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Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:39:52 -0800

SU is discriminating my post
I have already made a legal complaint.
See you around

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Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:17:13 -0800

I was reminded this morning, that experience and age count for something.
My last post of a smoking Ban...was not in the interest of providing new information.
I am here for community not for debate with an 18 year old over who's opinion is right.
In the future..I will keep the premise, that not all SU people are friendly and open to comment.
Have A Nice Day.

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Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:00:49 -0800

My favorite Chess Icon Dies...
Bobby Fischer @ 64 years of age Past...But not forgotten http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/18/fischer.obit/index.html?iref=topnews

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Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:51:21 -0800

My favorite Chess Icon Dies.. http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/18/fischer.obit/index.html?iref=topnews
Bobby Fischer @ 64 years of age

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Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:08:16 -0800

You all have a Great Morning
Have a cup of Coffee

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Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:10:14 -0800

I did a little House Cleaning..hence, I thought I would give equal share of my time to friends who write me.
Everyone enjoy having a great time here on SU

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Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:35:40 -0800

Great morning isn't it?

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Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:28:26 -0800

Everyone have a great night
Everyone

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Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:41:12 -0800

The other day a young person asked me how I felt about being old. I was taken aback, for I do not think of myself as old. Upon seeing my reaction, she was immediately embarrassed, but I explained that it was an interesting question, and I would ponder it, and let her know.

Old Age, I decided, is a gift.

I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my mother!), but I don't agonize over those things for long.

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.
I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.
Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon?

I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love ... I will.

I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.

They, too, will get old.

I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day. (If I feel like it)

MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S FRIENDS FOREVER!
PS.this was sent to me and I wanted to share it.
Everyone

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Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:31:05 -0800

The Gov. of CA. plan...look at it as a whole...a big hole...who benefits and who lose.Healthcare
Healthcare

Under the governor's budget plan:

* Two-thirds of participants in Healthy Families would be hit with premium increases.

* Medi-Cal patients would lose coverage for dental work and optometry. Reductions also include $720.9 million in payments for doctors and hospitals that accept Medi-Cal. That would amount to a 10% cut in rates.

* The average foster care grant received by family caregivers would drop from $715 a child per month to $644 per month.

* Child development programs would be cut by $198 million.

* Before- and after-school programs would be cut by $59 million.

* 620 poor elderly people would no longer receive meals from the state, and 30,000 more would be denied $20 worth of free produce from farmers' markets each year.

* The state's welfare program, CalWORKS, would toughen its eligibility rules, saving $462 million. About 70,200 families receiving aid for more than five years would lose grants for their children if the parents did not adhere to federal work participation requirements.