NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (122080)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

"I'm growing older but not up" --Jimmy Buffett

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If It's Going to be, It's Going to be Minis

Jim Bauer @porwest (98526) • United States 13h

I don't really have a sweet tooth anymore these days. Maybe it was because when I was a kid, I ate sugary things like they were going out of style. When I was a kid, I'd eat anything sweet I could. Brownies, 3Musketeers, peanut...

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NJ Chicaa I like the bigger ones bc I like the higher proportion of salty peanut butter

1955 Top Ten Songs: The Great Pretender (#1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (72824) • United States 9h

For the last time this month I go back to my 100 favorites list for a song that’s now 70 years old. I promise it’s the last time this month…because this is the end of the countdown! Tomorrow we start celebrating my...

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NJ Chicaa yup

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1985 Top Ten Songs: Wendell Gee (#1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (72824) • United States 9h

Yes, you knew these guys would top the list when Talking Heads were #2. And, since this is about songs that’ll are 40 years old, you knew it’d be something from this album. But which song? Heck, most of them could be on this...

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NJ Chicaa slope

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A sampling of anti-American acts by the disengaged-and-lost fat slob, trump...

Mark-Paul @MarkPaul (243) 30 Mar

A sampling from March 2025: 1. Eliminating government funding for American history museum exhibits that are "uncomfortable." 2. Using masked men and women to kidnap "undesirable" people on the street in daylight for posting...

trump is anti american

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NJ Chicaa Is America great again yet? F NO. It is going to get a lot worse before it gets better and I will laugh when those MAGA cult members get their Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security cut by Elmo. #FAFO

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1985 Top Ten Songs: Road to Nowhere (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (72824) • United States 30 Mar

The threat of severe weather hangs over us this week. Today, Wednesday, then flooding possibilities for the rest of the week. Got my weather radio and bicycle helmet (many fatalities in severe weather are caused by blunt force...

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NJ Chicaa slope

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1955 Top Ten Songs: When I Stop Dreaming (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (72824) • United States 30 Mar

So many of the songs on my 100 favorites lists came from 1955 that I now find them competing against one another in this list of songs that turn 70 this year. It’s hard to say that this “loses” to the song I picked for #1,...

classic country music

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NJ Chicaa nope

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A Water to Top off the Day

Jim Bauer @porwest (98526) • United States 30 Mar

We all have our habits and routines. For some, they are more defined than others. Take my "drinking" habits, if you will. In the morning it's only ever coffee. During the day I drink mostly only water. I rarely drink anything...

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NJ Chicaa Water all day and maybe a hot or iced tea in the morning. We have a water dispenser next to the water fountains right outside of my classroom so I am able to fill up my Stanley 40 ounce tumbler whenever I need to--usually 2x per day.

30 Mar

How Do You?

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (93151) • United States 30 Mar

Not let hope die when everything in your world is against you? Is there some secret to not letting hope die that you can share with others? Some people seem adept at always keeping the faith, that is, until hope dies for them...

hope dead

final nail in the coffin

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NJ Chicaa Hang in there

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I'm Very Down Today ~ Rental Adventures

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (93151) • United States 29 Mar

But I am going to walk out here pretty soon to get some nice fresh air if possible. It is a sunny coolish day as it rained last night some. Tomorrow I am going to look at another place, yet another place again. Somehow it looks...

rental hunting

down feeling

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NJ Chicaa I was up insanely early and am on my 3rd baking project. Dishes and laundry done too. I'm about ready to nap after this bread is baked.

29 Mar

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When Do You Get Dressed?

Jim Bauer @porwest (98526) • United States 29 Mar

I tend to be an early riser, usually getting up around 5am or 530am, and rarely sleep in. I like to have the whole day ahead of me. It wasn't always this way for me. In my younger years I was a night owl, and long preferred second...

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NJ Chicaa If I'm not going anywhere I stay in my comfy clothes. If I am I get dressed right before I head out. Obviously on a work day I get dressed early right after my shower and before I head to work.

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No cloud today in the UK

Daniel @Danielclark691 (2042) 29 Mar

It looks set to be a beautiful day ahead. The sky is clear - not a cloud to be seen. It is not even 7am and I can tell it is going to be a pleasant day. It may be a cool day, but we won’t be having any rain, and I am more than...

