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Oct 18

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Thursday evening, I posted in comments that I’m overworked, tired of bad news and would like to write something uplifting.  I asked for suggestions.

Kindheart101 replied:

How about an open comment board to post on for 10/17. “A Happy Place”

Everyone has to post a cute video, something funny, a childhood memory, a special birthday gift, Christmas gift……………anything other than turmoil and grief!

A happy, funny, video filled area to raise our spirits and make us smile.

Find it on Utube……….dig it up from your past………..or make it up!

There is so much to choose from, and so many stories to be shared. 🙂

Just a suggestion.

She started off by sharing a funny story about her hair.

I don’t have a funny story to tell, but would like to share the following video.

Yesterday, our spirits were lifted with the sentencing of Michael Dunn.  My spirit was also lifted upon hearing that the person in D.C. does not have Ebola.   Still, I have something to complete that is time sensitive and I need to dedicate this weekend to finishing.

While good things are the focus, feel free to discuss anything.  Have a safe weekend.

 

 

 

Posted on 10/18/2014, in Happy Place, open discussion and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 210 Comments.

  2. mindyme62 | 10/18/2014 at 2:44 pm

    Wouldn’t it be great if we could wake up with the energy of Jessica in this video and pep talk ourselves into having a great day?!

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    • kindheart101 | 10/18/2014 at 11:53 pm

      Heck, I refrain from even looking in the mirror in the morning.

      She is too cute!

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      • Lolypop | 10/19/2014 at 1:54 am

        Ha!!
        I refrain from looking out of the window! : )
        I don’t do mornings!
        don’t even know what one looks like! : )

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        • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 4:21 pm

          Then don’t ever get a cat Lolypop! LOL

          My cats sleep with me every night, and are quite happy to snuggle up and take a nap in the afternoon also. But……….No matter what time I go to bed, once the sun comes up, they demand to look out the window! I go through at least 4 sets of blinds a year.

          I have put large padded ledges on every single window for them to lay and look out of. I keep the blinds open and available for them to lay comfortably, at any hour of the day, and watch the birds, etc., outside. Yet if the sun rises, and I’m still sleeping, they climb the walls to see out the bedroom window.

          Ha! I thought, I’ll stop this! So I removed the bedroom window ledge, hoping it would force them to walk (all of 10 feet away from me,) and pier out a different window.

          Nope! They bounce on the bed, dig at the covers, meow..meow……meowwwwwww, then they start jumping in the air swinging from the blinds. I was afraid thy would get caught and choke, so I put the ledge back up and leave the blinds raised a few inches, and now it’s a game to see how many slats they can break to peek out from.

          I even tried sleeping in the living room, on the couch, if laid down late. That was a disaster! They fought non stop over the rights to lay on the couch with me. (While the other 2 tore up the living room blinds)

          Yup, I buy blinds in bulk, but I still love them. 🙂

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          • Lolypop | 10/19/2014 at 6:25 pm

            That’s so funny kind heart.
            We’ve had cats forever but the last two died also.
            I know another sad story here on Happy, but the happy is that they gave us so many laughs and love, it’s a positive and very sweet memories.
            They slept with us too. You didn’t dare open an eyelid, they would hear it.
            I loved it when they were already awake and every time you moved your feet they would attack them.
            The last 2 were brothers, Jeffrey and Jesse! : )
            I love animals!!!!

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          • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 7:03 pm

            Lolypop,

            Not sad at all. What you expressed was nothing short of love, affection and beautiful memories your beloved animal family gave you.

            We, who truly love animals, connect in a special way.

            Bless you Lolypop, for the love you showed to them, and the love they readily returned.

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          • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 7:28 pm

            Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

            When an animal passes that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
            There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
            There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

            All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
            The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

            They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

            You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

            Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together….

            Author unknown…

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          • Xena | 10/19/2014 at 10:19 pm

            When my dog of 11 1/2 yrs died, I had her cremated. When the vet called and I picked up her urn, they had “Rainbow Bridge” imprinted, in gold. The poem was in the paperwork, and I balled so badly I could not drive.

