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|  | Call the Cops!
| 10/29/2008, 08:14 AM
| | .jpg) | Working as a police dispatcher on a night shift brought many calls to my ear. Some were very serious. Some were not. Things were different in the 1970's. This was before 9-1-1. People called the police for almost anything.I remember taking a call about 3 a.m. from a woman who was in a very good mood. She said, I'm sorry. I just had to call. I didn't know who else to talk to. I had to tel...
Read More | | Tags: General, Funny, |  |  | What's in Your Wallet?
| 09/18/2008, 10:09 AM
| | .jpg) | Do material things bring happiness?When I was thirty years old, my husband and I had accumulated more material things than my parents had accumulated in their lifetime. We lived in a four bedroom, family room with a waist-high fireplace, two-car garage, home. From the outside, we looked like a perfect family.It looked like we had everything. I felt like we had nothing. How could I be...
Read More | | Tags: General, Sociey, Alcoholism Divorce Happiness |  |  | An Honor
| 09/16/2008, 10:17 AM
| | .jpg) | I was invited to speak at the County Jail on Sunday night. I considered it an honor.Getting in was quite an experience. All valuables had to be left with the uniformed jailor. I had previously submitted to the background check. The training session had been accomplished through a previous employer.We walked through the metal detector. The entry was what you might imagine. With a gu...
Read More | | Tags: General, Sociey, |  |  | Fad or Fashion?
| 09/07/2008, 12:26 PM
| | .jpg) | Fads are short lived. They appear on the scene with a great rush and are gone in a relatively short time. If I stick to buying fads, I will be replacing my closet every year or so. Fashion lasts. Classics will stay in your closet and be wearable for a long, long time. A classic is comfortable. A classic is something you can put on in the morning. It will take you through your work ...
Read More | | Tags: General, Sociey, Fashion, Fad, Classic, Beauty |  |  | Travian
| 08/22/2008, 09:25 AM
| | .jpg) | Has anyone else found the Travian Game? It is played on line against real people. I found it yesterday and started a village. I had to get up once in the middle of the night to see if I had enough wood to build another wheat field to feed my villagers.I am a PC Playin' Granny. I love Age of Empires, The Sims, Stronghold Crusader, Etc. I am not so much in favor of the shoot-em-up stu...
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