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Jennifer @LovingMyBabies (85812) • Valdosta, Georgia 19 Jan 12

I was reading an article about a 51 year old woman who just started doing ballet. She was doing it to lose weight and get fit. Another woman told her she is too old to be pretending to be young and dancing. I thought it was great...

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gantwick I don't believe there is an age limit for learning or doing new things. My great-grandmother rode the bus everywhere when she was "old." When she was about 80, someone talked her into flying to Las Vegas instead of taking the Greyhound bus. She was...

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gantwick @gantwick (849) • United States 6 Jun 11

Somebody once said, “Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday, and all is well.” I wish it would have been me. I like that quote. For somebody who tries to see the positive side of life, I admit that I do tend to worry...

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gantwick Thank you for your response! I think I should be more like my cat. He spends a good deal of his time not worrying about anything. If he's hungry he lets me know - sometimes by walking across my keyboard and lying down on my hands. Sounds like I'm in the same...

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gantwick @gantwick (849) • United States 6 Jun 11

Somebody once said, “Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday, and all is well.” I wish it would have been me. I like that quote. For somebody who tries to see the positive side of life, I admit that I do tend to worry...

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gantwick @gantwick (849) • United States 3 Jun 11

As a grad student, when I taught Java, I would sometimes have a "Go By" column on my class rolls. The first day of class, when I called roll, I would ask my students if there was a name that they would rather go by. It made it...

how to address someone

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gantwick I taught the Java computer programming language when I was a graduate student at Oklahoma State University.

4 Jun 11

abhijitkd @abhijitkd (92) • India 3 Jun 11

Dear friends, i have lost all my saved passwords from firefox. is there any tool or trick to recover the same?

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gantwick Try clicking on Tools Options Security and looking in the "show passwords" area. If that doesn't work, most sites have a "Lost password" option. It's a hassle, I know, but it's usually a pretty safe way to recover or change your lost password.

3 Jun 11

polachicago @polachicago (18718) • United States 5 May 07

I have to say that it is so hard for me to fall asleep in other place than my bed. When traveling I can sleep only if I can have at least comfortable place. During my last flight to Europe I was able to sleep because airplane...

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gantwick I am one of those fortunate people who can fall asleep easily. If, for example, I am on a bus, I reach a point where I accept that the driver is competent and safe, and *POW* I fall asleep. It annoyed the heck out of my fellow travelers once when we took a bus...

3 Jun 11

gantwick @gantwick (849) • United States 4 Oct 10

I heard an interesting story on the radio about reality TV and the most common phrase heard on these show, "I'm not here to make friends." The reporter noted that the person who gets a lot of camera time by taking the...

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gantwick You are such a positive person. The world needs more people like you!

3 Jun 11

jhoannejoj @jhoannejoj (963) • Philippines 3 Jun 11

I am such an alarm clock person.. Everyday I have to set an alarm especially now that i have some summer job. I have to wake up 4:00 in the morning to catch the first train going to Central Station. Its like hell fighting my alarm...

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gantwick Since I was laid off I began using an alarm to get me up in the morning. Actually, more than one alarm. My cell phone (two alarms about 30 minutes apart) and my watch, in case I turn of one or both of the others. When I worked full-time, it was not a problem...

3 Jun 11

gantwick @gantwick (849) • United States 3 Jun 11

As a grad student, when I taught Java, I would sometimes have a "Go By" column on my class rolls. The first day of class, when I called roll, I would ask my students if there was a name that they would rather go by. It made it...

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gantwick @gantwick (849) • United States 29 May 11

I have been fighting a nasty cold, or perhaps back-to-back-to-back colds for nearly a month now. Today, however, I am feeling much better. So much so that I think I am probably over the hump. I've had a few good days, where...

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Humbug25 @Humbug25 (12540) 22 May 11

Well I came across a discussion yesterday about the world coming to an end (yes, you know who you are my friend haha). It was the first thing I had heard about it but I am happy to say that I am still here and hopefully you all...

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gantwick The guy who claimed the Rapture would be on May 21, 2011 had made a similar claim about a date in 1994. He seems to be one of those people who read only parts of the Bible to make claims that support his current mindset. He seems to have forgotten that Jesus...

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polachicago @polachicago (18718) • United States 22 Feb 07

I drink 2-3 cups of coffee every morning. Sometimes I add ice cream to my coffee, spices and cream. I am running out of new ideas for my morning treat. If you can make special coffee for me, how would you serve it?

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gantwick I used to put nutmeg in my coffee. Now I just use sugar.

9 Apr 11

firecracker @sacmom (14192) • United States 23 Nov 10

at night? My husband, who had been out of town for the weekend, had a return flight home at night. We had actually planned it out as it was cheaper this way. Anyway, although he has flown before, he has never flown at night....

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gantwick I haven't flown very much, but the one time I flew at night was awesome! It was winter and there was snow in many places, so the moon and stars shining down made the landscape a beautiful pale whitish-blue. The weather got a little icy as the plane approached...

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gantwick @gantwick (849) • United States 4 Oct 10

I heard an interesting story on the radio about reality TV and the most common phrase heard on these show, "I'm not here to make friends." The reporter noted that the person who gets a lot of camera time by taking the...

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gantwick Although I'm sure it wasn't a scientific study, but one based on personal observations, the reporter said that the unfriendly contestants were kicked out before the end of the competition. I'm also soft-hearted, but I don't see helping someone as a sign of...

5 Oct 10

gantwick @gantwick (849) • United States 4 Oct 10

I heard an interesting story on the radio about reality TV and the most common phrase heard on these show, "I'm not here to make friends." The reporter noted that the person who gets a lot of camera time by taking the...

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gantwick My oldest son said something similar. I asked him the other day about kicking or helping up, and he said, "It depends on the pesonal history with that person."

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gantwick @gantwick (849) • United States 4 Oct 10

I heard an interesting story on the radio about reality TV and the most common phrase heard on these show, "I'm not here to make friends." The reporter noted that the person who gets a lot of camera time by taking the...

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gantwick I just cannot fathom kicking someone when they are down. I guess the Golden Rule was imprinted on me at an early age, because I try to treat people in the same way that I would want to be treated.

4 Oct 10

sharay @sharay (2769) • India 27 Sep 08

I dont exactly know how to categorize them as they are neither completely enemies to me nor very good friends, so they come under normal friends right or do i term them as my frenemy (of course, they sometime are keen on pulling...

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gantwick I don't like the word "frenemy." I prefer to say "palhole." I think your definition of neither completely enemies nor very good friends is a good definition. I usually don't hang out around people like that, but some just can't be avoided (like at work, for...

4 Oct 10

gantwick @gantwick (849) • United States 4 Oct 10

I heard an interesting story on the radio about reality TV and the most common phrase heard on these show, "I'm not here to make friends." The reporter noted that the person who gets a lot of camera time by taking the...

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dreemsofdark @dreemsofdark (714) • United States 1 Oct 10

I've always been into quantum physics and the idea that the things you think about are the things that you attract in your life. I've always believed it to be a theory worth living by and I have found myself to be all the happier...

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gantwick That's AWESOME! Keep thinking those positive thoughts. I agree that we attract into our lives the things we think about. And when we think about positive things, positive things happen. Even though I was laid off over a year ago, I am still thinking positive....

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