In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:No kidding.
Think the lady that I work for and her husband are going to sell the house that they were so generously gifted by the previous owner. A lady that I knew all my life and has since died. Ungrateful sumbitches.- BRENDA
I think they're trying to sell at the top of the market. Somebody should tell that that prices are already going down in your area. My experience selling into a falling market (We had a compelling reason to move) is that you need to drop your initial listing and sell FAST, otherwise your house will linger on the market and you'll drop your prices anyway. So maybe the falling prices will discourage them from selling. One can only hope ....
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I know Sig. She came in from work yesterday while I was in the kitchen and spoke to her husband. That was where I heard that she had gotten a couple of "generous offers" as she put it for the house. Then she went into the room where he was and I didn't hear what else they discussed.
There's a couple of galling things about this. 1. I am busting my hump trying to find proper housing and they won't lift a finger to help me.
2. I am sure it's because it's so much work to look after a house. They can't just pack up anytime and go on one of their extended camping trips without thinking about the mail and the garden and the lawn, ect, ect.
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When I go to the doctor's office I look around to see who is doing what. One elderly lady was knitting. Another elderly couple was talking. But everyone else had their face in a phone. Sheesh.
I usually take my diary-planner with me, some scrap paper and a pen: I either work on designing furniture (for hubby to build) or my landscape (for me to implement) or I think of "all the things I need to do" and write it all down so I don't forget it. (I keep a running list ... there are a million things to chase after - big AND little - to keep a household running efficiently. Even more, now that I'm decluttering/ organizing and we're slowly doing renovations. Hubby wanted a six-month vacation after his retirement and I can say that with a few exceptions - such as gutter-cleaning- I've been handling everything myself. With all my aches and pains it's a slow process, but I DO try to keep up!)
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"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
I see that at my chiropactor's office. Everyone on the phone talking, texting or reading emails or surfing the web.
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Clean bill of health. :)
Out of about 100 different measurements taken in 3 tests, the only thing I had outside of the limits was my glucose level being a few points high. I was told it was nothing to be concerned about, but they wanted to mention that. Let them know what my diet was and my Dr. recommended that if I switched the honey nut cheerios for regular cheerios and keep doing whatever it is I'm doing that everything is going to come up perfect a year from now.
I'll be damned. Looks like my mouth problems are all I got out of all that prolonged bad behavior.
As long as I don't go back to drinking and I maintain my diet, everything should be great.
Now more than ever I'm convinced that my job is worth so much more than just the moderate pay that I get. Stress free, plenty of time off, and a ton of exercise while I'm there.
I love my job even more now. :)
Do Right, Be Right. :)
Your doctor is quite right. Now, that you know about your blood sugar you can control it with diet since it isn't worrisome yet.
That is fantastic Jack.
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Jack, I know those phones are addictive. Heck, computers are addictive.
I have no problems with either because I don't lean towards having a personality that gets easily addicted to things.
Back to what you said about driving Jack. It is no different on the buses. People wait at the bus stop messing with their phones, bus arrives and other people have to tell them to get on. Then when they get on they ignore the driver that is trying to get them to pay their fare because they are so busy with these stupid things. Buses have schedules.
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Got a message on FB today. My friends are heading back home to Edmonton. They spent the last day here in Stanley park but without their kids. Kids had to stay at the hotel as they got sick because of the weather change between here and California. So, I didn't get to see them before they headed home.
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Jack, I know those phones are addictive. Heck, computers are addictive.
I have no problems with either because I don't lean towards having a personality that gets easily addicted to things.
Back to what you said about driving Jack. It is no different on the buses. People wait at the bus stop messing with their phones, bus arrives and other people have to tell them to get on. Then when they get on they ignore the driver that is trying to get them to pay their fare because they are so busy with these stupid things. Buses have schedules.
Yeah... To a certain extent computers and probably especially games have always been addictive.
There's an unsettling trend now that is making them far more addictive then before. In fact, it's as if they're being designed to be more addictive.
First, we could take a look at games themselves. Back when I was a kid and really up until about 10-12 years ago, beating games would just be some stupid "bragging rights" amongst friends. Now that they're tied in online with databases though, that mentality has taken on a new life of it's own. Not only isn't it enough to "beat" the games, but with the trophy systems designed into all console games many people feel the need to get the "platinum" trophies that you can only get when you have every trophy the game offers. Most games have insane requirements for the top tier trophies that keep you playing dozens or even hundreds of hours beyond when you would normally have moved on to something else, often times doing extremely mundane tasks that amount to doing nothing but keeping you from the RW. Your brain doesn't view it like that though. You're making progress, and to your brain it feels like you're getting work done. I can only imagine how the desire to keep people playing a game as long and as often as possible will grow once there is full ad revenue built into games.
