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BetteTheRed
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She passed last Friday. It was really peaceful. It was nice that she didn't have to fight anymore. Gets tiring, this fighting all the time.
Time for re-evaluating retirement plans. I want some good time. I will miss her dreadfully. She was one of my first friends at the College and I've been there almost 30 years.
Tabitha
journeying
Feeling sad. a grade 8 student took her own life. My boss just called to tell me-as the student was at the school my office is at. She wanted all staff to hear it from her first. I can not place the student, may know face to see her but not someone I interacted with. My thoughts and prayers are for her classmates and the staff that knew her.
We have above average teen suicide rates here in the Valley.
We have above average teen suicide rates here in the Valley.
Seeler
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Bette - my condolences.
Tabitha - I don't know what to say. She must have been very young (my grandson is 12 in Grade 7 - she was in Grade 8 - 13?). How can one so young be suffering so much that they can't seee any way out? Sas for her and those who knew her. Sad for a world in which these things happen.
Tabitha - I don't know what to say. She must have been very young (my grandson is 12 in Grade 7 - she was in Grade 8 - 13?). How can one so young be suffering so much that they can't seee any way out? Sas for her and those who knew her. Sad for a world in which these things happen.
Seeler
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Thing happen fast in this room. I come home from book club at 9:00 pm, check in to WC. Nothing happening here. Get up in the morning, read your post and am about to reply but I check down - other people have been in with their concerns. (I guess that's one of the facts of living on the east coast - we go to bed an hour earlier than ON and several hours earlier than folks out west.)
But Pinga, it sounds like you made a feast. My mouth waters reading about it. (Seelerman has a bad cold; we're on our second day of homemade chicken soup). Now what are you going to do for Thanksgiving?
And the ball game was good - Bluee Jays won! (especially sweet after blowing their winning streeek the previous game.
Remember the joy all around at the game we attended. I think that was my sister's favourite part - the high-5s and greetings from strangers all around us and out in the halls. It must feel completely different when the team loses. I can imagine fans gathering up their jackets and leaving without any eye contact with anybody else.
Carolla
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Just dropping by for a minute - I'm in the midst of packing for a week away at a cottage near Bala - the Cranberry Capital! No internet at the cottage - that'll be different! Reading, knitting, movies, scrabble, hiking, photography, fishing, eating ... should be good! Did I mention there's a hot tub? See you all again on Thanksgiving weekend!
Nancy
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So much happening here...So much that many of you are dealing with. Praying for your comfort and strength. My only difficulty right now is that I will be dogsitting my sister's two dogs all weekend, starting tomorrow. So that makes 3 dogs that I will be walking. They are like kids who do parallel play and instead do parallel walking, i.e. they do their own thing. My dog will get bossy; one of my sister's dogs will refuse to eat and I will coax her all weekend, and the other one is nicknamed the 'play police' as he prevents the other two from playing with sticks, or balls or other toys. Sometimes there is random throwing up. Can you tell that I've done this before?
As being in touch with my origins ... I am all ready reconciled ...
Thus as a hick I shall not go to the cottage as I am already at home there ... as the Greek God of sophistication would say ... the dirt is settled as hommoe (common dirt) to the greater "out there" busy grating ... and giving us bits ...
Experts in the unknown realize as authorities ... we have it wrong ... what's left after that but to carry this crap on as chat! Experts in the known differ from experts in the known ... a limited specialty! Isn't that divine ... a split in the hard case state? The world of hard knocks as the bible says knock on it ... a phrase improperly known!
The real authorities down here don't see the virtue ... in the paen of learning what we virtually don't know ...
Imagine being part of a greater mind ... in Joie of only knowing as the mummified Gods of the lands of the powerful imagination of projecting out of the darkness of a free kin thing ... the Shadow of doubt! Then one just begins to understand the Theory of Everything ... a vast Uncertainty Theory ... authorities find this hard to swallow ...
Thus I like to make reference to the cottage industry ... an in-house manipulation of intelligence received ... just stop and process what is received as crap ... people can't resist ... giving we live in the land of corruption ... or have you not taken note? In the south they even fish for crappie (i.e. the sunfish)!
Thus there has to be more ... still another side ... a wee bit as sub dude in the myth ... by those invested in sureties! Yet everything move shakes and changes ... just look up at night ... an archaic observation into the dark and occult ... stranger things are out there ... nder the midnight sun they can blow yer mind ... or at least thro'wit!
Thus as a hick I shall not go to the cottage as I am already at home there ... as the Greek God of sophistication would say ... the dirt is settled as hommoe (common dirt) to the greater "out there" busy grating ... and giving us bits ...
Experts in the unknown realize as authorities ... we have it wrong ... what's left after that but to carry this crap on as chat! Experts in the known differ from experts in the known ... a limited specialty! Isn't that divine ... a split in the hard case state? The world of hard knocks as the bible says knock on it ... a phrase improperly known!
The real authorities down here don't see the virtue ... in the paen of learning what we virtually don't know ...
