cloudwatcher

@cloudwatcher (6861)

Australia • Age 88

Joined myLot 18 years ago

So live that when you come to die, you have nothing left to do, but die.

www.meetingintheclouds.wordpress.com/

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I owe my good mood yesterday to Invader Zim and the American river...

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 23 Oct 10

The kids, and especially Dearra, are into this show called Invader Zim. Zim is an alien loser who was sent to Earth. He thinks it's because he's supposed to set up a plan to conquer Earth, but the reality is that he was sent here...

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cloudwatcher I've never heard of it but then that isn't surprising since I haven't heard of most of the things the young people talk about. Whatever makes YOU happy . . . . .

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The economics of clothing pricing

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 18 Oct 10

Yesterday I took Dearra to get jeans. Yep, that girl has outgrown almost all of her jeans yet again. And she told me she liked the black skinny jeans, not because they're popular, mind you, but just because she likes the way they...

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cloudwatcher Sewing classes! I guess jeans might be out, but an enormous amount of money can be saved by making your own clothes - and they are unique!

20 Oct 10

You're AM and I'm FM

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 19 Oct 10

You're short wave, and I'm satellite. In other words, we are on different wavelengths. Last night I was watching Invader Zim with the girls, and I got sleepy. I didn't get to catch up on enough of my sleep this weekend. So...

different wavelengths

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cloudwatcher Men are from Mars . . . After 50 years with a near-perfect husband and after bringing up 5 wonderful sons, I STILL so often think "It must be a male thing!" because it is beyond my comprehension.

20 Oct 10

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the chicken or the egg?

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 14 Oct 10

Do we do it to ourselves, or do they do it to us? You're not good enough. Nobody else will want you. Nobody else will put up with you. I suppose they tell you that first, but why do we keep repeating it to ourselves and...

insecurity

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cloudwatcher When these words are spoken to a CHILD, daily, over a period of years, they become truth and affect the character and behaviour of the child. They cannot be disregarded. They become fact. BUT . . . As an ADULT those...

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Getting around annoying, but necessary security rules

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 14 Oct 10

Things have changed a lot with flying. When I was a child, I was able to actually walk onto a plane that my dad was going to be flying in, and meet the pilot. Then later they wouldn't even allow you to go to the gate unless you...

flying

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cloudwatcher Security measures don't bother me. I suppose I'd rather put up with them than make it easy for terrorists etc. We know the rules so we obey them. I wasn't aware of the new rules regarding sharp objects when they first came in. I had flown a couple of weeks...

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Personal Responsibility

Amber @AmbiePam (92481) • United States 14 Oct 10

Have you noticed that lack of personal responsibility people seem to have these days? One thing my parents taught me was to take responsibility for my actions. If I didn't obey the teacher and got in trouble, that was my own...

authority

life

parenting

personal responsibility

teachers

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cloudwatcher I'm sure it is the same there as here. Gone are the days when something was one's own fault. Nowadays when something goes wrong, the FIRST question one asks is "Who can I blame this on?" or "Who can I get to pay for this?" When a child is taken to task for...

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Homebodies

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 15 Oct 10

So I like to travel. I grew up with parents who liked to go on driving trips, and they took us pretty much all over the US, and a little bit into Canada and Mexico also. We didn't fly because we couldn't afford it. So I grew up...

homebody

non travelers

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cloudwatcher As with most things and probably like most people, I am a mixture of both. I love my home and I love being home either alone or with my wonderful hubby. On the other hand, I love travelling. Unlike you, I always prefer to drive, even with the huge distances...

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The Dog Saga is over

Gabs @gabs8513 (48686) • United Kingdom 8 Oct 10

I do not know what has happened in court but we where all wrong when we said the Owner of the Dog would plead not Guilty Her and her Partner have pleaded guilty I only know this because I have received a Letter that they have...

compensation

guilty

judge

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cloudwatcher Hi Gaby. I'm glad it is over but I still wish it hadn't happened in the first place. Hopefully the dog will be controlled. What a shame the judge didn't order a dog obedience course. That way, the owner MIGHT have learned something.

14 Oct 10

The Cause of Cancer is Known (and has been for a very long time)

RawBill AKA MrAusAdventure @RawBill1 (8531) • Gold Coast, Australia 30 Sep 10

The Cause of Cancer has been known for a very long time. In fact a Nobel Prize was awarded to Otto Warburg in 1931 for his discoveries in cancer research. So why then do all of these cancer charities exist...

cancer

chemicals

food

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cloudwatcher The so-called health experts can't make up their minds anyway. We have been told in the past that butter, sugar, eggs, avocado and many other things were very bad for us - and had the tables turned by the very same experts who changed their minds and declared...

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How much of work related worries affects your sleep?

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! @krupesh (2608) • India 30 Sep 10

How many hours do you work daily?I heard that most common problem to sleep is work related worries.Are you happy with your work?Does your work related worries come in the way of your sleep? Is it because of the work load or is...

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cloudwatcher NOTHING affects my sleep. I don't work for a boss. I am VERY happily married and my husband causes me no worries. I am asleep as soon as I get comfortable in bed, which is no time at all. I sleep soundly and wake refreshed and happy to start another...

1 Oct 10

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Well I am dumb...

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 27 Sep 10

Why is it that when our emotions are engaged, our brains don't work so well? I'm thinking of all these years when R gets into a cleaning frenzy, and things tend to disappear. And I've gotten so upset at him for tossing stuff...

long overdue solution

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cloudwatcher Designate . . . put . . . get him to agree? Two out of three isn't bad. The prize only comes if it works and it takes two to tango. (Did the thought of tango start another tune humming?)

27 Sep 10

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Family phrase of the week...

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 27 Sep 10

So we went to see a movie with the kids on Saturday, "Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hool". There was a part where our young hero and his friends are headed toward the sea in search of the Guardians. And when they reach...

it was foretold

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cloudwatcher "As you wish" became an oft repeated phrase after Princess Bride and I am sure there were many others. "Play it again"?

27 Sep 10

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