NEVER A DULL MOMENT
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Posted:Sep 16, 2017 3:20 pm
Last Updated:Sep 19, 2017 2:15 pm 7302 Views
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Things have been crazy at my house for the past 5 weeks or so. My sister and mom and I went to our annual Ophthalmologist appointment. About 10 days later my mother's eyes were practically shut and we had to lead her around as if she was blind. She had pink eye. At the hospital, they asked the name of the Ophthalmologist and when they were told his name, they said they had several cases from patients there in the previous week. My mother eyes improved bit by bit but my sister got it from my mother. Pink eye is highly contagious. My brother who took my mother for one night caught it too. My sister STILL can't see well and was taken to see another Ophthalmologist every week. She has been off work and depressed. Today makes it 4 weeks she has had it. If it continues, she will need to see a Cornea specialst. Our eyes all passed our annual checkup, by the way.
I was planning on writing here and then I caught a cold 1.5 weeks ago. Yesterday while taking a nap I coughed out blood. Not a drop but quite a bit on my bed sheet and pillow. It was scary. I called our Tele Health and they said to go to see a doctor with a lab within 3 - 4 hours and given it was close to 10 pm, that meant the hospital. The conclusion was I have bronchitis and am now on antibotics.
Anyhow not a fun update but I did reading and found that sadly it is not rare for doctors to pass on health issues by keeping eye drop bottles opened or coming too close to someone's eye . Honestly, I am now scared for next year's annual appointment at a NEW eye doctor.
Have a great weekend. 
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DO YOU THINK THERE SHOULD BE A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES?
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Posted:Jul 19, 2017 1:42 am
Last Updated:Jul 21, 2017 2:38 pm 8443 Views
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I was just reading ET's interesting post and it reminded me of how some crimes have a statute of limitations and other crimes don't. I don't agree with it in the case of violent crimes. Bill Cosby comes to mind. Out of all his accusers, only 1 was allowed to bring charges due to the statute of limitations. How fair is that? I personally don't agree with it. Yes it is hard to remember details and it does make it more difficult to prove a case because humans can't retain everything, however, I think every victim deserves their day in court. What do you think?
I am equally disgusted by double jeopardy. Nobody can be tried for the same crime twice. That means someone like O. J. Simpson can come out and admit he killed Nicole and Ron and not be held accountable. How does that make sense? The criminal system needs some serious revisions in my opinion. What do you think?
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PURCHASING A NEW TV - DECISIONS, DECISIONS
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Posted:Jul 11, 2017 11:52 pm
Last Updated:Jul 14, 2017 12:25 am 7653 Views
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Life used to be much easier. For TV sets, you had to choose between black and white or color. That was it. TVs are big in my family. My siblings and I bought our parents their first color TV for their 25th anniversary. My sister and I bought one for them for their 50th anniversary. I bought my sister a TV for a major birthday and she did the same for me for my 50th. Now I know most people don't like to replace things until they are broken but I do have a weakness for electronics. Some replace their cars and I get my TV replaced.
There are so many options out there today. HDR is the new big thing but there is OLED and Ultra High Definiton Premium, 4K and even some can play 3D. When my sister got her last one, it had active 3D and I said when I get my next one, it will have that. Now I am not sure. Seems 3D TV sets are no longer being manufactured after 2016. I now have a choice of getting last year's models with 3D or forget about 3D altogether. I am torn. I am not in love with the active glasses I had to wear to watch 3D on my sister's TV but the ones I am considering are passive so the glasses are more comfortable. I am not sure where I would get 3D content except for buying 3D DVDs and having to buy a DVD player compatible to play them.
As far as OLED, it seems it's the best but my bed is probably 10 feet from where the TV would be placed. Based on my research thus far, I would either not see the difference or have to sit by my desktop to see the TV close enough for it to matter.
Please let me know your experiences with the new types of TV sets. Thanks.
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CAN YOU MAKE YOUR WISHES COME TRUE?
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Posted:Jul 2, 2017 1:33 pm
Last Updated:Jul 5, 2017 9:13 pm 7603 Views
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I was reading someone's blog the other day and a guy had a wish to sail away and once his wife died, he remarried and did so. The deceased wife thought it was a pipe dream but clearly he really wanted to do it. Are there any dreams that you have that you will make come true if at all possible? What about things you want that unfortunately will never happen or will they?
I already fulfilled my biggest dream by having that European trip I took in 2014. It was my first trip in 20 years and I went to Paris and Barcelona and a Mediterranean cruise and England. Part of me would love to move to Italy and have gorgeous views every day. Will it ever happen? Unlikely. Time will tell.
