Light glittered off the huckleberry syrup decanter sitting on the shelf in front of me, on the mantel above the grill, while cars passed and fractured the light coming through the large cafe windows behind me.
I sat at the counter, nor really out of choice, but because all the booths were already full when I walked into Oliver's Cafe at noon today.
After being greeted and receiving a large mug of black coffee and looked through the menu and ordered the "Big Breakfast" an…
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Added by Wayne L. Christensen on August 16, 2009 at 9:19am —
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After a day of getting a lot of calls from family and friends and hearing all the gripes and complaints, I realized just how much time is spent on the negative - thinking about it, talking about it. It becomes a major force in our lives. Now sure, if you lose your job it's going to weigh heavily on you. Perfectly normal. But we seem to latch onto ALL the negative...
Someone cut me off on the road, someone bumped their cart into mine in the grocery story, someone cut in line in front…
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Added by Ciana Stone on August 16, 2009 at 4:51am —
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They're Made Out of Meat
by: Terry Bisson
"They're made out of meat."
"Meat?"
"Meat. They're made out of meat."
"Meat?"
"There's no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, and probed them all the way through. They're completely meat."
"That's impossible. What about the radio signals? The messages to the stars?"
"They use the radio waves to talk,…
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Added by Bill on August 15, 2009 at 11:18pm —
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I am pissed, insulted and offended. Some man on here just initiated a chat with me to basically tell me he was naked. WTF!!!!!
I know some of Y'all are here getting your rocks off, but please have the good taste to keep you focus on people who you know want your attention.
Added by Grace Linda on August 15, 2009 at 4:04pm —
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This is not mine, how I wish I could claim otherwise, but was posted today in the Coeur d'Alene Express, a local newspaper. It is penned by Rolf Nesse, MD.
I am very familiar with the issues at stake in the health care reform debate. So here are some things to think about when judging what you hear about reform efforts.
1 - Medicare is scheduled to have inadequate funds to fulfill its obligations starting in 2017.
2- Private insurance rates will double in 10 years if… Continue
Added by Madhatterat60 on August 15, 2009 at 1:52pm —
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Hey New Guy. Welcome to the war zone. How was OCS?
Did you say "Love Is The Answer?"
Someone said that long ago, and they killed him. His name was Lennon.
It was just another practical joke,
Uninspired, without humor, and o-so very Symbolic.
If you aren't angry
then you haven't paid attention.
If you can't pay attention,
you really don't belong here.
And they've dimed you out already.
A plane will crash when a series of…
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Added by ZenDog on August 15, 2009 at 10:50am —
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Added by OCNaturalDoc on August 15, 2009 at 7:16am —
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Added by Grace Linda on August 15, 2009 at 4:43am —
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Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)
8/14/2009
You are feeling the Moon's fragmenting tugs as she first pulls you one way and then another. You might try to disregard your changing emotions, but now you don't seem to have a lot of control over what you're feeling. Let the whimsical winds blow as they might; attempts to alter their direction are fruitless. Take detours and scenic routes when possible, for your experience widens once you step off the beaten… Continue
Added by Wayne L. Christensen on August 14, 2009 at 6:47pm —
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Added by Grace Linda on August 14, 2009 at 3:11pm —
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How often we wish for another chance
To make a fresh beginning.
A change to blot out our mistakes
And change failure into winning.
It does not take a special time
To make a brand-new start,
It only takes the deep desire
To try with all our heart.
To live a little better,
To always be forgiving.
To add a little sunshine,
In a world for which we’re living.
Never give up…
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Added by hussain jack M. on August 14, 2009 at 2:06pm —
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Added by Grace Linda on August 14, 2009 at 4:12am —
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Just as an added thought, there IS a flip side to the Swimming Pool Theory of Life.
It also means you have to wash the sheets and towels first, because you KNOW if you just do the clothes, the sheets and towels will pile up forEVER.
Added by Quilty on August 13, 2009 at 7:10pm —
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There has been much discussion about disease being "hereditary". In this short video, Dr Dean Ornish says we can change our genes by changing our lifestyles:
• eat healthier
• manage our stress
• exercise
• love more
These activities will increase blood flow and oxygen to the brain. Eating blueberries can make your brain grow new brain cells and reverse…
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Added by OCNaturalDoc on August 13, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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Even when this segment was shot, people needed reminders to (as Jack says), "live as nature intended us to be".
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Jack will turn 95 this September. He still has it:
Rock on,…
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Added by OCNaturalDoc on August 13, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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Enjoying my new life with my new love Julie. She is a wonderful gift, we grow together each day and night.
Today I learn: To care, to acknowledge, to share, to accept, to be comfortable in my own skin, to understand, to be ok to be happy.
You know the hardest thing sometimes is to just accept that happiness is ok. I don't have to feel guilty for feeling happy so long.
Learning to ride the wave, the dips and crests, its all good. To have pursued happiness so…
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Added by Alendar on August 13, 2009 at 9:36am —
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One of my favorites from Thom Hartman. His recital of John Gray's Day in the Life of Joe Middle-Class Republican:
"A Day in the Life of Joe Middle-Class Republican"
Joe gets up at 6:00am to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot full of good clean drinking water because some liberal fought for minimum water quality standards. He takes his daily medication with his first swallow of coffee. His medications are safe to take because some liberal fought to insure their…
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Added by Madhatterat60 on August 13, 2009 at 8:41am —
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Nothing earth-shattering to say, but I suppose I could ramble. It's been a trying week. Finding out that my second rental townhouse was in foreclosure on the 3rd anniversary of my Second Late husband's death (May 6) was very shocking. The landlord was over 6 months behind. The sheriff's sale was June 24. That means out by Dec 24. Got an email today that I owe a $387 waterbill. WHAT??? water/sewer/garbage are supposed to be included in the rent. talked to the City Hall, the bill is in HIS name.…
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Added by lorelei65 on August 13, 2009 at 2:00am —
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