Sunny, gorgeous October day in Cali - (guess that's
Posted By: why it costs so much to live here) on 2008-10-28
In Reply to: First snowfall of the season here in Northern NJ. Anyone else? - ss
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Unfortunately our sunny state is sunny, but with the up to 20ish mph winds it is chilly
Sorry it hasn't been so warm for you, but it still is better than snow and such. My daughter plays in a competative softball league and yesterday many people showed up in shorts and sandals and froze. I'm still carrying my blankets in the car and was nice and warm.
Cat named Cali..sm
she's a calico-colored kitty!
Welcome!! my opinion is Cali is colder..LOL
Out in Cali. it IS natural selection - with all the
gang-banger thugs filling up our emergency rooms to the point of them going broke & shutting down. You'd think by now some of them would see it's a pointless, useless lifestyle.
i'm 35, will be 36 in october. my mom sm
went through menopause in her early 40s. i don't know now long perimenopause lasts. i have normal periods, but mood swings, feel worthless sometimes. i just want to have my strong willed mind back like i used to have. thanks
55 and sunny
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There are from Hawaii, going in October nm
warm and sunny
An absolutely gorgeous day here in Savannah, GA 
keep on the sunny side. I just want
to put my hands over my ears or slap her every time I hear it. Don't care for dreary phil collins, either, or at least I think it's phil collins - I can feel it coming on, oh lord.
back around October
I said (along with many others, I know) that they needed to bailout consumers. I later read this article: http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Real-Bailout-Needed-is-by-Steven-Leser-081227-715.html
along with the follow-up where some of the responses to the first article are addressed: http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Real-Bailout-Needed-is-by-Steven-Leser-090104-322.html
Personally, I am not for giving anyone a free ride, but least of all the lenders that are largely responsible for the housing/financial crisis we are all faced with. I pay my mortgage and other bills on time, but with the economy the way it is, I fear that I may not be able to continue doing this (my husband is one of the many whose companies are now requesting employees take one day off per week without pay, and I have been less than fully employed for too long now, mainly due to some family issues that arose a while back, but now with the job market not so hot). Anyway, with the idea proposed in the above linked articles, it would help many, many Americans who are having a hard time, as well as those who made s t u p i d/greedy mistakes, etc., and at the same time the banks/creditors would be getting their money in the form of consumers paying their debts with bailout money (opt in or out), but paying it back, at least partially. IMO, it is a much better plan than what is currently being debated, but with the prospect of much of the money being paid back (by the taxpayers who accept bailout money as well as taxes paid by banks/creditors on the money they receive, etc.), also allowing for many of the things that the government is proposing to still be done.
Another thing I have long been a proponent of is legalization/taxation of marijuana/hemp. Apparently, Americans utilizing the Citizen's Briefing Book at change.gov (http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/ideas/viewIdea.apexp?id=087800000004lrP#comments)overwhelmingly believe that this would have a major positive impact on our economy. Not only was it THE MOST POPULAR idea, but there were many other similar ideas posted that received a large number of votes (I think another similar idea was 3rd or 4th on the list of most popular ideas submitted), and there were many similar ideas posted that received lots of votes. I think that they should have left the briefing book open for idea submission and voting for a longer time (or even ongoing). I was not even aware of its existence until a couple of days before it ended, and did not realize how quickly they were going to end it, so when I decided to register, submit, and vote it was too late.
I went through the same thing back in October- sm
However our debt situation was a bit worse, had $90K on cards that he knew nothing about. I paid all the bills on time so no issues there, just could not pay them off obviously. I was robbing Peter to pay Paul, as he put it when I finally confessed all, I was running a ponzi scheme with our own finances. I picked a day when the kids were at school and he was off work, some obscure holiday in October, and wrote it all out in a letter, then I handed him the letter and told him to read it, and drove down to the store to avoid any fallout. He called me 5 minutes later, I went home and we hashed it all out. Luckily we were in the position to pay all his cards off by borrowing against the 401K, which everyone screams not to, but we did and have done loans against it before which we pay back in five years by automatic withdrawal that his work manages--I still have mine to deal with, had 3 in hardship plans, now 2, rest are up to date but slow to make a dent obviously, going to consolidate though, need to get off my butt and get that done. But you have to tell him, believe me I did not want to tell my DH, I was terrified, thought he'd go off the deep end, try to kill me maybe, divorce me for sure, etc. I remember telling my friends what I wanted him to do when I told him, they (and I) all thought that a good outcome was not going to happen. Miracle of miracles it did. He has been great. Our marriage has actually gotten better. He has only had a couple breakdowns of being super mad at me, and has not made my life living H*E*L*L like I thought he would . I still handle the money which is probably not a good thing but he can still look at everything anytime he wants to. Things are not perfect financially but I do my best to pay with cash for everything and use our now clear cards for small purchases which I pay off each month so we can get his credit back to a great standing. We have no need for any loans at present luckily and in five years the 401K will be paid back, and our house will be paid off by then as well, and all this will be a bad memory. -- So just pick a quiet time to tell him, write it all down if you have to so you stay calm and focused, no pointing fingers, and lay it all out, no point in holding anything back. He will be upset but your issues really are not that bad when you look at the mess many others are in (including me). Waiting a year and working on cleaning up your credit is not the end of the world, it will give you a year to save up more of a downpayment hopefully, need 20% probably, so that may take you more than a year to get together anyway. Good luck.
