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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
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07/02/12 11:33 AM
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It IS a big change when the last one leaves the nest. Speaking as a single mother, and having only them in my home, I am very close to my girls (not that you have to be a single mother to be close to your kids.) When the first daughter left (both mine left when they married because they went to local CalState colleges and lived at home) I was comforted to know my younger daughter was still with me. When she married I KNEW I'd feel alone. BUT, I didn't want to go around feeling sorry for myself nor did I want to be a mother hen with my adult girls. So, I tried to turn it into a positive that worked for me. I was focused more on my "independence" and looked at the advantages. My philosophy was and still is, "I can do whatever the hell I want to do, without answering to anyone."  It is pretty cool but it's not like I lived on the edge, more of a state of mind type thing.  One of my first "brave" (for me) moves was taking a trip way to the other Coast all by myself. Yep, NYC!!! I look at my first trip there as a beginning of sorts. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
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07/03/12 12:11 AM
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That's terrible. But couldn't help but think of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/03/12 09:15 AM
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Don't have the story hand but remember the lady who got her face ripped off by her friends pet chimp? She's still going thru surgeries. Man, I never realized that chimps were so violent. TIS
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"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
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07/03/12 04:30 PM
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Speaking of chimps/monkeys, reminds me of this story. This was years ago in MI when my brother and I were in a pet store for some reason (don't remember why). My brother had a bankbook in his shirt pocket. We approached the cage and were looking at the monkey when suddenly, as quickly as a pick-pocket, the monkey snatched the bankbook out of my brothers pocket and started eating it. We had to get the manager to open the cage and get it back. It was kind of hilarious. You can imagine when my brother went to the bank for another bank book when he had to explain how half of it got chewed up.  TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/06/12 11:41 PM
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So sad Cafe owner dies hours after President Obama visits Soon after the President departed to continue on his campaign swing in Ohio, 70-year-old Josephine "Ann" Harris complained of fatigue and a tingling feeling. She was soon dead. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national...8#ixzz1zu9Nz5CY
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Tommy Shots: They want me running the family, don't they know I have a young wife? Sal Vitale: (laughs) Tommy, jump in, the water's fine.
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/10/12 12:23 AM
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(CNN) -- Russia will not deliver new weapons to Syria so long as the situation in that country is unstable, an official at the body in charge of monitoring Russia's arms trade said Monday, state media reported. "Russia, as well as other countries, is concerned by the situation in Syria," said Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, deputy head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, RIA Novosti reported. "We are not talking about new arms supplies to that country." "Until the situation stabilizes we will not deliver any new weapons (to Syria)," said Dzirkaln.
"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/18/12 08:41 PM
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Tennessee Tea Party criticizes governor for hiring gays and Muslims Conservatives and Tea Party activists in Tennessee have recently pushed several Republican Party county organizations to pass resolutions criticizing the state’s Republican governor for, among other things, employing Muslims, gay people, and Democrats... .
"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives." Winter is Coming
Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
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07/21/12 10:05 PM
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
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07/27/12 04:00 PM
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Are there any Board members except Carmela who speak fluent Italian or have ready access to anyone who does? I'm pretty sure Furio from Naples might know some words 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/27/12 04:08 PM
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Are there any Board members except Carmela who speak fluent Italian or have ready access to anyone who does? I'm pretty sure Furio from Naples might know some words Ah, grazie.
"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
[Re: Dapper_Don]
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07/27/12 11:26 PM
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Are there any Board members except Carmela who speak fluent Italian or have ready access to anyone who does? Does Google Translate count? I know some basic Italian which I learned from an ex-girlfriend. I've used online translation applications because my Italian is so limited. However, they are sometimes not very helpful especially when it comes to colloquialisms.
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"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
[Re: olivant]
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07/27/12 11:48 PM
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Are there any Board members except Carmela who speak fluent Italian or have ready access to anyone who does? Does Google Translate count? I know some basic Italian which I learned from an ex-girlfriend. I've used online translation applications because my Italian is so limited. However, they are sometimes not very helpful especially when it comes to colloquialisms. I know I was mostly joking.
Tommy Shots: They want me running the family, don't they know I have a young wife? Sal Vitale: (laughs) Tommy, jump in, the water's fine.
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2012)
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/30/12 02:29 PM
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I don't know if any of you have seen the story, but on the day before they were to be married, a couple was informed by the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, Mississippi that he would not perform the service at his church. The reason was that the couple was black, and the church, which has been around since 1883, has never had a black couple get married there. Pastor Weatherwood explained that church members were furious that the couple was planning to wed there to the extent they threatened to remove him as pastor if he married them, breaking tradition (of Jim Crow, I guess).
Of course, it begs the question why would a pastor want to continue in this church?
In fairness to the people of Crystal Springs, the refusal to let them get married in the church has sparked widespread outrage among black and white residents.
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