terrile

@terrile (97)

United States • Age 54

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Are we not more than machine?

nitish_ausumn @nitish_ausumn (603) • India 27 Dec 09

Hi friends, In today's fast and competitive world, we are not more than machines. Everything fed to us has been simply memorized by us, we wont go behind the logic of anything. Wont you thought that so?

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terrile Sadly I think this is true. Often people take what they are told as truth with no fact-checking (hence urban legends) no evidence (hence religion) and no reason (hence our current US Gov.)

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For those with joint banking : Is it harder for you to shop for you partner?

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32191) • United States 27 Dec 09

I was thinking about this the other day, I was wondering if it would be harder for me to buy more for my husband with us having joint banking. I mean if I bought something more expensive he may be able to guess as what I would buy...

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terrile I withdraw small amounts thru the year and tuck it away where my husband cant find it and pay for his gifts out of that. The amounts are usually about 20 USD taken during checkout at the grocery store. He never suspects a thing.

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Sad fact of life --- getting employed mostly because of influence.

moneymakingtoday @moneymakingtoday (4061) • Philippines 27 Dec 09

Every year, schools produce thousands and thousands of graduates. The number only adds to the high rate of unemployment in the country. Nurses, for example, are getting numerous and getting employed in local hospitals is really...

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terrile I have had eight jobs and I got all but one of them thru nepotism or influential connections. I am not ashamed of this, because I was more than qualified for every job I had and once I had the job I worked twice as hard as anyone else. Wouldn't want anyone to...

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Oh the Pressure

MsTickle @MsTickle (25180) • Australia 27 Dec 09

When I was young, the father was the head of the household and we were told what to do and expected to do it. Of course a good Dad would be fair and just and have a great sense of humour and kindness and be very understanding....

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terrile I think the pressure is two-fold. Pressure from inside ourselves and from society. My father grew up in a tiny house with his 8 brothers and sisters, so when my parents built their home they made sure each of us had our own room. I, as a parent, have that...

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What can you make from a tomato cage?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (161612) • United States 27 Dec 09

I bought one this summer, with the intent of making a Christmas tree, and I did so last week. I used things I had on hand, but bought ribbon to finish it. My result was a topiary tree of about four feet. I had lots of strings of...

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terrile You can make a terrific Halloween Ghost that holds a bowl of candy. Place cage upside down like you would for your tree. Impale a large styrofoam ball on one tine, bend the other two down in front for arms. Drape with white cloth, paint on a ghosty face. Place...

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now that the Christmas season is over, tis the season for credit card payment

cher913 @cher913 (25782) • Canada 27 Dec 09

did you use your credit cards much to buy presents this year? we didnt use them at all. i shop all year round so i had quite a few things already before i started Christmas shopping in October, then when we had a few extra...

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terrile we didn't use credit, we spent cash. Because I waited til the very last minute I probably spent more than I had to. Next year I am shopping all year long and having it done by Nov. 1st so I can enjoy the holiday more.

27 Dec 09

I am a failure

lagirl1966 @lagirl1966 (709) • United States 26 Dec 09

I am feeling so depressed right now. I just feel like I am failure as a mother, a daughter, and most of all, a human being. I just saw one of my closest friends, whom I haven't seen for a while, but we do email alot. She looked...

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terrile know that you are not alone. Any mother worth her salt wonders if she hasn't failed her child somehow at sometime. The fact that you care that you may have speaks volumes about your character. Some 'mothers' never think to care how their actions effect their...

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Do you re-use gift bags?

bounce58 @bounce58 (17385) • Canada 26 Dec 09

It is easier to put presents on gift-bags instead of the usual box and wrapping it with gift paper. So when you receive one, do you recycle it? And by recycle I mean not putting them on the bin to re-use the paper. I mean do you...

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terrile You would be crazy not to. Bags and giftwrap are a huge expence if you give many gifts in a year. With a large family we are always giving something to someone. Everyone in our family recycles bags so I am sure that I have some that are a few years old. I save...

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I will travel in 2010 to Va even just once.

