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Place your bets!
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^%$&$%&# exterminator cancelled on me again today. Now, it's not his fault as it was raining and he couldn't spray, but I am so ()&*%)(W&%) SICK of the stink bugs! He rescheduled us for 2:30 tomorrow afternoon and if he's not here, I'm going to lose it. If anyone sees a cloud of prof...
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Whatcha' readin'?
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After blowing through 13 or so books in the month of August, I took a reading break. I'm getting back into it, but the book I'm reading is kind of boring. It's The Red Queen by Phillippa Gregory and while I normally like her stuff, I'm just not into this one. It's the second in her Cousin's War trilogy (...
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Happy birthday, Nameless She!
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Happy birthday, sooz!
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It is ToroD's birthday!
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Union Jack is having a birthday!
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It is samcro73's birthday!
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It is Tazer's birthday!
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OUTRAGEOUS is having a birthday!
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Scooby is having a birthday!
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shortyd is having a birthday!
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NANN2 is having a birthday!
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Conversation that I don't want to join but still want to talk about.
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C BHad an inherited ring appraised.....one the giver said was real.....the recipient (now deceased) believed it to be real and a gift of love many years ago. found out it is an average, common CZ made from china....the appraiser looked at it for three seconds and said it was a cheep fake and typical sty...
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Interesting period drama begins tonight
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Tonight PBS premiers Call the Midwife, a British drama about midwives in a poor part of East London in the 1950's. It looks very interesting and I've been looking forward to seeing it. If you don't get PBS, you can watch it on line on PBS's website. http://www.pbs.org/programs/call-the-midwif...
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Mafia Knockoff -- the Montagues and the Capulets aka Romeo and Juliet
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I have sent out the PM's and am going to put up the game thread but not start until tomorrow. I have doing something here that I haven't done before and haven't seen anybody else doo so am not sure how this is all going to play out. We shall see! Romeo and Juliet Mafia In this game we have two teams with an a...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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For all of our Canadian friends, I hope you had a wonderful holiday filled with fun, food, family, and friends!
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I am procrastinating!
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My computer, Matilda, was down for three weeks with a virus. Thanks to my awesome friend, an IT guy, she's back. I wasn't able to do anything with our cookbook project during that time, because a) I hate typing on DH's laptop and b) I didn't want to use up his memory with the cookbook files. I am all caugh...
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Holiday Recipe Thread
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The holidays will soon be upon us (unless you're Canadian, then they're here). What are your favorite Halloween/Thanksgiving/Winter Holiday recipes? Share them here!
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I'm sleepy...
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Anyone have interesting stories, photos, sites to share with me to get me to not lay my head down on my table and close my eyes?
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Gonna make me a stinkbug pie!
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My exterminator never showed up! After rescheduling on me twice, he never bothered to come at all! They are getting really bad, so I should be able to make a big 'ole pie. I let one of our board members know about it (since we live in a parsonage, they take care of that), and she is going to call and see wha...
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Joke thread!
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I am not in a great mood right now. I think we could use a joke thread! Feel free to join in! Top Ten Reasons To Go To Work Naked... 1. Your boss is always yelling, "I wanna see your ass in here by 8:00!" 2. Can take advantage of computer monitor radiation to work on your tan. 3. "I'd love to c...
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First World Problem
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I spend a lot of time on the GardenWeb Home Building Forums gathering information about how to go about choosing everything needed for building a house and figuring out how I can afford to even do it with a less than stellar income. I had to chuckle when I opened on a thread about a kitchen renovation and t...
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Two Weeks!!
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On the new job. Ye gods, I'm glad to be back at work!! Still trying to get used to this 'getting up at 6a' nonsense, but otherwise it's going well.
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Bride's e-mail to prospective bridesmaids goes viral
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Here is the letter: [spoiler] To m lovely Bridesmaid: [Names removed to protect the brideslaves] As you all know I picked 10 wonderful ladies to stand by my side, share and make happen my special day to Jake. Each of you individually have a reason and a special place in my heart of why I picked you to be a b...
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More From Unemployed Friend
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Actually, she's working too, so that's good news. She and her DH are going on a week-long beach vacation -- not sure how she would have leave time yet -- then to another week long gaming convention. With all of the associated expenses. He's getting Nationals play-off tickets too. But they haven't ma...
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I give up!
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I'm moving into a tent in the back yard...the stinkbugs can have the house! We've gotten rid of over 100 today, and the damn things are so thin they sneak in every little crevice. To top it all off, the exterminator never came last week. He is so on my $h!t list!
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Dishwasher detergent recommendations needed!
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I am soooo irritated! I'm using Cascade right now and nothing ever gets clean. I rinse things off but if there is the tiniest piece of gunk left it is still there after running the dishwasher. Glasses are covered in a dull film. If I have to wash everything by hand afterwards - what is the point? Please he...
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Presidential Debates - Are you planning on watching?
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The first debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney will take place at the University of Denver. It should be streaming live somewhere on line, so I'll be watching.
