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Do you have a Front Porch? They are an awesome place to spend time with folks.Want a place to chill, chat, laugh and ask for or give advice?@DaveMcK has a forum just for you!!!The Porchers have a Morning Roll Call that we all post to. Stop by and say hi!Our Front Porch Forum was the first forum I posted in as a newbie in October 2019. Nothing but luv. 💚Lol don't have a Front Porch at the moment but luv stopping by to chat with them. Adds something extra special to my life! 👌 

My parents kind of spoiled me and I took advantage of being an only child.On a trip to a local retail store, I saw a cool looking white wool jacket and begged my parents to buy it for me. The price tag was $50 in the late 1950's which would translate to an extremely expensive jacket today.They broke down, bought me the jacket, with specific instructions not to play while wearing it.Of course the first thing I did was play football in the jacket. I was tackled, slid along the grass, and soiled the jacket.A grass stain , you say. NOPE........I had slid through a giant pile of dog diarrhea. Jacket ruined.Man, did I get a whooping.

Post a photo of the last pet you took a picture of! 

Hi, I was at a party a few nights ago and this question got asked and it became a discussion point for the next two hours!!!  Would anyone like to share their most embarrassing/awkward childhood experiences?

I am taking care of my older dog, who has elevated liver levels on his bloodwork. It's really tough to give him his medicine, but I get through it. He has an ultrasound scheduled for next week. He is such a sweet little dog - a miniature poodle. I love him so much. My late husband loved him too and it was mutual. I'll take it a day at a time. He still likes his daily walks and he loves to get cuddled.

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Bolivar LighthouseThe Bolivar Lighthouse was built by the federal government in 1852 and was later dismantled by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. It was rebuilt in 1872 and was the beacon that guided thousands of mariners into port until Point Bolivar LightThe lighthouse withstood three of the worst storms hitting the peninsula; the 1900 and 1915 storms and Hurricane Ike in 2008. During the 1900 and 1915 storms, the light-house harbored a number of peninsula residents, saving them from certain death. Ac-cording to an inspector’s report after the 1900 storm, over 6,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island.The Bolivar Lighthouse was officially retired on May 29, 1933, after 61 years of service. The lamps and reflector lenses have been reassembled and are a key artifact in the On the Water exhibit displayed at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The Fresnel lens, named for French scientist and inventor Augustin Fresnel, could be seen for miles.Life at the LighthouseLife in t

Disposable?Washable?Lol, do not wear one. 😂🤣Stop by to read the comments and/or leave a comment.We luv hearing from you!

Spoiler (Highlight to read)  *********CLOSED**********MORNING ROLL CALL OCTOBER 2022.         Good morning everyone on this first morning of October 2022. “A birthday in October can be a special treat; the harvest has begun of pumpkins, gourds, and wheat. So, on your happy day, here’s a birthday wish for you – May you gather joy and laughter, love and friendship, too.” October CalendarOctober 4 marks the start of Yom Kippur, at sundown.October 9 is Leif Eriksson Day. Who was Leif Eriksson and why was he important?October 10 is a busy day, with three holidays packed into it:Canadian Thanksgiving. This holiday shares many similarities with its American equivalent. However, there are a number of things that set the Canadian Thanksgiving apart!Columbus Day (U.S.), a federal holiday, is observed on the second Monday in October. It was on October 12, 1492, that Christopher Colum

I remember this day as the most terrible in my life as a citizen of the United States, a homeless man boarded our bus and said World Trade was bombed; we looked out the window and the World Trade Denver was okay, but then I wondered... First I wondered about the safety of my boss who was in NY at the Scholastic Building; she was "safe" and leaving the area... Then I contacted daughter and hoped she would not attend her school in Cali, because we didn't know exactly what could happen... Then someone smart knew it was "Taliban"; then I felt all was lost... then Johnny Depp compared US to yapping dog, and then I knew; we brought this on us by interfering in middle-east issues; only oil-based companies would interfere; name the owners of oil companies in the US? I'm sorry for any offense. But we need to address "the elephant in the room", me thinks. And move to be a better country and humanity? #StaySafe

I don't see a 'kitchen' forum here, but thought I'd give this a whirl. How do you keep cut onions, and garlic from going bad in the fridge ? No matter what I try, it doesn't work well. I do have a garlic keeper for counter top storage-that works ok.