SharonJohnson @SharonJohnson (459) • United States 27 Dec 09

My friend Regina is moving to Virgina from South Carolina. She is moving in her new place for the new year. She offered me the chance to come stay with her. But,I will not be moving there. it snows there like NY. I want no part of...

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terrile We are going to VA also. In march sometime and then on to NY for a couple of days. Virginia did get a huge snow this year but that is becoming less and less common there. I can only remeber a few snows over 12 inches in the last decade. When I was a child we...

27 Dec 09

The Reason for the Season

terrile @terrile (97) • United States 23 Dec 09

It is christmas time again, our favorite time of year. We have the tree and other decorations up, gifts are all wrapped, carols are playing and baking is underway. Tomorrow we will celebrate with our family. Some may think it...

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Have you ever had to put someone in a nursing home?

Amber @AmbiePam (95223) • United States 22 Dec 09

I was told today that my Papaw had to go to a nursing home because he fell again. He will have physical therapy, and hopefully after 30 days his legs will be strong enough for him to return home. He's the only grandpa I've ever...

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terrile We have never had to make this choice. My husband's parents were at home til the end. My parents are doing fairly well, tho my father does need a lot of care, my mother is managing. My 94 year old grandmother is the healthiest of the bunch. We have been lucky....

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Ow! Ow! Ow! Owie!!! Has anyone else shoveled snow recently?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 22 Dec 09

I'm walking like I'm 200 years old today. My HAIR hurts! My fingernails hurt!!! Shoveling snow, isn't it fun? We have what seems NOW to be 1,000 feet of driveway but in actuality is about 50 feet of driveway. It was covered...

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terrile We've had a total of 3 inches (a lot for this area) so no shoveling needed. Last time I shoveled I felt like I had been run over by a big truck...twice. The family in VA had a friend come plow them out with his big tractor. (the glory of living in the country)...

23 Dec 09

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Birthdays close to Christmas

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 22 Dec 09

I have some friends that have birthdays just before or after Christmas. I think that because people have brought Christmas presents then the birthday people get less than they would if they had been born in a different month....

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terrile My sons birthday is in december. we make a concentrated effort to make his birthday a huge deal with many presents and then make sure he gets just as many christmas gifts as the other kids. It takes some budgeting and planning, especially missing all the other...

23 Dec 09

Please! No more! We're supposed to get freezing rain for Christmas!

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 22 Dec 09

Good grief. It wasn't bad enough that we got 33 inches of snow on Saturday but now the weather gurus are saying we will be getting freezing rain, starting Thursday night and ending Friday night! Those of you who've had freezing...

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terrile You must be in Virginia? I would give my eye teeth to be there on Christmas. I would just plan to get there before it started and leave after it cleared up. but then again I would be coming from out of state. I definately would not like to be on the roads...

23 Dec 09

Three Guests for Christmas Dinner Turns into Nine!

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 22 Dec 09

We thought the house would be very quiet this Christmas. With 3 of my children not being able to be with us this Christmas would certainly be different. My eldest daughter, her fiance, and his mother are coming to dinner. It...

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terrile Unexpected company can be a bit of a strain. If they are like my family though they are there for the fellowship, not the food. Take a deep breath and exhale it will all be fine and you will have terrific memories. The more the merrier is not just a cliche.

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Do you put up winter decorations, or just Christmas decorations? Or none at all?

Amber @AmbiePam (95223) • United States 22 Dec 09

I was looking at my apartment and thinking about my Christmas decorations. A couple decorations caught my eye because they are winter decorations, and not specifically Christmas. So when I take down my Christmas decorations, I'll...

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terrile We have both. We decorate early (though not as early as my neighbor who had christmas lights up the 2nd week of November) and take some down in January and some down in march.

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What Day is Your Last Minute Preparation Day For Christmas?

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28955) • Canada 22 Dec 09

For my husband and I, it's tomorrow. We're celebrating Christmas eve with a German friend nd we're cooking for him. I am half Danish, so we do pretty much the same thing on Christmas eve anyway, so it works for us. We have to go...

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terrile We have always had our celebration on Christmas eve. Though we are away from family, we continue this tradition and are with them thanks to skype. So...tommorow is a panic day for me. Last minute gifts and grocery shopping. Every year I promise myself that it...

22 Dec 09