2020: One Day At A Time, We Will Achieve!!
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“Independence now and forever!” —Daniel Webster
“Freedom lies in being bold.” —Robert Frost
“America is another name for opportunity.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Dreams are the foundation of America.” —Lupita Nyong'o
“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” —Benjamin Franklin
“One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation evermore!” —Oliver Wendell Holmes
“America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.” —Paul Tsongas
“The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history.” —Mike Fitzpatrick
"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." —Elmer Davis
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” —John F. Kennedy
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Maryanne--Those are cute. I guess my 4th of July never happened. Every country has a 4th of July but we have Independence Day!0
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I’ll apologize in advance for the length of this, but it is a pretty good summary of interesting facts about Texas, in case anyone is remotely interested, lol.
This is a must read for all Texans, used-to-be Texans, adopted Texans or wanna-be Texans,
JUST TEXAS
Pep , Texas 79353
Smiley , Texas 78159
Paradise , Texas 76073
Rainbow , Texas 76077
Sweet Home , Texas 77987
Comfort , Texas 78013
Friendship, Texas 76530
Love the Sun?
Sun City , Texas 78628
Sunrise , Texas 76661
Sunset, Texas 76270
Sundown, Texas 79372
Sunray , Texas 79086
Sunny Side , Texas 77423
Want something to eat?
Bacon , Texas 76301
Noodle , Texas 79536
Oatmeal , Texas 78605
Turkey , Texas 79261
Trout , Texas 75789
Sugar Land , Texas 77479
Salty, Texas 76567
Rice , Texas 75155
Pearland , Texas 77581
Orange , Texas 77630
And top it off with:
Sweetwater , Texas 79556
Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all!
Detroit , Texas 75436
Cleveland , Texas 75436
Colorado City , Texas 79512
Denver City , Texas 79323
Klondike , Texas 75448
Nevada , Texas 75173
Memphis , Texas 79245
Miami , Texas 79059
Boston , Texas 75570
Santa Fe , Texas 77517
Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861
Reno , Texas 75462
Pasadena , Texas 77506
Columbus , Texas 78934
Feel like traveling outside the country?
Athens , Texas 75751
Canadian, Texas 79014
China , Texas 77613
Egypt , Texas 77436
Ireland , Texas 76538
Italy , Texas 76538
Turkey , Texas 79261
London , Texas 76854
New London , Texas 75682
Paris , Texas 75460
Palestine , Texas 75801
No need to travel to Washington D.C.
Whitehouse , Texas 75791
We even have a city named after our planet!
Earth , Texas 79031
We have a city named after our state
Texas City , Texas 77590
Exhausted?
Energy , Texas 76452
Cold?
Blanket , Texas 76432
Winters, Texas
Like to read about History?
Santa Anna , Texas
Goliad , Texas
Alamo , Texas
Gun Barrel City , Texas
Robert Lee , Texas
Need Office Supplies?
Staples, Texas 78670
Want to go into outer space?
Venus , Texas 76084
Mars , Texas 79062
You guessed it.. It's on the state line.
Texline , Texas 79087
For the kids...
Kermit , Texas 79745
Elmo , Texas 75118
Nemo , Texas 76070
Tarzan , Texas 79783
Winnie , Texas 77665
Sylvester , Texas 79560
Other city names in Texas , to make you smile.........
Frognot , Texas 75424
Bigfoot , Texas 78005
Hogeye , Texas 75423
Cactus , Texas 79013
Notrees , Texas 79759
Best, Texas 76932
Veribest , Texas 76886
Kickapoo , Texas 75763
Dime Box , Texas 77853
Old Dime Box , Texas 77853
Telephone , Texas 75488
Telegraph , Texas 76883
Whiteface , Texas 79379
Twitty, Texas 79079
And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore City
Kilgore , Texas 75662
And our favorites...
Cut n Shoot, Texas
Gun Barrell City , Texas
Hoop And Holler, Texas
Ding Dong, Texas and, of course,
Muleshoe , Texas
Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ...
If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas ;
If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ;
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas ;
If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may live in Texas ;
If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ;
If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Texas ;
If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas ;
If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas
If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph --you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ;
If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ;
If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends, you definitely live in Texas ..
Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas .
1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles
2... Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles
3... El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
4... World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water. Destroyed by Hurricane Ike -2008!
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America 's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U.S.... history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20,1969, was " Houston ," but the space center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.
12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island ..
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979...
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states.
15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500 years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper..
