100+ to Lose Support Group Permanent Thread(Everyone is welcome)
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Hi
I walked today for 6.5K Steps, I am feeling somewhat better. The temperature was 43 degrees. It is a gloomy looking day and the forecast for a Nor'easter appears to be starting to happen
It started misting while I was out and slowly getting heavier, Not too bad yet. There is a breeze with increasing gusts of wind.
I think I've lost my Marbles just like that trucker I posted about, Going out into the start of a Nor'easter. Fortunately It has slowed down and the brunt of it will be arriving later than originally forecast.
Have a Great Monday
Roger
WEIRD NEWS
A Truck Driver Has Lost His Marbles --
All 38,000 Pounds Of Them
Oh no.
01/23/2017 06:06 am ET
Rebecca Shapiro Senior Editor, The Huffington Post
Clean up on I-465.
A truck carrying 38,000 pounds of marbles lost its trailer in Indianapolis on Saturday morning, causing the contents to spill onto the highway and shoulder near Pendleton Pike.
No injuries were reported, and the lost marbles brought a pop of color to an otherwise bleak winter’s day.
Indiana State Police public information officer Sgt. John Perrine tweeted a photo of the accident:
#Breaking A truck driver has lost his marbles...
Literally, 38,000 pounds of them on I-465 SB at the 41mm
pic.twitter.com/XWHa6Wk8VE
— Sgt. John Perrine (@ISPIndianapolis) January 21, 2017
One lane of the highway remained closed for hours as crews cleaned up the mess.
From this morning's accident on 465, a trucker literally losing his marbles. This delights me. pic.twitter.com/Xbd2l4jGuW
— Joe Fenton (@Joe_does_stuff) January 22, 2017
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Hi JanHi all!
We had some weather again today, but once again lucked out. Apparently the warm gulf air did not reach as far as it could have and we escaped Sat. nite's really bad weather. Poor Georgia, & Fla. did not. They had several tornadoes. Today was okay till about 11:45 am. It was foggy as getout this morning, and as I drove home after church, our siren's went off. I drove to get home, as there was a tornado indicated several towns over. It was a wild ride thru wind and rain and lightening. As I pulled in the drive, the warning was canceled. My entire back yard is a lake, all day. May May has been having the time of her life running thru the water, then wanting to be pet and loved on. Chester does not want to go out, unusual for him!
Val, your plants are awesome! I am impressed by from seed and scraps. You must have a whole green hand, not just thumb! I am glad Lucy is doing better! Bless her heart and her cone, lol! ... That is so frightening about the mall. You just can hardly go anywhere not effected by violence and insanity. ....Sorry about your foot! You are going to have to get up once an hour and house walk a few minutes!
Roger, glad you are enjoying your kindle. I love mine, though I buy books too! Amazon just pays for itself, though, in the long run, for me. I use them so much! I just love them.
That is frightening about the skittles being feed to the cows with other junk. And I am paying (or not, as the case may be), how much for beef? Also did not do much good to take out corn syrup from everything, then put it in cows. Our prices are terrible, and ranchers and farmer get nothing. So who is making all the money?...Somebody lost a load of ball bearings this week also. I can't remember where, lol! Clean up nightmare....
You probably made a wise choice getting out and not going Monday! Hope the day is good, in spite of the forecast! Thanks for the station link and posting on the loss. I am on a roll. Probably should not say that, lol!
..Take care, Jan ...checking out humor next! 
Interesting that Chester did not want to go out, Does he like the water usually?
I hope the lake stays away from Your foundation. Do You have a basement or Storm shelter that could flood?
I Am being frugal I figure I am paying enough $$ for prime so why not use the one free rental per month and the free books. There are a lot free with prime. Try this link and see if it works.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st?rh=n:283155,p_85:2470955011,p_n_feature_browse-bin:618073011&qid=1485179756&bbn=283155&sort=price-asc-rank
If not Go to Books, Kindle Edition and then select price from low to high.
I do buy Real Books. I usually have a ebook I am reading as well as a Paper Book depending on where I am in the house.
