I picked the olives off trees in Greece
Posted By: Lynda on 2007-02-02
In Reply to: Reminds me of my grandmother. - Misha
and was I surprised. Tasted nothing like what I was used to. I love Milk Duds also. I think they are really good when you go to the movies along with your popcorn and cola. I hardly buy them if not at the movies, wonder why?
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Better than when I vacationed in Greece
There the people just downright rude, nasty and I would much rather spend my money where wanted than to spend lots and be treated rudely. It is up to your government to let people in or out, not me. I am not the ones who throw the borders wide open. Look at Pennsylvania Avenue. In the meantime, will continue to take exotic trips like I usually do.
Just want to say my trip to Greece anything but fun
I would never go there again and would not tell anyone to do. The ugly American certainly was something I picked up on there, the people were obnoxious, really nasty to me- spent lots of $$$$ and sorry I ever visited.
Green olives here too!
What's really, really good is a cheeseburger with grilled onions, tomato, and green olives on it.
I could eat that every day. :-)
I buy a certain jar of olives, love them and pay
now almost $6.00 per jar for those. I can eat about a jar a day. I would like them lower but I would pay more if they go that way.
Oh, besides loving water, they also eat olives!
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Hmm, roasted peppers, olives, garlic, tomatoes
Yummy! My husband and I neither one grew up eating the above - we had mostly the bland food and the reason being, there are a lot of people who just do not know how to use spices and seasonings. Glad grown now because I have all those delicious things you speak of. Years ago in Mexico I had roasted green peppers with cheese- tried to match but mine never the same. Mouth is watering!
How about some type of snack to go with the wine like Spanish cheeses, nuts, or olives? Mmmm...nm
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Hard-boiled eggs, shredded cheese, olives, dressing of choice.nm
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he picked Jen.............
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Oh. Been there done that. Picked myself up.
Babying someone and telling them to sit in a corner and cry is doing them NO good at all.
You are an enabler and not helping.
I picked thru their hair...
Took small section by section and picked thru and took each nit and pulled them out several times a day until I found no more nits. I had to go thru mine too since I got it too.
I would have picked different parents
My 16 and 18-year-old hippy selfish, self-centered, neglectful parents are now plastic surgery seeking, anti-depressant popping nightmares, and they are still whiny babies.
There were the 3 I had picked. Absolutely
love Adam. Yes, there will be 3 wildcards. The judges will bring back those they think need a second chance; hoewver, I don't know if the public picks the last 3 or if the judges do.
trees
Glad you made it through the storm okay. . I have lots of trees all around my house, which I love, but when the wind gets up, it is pretty scary. . There are several that could totally destroy the house. . My brother lives in a mobile home about a half mile from me. . I couldn't get him on the phone that night - later I found out he spent about 2 hours sitting in his truck - he thought that would be safer than his trailer. . I told him the next time, come to my house, though, like I said, with all the trees, not sure how safe it is. . I really wish I had a basement. . None of my neighbors have basements either. .
treeS?
When I was a kid, there was this really rich girl in the neighborhood whose birthday was around Christmastime. So they had a Christmas tree and a Birthday tree.
I've also entertained putting up multiple trees... in my fantasy about winning the lotto ;-)
If you do have more than one tree, that is wonderful!!! You put up the tree I didn't. I'm a 'real' tree gal and just afford it this year.
It made me sad at first, but I feel a little better now knowing I won't have to take it down, etc. So your post made me happy. Taking down the tree always made me sad. I left one up until Valentine's Day once because I just liked looking at it.
Anyhow, thanks for the venue to ramble and happy new year to you :-)
Glad you picked TyneLyn!
That is what I call her most of the time! I cover my hands and play peek-a-boo with her when she is on my lap. I open my hands really fast and she puts that pointy little nose in to lick me. We keep this up until I can't stop laughing. She ALWAYS WINS!
I think you are right. . Cupid and TyneLyn are not that terribly couragious, but they sure brighten up our lives! I will go downstairs now, to WHAT? I will email tomorrow on the Gab Board and tell you how she liked the party!
See who I picked in my message on first post.
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I still haven't picked my jaw up off my desk. (sm)
I just got off a quick break and decided to watch this video that I was told would floor me. It certainly did. I knew our political system was corrupt, but I honesly had no idea "they" were this blatant about it.
This is well worth the several minutes or so it takes to watch. I didn't post this under either political board, because it transcends both the conservative and liberal spectrums. Maybe this should go under the prayer request board now that I think of it.
If it's happening there, it's happening everywhere. These "voices of the people" totally need a good smackin.
Just click on the link hopefully shown below. If it doesn't work, cut and paste this into your browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG6X-xtVask
The fact that the 2 you picked up even mentioned
A long, long time ago, when I had just started working at a new job, a cute-looking guy who worked down stairs would always pass me on the stairs as I was going on my break. He seemed shy, we always just said hello. This went on for months. I liked him, but never talked to him for more than a few moments on the stairs.
Then, one morning, out of the blue, something really weird happened. As we passed each other, I said 'Hi!' as usual. After I was just past him, from behind, he said, 'Watch out, I might just rape you.'
????? Whaaaat.....???? Where on earth did THAT come from? I never spoke to him again.
Well, at about that time, there was a serial rapist in the area who over a period of time raped a lot of women in the nearby hills a popular hiking/jogging spot that I went to often, as well. He'd pick someone tired, offer to show them shortcut, and attack them in the wooded area he led them through.
Well, long story short, the guy I'd been saying hi to every morning at work, turned out to be that serial rapist! A late-20s-ish guy who was drop-dead cute, with an innocent-looking baby face. Boy, were my instincts ever NOT functioning with him, until he made that odd comment to me on the stairway! Before he made that comment, if I had bumped into him out at the hiking trail, I most surely would've gone along with him when he offered a short-cut, and become yet another statistic.
climbing trees
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Year before last I had 2 trees up
I have a big house and don’t find that unusual for more than 1.