            I said then that I would never have another dog — their life spans are short and it hurts so bad when losing them. Then I thought hey — since their life spans are short, then they deserve to live happy, well cared for lives full of love. So, there I was again in the adoption center. 🙂

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          • kindheart101 | 10/20/2014 at 4:16 pm

            The love they leave behind with us, that fills our heart and soul, leaves only a small opening for another beloved friend to enter. Never to replace them, but to expand our heart in size, and the volume of love, that only they can give us.

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          • Xena | 10/21/2014 at 1:11 am

            Kindheart,

            Never to replace them, but to expand our heart in size, and the volume of love, that only they can give us

            That is beautiful, and it might also explain why I was thinking about getting a second dog. See, I told my son that the dog likes to play, play, play, and she thinks that I’m her playmate. She thinks nothing of bringing her tug-o-war toy to me, or her ball, no matter what I’m doing. So we should get another dog for her to play with, right? Know what my son told me? He said then both dogs will think I’m their playmate. LOL!

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          • kindheart101 | 10/21/2014 at 4:03 pm

            LOL Xena!

            I’m not touching that one.

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          • Lolypop | 10/19/2014 at 9:59 pm

            kindheart,
            Thanks!
            I thought everyone on here was going to say OH NO Loly, Not another sad one.
            But, I know that’s not what is here.
            Besides how can you not talk about your pets and smile or laugh about the things that they do.
            You sould have named your’s the challenger.
            It does remind me of my friend that was telling me about how her cat and how it took off like a challenger and I still can see that. : )

            I love that poem.
            That couldn’t be more perfect and a perfect name Rainbow Bridge.
            I read the sweetest story there one day about a man coming home from work and taking this little bitty kitten home with him.
            It was such a sweet story and I’ve ben back to find it and can’t.
            They do bring such joy into a home and leave us with great memories.
            That’s what they love doing. : )

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          • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 10:09 pm

            Dear Lolypop,

            You caught me just as I was logging off. 🙂 I typed this into my search engine: A man taking a kitten home with him.

            There were many stories? It’s a place to start my friend.

            You lift my spirits. Good night.

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          • Lolypop | 10/19/2014 at 10:17 pm

            Goodnight kindheart and sleep
            good. Sweet dreams.
            This has been a very special for us.
            What would we do now, if we didn’t have each other?

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          • kindheart101 | 10/20/2014 at 3:26 pm

            Your wish came true Lolypop, I had a very restful sleep.

            You touched my heart, and for that I will always be thankful and consider you a very dear friend. 🙂

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          • Lolypop | 10/20/2014 at 3:44 pm

            That’s great.
            Glad you had a restful night.
            I’m honored to be your friend.
            I feel the same way too.
            It’s always special to have a great place to come to and talk about everything. : )

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          • Xena | 10/19/2014 at 10:31 pm

            Lolypop,
            Don’t you dare apologize for sharing your story. If you didn’t love them, then you wouldn’t be sad about losing them. Pets are precious.

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          • Lolypop | 10/20/2014 at 12:26 am

            You’ve got that right Xena.
            They are precious.
            I promise I won’t apologize no more. : )
            You are one special lady. : )

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        • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 5:44 pm

          Kindheart,

          Loved hearing about your cats lol (except for all of those window blinds you’ve had to replace.)

          I think you might enjoy this cartoon 🙂

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      • mindyme62 | 10/19/2014 at 10:13 am

        ha! Me too!

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  3. yahtzeebutterfly | 10/18/2014 at 2:45 pm

    Here’s a short Buster Keaton clip:

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  4. racerrodig | 10/18/2014 at 4:21 pm

    Well………

    This should qualify as a happy song.

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  6. yahtzeebutterfly | 10/18/2014 at 5:57 pm

    “Dog Surprises Officer After Being Freed From A Fence”

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  7. shannoninmiami | 10/18/2014 at 7:19 pm

    US commission hears experts on ‘stand your ground’

    thought I’d drop this off incase you guys wanted to see it. Ben Crump was there.