18. Texas has had six capital cities:
Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston ,Velasco, West Columbia and Austin ...
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).
20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the world and it is taller than the Washington monument.
21. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas ..
22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.).
23. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston .
Cowboy's Ten Commandments
(Posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas)
1) Just one God.
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.
(7) No killin'.
(8) Watch yer mouth.
(9) Don't take what ain't yers.
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff.
Y'all git all that?
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Pam--Good ones!!
This is true. We once had an unincorporated town in our state called "Mole Hill." There was an activity held there and the PR people celebrated it by changing its name to "Mountain," so that they "made a mountain out of a mole hill."0 -
Pam, those names are priceless. I really enjoyed reading your TX facts.0
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I saw this promo in email for NS at $199. It is called the basic plan but you are able to choose meals--Why so cheap? 15 breakfasts, 15 lunches, 15 dinners and 15 snacks.0
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Jean, I’ll bet business is off with so many people unemployed or underemployed. They’re probably looking for sales anywhere they can get them. Are you going to order? It might be worth your while since you have to drive so far for decent shopping opportunities. At least you could stay safe at home.0
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Helene--I'm debating it for the reason you stated. Remember, I had been ordering that two week supply of dinners and snacks for two which for one could be four weeks. I think it was $139 from QVC plus shipping. With the QVC deal, I can't select but I like the items they send. I can easily do breakfast and lunch. I really think the only advantage the NS deal has is the ability to choose items...and it is more expensive based upon how I eat.
I've been doing grocery pick up from Walmart in the city since March. This week makes 6 weeks since the last pickup as I bought enough to last me until I could drive again, supplemented by the NS stuff and a few things from the local supermarket.0 -
Sounds like the QVC plan works best for you. And you save quite a bit. You could always do an a la cart order if they have a sale and there’s something you particularly like.0
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Pam - good ones!!0
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Jean - Helene's probably right. Everyone's looking for new customers/more business.
I've been shopping NS on ebay because several of my favorites are unavailable and my luck has always been that means they are disappearing!0 -
I can't believe these food delivery services advertise themselves as great service and saving people time. They do neither!!!
I had an order supposed to be delivered today between 12 and 2. At 3 I finally called. It was delivered somewhere. Where? No one seems to know. They refunded me but that doesn't get DH chicken salad for his lunch tomorrow. I was able to quickly do another order which arrived by 4:30 BUT several items that were available in the first order were out of stock by then. I guess wherever my order went they got the last one of a bunch of stuff. And the shopper called about substitutes even though I put down no substitutes. Her phone had a Connecticut number so I almost didn't pick up. Thank goodness I did. I don't know how they train these shoppers but in what universe if regular root beer a good sub for diet, for example.
Whew, just had to get that out. I want to offer my consulting services. I now know what the perfect online ordering website would look like/work (I've tried TWELVE services and none are what I'd design) and what the training course for the shoppers should look like!!!! LOL!
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This is what the QVC dinner and snacks for two for two weeks (make that 4 weeks for one person) which I've found acceptable and makes a great back up for $125 plus $10 shipping for 20 meals and 20 snacks. The negative on this is that the box is delivered to the Post Office and not to the house.
Two barbecue-seasoned chickens
Two chicken Alfredos
Two chicken pasta Parmesans
Two chicken pot pies
Two Italian herb flatbread pizzas
Two lasagnas
Two macaroni and cheeses with turkey sausage
Two mushroom risottos
Two Santa Fe chickens
Two thick-crust pizzas
Two cheese puffs
One chewy peanut bar
Two chocolate cakes
Two chocolate chip cookies
Three chocolatey pretzel bars
Two fudge brownies
Two milk chocolate-flavored pretzels
Two coconut almond bars
Two popcorns
Two white cheddar popcorns0 -
Jean - that's not a bad list although it's missing some of my favorites. Why is it delivered to the post office? Because they require a signature?0
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Qujickest way to a divorce I can think of:
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Maryanne, how did you like “Hamilton”? My sister watched it Friday night and again Saturday. I’m holding out to experience it live in a theater.0
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Maryanne--QVC orders almost always go to the post office even when using the home address. It is some type of arrangement they have with UPS. We don't have house to house delivery of mail, so we have to go to the Post Office.
101 JOHNSON ST
GRANTSVILLE, WV 26147
US
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Maryanne, how did you like “Hamilton”? My sister watched it Friday night and again Saturday. I’m holding out to experience it live in a theater.