Congratulations on Your Streak
completed her food and exercise diary for 1/22/2017 and was under her calorie goal
Roger
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Hi Valhope4change_val wrote: »I just pealed a garlic clove and put it in soil. Onion (from scraps) in foreground; then garlic; and cauliflower from seeds in the back.
Thank You for that Information. It looks like it around time to rotate the trayhope4change_val wrote: »We just had a shooting at the nicer of our shopping malls...one dead and six hospitalized...they didn't do anything except to go to the mall on a Sunday afternoon. ☹️
I saw that on the news Sunday evening. As I saw it the shooting was from a robbery. Damn Crooks. So sad You can not even go shopping. I always had a slight worry when working as I was usually alone. A retail location is a target and before I worked retail as a driver we had several drivers robbed. It was not so much that the drivers were targeted, more that they were delivering when robberies happened.hope4change_val wrote: »My left foot is seriously swollen (edema) again....I've been chained to my desk, working 12-hour days all weekend (company just had major layoffs again)!
Good Luck With the Edema and Work
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Good morning!
I saw your weather was slow getting to you. Gives you that chance to get out to walk! It will be interesting to watch it. I love weather.
No, the "lake" is in the far back. The house sits just a little higher. I do not have a basement here. Very, very few basements here. I do not know of anyone who has one. There are some places with storm cellars, though few people have that. I would love to get a storm room, or underground shelter, but they are pretty expensive. I think my water table is kind of high here also, so that might affect something underground being put in. If I do have a tornado, I am kind of hurting as I have no good safe spot. My tub might be safest in my front bathroom. No windows but on an outside north wall where my weather comes in. Not perfect. My hallway has no windows, but the hot water tank and heavy attic ladder are there, so that is probably out. Something wrong with each spot.
Chester normally likes to go out and rain or water does not bother him. His sight is pretty bad though and the older he gets, the more he wants to be with somebody. It was really wet and squishy though! The lake is gone by this morning thanks to our 35 mph breezy day. First time I ever heard the wind moaning around the fireplace! Sunny though.
Love the humor postings! Do not blow away!!! .. Jan 
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Hi
I was out walking for 8K Steps, It was a little funny too, when I got home and looked at the FitBit it was showing 8,000 steps on the nose The temperature was 37 degrees. It is a gloomy looking day and misting while I was out and slowly getting heavier, Not too bad. There is a Moderate breeze and it appears that except for a brief power outage the Nor'easter had little effect here. The Brooks are running strong and somewhat over their banks.
The power was back in time for me to microwave my frozen portions of dinner. If it had stayed off I thinking Diner to avoid opening the freezer and refrigerator.
Have a Great Tuesday
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Good morning!
I saw your weather was slow getting to you. Gives you that chance to get out to walk! It will be interesting to watch it. I love weather.
No, the "lake" is in the far back. The house sits just a little higher. I do not have a basement here. Very, very few basements here. I do not know of anyone who has one. There are some places with storm cellars, though few people have that. I would love to get a storm room, or underground shelter, but they are pretty expensive. I think my water table is kind of high here also, so that might affect something underground being put in. If I do have a tornado, I am kind of hurting as I have no good safe spot. My tub might be safest in my front bathroom. No windows but on an outside north wall where my weather comes in. Not perfect. My hallway has no windows, but the hot water tank and heavy attic ladder are there, so that is probably out. Something wrong with each spot.
Chester normally likes to go out and rain or water does not bother him. His sight is pretty bad though and the older he gets, the more he wants to be with somebody. It was really wet and squishy though! The lake is gone by this morning thanks to our 35 mph breezy day. First time I ever heard the wind moaning around the fireplace! Sunny though.
Love the humor postings! Do not blow away!!! .. Jan
Hi Jan
So many of the new homes are on slabs, I'm not sure why a person would want to lose that storage space? A high water table is a good reason for no basement.
Given Your description I'm not sure where would be safe TBH. Maybe a purpose built safe room? Which would not be cheap to do either/
Have a Good Day
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Hi. I did rotate me indoor window box! I made a doc appointment tomorrow about my foot. I'm concerned...bloated abdomen too. A friend from work died of a stroke...not overweight, 60, super nice guy. Val1
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Hi Guys!