Pics from my trip:
1. Venice, Italy
2. Dubrovnik, Croatia
3.. Villefranche, France
Happy 4th of July to all my American friends!!!
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YOU KNOW YOU'VE MISSED THESE
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Posted:Jun 28, 2017 12:01 pm
Last Updated:Jul 4, 2017 10:58 pm 7674 Views
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Celebrity caricature time again. This installment:
1. Drew Barrymore
2. Dustin Hoffman
3. Cheers
4. Anthony Quinn
5. Miley Cyrus
6. Jamie Lee Curtis
7. Prince William
8. Julio Iglesias
Enjoy!!!
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I COULD USE YOUR HELP (CONSIDERED CALLING THIS POST BUZZ OFF lol)
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Posted:Jun 26, 2017 6:16 pm
Last Updated:Jun 29, 2017 11:55 pm 6879 Views
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I just realized that perhaps someone here can know how to solve my upcoming problem. We have a BBQ and due to a fear of wasps and such, my boyfriend has been called to duty. BBQ duty that is. We are hoping to have a BBQ this coming weekend, Canada's 150th birthday, and if anyone knows how to keep wasps, bees and mosquitos away, please share. We saw a spray that you have to use on the wasps themselves. Well nobody in my family is going to say hold a minute to the wasp and go in and get it and then look the wasp in the face and spray. Incidentally, bees have always loved my red hair. I thought it was my imagination growing up but found out they are actually attracted to redheads. My luck. lol Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks.
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Can't argue with this...
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Posted:Jun 24, 2017 3:58 pm
Last Updated:Jul 4, 2017 10:58 pm 6397 Views
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I hope everyone is having a great weekend. The weather is nice and I am hoping to have a BBQ for Canada's 150th Birthday July 1.
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I WAS MISLED BY A MALE CINDERELLA - DISAPPEARED AT MIDNIGHT!!!
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Posted:Jan 12, 2017 1:22 pm
Last Updated:Jun 6, 2017 2:39 pm 32111 Views
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Those who remember, know I am on some virtual websites. That is where avatars that represent us have friends, lovers and go to clubs and dance and have fun. I am on several. Anyhow on one of them I met a guy and eventually we decided to become boyfriend and girlfriend. My real boyfriend doesn't mind since he is a workaholic and it keeps me occupied. I don't do anything behind his back or anything that bothers him. Anyhow I met this guy and he seemed wonderful. He was a Minister at one point, performed marriages, has 2 impressive daughters who he raised alone after he got divorced, does volunteer work for a cause he believes in, helps his dad who actually is his stepdad who raised him since his real dad died when he was 3. Everything about him sounded great, right?
Despite it all, I did not feel so emotionally connected and was upfront with him about that. I only knew him a month or so by that point. We said we will take it one day at a time and see if my feelings grow. Anyhow I felt they were beginning to a bit as we spent more time together but I didn't commit to New Year's Eve, though he asked me for a date. I should explain that my real life boyfriend works every New Year's Eve due to him being part of getting the show on in Niagara Falls which is televised every year.
My virtual boyfriend and I did end up spending time together after my bf called me at midnight. The next day he wrote how he had a great time and was looking forward to spending more time with me the next day. Jan 1 we did spend time until I had to excuse myself for some real life stuff for half an hour. This was around midnight. He waited. When I came back he came to my virtual place but in the middle of talking, he disappeared. He does have some internet issues where he lives but he didn't write me the next day. He usually sends me an e-mail each morning and often throughout the day. In my gut, I felt I would never hear from him again. Anyhow I haven't as of yet.
He used to have me call him sometimes and we used Skype once, audio only, since he wanted that. I found him clearer on the phone so Skype was a one time thing. I called the closest hospital to him and checked obituaries. I had his real name. No sign of him. I e-mailed and left phone messages. His calls were forwarded. I was worried something happened to him due to some serious health issues he has had and since he always said how happy I have made him. He wanted to be my boyfriend on all the sites we belonged to but I said no. I wasn't 100% sure I wanted him as my boyfriend everywhere. The site where I did agree, my membership ends beginning Feb, as he knew.
I didn't know what to do. His disappearance was Jan 2, 2017 around midnight. I asked around to his friends on the site we met at and they hadn't seen him either. Also on these sites, you can easily block someone so they can no longer see you so if he wanted to avoid only me, there was an easy way. In this case nobody saw him. I went to his Facebook, tracked through his e-mail address. My concern was that he had dropped dead. I saw on his FB the 2 daughters he told me about. It showed enough that I knew what he told me about them was true. I didn't want to ask his daughters but as each day passed and my stress grew, I knew I had to do something for my health. I waited to see if any of them put up something about their dad. I waited to see if their friends or family wrote something about their father.
