Xavier Bage

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India

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Ant-Man and the Wasp

Jessica @JESSY3236 (21457) • United States 27 Jan

I watched Ant Man and the Wasp. This is the second Ant Man movie. It has Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Abby Ryder Fortson, Michael Douglas, and Michelle Pfeiffer in it. Big Warning: there...

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Xavier Bage Lovely story it has. I understand it needs a special audience. Somehow I feel our regular cine goers in India isare rather of different wavelength.

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Notifications Finished

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (321633) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 24 Jan

I have the notifications finished. It was so nice to see how it's going with you. For those of you affected by the huge storm, stay safe and inside. I need to think about getting chores done. I have the turkey in the brine...

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Xavier Bage Church in the morning and a sponsored lunch on the lawn are the highlights I'm looking forward to.

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Mechanised forestry

Fleur @Fleura (33630) • United Kingdom 19 Jan

We are close to some woods here and this winter the owners have instigated a big ‘management plan’, in other words they are chopping lots of the trees down, especially ash because of the fear of trees affected by ash dieback...

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Xavier Bage In our area , kerosene run saws are common. But, somehow, I feel sad for the trees. Wish, those trees had voice to object or protest!

19 Jan

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There's one in every band

Judy Evans @JudyEv (370187) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I wrote about a crash in our house and how Vince slept through it. He is now quite deaf once he takes his hearing aids out so he was unaware of the shelf collapsing until I woke him up. Something in the comments made me remember...

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Xavier Bage There is one in every band. What, a deaf man ?

19 Jan

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Women's Lives in the Victorian Era ~ Fashion and Ettiquette for Men

celticeagle @celticeagle (184861) • Boise, Idaho 18 Jan

Women went from the full bell-shaped skirts, tight bodices and high necklines. The skirt was supported by many petticoats. In 1850 it was the cage crinoline, and later in about 1870 it was the bustle. Men wore dark tailored suits...

social

effortless grace

discretion

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Xavier Bage I don't want to appear Victorian but I believe quite many of those manners are worth emulating.

19 Jan

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Who doesn't like a pretty flower?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (370187) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

Some time ago, we bought two hibiscus plants to place in the front garden. I’ve seen a couple of buds on it recently and today two very pretty blooms have opened out. They’re not the biggest I’ve ever seen but I’ll take them....

western australia

hibiscus

gardening

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Xavier Bage We have a small hibiscus garden behind our house. We are interested in collecting hibiscus of different colours. We have to protect them as some girls use them as haircare ingredient. Some years ago, a woman used to steal them because red hibiscus flowers...

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Some solutions can be quite simple

Judy Evans @JudyEv (370187) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Jan

Sometimes, a solution to a problem can be quite simple. I was reminded of this when I read an article regarding conservationists who are trying to protect turtle eggs from predators. WYLD Projects, an environmental...

australia

queensland

white throated turtles

predator safe cages

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Xavier Bage I want to know what measures they take to protect the eggs.

12 Jan

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7 January - What I'm Thankful for Today

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (321633) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 7 Jan

Good evening from Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. The current temperature is 31 F. It's been a good day. I'm thankful for the sleep I got last night. I easily had a nine hour night. It felt good. I'm thankful for the time I was here...

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Xavier Bage Thankful that it's not as cold as yesterday. Hopefully it will be better still tomorrow. Due to the oppressive weather we have compelled to change our daily time table.

7 Jan

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Wolf Moon

Amber @AmbiePam (111308) • United States 3 Jan

This is what the moon looked like in Oklahoma last night. My dad’s wife took this picture, and said the news stated it is called a Wolf Moon. I sure thought it was pretty. Do you often take a look outside after dark? I don’t,...

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Xavier Bage The picture is beautiful. But why is the moon called the wolf moon tonight?

3 Jan

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Good Morning, Saturday, January 3

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (321633) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 3 Jan

Good morning from Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Daylight is still about an hour away, maybe less. It's 12 F and feels like 6 F. Our high today will be 19 F. Now you know the daily weather report for Green Bay, what plans do I have...

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Xavier Bage That is a beautiful art work. I will keep trying to paint the world with my smile. However, life as a Christian in India is not easy. Religious bigots supported by the ruling BJP have been troubling us. They attacked churches and communities on Christmas and...