    I am especially disgusted at the overwhelming majority of bigoted comments under it since yesterday. note that any normal NON-Bigoted comment is quickly hidden due to low ratings! it’s so crazy I had to say something to the non bigots just to let them know they weren’t alone! shm then today I found MY COMMENTS were hidden! LMAO

    http://news.yahoo.com/us-commission-hears-experts-stand-ground-211717659.html?bcmt=1413585261649-92327872-e2e3-4362-a75a-17e755e504b6_00005b000000000000000000000000-397969eb-30b9-42df-8872-d14fc8a30c69&bcmt_s=u#mediacommentsugc_container

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  8. renxkyoko | 10/18/2014 at 8:40 pm

    Cute ! ! My Mom said thet had a neighbor who owned a talking parrot. Everytime a woman passed by the house, the parrot would whistle and say , Wow, legs !

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    • Xena | 10/19/2014 at 12:43 am

      Hey Renx!!! Parrots are really cool. Had I learned how to care for them years ago, I would probably own one now.

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    • Annie Cabani | 10/19/2014 at 1:00 am

      Don’t know how I missed your story – sorry! What an absolute HOOT!

      (PS – Do you know where that parrot is today? I’d really like to walk by it!) 😀

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    • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 1:06 am

      Parrots are really talented Renxkyoko,

      This one was obviously a male……..LOL

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  9. yahtzeebutterfly | 10/18/2014 at 9:06 pm

    Hey everyone. I just made up a tongue twister. See if you can say it 10 times quickly 🙂

    Blog frog in a fog

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  10. Lolypop | 10/18/2014 at 11:11 pm

    This kid of reminds me of this discussion. I love Hoops and Yoyo! : )

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  11. Lolypop | 10/18/2014 at 11:20 pm

    I think you’ve all seen this, but it is priceless.
    We Mom’s all know what mischief the kids can pull and I’m sure her husband got a beating as well. lol

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  12. Lolypop | 10/18/2014 at 11:25 pm

    A good laugh now and then helps the soul, right? lol
    Thanks for the good discussion Xena and kindheart and also for keeping us informed on the bad.
    I know it takes a toll on you and you need the laughs!!!!

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  13. kindheart101 | 10/18/2014 at 11:31 pm

    YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I love video’s………I love funny……….I love cute! If you’re feeling down, a smile can mean so much.

    Here’s a laugh I had today:

    A dear friend of mine called me and asked if I could sit with her Mom because she had shopping to do, and her Mother just didn’t feel up to going with her.

    I have known them for 40 years, her Mother is 91, born in 1923, and probably has more energy than I do most of the time. LOL

    As we sat and chatted, I listened intently to her days of the 30’s and 40’s. I felt the struggles of the depression, and drew so much from her wisdom. We laughed about technology today, and the wars of the past, and present……

    Now, let me give you the setting, OK? Then, she told me of several different medications the doctors had prescribed for her, to help with the digestion of food, (Which is typical) as she pulled a tissue out of the box on her bed table. Then, she tipped a small brown bottle on the tissue, and handed it to me?

    I looked at her? I said, what’s this?

    She said: “Darlin, you better put that to your nose right now, cause the medication they give me is about to kick in.”

    It was Peppermint extract, because she was about to pass gas! I tried so hard not to burst out laughing, but we both did anyhow!

    I live in the south now, and have for many years. (Though I was raised in the north) To say “Southern Ladies” are proper, to me, at times is an understatement.

    All I could think of was GONE WITH THE WIND!

    I can’t wait to read these posts, and watch the video’s. 🙂

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    • Annie Cabani | 10/19/2014 at 12:06 am

      LOL!

      I live in the south but was raised in the north, too. But I’ve lived in the south quite long enough to understand “Old South” southern women. “Graciousness” (within context) is an understatement for them, to be sure. Her giving you the peppermint extract in advance: What a CLASSIC HOOT!

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      • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 1:44 am

        Oh Annie, I lost it!

