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Subject:	~~~WEEK OF OCTOBER 28 POTPOURRI~~~
From:	Wahoo
Date:	Mon, 28-Oct-2024 8:04:39 AM PDT
Where:	SoapZone Community Message Board

Good morning, all! Happy (almost) Halloween! Got any Halloween plans (if that's your thing)?

What else is going on with everyone?

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Actor Alan Rachins dead at 82 - CanaryFan98 - 03-Nov-2024 3:15 PM
The wine walk yesterday was nice. It would have been nicer if there had been - Capricorn - 03-Nov-2024 10:25 AM
It’s that time of year again. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday - Leia - 02-Nov-2024 3:51 PM
- Not into that. I'll pass. EOM - Justathot - 03-Nov-2024 10:29 AM
- Time change -- why are we still doing this? Make it stop. - The_Cat_Did_It - 02-Nov-2024 6:19 PM
  - I really wish they would. - MontanaKC - 04-Nov-2024 8:54 AM
  - I’d rather stay on Daylight Savings Time all the time. I’d rather have - Kitchop - 03-Nov-2024 10:35 PM
  - I am good if they stay with this one. I need daylight in the morning to get me - Sparky - 02-Nov-2024 7:50 PM
    - i agree with you - chloe - 04-Nov-2024 11:34 AM
  - *sits next to you* EOM - Wahoo - 02-Nov-2024 7:05 PM
Two random comments...first, I had a looooong post typed out - Wahoo - 02-Nov-2024 3:00 PM
- What happens if an item bought online is returned to the store? - Kitchop - 03-Nov-2024 8:54 PM
- I (knocking on wood) have never had a cold sore. - Sparky - 03-Nov-2024 5:43 AM
  - The cashier at DDM was actually surprised to see dark chocolate M&Ms - Wahoo - 03-Nov-2024 12:26 PM
Happy Halloween! It's freezing up here (by our standards), and now the - Cassie - 01-Nov-2024 10:45 AM
Happy 1st day of November! 🌺🌺 EOM - Leia - 01-Nov-2024 8:18 AM
- Happy All Saints Day to you! - Sparky - 01-Nov-2024 11:30 AM
  - (((hugs))) Your pup had his "person" (you), and you loved him... - Wahoo - 01-Nov-2024 2:45 PM
- It's raining here in N. Tx. Can't remember the last time it rained, perfect - TaxPert - 01-Nov-2024 9:25 AM
Happy 👻 Halloween, SZ! 🎃 EOM - Leia - 31-Oct-2024 4:05 PM
- Happy Halloween!! 👻🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 - The_Cat_Did_It - 31-Oct-2024 6:09 PM
- Happy Haunting to you! EOM - Sparky - 31-Oct-2024 4:36 PM
  - Thanks 👻👻 EOM - Leia - 31-Oct-2024 4:52 PM
IIIII don't want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day! - chloe - 31-Oct-2024 7:33 AM
- All valid reasons not to want to be working! It's lovely out right now - Wahoo - 31-Oct-2024 7:39 AM
  - we haven't had a Halloween this warm in YEARS!!! - chloe - 31-Oct-2024 8:06 AM
    - My sister sent me pictures of my niece dressed up as a little pig... - Dreamylyfe - 31-Oct-2024 10:52 AM
      - My grandson is a banana lol! - Sparky - 31-Oct-2024 4:36 PM
        
        Not a statement I hear every day, lol. EOM - AmberRedux - 01-Nov-2024 10:05 AM
        
        LOL... I just talked to mom. I said did you see ****'s costume... - Sparky - 01-Nov-2024 11:03 AM
        
        Heh. I read something funny yesterday... - Dreamylyfe - 01-Nov-2024 7:33 AM
      - everyone is going to have to bring ice packs for the littles - chloe - 31-Oct-2024 11:24 AM
        
