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Off-Topic / Re: I am so proud!!!

« on: November 07, 2010, 02:13:56 pm »Message ID: 265986

excellent work, kidlets (and mom!)--knowledge and its implementation makes all the difference in one's life.

storm, I totally would have tutored you in high school.  I'm sorry that the school did not make more of an effort to evaluate your academic distress and find effective solutions.

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Off-Topic / Re: the election

« on: November 07, 2010, 02:10:55 pm »Message ID: 265984

heh...I'd love it if my lovely state of CT could straighten out the governor's race...we still don't officially have one, as the loser will not concede. 
and yes, I also am grateful for the political ads being off all the airwaves.  it got ridiculously ugly here.

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Off-Topic / Re: How Many of You Have Started Your Christmas Shopping Yet?

« on: November 07, 2010, 02:07:21 pm »Message ID: 265981

mostly my gifts are handmade, and yes, I have started gathering ideas and finding the necessary repurposed materials.  I do require a decent amount of lead time in the process.

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Off-Topic / Re: Name your actor or actress

« on: November 07, 2010, 02:05:51 pm »Message ID: 265980

Johnny Depp and Patrick Swayze 

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Off-Topic / Re: An Inspirational Quote for a Depressed Heart

« on: November 07, 2010, 02:04:18 pm »Message ID: 265978

absolutely.
Psych 101 will say that thinking leads to behaviors, positive or negative or neutral, which, if repeated often enough, leads to entrenchment.  I'm for entrenchment on the positive side and I work hard at it.

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Off-Topic / Re: Talk About Balloon ARt!!!!

« on: November 07, 2010, 02:02:19 pm »Message ID: 265977

fascinating...and he probably did it one balloon at a time 

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Off-Topic / Re: Best thing heard today!

« on: November 04, 2010, 09:53:50 am »Message ID: 264179

agreed--it would be phenomenal if accountability was actually put in place going forward. 

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Off-Topic / Re: are you Serious???

« on: November 04, 2010, 09:51:50 am »Message ID: 264176

I call people on their stuff.  if we can't discuss and be honest, then we need to move on, because I surely don't have the head space or the time to invest in that sort of behavior and/or relationship.

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Off-Topic / Re: easy no bake cheesecake YUM

« on: November 04, 2010, 09:49:14 am »Message ID: 264174

I do a variation on that by mixing tofu, soy cream cheese, and pudding mix (lactose intolerant).  awwwesssommme 

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Off-Topic / Re: Do You Know................

« on: November 04, 2010, 09:46:54 am »Message ID: 264172

most states have an energy assistance plan, accessed by calling either state social services or town/city social services. 
also can be found by calling infoline in your state.  or searching 211's website.  for instance, here's my state's information:
http://www.211ct.org/referweb/Detail.aspx?c06426;Essex;6680;;;443912;1456942;21856

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Off-Topic / Re: What are you doing today or tomorrow?

« on: November 03, 2010, 09:06:00 am »Message ID: 263492

quick run to the bank and grocery store, shower, meeting with lawyer for my SSD/I hearing date in December, then more work on my travel notebooks, and a few ebooks to get started reading before supper and bed about 4am or later.  happy trails!

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Off-Topic / Re: So...

« on: November 03, 2010, 09:03:37 am »Message ID: 263486

I hear you.  I pretty much blew the whole month of August, both in the forums and the paid to click.  *sigh.
I have over $25, but because I didn't make the required amount in offers, I have to keep working to cash out, lol.  ah, well.  sometimes life happens!

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Off-Topic / Re: Southern chicken dressing or stovetop stuffing?

« on: November 03, 2010, 09:01:43 am »Message ID: 263484

the only stovetop stuffing I like is the cranberry one.  mmm, cranberries...
I'm not from the south, and have no idea what the chicken dressing is.  I do, however, like the homemade stuffing my family makes, complete with animal crackers in it!

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Off-Topic / Re: xmas

« on: November 03, 2010, 09:00:01 am »Message ID: 263480

I'm handmaking 95% of my gifts this year...not just because of the financial issues, but because it gives me something constructive to do while knowing that I'm giving something unique 

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Off-Topic / Re: Tips on puppy potty training??

« on: November 01, 2010, 08:47:28 am »Message ID: 262245

prillycake hit the whole process right on the nose!!  I would also use crates as "time out" in conjunction with the hourly incrementation of potty runs.  penny cans work well for cats too.  also make the newspaper unavailable...if they know they CAN go in the house, they will.