        I totally lost it! And by your response, I think you know what I mean. I laughed so hard, I hurt!

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    • Lolypop | 10/19/2014 at 2:24 am

      Oh, that IS hilarious!! Gone With The Wind? Good one. kindheart! lol
      I love the warning she gave you instead of trying to blame it on the pet. : )

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    • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 3:07 am

      So funny, kindheart! You have such great stories!

      And, then for you to top it off with “Gone with the Wind”!!! What a gas! 🙂

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      • peni4yothot | 10/19/2014 at 1:06 pm

        Kindheart is hilarious period. She kept us in stitches (Huffpo days) mocking O’Mara’s dentures during JFT.

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        • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 4:27 pm

          Oh, lol, I wish I had been there to read Kindheart’s humor re: O’Mara’s dentures!!!

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        • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 8:41 pm

          Oh Peni, I must have done something really bad in my life, somewhere, sometime.

          Just when I thought O’Mara….O’Haha (as Joseph called him), or O’Money (as Racer called him), would fade into “Never Never Land,” taking his horse teeth with him………..he returned in all his SUCKING GLORY after the Trayvon Martin trial.

          I was watching CNN one night, and poof…….there he was! They had a new so called attorney on their panel. It was an attorney with sunken cheeks, and bigger than ever teeth that made me drool just trying to watch him keep them in his mouth.

          O’Mara was haunting me, taunting me with his smile! I was once again tempted to take bets on whether he could keep his over sized dentures in his mouth, or would he spit them across the room during the next interview????? To bet, or not to bet?

          Tissues…….I have to put tissues by the TV. How often will he startle me, popping up on my news channels, sucking in his lips, and rearranging his dentures before even being able to say a word? And even then, (being a math major) I’m at awe how this man can talk at all, considering the ratio in size of teeth to mouth surface. My only explanation is his dentist must have been a student, or very far sighted when making those choppers!

          And he sucks on them, constantly. It makes me salivate, uncontrollably. I find myself sitting, rocking back and forth, waiting for that huge upper denture to hit the screen at any minute. Then, as he rocks that skinny little chin from side to side, supported only by those very thin, sunken cheeks. I fear the weight of those teeth will sever the whole lower part of his face…………………………………………………

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          • peni4yothot | 10/19/2014 at 8:50 pm

            You got me snorting like a pig laughing! Every time I see him, my eyes immediately go to those choppers. LMAO, thx to you; we all are cursed by the donkey teeth. 🙂
            (spit my cherry skin on screen laughing)

            You made my day Kind.

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          • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 8:57 pm

            Heh Heh Heh Peni.

            I live on the edge……..remote in hand, ready to flash tune my TV to the baking channel at any given moment now.

            Love ya Peni, 🙂

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          • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 9:10 pm

            Kindheart 🙂

            During the gz trial he probably soaked them in Dershowash in a cup at night.

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          • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 9:21 pm

            DOUCHE? Like to end the YeastLying Infestation of his mouth? He may have soaked those monsters, but it didn’t help.

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          • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 10:14 pm

            “DOUCHE?”

            No…..”Dersho” as in “Dershowitz”

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          • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 10:19 pm

            I knew that dear friend………and to me, they were both Douche Bags!

            Love you.

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          • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 10:21 pm

            🙂 got it

            (((Hugs)))

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          • Xena | 10/19/2014 at 10:26 pm

            During that trial, I was more focused on Don West, wondering if the water bottles were filled with Vodka. Even when he drank from a glass, he held it like he was sitting in a bar.

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          • kindheart101 | 10/20/2014 at 4:26 pm

            He was a weird one, for sure.

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      • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 7:41 pm

        ***What a gas*** LOL Now my sides really hurt!

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  14. Annie Cabani | 10/19/2014 at 12:26 am

    My first contribution here is about Mr. G (a goat) and Jellybean (a donkey).

    I’ve shared this with others, and it’s always a dilemma for me whether to share the Lawrence O’Donnell Show clip – where I first learned about the story – or the original, “viral” video. Tonight, I’m opting for the Lawrence O’Donnell Show video because it adds context and substance via interviews with the people involved.

