Cookies Galore
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jan 12, 2016 21:12:31 GMT -5
I've been holding onto a T and E waiting for an R so I can get this damn triple word score. Why won't Words with Friends just give me one already?!
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 12, 2016 21:26:22 GMT -5
I had to Google a clue to complete today's NYT's crossword puzzle.
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gregintenn
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Post by gregintenn on Jan 12, 2016 21:30:37 GMT -5
I had to Google a clue to complete today's NYT's crossword puzzle. If you can work a New York Times crossword puzzle, you're my hero. How many languages are you fluent in?
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 12, 2016 21:40:09 GMT -5
I had to Google a clue to complete today's NYT's crossword puzzle. If you can work a New York Times crossword puzzle, you're my hero. How many languages are you fluent in? One though I can read restaurant menus in four.
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gregintenn
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Post by gregintenn on Jan 12, 2016 21:41:57 GMT -5
I haven't bought a newspaper in years, but I remember the NYT puzzles being very tough.
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 12, 2016 21:47:22 GMT -5
Sunday puzzles are the hardest.
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wvugurl26
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jan 14, 2016 7:40:50 GMT -5
I have to go to Houston in March. I have to use Delta and I can't get a direct flight. Like wtf! I'm not flying out of some podunk airport. No I don't want to go to Atlanta on my way to Houston.
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flamingo
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Post by flamingo on Jan 14, 2016 10:27:23 GMT -5
Today is the first day nice enough to go out to lunch. So I'm going to go out, but I can't decide what I want. I have a plethora of options and they all sound appealing! AND - I didn't win the powerball so I had to come to work today. BUMMER!
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midjd
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Post by midjd on Jan 14, 2016 10:33:22 GMT -5
My boss gave me his old Fitbit Flex this morning and I can't get it to sync with my phone.
Also, he said "dongle" at least 10 times during the brief discussion about setting it up and now my jaw hurts from trying not to laugh.
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tallguy
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Post by tallguy on Jan 14, 2016 10:40:27 GMT -5
Sunday puzzles are the hardest. Seriously. The local Sunday paper has two crossword puzzles, The New York Times and (until his death several months ago) Merl Reagle's. (They now carry the L.A. Times one instead of Reagle's.) The single greatest feeling of accomplishment I ever had in my life was when I finished both (every space, correctly, with no "help") on the same day. I often finished one or the other, but both on the same day was a big deal.
The daily ones were too easy. They would publish them with an "average solution time" listed. It was usually in the 22-25 minute range as I recall. I had to turn it into a race. Decided to stop once I broke three minutes (2:56) and never did a daily one again. Figured I can't write any faster than that anyway!
Oh, and an old workplace used to have the newspaper delivered and kept in the break room. I didn't want to ruin the puzzle for anyone who wanted to do it, so I did the daily ones in my head. No pen, didn't write the answers in, and still came close to or finished it during my breaks.
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swasat
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Post by swasat on Jan 14, 2016 10:40:39 GMT -5
My first world problem for the day.... So the market dipped quite a bit yesterday. I have money sitting in Fidelity account waiting to be invested. I can't decide if I should buy S&P 500 or Mid Cap funds or Intrrnational funds or what
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 14, 2016 14:45:02 GMT -5
Sunday puzzles are the hardest. Seriously. The local Sunday paper has two crossword puzzles, The New York Times and (until his death several months ago) Merl Reagle's. (They now carry the L.A. Times one instead of Reagle's.) The single greatest feeling of accomplishment I ever had in my life was when I finished both (every space, correctly, with no "help") on the same day. I often finished one or the other, but both on the same day was a big deal.
The daily ones were too easy. They would publish them with an "average solution time" listed. It was usually in the 22-25 minute range as I recall. I had to turn it into a race. Decided to stop once I broke three minutes (2:56) and never did a daily one again. Figured I can't write any faster than that anyway!
Oh, and an old workplace used to have the newspaper delivered and kept in the break room. I didn't want to ruin the puzzle for anyone who wanted to do it, so I did the daily ones in my head. No pen, didn't write the answers in, and still came close to or finished it during my breaks. I do the crossword puzzles in my head too when I pick up a newspaper or magazine at the doctor's office or vehicle maintenance shop. Someone though has usually done a quarter or half of the crossword in pen by the time I get to it.
