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Comment by Chris Dodds on October 8, 2012 at 3:12pm: Two things:

1. If I ever needed more evidence of the overcommercialization of Christmas, I was at SA today and they're already selling hte Reese's peanut butter cups shaped like Christmas Trees.

2. Why is the server for this site so slow?

Comment by Patricia on October 8, 2012 at 3:11pm: Kitchen done about 10 years ago....

Comment by sk8eycat on October 8, 2012 at 2:16pm: A "friend" sent this today:

Unhappy Muslims -

I have to admit, this is brilliant...never heard it put this way...so succinct and to the point...plain and simple!!!

THE MUSLIMS ARE NOT HAPPY!

They're not happy in Gaza ..
They're not happy in Egypt ..
They're not happy in Libya ..
They're not happy in Morocco ..
They're not happy in Iran ..
They're not happy in Iraq ..
They're not happy in Yemen ..
They're not happy in Afghanistan ..
They're not happy in Pakistan ..
They're not happy in Syria ..
They're not happy in Lebanon ..

SO, WHERE ARE THEY HAPPY?

They're happy in Australia .
They're happy in Canada .
They're happy in England ..
They're happy in France ..
They're happy in Italy ..
They're happy in Germany ..
They're happy in Sweden ..
They're happy in the USA ..
They're happy in Norway ..
They're happy in Holland .
They're happy in Denmark .

Basically, they're happy in every country that is not Muslim and unhappy in every country that is!

AND WHO DO THEY BLAME?

Not Islam.
Not their leadership.
Not themselves.

THEY BLAME THE COUNTRIES THEY ARE HAPPY IN!

AND THEN; They want to change those countries to be like....
THE COUNTRY THEY CAME FROM WHERE THEY WERE UNHAPPY!

Excuse me, but I can't help wondering...
How damn dumb can you get?

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I wrote back to him that this was exactly how the Puritans and other Protestant groups behaved when they 1) emigrated from England to Holland, and then when the Dutch got fed up with them, 2) came across the Atlantic to North America. (Forgot to mention the Catholic Crutch's behavior in Mexico and South america.)

Comment by Joan Denoo on October 8, 2012 at 1:59pm: Patricia, I just looked through your photo album and you have a lovely family of cats sharing your home. I look forward to seeing the before and after of your remodel.

Comment by Patricia on October 8, 2012 at 1:22pm: Thanks Steph. Renovations were what my husband chose to do with his inheritance. We did the bathroom/kitchen several years ago, & I have the before & afters of the kitchen in my files on the main pc. The rest of the house hasn't ever been done, so it's long past time. We had the driveway paved this summer so it's much nicer than gravel & will be much easier to use the snowblower on it.

Comment by Ian Mason on October 8, 2012 at 10:08am: Just been to a major Edvard Munch exhibition. He actually got (sort of) happy after he got dried out from the booze and spent 8 months at a nerve sanitorium. This is from before though, and more typical of what he's known for.

Comment by booklover on October 8, 2012 at 9:25am

Comment by Tony Carroll on October 8, 2012 at 7:40am: Good morning all. Where did you night dreams take you? To places of beauty, I hope. What a transition back to wakefulness. Here is a little song I like to listen to upon waking, Mr. Bill Withers.

'Lovely Day'

http://youtu.be/sYi7uEvEEmk

Enjoy, have a wonderful day. Keep a song in your heart, and a dance in your step as you go forward. Peace.