    If you want see the original, “viral” video on YouTube, its title is “Mr. G and Jellybean.”

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    • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 2:14 am

      Love and Bonding. No species, No color…… If only the world would learn from them!

      Thank you Annie

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  15. Annie Cabani | 10/19/2014 at 12:31 am

    My second contribution is also an animal video, but it has no “heavy” message or anything – it just cracks me up! There’s just something about owls and their eyes….

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  16. yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 2:42 am

    Just woke up and finished reading!

    You all are a riot!!!

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  17. yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 2:46 am

    Here’s another dog video:

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  18. lady2soothe | 10/19/2014 at 2:59 am

    Heartwarming Touchdown For High School Football Team

    8-year-old Gabe White is a “manager” for Rhinelander High School’s freshman football team in Wisconsin. He’s also the team’s biggest fan. Moments after time expired during the team’s last game of the season on Oct. 16, Gabe was called off the sidelines and onto the field. All of the sudden, everyone was cheering for him.

    Gabe, who has Down syndrome, is the younger brother of the team’s #84, Owen White. Rival high school Mosinee had already won the game by the time Gabe took the field, but that didn’t stop him from giving it his all when he was asked to score a “winning” touchdown for the Rhinelander Hodags.

    As he ran for the end zone, football in hand, Mosinee players did their part by diving to tackle him, missing him only by inches. Through it all, his big brother was right behind him.

    When he made it to the end zone, the Hodags celebrated by lifting him onto their shoulders, to cheers from the audience.

    “When they went to go lift him up at the end, that was the minute. That was the big minute for us and even some of our coaches were tearing up and that’s a weird thing because I haven’t seen that side of them,” coach Mark Apfel told NBC 12.

    Apfel and Gabe’s family said they wanted to “do something special” for him because of the incredible influence he’s been on the team this season.

    “[When] we’re losing and it’s kind of a rough game, he’ll go up to a player, give him a hug, just changes your mood,” Owen told ABC 9.

    Go Gabe!

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  19. yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 11:20 am

    This delightful video really had me smiling 🙂

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  20. lady2soothe | 10/19/2014 at 4:30 pm

    To Siri, With Love
    How One Boy With Autism Became B.F.F.’s With Apple’s Siri

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    • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 4:53 pm

      I am so glad you posted this. I am fascinated!

      Who would have guessed how much Gus would enjoy Siri! So moving!

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    • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 5:36 pm

      This truly brought tears to my eyes Lady. To know Gus is so comforted, and able to interact in this way is a true blessing. Thank you for posting this.

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    • mindyme62 | 10/20/2014 at 6:57 am

      This is fantastic. What a gift, an incredible gift, the ‘relationship’ between Siri and Gus, and you having shared it with us

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      • lady2soothe | 10/20/2014 at 12:33 pm

        Couldn’t help myself 🙂 … My oldest son, now in his 40’s with 3 kids of his own, once told me. “Cell phones are the best thing that could happen for the deaf”… My 1st thought was “huh?” Then he explained “They can text if there’s an emergency.”

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        • Xena | 10/20/2014 at 1:02 pm

          Lady2soothe,
          LOL! So logical that it’s funny.

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        • kindheart101 | 10/20/2014 at 1:47 pm

          Lady2soothe,

          I had a cousin far older than me, (now deceased) that was deaf from birth. She never married, but was very self sufficient, and lived on her own most of her life.

          Her whole house was triggered by lights. The door bell, when doors or windows were opened, and even the phone. She had a “Teleprinter” on her phone that allowed her to read every phone call, and respond by typing her response. (It was all done by the local phone service at the time) and took forever!

          I had never thought about texting in this way! My cousin would have been blown away if she could have had a mobile phone, set to vibrate, and be able to text and talk instantly.

          Again, yet another thumbs up for technology. 🙂

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        • mindyme62 | 10/20/2014 at 2:10 pm

          Very good Point!!

