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Comment by Patricia on November 15, 2012 at 1:21pm Not great news Melinda, hope things work out soon.
Comment by Idaho Spud on November 15, 2012 at 12:12pm I first saw Steve Martin perform Atheists Ain't Got No Songs on Austin City Limits a couple of years ago.
I like a lot of it, but some parts just strike me as too critical of atheists. My guess is that he made it that way so a lot of religious people could laugh at it too and not hate him for it. Whether that's true or not, It just makes me laugh at some parts and get annoyed at other parts. And, yes, I know I let too many things bother me.
Comment by booklover on November 15, 2012 at 11:12am Tony. You just made my day. I LOVE Steve Martin, and that was GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I shared it on Facebook! LOL
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Comment by booklover on November 15, 2012 at 9:34am Kalliope, I know that's what cat's are thinking too! lol
Thanks Tony~ life can be wonderful sometimes and suck sometimes!!! I like your gaming-cat picture!
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Comment by booklover on November 15, 2012 at 8:06am Steph, I Love the La-de-frickin-da cat! lol, I might start saying that myself!
Tony, that dog cartoon is hysterical! lol
Thanks Chris, I hope today is better too! My daughter is needing to leave college for the semester due to her anxiety/panic attack meds not working. It is a semester lost, but she is trying to get is 'erased' from her records since it is a medical reason. So sad about it though. My son's 1st car, had it two weeks, a 2002 Mustang with under 45,000 miles on it. A semi-truck in the parking lot (it was dark) got it caught UNDER the semi and dragged it 40 feet then fled the scene! Total loss. My son was inside working when an older man came in an told the front-desk what he saw. Couldn't get an i.d. on the truck. I feel so bad for my son! His dream car. 2 weeks. Aaarrrgghhh. Life can really SUCK sometimes. I can't stand when my kids are hurting. Thanks for listening friends!~ Melinda
Comment by Ian Mason on November 15, 2012 at 3:59am That's a good one, Tony.
Love those cats, booklover! Hope today is better for you!
Just sent a couple of religiously handicapped away - told them they should keep imaginary friends to themselves, but they insisted on calling at all the forty-two apartments here, even though I told them that many people here work night shifts. They probably think that waking people up will earn them a place in heaven. How stupid can you get?
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