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alaskanray @alaskanray (4636) • United States 25 Apr 12

The other night we had a lightning storm. It was spectacular. Most of the lightning was sheet lightning jumping from cloud to cloud so we got the full diffused lighting effect and it lit up the entire area, even inside my home. We...

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alaskanray Yup.

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RitterSport @RitterSport (2451) • Lippstadt, Germany 22 Sep 12

hi friends, I am emotionally drained today. Something weird happened to me. Normally I dont recall my dreams at all. But I recalled them this morning. You have to know that my friend who was like a mom to me for almost 25...

death

heart mom

mourning

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alaskanray I always take comfort in knowing that I'll see my loved ones again when my time comes and I know my mom is always near, even though I can't see her. I'm sure Anne is watching over you, as well, my friend. If you let Him, the Lord will speak comfort to your...

23 Sep 12

RitterSport @RitterSport (2451) • Lippstadt, Germany 22 Sep 12

hi friends, I am emotionally drained today. Something weird happened to me. Normally I dont recall my dreams at all. But I recalled them this morning. You have to know that my friend who was like a mom to me for almost 25...

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alaskanray I understand that it was not your bio mom. It doesn't matter. She is still your mom because she mothered you. I am sorry you are still in pain. I wish I could ease it somehow.

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RitterSport @RitterSport (2451) • Lippstadt, Germany 22 Sep 12

hi friends, I am emotionally drained today. Something weird happened to me. Normally I dont recall my dreams at all. But I recalled them this morning. You have to know that my friend who was like a mom to me for almost 25...

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alaskanray My mother is always alive in my dreams and it always feels so good to me, I never want to wake up! I'm sorry it still hurts for you. We never stop missing our loved ones, though the pain may decrease. Hugs, GF!

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ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63878) • United States 20 Sep 12

I went down for a "community care meeting" today and they are aiming at sending her home next Monday. The doctor told her that even 2 weeks is way less time than most of their patients... However, I've seen some of their...

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alaskanray From your lips to God's ears...er...from your keyboard to God's eyes!

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ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63878) • United States 20 Sep 12

I went down for a "community care meeting" today and they are aiming at sending her home next Monday. The doctor told her that even 2 weeks is way less time than most of their patients... However, I've seen some of their...

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alaskanray Hugs to Maggie...tell her I'm thinking of her and praying for her. Give her my love!

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alaskanray @alaskanray (4636) • United States 17 Aug 12

I just received the news that my sister D has dementia. This is the one sister out of all my sisters that I have come to appreciate. She is the one who has been there to help me when I needed it. Her daughter posted on FB that D...

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alaskanray Thank you, AmbiePam.

11 Sep 12

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63878) • United States 3 Sep 12

So, the new roommate did it again. She picked up something that wasn't hers and drank it. Fine, not good, but not bad. But she lied about it! She says she picked up the bottle by accident, and we can believe that,...

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alaskanray Yes, when my sister is told something she doesn't want to hear, I can see the wall come down over her eyes and she will turn into a stone...no response at all. Once I was helping her clean out her trailer and prepare it for a "yard sale". She was supposed...

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ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63878) • United States 3 Sep 12

So, the new roommate did it again. She picked up something that wasn't hers and drank it. Fine, not good, but not bad. But she lied about it! She says she picked up the bottle by accident, and we can believe that,...

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alaskanray Yeah, my sister was coddled, too, cuz she was the baby of the family. Plus she was never diagnosed till she was 50 so early intervention never happened. Could be that this woman isn't hearing what is being said...my sister listens through filters and fails to...

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EmmyLu18 @EmmyLu18 (102) • United States 3 Sep 12

Yupp, I don't see many months, maybe even weeks left for this poor thing. 4 years old, too. First the battery died about 2 years ago (FINALLY replaced that a few months ago) and then there started to be lines across the bottom...

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alaskanray Patience, Daughter. Once Cooper is off to Afton and you find a job, you can start seriously saving up for a new computer...which, I would suggest, you buy locally so you can try it out before buying it.

