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I was in the Mayor’s Office Yesterday . . .

Yeah-ya, I was. Can you imagine? I’m not a resident of Burlington, but I was in town having coffee, enjoying the sunshine, you know, and it was a bit chilly out, not much was happening and that gave me time to consider carefully a movement underway in the State Legislature. It seems the former president of Middlebury College wants to change the drinking age in the state from 21 to 18. I don’t like…

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Added by ZenDog on January 23, 2010 at 10:43am — 4 Comments

anyone left?

is anyone left here?
should we send out invitations?
or am i rhetorically beating a dead horse.

Added by Michael J Masiko on January 22, 2010 at 4:53pm — 8 Comments

Ahhh ... slowly I turn ... NIAGRA FALLS!

1. Respect other members and treat them fairly. I will not slander, libel, or otherwise attack other members. I will accept and offer constructive criticism graciously.

2. Always represent yourself honestly. Profile names are allowed, but deliberate impersonation of others is a breach of social network etiquette and a really bad idea.

3. Protect yourself from scammers. Rule of Thumb: If it seems too good to be true it’s probably false. Do not give your personal contact information to… Continue

Added by Michael J Masiko on January 22, 2010 at 4:24pm — No Comments

Laughter

By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent

Published: 7:00AM BST 05 Jun 2009

Link to this video

Researchers who carried out "tickling sessions" on gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans, believe that it started out as a "grunt-like" noise with our distant ancestors and gradually turned into the more sophisticated chuckles and guffaws we know today.

They made the assertions published in the journal of Current Biology after finding that the evolution of laughter… Continue

Added by caseyjo on January 22, 2010 at 1:47pm — 2 Comments

Today's Meditation: A truly

I do love to share with you the friend note I like:)

A truly spiritual man or woman would like to have a serene mind. The only way to

keep calm in this troubled world is to have a serene mind. The calm and

sane mind sees spiritual things as the true realities and material things as

only temporary and fleeting. That sort of mind can be never obtained by

reasoning, because reasoning powers are limited by space and time.

That kind of a mind can never be obtained… Continue

Added by Krasi on January 22, 2010 at 9:28am — 2 Comments

A Friend

A Friend....

(A)ccepts you as you are

(B)elieves in "you"

(C)alls you just to say "HI"

(D)oesn't give up on you

(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)

(F)orgives your mistakes

(G)ives unconditionally

(H)elps you

(I)nvites you over

(J)ust "be" with you

(K)eeps you close at heart

(L)oves you for who you are

(M)akes a difference in your life

(N)ever Judges

(O)ffer… Continue

Added by Tina on January 21, 2010 at 12:59pm — 6 Comments

The Life of Sundays

Added by Michael J Masiko on January 21, 2010 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

something screwy

hmphhh.
most curious.
i hit 'continue' to read more of any given post
and im returned to the list.

i generally dont dig being out of the loop
but this is wedicalwis
and dare i say
ventures toward the downright cacafutsi.

what gives?
do i have a screw loose
or is there a monkey wrench in the works?

Added by Michael J Masiko on January 20, 2010 at 3:21pm — 1 Comment

Very close to leaving TBD

I am at facebook if anyone is interested in being my friend there...let me know.

Added by caseyjo on January 20, 2010 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

I deleted my blog post.

I deleted my own blog post..I already forgot the title of it...something about my own thoughts, because it was getting way to personal...If any blog writers want to personal IM me about it, you are welcome to.....K

Added by caseyjo on January 20, 2010 at 9:25am — No Comments

I hate it when . . .

I hate it when . . .

Yeah-ya. That’s it, I really do hate it when. I mean really. I. Really. Hate. It. When. Oh. Yeah. I’ll explain.

