Tag: living
group name: rantingraving
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July 10, 2006 11:50 PM EDT --
I'm drinking Yellow Tail Shiraz and eating cherries. The night is a bold purple and the moon is half ass orange. I think an earthquake is happening somewhere in the world. The fan . . . more
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June 16, 2006 10:19 AM EDT --
Yesterday evening, I checked the local weather report. I knew it was going to rain this morning. I planned to sleep late. That is why I could relax, uncork a bottle of the red and enjoy . . . more
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July 17, 2006 03:38 PM EDT --
It's hot. I've spent the morning running around with my car's air-conditioner on full-blast. I've been going in and out of the grocery store, post office and library. I also . . . more
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October 17, 2006 02:45 PM EDT --
I got on today expecting to read a Good Morning from William. I can't find it anywhere! He is so nice and I have come to enjoy reading his Good Morning. It is 1:38 pm and he still hasn't . . . more
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June 25, 2006 09:30 AM EDT --
"Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can. Jane Austen 1775-1817; Mansfield Park (1814)
Dear Aileen:
A gracious good morning to . . . more
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October 14, 2006 08:29 PM EDT --
SITUATION:
A woman has Alzheimer's and has reverted back to her child hood she now only speaks spanish and you don't. How do you communicate with her as her soul caregiver?
A few SOLUTIONS:
Communicating . . . more
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December 11, 2006 06:36 AM EST --
Everyone gets in a bad mood from time to time that is just human nature .
However it just seems like some people stay pissed off all the time.
What the hell …life can not be that bad for god sake. . . . more
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October 13, 2006 06:22 PM EDT --
My phone rang and I rushed to answer it. I heard a voice on the other end, a female voice. She asked, "Is this June Howard?"
I replied, "Speaking."
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January 14, 2007 05:59 PM EST --
There's something about Sunday afternoons that is so slow and relaxing. I just want to sink into my large reading chair, have a nice cup of tea and read the paper. I have absolutely no . . . more
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September 27, 2006 10:50 AM EDT --
My World Suddenly Came To An End
Deafening silence invaded my life. An explosion commenced as lightning came from the heavens . . . more
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October 24, 2006 02:00 PM EDT --
We attended this fly in or the EEA show in Oshgosh Wisconsin in July of 2006.
We did some volunteer work here and had a great time. Except for the heat we did not enjoy the HEAT. It wasn't just hot . . . more
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August 16, 2006 08:06 AM EDT --
Racism is alive and well today. And my family and I have been a victim of it. Guilt by association.
You see, for the past twenty years, we have lived in a black neighborhood. We bought . . . more
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August 18, 2006 04:23 PM EDT --
This has been a week of clearing away some clutter. Its amazing the connection there is between what is lying deep inside of us and what is reflected in our surroundings.
This week I noticed for . . . more
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November 27, 2006 10:48 PM EST --
Ok here is another Situation and after I get 30 or so comments on how you would all handle this situation I will explain to you how I handled it. This is a situation I dealt with in my Adult Foster Care . . . more
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June 14, 2006 12:15 PM EDT --
1. Bounce a tennis ball and try to catch it with your eyes closed. Beware of broken dishes and knick-knacks when you blindly bat the ball away.
2. Hold one foot and hop on the other and see how long you . . . more
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June 15, 2006 11:41 PM EDT --
How Did You End Up At Gather?
So why exactly are you here on Gather? Is it to read, to debate, to socialize, to pass the hours of your worthless life because there is nothing better to do? Of course . . . more
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June 27, 2006 09:51 AM EDT --
Metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance (moonlight sleeping on a bank. . . . more
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July 15, 2006 08:19 PM EDT --
The Weekend Cometh
Can you believe it? Frankly I can't. I made it through my first week of work. HOORAY for me! I didn't have to set the alarm this morning and guess what time I woke up? You . . . more
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July 24, 2006 07:39 AM EDT --
A poetic comparison
...and the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers,
is always the first to be touched by the thorns.
Thomas Moore
But he that dares not grasp the thorn
should never . . . more
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October 24, 2006 01:40 PM EDT --
Okay all of us have things that bother us to no end. Mine is toast crumbs in the butter. It pisses me off! The bad thing is, it is my husband that doesn't seem to understand this! He is . . . more
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