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  21. yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 5:00 pm

    Oh, hey Everybody….My husband’s birthday is coming up soon.

    Do any of you have ideas for little things I can do for him during the day?

    I was thinking of getting up before him in the morning of his birthday and stuffing balloons under the covers on my side of the bed. 🙂

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    • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 5:09 pm

      What a neat idea Yahtzee!

      How about putting a note inside all of them? Like……you get 3 wishes on your birthday. Or, you get to pick what we have for dinner. Or, put a few of your favorite pictures inside one of them. Or, write a special note, something you remember from the past.

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      • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 5:21 pm

        I like that idea, Kindheart! (all of them)

        Ha! When we were first married, we were driving and, because the radio was on, I didn’t hear clearly what my husband said to me.

        I thought he said, “I love you, roof possum.” and so I gentle asked, “Roof possum?”

        And he said, “No. Rose Blossom.” 🙂

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  22. Xena | 10/19/2014 at 5:39 pm

    Hey everybody! Dropping in to say “Hey” and share the happiness.

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    • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/19/2014 at 6:02 pm

      Happy and clapping!

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    • kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 6:09 pm

      Hey Xena!

      Great to see you! 🙂

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      • Xena | 10/19/2014 at 10:38 pm

        It’s great seeing everyone and sharing a time of “happy” with everyone. Kindheart, thanks so much for your suggestion. Should we do this again at least once a month? More?

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        • kindheart101 | 10/20/2014 at 3:06 pm

          That is totally your call my friend, but I do have to say the imagination and feelings shown here have made me smile.

          I tend to take everything to heart, and I have really enjoyed seeing what others posted, and watching all of the video’s.

          (((Hugs)))

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          • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/20/2014 at 7:06 pm

            Yes!

            This page provided much needed refreshment for me!

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          • kindheart101 | 10/21/2014 at 4:32 pm

            🙂

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          • Xena | 10/21/2014 at 1:18 am

            Although I wasn’t able to participate much or keep up with comments, what I did read and watch blessed my socks off.

            As soon as time allows, I’m going to add a “Happy Day” tab on the top menu so this thread will be easy to find. In a moment, I’m going to add that as a category so it can be found using the “Search categories” on the right-side border.

            All warriors need some R&R. You knew exactly what we needed, and words cannot express my appreciation.

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          • mindyme62 | 10/22/2014 at 8:55 am

            I love that idea!

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          • Xena | 10/23/2014 at 11:07 pm

            Mindmyme,
            Then we’ll do it!

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  23. kindheart101 | 10/19/2014 at 9:50 pm

    I just wanted to take a minute and say how much I enjoyed all of the videos and posts today.

    What a wonderful group of people this is. A better, more loving support system, could never be found.

    Good night all…………I wish you a blessed and peaceful night. 🙂

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  25. yahtzeebutterfly | 10/20/2014 at 12:50 pm

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  26. yahtzeebutterfly | 10/20/2014 at 7:21 pm

    “Love Peace and Wisdom”

    Lyrics by Bliss

    If Love were a bird, I would stroke her bright feathers
    Then I’d watch her fly free, cross the still of the dawn

    And if Peace were a mountain, we’d gather around her
    To bathe in her silence, her power, her call

    If Wisdom could sing or whisper his secrets
    Eternity teaching the ways of the free

    In my mind I can see them, I hear them and I feel them
    For Love, Peace and Wisdom are all part of me

    If Love has her freedom, and Peace her expression,
    Surely Wisdom will grow like a flower in bloom

    The seed has been planted, and tended and watered
    By the prayers of the hopeful and the tears of the brave

    We long to return to that place of still waters
    And sit on the banks under some shady tree

    In my mind I can see it, I hear it and I feel it
    And Love, Peace and Wisdom are all that we need

    Some call me a dreamer, some will call me a seeker
    One who follows her stars on a quest for the truth

    But every believer holds a deep hidden memory
    Of a time when the earth was a flower in bloom

    We long to return to that place of still waters
    And sit on the banks under some shady tree

    In my mind I can see it, I hear it and I believe it
    And Love, Peace and Wisdom are the three golden keys

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  27. eurobrat | 10/22/2014 at 8:39 pm

    To add on to the discussion of pets above, our dachshund has been my happy spot in a world full of bad news. He was abused and malnourished before we got him from a rescue, and he’s so happy to be with us that it automatically makes me happy. No matter what else is going on, he always greets me with a big smile on his face 🙂

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    • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/24/2014 at 10:57 am

      Thanks for this great link, Mindy. 🙂

      I really had some good laughs!