MORNING ROLL CALL May - JUNE 2022.         CLOSEDGood morning everyone on this first morning of June 2022.  Due to the limited use of this topic I am extending it here for another two months.    

 GREAT ARTIST - 88 years young - he left this world with a lot of GREAT work.  Smithsonian Mag - 06/27/2022 - Abstractionist Sam Gilliam Dies at 88, Hirshhorn Hosts His Final Show “Sam Gilliam: Full Circle” continues through September 11, 2022 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. 

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Blackberry Moments: You May Not Know the Phrase Now, but This Powerful Story Will Make You Memorize It   Ernie Johnson Jr.Updated: Jun. 08, 2021A game where the real action took place off the field.  MATTHEW COHEN FOR READER'S DIGESTIt was a fastball, about belt high. I say fast meaning it was a straight pitch, not a curveball or a slider. Dads whose sons were in a league of eight-year-olds in the mid-1960s didn’t let their sons throw breaking stuff. (Love baseball? Check out these vintage baseball photos any die-hard fan would appreciate.)I had a good look from my position at shortstop in a game that we, the Vees (don’t ask; I don’t know), were leading by a couple of runs. That lead was in jeopardy because this fastball was lined over my head, bounced, and cleared the chain-link fence, which no player in our league had ever cleared before.This hit, a ground-rule double, scored runners from second and third and tied the game. This necessitated a meeti

This is why I thought of this: TikToker raises over $230,000 for Uber driver  A stranger cared so much for another human being, he put his worries and concerns aside until he knew this person was safe and on the way to recovery! Well done, Sir, well done! #StaySafe

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Grant them peace and comfort during this time of stiff.  

Ageism is so entrenched, we do it to ourselves.It is harmful and we don't always see it or hear it.  It may be more deadly than cigarette smoking. I suggest that we work toward ridding our culture of the unnecessary need to identify and categorize folks by their age.  Instead of Senior Centers, let's have Community Centers; instead of discount based upon age let's set up time of day discounts ($5 movies before 5pm..for all); instead of senior housing multi-generational housing;   The artifical separation results in isolation, and misunderstandings.   Siloing is a relatively new behavior. In part born of the marketers to sell anti-aging products. I believe our country needs the older adults, and right now they are considered out of step and infirm, hardly worth listening to or including. Let's encourage our communities to be inclusive when setting up programs and events.  Let's be sure our information sources don't call our someones age neces

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MORNING ROLL CALL OCTOBER DECEMBER 2021Good morning everyone on this FRIDAY morning October 1st, 2021.  

I Am So Old...(this is the theme) I remember during ballads at concerts people held up Bic lighters instead of smartphones.  (No politics!)   

Today I got a brochure from a large world cruise travel group - There were many different ones advertised but one struck my heart strings.  And yes, it does indicate CHANGE if you remember when. MAGNIFICENT MEKONG15 days - Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City If my husband were alive - I think we would just have to go.  

Today we lost, imho, the last American hero, yet no post on AARP? I'm curious about that. My opinion of him was he did what he thought was right for the United States. Other countries suffered, yes, but his loyalty to the US was apparent and valued by us. There were disparaging remarks toward him, but again, he was true to his nation! I will never appreciate disparagement of this American hero! Son, Husband, Father, Grandfather, TRUE AMERICAN HERO! Fully vacinnated! RIP Colin Powell, my hero!  #Colin_Powell #StaySafe

 MORNING ROLL CALL July  September 2021CLOSEDUSE OCTOBER  DECEMBER 2021Good morning everyone on this FRIDAY morning July 2nd, 2021.