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[Sublime1]

RACE wrote:

Same here, we must live in "Bedrock."
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Same here.

[RedheadwGlasses]

Matilda77 wrote:

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TLC. Remember when that stood for "The Learning Channel"?
I don't watch a lot of commercials, nor do I channel flip very often. I think my internet habits clue me in to a lot of these weird pop culture things.

I remember when TLC was focused on doctors on Sundays, in that, the shows were highly technical and totally aimed at physicians and other medical professionals, talking about breakthroughs and new developments in medicine. I saw a vasectomy on that channel one Sunday. And another night, I saw them perform a mastectomy, then use the woman's own belly fat to make her a new breast out of her own skin and tissue. Fascinating stuff.

[Sam I Am]

Matilda77 wrote:

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Yeah. I didn't even like that my SIL was drinking Monsters and macchiatos in late high school. But then, I think had I been in to caffeine then, my grades would have been much better.

So you didn't do any No-Doz in high school?

[Sublime1]

Matilda77 wrote:

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Yeah. I didn't even like that my SIL was drinking Monsters and macchiatos in late high school. But then, I think had I been in to caffeine then, my grades would have been much better.

We used to pop ephedrine like it was going out of style, in high school. It was just a tool to keep the party going on and on ... and on.

[Matilda77]

Sam I Am wrote:

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So you didn't do any No-Doz in high school?

I didn't! I didn't really discover the magic of caffeine until I was in college. Seems so bizarre now. I mean, I drank pop on occasion, but apparently not enough to make me notice any difference. And certainly not during school day mornings, when it would have been most helpful.

[Matilda77]

RedheadwGlasses wrote:

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I remember when TLC was focused on doctors on Sundays, in that, the shows were highly technical and totally aimed at physicians and other medical professionals, talking about breakthroughs and new developments in medicine. I saw a vasectomy on that channel one Sunday. And another night, I saw them perform a mastectomy, then use the woman's own belly fat to make her a new breast out of her own skin and tissue. Fascinating stuff.

For a short time at my parent's house, we had Discovery Health. I watched that religiously. Briefly made me consider becoming an EMT. I'm glad I didn't try that, because the first time somebody barfed, it would have been game over for me.

But I can talk pregnancy shop with all my friends with kids. They're all "How do you know this stuff?" because they know I'm not terribly gung-ho about the idea of kids. Look, if there's any hint of a chance of this ever happening to me, I want to know what's going on. Pre-eclampsia, placenta previa, tubal pregnancy, gestational diabetes, VBAC, etc. I don't want to be crowning as they're trying to explain this to me.

[RedheadwGlasses]

Matilda77 wrote:

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For a short time at my parent's house, we had Discovery Health. I watched that religiously. Briefly made me consider becoming an EMT. I'm glad I didn't try that, because the first time somebody barfed, it would have been game over for me.
But I can talk pregnancy shop with all my friends with kids. They're all "How do you know this stuff?" because they know I'm not terribly gung-ho about the idea of kids. Look, if there's any hint of a chance of this ever happening to me, I want to know what's going on. Pre-eclampsia, placenta previa, tubal pregnancy, gestational diabetes, VBAC, etc. I don't want to be crowning as they're trying to explain this to me.

I think most of my mom friends purposely skipped that chapter in "What to expect...." Some made their husbands read it, basically, "If the shit hits the fan, that's when I may not be able to know what's going on and what to do, so YOU will need to be prepared."

[PEllen]

Tomorrow we will be blessedly free of all the !@#$%^!!^&*(%+!! political ads.
Counting the minutes.

May the best chad hang.

[edogxxx]

Amy

http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/TQ5QAVIJ15...

Abby

http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/T492JTV3NH...

If you love your country, vote NO for socialism!

[j_m_w]

PEllen wrote:

Tomorrow we will be blessedly free of all the !@#$%^!!^&*(%+!! political ads.
Counting the minutes.
May the best chad hang.

Haha!

I'm in line to vote as we speak.

[RedheadwGlasses]

sigh. Yet again, so little clue about what socialism really is. Those republican retirees love their Medicare, remember.

[RACE]

Ha! I called them "zoomers", cause well...

Sublime1 wrote:

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We used to pop ephedrine like it was going out of style, in high school. It was just a tool to keep the party going on and on ... and on.

[edogxxx]

RedheadwGlasses wrote:

sigh. Yet again, so little clue about what socialism really is. Those republican retirees love their Medicare, remember.

And the poor love their handouts. Sure beats working!

[RedheadwGlasses]

edogxxx wrote:

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And the poor love their handouts. Sure beats working!

There are a lot of working poor who need some help. Too bad you would deny them that because some others abuse the system. Throw the baby out with the bathwater, eh?

[Ferrerman]

edogxxx wrote:

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And the poor love their handouts. Sure beats working!

Has Mittens Rmoney ever 'worked' a day in his life? How 'bout pay taxes? I don't mean 'tithing'.

[j_m_w]

I'm signed up for painting and wine tonight with a friend. No TVs, no states turning red or blue, just painting tulips and sipping wine. The perfect way for me to wrap up election day.

My polling place was so poorly run, it was very frustrating. Then there was a road closed on the way to work so traffic sucked. I wish I could start the wine sipping part now.

[RedheadwGlasses]

j_m_w wrote:

I'm signed up for painting and wine tonight with a friend. No TVs, no states turning red or blue, just painting tulips and sipping wine. The perfect way for me to wrap up election day.
My polling place was so poorly run, it was very frustrating. Then there was a road closed on the way to work so traffic sucked. I wish I could start the wine sipping part now.

I think the evening plans sound great! Tonight, I'm going to vote after work (I'm tempted to borrow someone's "I voted" sticker to wear!), then Nick is coming over and we're loading up his car (my car already is loaded) and we're taking boxes over to my new place.

Sunday at 10 a.m. when i left the new place, the stove was in the DR and thre was a big hole in the kitchen wall due to a leak. THe floor had been ripped up completely. Last nighta fter work, the hole was patched, new floor was installed, and cabinets are in there to be installed!

[Matilda77]

j_m_w wrote:

I'm signed up for painting and wine tonight with a friend. No TVs, no states turning red or blue, just painting tulips and sipping wine. The perfect way for me to wrap up election day.
My polling place was so poorly run, it was very frustrating. Then there was a road closed on the way to work so traffic sucked. I wish I could start the wine sipping part now.

Good idea. I've got hockey. Better than sitting around watching the news. Especially if it's too close to call tonight.

My polling place is mere yards from my dentist, and I have an appointment after work. Everything's coming up Matilda!

[RedheadwGlasses]

So my friend M and his two adult siblings got an email from their dad this morning,t elling them who to vote for in every election, and instructing them to vote for the anti-gay-marriage amendment. N went ballistic on their dad (N is 30 and married with a kid), told him “The way I was raised by you and mom to care about others and to be inclusive and tolerant of people who are different from me and people I disagree, everything you said in this email goes against that.” Both M and N chewed out their dad and said to never send a political email like that to them again. This is the dad who sleeps on the couch so his adult daughter can sleep with her mom in the marital bed.

[edogxxx]

RedheadwGlasses wrote:

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There are a lot of working poor who need some help. Too bad you would deny them that because some others abuse the system. Throw the baby out with the bathwater, eh?

No.