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After Christmas Clearance Bargains

Mary — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:25:11 +0000

Heading out to the stores this morning. I want to pick up some Christmas clearance items, like wrapping paper and gift tags. If they have any cute Christmas tree decorations, I might get a few of those. Its nice to pay 20 cents on the dollar for things that are definitely going to be put to use. I just have to front the money now and be willing to store the items for 11 months. So, hope the crowds are too bad and I can score some good deals.

Reality Check

Mary — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:10:31 +0000

Burgers and Fries

Mary — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:14:49 +0000

Who decided that hamburgers should be served with french fires? Why did french fries become the standard side? Why not potato salad? Or potato chips? Or a piece of fruit? I have to stop eating french fries because they are fattening and have a lot of cholesterol. Do you have any idea how hard it is to order food at a drive through and not get french fries with your order?

Wrapping Paper

Mary — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:09:20 +0000

Have you shopped for wrapping paper lately? I am used to buying a big roll that lasts a long time for just a couple of dollars. Well, let me warn you. That’s not how it is any longer! The rolls only have a couple of feet on them – you can barely wrap one large gift with it. And it costs almost$5 for the small generic brand rolls. If you go to Hallmark and buy the nice stuff it is $10 a roll. That’s getting expensive for something that looks nice for just a few hours then gets torn up and thrown out with the trash!

Anything Good?

Mary — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:21:49 +0000

So by now just about all the TV shows for this new season have had their big premieres. What are you watching now? I don’t know that i like many of them. Why has TV gone to hell? It used to be any night of the week you could flip through channels and find something worth watching. Nowadays there are nights when its not worth even turning the TV on in the first place.

Post Office

Mary — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:18:29 +0000

Did you ever play a game called “Post Office”? It was one of those adolescent kissing games that the kids would play at parties. I never was allowed to go to those kinds of parties and I never got to play that game. I don’t even know the rules.

Things Change

Mary — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:15:39 +0000

My mom was talking about the days when she was a kid in school. She says that the school would not let anyone go to public school if they were pregnant.

One of her friends turned up pregnant and her parents found out and told her she had to get an abortion, which was not even legal back then. So she and the guy who got her pregnant ran away together and no one ever heard from them again.

I can’t imagine the heartache all that must have caused. I’m glad we have much better attitudes about unplanned pregnancies in today’s world.

The thrill is gone

Mary — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:12:47 +0000

Thee is a great song by B. B. King called, “The Thrill is Gone.” I never really listened to the words before. It was one of those songs you’ve heard many times but didn’t really pay attention to. Until you are having problems with a certain someone. And now all of a sudden, I love that song.

Down at the Waterfront

Mary — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:56:09 +0000

Do you have good memories of “going down to the waterfront”? I believe the waterfront means a lot of different things to people, depending upon where they live. For some people, like those in New York City, the waterfront is the busy and dirty Hudson River, with boats of every size in ports, longshoremen working the docks, and it not being a safe place for decent people after dark. But for people in North Carolina, the waterfront means the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean.

I love the water, whether it is a river, the ocean or just a lake. If it has water deep enough for a boat, I can spend the entire day on the waterfront and have a wonderful time.

Luxury Raffles

Mary — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:22:58 +0000

Having raffles for a big grand prize is unlawful in Tennessee but is allowed in many more progressive states. Tennessee is backwards in a lot of things and we always blame it on the Bible Belt.

A friend of mine, Allison, was invited to a charity event while on vacation in Hawaii and she bought a $25 raffle ticket to join in the fun. First prize was a new car but second prize was a pair of $10,000 diamond earrings – and she won! I bet she will treasure those earrings for the rest of her life.