I didn't realize this thread was still going---so, back-tracking a bit: I grew up in a very small town where there were small owner-operated grocery stores, called 'groceratia' or 'superette'. Now, they were all we had for the longest time, then a Safeway came in. I now live in a larger but still 'small' town, and we do have a few neighborhood grocery stores (no, not 7-11, Plaid Pantry types.....) that are owner-operated. But their over-all prices are much higher than say, Fred Meyer (Kroger, in some states) however, they attract a crowd because they often have cigarettes, beer, and wine for lower prices, and you can easily play lotto, etc...I shop in them occasionally, but tend to mostly go to Freddies, as we call it. The little stores survive because of convenience--they are usually strategically placed where folks seem to want them. Also, some have a single gas pump, another convenience.
A good friend of mine (a commercial model/actress) knew many people in Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Although it was not discussed outside of bars and beauty shops, the actor Gary Cooper was said to "have a honkin' dong and last all night long".....
Hey there--so, it seems to me that when the 'club' began the 'thumbs up/thumbs down' icons, many members complained about it. (I get some...for no apparent reason other than whoever is doing it must think it's clever, etc..... ) It's difficult to parse it across the miles, and with no benefit of knowing who is doing it, etc. etc. etc., so it becomes so annoying that ordinarily great people just give up because it's an irritant. I still stay; many members are yet wonderful and give out integrity and consideration. I understand where you're coming from.
I need to kick procrastinating to the curb. It has become a bit of a problem. And I am going to get right on it. Tomorrow.....(I really am going to address this very soon. There is a magazine called "Keep It Simple" or something like that...
First off--if you have baggage, and you KNOW you have baggage, and you KNOW what baggage IS--get rid of that baggage. I realize this is easier said than done....but far better than keeping it. Look at it this way--your kitchen is filling up with garbage. It stinks. The dumpster is right outside the door. Pick up the rotting, stinking garbage and carry it out to the dumpster. You will be a thousand times happier. Hint: Do not advertise to people that you have baggage. Get rid of it. (No one wants to hear it. Trust me. )
My very good friend, an M.D. has said to me many times, "keep moving", "drink plenty of water" "go low on flavored sugared drinks......."In Oregon it is especially important to take Vitamin D, because of under-exposure to sunlight.
I wonder if anyone out there has ever heard this: (I will try to be as discreet as possible so mods don't erase this..)
Do you know that a Caucasian man and a Caucasian woman can have a completely -----baby? Sure as the sun rises. It happens because somewhere in either past this relationship occurred, and it can be generations ago. There have even been divorces over this (before DNA testing...) I am not being in any way judgemental, this is just a biological fact. I am not sure if other races can dominate the same.
Sorry--that is NOT true. Many years ago Reader's Digest highlighted a true story about how words can lead to chaos and even death. At the end of the story, this was added:
"I wreck marriages and homes. I cause good intentioned men and women to cryfor hours on end. I destroy hopes, dreams, careers, and sometimes even nations. My very name contains an evil hiss. For I am "gossip'.
Don't ever say or believe that words can't hurt. They can and DO.
"Love is a burnin' thing--and it makes a fiery ring--I found my wild desire--I fell into a ring of fire I fell into a burnin' ring of fire, I went down, down, down, and the flames went higher...... and it burns, burns, burns, that ring of fire The taste of love is sweet, when hearts, like ours meet--I fell for you like a child-- and OH, did the fire get wild---I fell into a burnin' ring of fire............................" June Carter Cash
I have striven to not be cynical. This is a problematic area for me--I have been very, very kind to people I have loved, (romantically...) and have been thrown under the bus a few times. Now, I know this happens to many--but it has hardened me toward "love"--I don't trust it, I have a hard time "believing" in it--so, forgive me if I don't dance circles on the courthouse lawn over "love". In fact, I'm somewhat disgusted by it. Because it's all too often a ruse, a lie, a gimmick. jmo
Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with this quote, however, it is used widely (or was) in university studies of social structure and relationships:
"In her first passion, a woman loves her lover, in all others she is in love with love"** George Gordon, Lord Byron--
**sometimes quoted as :...all she loves is love..:
There were some interesting movies in the 1950's and beyond about societies of women only---"
1. Wild Women - 1951 2. Cat Women Of The Moon - 1953 3. Fire Maidens Of Outer Space - 1956 4. Queen Of Outer Space - 1958 5. Wild Women Of Wongo - 1959 6. SHE - 1965 7. Battle Of The Amazons - 1965
(there don't seem to be any counterpart male only movies------)
RE: What do you prefer for your Shopping ?
I didn't realize this thread was still going---so, back-tracking a bit: I grew up in a very small town where there were small owner-operated grocery stores, called 'groceratia' or 'superette'. Now, they were all we had for the longest time, then a Safeway came in. I now live in a larger but still 'small' town, and we do have a few neighborhood grocery stores (no, not 7-11, Plaid Pantry types.....) that are owner-operated. But their over-all prices are much higher than say, Fred Meyer (Kroger, in some states) however, they attract a crowd because they often have cigarettes, beer, and wine for lower prices, and you can easily play lotto, etc...I shop in them occasionally, but tend to mostly go to Freddies, as we call it. The little stores survive because of convenience--they are usually strategically placed where folks seem to want them. Also, some have a single gas pump, another convenience.