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Off-Topic / Re: Holidays

« on: December 14, 2022, 05:29:14 am »Message ID: 1373457

Christmas is a wonderful holiday, but I think the time spent in preparation of it can sometimes be even more special. Not the commercialization or the cookie baking (although those cookies are tasty), but the Advent season is one of the most beautiful time periods that we have - preparing for Christ's birth and focusing upon the season without the materialism aspect.


With all of the commercialized push, it is hard to take a step back and reflect on this, but I pray that many in the world will do that this year and in future years.


The realization of God's love for us reaches its culmination on Good Friday and Easter, but He first had to become a man like us to experience that human death and resurrection.  Praise God!

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Off-Topic / Re: The story from this perspective of the Creator

« on: December 14, 2022, 05:15:54 am »Message ID: 1373456

    Churches are not the only ones providing social services to the needy. Some non-religious organizations also provide humanitarian services to those who need them.

This is very true. Working for a religious non-profit charitable organization, we make a lot of referrals to other civic and secular agencies who provide financial and other assistance. It truly is a group effort and it takes all kinds to make a difference.

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Off-Topic / Re: Christmas Cookies

« on: December 14, 2022, 05:13:12 am »Message ID: 1373455

I love Christmas cookies, but I always eat way too many of them. Such a joyful bittersweet burden.

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Off-Topic / Re: Are you ready for the holidays?

« on: December 14, 2022, 05:11:36 am »Message ID: 1373454

Not ready yet - and so many more holiday parties this year than ever before. I love the socializing and conversations though.
 

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Off-Topic / Re: flowers every where

« on: December 14, 2022, 05:09:31 am »Message ID: 1373453

The irony of seeing this post immediately after following a YouTube link from Donnamarg in response to Pearl Harbor day in the Debate and Discuss forum...
 

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Off-Topic / Re: Favorite Movie

« on: December 11, 2022, 10:29:46 am »Message ID: 1373399

Two all time favorites = Harvey and Diner.

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Off-Topic / Re: Pestiside Companies

« on: December 05, 2022, 03:48:57 am »Message ID: 1373306

We have a mouser cat in the house who caught one yesterday in the kitchen. I always let him play with/kill it on his own rather than try to take it away from him. He is sometimes very timid and runs and hides when I've taken mice away in the past - like he thinks he did something bad. I never want him to associate mouse catching as a punishable offense. Well the cat disappeared to somewhere in the house while I was watching football and I was the only one home most of the day. Last night he showed back up again, but the mouse did not. So someplace in the house, probably tucked away somewhere that we can't easily access - there is a dead or severely wounded mouse. I suppose we will know where it is once the smell gets bad enough!


Ugh!

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Off-Topic / Re: How is your Bitcoin Balance holding up?

« on: December 04, 2022, 08:39:50 pm »Message ID: 1373297

I've always been wary to not comment online about my overall BTC balance to avoid becoming a phishing target. I don't believe there are any phishermen in this forum. I also like to think that I am smart enough and prepared enough that my holdings are secure even if I were to comment on how much I hold. But I still prefer not to take that chance.


I am pleased with what I have and am also looking forward to seeing the value rise in the future. I have purchased some of my satoshi outright and I also continue to accumulate free ones here and there as well. Will I be able to retire on that? Who knows? But it is definitely here to stay.

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Off-Topic / Re: laugh of the day

« on: November 21, 2022, 01:08:27 pm »Message ID: 1373040

Anyway, it was worse way back in the day when in school because when the boys passed gas, everyone, at least all the boys, thought it was hilarious. But we poor girls would rather have died than make a noise like that in front of our peers. 

The sounds were hilarious, but the smells were absolutely brutal!

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Off-Topic / Re: Amazon Bonus

« on: November 21, 2022, 11:38:05 am »Message ID: 1373038

Kohl's is always my go to place for Amazon returns. Super easy, zero hassle, and always a Kohl's related bonus of some sort!

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Off-Topic / Re: Eggnog-Do you like?

« on: November 21, 2022, 11:35:09 am »Message ID: 1373037

I've tried it about three or four times in my life. Each time it tasted more disgusting to me than the last. So I think it's a hard NO for me.

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Offers / Re: Not a Good Day for Me

« on: November 21, 2022, 11:29:51 am »Message ID: 1373036

Is it because they don't want someone transporting the wood to another location, so to keep the infestation from spreading? If so, I wouldn't consider that silly at all. If people had respected the restrictions on transporting fire wood when the Ash Borers were first detected, a lot of the current spread could have been avoided.

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Off-Topic / Re: Working on getting my license after 57 years

« on: November 20, 2022, 07:13:27 pm »Message ID: 1373015

Any updates from the OP on the status/progress on this? Just curious.

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Off-Topic / Re: Will Smith OSCARS

« on: November 20, 2022, 07:10:57 pm »Message ID: 1373014

What if they weren't free, but they paid you to attend - but you only got paid IF you attended and stayed for the full show?

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Off-Topic / Re: My best friend flaked on me!!!

« on: November 20, 2022, 07:09:31 pm »Message ID: 1373013

Some people could really use a public slap across the face in front of a large crowd though, don't you think?