keys in the wrong sequence, it blew the lights out in the entire complex, not just our office.
In about 1976, I started doing MT. My first job was on an IBM Mag-Card typewriter, but most of my jobs were on a regular Correcting Selectric. I worked a regular 8-hour day, had paid vacations and sick days (which were SEPARATE), and was appreciated and paid well. Now THOSE were the good old days! ;)
Glad everything is okay! nm
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Wow...Glad your not my mom!
Life is way to short. I had a stepmother like you. Once I lost my mittens and it was freezing outside and I had to walk. This wench actually got in her car, found me on my way to school in a snow storm and took the mismtached pair that I had found in a box. She was an awful woman and I never saw her again after I was 16 and left the house. I hope she has as miserable a life now as she deserves. Don't be a petty witch with your children. They will resent you in the end, may be even slash your perfect tires....
Glad to help!
I never really watched Frasier. I know, my loss from what I hear. Sounds very funny! Will have to start watching the reruns :)
glad i'm not you
Well aren't you just a ray of sunshine and full of compassion. It's not always about the almighty dollar. You get what you give in life and that includes taking care of ALL of God's creatures. You have no heart.
Glad I did it
I never went to the ER (I have to be almost dead before I go), so I suffered about 4 episodes before I went to the doctor. I didn't know what it was. Each attack got worse. After the last one, which was horribly painful, I went to the doctor,and didn't hesitate to get surgery done. I had a "rock garden", the tech called it. It was PACKED with stones! I had to wait almost 2 months. I was so afraid to eat I lost 12 pounds in 2 weeks! No exercise either! THAT was easy! Having never been in a hospital before as a patient, nor even having had any kind of procedure, the anticipation of the surgery was MUCH worse than the procedure. But I was a healthy person with no previous surgeries. I had almost no pain after, and took it easy. I went back to work after 3 days. I don't know what the risk would be with your recent surgery. It's something to talk out FULLY with your doctor.
You'll make the right decision.
I am soo glad it's
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I'm glad you did. (nm)
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Glad to see you came out okay!
Was your dad in the picture, by the way? You said it depends a lot on the parent, which is true, but it seems you did well for yourself on your own without much help from your mom. I have always believed that kids are born with their own set personality and demeanor, and that the parents can help foster good kids and teach them right from wrong along the way. Seems you were born a good seed.
thanks - so glad someone could help -
this is the only thing I miss about an office setting - someone always knew answers when I didn't. Home Depot, here I come! I was going to build chicken wire cages around them, but it is chipmunks that won't help either.
I had them done and am glad I did...sm
In high school I had allergy testing done which showed I was allergic to dust and mold, and we were able to control my symptoms by making changes around the house to cut down on these (i.e. plastic mattress and pillow covers).
A few years ago I developed other allergic symptoms and had food testing done which revealed that I have 3 allergies to chemicals in foods, and once I eliminated those food sources the problems went immediately away.
Good luck to you. Not everyone who has allergies needs allergy shots, but if you do they should help you. Even my dog had allergy shots and they helped her significantly!
So glad for you - sm
It's so hard for the families to not hear anything for such long periods of time.
I completely understand.
Prayers for your nephew as well as all of our servicemen and women.
Glad I Could Help
I was channeling my 4 year old. LOL.
Glad I could help a bit.
It is definitely going to be longer than 2 weeks though. Not sure on the recovery time for a vaginal so I would ask your doctor. Hopefully, your situation can be resolved without it. Again, good luck.
I'm so glad you took her
and the vet did the right tests. I'm sure you'll both be feeling much better now.
Oh, me too, so glad to see others. (nm)
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Glad to help :)
I joined one of those DVD clubs to start my collection. I mostly buy the movies I know I will watch over and over again.
There are only certain movies you can do that with and these are some of them for me.
Enjoy!
Glad you are doing well too! (sm)
I also have to remind myself I have it because I am fine. Sometimes I wish I didn't even know about it! I only got tested because I knew I was at risk. So you have had it about 8 years or so longer than me, and still doing great so that's really good!
I'm so glad she seems to be doing well
If she were in serious pain, she would let you know. You love her enough to do the right thing for her. So let her tell you when she is ready. Until then, treasure each moment with her.
Glad she's a little better
She'll definitely know when she's ready. I had posted before that I had lost my cat back in March. I'm still not over. Like one of the other posters, before she died, I think she had a stroke. She died at home. Just be there for her. On her last night I told her it was okay to go, and she must have listened because she died a few hours later.
glad
I am glad you had a nice heart-to-heart discussion with her. HOpefully, this opened the door to many more conversations and it sounds like may be her friends feel they can be honest to. I just hope you can get rid of this loser and hopefully she can stay away because my concern is if she wants no more will he except that. HOnestly, i hope she is not just saying that to make you happy and I don't know her very well so who am I to say. It sounds like she is being honest with you. This was her first time correct? If so, it sounds like she realized what a huge mistake it was. People, who are you to critize her for having this guy looked into. If you had the resources you would to! I know i definitley would. Well hopefully she will listen to her brother and I would stay out of it and act like you know nothing and see if she will come to you and talk to you about it. Hope it all works out for ya!
I'm glad you were seen right away!
Now maybe you can get some relief...at least temporarily until the root canal. Ugh, makes my stomach roll to even think about it! Hang in there!
Glad you are okay now
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Glad you liked it...nm
but very glad to know this!!
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I'm glad some of the commments helped you. . It sounds like you have a good grip on things. . I hope everything works out for the two of you.
Glad you liked it! - sm
I watched it a bunch of times late last night. The French guy & his friend were visiting SF & did the filming, but I know a bunch of the SF downhillers. Too bad Lombard St. is paved with bricks, isn't it? I felt they did a little too much footage of the slalom skating in Fort Mason Park, but he IS amazingly agile.