Nothing.
Finally one put up a video but nothing related to her father. I thought that was odd. A couple of days later she put up an ad asking if anyone has an iPhone to sell. I felt no way is this girl in mourning so I wrote her at FB but no reply. She doesn't come on often but she did remove the ad. I did NOT post anything in response to the ad. I sent her a private message.
I didn't hear anything so I decided to call the other . It showed where she worked so I called 2 days ago. She said as far as she knew he was fine. When I said about the fact his dad expected him that Monday to help give his nephew a lift, she agreed. That confirmed what he told me was true regarding that. Then she told me something that blew my mind and that I never suspected. She said if something happened their stepmom would have told them. Stepmom? Yes she said her stepmom lives with her dad. He told me he was single. He even told me about some people trying to set him up with a woman in town. Wow, it all makes sense now. His wife must have caught him and told him to give up being on the virtual sites. However, he hasn't had the decency to write me or call me to come clean. In case you are wondering, he knew about my real life boyfriend. I am upfront to all. I never told his daughters that he was my virtual boyfriend. I said I was an online friend who was talking to him when we disappeared and that we talked on the phone at times. Again, I thought he was single so I wasn't concerned about saying the wrong thing anyhow at that time.
The bright side is, I am no longer worried about him at all. He seems to have told the truth about all but his marital status. I won a raffle on another site and gave him some of my prizes. He gave me a necklace and said he was going to buy me something else but disappeared first. I am annoyed about that. Normally if I give a gift, I don't expect anything in return but now that I know he lied to me, I feel differently. If you are wondering why I would care if he was married, I don't if he is upfront about it and his spouse knows he is on these sites and is fine with it, like my real life boyfriend. If someone has a girflfriend/wife who doesn't know, I doubt I would be willing to be their girlfriend even virtually.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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Posted:Dec 30, 2016 1:47 am
Last Updated:Jan 2, 2017 8:53 am 25929 Views
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This is just a short post to wish everyone a Happy New Year!!! I hope the year ahead is a healthy and prosperous one for you and your family.
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WIFE FOR SALE
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Posted:Sep 13, 2016 5:52 pm
Last Updated:Sep 15, 2016 5:16 pm 28538 Views
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I know some people don't like copying and pasting but this was something I just had to share:
"A cheeky husband listed his wife for sale on eBay following an argument.
When you have a barney with your other half, you might expect a bit of sulking, stomping off to the pub or stealing the last slice of cake. But what you likely wouldn’t expect is to find yourself listed on eBay.
But that’s exactly what happened to Leandra, 27. After an argument with her husband, Simon O’Kane, 33, the father-of-two decided to sell his ‘Used Wife’ on the bidding site.
“I came in after work feeling a bit tired and unwell – my wife was doing the usual concerned bit but said I was burning the candle at both ends and was basically just whining at me,” Simon told Daily Mail.
“I thought: 'Right, I’m going to put you up for sale’.”
Simon posted the listing using the title ‘Used Wife’, alongside a picture of Leandra and a tongue-in-cheek description.
“For sale one wife,” he wrote. “Not new has been used but still got some good miles left in her.”
“Reason for selling … I’ve had my fill and feel like there HAS to someone out there that is more deserving of her [than] me (oh dear god please let there be.)”
Going on to list Leandra’s body work and paint work as still in decent condition, he went on to say she had some skills in the kitchen, before listing her bad points:
“Often makes this noise that cannot be silenced unless you order brand new shiny parts of metal,” he quipped.
“Sometimes them skills in the kitchen result in you ending up in hospital. All in all not a bad model for the year. I’m sure some lucky guy will get lots of use.”
He finished the post inviting people to make him an offer before joking that he might consider a part exchange for a younger model.
“*T&C’s Once bought, you cannot return … EVER!” he concluded.
But it seems Simon did a good job of selling his wife in the description as she managed to tot up 57 bids, with the highest bidder offering a whopping £65,888.
But despite the high bidding, Leandra wasn’t exactly thrilled to find her husband had listed her on the site.
“I was absolutely fuming – I wanted to kill him,” she told Daily Mail.
“Everyone at work saw it and were laughing their heads off. Not only did he put me up for sale but he used such a bad photo.”
Thankfully it wasn’t long before eBay removed the post and hopefully saved the pair’s marriage in the process! "
What would you do if your wife/husband did that to you? Would you just laugh it off?
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