As far as social media, it's all about the "likes". Online social media sites provide a fake alternative to real life interactions and work by rewarding people with likes. These have been scientifically proven to trigger a dopamine release, which can be truly addictive and negatively impact somebody's life if it comes to easily and frequently.
It's not too dissimilar to a the mind's reaction of dumping dopamine into the brain when somebody does cocaine. Though it's not nearly as strong in a single "hit", and cocaine tends to dump everything out at once (which is why coming down feels so shitty), it manages to give just enough to make you come back for more. It's not that these people are being inconsiderate. They're literally hooked on a drug.
Dopamine is meant to be a reward system for good behavior. The "high on life" feeling that you get after a good workout, or after a long and productive day's work, or as a response to sexual stimuli (our genetics form of pushing procreation even back in the days before we could verbally communicate).
Everything about online interactions is fake, and potentially dangerous for the future of society.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Jack, I know those phones are addictive. Heck, computers are addictive.
I have no problems with either because I don't lean towards having a personality that gets easily addicted to things.
Back to what you said about driving Jack. It is no different on the buses. People wait at the bus stop messing with their phones, bus arrives and other people have to tell them to get on. Then when they get on they ignore the driver that is trying to get them to pay their fare because they are so busy with these stupid things. Buses have schedules.
Yeah... To a certain extent computers and probably especially games have always been addictive.
There's an unsettling trend now that is making them far more addictive then before. In fact, it's as if they're being designed to be more addictive.
First, we could take a look at games themselves. Back when I was a kid and really up until about 10-12 years ago, beating games would just be some stupid "bragging rights" amongst friends. Now that they're tied in online with databases though, that mentality has taken on a new life of it's own. Not only isn't it enough to "beat" the games, but with the trophy systems designed into all console games many people feel the need to get the "platinum" trophies that you can only get when you have every trophy the game offers. Most games have insane requirements for the top tier trophies that keep you playing dozens or even hundreds of hours beyond when you would normally have moved on to something else, often times doing extremely mundane tasks that amount to doing nothing but keeping you from the RW. Your brain doesn't view it like that though. You're making progress, and to your brain it feels like you're getting work done. I can only imagine how the desire to keep people playing a game as long and as often as possible will grow once there is full ad revenue built into games.
As far as social media, it's all about the "likes". Online social media sites provide a fake alternative to real life interactions and work by rewarding people with likes. These have been scientifically proven to trigger a dopamine release, which can be truly addictive and negatively impact somebody's life if it comes to easily and frequently.
It's not too dissimilar to a the mind's reaction of dumping dopamine into the brain when somebody does cocaine. Though it's not nearly as strong in a single "hit", and cocaine tends to dump everything out at once (which is why coming down feels so shitty), it manages to give just enough to make you come back for more. It's not that these people are being inconsiderate. They're literally hooked on a drug.
Dopamine is meant to be a reward system for good behavior. The "high on life" feeling that you get after a good workout, or after a long and productive day's work, or as a response to sexual stimuli (our genetics form of pushing procreation even back in the days before we could verbally communicate).
Everything about online interactions is fake, and potentially dangerous for the future of society.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
I have known about the games thing for years. And I admit fully that I can play solitaire and mah jong on the computer for hours. I am still lucky enough that I can put everything down.
My brain must be wired weird then. Because I can even put down social media for a few days. *L*
Humanity is wired that way which is why planet earth has a human population problem now. Back in the long ago that was a good thing.
There will be people who break the addiction of these things and of course there will be those who can't. Same with ANY addiction whether it be drugs, alcohol or smoking.
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I think my addiction is this website. I spend far too much time here. Since I don't go on social media, I think tis is probably the closest thing to it, so I can certainly understand the attraction. On social media, the feedback is almost instantaneous - it hooks right into our innate drive to be part of a group, and it's so convenient! You don't have to walk over to your neighbor's home and deal face-to-face and put up with the minor annoyances involved in real life (their neurotic chihuahua or how their house smells funny or their crazy beliefs) or pay attention to your tone of voice. There are no undos or redos if you fuck up.
Convenience: it will be the death of us all.
Dear daughter can spend HOURS playing computer games. (I burned out on those a few years ago.)
Yep, it's real easy to get stuck to a screen.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
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The rain report: The storm that looked more and more like a "blow-by" ... as the predicted amount of rain dropped from 0.6" to 0.3" the closer and closer it got ... dumped about 1" at our house.
Better, I see an even bigger storm by satellite picture heading in our direction, and its predicted to drop about 3" of rain over four days (mon thru thurs). And if the weather pattern holds true, another storm about four-five days after that (in the middle of the Pacific)... too far out to be in the ten-day prediction, but looking to be heading straight for the west coast, so SOMEbody is going to get rain and snow!
BRENDA, I know that you're sick of gloom and rain, and how difficult snow and ice make your life. I hope that these storms swing south and pass you by, giving you some much-desired sunshine and clear skies.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
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