NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (109907)

United States

Joined myLot 6 years ago

"I'm growing older but not up" --Jimmy Buffett

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NJ Chicaa's Responses

Soup for dinner using refried beans?

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (59484) • United States 2h

It's been a chilly one today. The temperatures haven't fluctuated much, and it is still 34F/2C. Between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., it's going to drop to 26F/-3C. Though I took out a package of blue hake (fish) from the freezer to thaw...

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NJ Chicaa I'm making shrimp burgers tonight. (from scratch of course) I think I'll have one for breakfast tomorrow with an egg on top. . . and I'm not a big fan of putting eggs on top of things. haha

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Week 5 Mid-Week Job search and interview Update

Kristen Howe @KristenH (32921) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 3h

Mylotter friends, here's a quick almost end-of-the-week update since Tuesday's post. Yesterday's interview at Marc's at the second location went well, though the store manager I spoken to on the phone there and had changed shifts,...

two interviews bit the dust

playing the waiting game while during seasonal

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NJ Chicaa Have you tried like local grocery stores and warehouse clubs?

Quick break to get warm, have a snack, and finish my coffee

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (59484) • United States 5h

Cooper stayed in bed until 11 a.m. I hadn't been outside, but I noticed that there is still snow on the ground, and most of the sidewalks are iced over. Not mine, because I know to shovel my walkway, and the sidewalk in front of...

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NJ Chicaa Have a great nap!

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What is the best feature you have in your home?

snowy @snowy22315 (146220) • United States 7h

In other words, what do you like the most? Although I love my big walk in, the feature I really like the most in the large pantry in the kitchen. It has 5 deep wooden shelves, plus a storage space at the bottom. I absolutely love...

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NJ Chicaa I guess I like the fact that the washer and dryer are right here. At the house they were in the basement so I would put off doing laundry for as long as possible.

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I Mailed a Birthday Card to Caitlin

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (156546) • East Tawas, Michigan 7h

The 5th of December is Caitlin's 27th Birthday. With this date being just before Christmas, it sometimes gets overlooked:( I am determined to keep these hurtful things from happening! Birthdays are special, regardless of how old...

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NJ Chicaa My ex's birthday is the same as Jay's and my mother's is the 26th. We always make a big deal about their birthday.

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Liz Cheney Is A Credible Presidential Candidate

Peter Gagliardi @PeterGagliardi (110) • , Pennsylvania 7h

The New Front Runner A new poll shows that the majority of Americans agree with Congresswoman Liz Cheney and do not believe that Donald Trump should be our president again. By serving as the vice chair of the January 6...

liz cheney for president

profiles in courage

the january 6 committee

donald trump

elections

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NJ Chicaa She doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of becoming the GOP nominee. Too many Republicans have drunk the MAGA kool aid and hate her for voting to impeach Trump and for being part of the January 6 committee. They hate her and, unfortunately, any viable...

First Day of Last Month of Year? Where has the time gone?

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (59484) • United States 8h

Good Thursday morning on this first day of the last month of 2022! It's hard to believe that we are nearly through with this year. Only 31 days left, before we start all over again with the new one! Here in Silverdale,...

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NJ Chicaa Have a great day!

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Scam Artists

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (268053) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 8h

We all know them. We get their calls. How about when you least expect it, like when you contact a company, Amazon, and chat with their customer support because Alexa isn't working with the new modem and router, and they put you...

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NJ Chicaa No scams here so far. Thank Darwin.

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Religious Rock Top Ten: I’m Scared (#1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (49301) • United States 8h

Welcome December! And as JJ says, just 25 more days until Christmas is over for another year. Bah humbug! I’m celebrating the religious nature of the season with these hits that have a religious theme...

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NJ Chicaa definite NOPE

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Work freebies!

