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FYI on Passports
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Just came across this, if anyone is thinking of travelling abroad in the near future and does not have a passport. Passport Requests Flood State Department There are some significant delays currently in getting passport applications processed due to a backlog of applications that have arisen und...
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Seeking Approval
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Do you think the human tendency to seek approval before doing something, or before committing to something, is a good thing or not? Discuss... --Ray
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Ros's RED thread
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And this one (see green thread first) is to tell the world that I AM INFERTILE!! This means I most likely won’t be announcing soon that I am having a baby. This means that if I’m tired...I’m just tired--that’s it!! It means that I laid around all last summer, lost muscle and gained 10 lbs. That's it; I...
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Ros's green thread
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Because I don't think it's fair for Ray to get to start all the threads I'm going to add my own. This one is the "I'm going to London!!! Yay for me!!" thread. I plan to run around like a crazy person seeing everything I can for 4 days, have some blood puddin' and kidney pie a...
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Confessions of a Mouse Killer...
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Did you ever get in trouble for something as a teen and wish you had more smarts, yet the resulting mayhem was so cool that you're glad that it happened? Once in Disneyland we convinced a friend to jump off the Pirates of the Carribean ride. It was late and no one was on the ride. As soon as the kid got ont...
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Cereal Killer
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What's your favorite breakfast cereal?
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Atkins on top again...
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Saw on Google News a number of articles reporting that of the latest trendy diets over the past year, those who followed the Atkins diet (premenopausal women) were most successful at losing and maintaining their weight... I'd post a link but I'm too fat and lazy to look it up... --Ray
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Offensive Stereotypes
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What are some offensive stereotypes that used to be considered funny or quaint or unoffensive? --Ray
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Toxic Waste
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What do you do when your spouse prepares a meal that's pretty much inedible? --Ray PS> Tonight it was Lentil/hamburger soup that tasted like a combination of dirt and waaaay too much salt. I have to wonder if she dropped the salt shaker in it. She also made me an applecake that had a liquid core.....
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Kids and Sports Icons
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Don't think that sports stars matter to kids anymore? I just attended my daughter's fourth grade class, to watch her do a report on a biography she'd read. The idea was that you were supposed to come to class dressed like this figure from history or a person for whom a biography had been wri...
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Would you
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I have thought about enrolling my husband in Card's upcoming writing boot camps - only I really do not like Mr. Card's writing. Would you take a course in writing from someone whose writing you are not a fan of?
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About a month more...
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So those of you thinking of submitting a short story to the Bean Leaf Press writing contest have about a month left to get those shortstories in... Don't cop out... Even if you think you suck as a writer, who knows, you might be the least sucky of those who submit... (that's the way I always feel about myse...
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I'm so tired of icky weather
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We are expecting another storm, with a mix of freezing rain and snow. I hate being out in it. We've lived here for 10+ yrs and I still can't get used to driving in this stuff. On top of that I have to worry about my youngest tomorrow because he has to work in the mess. He delivers pizzas and they have h...
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March Madness
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When will the brackets be complete? Who is going to win it all? Does anyone care?
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What the...
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So I went to Nauvoo to check current topics (I posted there earlier today) and saw this: Re: What if you can't take it to Ornery? by rayb (5) document.write(timestamp(new Date(2007,2,1,22,19,0), dfrm, tfrm, 1, 1, 0, 0)); 2007-03-01 09:19 PM<span class="dateformat-1">M...
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Mid-life crisis
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Have any of you gone through one? If so, what was it like?
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Avatar Impressions
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What do you think your avatar says about you? Do you think that others' avatars influence your impressions of other people? I realized that I base part of my mental image of a person on their avatar. A couple of examples: I have a visceral negative reaction to Valhalla's avatar. It makes hi...
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Gold Medal Olympic Wrestler Rulon Gardner Survives Plane Crash, Swims to Safety in Cold Lake
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,254559,00.html Well, it seems that Bro. Gardner probably has about 5 or 6 lives left... 
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How much space do you need?
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I know in some neighborhoods three or four families can fit into one house, while other places the wealthy buy up huge tracts of land and plop down massive sprawling complexes of mansion or fortress, you take your pick... So how much space do you need? --Ray PS> I tend to be a minimal space person. I&#...
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How long...
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How long had you been dating your spouse before you knew he/she was the one that you would marry? How long had you been dating before you were engaged, and how long was the engagement? At what point did you know that life's choices had finally led you to someone you could spend eternity with? Were the...
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Do you ride?
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I grew up riding dirt bikes. Sold my last one before leaving for my mission. I ride road bikes now. I currently have an old Honda V-65 muscle bike. I used it for commuting when I was in the military. Now I use it mostly for short weekend rides. It needs maintenance on a regular basis, and the wrenchin-to-ri...
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Eating Out
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Do you have a beard?
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How many bearded people are on this forum?
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Dentists Warn of Excessive Fluoride Intake in Infants
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250902,00.html Can anyone (e.g. a dentist or similar) comment on why this is really a bad thing? All I got from the article is that it can cause some discoloration of pre-emergent teeth. It would seem with all the cosmetic dentistry that is done these days,...
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Manly Men
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What do you do when you feel no confidence, or feel weak and vulnerable, overhwelmed, anxious, tired or frustrated as a man? Are men even allowed to have feelings? --Ray
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What if your kids wanted to homeschool?
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Today I had the wonderful opportunity to teach 12 year old girls in Sunday School. I hadn't planned on going to church, because I'm as sick as a dog right now. But the spirit said go anyway, so I went. Their teacher hadn't shown up, and as the 1st counselor in the sunday school presidency I go...
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The Great Abe-ing
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Any of you heard of this? It is a legend from obscure yet contemporary Church history. In a certain teacher's quorum, a 14 year old is left to instruct his fellow Teachers one Sunday as his quorum advisor is out of town. There is no adult supervision mind you. As he gives the lesson, several boy...
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Avitar
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I don't know if it is my anti virus software or what, but I cannot open the option to look in the library nor find a pic on my laptopto allow me to get an avatar. Any suggestions? Mahonri- avitarless 
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Talk about it here openly...
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I saw the thread entitled "Identity and community" this afternoon. I debated whether to bring this up, but I decided I'd take the risk as I really wanted to ping the rest of you on it... Interesting statement there in Nauvoo. "Come as you, warts and all, and be part of Nauvoo, war...
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....But They Can't Leave It Alone....
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Howdy folks: I think we should just leave Nauvoo alone. They've decided what they want their forum to be, and it's not the cup of tea for a lot of us here. A few of us here go over there and try to get a topic started about this that or the other regarding "world" events; trying to push th...
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