Posts by BizzyBee

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My brother died tonight

by poppers in

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just got word that my youngest brother died of pancreatic cancer.

he was diagnosed in early august.

this has been really tough for me and my family..

Got the Job!

by LouBelle in

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got it peeps!

they really like me and want me on board.

i'll be receiving the full offer and contract next week.

it's nearly 2 months now but mrs punk finally left myself (mentally diseased apostate tm) with my 2 non kingdum hell attending boys.. she left when my jw daughter moved out and they moved in together.

i don't think it'll be long before my daughter gets sick of her mum but there you go!!.

i received a call from mrs punk to say: 'i didn't leave you because of the religion!'.

BizzyBee

Sorry, punk. I guarantee, however, that if you put your children first, you will never be sorry.

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How'm I gonna spend my two bits at the five and dime?

by compound complex in

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do you remember the five and dime stores?.

whenever grandpa saw us kids, he gave us two bits (25 cents) each and, when feeling generous, four bits (50 cents).. back in the 50s, the late summer air was charged with excitement as we poor but studious urchins pored over what school supplies we would purchase with our then valuable coins.

whether school supplies or toys or what nots were on the must-get list scribbled out in our heads, we could spend quite some time determining how to allocate our dough.. how about you?

BizzyBee

CoCo,

I am a 5 and dime girl. Yes, it's true. I rarely ever had more than 75 cents all together and loved to browse Woolworths. When I was 12-13 I loved to buy new shades of nail polish. (Still do - right now my toenails are a lovely shade of Kelly green - fun!)

When I was 18-23 (pioneering) I loved to treat myself to eating at the counter - hamburgers, malts, chocolate pie, mashed potatoes and gravy. Such indulgence! And I was so skinny!

Always loved fresh, stacked high pads of notebook paper, rows of pens and pencils - the author Erica Jung also loves shopping for new paper and pens -

Oh the orgies in stationery stores!
The love of printer ' s ink & think new pads!

I remember getting the thick newspaper-grade tablets with the Indian head on the cover - loved them at first when they were fresh, but then in time they seemed cheap and shabby.

Now I shop at the 99 cent store on occasion - I still love a bargain - get my readers and (some for friends who don't have access to 99cents), sunglasses, reams of napkins that I use as Kleenex, really good produce, novelties for the grandkids, and just the fun of browsing.

I do remember personalizing your "Big Pink" eraser in school was a significant passage.

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A Note from Randy/Dogpatch (Freeminds)

by Lady Lee in

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this past week randy was hospitalized.

he is now home recovering and has asked me to let you know that he will need a couple of days to recuperate.

in the mean time: if you have sent him emails or want to send him an email, it might take a couple of days for him to respond.. feel free to leave messages here for him.

BizzyBee

Take care Randy.

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TIME SENSITIVE: Just 30 seconds of your time to help my nephew, please. :-))

by AudeSapere in

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time sensitive: .

please help my favorite nephew.

he is pre-law and needs votes for a mock parliament election.. simply click the link (or cut and paste the link) below into your browser, select 'greenparty' and then vote for wesley hill for green party president.. [not sure i can make it clickable from mozilla].

BizzyBee

Done.

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Stop fighting about Oompa.

by Robert7 in

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i am writing this because i am so upset about the bickering and fighting that is going on about oompa.

this was an amazing wonderful, peaceful, giving man who never met a strager who is now deceased and you are taking his name and running all over the place with it using it for your own agendas.

he is not a statistic.

BizzyBee

although, my experience is that deaths absolutely DO often bring out the worst in some people such that some manner of "fighting" does ensue

Yes. Too bad. Some people have to make it "all about" them - "the bride at every wedding, the corpse at every funeral."

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SAD news about OOMPA......

by redredrose in

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our friend, oompa, has passed away.

just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

BizzyBee

Shelby,

Nice. Thank you, dear one, for your love and compassion at this time. I am so sad.

Oompa and I tangled at times - but he seemed to not have a sarcastic bone in his body (unlike moi), just sincerely hurt by his family and their rejection because of WT principles that he could no longer accept.

Ohhh, gawd, oompa..........

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