        Yes, and I've loved that they make costumes that are warm so the kids don't have - Dreamylyfe - 31-Oct-2024 1:25 PM
    - Ugh, yes...those awful masks! Most years, I didn't get one... - Wahoo - 31-Oct-2024 9:13 AM
      - we did a mix of home-made and store bought - chloe - 31-Oct-2024 9:59 AM
Another success story for "ladyday's" chicken taco chili 😃 - Wahoo - 30-Oct-2024 10:50 AM
- Charo beans are the best! EOM - TaxPert - 01-Nov-2024 9:23 AM
  - hmmmm all I can think of is... - Sparky - 01-Nov-2024 11:33 AM
    - Lol, right. I did miss spell charro, two R s, not one EOM - TaxPert - 01-Nov-2024 2:28 PM
      - Hee! I knew what you meant (and yes, charro beans > refried beans) EOM - Wahoo - 01-Nov-2024 2:46 PM
        
        must be cuchi-cuchi power.... EOM - Sparky - 03-Nov-2024 5:47 AM
I’m having a bit of a problem with respecting people’s pronouns. - AmberRedux - 30-Oct-2024 9:29 AM
- If you look like a female, I'll call you ma'am, if you look like a man - TaxPert - 01-Nov-2024 9:21 AM
  - No one identifies as a cat. EOM - ladyday - 01-Nov-2024 5:56 PM
    - Uhh...actually, some people do. Google "people who identify as animals" - Wahoo - 01-Nov-2024 6:23 PM
      - I stand corrected, lol. EOM - ladyday - 02-Nov-2024 7:22 AM
        
        IKR... there are furries out there... but it isn't like they are all over the - Sparky - 03-Nov-2024 5:57 AM
      - This made me think about a CSI episode titled “Fur and Loathing” in which - Kitchop - 01-Nov-2024 8:45 PM
        
        There was an episode of the reboot of Hawaii 5-0 that had a similar plot - Wahoo - 02-Nov-2024 2:21 PM
  - Always good to know where people stand. Thanks for playing! EOM - AmberRedux - 01-Nov-2024 9:53 AM
- I feel you. I would never intentionally call someone something other than what - Sparky - 31-Oct-2024 2:21 PM
  - An oft told story in my family: my mom frequently called people "Honey" - Wahoo - 01-Nov-2024 8:05 AM
    - With younger people (or those that I sense have a sense of humor) - Sparky - 03-Nov-2024 5:55 AM
      - I love it! This is a bit off topic but I've discovered a fondness for tossing - Wahoo - 03-Nov-2024 12:44 PM
    - LOL! I know an older couple and the wife jokes that she calls her - The_Cat_Did_It - 02-Nov-2024 6:23 PM
      - 😂 EOM - Wahoo - 02-Nov-2024 7:05 PM
  - Honestly? I hate endearments from strangers. But with a lack of … - AmberRedux - 01-Nov-2024 3:46 AM
    - I do not like it either... which is why I don't like doing it... but sometimes - Sparky - 03-Nov-2024 5:51 AM
      - OMG I used to go to a hair dresser/manicurist down here in FL - ladyday - 03-Nov-2024 7:04 PM
      - So... - Wahoo - 03-Nov-2024 12:35 PM
        
        lol...I can't do Witch Hazel... but I can talk just like Minnie Mouse... - Sparky - 03-Nov-2024 6:45 PM
        
        😄 EOM - Wahoo - 04-Nov-2024 6:39 PM
    - I use to do endearments but I heard a lot of people say they don't - The_Cat_Did_It - 02-Nov-2024 6:31 PM
- Absolute same boat as you. My grammar brain is like "They" is plural. - The_Cat_Did_It - 30-Oct-2024 6:13 PM
  - Thanks for sharing the Whitman quote. That’s a great way to think about it. EOM - AmberRedux - 31-Oct-2024 3:04 AM
- But 'they' as a non-gender-specific pronoun is very old. - K_StillNotOver2016 - 30-Oct-2024 3:27 PM
  - Sure. People have reverted to “they” for the unknown forever. - AmberRedux - 31-Oct-2024 3:23 AM
  - As *I* see it... - Justathot - 30-Oct-2024 4:57 PM
    - LOL @ just give me my meds and nobody gets hurt. 😂 - AmberRedux - 31-Oct-2024 3:27 AM
- As a 50 year old gay man--so am I! - Antwon - 30-Oct-2024 2:04 PM
  - Your perspective is always so fair and greatly appreciated! EOM - Sparky - 31-Oct-2024 2:24 PM
  - I like what you said about impact. That really should be our focus. EOM - AmberRedux - 31-Oct-2024 3:29 AM
  - Oh my gosh, yes, THIS... - Wahoo - 30-Oct-2024 6:46 PM
    - Exactly. Just as some people do not appreciate when others make assumptions - Sparky - 03-Nov-2024 6:00 AM
      - I propose the acronym UM. Which would stand for "Unintentional - Wahoo - 03-Nov-2024 12:20 PM
        
