Tag: family
group name: fiftyplus
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June 18, 2007 12:14 AM EDT --
I've worn many hats in my days on earth.Some were funny to bring about mirth. Some had flowers overflowing and bright.Some dark and stiff letting in no light.Some of the hats I didn't want . . . more
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May 12, 2007 03:45 PM EDT --
I just got a bill from my doctor. Since I am uninsured, 15 minutes with a nurse-practitioner (no tests of any kind involved) will only cost me $182! 20 years ago, the same visit would have been about $40. . . . more
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May 23, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
I’ve been tagged by Leslie R. The object is to cite 5 positive things about myself, then tag five more people, sending a note to each. Okay!
1. . . . more
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June 02, 2007 05:40 PM EDT --
Okay! You asked for it and I shall deliver. First, let me explain that the name ~Cloak of Peace~ was given to me by a Gather member. I liked it so much that I decided to use it. . . . more
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April 14, 2007 03:29 AM EDT --
Who do you see when you look in the mirror each morning? I ask this question because I’ve become keenly aware of the face staring back at me that I now recognize to be that of my father’s. . . . more
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May 28, 2007 12:58 PM EDT --
Thank you.
I just wanted to thank all who read my article about my brother yesterday, understood my position and supported me. Yesterday I cried a lot. I think I needed to do . . . more
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April 14, 2007 04:34 PM EDT --
While thinking about the photo I saw here yesterday, the one from Texas with the blue bells and the rattlesnake, my daughter came to mind.
My beautiful 30-something daughter is the reincarnation . . . more
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May 29, 2007 06:28 PM EDT --
In one of my many stints at therapy, group therapy this time, the counselor asked this peculiar question.
Close your eyes;
Try to clear your mind;
Envision that you are a plant being . . . more
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June 19, 2008 02:04 PM EDT --
Good afternoon!
I am sitting here in sunny Georgia, enjoying 5 of my 7 grandchildren as I just left one in Maryland and one is at camp, and will return tomorrow. The trip down was wonderful, except . . . more
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April 30, 2007 03:33 PM EDT --
(A short story about a time in my younger life.)
Cooking and baking has never been my forte. I can follow a recipe and sometimes even follow through to the on-the-table phase. . . . more
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April 02, 2007 09:00 PM EDT --
Today, the sun is shining, warm and bright. They are all out riding -- the children on the side street off of this busy main road where I live.
They own this street, these young bike riders. . . . more
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June 17, 2007 06:04 PM EDT --
Okay, I guess the game plan is to write five statements. Four are true and one is false. You have to guess the false statement. After ten guesses, I'll see if anyone has . . . more
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June 10, 2007 01:24 PM EDT --
When there's a crisis happening, everyone says, "Man, that's terrible." It's what is said next that defines the difference between conservatives and liberals. The conservatives will . . . more
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July 11, 2007 09:49 AM EDT --
After my graduation from high school I decided to take a year and work to earn lots of money for college. I was eligible for some scholarships and grants but I wanted enough money so that I didn't . . . more
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July 23, 2007 10:42 PM EDT --
(This is a repost of my original article for a new group I've joined.)
In Memoriam - January 4, 1950 to November 8, 1969
I didn't realize how difficult this was going to be . . . more
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April 20, 2007 07:00 PM EDT --
We planted it the year we bought the house:
Japanese plum with deep red leaves,
Outside the kitchen window
Where the front yard stretched
Before us like years.
For a while, children played under it
In . . . more
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May 17, 2007 09:58 PM EDT --
My concerns today are with the ‘WE's' of the world. You know - those singular entities that become involved with another singular entity and then the two individual organisms . . . more
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April 14, 2007 10:01 PM EDT --
He hasn't cut his hair in at least a year,
His gray oxydizing yellow.
Chemical reaction.
He calls my asking for home repairs
And kid help "harping".
Overreaction.
He smokes his . . . more
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October 01, 2007 06:24 PM EDT --
Many people look at me oddly when I tell them that I haven't voted since 1984. They know I'm fairly intelligent, educated, and I keep up on the world around me. But with all that I still will not . . . more
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September 18, 2007 06:42 PM EDT --
With the cooler weather,I've been thinking of getting the crockpot easy. It's great to come home in the evening and have a nice meal waiting. This is one of my favorite recipes. It sounds . . . more
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