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Hollywood has a double standard where victimization is concerned.

Those potty-mouthed kids were a complete disgrace. Of course, they do not know any better. But their parents should be tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail!

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The wave might be passing...

And, Vampy--don't spit out your gum on the sidewalk when you're in Singapore!

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Self-grieving and poisoning thoughts.

I had an experience with my own mother like yours. It's extremely difficult. It's heart-wrenching. It's heartbreaking.

We all have an allotted period of time on this earth. We can postpone our meeting with God, but we cannot avoid it entirely.

So--we have to figure out what we can do in our allotted amount of time, and to seek personal fulfillment and a modicum of happiness. From my personal experience, the most happiness we can experience comes from being of service to our fellow human beings.

I agree--without a Creator who has a Plan, this cosmos would simply be one big unfolding tragedy. We would all eventually die, and then the cosmos itself would die--eventually turning into nothingness. That it might be reborn at some future time would not matter a whit to those beings that had already perished.

Sherlock sees evidence of the Creator and the Plan all around him. It is comforting to know that this is not "all that there is."

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains--however improbable--must be the truth." -- Sherlock Holmes

I have eliminated the impossible. What remains--though some may see it as improbable--I see as the truth.

And it keeps me going.

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Post Closed Post Closed

Africa also has jigger fleas, which lay eggs in the soles of people's feet. Then maggots develop inside the person's foot. They have to be cut out.

And bites from the sand fleas take MONTHS to heal--I know!

In the future, I hope that people will have both the sense and the means to wipe out inimical species like mango worms, botflies, mosquitoes, ticks and fleas.

By the way, mosquito populations--which were on the ropes in most of the world--rebounded after Rachel Carson's stupid book, "Silent Spring." Carson manipulated data to make DDT, an insecticide, look bad. DDT was winning the war against mosquitoes--and used correctly, DDT did NOT adversely impact other animals. Even if mosquitoes developed an immunity to DDT, they still were repelled by its smell. And the DDT residue left in a sprayed home kept them out. AND subsequent generations of immune mosquitoes LOST their immunity to DDT.

Poorer countries cannot afford the alternatives to DDT. In West Africa, where I was doing humanitarian work, Africans get malaria at least once a year--all because of mosquitoes.

Time to wipe them and all their ilk off the face of the earth!

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The wave might be passing...

Happy Birthday, ProffVampy and Pepper!

Confucius said, "Never complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many!"

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How on earth do i write a business plan when there are so many unknowns?

Make sure the flooring lends itself to easy cleanup, as dogs will have "accidents". Cleaning urine and poo from carpets is no fun!

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Self-grieving and poisoning thoughts.

When we were in high school, we were all thrown into a tidal pool together. It was strictly an accidental gathering. Then we left the tidal pool for the deep blue sea--and we lost touch with most of those in the tidal pool, opting to form associations with those who shared our interests, activities and values. We learned, often painfully, that high school romances were simply practice romances--at least for the most part.

But we are constantly moving on, forming new associations . . . and becoming more of a "loner."

That's right. As we get older, we tend to get more solitary.

For one thing, we find we do not need the approval or adulation of others that we felt we had to have when we were younger. We know who we are. We can write something, make something, design something or change something and know its intrinsic value whether or not anyone else likes or dislikes what we did.

Jettisoning "approval addiction" is one of the first steps to a healthier self-image.

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Are pit bulls safe to have as a domestic dog?

Good. The pit bulls can have them as appetizers first.

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Are pit bulls safe to have as a domestic dog?

I am rethinking things a bit . . . I might just send a gift pit bull to Meryl Streep and Oprah Winfrey!

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Hollywood has a double standard where victimization is concerned.

Jebus, those were . . . priceless!

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