Re: Mind's Eye spending Christmas

Had the flu myself over the New Year holiday. Only managed a New
Year's Even dinner out, very lovely. Otherwise, I was a dud and slept
mostly. Have talked to people coast to coast in the same boat. Welcome
to the new year!

On Jan 8, 3:33 pm, rigs <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Add the Easter Bunny and Tom Turkey! :-) A friend was ready to dump
> her husband of 50 years as of yesterday- at least I am chucking
> symbols!//To all- the relationships were/are fine. My daughter and
> both grand-daughters had the flu and I nursed them through only to
> come down with the remnants-despite the vaccine- plus exhaustion.
> Also, so many plans went sideways, etc. which was disappointing. I
> think I am getting ready for a simpler life/house but moving will be
> like pulling teeth (by the way, my gold crown fetched $70.-what a
> riot). Pardon the drama of "never again" as I recall saying the same
> in other categories...like men and love and a few foods.
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> On Jan 7, 7:25 pm, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > No more Christmas for Rigs?
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> > On Jan 7, 8:06 pm, rigs <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Christmas was a disaster. Never again...
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> > > On Jan 3, 9:37 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > Nah!  Mince pies aren't even edible Don.  Fruit cake at least goes
> > > > hard if exposed to enough sunlight and can be fashioned into arrow-
> > > > heads.  Good luck in the New Year mate.
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> > > > On 1 Jan, 15:58, Don Johnson <daj...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > Happy New Year everyone! Too late to be useful now but a good way to get
> > > > > rid of residual moisture in a phone is to take it apart and submerge it in
> > > > > a bag of rice for a few hours. I used to use a hair dryer but saw this
> > > > > other technique in an episode of Elementary. Modern day Sherlock Holmes, I
> > > > > like it. I hate mince pie too but it's slightly better then fruit cake.
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> > > > > I worked all through the Holidays including today. I'm off starting
> > > > > tomorrow and my brother's family is flying in from Bremerton, WA. to vist
> > > > > for the rest of the week. It's rainy and overcast here they should feel
> > > > > right at home.
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> > > > > Last year was a helluva year. Storms, mass shootings, fiscal
> > > > > cliffs(Geronimo!) and Whitney Houston died in a bathtub. My ex-wife, mother
> > > > > of my only son, also passed unexpectedly with an aneurism in November.
> > > > >  Knew she was having headaches and was even more irritable then usual but I
> > > > > never expected this. It's been really rough on the boy. He's basically been
> > > > > abandoned 3 times. By me when I left after the divorce and was lucky to see
> > > > > him once a week, by his mom when she kicked him out of her house 3 years
> > > > > ago and again when she died. These long holidays suck and I'm not around to
> > > > > support him nearly enough. Guilt.
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> > > > > I had to start the new year off with a good whine. Not my last I assure
> > > > > you. Good times and better memories to all.
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> > > > > dj
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> > > > > On Monday, December 24, 2012 10:08:53 AM UTC-6, archytas wrote:
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> > > > > > Walking Maxwell is my preferred action.  Television and radio are a
> > > > > > disaster.  Sue is baking mince pies - I have always hated them!  Just
> > > > > > fixed my old neighbours' phone - or at least replaced it with an old
> > > > > > one of ours - theirs was full of water and I hoping it will work again
> > > > > > once I screw it back together (it's a special phone for old folks so
> > > > > > worth trying to fix).  Shaun went into town to buy a video game - but
> > > > > > they were sold out.  A turkey dinner beckons, daughters behaving (rare
> > > > > > when in same room unless they gang up on another victim - eldest and
> > > > > > her bloke are thinking of moving here from Israel).  Churches tend to
> > > > > > get to me in what we might call a 'reverse Molly' so it will be the
> > > > > > pub or a very long Maxwell if family company gets too much - we may
> > > > > > all go to give Sue some peace.  Reading some quantum material that
> > > > > > suggests there are 500 states of matter.  It's not helping screw the
> > > > > > phone back together!
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> > > > > > Good luck to all.
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> > > > > > On 24 Dec, 14:01, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Have a merry, blessed and holy christmas Molly
> > > > > > > Allan
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> > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > My husband and I are about to head out to church, my beloved Shrine of
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > Little Flower, that was my family parish growing up.  We are arriving
> > > > > > before
> > > > > > > > any planned mass - way before- to spend our own time feeling that
> > > > > > sacred
> > > > > > > > space and spread a few of my brother Mike's ashes in the rose garden.
> > > > > >  He
> > > > > > > > loved it there as a kid, and thought he would have probably become a
> > > > > > priest
> > > > > > > > had the family not moved to a different state when we were young.
> > > > > >  Knowing
> > > > > > > > Mike, as a priest he might have gone the way of Francis and Alan,
> > > > > > getting
> > > > > > > > tired of the bureaucracy.  Or, he might have found a way like Merton
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > circumvent in a monastery for awhile and come out charged, ready to
> > > > > > bring
> > > > > > > > the holy spirit to Hollywood. Mike was charming and loved Hollywood.
> > > > > >  He
> > > > > > > > might have just pulled it off.  I miss him and honor him this
> > > > > > Christmas.
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> > > > > > > > What is everybody else doing this Christmas?
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> > > > > > > > My love to you all.
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> > > > > > > > Molly
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> > > > > > > |_D Allan
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> > > > > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
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> > > > > > > Of course I talk to myself,
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