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30 December - What I'm Thankful for Today

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (321633) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 30 Dec

Good evening from snowy Green Bay, Wisconsin. It's been snowing most of the afternoon. It's been a good day. I'm thankful I'm feeling better than I have in two weeks. I still have a bad cold, but it's winding down for which I'm...

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Xavier Bage Thankful that I succeeded in building a humble house for my family . It still needs some work but major part of the work has been done.

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What do you use condensed milk for?

Amber @AmbiePam (111308) • United States 31 Dec

This discussion is not going to get a lot of responses. But I got two cans of condensed milk to review (you can’t always get jewelry, lol), and I don’t want to make a pie. The internet suggested putting some on fruit...

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Xavier Bage I want it to sweeten my breakfast slices of bread.

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Remembering 2025’s Music Losses: Roy Thomas Baker

Four Walls @FourWalls (82426) • United States 1 Jan

The music side of the remembrance of the losses of 2025 begins with someone you’ve probably never heard of…unless you read liner notes. His contributions to music, however, cannot be understated. We began our annual tribute to...

music

top ten lists

2025 music obituaries

roy thomas baker

queen

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Xavier Bage I am awed at their talents. Some of them know their abilities early and get going.

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Common Cranes

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93494) • Daytona Beach, Florida 1 Jan

Common cranes are social birds and can form flocks of up to 400 individuals during migration. These birds are active during the day, spending many hours looking for prey. They are found in the northern parts of Europe and across...

crane courting dance

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Xavier Bage Not seen in our tropical waters but their cousins are.

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It is nice not hearing loud firecrackers in the morning:)

Valentina @valherma00 (1004) • Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska) 1 Jan

Yes, that's right. There were firecrackers' sounds on the days before the New Year's Eve, last night too and will probably last until the kids here go to school, which is on January 12. They really have long winter holidays and...

greetings from the newbie

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Xavier Bage I was awake at midnight and saw the clock show 00.00.01. There were some firecracker noise but glad to say there were no big sounds near my home.

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Did you sing carols this year?

Amber @AmbiePam (111308) • United States 26 Dec

Some people go caroling, some people go to church, and some people sing along on the radio. Did you see any Christmas songs this year? This picture is of my six aunts (ages 72 through 88) and sister (obviously in the middle) at...

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Xavier Bage I was a member of a caroling group this Christmas. Of course , we had a different set of carols as we sang to Bengali and Hindi speaking families. However we sang English carols in our church before the Christmas mass.

26 Dec

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Got the mail...

Stacey @xstitcher (37745) • Petaluma, California 17 Dec

Which was a check from my brother, some ads, someone wanting money I don't have, and my replacement EBT (Food Stamp) card. Not too bad. Tomorrow morning, I realized, I need to go to someone's house to meet his...

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Xavier Bage My hands are full too the last days of the year.

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The Other Miracle on 34th Street

celticeagle @celticeagle (184861) • Boise, Idaho 20 Dec

The Empire State Building used to be the tallest building in the world. and it was where many despondent people went to end it all. On December 2, 1979, Elvita Adams was walking around the observation deck on the 86th floor. When...

empire state building

wind

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Xavier Bage A miracle sure! She wanted to end her life but the giver of life had other plans!

20 Dec

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Off duty firefighter and a stranger rescue a dog who was inside of a house fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (117762) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Dec

Painesville Ohio resident and firefighter Dillion Harris was with his relatives on Monday driving in his auto \when he saw a house on fire. Dillion who was off duty at the time ran toward the house that was on fire when a...

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Xavier Bage A good work. May God give us more men like Dillion!

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Man Died From 33 drinks Of Alcohol in Several Hours

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (52046) • Mojave, California 12 Dec

That is the best I could find from my local newspaper. I have drank a lot in my day, I think the most I ever drank is about 18 in a 12 hour span. It was mostly beer, but in those days, could have been a shot or two. They say...

take care of each other

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Xavier Bage I remember my dad saying that quite many died of drinking too much beer and alcohol around Christmas. This is one such man I believe.

12 Dec

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