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NJ Chicaa I studied abroad for a year in college in Lancaster, England. LOVED IT! I remember coming home for Christmas and marveling at the completely blue sky. I was so used to it being overcast and cloudy that the blue sky was like a shock.

29 Mar

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Chipotle, anyone?

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (43113) • United States 28 Mar

Have you ever eaten at the Mexican fast food place Chipotle? Did you like it? We decided to try it. Wish we hadn't. Well, actually we didn't. We went in thinking it was kind of like a cafeteria of Mexican food. I thought there...

mexican food

distressing and distasteful

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NJ Chicaa I enjoy it from time to time. There is one right around the corner from work so I stop there every couple of months for lunch if I don't bring something. They do have different meats and toppings for burritos, bowls, salads, quesadillas, etc. You just have to...

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What Are Your Favorite Cleaning Products to Use

DB @dgobucks226 (36339) 28 Mar

If I could afford it, I'd rather hire someone to clean my kitchen, bathroom, and floors but that's just not happening. Therefore, I've armed myself with some of my favorite cleaning products to do chores like dishes, counter tops,...

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NJ Chicaa I pay someone $125 every other week to clean the apartment. As for daily counter/cabinet/spot cleaning I like the Mrs. Meyer line of products.

28 Mar

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Cute as a Button

Jim Bauer @porwest (98526) • United States 28 Mar

I can't quite pinpoint what it was about Björk, but from the moment I first saw her in a music video on MTV in the 80s, she captivated me. Though I don't recall the specific video—this wasn't the one—I remember feeling rather...

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NJ Chicaa Not a fan

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I'm Having Corn Grits for the First Time in my Life

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (93151) • United States 28 Mar

Is that funny to you? They are so tasty!! But much like cream of wheat really. I put butter and salt but no milk, just the boiling water. Course the package has to say may have GMO..well what about it? Grits ya'll. These seem to...

grits

hot

tasty

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NJ Chicaa I love grits

28 Mar

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Dear God Rental Adventures

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (93151) • United States 28 Mar

What in the world? Every dang place I look at has either washer and dryer in units, or wood burning fire places. I am talking about stacked on top of one another apartments. So dangerous. It is maddening!! Are people too lazy to...

amenities

not needed

washer dryer in unit

wood burning fireplace in unit

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NJ Chicaa When I moved there were 3 non-negotiable for me—air conditioning, pet-friendly, and a washer and dryer.

28 Mar

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Murphy in Missouri Dies

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (93151) • United States 27 Mar

The bald eagle that went viral for incubating a rock like it was offspring, has died after the intense damaging storms there. He was 33. Had you heard about this bald eagle Murphy? Have you ever seen the bald eagle? We have them...

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NJ Chicaa Oh how sad. I haven't heard of him before. We have some bald eagles in this area. They are amazing to see.

27 Mar

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1985 Top Ten Songs: Rock and Roll Girls (#5)

Four Walls @FourWalls (72824) • United States 27 Mar

Wow, this restaurant is awful! Oh, wait, I’m home. Yes, I’m cleaning things (garbage pickup is tomorrow, so it’s a good day to fill the garbage cans), pausing to watch the weather blog and give you another song from...

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NJ Chicaa slope

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1955 Top Ten Songs: Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On (#5)

Four Walls @FourWalls (72824) • United States 27 Mar

In looking at the top five of the songs that are now 70 years old, I see a lot of things that were also on the 100 favorites lists. In fact, all five of the top five were on those two lists. A little spoiler: three country, two...

classic country music

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NJ Chicaa nope

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Increasing Prices but not Pay..

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (14898) • Torrington, Connecticut 27 Mar

The cost for everything in the last 2-3 years has gone up soo much that even with my yearly raise and bonuses I can barely save any money. This winter alone with heating oil I spent well over $2,500 dollars to heat my home. Not...

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NJ Chicaa I get it. For years thanks to governor Chris Christie's BS we had to pay more and more for our medical and our modest pay raises didn't even make up for it. I was going backwards for years.

27 Mar

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