Val, sorry to hear about your friend from work. That is a really young age. Always good to take your health seriously. Hoping everything will turn out fine. Your job is more stressful than mine was, and it was stressful. You can't help but be concerned about that, though the fact you are vegetarian is a lot of help in that situation.
Roger, I saw where the Hoboken train station (subway?) was flooded. Wasn't that the one just damaged not too long ago? Looks like you escaped the worst of the storm too. We had 7 confirmed tornadoes, all of which were EF 1, with one EF 0. There are a few more assessments to finish. Most damage was to huge old trees and mobile homes, and a couple cars under those trees. Still wet, though drying, and expecting freezing lows come Thursday nite.
I have managed to be just under my 5,000 steps for 3 nites, just because I forgot to check it. I hate when I do that! Hope you are indeed better! Glad you have power! ..Jan 1 -
Hi
I was out walking for 8.1K Steps + 1cent, It was a little funny too, when I was a block from home on the inbound leg of the walk was when I found the Penny. The temperature is 36 degrees. The big round shiny thing in the sky has made one of its rare appearances
Have a Great Wednesday
Roger
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hope4change_val wrote: »Hi. I did rotate me indoor window box! I made a doc appointment tomorrow about my foot. I'm concerned...bloated abdomen too. A friend from work died of a stroke...not overweight, 60, super nice guy. Val
Hi Val
A stroke can happen with no warning signs IMO
I suspect that it can run in some families as do a tendency to Heart Attacks.
Hopefully both of those problems are easy cures. Sometimes bloating can be cured simply with a diet change.
Good Luck at the Doctors
RogerHi Guys!
Val, sorry to hear about your friend from work. That is a really young age. Always good to take your health seriously. Hoping everything will turn out fine. Your job is more stressful than mine was, and it was stressful. You can't help but be concerned about that, though the fact you are vegetarian is a lot of help in that situation.
Roger, I saw where the Hoboken train station (subway?) was flooded. Wasn't that the one just damaged not too long ago? Looks like you escaped the worst of the storm too. We had 7 confirmed tornadoes, all of which were EF 1, with one EF 0. There are a few more assessments to finish. Most damage was to huge old trees and mobile homes, and a couple cars under those trees. Still wet, though drying, and expecting freezing lows come Thursday nite.
I have managed to be just under my 5,000 steps for 3 nites, just because I forgot to check it. I hate when I do that! Hope you are indeed better! Glad you have power! ..Jan
Hi Jan
Yup, On September 29, 2016, a NJ Transit commuter train crashed at Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey and this from Sandy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOO1R0f36Tw
IMO Tornadoes appear to love Mobile Home parks.
I have had days where I missed my step goal for the same reason
Good Luck Today
New Humor posted too.
And Congratulations on
completed her food and exercise diary for 1/24/2017 and was under her calorie goal
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At doctor...did a EKG, will then be checking for blood clot in leg. Ordered a stress test. I keep crying. What a difference a year makes...the decline stemmed from the loose Doberman...immobility, uncontrolled pain, depression, weight gain. ☹️1
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Some good news. Textbook perfect EKG.1
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Great news...passed my doppler leg vein analysis. I found that painful at times. No clots!1
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Hi all!
Val, that is great news on your ekg and doppler! That should lessen your stress some! Now to get you an alarm to remind you to move and stretch when working and take that break, if only for a few minutes! Sometimes that one event can sure have lasting effects! I think you have done remarkably well given all you have had to handle!
Roger, love your funnies! .....Yes, no way I would live down here and not put in a storm shelter if I was in a mobile home. People are strange!...
I have been watching the old Bonanza series. I forgot how good they were, I only remember a few. There are 2 (almost 2) free seasons on Amazon. Also free is Robin Hood with Richard Greene, from BBC for American tv back in the day. That is one of my favorite old shows too.- Back in the day when they did 30 some shows a season. Now they barely crank out 6 or 8 before a hiatus. For as old as they are, they have held up fairly well.
I have had my nights and days a little messed up, lately, and not slept right. Yesterday, I kept falling asleep every time I sat down! Then I have trouble getting to bed at a decent hour. It is pretty bad when your most alert time is only between about 9:30 pm and 2 am!
