Someone mentioned ppl not posting. I hope nothing is wrong to stop a person that I sent to in CA from posting. If there isn't a reason, I think it is so disppointing to NOT post that you at least received. (If you are ill I am sorry post when you can) It is nice to acknowlegde at least you received whether you list what you got or not, although I think that is even better listing the seeds as well. GIVE CREDIT to the person for who and WHAT you received. That is just common courtesy, if for some reason you can't post what then at LEAST give credit to whom it was that sent you something. That person didn't have to take their valuable time to send anyone anything but they did and for some it took them HOURS to do it, some even took from their personal stash just so YOU could have a few of YOUR wants too. BE KIND and repay with a thank you to whomever it was you received from, is that too much to ask? OK, off the soap box. PRAYER REQUEST PLEASE: Last night I watched a house just across the highway burn. I don't know the people, they really live across a 4 lane HIGHWAY from me, but the way our place sits we could see the top and part of the front of the home and the flames were so bright coming out of the roof. We heard the sirens and bunches and bunches of Firetrucks swarming their home. I watched for about a minute as my heart went out to that family, and I had to come back in, I am not a gawker of tradegy. It was one of the nicest brick homes in this neighborhood. I don't know how much it burnt, I haven't been able to bring myself to go look today. I just feel for that family, whomever they are. I can't imagine what they lost. I hope everyone got out, I don't know that either. All I know is it broke my heart and I am still having to choke back tears. It is too close to Christmas for this kind of thing to happen. It is terrible. It is bad anytime, but to me losing everything around the Holidays is more so, esp. Christmas time, SO please add this family whomever they are to your pray list. Thank you all, Fran

I am getting a "smart card" error message. Fleeting. When recording a few minutes after midnight the incredibly fleeting message occurs and the recording stops. The next night the same programmed recording happens without incident insofar as I can tell. Dish customer service tells me they cannot help me unless I am in failure now. I will go to the dish users forums and ask there, sometimes they answer there too. But, I'm first asking here because I happen to be here. Is this a known problem or something unique to my situation?

Ours has changed hours :o) so by the time I get out of water aerobics, get dressed, all their doings is over and done with. boooooo! Been on a few cruises with the senior centers. When their previous director left, they have not found one that is nearly as good as that one. They DID have line dancing classes one day, and end of week had live music and line dancing. T'was fun! Lots of card games, Mexican dominoes, etc. One year, 4 couples married, who met at the center. All had lost their spouses.

Secrets? Hmmm...good genes? My father is 69 and looks like he's in his mid 50s. Only gray is on his sideburns and he only has deep creases around his eyes, his face isn't crosshatched with little ones. And he's never used sunscreen, but he is 1/8 Native American. But I have my Irish grandmother's skin - very white. I've never been someone who tries to get a tan, and I try to wear spf on my face all year (but often forget). Right now my hands and face are pretty freckled from standing out in the sun for and hour on Saturday chatting with my cousin. But I'd say it's 75% genetics. And I never smoked. But as I said, the rest of me is a mess - too much yo-yoing on the weight is a killer. So I look good in clothes, but lousy naked!