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EmmyLu18 @EmmyLu18 (102) • United States 3 Sep 12

Yupp, I don't see many months, maybe even weeks left for this poor thing. 4 years old, too. First the battery died about 2 years ago (FINALLY replaced that a few months ago) and then there started to be lines across the bottom...

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alaskanray Time to start saving up.

3 Sep 12

EmmyLu18 @EmmyLu18 (102) • United States 3 Sep 12

Given the fact that I never know if there's an actual, legitimate email in my spam folder (it could happen), I like to scan through it sometimes before emptying. I can't BELIEVE some of the things that com my...

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alaskanray I don't bother to check my spam folder unless I'm expecting something from a new person. Even the subject lines are oftentimes too obscene for my eyes.

3 Sep 12

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63878) • United States 3 Sep 12

So, the new roommate did it again. She picked up something that wasn't hers and drank it. Fine, not good, but not bad. But she lied about it! She says she picked up the bottle by accident, and we can believe that,...

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alaskanray Sounds like my kid sister. Are you sure she doesn't have Asperger's?

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ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63878) • United States 31 Aug 12

I worked in a rather small unit for several years, and I really liked the people I worked with. Now, I had a lot of respect for my boss, this was the whole unit's boss, and not just my little section's supervisor... But she...

misogynists

stupid

stupidity

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alaskanray I wouldn't have minded if he went out and provided the money but he systematically manipulated things to the point where I was going out and supporting us and he still expected me to come home and take care of him. In fact, little by little, every...

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ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63878) • United States 31 Aug 12

I worked in a rather small unit for several years, and I really liked the people I worked with. Now, I had a lot of respect for my boss, this was the whole unit's boss, and not just my little section's supervisor... But she...

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alaskanray Male chauvinism is alive and well in the 21st century. I remember when I first married my ex, we were on our wedding night and went into this one bar downtown where he started chatting with a buddy of his. I started joining in, telling some of our news and...

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ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63878) • United States 31 Aug 12

Okay, so this happened a number of years ago. A LARGE number of years ago... before there was a "Do No Call" list. So, the phone rings and I answer it. "May I speak to Jas M____" (my last name). Now, for those of you...

stupid

stupidity

telemarketers

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alaskanray Yes, there are good people out there. Sadly they are few and far between.

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ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63878) • United States 31 Aug 12

Okay, so this happened a number of years ago. A LARGE number of years ago... before there was a "Do No Call" list. So, the phone rings and I answer it. "May I speak to Jas M____" (my last name). Now, for those of you...

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alaskanray You got that right. It was an experience that is forever burned into my memory, he was so harsh to me! It never ceases to amuse me, though, that a creditor that has not been paid for several months suddenly thinks they are going to get paid the entire amount...

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ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63878) • United States 31 Aug 12

Okay, so this happened a number of years ago. A LARGE number of years ago... before there was a "Do No Call" list. So, the phone rings and I answer it. "May I speak to Jas M____" (my last name). Now, for those of you...

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alaskanray Telemarketing is the bottom of the barrel as far as jobs go and it attracts the very desperate job seeker, which means the unskilled and unintelligent. Still, the failure to listen to the person you are talking to is a very common malady and one of the most...

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alaskanray @alaskanray (4636) • United States 17 Aug 12

I know, I know, you are not surprised at all, right? I mean, I do love my rice cooker and I use it every chance I get. One of my favorite things to do is to just throw stuff in there. I'll take some rice, some stew meat and a...

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alaskanray That always makes it taste better, I think. Broth is amazing to cook with, isn't it? And I love the vegetable stock so much more than the beef or chicken!

25 Aug 12

alaskanray @alaskanray (4636) • United States 17 Aug 12

I know, I know, you are not surprised at all, right? I mean, I do love my rice cooker and I use it every chance I get. One of my favorite things to do is to just throw stuff in there. I'll take some rice, some stew meat and a...

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alaskanray I like to add canned tomatoes, too, sometimes. It all depends on the flavor I'm going for. Rice lends itself well to almost any cuisine in the world so you can really get creative with the rice cooker. The problem I have is when the rice bursts and the starch...

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