Take care all! .. Hope you find more change, Roger! Jan1 -
Healthy tasty real food dinner... bell peppers mushrooms jalapeño pepper tomatoe avocado plus eggs.
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Today's pound lost is from starting Lasix. Legs and chest feel improved.1
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Hi
I was out walking for 10.6K Steps, The temperature is 46 degrees. I thought I had felt a couple of dops of rain as I neared the house, Now a few minutes later it has started drizzling. I must have just beat the rain home
It is and has been a dark dreary day out. Walking past the stream below the park I see our Heron is still there fishing in the stream.
Have a Great Thursday
Roger
Hi Jan
Congratulations for both of these:
yesterday
lost 1 lb since her last weigh-in! Buttons61's lost 15 lbs so far.
and
10 hours ago
completed her food and exercise diary for 1/25/2017 and was under her calorie goal2 -
hope4change_val wrote: »At doctor...did a EKG, will then be checking for blood clot in leg. Ordered a stress test. I keep crying. What a difference a year makes...the decline stemmed from the loose Doberman...immobility, uncontrolled pain, depression, weight gain. ☹️hope4change_val wrote: »Some good news. Textbook perfect EKG.hope4change_val wrote: »Great news...passed my doppler leg vein analysis. I found that painful at times. No clots!
Hi Valhope4change_val wrote: »Today's pound lost is from starting Lasix. Legs and chest feel improved.
A pound lost does not care where from IMO. I often bounce up and down from water weight, I have water weight gain if I eat anything from Eateries including Fast Food. I can only guess they all add lots of salt for taste.
Good News regarding all the tests.
Have a Nice Peaceful day
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Hi all!
Val, that is great news on your ekg and doppler! That should lessen your stress some! Now to get you an alarm to remind you to move and stretch when working and take that break, if only for a few minutes! Sometimes that one event can sure have lasting effects! I think you have done remarkably well given all you have had to handle!
Roger, love your funnies! .....Yes, no way I would live down here and not put in a storm shelter if I was in a mobile home. People are strange!...
I have been watching the old Bonanza series. I forgot how good they were, I only remember a few. There are 2 (almost 2) free seasons on Amazon. Also free is Robin Hood with Richard Greene, from BBC for American tv back in the day. That is one of my favorite old shows too.- Back in the day when they did 30 some shows a season. Now they barely crank out 6 or 8 before a hiatus. For as old as they are, they have held up fairly well.
I have had my nights and days a little messed up, lately, and not slept right. Yesterday, I kept falling asleep every time I sat down! Then I have trouble getting to bed at a decent hour. It is pretty bad when your most alert time is only between about 9:30 pm and 2 am!
Take care all! .. Hope you find more change, Roger! Jan
Hi Jan
That is one way that American TV is different than British TV, even in the 60s they would have 6 to 10 episodes per year. Right now I see that next week many of the network shows are off for a week. Superbowl maybe? I hate the lack of episodes per year and have much more dislike of Cliff Hanger episodes or Continuing Villains. I watched CSI regular for example, Then in the later years I skipped some of them for that reason.
Good Luck getting back on a regular sleep schedule
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Hi all,
Nice day, chilly nite in the mid 30's. Remembered to cover my honeysuckle, and doing for several nites. So sorry it has been dark and dreary in your neck of the woods, Roger. I was a little tickled though, it sounded like the beginning of a good radio plot!.... Glad to hear someone else hates the continuous villain jags the TV people can get on. A few episodes is fine, then enough is enough! LOL! I slept better this last nite, which is a good thing!
Went to sit with my friend with the brain tumor today. She starts another round of chemo in a few days. She was more sleepy, but the phone kept waking her. I also noticed she was having more times of forgetfulness, and trouble with words. I came home, let the dogs out, and went back for our girls gathering at her house, so she can be comfy. We had homemade potato soup, crackers, cheese and fresh fruit with strawberries, pineapple, kiwi and grapes, and some fresh cut cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and carrots. We all brought a little something.The reason I say all this was that two things tickled me. (again, it was that kind of day.) MFP tickled me because they have several varieties of communion wafers I could choose from for my tracker! I thought that was awesome. Our one friend makes our communion bread fresh for every Sunday for our church, and she made us special ones for tonite for us. They are unleavened and just awesome, tonite's with a special texture and size. I just think it is awesome MFP has several to choose calorie wise- Cracked me up! The other was I came home and snacked on a few of my leftovers till really full. What cracked me up was it was the cucumbers and carrots! Healthy! Good for me!! And so unlike me where I could eat a couple sandwiches or pizza till it was gone! It was a nice feeling!
