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Can you think of any homonyms?   Homonyms are multiple-meaning words, are words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike, but have different meanings. I'll start off first.  Here goes:  There are waves....  and then there are waves... and then there are waves! One word, spelled the same, but meaning totally different things.  Can you think of  homonyms to add here?

Google indictes AARP offers online dating?   If this accurate?   If so, where is it? 

(1 comment) Hello Everyone!.COVID "seems" to be backing up and we are socializing more. My only child video calls me every Sunday. We are in different states..(1) Are you visiting them in their homes and/or they visiting you in your home?.(2) Texting?.(3) Phone?.(4) Snail mail?.(5) Facebook..(6) Email..(7) Other ways, you tell us..Thanks,Nicole 🙂

I read a short article recently that stated the younger generation might never know what "High Beams" are in the not too distant future due to so many newer cars having automatic adaptive headlights. While I did have a short experience driving a car with the feature (and I really liked it) I got to thinking about other phrases that I wish would be forgotten in the coming generations. While things like pre-existing medical conditions came to mind other things I thought about also phrases that have new meanings. The term "Foreign Actors" came to mind. Seldom does this refer to Hollywood anymore. Time was, maybe the biggest Buttinsky in our lives was our well meaning in-laws. With social media now meddling in more lives than any in-law ever could, do we really recognize it when it is happening and the wide ranging intentions behind it?  I guess the phrase I wish more than any other could be lost from our lives and the lives of our children is "Mutually Assured Des

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I am 77 and a widow for 18 months. Doing ok as a widow, but feeling so depressed with my age. No one to talk to.never thought this would happen to me!

I'm currently enrolled in Bee School with my county's Beekeepers Association. At the end of our classes, we'll take a test to become a Certified Beekeeper. It's been very interesting learning all about honeybees.  Are there any beekeepers here?

Today the Government released its report on the 144 sightings of UFOs by the Military - NBC News 06/25/2021 - UFO report: Government can't explain 143 of 144 mysterious flying objects, blames limited data  This is fascinating to me because once when I was a child - sleeping with open windows - I awoke or thought I was awake,  I saw one, or so I thought, land in our back yard - glowing lights and everything.  Thought I was gonna be going on an extended adventure.  Course, I was also an avid "Twilight Zone" watcher too.    Curious as to what others think -"spoofing", errors, some weird atmospheric phenomenon ??????Ever seen something like this or thought you did? Here is just a bit from the link.The Department of Defense established the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force in August to investigate mysterious flying objects. That report, released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, was meant to shed light on th

 Good evening everyone! Some of my fondest memories were fishing with my dad. Did your father, grandfather, uncle or a neighbor teach you how to fish?

This discussion was created on March 19, 2021.What is special about your favorite season?Stop by to read the comments and/or leave a comment.We luv hearing from you!

MORNING ROLL CALL DECEMBER 2022. CLOSEDGood morning everyone on this second morning of 2022.  Happy Birthday to all of our December Birthday members.                CLOSED 

(12/26/22) Hmmm, anyone into this day? I know as we "age" 🙄, IF we are "still" with a significant other - the "romance" tends to leave out the Front Door, never to return. IF you do celebrate this day, tell us about your plans for NEXT Valentine Day 2023. Or what you like to receive? Thanks,Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

➡️See @Vexed post on how to CHANGE your username. Awesome "helpful" member!⬅️ (12/5/22) Hello Everyone: When we register to use this AARP Community Board, the system "assigns" us a USERNAME based on our 1st name followed by the first character of our Last Name. Then adds several numbers to end. Some of us keep this "assigned" USERNAME, while others "edit" it to their liking. (1) .Did you keep the "assigned" USERNAME? 🤔 (2) .If you "changed it" why did you choose that username? 🤔 Lol, I often "giggle" at some of the "changed" USERNAMES. 😂🤣 To reply to this post, click on REPLY BUTTON at bottom of this post, enter your text, then click REPLY BUTTON again. Hope to hear from you! Thanks,Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

32 comments (11/20/22) We should be GRATEFUL every day, not just on THANKSGIVING!!! They say when we APPRECIATE what we have, MORE arrives when we least expect it. So what are YOU grateful for TODAY? 🤔 ➡️ Feel free to post several times a day, every day, and so on.... Let us ATTRACT more GOOD things into our lives! YES, we can do it...... 👌 To reply to this post, click on REPLY BUTTON at bottom of this post, enter your text, then click REPLY BUTTON again. Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

So where do we want to see the Front Porch go from here? I have felt like I have become a one man show here for a couple of years here. I don’t mind having a couple of favorite posts like The Coffee, What is Special About Today and a few others. What baffles me is the huge number of followers some topics have yet many have basically no posters other than myself. What I basically am asking for is like a Marine Corp Recruiter. " I'm looking for a few good posters!".   

