Posts by Hortensia

A day when you just HAVE to have a taco? And you have to go home and make it yourself because there is no taco like a home-made taco? I'm running low on salsa, too, so I went to the market and stocked up on tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, cilantro. I'm canning salsa tomorrow!!!

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bye

by Hortensia in

pontoon's topic "an old friend" was nice.

i thought of my best friends when in the org.

and sent one final email:.

Hortensia

Thanks, Moshe, Big Mama, Cofty. I didn't mean to alarm anyone! The old friend I emailed sent me an email back with some very brief news about her family and a reminder of the upcoming memorial. So they're still hardcore, I guess. Moving on . . .

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bye

by Hortensia in

pontoon's topic "an old friend" was nice.

i thought of my best friends when in the org.

and sent one final email:.

Hortensia

I'm fine. Great weather here today, but it keeps alternating between spring and winter. It's hard to know what to wear every day since the weather is so changeable.

We got a lot of snow up higher yesterday, Mount Shasta looks fabulous today in the bright sunshine. I hope everything is OK with you, too!

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bye

by Hortensia in

pontoon's topic "an old friend" was nice.

i thought of my best friends when in the org.

and sent one final email:.

Hortensia

Oh, that wasn't fair, was it! Sorry . . .

Just a little nostalgia for old friends.

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bye

by Hortensia in

pontoon's topic "an old friend" was nice.

i thought of my best friends when in the org.

and sent one final email:.

Hortensia

Pontoon's topic "an old friend" was nice. I thought of my best friends when in the org. and sent one final email:

"I'm cleaning up my email list, and figure I'll just delete yours. But I want to make sure you have my email address if you want it. I'm still the same old friend and I'm here if you ever need me."

I've been hanging on to that email address for 20 years or so. I figure it's time to move on, but wanted to reach out one more time to them.

It made me think about natural love. If you really love people, you don't turn it off one day just because someone tells you to do so. I'm still fond of those folks in memory, even though they haven't spoken to me in decades. But, time to let the memory go.

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An old friend

by pontoon in

40+ yrs ago when i moved into this congregation's territory i became good friends with a brother in the congregation, about 20 yrs older than me and about mildest, most easy going person you could meet.

he was just full of old fashion country style common sense, taught me a lot about country life, like heating with firewood, (yes, there is a lot to know about cutting and heating with wood), taught me how to skin and cut up deer, he would help anyone who needed help........., so about 30 yrs ago he was df'd.

we would occasionally bump into each other, i would never not say hello, but him knowing i wasn't suppose to talk to him he would (and i) just move on.

Hortensia

I'm so happy for you -- and for your dear friend.

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Interesting Findings from the ESA Plank Satellite

by cantleave in

the european space agency has produced a fascinating map of the universe using the super dooper plank satelite.. by stripping out dust emissions and radio frequencies from the milky way galaxy and more distant objects to leave just the afterglow of the big bang, an image of the microwave radiation (measured over a 15 month period) has been obtained that gives an extremely precise picture of the universe just 380,000 years after the big bang.. what we have learned from this data is the universe is some 80 million years older than we thought, the universe is made up of slightly more ordinary matter than was previously thought - 4.9% of all matter, up from 4.5% - and that there is less dark energy (which cosmologists don't understand) than previously thought and also it has an axis of evil (it appears the early universe was assymetrical) and a cold spot!!.

so we need to go back to the drawing board with regard to inflation theory to account for the asymmetry and cold spot.. this is why i love science, the more we learn, the more we have to learn.

btw, god sisn't show herself!.

Hortensia

I'm going to watch that video later when I'm less distracted. I love this kind of thing, even when I don't understand it all. I like the feeling of little leaps of understanding that hint at something more. The universe is an amazing place. Thanks for sharing!

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maybe we should start watching what's going on in Cyprus

by Hortensia in

government considered a tax on savings.

banks have been shut, atms running out of cash, banks won't open again until tuesday, maybe.

lots of governments around the world are in financial difficulties, including the u.s. and the u.s. government isn't facing facts and will continue spending and spending until absolutely forced to deal with the deficit.. .

Hortensia

Government considered a tax on savings

Banks have been shut, ATMs running out of cash, banks won't open again until Tuesday, maybe

Lots of governments around the world are in financial difficulties, including the U.S. And the U.S. government isn't facing facts and will continue spending and spending until absolutely forced to deal with the deficit.