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Yes Madge, I've been missing people on here too. If any of you former posters are out there lurking come on back! It's not the same on here without you.
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Thinking of former posters here - Motown, Ali, Veronica, Bookluvr, Becky
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What saddens me is I remember when these stories got front page and now barely a mention. I know the news people don't like to mention too much anymore because of copycat shooters. But how sad that we even have to worry that some troubled person out there will watch the news and think I'm gonna go out and do that.

It's a sad, mixed up world we live in.
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Sendhelp,

I totally agree. God has to be incredibly broken-hearted. There’s no words to describe something so awful.

I can’t begin to imagine how the families and friends feel or the entire community there. I’m so sorry all of you are experiencing this hellish nightmare. 😢

Will pray for all of you.
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NeedHelpWithMom and Tacy,

This morning three ambulances passed me heading towards the hospital, and four more passed me in the opposite direction heading towards the active shooting at a high school incident, where teenage children died.
This afternoon, on the same route, Party/Event trucks were headed with many chairs to the same area for events to be held as the community mourns their losses, and the Sheriff's truck and Emergency vehicles were headed back to the station.

If we think on this, maybe we don't need a philosopher?
Your thoughts are not weird.

I just know that God is very near to the brokenhearted.
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tacy,

I’ve felt like that too. If a young person dies I suppose we feel that they were cheated out of a full life.

It gets to me when I hear of babies dying. That is when we ask ourselves, “Why? Just why?”

Sorry about your mom’s neighbor. He was very young. Sadly, the upcoming holiday season will be very rough for his family, friends, coworkers and neighbors.

I have weird thoughts at times. Sometimes I wonder is it better to die young and have lived a great life, no matter how short, rather than a long tortured life.

Even stranger thought, if we were given a choice of whether we want to enter this world or not, would we? Hmmmm... If we could have had a sneak preview like they show at the movies.

Do you think as humans we would be so curious, so adventurous, that we would automatically jump on the band wagon for the ride?

Dreams have always fascinated me. Is our existence after we die similar to a dream like state? Or is this life the dream like state?

Those who have had near death experiences have said that while in the near death experience they actually felt more alive than ever before.

The other thing that blows my mind is some people think we choose the family that we are born into. Oh gosh, what about reincarnation?

There are so many beliefs and theories. Age old questions. There are those that believe in the Bible word for word. Some people believe in only parts of it, feeling that it is dated or not completely true. How did we get to having a bazillion different denominations of religious beliefs?

Okay, I need to find a philosopher! LOL
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I got those coupons, too

havent had a tamal from el pollo in years, but it was a far cry from an authentic east la tamal
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Send, those sound good!!! I have not tried them yet, didn’t even know they were a thing! I love their protein bowls. If the el pollo loco’s here have the tamale bowls, we’ll have to go there for dinner one night this week!

need to whine for a moment. I am stuck in endless cycle. I go a few months eating reasonably well and excercising regularly. I feel great physically and mentally and sleep better. Then something happens and I fall off the wagon, start eating poorly, sleep like sh**, and stop excercising because I feel tired all the time. This weekend, after a long “off the wagon” period, I got fed up with feeling so poorly and got myself back on the wagon. This means clean eating, portion control and NO nighttime snacking (my worst habit) as well as cutting back on coffee. I was drinking 2-3 cups a day which I don’t think is a lot BUT i put 3-4 tablespoons of creamer in each cup so the calories add up.

So i was expecting the hardest part to be hunger while getting used to smaller lighter meals and no night time snacks. Boy was I wrong! It was cutting back on the coffee that nearly did me in! For the last 2 days I had a bad headache that started when I woke up Wednesday morning. I had one cup of coffee Wednesday morning and took some Advil that afternoon and got a little relief but it never went away. Also felt foggy. Yesterday I had one cup in the morning and still the headache persisted. I had a cup of green tea in the afternoon and took some Advil’s and still it lingered. I was starting to worry I have a brain tumor! Woke up this morning and my head still hurt but as soon as I had my coffee, it went away completely and knock on wood, hasn’t come back! Must have been caffeine withdrawal!
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Has anyone tried El Pollo Loco's new tamale chicken bowls?
Look good in the coupons received by mail.
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MsMadge,
Breaded chicken on bread, not even for free.

Have you tried In N Out special order? Open late, very late.