I was in town the other day. One of the shop windows was advertising THE NEXT WAVE, and I’ll get to that. The window indicated we would get a preview. It’s supposed to be a fashion statement of some kind. It seems that if the next wave…

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Added by ZenDog on January 20, 2010 at 8:42am — 4 Comments

No talent

I'm older now ,wired ,tired,fed up, strung out, worn down, seen too many pop idols, solved too many riddles ,still no closer to satisfied, too tired to struggle, still got my hands tied.Waiting for the bridge to give, life is fair because we all get one life to live, nobody is happy, the richest are dead, the poorest ain't fed, the middle freak always got a beef,everybody hoping for some relief, waiting for the break, hoping for some slack,never remain calm never react to a sudden change ,try… Continue

Added by terry2 on January 19, 2010 at 11:56pm — 2 Comments

My daughter's advice to guys trying to find a girl

I was cleaning up an old PC that was in the family so my mother would be able to send and receive e-mails from me when I discovered the following that my daughter had posted to her facebook account. Although I don't agree with everything she has to say, I enjoyed her blog and decided to share it with my cyber friends on TBD (I had earlier shared a blog my son had posted so now I have treated them both the same).

First, a little bit of background about my daughter. While her older… Continue

Added by Carr Lucas on January 19, 2010 at 7:31pm — 1 Comment

Who Says it Doesn't Rain in Southern California?

Crazy, hurricane-force winds and torrential rainstorms don't usually happen here. We haven't even had much rain for many years (we've been in a Stage 2 or 3 drought for a long time now). That all changed when my little street became a raging river in short order this afternoon, and you should have seen all the trash and recycling cans (trash day) floating down the street! I was watching the action out front when I heard the commotion out back.....…

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Added by OCNaturalDoc on January 18, 2010 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

Michelle's 46th Birthday Organic Lamb and Lobster Bash

It seems that every time a story is printed about the Obama's enjoying a night out on the town, it includes a lavish lobster dinner at a swanky eatery.

Tsk-tsk.

And we know Miss Michelle didn't have any trouble blowing out the candles because her husband invited the 'inner circle' to join in the festivities, like Marian Robinson, Michelle's mother, and Atty General Eric Holder and his wife Sharon Malone. Eric and Cheryl Whitaker, and… Continue

Added by OCNaturalDoc on January 18, 2010 at 7:30pm — 5 Comments

To Paul Mann who put up the blog post....No money for Haiti...then allows no blog posts...what a worm

Added by caseyjo on January 18, 2010 at 11:55am — 2 Comments

Removing the Debt For Haiti...

This is a message from ONE, a site & organization of which I am a member. Please have a look and consider supporting with your vote. And, PLEASE distribute to others that you know.

Love, peace and harmony ----------------------------> Forever

Vaughan. ONE for All - All for ONE.

Like millions of people around the world I've been shocked by the terrible events in Haiti.

Only now is the true scale of the disaster emerging. Reports now suggest as… Continue

Added by Tina on January 16, 2010 at 6:30am — 9 Comments

Ha ha...A man after my own heart

Watch more clipser videos on AOL…

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Added by caseyjo on January 15, 2010 at 1:57pm — 1 Comment

An Illusion Unto Thyself...

The idea that we need something that we don’t have right now is the root of discontent. We are never completely satisfied with this moment. Even when we get everything we thought we always wanted, it feels like there is something missing. Why? Because we have become so accustomed to waiting for something more, that nothing is ever enough. The habit of feeling dissatisfied has become commonplace in our lives. This is true for the rich and the poor, for the loners and the social butterflies among… Continue

Added by Tina on January 15, 2010 at 12:42pm — 2 Comments

For The Few "CRAZY" People

This came through a wise and wonderful Friend, I like it! I think it tells the story of human kind. Surely it sifts out the important from the mundane, the useful from the "not so much"...However it is not for those who consider themselves "normal", "sane" or "regular" No this is only for the Forthright, The Unique, Kind, Intelligent and "Crazy"… Continue

Added by Tina on January 15, 2010 at 10:55am — 5 Comments