        Sounds like a plan to me! EOM - Sparky - 03-Nov-2024 6:41 PM
- You have nailed *exactly* my "problem" (and it is MY problem) - Wahoo - 30-Oct-2024 9:40 AM
  - Hmmm...I didn't think of that. I was just in AL, as you know, and - Cassie - 30-Oct-2024 10:07 AM
    - It’s good to know that I’m not the only one struggling with this. - AmberRedux - 30-Oct-2024 10:35 AM
    - It's interesting to me that Amber brought this up today... - Wahoo - 30-Oct-2024 10:34 AM
  - Ha! I *knew* you would agree with this. 🙂 - AmberRedux - 30-Oct-2024 9:51 AM
    - Aw...we'll both keep working on it and trying to be more consistent - Wahoo - 30-Oct-2024 10:27 AM
      - Yes we will! 🙂 EOM - AmberRedux - 30-Oct-2024 10:32 AM
Teri Garr, Star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Dies at 79 - Leia - 30-Oct-2024 5:10 AM
- Rest in peace Terri... she used to be on Letterman a lot! EOM - Sparky - 30-Oct-2024 8:36 AM
- I loved her in Tootsie and Mr. Mom. I never knew that the Tootsie character - Antwon - 30-Oct-2024 7:49 AM
Another Remodeling Update... - Justathot - 29-Oct-2024 5:19 PM
- Remodeling Never Sleeps... - Justathot - 03-Nov-2024 2:53 PM
- Nothing like feeding the dogs, de-pooping the yard, gathering the garbage... - Justathot - 01-Nov-2024 9:51 PM
- Halloween hasn't been that scary... - Justathot - 31-Oct-2024 6:58 PM
- Today...only more so... - Justathot - 30-Oct-2024 10:20 PM
Gisele Bundchen is pregnant with baby #3 her first w/boyfriend Joaquim Valente - CanaryFan98 - 28-Oct-2024 4:57 PM
- I guess I'm old fashioned, what happened to getting married before - TaxPert - 28-Oct-2024 6:39 PM
  - I don't think it'd financially make sense for her to get married again. - K_StillNotOver2016 - 29-Oct-2024 7:40 AM
    - Yup. EOM - Cassie - 29-Oct-2024 3:38 PM
    - Pre-nup? EOM - TaxPert - 29-Oct-2024 9:14 AM
      - Halle Berry had one with her ex husband and she owes him child support EOM - CanaryFan98 - 29-Oct-2024 3:40 PM
        
        Child support and custody can't be covered in a prenup. - K_StillNotOver2016 - 30-Oct-2024 2:20 AM
      - Those can be challenged. And discussion of what constitutes a pre-existing - K_StillNotOver2016 - 29-Oct-2024 9:59 AM
    - that's what I was thinking, as well. EOM - chloe - 29-Oct-2024 8:00 AM
    - I have to admit, having gotten a ton of unsolicited feedback on the marital - Dreamylyfe - 29-Oct-2024 7:42 AM
      - In the US, there are definitely legal ramifications and benefits to marriage. - K_StillNotOver2016 - 29-Oct-2024 9:56 AM
        
        Sure -- but that doesn't really speak to why people get bothered by the - Dreamylyfe - 29-Oct-2024 12:54 PM
        
        While ITA that nobody should much care about anyone else's marital - Wahoo - 29-Oct-2024 2:25 PM
        
        It's funny how little we can know each other after decades on this platform. - Dreamylyfe - 29-Oct-2024 7:20 PM
        
        I apologize if anything I said in my post came across as offensive - Wahoo - 30-Oct-2024 8:44 AM
        
        Sorry, Vicky - not offensive. Just literally made me think of how we both do and - Dreamylyfe - 30-Oct-2024 9:11 AM
        
        Thank you--glad we're all good here 😄 - Wahoo - 30-Oct-2024 10:26 AM
        
        Yay! - Dreamylyfe - 31-Oct-2024 6:40 AM
        
        Well... - Wahoo - 31-Oct-2024 7:36 AM
        
        If you like AITH? You should check out the wedding subreddits. Oh my--- - K_StillNotOver2016 - 30-Oct-2024 11:43 PM
        
