thescribbler

@thescribbler (386)

United States • Age 77

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Discussions (33)

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Did I make a big mistake putting in my cc# for a cell phone charger?

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 8 Apr 13

I heard about this great lipstick size charger for about ten dollars on everbuying dot com. It looks like the perfect thing to keep in my purse for emergency recharges. But when I filled out the form and put in my credit card...

credit card

fraud

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Why don't they vote out Phillip??

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 7 Apr 13

No one likes him. I wish they'd get rid of him. He made himself the tribe "leader" which usually means any early exit, so what are they thinking??

survivor

tribe

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2 people

Still miss my Dad.

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 7 Apr 13

My father passed away 6 years ago this month and I still miss him terribly. He and I were very close, even though living 3000 miles apart. We did video chats a lot and that helped. But every April, I feel that ache in my heart...

dad

father

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Writing my bio. But why? Will people read it?

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 7 Apr 13

I'm 75 pages into my autobiography, and although I've had an interesting and quite unique life, I wonder who would want to read about it. Am I doing this for myself or for the reader? Do you read biographies? Whose lives are...

biographies

books

writing

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2 people

What makes a great used book store?

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 21 Mar 08

At the ripe old age of 60, I'm starting a new career. A new business. This is a dream I've had for a very long time and now I'm going to make it come true. I'm going to open a small used book store in my little desert town....

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2.5 visits from death this week.

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 15 Dec 07

First, I thought my husband had died. (Long story but he's fine now.) Then a few days later, my aunt died. We had been close for twenty years. She was 92 and told us she was ready to go. I'm going to miss her a lot. That was...

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What's your disability?

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 15 Oct 07

I have muscular dystrophy and have been in a wheelchair for more than half my life. I also went to university and then had my own business for years before retiring. My husband is a diabetic, with high blood pressure and...

congestive heart failure

disability

muscular dystrophy

wheelchair

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I really liked Kid Nation. Did you?

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 20 Sep 07

After all the controversy, I really liked this show. It reminded me of when I was a kid and you could ride your bike without a helmet, and run over to a friend's house on another street without worrying about being snatched etc....

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2 people

Big Bear Lake Fire, Sept. 2007

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 18 Sep 07

Anybody here live near the big fire? We live in Lucerne Valley, just below it. We can see it coming down the mountain on our side, and the tankers dropping water and that pink stuff. I hope everyone is okay. Let us know.

big bear

big bear lake

fire

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Any old hippies here? I was, guess I still am. Share your stories.

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 3 May 07

I missed the 60s (married till '74) but after the divorce, I moved in with my brother and his roommates in a quasi-commune in New Jersey. Buncha hippies, let me tell ya. Peace and love, and wow, did they party. I loved...

hippies

peace and love

peace sign

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Bath or Shower? Bubble bath? Hot water? Cold?

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 3 May 07

I love a hot shower. The hotter the better. I have one of those adjustable shower heads so I can change the way the water hits me. When I was younger, I'd have a bubble bath now and then, maybe with candles around the tub. But...

bath

shower

shower heads

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2 people

Did you have big wedding? Fancy? Or did you elope, like me?

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 3 May 07

It was 1968. We were so young and so in love, but his parents hated me. So we eloped. From New Jersey, we drove down to North Carolina and found a justice of the peace to perform the ceremoney. I wore a pink and purple paisley...

elope

wedding ceremony

1 response

Check out my first two articles on Associated Content

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 23 Apr 07

I finally did it. Joined AC and got two things published, so far. There are three more that I'm waiting for them to make an offer on. And quite a few more waiting here in my computer to go to them. Please have a look and feel free...

articles

associated content

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98 and too young to die...

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 20 Apr 07

Yesterday, April 19th, I received a phone call telling me that my dear friend, Fae McCoy had died. It was quite sudden. She just dropped to the floor and was gone. I'm in shock and feeling her loss so deeply. I met Fae in 1989...

death

dying

young

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2 people

Fox's new show Drive... I like it!

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 17 Apr 07

Did you see it? I liked it. Gritty, dark, dangerous. Not your usual tv show, more like a movie in weekly episodes. Nathan Fillion stars. Loved him in Firefly. Charles Martin Smith is lightyears beyond his geek in American...

drive

nathan fillion

race

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It happened to me again... like Alison in Medium.

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 30 Mar 07

A couple months ago I asked if anyone had powers like Alison, and I shared my past experiences. Well, it happened again. Yesterday, I thought of a woman I used to know, someone I haven't heard from since way last year. And I...

death

medium

psychic

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Another brain teaser

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 10 Mar 07

This one gives me fits. I still can't figure it out. Can you? And if you can, would you diagram it out for me? I'm a blonde. lol. If the day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Monday, what day is...

blonde

brain teaser

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Jardinains 2

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 4 Mar 07

I really liked Jardinains version 1. I even paid for it. I played it for a couple years, almost every day for a few minutes each. Just a way to rest the brain from writing and whatever else was going on. I was kind of...

games

jardinains

1 response

What do you think about pipe smoking/smokers? As bad as cigs and cigars?

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 4 Mar 07

I had a college professor who smoked a pipe. I loved the smell of it. And he looked so distinguished. I even tried pipe smoking myself briefly, but it wasn't for me. What do you think? Is it more acceptable, since you don't...

pipe

tobacco

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1 person

What did you think of the Oscars telecast?

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 26 Feb 07

At four hours, it was long, and as much as I like Ellen, I don't think she was the right host. I was really disappointed that Peter O'Toole didn't win. The three comedians singing number was lame. What I did like: The...

academy awards

movies

oscars

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2 people