I'm glad you liked it!. . sm
I was sick of Manwich too! I have made it without the green peppers and onions and it was okay. Thanks for letting me know you liked it!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one!
I stopped taking the Benadryl 2 night ago, and I'm hoping to see a change in my hair! My hair is usually EXTREMELY thick. In fact, every person who ever cut my hair always commented on how thick it was! Since taking the Benadryl for the past few months, I have noticed my hair thinning and falling out (Not huge clumps, but usually one or two strands when I run my hand through it). I was also wondering about maybe hard water causing it, but I think it was the Benadryl!
glad
I'm so glad the Beagle won. . my dad had beagles and I always loved them.. his last one he had was named Bozo Billy and he gave dad a lot of comfort when he was suffering with lung cancer. .
Thanks!!! I'm so glad you like them (sm)
I always buy fabric at the fabric store so I don't know about the fabric you can order online. If you do order some online, will you let us know if it turns out to be good? (thanks!)My children just told me yesterday that they think I should make them a new one every Christmas :)
So Glad
to see that i am not the only "insane" person out there who will willingly throw $700.00 at the vet for an emergency appointment (and x-rays and blood tests) just to make sure my cat is ok! keep it up fellow animal lovers!
Really glad I am not the only one
I thought it was fun for a while, and wouldn't mind doing something like this from time to time but it seemed to be turning into the game board and not the gab board.
Wow am I glad my MIL is not like that.
She is awesome. I can't imagine having to deal with stuff like that, and I certainly can't imagine having a husband that lets his mother treat his wife like that.
Sounds like some of you need a new husband with a backbone.
LOL thanks, glad to know i'm not alone!!! sm
kids grow up so fast, i just want to enjoy every single minute of it! i'm close to both my boys. i have a very close relationship still with my parents, i'm 36. i hope my boys will still be close to me when they grow up and move out.
Wow - glad I'm not alone
While I don't wish this type of life on anyone, it's reasurring to know I'm not the only one who goes through what I go through. I'm probably luckier than you by not having kids (although we tried very hard to have kids when we were younger, just never worked out), but at least that's one extra thing I don't have to worry about. It's hard to describe what I go through on a daily basis. It's not anything specific to point my finger on (well maybe it's 100 things). He doesn't physically abuse me, he compliments me, and tells me I'm very organized and stable, and on a daily basis we laugh and joke around, horse around and to anyone who sees us together we're in love, but over the years he has done things that I have not been able to forgive him on. First, letting his mother tell me she never liked me and will kill me if I came between her and her son and he never spoke up for me. He once accused me of purposely breaking one of his plants and then trying to hide it (and that was a 3 hour fight with him doing most of the yelling). I felt like yelling back at him. You know I'm an adult, I don't need to hide anything. If I break something I will come out and say so, but I'm a person dang it. I have feelings and if you care more about your plant then my feelings at least now I know. Once I forgot to get potatos at the grocery store and we got half way home and I told him and he yelled at me for a good 2 hours all the way back to the store and home. When we got to the store I told him so I forgot to get the potato's, that was no reason for him to treat me like he did. As I walked into the store I prayed that an explosion would happen or robbery and all I wanted to do was die. I got the potatos, got into the car, and he continued on yelling at me all the way home. I told him I didn't deserve to be treated like that and he just ignored me like I hadn't said anything. The list goes on and on and on and on. It doesn't happen every day, we fight maybe once every month or two. Once I told him I wanted to see a counselor (this was maybe 8 or so years ago) and he told me why in the world would I do that, he's my husband and we're supposed to be best friends and I should trust him enough to tell him everything (then because I wouldn't he tried accusing me of "doing" something). I told him I could not sit down and talk to him in depth about my feeling because he would always give me the same line of "you're thinking about this wrong. You should look at things the way I do". Once I was so angry I told him "you need to look at things the way I see them" and he told me "no, because your wrong". I told him I wanted a baby. He told me "we don't need a baby, look at it the way I do, we should be greatful not to have kids". I've heard this story now for 20 years. I'm so tired of it. Over the years I think I have just become numb. I don't think I've grown out of love because I care if he's hurt and I want him to be happy, but as for myself I just find myself "numb" most of the time.
So I don't know what it is. Maybe I'm going through a midlife crisis. But at least I don't feel anymore that I'm weird or alone as I see other people are facing the same things.
Wow! I've never told anyone ever any of the things I just wrote. Felt good to get it out, hope I didn't drabble on and bore any of you.
Oh, I'm so glad
I was getting really sick of that storyline. I found her character less than appealing, anyway.
Well I'm glad for you.
I don't think you mentioned the store brand creamer before when you were trying to figure out your coffee problem. I learned a long time ago not to mess with the CoffeeMate. There is no substitute. 
glad you are okay
MT have scary imaginations! I love it when the answer is simple. Glad you are okay!
glad you are okay
MT have scary imaginations! I love it when the answer is simple. Glad you are okay!
Glad your little one is better
I am so glad you adopted from a shelter. I did so also a couple of months ago, a little doggie that I had seen her sad face on Craig's even though I have 3 felines. The doggie arrived and a few days later had terrible cough, took to the vet and kennel cough. She was treated and recovered. I no longer can read the ads from the shelters, just hurts too much and I cannot possibly adopt all that need homes (as per husband!) All my animals really are rescues and those are so special. Good luck!
Glad I could help.
If the hobby catches on, then you can build on it when giving gifts on birthdays, Father's day and future Christmas days. I can tell you that my mom enjoyed her apartment patio birding for many years and was able to pursue it even into her most advanced years. Books, binoculars, bird bath, bird treats, bird calendars....the whole 9 yards.
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