        I swear, it's almost always either the bride making absolutely - Wahoo - 31-Oct-2024 7:25 AM
        
        Oof. At least she made the right call in the end. Better to call it off before - K_StillNotOver2016 - 31-Oct-2024 7:28 PM
        
        Right? I don't understand how a true friend wouldn't support - Wahoo - 01-Nov-2024 8:09 AM
        
        I'm very wary of how fast a woman gets called a bridezilla. - Dreamylyfe - 31-Oct-2024 6:41 AM
        
        i find this topic fascinating - and i know that's weird. - chloe - 30-Oct-2024 6:30 AM
        
        Isn't it? It's also so much worse in the last four years than it used to be. - Dreamylyfe - 30-Oct-2024 7:16 AM
        
        i'm shocked it got MORE expensive during/after COVID!! - chloe - 30-Oct-2024 7:31 AM
        
        To say you guys had less of a shut down than we did is putting it mildly. - Dreamylyfe - 30-Oct-2024 7:40 AM
  - Well this relationship wasn’t traditional to begin with as she was married to - CanaryFan98 - 28-Oct-2024 7:48 PM
We haven't given out candy in years. Got a start on some of the - Capricorn - 28-Oct-2024 2:15 PM
- we got SOME candy, but it's almost gone. LOL - chloe - 29-Oct-2024 8:03 AM
  - LOL I've said it before, we went all out the first 2 years we were here - Capricorn - 29-Oct-2024 2:22 PM
- Yep.... Thanksgiving prep is going on here too... - Sparky - 28-Oct-2024 7:34 PM
  - We cleaned off the front porch a couple of weeks ago. Probably will broom it - Capricorn - 29-Oct-2024 2:21 PM
- I've mentioned here before that we have a good neighborhood for - Wahoo - 28-Oct-2024 3:50 PM
  - I'm just hoping Saturday is dry. I can dress for cool temps but don't want to - Capricorn - 29-Oct-2024 3:08 AM
i need a day off. - chloe - 28-Oct-2024 11:56 AM
- Ooof...that IS too long to go without a day off! Back in my bindery days - Wahoo - 28-Oct-2024 12:15 PM
  - we get 20 days and very few public holidays. - chloe - 28-Oct-2024 1:06 PM
    - That stinks that you also lost paid days--boo! EOM - Wahoo - 28-Oct-2024 2:08 PM
Massive Facebook Fight over..."Fair Play" issues.... - Justathot - 28-Oct-2024 11:37 AM
- my husband does this with 'making dinner' and suggesting he's pulling his weight - chloe - 28-Oct-2024 1:12 PM
Matthew Perry’s family reflects one year after his death — and reveals how they’ - Leia - 28-Oct-2024 8:35 AM
- I can't believe it's been a year already. I was at work when I found out - Bunky - 28-Oct-2024 9:56 AM
  - Me either. And yes, I cried a little too. Still a little shocked that - Wahoo - 28-Oct-2024 10:57 AM
    - :-( EOM - Bunky - 28-Oct-2024 12:20 PM
I might go see the classic "Hocus Pocus" at my local city cheap theatre - Leia - 28-Oct-2024 8:33 AM
- I love that your theater is showing Hocus Pocus on Halloween night! - Wahoo - 28-Oct-2024 10:56 AM
  - Actually they are showing the movie all week long until Halloween. - Leia - 29-Oct-2024 5:22 AM
    - Mom was actually pretty strict about her children not trick or treating - Wahoo - 29-Oct-2024 2:13 PM
      - we had the same rule growing up. No T&Ting after 12. - chloe - 30-Oct-2024 6:34 AM
        
        I love this so much... - Wahoo - 30-Oct-2024 8:55 AM
      - Re: Mom was actually pretty strict about her children not trick or treating - Leia - 30-Oct-2024 5:20 AM
        
        Thanks for reading them 😄 EOM - Wahoo - 30-Oct-2024 8:50 AM
        
        You're very welcome! EOM - Leia - 31-Oct-2024 10:51 AM
Yesterday, I went with bff and her Sis, BIL and niece to the local - Wahoo - 28-Oct-2024 8:19 AM

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