Another friend slipped on some wet flooring at one of the local restaurants this last week during the storms. People had warned them the floors were getting slick, and they were not too fast in responding. Well, down she went, and has fractured a lower shoulder joint bone. Not a good thing. They do not want to do surgery because of her age, and I guess she can kind of do without it. She is around 75 yrs. I think. Thank goodness it is her left and non dominant side. It is the truth when they say to be thankful for your health!
Sorry so wordy!! Glad to be home and tucked in for the nite, so to speak. it was a rough day for the puppies as I was gone all day. They are sacked out utterly exhausted!
Take care! Watch the weather! .. Jan
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Hi Jan
I am sorry to hear about Your friends.
I posted some more humor today, I will repeat one that is not a humorous image here.
Congratulations on the Food Victory. I know exactly what You mean about the Pizza too
I decided to have a treat, well hopefully a treat today. I stopped at the Bagel shop and picked up something described as French Toast flavor. Time will tell if it is a treat I just weighed it and with the wrapping it is 199 grams or 7.02 ounces, it did not look that big in the display case
If I said it would not have occurred to me to look on MFP for a calorie count for Communion Wafers. How nice that one friend makes them fresh weekly.
Have a Nice Day
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Hi
I was out walking for 8.7K Steps + 1 Shiny & 1 corroded Penny The temperature is 41 degrees. I saw a few flakes of snow as I neared the house. I did see 3 Deer run across the road as I was on the outbound leg.
I also stopped for some Nectarines, A Head of Lettuce, a couple of Bananas and a box of cereal.
Have a Great Friday
Roger
California man's two vehicles crushed by different trees in different cities on same day
posted Jan. 20, 2017
A California man whose two vehicles were both crushed by trees in different cities on the same day says he feels like "the luckiest guy."
Georgiy Karpekin said he was at Sacramento City College when strong winds swept over the area Wednesday, leading to an unfortunate discovery in the parking lot.
"I walked up to my truck and I saw it was 'taco'd' around a tree," he told KTXL-TV.
Karpekin's truck was indeed "taco'd" -- a fallen tree had reformed the pickup into the shape of a taco shell.
Karpekin got a ride to his West Sacramento home where he made another shocking discovery -- another tree had fallen on two vehicles parked in front of his house, including his own car.
"Yeah, and then I come home and two other cars, huh? My luck. I bought a lottery ticket. It didn't win, but..." Karpekin said. "I feel like I'm the luckiest guy. Why? I came out alive. Everything is fine. My insurance is covering it. There's no other way to look at it, right?"
"You know, life's full of peaks and valleys, man," Karpekin said.
Karpekin said on Facebook that the damage to the car parked outside his home wasn't as severe as the truck and will soon be completely repaired.
"You can't help but laugh," he wrote of the ordeal.2 -
Good Morning!
What awesome posts! I will have to share your biscuit humor. They are a thing down here. And deservedly so! It about sums things up, if we remember it! I do not know I would be as accepting with the man and his vehicles. I know I would be thankful I was not in them! But I am thinking I would be having a good cry over the irony of the situation! What are the odds!
I woke up hungry this morning. Funny when you do not stick to a routine, you are tempted.
I want to get some intentional walking in this afternoon. It has been so soggy out, I was not tempted, though the sun is shining.
I only thought of the communion wafer for calories as I knew it was around half of a biscuit and enough I should count it if I was not going to cheat on recording! The regular wafers are all pretty much 0, FWIW! There was an article on 20 surprising things found in the MFP calorie bank that was humorous. It was featured on that homepage that changes in offerings. I can't remember them really, but funny things like " it wasn't worth it brownies" or "#**# chips"! Then comment wise was funny, till it got vulgar!