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Yield to Pedestrians!
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Chicago has had a public education/reminder campaign about the need for cars (especially turning cars) to yield to pedestrians. Apparently the umbers of car v. pedestrian in crosswalk accidents has risen very significantly. My cop friend says it's because of suburban driving habits and cell p...
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French President's Budget Proposal to Tax the Wealthy at Seventy Five Percent
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France's ecomony is in a shambles with a staggering national debt, and very high unemployment. According to the article this tax would only affect about 2000 people. Some US citizens have renounced their citizenship here to avoid taxes, so it seems likely to me that some of those 2000 French citi...
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Chocolate Tortillas
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We had a potato bar potluck in our office with about 8 people and I am so stuffed. One of the ladies brought in chocolate torillas with a cheesecake spread and cherry topping. It was so yummy. I haven't seen them before and she that her brother started a company making tortillas and that was one of them. S...
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Restaurant Vent
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I'm kinda ticked off right now. I got a pretty good coupon in the mail for a local restaurant so I decided to take my husband out to dinner tonight. It was a 3 part coupon Part 1: Dinner for two for $20 Part 2: Buy dinner tonight and get your next dinner 50% off Part 3: 20% off your enitire purchase One MAJOR par...
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Anyone like to sew?
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Wondered if anyone here likes to sew and might like to chat about it (to be honest, I talk about sewing more lately than I do it, but...) I am not a highly skilled seamstress but I like to quilt and run simple things up in interesting fabrics (this gives me an excuse to hand dye more cloth which is another man...
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Dog Fight at the OK Corral
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My Mother in Law has several dogs. Her bird dog, Freckles, had a large cut on her abdomin that was stiched yesterday. This morning I went over to help put the cone on Freckles, so she wouldn't chew on the bandages. We got it put together and around Freckles' neck then my stepson took her outside where S...
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Ask and you shall receive
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This morning as one of our accounting people was handing out pay stubs, she told me that she could take a hint and had brought in a treat for everybody today. It was pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese icing and nut sprinkles. At some point last week I must have bemoaned the fact that we hadn't had anythi...
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I can paint that! Wait, No I can't
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Amateur artist messes up century-old artwork. By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, TODAY Would you think to match your home-grown painting skills against a classical artist? Probably not, but that's just what a well-intentioned woman in her 80s did recently in Spain.Centro De Estudios Borjanos via EPA...
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Do you take your kids to work?
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I just went to our conference room to put something in the closet. When I opened the door, I found a small child watching television in there. His mother brings him in pretty regularly when there is no school, or he is sick. Yesterday a different co-worker brought in both his daughters after he picke...
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Southern Oregon/Far Northern California Peep Meet
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I'm going to be in southern Oregon next month from 26th-29th.
I know of only one peep that lives even remotely close (4hr round trip?) but I thought I'd put it out there for anyone who would like a weekend get away or who would like to meet for a day if it's not a crazy far drive.
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It's Official
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I am, once again, gainfully employed! YAY!!!!! Started this week. It's been kind of a roller-coaster ride (big contract, brought on a lot of people at once, lots of confusion), but we started our first big project today.
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Weird stuff you've read while surfing the net
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[spoiler]http://dvb.hubpages.com/hub/What-is-the-male-to-female-population-ratioUS
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There's some zombies that need killin'
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Bounzy 2 and Zombie Situation
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I am making the world's longest blanket!
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It's only two years long, but if I keep crocheting at the same rate, it may be five years long! One day, I shall have a lovely orange afghan to snuggle under while watching tv...one day....
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Help me justify this purchase
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I really want to buy these 4 oz spice jars to sandblast designs in but I need to justify them with a purpose that I can market them for. Shoot me ideas how ever out there they may be.
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Dear letters
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Anyone ever do these? They're just a fun way to vent. Dear DH, I love spending time with you in the evenings, but I hate watching tv with you! Is it really necessary to watch two different games AND a movie all at the same time? The constant flipping is going to set off my migraine! Love, Your wife Dear A...
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Help! We're under attack!
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I friggin' hate stink bugs. They're very common around here at this time of year and they're horrible. Luckily for us, the church has a contract with an exterminating company and today's the day. *cackles maniacally at the stink bugs' impending death*
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It's Fun Friday Confession time!
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It's a Friday afternoon, at least here in the Eastern Time Zone, so let's share something silly about ourselves! I have a portrait of complete strangers hanging in my entryway.
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Tell Me a Joke
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'Cause I have a nasty cold, too much work to do, and am feeling slightly sorry for myself.
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Mensa
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A fun place to submit puzzles, games and mysteries to be worked out and solved. When you know the answer post it in spoliers for those who are still trying to work it out.
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Why Is It?
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I admit it, I am one of those people that has a hard time admitting when I am wrong. I am getting better about it as I get older but I wonder why that is? Anybody else have that issue and wonder why it occurs?
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Des?
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I have been busy lately and haven't been posting as much. I just realized I haven't seen Des. Is she ok? Does anyone know when the baby is due?
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