Double meat, double cheese, PROTEIN STYLE, Whole grilled onions,
(spread or mustard instead), Extra lettuce (comes in whole leaf) (wrapped around your burger), extra tomatoes, chopped chilis, and a side of pickles, to go, eat in car, comes in a box.
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Madge, I googled Popeye's promotions. And it seems that I have heard there is quite the competition now between Popeye's and chick-fil-a. Google came up with coupons for this new sandwich. I love Popeye's chicken, the spicy variety. Haven't had it in years. Now I am hungry.
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What’s up with the long lines at Popeyes chicken

I drove past one with a long line both early morning Sunday and late tonight

I saw the picture of the chicken sandwich but it looks like a fried piece on a hamburger bun

are they giving them away for free ?
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Pammzi,
Thanks for your examples about how to control your sleeping schedule.

Self-discipline is always the key to a better life.
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Yesterday I went to work after being awake all night with a sick puppy ( better now), so by the time I got home I had been up over 36 hours,, and I do not recommend it. I almost called out of work, but I was not raised that way, and luckily I did not as we had two callouts, the on call refused to come in, and my carpool buddy was also not feeling well.. ( no patients were harmed,, I promise) I fell asleep in the car ride home ( luckily not the driver) and made myself stay up until (the new) 10 PM. Slept like a log, been a long time since that has happened. So I feel more "back on track" today. And lucky for me the 2 days I work this week are not 12 hour shifts.. instead a training session at the Inner Harbor from 8-4.. so I can finish regrouping!
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It will be weeks before I can accept what time it really is.
Tweety has his own internal clock, and his schedule affects mine.
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anonymous828521 Best wishes to you too my friend. Come back if you need any words of encouragement.
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I was glad to have the extra hour this morning.I made it to church on time.
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Send,

I agree. Very sad about the horses.
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Sad about the horse racing. Just saw the news.
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8 more minutes of snooze time.

hoca, errands, chores, bills
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Setting my clocks back one hour.
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Yes, Glad.
Spring forward, Fall backwards.

RE: B/P education...
A diagnosis of hypertension or just incorrectly taken and recorded readings in one's medical record can cause one to be denied life insurance (or be assigned to an expensive high risk policy).
Same problem with health insurance...having a "pre-existing" condition can raise your rates, or cause you to be denied.
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The Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S. Code Section 260a) [see law], signed into Public Law 89-387 on April 12, 1966, by President Lyndon Johnson, created Daylight Saving Time to begin on the last Sunday of April and to end on the last Sunday of October.

Over the years I have heard that it is the fault of Ben Franklin, but I thought I remembered when the clock adjustment started. Finally looked it up and always relieved to find out I am not imagining remembering things that have happened during my lifetime.

😉😉😉
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I wish the time would stay the same year round. I don’t like It going back and forth.
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I have the same problem, CW. This time change is very hard on me. It takes weeks to adjust my internal clock.
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So we're turning the clock back and gaining an hour of sleep tonight. When you routinely wake up at 4:30 that is not a positive thing.
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I have seen news pieces on Tango competitions. Being in a rural area is tough for things like that.
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Have you tried googling it? I know I see flyers posted around where I live for ballroom and salsa groups (I think "oo how interesting" and then never do a thing about it), I wouldn't be surprised if there were secret societies around you that indulge :)
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Scr3w the young people, I'm the one who wants to go dancing! If we're supposed to go out and get some exercise why can't it be fun? (and no, dancercise at the gym does NOT count)
I suppose people still dance at weddings, but nobody invites the general public to the party any more the way they did when I was young - in those days it was almost a competition to see how many people you could attract to your reception (with a cash bar it was a good money maker too).
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I was talking to a young person on this very subject only yesterday evening, CW. She was chatting about her contemporaries who all complain about the lack of things for young people to do round here; and all there is is a few bars, so they get drunk, then people criticise them for it. I pointed out that in bigger cities where there are clubs and dance venues, they dance and get drunk, and it's very expensive, and there are more drugs around, and so it's not really better is it?

As far as I can see, the difficulty is more about what young people would like to do with their leisure time other than getting drunk. Actually, there is LOADS for young people to do; it's just that when you think of examples you know you're going to sound like someone's Great Aunt Hilda if you suggest them.

Line dancing got big again ten years or so ago, didn't it? - do you think these things just go in cycles?
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