Friday night I rewatched the PBS documentary, which I've found incredibly informative and helpful (there are copies available on ebay).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HAMILTONS-AMERICA-The-Broadway-Musical-DVD-Documentary-as-shown-on-PBS-2016/114286895552?hash=item1a9c07a1c0:g:SZEAAOSwlyJeXvCv
Saturday night I watched the movie.
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Personally I think they did a magnificent job with the cameras/editing. (The difference between the movie Disney released and the bootleg CD I have of someone who taped it from the audience is night and day.) Plus, of course, it's the original cast which you'll never see in a theater again.
I want to rewatch with captions too if I can figure out how to do that. If not I want to rewatch with the words on paper in front of me. (That's available in the CD.)0 -
Maryanne--QVC orders almost always go to the post office even when using the home address. It is some type of arrangement they have with UPS. We don't have house to house delivery of mail, so we have to go to the Post Office.
101 JOHNSON ST
GRANTSVILLE, WV 26147
US
sent via UPS – Delivery by US Mail
Oh, it's one of those hybrid shipping deals.
My dad doesn't get mail at home (has to go to the post office box) but does get UPS and Fed Ex deliveries at home.
Differences are weird. Who decided we could have a mailbox right out front but other people can't????0 -
Pam - I don't see a Baltimore on that Texas cities list? LOL!0
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From a Wash Post article:
Many schools had a hard time getting qualified people to become substitute teachers before the pandemic. It doesn’t pay particularly well, has little to no job security, and requires at least some college credit (in many states). Now districts have to find workers who are willing to do the job in a school full of potential virus transmitters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/07/03/12-inconvenient-truths-about-schools-kids-that-should-be-considered-before-reopening-by-teacher/0 -
From the word a day calendar:
Did you know "ruly" is a word? Just what you'd expect - the opposite of unruly.0 -
The closest grocery store to our house is a Giant. My #1 online delivery source and the store I went to most often? Both Giant, but NOT the one near our house. I don't know why. They completely remodeled it a few years ago so it's not a horrible store. Anyway, it's the only 24-hour store anywhere near us. I went over this morning at 4 am. Weird experience. Overall, probably stocked at say 50-75% of pre-pandemic, depending on the category. But clorox/lysol type aisle is very empty. I couldn't get into the tp/scot towel aisle as it was blocked by people stocking. I bought some things but nothing that really surprised me. I just wanted to check it out. Since I was there at that hour some weeks ago they've added plexiglass partitions between the self checkout machines. I honestly think I was the only shopper in the store which sort of makes you wonder WHY it's open 24 hours.0
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Maryanne--Our state requires a minimum of a 4-year college degree for substitute teachers, and if the degree is not a teaching degree, then they have to take in-service classes. The state also has a set salary schedule for subs based upon degree and experience.
It doesn't pay like a regular teacher but it is acceptable for not having to prepare lesson plans, grade work, etc. A substitute teacher that is called upon to fill a regular position for the remainder of the year gets paid the regular teacher's salary after two weeks in the position.0 -
It’s probably open 24 hours so workers can restock shelves without lots of shoppers in the aisles. Our Stop & Shop chain has the same parent company as Giant. I used to shop there a lot before I went to FL. I’ve heard it’s always out of a lot of things right now. And it’s more crowded than I like. So I’m finding other places to shop. We have so many options from small produce stands to at least four other chains within 10 miles of home.0
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I think our mailman got tired yesterday. They're showing 3 packages delivered at 7:36 pm. I expect they'll show up today. Not the first time.0
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"Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) got schooled on Twitter after he argued against mandated face masks and compulsory vaccinations aimed at mitigating the spread of the coronavirus:"
Argued the found fathers would be appalled. Turns out George Washington vaccinated the continental army against smallpox. "Schooled!!!"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas-massie-coronavirus-masks-fact-check_n_5f0423b8c5b6e97b56897f470 -
Also hilarious - Trump campaign ad promises to protect statue. In Brazil.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-christ-the-redeemer_n_5f03fffec5b6db59674616280 -
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I put 256 miles on the car yesterday just to get out and drive as I haven't been able to do anything first because of the shutdown and then the surgery. It has been a long 4 months and I wanted to get out before something transpired and I would be looking at 4 walls again.
I went and bought Roundup Extreme this morning and spent 45 minutes putting it on. I'm half done but I'm too tired to do anything more today. I am really out of shape from sitting and looking at the walls and the TV.0
