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IvySaysHi @IvySaysHi (4603) • United States 16 Nov

My laptop is officially on its way out. I finally find the charger so I am able to use it again and now its slowly but surely losing function. If I pick it up the wrong way like I did a while ago the screen starts glitching then...

laptop

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That Thing Called Age

celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 19 Oct

I have often marveled at the aging process. It is inevitable and continuous but that doesn't mean I have to like it. I don't want to die! I am curious about the future, and I want to be able to help my family. At the beginning...

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Aren't there

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 10 Jul

When my son was in elementary school in 1986 and I was working as a cafeteria hostess there I was good friends with one of his teachers. As it turned out she was my birthday twin. I went in this morning to wish her a happy...

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The curry leaf tree is dying

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 21 Jan 25

We have curry leaf plants all over the garden and this tree grew higher than our mango or coconut trees - almost deserving a Guiness Book of World Record recognition. I now see a hollow in one of the barks and the leaves are...

curry leaf tree

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Hardest Part as a Mother.

rakski @rakski (156388) • Philippines 5 Nov 24

I think the hardest part of being a mother is when one of your child die. Today my college friend's daughter died. She just turned 18 last June. She lived a happy childhood being an only child, she was a gymnast turned...

hardest part as a mother

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Mosquitos and West Nile Virus

celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 23 Jul 24

I just read an alarming article about mosquitos and their relation to the West Nile Virus. It scared me and I wanted to share what I found. There is no current treatment for the virus and 8 out of 10 infected with it do not...

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Home from work and a little quiet time before bed

michael Arrigo @Itsonlyadream (239) 8 Feb 24

The day is over. Good, bad usually somewhere in between. The days go by quickly. When my head hits the pillow I am out like a light. Then it isn't long before it is time to get up. So before bed I think back to what really...

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None of Us are Getting Out of This Alive

celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 10 Nov 23

I guess I am a morbid sort. Yesterday I talked to my grandson about things he needs to know about and do upon my passing. It rather upset him as I knew it would. I don't have a will but I did write up a long notepad(online)with...

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The Words of Dying

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 16 Aug 23

I was wondering if some of you have experienced hearing the last words of a dying person.It must be a heartbreaking moment to hear him or her.Before my old man died, I was not able to talk to him because he was in a comatose state...

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Granny Is Dying!?!

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 1 Jun 22

I cannot brush off the idea that my granny aged 103 is dying. Don't get me wrong about this. I am not wishing or even cursing her in all directions. The fact is based on what I got a message from my younger sister today. The bad...

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Dying Age at 40: What?!?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 24 Apr 22

I was talking to a seller today and it is all about the sculpture that I wanted him to do for me. This is a photo of my parents that we wished to be sculpted in a slub of wood. Then, he asked how young my parents were when they...

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Legendary Singers Are Dying

askme123 @askme123 (6223) 18 Dec 21

I stumbled on a video last night. It was a video entitled We are the World.This video showed over 100 famous singers and muscians. Then I realize almost 50 percent are now dead. Some of these famous singers who died include Kenny...

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The health workers are on strike here

Belex Hanns Abel @Belexhanns (3431) • Kampala, Uganda 30 Nov 21

The doctors and nurses are on strike this week. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware since I missed their meeting on Saturday as I had visited my grandma at the countryside who was sick. Yesterday, I returned to work ,only finding a few...

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Got a call no one wants.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84760) • Daytona Beach, Florida 15 Apr 21

My sister-in-law called me about two hours ago. My mother-in-law has bladder cancer that's spread to other parts of her body. We don't know how long she has to live, but my sister-in-law is setting up supportive care in the...

bad news

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Short story: The crying Zen master who cried, then died.

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 25 Mar 21

The old Zen master, Ludwert Xopkalan, was giving a talk to his students one day, when he suddenly started to cry. The students looked at each other, and wondered what was going on. This had never happened before. The...

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Dead

didik wijanarko @Babale (1874) • Semarang, Indonesia 5 Feb 21

Every living thing in the world will someday experience death, including humans. Most humans are afraid of dying, even though they cannot avoid it. How do you think about dying? Picture from Google.

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An American Indian short story fiction piece: Shy Wolf's death.

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 8 May 20

Shy Wolf, the American Indian medicine man of the Sioux tribe, was dying, and he asked one of his fellow braves to brave a run over to a neighbouring tribe, that the medicine man there, might come to help him get over this...

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Wash Your Hands

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 26 Mar 20

I have washed my hands so many time I feel like they are being scrubbed smaller. I know it's important and I won't stop doing this but boy and I tired of sticking my hands in water and rubbing them almost raw. I am ready for...

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How I used psychology to get two 9-year-old girls to do my bidding today.

The Horse @TheHorse (238298) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Jul 19

I was at the pool for several hours this afternoon. I spent about an hour reading a book, and then about two hours leisurely doing laps. With me at the pool was a Spanish-speaking family. There was an apparent mom, dad, and...

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Life gets in the way!

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24005) • United Kingdom 26 Jun 19

I have been a little bit busy over the last few days hence my not popping in. Yesterday I woke at 4AM to thunder and lightning. We are due some heavy storms. Yesterday was quite a hot humid day nothing at all I guess as bad as it...

heatwave

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hydration

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