Imagine being part of a greater mind ... in Joie of only knowing as the mummified Gods of the lands of the powerful imagination of projecting out of the darkness of a free kin thing ... the Shadow of doubt! Then one just begins to understand the Theory of Everything ... a vast Uncertainty Theory ... authorities find this hard to swallow ...
Thus I like to make reference to the cottage industry ... an in-house manipulation of intelligence received ... just stop and process what is received as crap ... people can't resist ... giving we live in the land of corruption ... or have you not taken note? In the south they even fish for crappie (i.e. the sunfish)!
Thus there has to be more ... still another side ... a wee bit as sub dude in the myth ... by those invested in sureties! Yet everything move shakes and changes ... just look up at night ... an archaic observation into the dark and occult ... stranger things are out there ... nder the midnight sun they can blow yer mind ... or at least thro'wit!
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crazyheart
Rest In Peace: tomorrow,tomorrow
Pinga
Room for All
Is this one of your grandchild, @crazyheart
crazyheart
Rest In Peace: tomorrow,tomorrow
My 8 year old grand son and his mom were having a talk about the Terry Fox Run
What it meant and why his school was doing it.
They have close family friends whose 4 year old Has been battling cancer. Liam , who thought it was finally
beat got the bad news that it was back and had maybe 6 months.
To the end of my story, my daughter in law picked him up after school and he had written Liam's name on his
tag.
Proud of him.
Proud of his mom and dad.
What it meant and why his school was doing it.
They have close family friends whose 4 year old Has been battling cancer. Liam , who thought it was finally
beat got the bad news that it was back and had maybe 6 months.
To the end of my story, my daughter in law picked him up after school and he had written Liam's name on his
tag.
Proud of him.
Proud of his mom and dad.
Mendalla
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It's things like this that keep Fox's legacy going. He put a very public face on cancer and cancer patients that will persist, I hope, for a very long time. My son's school has postponed their run to Monday due to the crap weather we are getting these days.
Pinga
Room for All
@crazyheart , now that is one that pulls at those tear ducts. You must be proud of him, and your daughter....proud in a good way. Thanks for sharing.
Tabitha
journeying
Our fist nations culral talk was great yesterday. An elder, a teacher of traditional plant use and history was one of the leaders. We took a quick bus trip to a site of pictographs I hadn't yet been too.
And to top it off a teacher I just know to see in yoga sat with me. She told me about her son and how hard it had been for her when as an adult he was hospitalized and they could give her no information. Of anyone she could have told that story too I got it, as having lived that experience.
And to top it off a teacher I just know to see in yoga sat with me. She told me about her son and how hard it had been for her when as an adult he was hospitalized and they could give her no information. Of anyone she could have told that story too I got it, as having lived that experience.
Pinga
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Good morning, folks. Finally broke down and bought a dryer yesterday.
We had been getting along with the clothesline while my husband decided if we should fix the dryer, or not. Decided to buy.
Did some research. Went to one large department store, and the staff was as to be expected: not great. Went to a large appliance store. Had the salesman who was "next in line" help us. We stated our priorities were "must be gas", "would prefer inhouse/immediate, or short delivery", "mid-range prices", "not brand-centric; hwever, have used Maytag before". The salesperson was useless. We kept on having to remind him we wanted gas. The final straw was when we asked for a price and he came back excited saying "good news folks, I can give you a break on this one, and we have it in stock". My husband, figuring it was too good to be true, said "and it's gas?". A look of dread came across the guy's face, and he went back. no it wasn't. The deal offered was atrocious. Decided to leave. Went down the road to another appliance store. One guy working. Told him what we wanted. He showed us a few models to narrow in. Gave us final prices on 3 of them. We wanted to compare specs, so headed home. Ended up buying for the last store. BTW, they gave us 25% off - which should have been offered at teh previous one as well, as it is a Maytag sale .
Just goes to show the importance of shopping around.
We had been getting along with the clothesline while my husband decided if we should fix the dryer, or not. Decided to buy.
Did some research. Went to one large department store, and the staff was as to be expected: not great. Went to a large appliance store. Had the salesman who was "next in line" help us. We stated our priorities were "must be gas", "would prefer inhouse/immediate, or short delivery", "mid-range prices", "not brand-centric; hwever, have used Maytag before". The salesperson was useless. We kept on having to remind him we wanted gas. The final straw was when we asked for a price and he came back excited saying "good news folks, I can give you a break on this one, and we have it in stock". My husband, figuring it was too good to be true, said "and it's gas?". A look of dread came across the guy's face, and he went back. no it wasn't. The deal offered was atrocious. Decided to leave. Went down the road to another appliance store. One guy working. Told him what we wanted. He showed us a few models to narrow in. Gave us final prices on 3 of them. We wanted to compare specs, so headed home. Ended up buying for the last store. BTW, they gave us 25% off - which should have been offered at teh previous one as well, as it is a Maytag sale .
Just goes to show the importance of shopping around.