      Dog asks, “How long will you be gone?”

      “Why can’t dogs name their humans?”

      “How long will I have to wear this cone?”

      And, then, human saying, “I’ll just buy a new lamp”

      “Put it back.”

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    • kindheart101 | 10/24/2014 at 2:41 pm

      Oh Mindy!

      This is great!

      Where are you?
      I’m on a train.
      Is that a dog?
      Yes.
      Did you stroke him?
      A little
      Don’t bother coming home!

      Why can’t we name our owners?

      I am rolling!

      Thank you for a wonderful laugh. 🙂

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  29. yahtzeebutterfly | 10/25/2014 at 8:48 pm

    According to Time Magazine, in 2006:

    Matt McAllister gained 100 lb. in four hours when he donned 155 T-shirts to set the Guinness World Record for the most number of T-shirts worn at one time. The Phoenix-based radio host wore shirts sizes small through 10XL, ending appropriately with a “Big Dog” shirt.

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  30. Lolypop | 10/30/2014 at 12:29 am

    Hellooooooo,
    Everyone and Yahtzee.
    My hubby and I were playing Yahtzee and I got 5 yahtzees and my score was 705.
    I know this is the funny page and to me that is a funny story considerating my other scores. lololol
    So since I wanted to tell someone I thought WHY not here.
    Excited, Loly

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    • kindheart101 | 10/30/2014 at 12:41 am

      5 Yahtzees????????????? Wow!

      I love Yahtzee, as do several of my friends, so we play it often. But 5 Yahtzees?????

      Congrats Lolypop!

      And Yahtzee…….be afraid, be very afraid……….ROFL!

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      • Lolypop | 10/30/2014 at 2:10 am

        LOL,
        Thanks kindheart!!
        Tooo funny. : )
        We call our son-in-law the yahtzee nahtzee. : )
        He loves it.
        When he finds out tomorrow that I got 5 yahtzees, score 705 he is going to love it. RIGHT? : )
        That IS his very favorite game.
        I think he would rather play yahtzee than eat.
        It is a very fun game. My son loved it too. It was his favorite. : )
        Maybe I had some help, you think. : ) : )

        Yahtzee doesn’t have to worry.
        We had to play a while longer just to get me back down to earth again, before going to bed.
        YEP it brought me back down. lol

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  31. Lolypop | 10/30/2014 at 2:55 pm

    500???
    That IS really good.
    Last night when I rolled my first yahtzee, I couldn’t believe it. I usually have to scratch that one out.
    That’s how bad I am. lol

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    • kindheart101 | 10/30/2014 at 8:44 pm

      LOL Lolypop……….it was a fluke! Ha!

      This is me playing Yahtzee:

      hmmmmm second roll, only two 4’s?
      hmmm last roll, ok, my chance is full, I’ll take two 4’s

      1234……..come on 5!
      second roll…….come on 5!!!
      third roll…..shoot, I already have the small run……..ahhhh (scratch 4 of a kind)

      ahhhhhh two 5’s!
      I need an extra 5…….(blowing on dice)…….come on 5’s!
      three 5’s…….one more!……..roll……..oh man! I’ll take those in 3 of a kind

      two 2’s…..two 4’s……..yes!
      Come on full house! nope………..
      come on full house!!!!!! a 5??? what the heck is up with the 5’s? (scratch full house)

      first roll………three 5’s! Yessssss
      one more……one more 5!…………nope.
      I need one more 5……….come on 5!………..I’ll take the three 5’s….:(

      two 6’s………yes yes yes
      I have to have 2 more to make the top……….roll………grrrrrrrrrrrr
      OK……2 more…….come on 6’s………..hmmmmmm (scratch Yahtzee)

