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Well I got my laptop opened just long enough to grab the doc and email it to myself, then Office crashed. I pulled it up on the desktop and went from there. Made it to the important meeting with the important document with 1 minute to spare. ONE MINUTE. Pretty sure I have thirty new gray hairs tonight.
Patty Joanna, you are right, the updates are for my benefit, but the timing is always just the worst. I admit that I am spoiled, though. So much tech at our fingertips, and I get frazzled when it's not perfectly available right when I need it. I have to think back to the days when I used a Radio Shack computer that used cassette tapes...
I really am going to email all the important stuff to myself, though, so it's accessible from anywhere.
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Oh wow that is terrific news! Thanks for relieving our suspense. So happy for you!
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No and I have not seen Aimee around either (though I don't click on every post). Kinda worried about them.
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And then the ^#*<£}!#!~~¥** battery gives out in the middle of said stupid updates....<groan>
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Why oh why when I turn my computer on to grab an immediately needed document - which I have come home for on a quick lunch break - does it pick NOW to tell me that there are a gazillion updates. And that "this will take a while."
I am going to put everything on a flash drive once I get this stupid thing opened. Sadly now I must wait because this laptop is the only place holding that particular word document. I can feel my blood pressure rising.
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Do you ever feel like if you disappeared, your husband would be useless? "What was she wearing? Is this her necklace/scarf/purse? How did she wear her hair?" :laugh:
Ok, I'm morbid but really. :)
I'm sure my dh would give some description, but I wonder if it would be me, what I look like today, or the decades younger me that he first met and fell in love with? That would be a fun party game!
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I saw a show where they tried to see what things they could change about the woman on a first date without the guy noticing. At first they did subtle things, then less subtle. Eventually a guy would start a blind first date with a brunette in a blue dress and she'd go to the bathroom and come back as like a blonde in a red dress. They wouldn't notice! The women wouldn't even mention what they had been discussing pre-bathroom trip. So, his date would talk about how much she loves sky-diving, then go to the restroom and come back scared of heights. They sort of noticed that because in the post-date interview he'd say she was odd.
That's hilarious! Links?
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The only reason my dh and ds keep me is that I know where All The Things are.
LOL! They would miss so much without me telling where the gear for it is!
My dh really tries. But when one is asked numerous times what she wants for Christmas/whatever, it takes some of the magic out of it. Pay attention, fella! I shouldn't have to carve it across your forehead.
(Love my dh, tho. He makes up for the gift-giving stress in many other ways. Such a brick.)
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I’m on a ranting roll, because my other celiac kid is on her way to her swim team holiday party.
Last year, they wanted to decorate gingerbread for an activity. I told them that it would be really awesome to have an activity that all of the swimmers could participate in so they make different holiday crafts.
Guess what the activity is today.
It isn’t enough that I have to feed her before and after because there won’t be anything for her to eat other than what we have brought, but then she will get to stand around and watch her friends decorate gingerbread.
Older Dd gets sick from inhaling air with flour in it. Hopefully younger Dd won’t get sick from the party. If she does, then I guess she won’t even be able to attend next year.
Way to build team unity.
Similar here with party activities involving decorating food. It makes me sad when people aren't willing to be a little more creative than sticking with the old standbys.
DH and I were talking about the whole Christmas treat thing yesterday. Years ago, sweet treats this time of year were special BECAUSE we didn't get them all the time. Nowadays, sugar is everywhere, everyday. No year-long wait for holidays. It makes me kind of sad. And I don't bake holiday cookies anymore, there's just too much already in circulation.
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I have done some years where the tree gets just lights and a star on top. No ornaments. All those pesky little objects and wire hooks are the things that make the task seem too big. A simple lighted tree is lovely.
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I think it would be fascinating. I'm a big Amelia Peabody fan, and would have loved to live in what I think of as the "golden age" of archaeology.
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I would love a little fruit basket or even a couple of beautiful oranges. I know that's not cookies, but to me it's a treat and definitely gluten free.
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xoxo right back atcha.
Thanks for taking the time to update, good to hear from you. Heal well.
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What did you replace it with?
I need to be able to make phone calls and send & receive texts. The rest is a...distraction.
Please tell me what alternative is working well for you.
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Oh, I must have missed an earlier discussion about this. What exactly does the author advocate (besides basic yoga practice)?
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I have been watching and reading this thread, feeling bereft of the right words. Just want to say I am thinking of you today and looking forward to an excellent update.
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Pretty sure the real story is in the subtitle. 😂
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I love gift exchanges, especially the white elephant. Its fun to do the whole who is going to end up what. To see which items are hotly fought over. And to have stories the next Christmas about the "Historic fight" for the Cat sweater and the Llama that shows up year after year...
It's fun IF everyone on board knows the spirit of the game is just what I've heard some call it - Dirty Santa. Folks purposefully bring gag items that may be fought over and laughed at by everyone.
The stories already shared though, they describe why I do not like these events with folks I don't know well - some people bring nice, thoughtful things that go unappreciated or become the butt of jokes. Others bring nice things and end up with trash in exchange. I once saw someone open a gift bag to find a disposable baby diaper and some small unwrapped Baby Ruth candy bars. So classy.
Also, it's not really any fun when you draw number 2, pick something that turns out to be meh, and have to sit through twenty more people having fun making swaps while not at all interested in the item you are holding.
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Honestly I wake from the propofal nap feeling like I've had the most relaxing night of sleep, and the hydration from IV always refreshingly hydrates my complexion. So there's that.
I think I'm up to six or seven now, with a family history of intestinal cancer. The peace of mind is worth the discomfort.
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If you happen to have an Aldi, I just saw this today in Aldi.
That makes sense, since TJ and Aldi stores have the same roots. Putting this on the grocery list, it sounds delicious!
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Well to be fair, when one is short, a lot of shirts are plenty long!
I have trouble with tunics because they always look like dresses on me.
Yes, if they are also full at the bottom I wear them as dresses. Short (just above the knee) for summer is ok and then in cool season with stockings and boots.
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Their line of yoga pants also includes Petite/Short lengths.
Yes, and different fits. I'm in Katie's position as a shortie, and I appreciate this. But I have been known to just take scissors to a pair of yoga pants. Like tshirts, they don't really fray. Usually. 😆
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One of the shootings (Washington State) was a hoax. Which to me is just the most disgusting "joke" someone can do right now.
I just read a novel by a popular author who used a fake campus shooting spree as a diversion for a robbery. I know it's the characters who did a despicable thing, but on a day like today, that plot point hurts.
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Meeting and learning about people who are experiencing with the exact opposite of my own opinion has been what has changed how I think about certain issues in life. Very little is as cut and dry as it appears on the surface.
ETA editing to change "health" to "own." Meeting others in the opposite boat has definitely changed my thoughts about health care, but it's not limited to that issue. Dang voice text & autocorrect.
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GaH!!!!!! Dangblabbit updates
in The Chat Board
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Right now the laptop is lying on the floor in my home office. You are dead to me, I told it! I had to run out and then had dinner guests. Tomorrow I will see how it boots up. I have, however, lodged a formal request with dh for an upgrade. This little laptop has always been a bit flaky. Guess I should not have been surprised it failed me today.