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catching up in keeping it postive
I have a facebook friend whom I've known since he was 8 years old. That seems weird, but he was in my elementary school classroom then - 8 and 9 years old. We seemed to have bonded very well as...
Drossie in keeping it postive
This is the name of a sculpture I have at home. It had belonged to my mother before she even met my father. I've known her all my life. She's a little smaller than life size and starts mid-thi...
it's summer... it's HOT in keeping it postive
I can take but so much off... the skin is stuck there. The cat, cannot. He used to stay near the window fan in the kitchen - it no longer works, so he is getting creative. I find him in the ba...
It wasn't worth the five dollars in keeping it postive
I decided I needed to sit in the library for the air conditioning! And to check out the wonky e-mails. I figure they have a better security system. I usually go downtown about a mile or so - w...
Wild in book reviews
author: Cheryl Strayed I am very much an armchair traveler. I used to think I wanted to walk the Appalachian Trail, but having read Bill Bryson's account of his trip... uh, never mind! This b...
it was a dark and stormy night in keeping it postive
Well one was an afternoon...and there were two of them. The past two days, we've had hellish thunderstorms. During the one on Tuesday, there was a lightning strike on a nearby park. I like to ...
shopping again in keeping it postive
The thrift shop I go to the most has a 25% discount on Mondays for everyone and an extra one on Thursdays if you have their loyalty card (I do). Since I only go when I work in the area, and I wo...
It was time in keeping it postive
I started to use the ceiling fan in the bedroom last week, and it was time, today, to set up the fan in the kitchen. I opened the window - it'll slam down again if I am not careful - and put the...
Touristy NYC in rants
This is just a warning to visitors: if you stay in the tourist areas of NYC, it will be EXPENSIVE. Not only the hotels, but the food, the "shopping on the street" (and NO none of that stuff is ...
what a NYC day! in keeping it postive
When I noticed a facebook friend posting photos of NYC, I realized she was in the city. I got in touch with her on FB and arranged for us to meet this morning before she started on her explorati...
Brain on Fire in book reviews
subtitle: My month of madness author: Susannah Cahalan This is an AMAZING book. It's like the show "mystery diagnosis" where the patient goes through doctor after doctor, diagnosis after dia...
extra money in keeping it postive
Even though I am retired from my regular job, and receiving my pension, I am also working part time. I am on call - filling in for someone when she is not able to work. She's had various health...
A New York City experience in keeping it postive
Usually I try to go to a Saturday matinee on Broadway (at least when I've been working as the 1/2 price ticket booth is across the street from my job - AND ... I have the extra money), but I read...
Free music in the streets in keeping it postive
http://makemusicny.org/ In at least a dozen areas of the city, there will be free music today. Each area is for a different type of instrument - from gongs, harps, french horns, to harmonicas, ...
on the subway in rants
1 - a woman with a tattoo = tough chick her tattoo was a unicorn with a garland of flowers = not so tough 2 - riding a crowded train with my back to a TALL man. How tall? My head rested o...
cannot. sleep. in in rants
I have to leave the house at 8:30 to get to work on time. I do NOT have to be awake before 6 a.m., but my cat thinks I do. As soon as it's light... he'll stand by my head and meow. Or... jump ...
Packing for work in keeping it postive
No... not a gun!! But since I'm there "just in case" I am needed, there can be busy days and QUIET days. When it's quiet... I can hear the vending machines calling my name. I brought snacks - ...
Fairway in keeping it postive
It's a New York store - or set of stores. They try to be somewhat like Trader Joe's/Whole Foods. Since they receive the produce before it goes to the distribution market, it's much fresher than...
Weight loss in Weight Watchers Program sharing
Before I was working at the beginning of May, I weighed around 192. After working for three weeks, I ended up at 198. One horrible day I saw the scale push OVER 200! Since I've been back off wo...
TMI in Product reviews
Too much information. Cottonelle butt wipes - the Goldilocks of butt wipes. The CVS brand - too much (wanted to cut them in half); the dollar store brand - too flimsy, needed two. The Cottonel...
Eating well in Weight Watchers Program sharing
Although I no longer go to the WW meetings, I am trying to stick with the Smart Start guidelines. I find they're a bit top heavy with grains and wheat - both items I try to avoid, but the fact t...
What do you see in NYC in keeping it postive
While waiting for the bus... and waiting... and waiting. I was sitting next to a man, clearly a dancer, clearly gay - he was wearing a huge engagement ring. Was it a diamond? It looked like on...
a bit of a recluse in keeping it postive
I've discovered that I MUCH prefer my own company. I like to be alone, at home. The problem sets in when I just don't want to leave the house at all. I don't want to get the mail, bring down t...
The Intelligencer in book reviews
author: Leslie Silbert THAT WAS GOOD!! Just what I like - a LOT of history, and literary history - Christopher Marlowe being a main character; a LOT of espionage - Christopher Marlowe had bee...
Be careful out there in rants
I just got a phone call from clearly a call center - you could hear many people talking in the background. The man told me I had a legal issue I had to take care of right away - and gave me a pho...
