Tag: life
member name: Rhonda *TheTightwad* S.
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September 21, 2006 05:52 PM EDT --
I am working on a story idea set in World War II. I don't want to start rambling on about something that I really don't know , so I would like to hear from others, what jobs . . .
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September 30, 2006 08:00 AM EDT --
Thanking the driver of the white Navy van, I grabbed my duffel bag and entered the building numbered 217. It was a small office, so I pushed my over-sized bag into a corner and proceeded to . . .
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October 21, 2006 08:58 AM EDT --
When I was a child, I didn't have supportive parents. My father was in the Navy and mom raised me alone much of the time. There was so many things that I wanted to do, but . . .
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October 28, 2006 10:27 AM EDT --
Our United States were never perfect. Crime has always been here, and much of it has been violent. Look what we did to the Indians. Gangs have also been a part of the United States. . . .
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November 11, 2006 10:36 AM EST --
I remember when Oprah started introducing to the world RAOK. What a great concept. I know she didn't think of it, and it has been done forever, but it is always a good idea to jump . . .
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November 11, 2006 12:15 PM EST --
Have a goal. Strive through blood, sweat, and tears to reach the peak of your desire. Practice for perfection and never stop trying, even if think you reach a dead end. There is always . . .
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December 03, 2006 04:55 PM EST --
I work retail. I have learned to absolutely hate Christmas, and I really hate that I hate it. I have had to go to work daily since Halloween and look at Christmas. People start getting really stressed . . .
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December 11, 2006 08:17 AM EST --
I will call my friends Joyce and Lou. We all lived on an Air Force base on the island of Terceira, Azores. I was blessed with three little cherubs at that time. Joyce and Lou had no children. They had . . .
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December 30, 2006 11:15 AM EST --
Here is a challenging recipe for you recipe collectors. It is from the website
http://www.civilwarinteractive.com
1/2 calf's head, boiled
1 qt. water in which meat was boiled
Bacon
Bunch . . .
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December 31, 2006 07:00 AM EST --
I moved out on my own when I was nineteen. I didn't really have a choice, and I wasn't really ready, but this is what happened. My father retired from the Navy out of Hawaii and they had plans . . .
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January 20, 2007 12:07 PM EST --
It is funny how little things can spark so many memories. Wal-Mart is selling fake pussy willows in a vase and every time I walk by them, a new memory develops.
When I was four years old, . . .
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January 13, 2007 06:18 PM EST --
It was the summer of my daughter's fifth year at school. She attended a small country school with only one class per grade, so the children had been growing up together all through elementary school. . . .
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November 25, 2006 10:06 AM EST --
Jan 30 1864 Stewart Lemon enlisted at Fort Snell Minnesota in the 7th Regiment of Minnesota Infantry Volunteers. On Feb 2 1864 he was paid his $300 bounty and sent to Rochester, Minn. where he was mustered . . .
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December 11, 2006 11:27 AM EST --
It was Sunday evening in Wahiawa, Hawaii. Paco and I were hanging out at the Youth Center on the Navy base where we lived. He was the Teen Advisor and I was a teen. We were also good friends and . . .
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January 27, 2007 11:01 AM EST --
Reflecting on my life right now, it seems pretty dismal. Sick husband, troublesome kids, and stressful job. Truthfully, I just want to get into my car and drive away. I have come to realize why . . .
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September 24, 2006 08:56 AM EDT --
I was just finishing up C-school in Pensacola, Florida. I had been in the Navy for four months. It was time to be given orders to our new duty stations. As our instructor . . .
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December 11, 2006 11:00 AM EST --
Everybody has a person in their past that has made an impact in their life. I have Paco. I was nearing seventeen. My best friend was a negative force in my life. It wasn’t her fault, really. She . . .
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January 21, 2007 10:01 AM EST --
Mash strawberries and sugar with softened butter and use as a topping for pancakes, waffles, or toast.
For a quick frosting, add together maple syrup and confectioner’s sugar and stir until . . .
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November 25, 2006 07:38 AM EST --
Where I Am From
I am of my ancestors.
Fighting for freedom and self-expression.
Becoming strong in war and peace.
Traveling oceans to wash away the dirt of England, Ireland, Wales, Sweden, and Norway . . .
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November 06, 2006 04:26 PM EST --
When you buy celery, take it out of the bag and wrap it in a paper towel and then in aluminum foil. Store in refrigerator.
Organize pot lids, muffin tins, cooling racks, small baking . . .
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