We take our trees down after Jan 6, Epiphany.
After 24 years of marriage, we managed to collect a lot of ornaments. One tree is only for glass ornaments, most of which I inherited from mom and grandmother. Our kids are grown, so no worry about breakage, but that tree is usually real and goes in our front room. In our family room, we have an old artificial tree. The tree was being thrown out by a friend, and so we asked for it, and he laughed and said, "Sure!" For 10 years we've been using that throw-away tree. It's pretty Charlie Brown-ish when it's naked, but we throw all the little collected things on it -- the stuff the kids made out of macaroni when they were little, ornaments we picked up here and there or were given to us as gifts. All of those ornaments will be divided up and given to our sons when they move out. One is 20 and the other is 18, so perhaps soon, at least some of those will be adorning someone else's first Christmas tree.
It is a pain to take it all down, so I'm not looking forward to Sunday. Lots of sorting and storage to be done, and then everything has to get packed away up in the attic for another year.
I picked out my ring and absolutely regret it!
I really wish I would have had him do it all and we would have just slowed down. I love my husband to pieces, but it would have been nice to have a proposal and a surprise to see my ring for the first time. We kind of just agreed to get married and then went ring shopping together, but now I wish there had been more romance involved. Just let the boy pick it out - If he knows you well enough like he should if you plan on marrying him, then he'll surely pick out something you like.
I once called in a pizza order to be picked up
and the guy on the phone said off-handedly....I don't need to charge you the extra dollar since it is not being delivered. I asked if that dollar went to the delivery person and he sheepishly said no. Really ticked me off.
The judges picked awful songs all the
way around last night, I thought. None of them were suited for the songs chosen for them & they were bad songs... And speaking of judges, I hope Cara or Kara is GONE next season. She gets on my last nerve.
question about pre-lit Christmas trees
Looking into a new artificial tree - mine's pretty old and falling apart. Seems like for such a huge investment a pre-lit tree might not be a good idea - how do they hold up - how many years for the lights? Read some reviews on line and different stores and said they have to be stored in climate controlled area - not hot attic or garage. Anybody know?
Too funny - there's an add above for prelit trees!
Anyhoo, I got mine at Penney's last year, first artifical one I've ever had. I love it. It's beautiful, convenient. I thought I'd miss the smell of a real tree but there are so many beautiful candles now (Yankee Candles are my fave) or tart warmers - Mistletoe, etc, that make the whole house smell soooo good!
What is it with cats and Christmas trees?!
They just love to be under them! Very cute! Love the big gray and white one!
Where in FL do iguanas live in trees? (sm)
Ok, I grew up in North Florida, never saw an iguana other than someone's pet....have been all over Florida but never knew that iguanas lived in trees there! Anyone?
Oh sadie, too bad you can't see the forest for the trees...
giving something away when you already have the same exact thing is not being a Grinch...didn't your family teach you it is better to give than to receive? Maybe it would be nice to put a smile on another child's face for a change...so sad that you are so materialistic you can't see that.
I'm taking down my trees today boy what a job it is.
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Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines
Artificial only for us - I'm allergic to "real" trees.
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Ugggg. Christmas trees in the stores already!
Isn't it just back to school right now? Went to Walmart today to get school supplies and they were no longer on clearance. What has replaced them?
Drum roll: A tiny bit of Halloween decor, a few Thanksgiving napkins and plates and
Tons of lit Christmas tress. Many aisles of decorations with lights, garland. Even the CHRISTMAS JEWELRY is out. Forget the half off on notebooks and pens, hurry and get your candy cane earrings before it's too late!!
Ahhhhhkkkk. My kids are already writing lists for Christmas. My pocket book cannot take it. My DH gave me 50 bucks to buy milk, and get all of our 9 year old girl's birthday gifts who is turning 9 in 2 weeks. So... who can think about Christmas? Anybody got any ideas on how to deal with all this stress? Would appreciate any comments on above experience. Thanks in advance!
Ohhh! CHRISTMAS trees! ha ha ... I thought
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That is very sweet! I have never thought of giving trees before!
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We picked out ours together. They were matching nugget bands with 4 diamonds at angle. However....
last year was our 19th anniversary. I had lost my ring about 2 weeks before my anniversary (or so I thought anyway).
For my anniversary, he had bought me a 1 carat marquis diamond. He had hid my band and then miraculously the day I tell him about losing it, he says "Oh, I found it and put it in your ring box." He goes and gets my box and yes my band is in there but also my new ring as well. It has been 19 years (now getting close to 20), I still love him to death simply because I know he really listens to me (and of course the fact that he is a sweetie!)
Sounds like YOU picked a real loser to sleep around with and have kids with.
You have no one to blame but yourself.
Agree, not to mention those weird looking Christmas trees they have
throughout their stores. What's up with that? We had around 80 people from our church offer to bell ring in front of stores on Saturday and the Salvation Army said on that day alone they brought in more dollars than any other day since bell ringing starting this season. I was one of those bell ringers and not one single person who passed by me was discourteous and most people gave! A simple smile and MERRY CHRISTMAS means a lot to people! Target would do better by following that example.
Cats declawed front only can still climb trees and
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Any idea how to keep cats out of bird nests in trees? sm
This is the 4th day in a row I have had to pick up a dead, mauled bird (3rd baby). I am assuming cats are the cause, since neighbors and I did not have a problem until this year, when we started seeing a couple of roaming cats. My dog is no help as he is still a puppy and is afraid of the cats. 
Anyway, does anyone know humane ways to keep cats from climbing the trees? I know, you can't fight nature, but thought I would ask anyway. Thank!
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