4 comments (12/3/22) Hello Everyone! I live in Cave Spring, Virginia which they insist on calling Roanoke, Virginia sometimes. 🙄 We are a suburb in Roanoke and you could NOT pay me to live in Roanoke. High everything - homelessness, crime, housing, gas, food and so on. That is what the government here calls Roanoke City. My area Roanoke County. I retired July 2020 and hoping to "return" to Melbourne, Florida where my only child lives. We both left Florida in 2015. She accepted a job in Arlington, Virginia and I went to Manassas, Virgina. She didnot like Virginia and returned to Florida in 2018. I would luv to hear from folks who live in Virgina, use to live here, have family here, visited here or would luv to move here. To reply to this post, click on REPLY BUTTON at bottom of this post, enter your text, then click REPLY BUTTON again. Thanks,Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum - Virginia Discussions Thread)

(11 comments) 🎅Hello Everyone! I have started to watch Christmas/Xmas movies? Have you? If, yes, what are you watching? 🤔 Let's keep this "thread" going until Christmas/Xmas Day 2022! Thanks,Nicole 🙂

(12/23/22) Hello Everyone! Per the famous Google Site, AARP is "worldwide"... (1) What country are you living in? (2) Tell us about your country and why you are living there. Hope to hear from you! Thanks,Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

WHO KNOWS ABOUT UFOS?its a great phenomenon…..

6 comments (12/6/22) Hello Everyone! Please stop by Our Front Porch and let us know what is on your mind? 🤔 And "read & comment" on other member's post! ➡️To reply to this post, click on REPLY BUTTON at bottom of this post, enter your text, then click REPLY BUTTON again.⬅️ Thanks,Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

We all have some favorite treats and snacks during the Holidays. In her younger years Mary made about 30 different types of Holiday treats from cutout cookies to fudge to sweet breads. She would put together gift boxes to give to friends and neighbors. What are some of your favorite treats and snacks? 

New topic about cars you may have owned or you family members had in the past. You should be able to download a photo if you choose to post on this topic.Classic car, a 1950 Chevrolet De Luxe 

(4 comments) Hello Everyone! Stop by and tell us about your plans for this year. (1) When do you put up your tree and decorations? Lol, seems like stores start their celebration before Thanksgiving! 😱 (2) Do you do outside decorations? I luv some of the displays in my neighborhood. Some I wonder what their electric bill is like every year. (3) Staying home or traveling? If traveling where are you headed? Furbabies going too? (4) What did you ask Santa for this year? (5) Already shopped for your gifts for others? Online? (6) What "yummy" stuff are you cooking? Hmmm, cookies for Santa? 🙄 ***Lol, anyone "dress up" as Santa?*** And anything else you want to share with us... Pictures are always welcome! Thanks,Nicole 🙂

12 comments (12/4/22) Hello All Pet Owners! Pets leave us "giggling" at times and we often wonder what we would do without them. 🐕My last furbaby, no more for me, felt he owned the neighborhood. I had to walk him on streets with NO dogs. Short and would pick a fight with EVERY dog on our route. I would "think" his harness was "secure" but it was like he lost weight when he saw another dog = off came his harness and off ran Jeremiah. 😱Gave me several "anxiety attacks" when he would run into traffic determined to get in the dog's face. 😂🤣It was funny AFTER I got his "harness" back on and I was back home telling my ex about our boy's latest escape act. Miss you my boy, my walking buddy! 🤎🤗 ➡️Now your turn... Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

(8 comments) Hello Porchers and Other Members, not too much longer for the arrival of 2023. What are your HOPES AND DREAMS for it. You can post as many times as you want to Thanks, Nicole 🙂