Pres. Trump is sure making waves upon the complacent in Washington. I do not agree with everything, but I do like the fact he has his sleeves rolled up to work at something and has shaken a few people awake.
Healthy eating and walking this morning! Love your bagel grew during the time you got home! Let us know how it tasted! ..Jan but COLD! for southerners!
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Today I'm taking Em and two of her friends on a tour of UTSA (Civil Engineering). How can a kid choose any university when they've seen none? I'm setting up tours of different universities and various majors once a month...Em is not super enthused, but her friends are. We've had more kids want to come with than I have seatbelts available. I'll get my exercise today!1
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I was out walking for 9.7K Steps. The temperature is 6 degrees colder than yesterday's 41 degrees.
Later today I'll be going to the ShopRite to pick up some of the food on sale. $10 for 5 Smart Ones Frozen Entrees. Toss in a coupon for a free one with the purchase of 7 and that works out to be $1.75 each for 8 of them.
Have a Great Weekend
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Hi JanGood Morning!
What awesome posts! I will have to share your biscuit humor. They are a thing down here. And deservedly so! It about sums things up, if we remember it! I do not know I would be as accepting with the man and his vehicles. I know I would be thankful I was not in them! But I am thinking I would be having a good cry over the irony of the situation! What are the odds!
I woke up hungry this morning. Funny when you do not stick to a routine, you are tempted.
I want to get some intentional walking in this afternoon. It has been so soggy out, I was not tempted, though the sun is shining.
I only thought of the communion wafer for calories as I knew it was around half of a biscuit and enough I should count it if I was not going to cheat on recording! The regular wafers are all pretty much 0, FWIW! There was an article on 20 surprising things found in the MFP calorie bank that was humorous. It was featured on that homepage that changes in offerings. I can't remember them really, but funny things like " it wasn't worth it brownies" or "#**# chips"! Then comment wise was funny, till it got vulgar!
Pres. Trump is sure making waves upon the complacent in Washington. I do not agree with everything, but I do like the fact he has his sleeves rolled up to work at something and has shaken a few people awake.
Healthy eating and walking this morning! Love your bagel grew during the time you got home! Let us know how it tasted! ..Jan but COLD! for southerners!
Ironic is a good word for that happening.
I know exactly what You mean about a routine. It is so much harder to get over cravings from a cheat than the cheat that only took a few minutes.
What is sort of funny is that what the British call a Biscuit is what we would call a cookie. Funny things pop into my head when I read things sometimes.
Sometimes the establishment needs a good shaking up
The sad thing is the protests that turn destructive
The Bagel turned out to have a Cinnamon Sugar dusting and was overall a soft bagel texture that tasted like a sweet slice of French Toast and I am sad to say that it was delicious...
Now I need to fight the temptation for more in the future
Have a Good Day
Roger
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hope4change_val wrote: »Today I'm taking Em and two of her friends on a tour of UTSA (Civil Engineering). How can a kid choose any university when they've seen none? I'm setting up tours of different universities and various majors once a month...Em is not super enthused, but her friends are. We've had more kids want to come with than I have seatbelts available. I'll get my exercise today!
Hi Val
Just curious what interests Her? So many new fields and so many that used to be good areas that are not in demand anymore.
One that comes to mind is the one I used to be involved with. I spent the last 16 years of work in a Computer store, That business is not what it used to be. Nowdays People just replace rather than repair or upgrade since the prices have dropped so low. Add in the lower demand for PCs due to Smartphone and Tablet use and I could see why my location closed.
Have a Good Day, Enjoy the Tour
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Walked a few miles at UTSA. Em and her friends really loved it and can't wait to see other colleges. Em is leaning toward architecture or engineering, one friend engineering, and the othet criminal justice then law school. They're young and just starting to explore. Today made them all now able to see themselves there.1
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Val, sounds like you had a really great time at the college! And productive too! It is quite a thing trying to decide what you are doing the rest of your life! Your garden is looking great!
Rodger, hope you are doing good and hope you found change! It's cool here, around 38 or so, but still feels mild, not harsh. That is a good thing. Hurrying this morning since I am cooking for church! Hopefully staying on track too!
Take care all! ..Jan
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