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gregintenn
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Post by gregintenn on Jan 14, 2016 15:39:58 GMT -5
My first world problem:
The heated leather seats in my truck take a few minutes to get really warm.
Thanks for giving me a place to vent.
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tractor
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Post by tractor on Jan 15, 2016 8:08:24 GMT -5
My six-pack turned into a three-pack over the holidays so now I have to increase my cardio to get ready for summer.
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gregintenn
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Post by gregintenn on Jan 15, 2016 8:23:00 GMT -5
My six-pack turned into a three-pack over the holidays so now I have to increase my cardio to get ready for summer. My six pack turned into a keg.
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 15, 2016 9:01:09 GMT -5
It's raining and I have plans to go to St. Armand's Circle and see a friend.
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NoNamePerson
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jan 15, 2016 9:31:56 GMT -5
It's overcast here and I wanted to get out and run errands but not unless the sun is shining
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chiver78
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Post by chiver78 on Jan 15, 2016 9:46:06 GMT -5
It's raining and I have plans to go to St. Armand's Circle and see a friend. I can't imagine it raining there. it's too pretty. hope it clears up for you!
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 15, 2016 10:04:45 GMT -5
For some reason, my first world hard luck crossword puzzle problem, and gregintenn's heated leather seats, tractor's six-pack, zibazinski's rainy day visit, and NoNamePerson's overcast first world problems reminds me of the brownie scene from the Notting Hill movie:
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cktc
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Post by cktc on Jan 15, 2016 10:13:36 GMT -5
I'm just having a really crummy morning. Been up since 2am, couldn't get back to sleep since I'm 7 months pregnant and everything is uncomfortable. Running late to work, spill milk all over myself and the car trying to haul my whale self out with my daily feed bag. Finally remembered to grab the vehicle registration renewal notice that has been floating around the house unpaid, at least I can get that out of the way! Open it up and not only is it due today, but I also have to get emissions testing. Now I'll have to run around and get that sorted over lunch. I just feel like such a dingbat and want to go home and crawl into bed.
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flamingo
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Post by flamingo on Jan 15, 2016 12:16:36 GMT -5
My FWP today is that I forgot to charge my apple watch last night and it's in powersave mode. So I keep missing texts because it's not alerting me that they are coming in.
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gregintenn
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Post by gregintenn on Jan 15, 2016 12:20:12 GMT -5
My FWP today is that I forgot to charge my apple watch last night and it's in powersave mode. So I keep missing texts because it's not alerting me that they are coming in. Wow! You are quite resilient to be able to cope with that.
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flamingo
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Post by flamingo on Jan 15, 2016 12:25:24 GMT -5
My FWP today is that I forgot to charge my apple watch last night and it's in powersave mode. So I keep missing texts because it's not alerting me that they are coming in. Wow! You are quite resilient to be able to cope with that. HA! My DH was making fun of me when I texted him, FROM MY PHONE, about it. The horror!! Good thing I'm tough
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movingforward
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Post by movingforward on Jan 15, 2016 13:18:47 GMT -5
I don't have enough money to up what I am putting into the stock market AND purchase a home in the next few months
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gregintenn
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Post by gregintenn on Jan 15, 2016 15:21:10 GMT -5
I recently discovered that the $1000 per month I asked to be directed into a mutual fund several months back was actually accruing in a money market. While I'm a bit perturbed with my financial advisor for this mistake, it actually saved me a bundle with the recent market drop.
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lexxy703
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Post by lexxy703 on Jan 15, 2016 15:26:50 GMT -5
I ate too much of my delicious sub for lunch & now want a nap.
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gregintenn
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Post by gregintenn on Jan 15, 2016 15:28:26 GMT -5
I ate too much of my delicious sub for lunch & now want a nap. We've truly got it rough, huh?
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kittensaver
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Post by kittensaver on Jan 15, 2016 15:34:01 GMT -5
I let my homemade-from-scratch lentil soup get too hot in the microwave at work, so now I have to wait for lunch while it cools off
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lexxy703
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Post by lexxy703 on Jan 15, 2016 15:34:22 GMT -5
I ate too much of my delicious sub for lunch & now want a nap. We've truly got it rough, huh? Yeah I'm sure what I ate for lunch (probably most of us here) would feed a family for a few days in a 3rd world country.
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 16, 2016 11:59:36 GMT -5
I got a new iPod but only the ones I purchased will transfer off the old one. I don't steal music anymore but I still want my past stolen music, dammit!
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