Kelli M @spiderdust (12221) • San Jose, California 8h

I hope the picture loads with this post. I reduced the resolution, so hopefully that does the trick. I'm at work and only have my phone, so I can't reduce the picture size on my computer like I usually do. Today I snagged a quart...

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NJ Chicaa Today is quiet. 45 minutes and I'm outta here.

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Some Thoughts on the Work Life

Jim Bauer @porwest (60425) • United States 11h

Money is not everything when it comes to the workplace, but let's face it; few people work because they are a bored millionaire with nothing better to do. Most workers are working because they have bills to pay, wants and needs,...

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NJ Chicaa We say at work that we aren't going to kill ourselves there because if we dropped dead tomorrow they would walk over our bodies without a pause and everything would still go on.

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There's always room for Jello!

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (59484) • United States 20h

I am a 1950s kid. I grew up eating Jello. And I remember the advertising that always claimed there was room for jello! My mother would make Jello all of the time with fruit cocktail, or chopped up apples and walnuts, or all sorts...

jello

gelatin dessert

whipping cream

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NJ Chicaa I don't eat Jello

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Crimson Hibiscus Blooming Inside

CarolDM @CarolDM (198634) • United States 30 Nov

All spring and summer, I have a Hibiscus tree that blooms on the deck. Hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy the nectar from the large blooms. In late fall I will bring it indoors. It will not survive the cold. I have the planter...

crimson hibiscus

bloom

inside

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NJ Chicaa I love hibiscus! I started a couple of pots of them this year. I won't get flowers for years but that is okay. If only I could grow those bird of paradise flowers here.

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We got our share of snow

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (59484) • United States 30 Nov

It's now nearly 11:00 a.m., and I've been up for about 4 hours. Coffee has been drunk, breakfast of steel cut oats with fruit, nuts, and cream has been eaten, and I just got back in from shoveling about 2 1/2 in of snow from my...

weather

winter storm

snow

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NJ Chicaa I hate snow. Yuck.

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My Lunch Today was Pretty Tasty

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (156546) • East Tawas, Michigan 30 Nov

What I had for breakfast/lunch is what comes to mind. This happens, whenever I run out of new ideas, what to write about. So here's a photo of my lunch sandwich, turkey, pickles, lettuce and sliced tomato. It was delicious and my...

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NJ Chicaa Yum!

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Another new-to-me recipe

Fleur @Fleura (23148) • United Kingdom 30 Nov

I wrote a while ago about my chilli pepper harvest https://www.mylot.com/post/3530947/how-to-store-chillies I looked at things to do with chillies and one thing I found was a recipe for sweet chilli jam, so I thought I would try...

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NJ Chicaa Sounds good!

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Wednesday Dinner

Tina Dalasinski @Tina30219 (79449) • Onaway, Michigan 30 Nov

Tonight for dinner we are having salmon with either rice a roni or French fries not sure what yet time will tell the closer it gets to time to eat. What will be going on your dinner table tonight do share please.

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NJ Chicaa I love salmon

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Religious Rock Top Ten: Jesus Is Just Alright (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (49301) • United States 30 Nov

When I announced this last week I’m pretty sure this is one of the first songs that popped into your head. And, truthfully, no countdown that features songs that made the pop charts with a religious theme could be complete...

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NJ Chicaa Slope

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Cricket The Cat Thinks He's Superman

Lou Avul @LouAvul (2302) 30 Nov

It's a bird . . . it's a plane . . . it's SuperCAT! This is Cricket stretched out on the ottoman yesterday where I couldn't resist taking his picture. He has been a wonderful addition to our family. We've had him going on 10...

cricket the cat

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NJ Chicaa What a cutie

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Where There Is a Box, There Is a Cat

Jim Bauer @porwest (60425) • United States 30 Nov

We talk about it often, especially among those of us who happen to have cats in the house, and many nights we have two considering the orange and white one, Cal, is our warehouse cat that I bring home from work to spend time with...

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NJ Chicaa These 2 were arch enemies

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