      Only 6’s and large run left……2,2,4,5,6
      Give me a 3……………3333333333……………….6?
      Oh no! Do I go for 6’s or large run? Come on 333333333 (scratch large run)

      I need four 6’s or I won’t make the top…….What!?! four 5’s????
      Come on 6……..23455……….figures
      last roll,,,,,,,,,,,,,(scratch the 35 bonus!)

      Everyone beats me, no matter how much I sweet talk the dice.

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      • Lolypop | 10/30/2014 at 9:52 pm

        OMG, LOLOLOL That is tooooo funny kindheart.
        Actually sounds just like me and the rest of us who play around here. lol
        It’s supposed to be relaxing and I just can’t stand it if I don’t get my bonus on top.
        I’ve needed one specific number, not 4 or 5 and after 3 rolls, I’m like oh well I didn’t get my bonus. lololol

        That is a perfect explaination, can’t wait to show
        my family.
        That’s why I was almost in shock last night after getting my bonus plus 5 yahtzees.
        I hate to take chance on the first roll. lololol
        That’s usually me!!!!!! : )

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        • kindheart101 | 10/30/2014 at 10:35 pm

          What really stinks is when you have to take a little tiny chance.

          I have a REALLY hard time when I have three 5’s or 6’s, then on the last roll I get two other high matching numbers. It kills me to take that as a full house. LOL

          So dummy me always tries to get a full house in 1’s and 2’s…..and of course, most of the time it doesn’t work out, so I wind up taking a total of 8 or 9 in chance.

          My Mother and I would play Yahtzee for hours when I would go home to visit. My poor Father would ultimately holler from the bedroom “ENOUGH WITH THE DICE ALREADY!” (So I bought a rubber mat to play on after my Father went to bed) 🙂

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          • Lolypop | 10/31/2014 at 12:52 am

            Yes, I think we just finished about 4 games, half I didn’t get my bonus and yes only needed two 5’s. Here’s Loly, 5555555555 not after 3 rolls did ONE five come up. Plus that was my roll. lol
            I think the dice are messin with us. lol

            And if you want to see a large straight, scratch it and you’re next roll, you get it and so excited, but forgot you had JUST scratched it. lol

            Same with any of them. It’s crazy but it keeps us from going insane. lololol

            Funny about your Dad. lol

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          • kindheart101 | 10/31/2014 at 10:55 am

            Happy Halloween Lolypop!

            “And if you want to see a large straight, scratch it and you’re next roll, you get it and so excited, but forgot you had JUST scratched it. lol”

            True! LOL So very True!

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          • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/31/2014 at 3:14 pm

            Happy Halloween, Lolypop and Kindheart.

            May the Force be with you:

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        • yahtzeebutterfly | 10/31/2014 at 12:17 pm

          Oh my gosh! 🙂 Look at all of both of you Yahtzee-game-gabbing! lol

          Looks as if you two are on a ROLL!

          Wow! Congratulations, Lolypop on your game with 5 yahtzees and a score of 705 !

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          • Lolypop | 10/31/2014 at 3:28 pm

            Hahaaaa Thanks Yahtzee!!!
            What a cute yahtzee picture. : )

            AND Happy Halloween back.
            May the force be with you. : )
            Perfect discription from kindheart about playing yahtzee. lololol
            My family could all relate!!!!~
            In fact we all do our kindheart expressions now! : )

            Puppy looks so excited. lolololol
            What pets go through just to charm us. lol

            You should see my last 5 games of Yahtzee, back to normal/ : /
            I love it.
            y’all have a great day.
            I’m expecting a lot of little trick or treaters. : )

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  32. yahtzeebutterfly | 11/02/2014 at 5:11 pm

    How about a little dancing? 🙂

    I have always enjoyed this song:

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