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Whenever this is discussed I think about an old, very sweet little movie with Art Carney: "Harry and Tonto".

We were the "hippie generation". Some of us lived in communes (not me), grew out of it and lived normal lives. Maybe it's time to go back to the hippie days and live in senior communes of single bedroom apartments where we have common areas and we all help each other. I don't know how to...

There are 58,320 names on the Wall. No mention of the other hundreds of thousands of lives that war took or destroyed (millions if you count the Vietnamese. May there be a special corner of Hell for LBJ and McNamara who cooked the hole mess up. And may they be joined in that corner by Nixon...

One day, out of the blue, my father told me "you know all about booze and alcoholism but you've never seen anybody who's really sick until you've seen a sick gambler. That put the fear in me. I've never gambled. I worked with three degenerate gamblers. Two of them lost everything. I'm watch...

I have for you a beautiful amazing dog story. My wife was in a hospital bed in our living room at 2AM. I was next to her on the couch beside her. My daughter and her yellow lab were in my bed. When my wife of 52 years took her last breath, Ellie, the yellow lab jumped down and came plodding...

When I was a kid my mother used to tell us "if you don't cry at sad movies, you're a potential criminal". If you don't cry at a 1990 made TV movie with Patty Duke "Remember, I Will Always Love You" seek help.

One of the handiest things I ever learned how to do was to take a fall. I was a letter carrier and took a number of falls over the years. I slipped on the ice on time, did a tuck and roll and got back to my feet. A passing cop stopped and yelled "you've had training. That was textbook". I...

I was small with the nickname "Miniature", given to me by the only fellow I've ever hated in person. Fortunately for him, he never touched me. If he had, I would have looked him up after my time in the Army. I was told he grew up to be a solid citizen, a good father and a good addition to his...

While I am very happy for those benefiting from this, it infuriates me. My deceased wife was in Long Binh working for the Army for 18 months. Had she been military she'd have been 100% disabled and I'd have been getting paid for her care. I'm an Army vet. I haven't said this since I was...

I paid off our last open account, our house. I have ZERO debt. So my credit score dropped 23 points. If I borrow money and pay interest on it, I can raise my credit score! What a wonderful system we have in place. I would seriously like to scream two words at the top of my lungs to the...

This has probably already been posted: I NEVER use debit card anywhere but the bank, inside at the counter if possible. Skimmers have been found in ATMs. I know people who use Debit card at gas stations! They are NUTS. Always use a charge card! If it gets hacked minimal damage can occur...

Good evening Anne. May I get from you which chat forum you visit. I took a look at a dating site and it scared the heck out of me. thanks

Was it under God's control that the Catholic Church set up the Rat Line helping 40,000+ Nazi's escape to South America at the war's end?

Ever think about "fostering" animals?