Tag: people
group name: ruthd
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June 01, 2007 01:56 PM EDT --
Once upon a time, in a former life, I was a library director. As you can imagine, being a librarian isn’t exactly the most exciting job in the world. Interesting, yes. Exciting, no. Add to that being . . . more
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August 23, 2006 08:27 PM EDT --
Put about 100 bricks in some particular order in a closed room with and open window. Then send 2 or 3 candidates into the
Room and close the door. Leave them alone and come back after 6
Hours, . . . more
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August 16, 2006 04:54 PM EDT --
My son just called to tell me his father died yesterday. Had I not divorced him, we would have been married 60 years in two weeks. Sonofabitch slipped out on another anniversary!
My son and I discussed . . . more
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November 19, 2006 05:21 PM EST --
Of all the hundreds of variations in Biblical content, there is one glaring mistranslation that has had the most profound effect on the most people over the longest period of time. . . . more
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September 18, 2006 11:02 PM EDT --
I have a new pet peeve. Well, it's not exactly new. It's just that it was brought back to the surface this weekend.
I was at a memorial service at my church, a stressful enough . . . more
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October 02, 2006 03:04 PM EDT --
It suddenly occurred to me that I have been overlooking my primary purpose in joining Gather, which was to share what I have learned in almost a century living to the hilt. So, rather than spend . . . more
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October 29, 2006 04:04 PM EST --
KEO's article concerning the pregnant 17-year old has prompted me to publish this exerpt from my book LIFE, DEATH AND OTHER TRIVIA. I think it is a pertinent response. A discussion would . . . more
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November 08, 2006 04:56 PM EST --
: "I have an earache,..."
2000 BC - Here, eat this root
1000 AD - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer
1850 AD - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion . . . more
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September 14, 2006 11:42 PM EDT --
I just read a poem. It touched me so. So much I can't write much more. Tears won't let me. It reminded me of my son. A son I haven't seen in over twelve years. . . . more
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October 17, 2006 08:43 PM EDT --
Folded into a W in the hospital bed, sabers of pain slicing through my middle, I was now a Bone of Contention between Nurse Stoneface and Nurse Fatass, one on each side of the bed, firing . . . more
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October 18, 2006 03:31 PM EDT --
Sometime later (pain has a way of distorting time…it could have been minutes or hours) a portable computer was wheeled in by Nurse Robot. Without a glance in my direction, she stood at the . . . more
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October 24, 2006 08:35 PM EDT --
An elderly husband and wife noticed that they were beginning to forget many little things around the house. They were afraid that this could be dangerous, as one of them may accidentally forget to turn . . . more
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January 16, 2007 10:38 PM EST --
Jan. 27th...whose going to Washington???
I think Obama's time has come.
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January 15, 2007 06:06 AM EST --
I live full-time in our "vacation/retirement house"
Why? Because I am older..yes older, and have "retired". He is younger, and not even near retirement. So, while I live . . . more
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November 08, 2006 12:07 AM EST --
Ace-inhibitors are contraindicated for all Poker Players.
What is the difference between a dog and a fox?
About 5 drinks
What do you call a line of rabbits, hopping backwards? . . . more
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November 08, 2006 04:24 PM EST --
As Mr. Smith was on his death bed, he attempted to formulate a plan that would allow him to take at least some of his considerable wealth with him. He called for the three men he trusted most his lawyer, . . . more
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November 02, 2006 12:57 PM EST --
Widely Prescribed Diabetes Drug Causes More Harm Than Good
October 2006: A new systematic review calls into the question the health benefits versus risks of an oral medicine widely prescribed for diabetes . . . more
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October 24, 2006 09:17 PM EDT --
What do you call the back door to a cafeteria? Bacteria
Signs!
§ Sign on an electrician's truck -- Let . . . more
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November 13, 2006 12:56 AM EST --
Just today as my mother and I stood in line at a fast food joint, waiting for our food, that wasn't fast at all, I had plenty of time to observe the young folks working behind the counter.
I . . . more
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October 24, 2006 08:43 PM EDT --
Points to ponder:
§ If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
§ Have you . . . more
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