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beteljooz
8 yrs ago
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Haven't been here is ages, but I'm glad I popped in when I did. Hello MissTree & MrTree!
So, so nice to see you posting here via MaryClareCA. Glad you enjoyed lunch, the fair, the chocolate-covered bacon, AND the fainti…
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A video about apps that help you get the most out of your smartphone camera
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beteljooz
9 yrs ago
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Some great apps here, but what I'm looking for is a macro lens. My Galaxy S3 had one that worked great. I dropped it a month ago and shattered the glass face. The insurance I had on it got me a replacement, though it was…
beteljooz
10 yrs ago
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Zach, my friends' son, was born in the summer of 2011. He is their first (and so far only) child. When he was nearly 4 months old, he began having seizures. At the time he wasn't expected to live to see Christmas that ye…
beteljooz
10 yrs ago
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This is from DIYer Bob Vila's website: http://www.bobvila.com/blogs/diy-bookshelf/
beteljooz
10 yrs ago
They should do this in hardware stores!
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Lesson Reinforced: ALWAYS Wear Safety Goggles
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beteljooz
10 yrs ago
My eye ended up healing OK, but I was one very, very lucky Covert.Wow. Lucky indeed! I once had a miniscule something blow past my lashes and ended up making a small hole in my eye. That was excr…
beteljooz
10 yrs ago
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When I'm using tools whether for yard work or woodwork, etc., I generally wear goggles, but most especially when using power tools. I've had the mower and the weed whacker fling rocks and other hidden items at me, but th…
beteljooz
10 yrs ago
Hope the next (and last!) one goes much smoother than this most recent one.
beteljooz
10 yrs ago
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Since I last posted about a year and a half ago, (wow, has it been that long?) my friends' son is doing well. He still has to be given meds, and he has the odd seizure now and then, but for the most part, he is a healthy…
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
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Within the last hour, 2 explosions took place at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. At least 6 people were injured.
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
Though I am happy for you that she was aware of your presence and went peacefully. My thoughts go out to you and MrTree and MrTreeJr.
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
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Jane, a coworker's wife, had given her 2 weeks notice at work. This past Monday was Jane's FINAL DAY AT WORK. Jane's shift supervisor approached her and said someone couldn't be in on Friday and wanted to know if Jane co…
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Our celestial neighborhood has been invaded [Photo]
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beteljooz
11 yrs ago
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ISON looks real promising. I hope it ends up being more like Hale-Bopp and less like Khoutek.
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
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by a comet on its 106,000 year orbit of the sun. The comet is called Pan-STARRS, so dubbed because of the name of the telescopic survey that discovered it. It has been a southern hemisphere sight for awhile, and has only…
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
I have 4 wheat pennies if you're interested: a 1940 no mint mark, a 1956 D, a 1946 S, & a 1944 D
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
Late that afternoon my boss came round with the usually-handed-out-the-day-before envelopes with the receipt for a bonus. The timing of the bonus was perfect. Used part of it to take my mom to see "Les Miserables" with A…
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
Additional payment from your employer such as a bonus? Dividend payment? Refund on goods returned?All good suggestions, Fellraven, but I'm paid via direct deposit and when it comes throug…
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
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I've looked it up and it's an acronym for Automatic Clearing House. It's an electronic wire service. That much I get. What I don't get is that I checked my account balance online just now and I have an ACH credit. The li…
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
I thought it interesting how Siri addresses you by name. With that in mind I asked Galaxy, "What is my name", thinking it would use the info from my contacts or something. Galaxy's response?
"What? That is an unusual …
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
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A tradition on The Late Show with David Letterman. Every year around Christmas, DJ virgule comedian, Jay Thomas, tells the story of his misadventure with actor Clayton Moore, aka The Lone Ranger, riding in his car. Makes…
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
I don't have a smart phone, but wouldn't it be funny to have one with a voice like Marvin, the depressed robot from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? I can imagine the phone saying, "Here I am, brain the s…
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
They do such a good job with their artwork.
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
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Ellen DeGeneres, Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Aniston, and Britney Spears have in common?
Apparently they've all lost weight with some miracle diet and they're crowing about it in my email Spam folder. Se…
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Meteorite hits Russia. Hundreds hurt. ***UPDATE***
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***UPDATE*** Nearly 1000 injured / 3000+ buildings damaged
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
The fireball that exploded over a remote region of Russia caused several hundred people to be injured. Most of it came in the form of cuts from shattered glass sent flying by the shock wave it created when the meteor exp…
beteljooz
11 yrs ago
when I saw the videos of the meteorite was the book "Starship Troopers" by Robert A. Heinlein, where aliens changed the course/trajectory of an asteroid and sent it hurtling toward Earth.