I'm in San Francisco - 63 degrees, sunny, light wind. nm
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Brrrr, in sunny south and yet temperatures diving, how about you?
I live in a town about 19 miles south of Atlanta. Some years we are able to wear shorts and sandals around here but I am seeing our temperatures dropping rapidly and should be in the teens tomorrow morning. I know I have chilly neighbors elsewhere- what do you do to get ready (or are you ever ready) for the winter, snow, etc? Just recently got me a new space heater for my work room as I freeze when the temperature goes lower than say 60! Keep warm.
Looks like Comcast starts monitoring internet usage in October. Has anyone here ever been
contacted about excessive usage from Comcast.
My hair stylist last October got a tiny darling baby Daschund and SM
a huge hawk was constantly circling around every time she let him out in the yard. Her neighbor was concerned as well. Little Rusty is somewhat bigger now and nothing happened, but I know for sure that the bird had his eye on a very nice dinner. Like you said, they have to eat, but nature can be cruel sometimes.
Hes gorgeous!!!!
and it looks like he feels really at home in his new home.
On another note, watched a bit of the "animal talent show" on Animal Planet earlier today (caught the tail end of it -- no pun intended), but they had a dog on there who would literally hop on the door of a running dryer and retrieve tennis balls -- blew my mind!!!
WOW!!! That is gorgeous. nm
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Up. Fake but gorgeous! lol (we think so at least!)
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My Stars! He is GORGEOUS! sm
wow! I would snap him up in a minute! I cannot imagine anyone putting that beautiful dog up for adoption, but you are so lucky! If your DH is not into showing, perhaps putting out for stud? there is money in that too, and he would make some beautiful puppies!!! I cannot imagine your other dog rejecting him, but maybe more than one visit would be a good idea. Good luck to you! ks
He's *gorgeous* with a pedigree to die for. sm
I'm jealous! ;o) BTW, the win he had under judge Kathleen Kanzler (Innisfree Siberians) is very impressive. She and her daughters are very well known and respected in Siberians. It was her dog that won Best of Show at Westminster (in 1984, I think it was). Try not to get bitten by the show bug. It's a whole other world.
I hope Sasha likes him so he can live with you!
She is just gorgeous. You can see the gentleness in her!!! NM
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As I said - they are gorgeous creatures
I watched one eat a mourning dove but usually try not to watch. They pluck and leave a great pile of feathers. Great Horned Owls can get cats - in case you have one - but their favorite food is skunks - a bird of prey expert told me that the white stripe makes a good landing strip at night!! I too keep the camera close by, got a couple, but usually by the time I get focused he has moved on.
What a gorgeous horse!! sm
I am sure he is just as happy where he is now as he was with you! You saved his life once and he won't forget that! Bless you both!
your baby is gorgeous!!!! sm
I have three bassets, 12, 11 and 8 years old. I love my dogs! I'm a huge animal lover, they are like my kids. Bassets are very stubborn. It took a while to train our first basset. Our second basset (Lucy) we got when Flash was 1 year old. Lucy wasn't as hard to train as Flash was. Our third basset I got when he was about 5 years old. He was used to being outside, and he wasn't hard to train either. I'd giver her some time. They are such loyal dogs!!! Great with kids too.
I think she is gorgeous...congratulations!
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Weather was just too gorgeous today.
I went outside in a sleeveless shirt to decide how to dress to walk the dogs, and ended up tidying up the yard instead! Won't my neighbors be relieved, LOL.
Yes, the dogs eventually got their walk, but first I fed them. Sasha decided not to eat tonight ... until I explained that we'd go for a walk only after she ate. She ate it right up and then did her time-for-my-walk dance!
Hope this weather makes it up north soon.
Gorgeous kitty! Will pray it all goes well! :) nm
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FRED is gorgeous!!!!! Thanks 4 sharing...nm
GORGEOUS pet-collars! Check this out.... -sm
To all of you pet-lovers out there:
I've seen lots of websites offering fancy dog and cat collars, but nothing like this one! There are pages and pages of lovely sparkly rhinestone collars.... it took me forever to finally choose one for my new little princess-kitty!
If your pampered pet could use a little "bling", you'll love this site!
They are gorgeous, and he is just too adorable for words!!! NM
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What a gorgeous colt! From your description - sm
of his temperament, and liking to do 'interesting' things, I'll bet he'd made a great police horse, or be fantastic in trail-horse competition at shows! (Not to mention excellent for actual trail-riding!) What a cutie!
