Tag: random musings
member name: Carolyn G.
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July 29, 2007 10:46 AM EDT --
Can someone here please explain to me why, if a politician does something really wrong and someone else either comments on it or suggests that the person deserves to be censured for what he did they are . . .
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January 17, 2007 11:59 AM EST --
Whatever happened to common civility? I remember as a child my parents working hard to make sure I had good manners. Adult men did not even swear in the presence of women and children. Using bad language . . .
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May 27, 2007 11:58 AM EDT --
It's sort of amazing how sometimes the smallest things can make you happy. Yesterday was a succession of such events for me. When I say small things, I am dead serious. We are talking extremely small . . .
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June 29, 2007 12:18 PM EDT --
Some alert paramedics responding to a call noticed a car that appeared to be smoking. They called the police who found a car packed with gasoline, explosives, and nails. It was in a very high foot traffic . . .
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July 02, 2007 06:58 AM EDT --
It is approaching 4:00 in the morning. The house is dark and quiet as it generally is this hour of the morning. I'm sitting in the living room with the news on facing the end of another sleepless night. . . .
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July 14, 2007 12:17 AM EDT --
I got me a new high tech toy yesterday. No. It's not an IPod or one of those new telephones that does everything but cook dinner. It's not even a blackberry. Doesn't have a keyboard. I got . . .
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July 24, 2007 01:36 PM EDT --
I swear to god there are people on this planet who shouldn't be allowed out of the house without a keeper much less be allowed to drive a car. I encountered two of them today. The first was so busy . . .
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July 28, 2007 06:58 PM EDT --
It's amazing how the smallest things can make you feel good somehow. A week or so ago I decided to try my hand at sock making again. It's been well over 40 years since I made socks. I had forgotten . . .
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September 06, 2007 11:27 AM EDT --
I am constantly amused by people who insist they shop sales etc. because it "saves them money" even if they are buying things that they wouldn't have otherwise purchased. I get a blank stare . . .
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September 06, 2007 11:47 AM EDT --
I saw this story in my local newspaper and was grossed out by it. I mean.....ick.
What is it with people these days? This guy got mad at his girlfriend so he decapitated her cat, which is bad enough, . . .
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November 21, 2007 04:14 AM EST --
As the holiday approached I'm seeing every Woman's magazine full of articles on how to cut back on calories and "fix" traditional holiday fare into something more healthy.
I decided . . .
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February 27, 2008 12:45 AM EST --
There are many people who think providing basic health care to children is indicative of an "entitlement mentality". Personally I think it's just common sense for people to have adequate . . .
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March 08, 2008 06:15 PM EST --
Over the past few months I have asked the same question over and over and over again. I have yet to receive even a cursory response, much less a well thought out one. So let's try giving it its own . . .
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July 05, 2007 02:49 PM EDT --
Today on CNN I saw a story of barbarity almost beyond belief. In India among many Hindus when a woman becomes a widow her family throws her into the street with the clothes on her back to fend for herself . . .
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September 04, 2007 11:14 AM EDT --
Just when I think that nothing can happen to surprise me, I find situations that once again remind me of the true depth of the capacity for human stupidity over rational thought. Given certain types of . . .
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September 10, 2007 07:08 PM EDT --
I took the first steps toward my granddaughter's Christmas today. Seems a bit early, you might say, but remember I now have to make everything I give her. I will not buy a single toy this year because . . .
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September 14, 2007 11:51 AM EDT --
I got a form letter from the CEO of Mattel today in response to the comments I left on their website. In it he talks about how he has five kids and how Mattel cares so deeply about the welfare of children . . .
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October 01, 2007 02:53 PM EDT --
WalMart has apparently gotten the message concerning just how angry and worried parents are about toys for their children in this upcoming holiday season. They have taken two steps, one of which I find . . .
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October 04, 2007 04:17 PM EDT --
A judge has denied Senator Larry (wide-stance) Craig's request to withdraw his guilty plea. He ruled that Craig had submitted the plea voluntarily and with full understanding of what it meant to do . . .
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October 08, 2007 06:23 PM EDT --
His name is Max. He didn't turn out quite as good as I had hoped, but I like him well enough to consider that my 4-year old granddaughter might love him anyway. The colors in the photographs are a . . .
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