I've had horses in the past; my last one, a dark brown thoroughbred, was a Hunter/Jumper. I got him when he was just 3 years old & unbroke, and he finally died at age 25. Can't afford them anymore (live in an apt., so have to board...) but I do miss it!
yeah but...Mexico is gorgeous. Hey, I went to Cancun. I look at sm
it this way: If more of us were to vacation and spend our money there enjoying their gorgeous wild life and pretty beaches, that would give them plenty of tourist money and they wouldn't have to leave their country! I respect those hard-working Mexicans who stay in Mexico (like the ones who courted us at the resort), and I support the likes of them. They work hard, stay in their country, and I will give them good tips and help them to help their families as I enjoy snorkeling, deep sea fishing, and great food.
I wouldn't put all Mexicans into a box and say that you wouldn't give them a dime. Yes, there are illegals here who have no morals and I certainly don't support them! But, like I said, I do support those hard-working ones who are staying in their own country. I don't see a problem in that.
These are gorgeous! Now what to pick for my chipmunk-chasing
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Gorgeous night walk in the snow.....
Walked the dog last night around 8 pm. There are about 12" of snow on the ground, covering the pines, the roof tops, and blanketing the side street where I live. It was breath-taking, which might have been due to it being 23 degrees, but more so because the sky was inky black with a few clouds here and there, and the stars were so bright. The tress without their leaves were silver, contrasting against the black sky, stars twinkling through their branches. The pines were still bent with the weight of snow and snow-covered Christmas lights on the trees glowed dimly. My footsteps crunching on the packed snow was the only sound heard, with the occasional snorting pig imitation my moronic dog does when snow gets up her nose from sniffing too strongly.
I hate having to dress like Nanook of the North and looking like the Michelin Tire Man, but walks in the night like that make me forget about the insanity I endure M-F, at least for a little while.
Technically it is still fall, this is Maine, so I might have a different take on the snow come March.
Lucky, you! I am sorry I got the spelling of this gorgeous breed SM
wrong. I study dog breeds, know every one in the dog shows, etc. and then made that fo-pa. Not intentional, I assure you. They had the Pembroke and Cardigan. You would have loved it.
Yes. You must make a point to see this next year. It is so adorable and a change of pace for those of us who don't watch the football game. They have them on what looks like a football field with lots of toys and they are all running around, and they play a sound track in the bakground that sounds like fans cherring in the crowd!
She is gorgeous, and a twin to my niece's beautiful cat, Nina! NM
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Doesn't Shemar have the most gorgeous smile you've ever seen? nm
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Gorgeous! Very nice coat! Does she have a bit of corgi in her? Looks like our corg/shep. mix. nm
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My wife doesn't let me hang out on a forum dripping with all you gorgeous chicks unattended....sm
And every now and then I catch her eyeing me in a speculative sort of way out of the corner of her eye while idly twirling the little Beretta that I was foolish enough to teach her how to shoot.
Now, I don't say she's actually made any verbal threats. No, no - nothing like that. But it's not too hard to interpret the occasional warning shot that whistles past my head.
She's sweet. I think she's gorgeous. Love her hair. Love her sm
smile. I wish I looked that great! I don't even come close, so who am I do judge? I admire beauty greatly in other women...I envy them!
It's anybody's guess
I hope it's Sanjaya, but three people forgot the words to their songs. My guess is maybe Brandon (one who forgot the words). With the exception of Lahisha, Melinda and Blake, I am not impressed with this years singers at all. It's one of the worst seasons for me.
Just old, I guess :(
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I guess
...that's why I gave up on Christianity. Jesus' message was beautiful and loving for the most part, but the religion has become inundated with intolerance and condemnation and even damnation. Religion world-wide is too much of a trigger for war and violence and I'm not sure how it got twisted into its present form(s). Well, let me take that back -- it seems as long as there has been religion humans have been fighting and killing each other over it, which is a sad advertisement for a particular religion, unfortunately.
To quote from a favorite folksong, I'm willing to "let the mystery be."
no, actually, i guess i don't. (nm)
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Well, I have 8, so I guess not . . .
and, if I had it to do over again, I would do exactly the same! My youngest will be two in June, and my oldest has two of his own. Yes, we have quite an age spread there. Our 2-year-old is the joy of our lives. One little laugh or even a smile from him, and everything else seems to pale in importance. He's a great little de-stressor.
As I have always told my children, "Friends come and go, but familes are forever."
I guess it's not who you know, but who you ?
not funny
Hey, guess what???
Still havent called… I asked if anyone else had done this. I don’t live in terror that I will fall over, have my own blood pressure cuff. I can ask if others have done this without showing up at the emergency room....
Guess you were never a kid?
As long as she's smart, then she should be able to stay out. Now if she's going to be all night, she should have the courtesy to let her mother know. I've been in that situation where I had to pay rent to my parents once I was that age. They didn't have a curfew for me, but I was considerate enough to let them know when I'd be out all night or staying with a friend. According to tradition, the female child does not move out until she's courted and then gets married? I think the OP should cut the girl a break and let her make some decisions on her own.
Are they all like that? I guess that's what I really want to know
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LOL - I guess they run out often!!
I guess it should go to you, then, b/c you know what
Ahhh, the arrogance. You should be careful! lol
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