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Chit-Chat » RIP, Joan Rivers » RE: RE: RE: RIP, Joan Rivers
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 1 replies
[[I can't pretend to know her as a person]] I hope I didn't give the inmpression that I actually did know her. I just gathered from what others have said about her, and from interviews.
Chit-Chat » Of all the gadgets I rely on, » RE: RE: Hmm.
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 1 replies
[[One of the schools I went to didn't have flush toilets. We had pan toilets. They were a great lesson in biology, especially in summer.]] You mean bed pans? In a boarding school situation? Eww and eek! A school witho…
Chit-Chat » Gadgets or appliances for which I have no use » I'm far too reliant on most of the things you menitoned
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 1 replies
my list of gadgets I don't own or rely on is too short: GPS electric can opener electric pencil sharpener e-reader i-crap laptop I would not do well at all without flush toilets, a hot water heater, or a stove…
Chit-Chat » RIP, Joan Rivers
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 7 replies
Her comedic style was not generally something I found funny, but I know it didn't really represent who she was as a person. I feel for Melissa and her family. It must have been a very difficult decfision to pull the plug…
Chit-Chat » I'm finally home! I was in rehab with Jerry Garcia (almost.) » RE: Glad you're back home & doing well!!
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 1 replies
[[I bet Mr. Tree and Mrs. G are happy to have you back at home again too. I'm cracking up about the Jerry Garcia look alike... What a hoot!]] I got a real kick out of him. Even funnier - his wife looked like someo…
Chit-Chat » Of all the gadgets I rely on, » RE: RE: Of all the gadgets I rely on,
MissTree 9 yrs ago
[[I've said this before, but I'll say it again: I really, truly rely on my kitchen timer - to keep me from burning the house down.]] That's another thing I can't do without - a kitchen timer!
Chit-Chat » Of all the gadgets I rely on, » RE: RE: Hobo coffee???
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 1 replies
Hobo coffee: Just throw fresh coffee grounds and water in a pan and boil for a few minutes. No filter, just let the grounds settle to the bottom of the pan, though I may use a strainer when pouring a cup. We used to …
Chit-Chat » Of all the gadgets I rely on,
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 22 replies
I'e discovered that I'm most reliant on ... my coffeemaker. No cell phone? No problem. No internet? Tough, but doable. No coffeemaker? I'm practically helpless! Arrrggghh! Yep, it broke down this morning. Good thing Gram…
Chit-Chat » Great to meet Covert today! » Lucky you!
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 1 replies
I'm so glad you were able to meet! But, does this mean that Covert is no longer covert ... as in undercover?
Chit-Chat » Another reason I am grateful to live in Canada » RE: RE: Another reason I am grateful to live in Canada
MissTree 9 yrs ago
[[I hope this leads to tighter restrictions, and banning children from access to guns. What a sad situation, especially when I read it has happened before. Crazy. ]] Sadly, it won't. The NRA lobby is too powerful. If …
Chit-Chat » Book scorpians! So cool and so...eek! » *Shudder*
MissTree 9 yrs ago
I hate scorpions. I konew these little fellows are not really sdorpions, and that they do a goode service, but .... ick!
Chit-Chat » I'm finally home! I was in rehab with Jerry Garcia (almost.) » RE: Belated "Welcome Back!" for MissTree
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 1 replies
Thanks! I meant tha I won't be lifting Mrs. G., though. She's not oier 10 lb's, but tha is heavy for me. One has to be careful after surgery. Mrs. G. is here, in control of her queendom, as always. ;-)
Chit-Chat » I laugh at amazons mistake » RE: RE: I laugh at amazons mistake
MissTree 9 yrs ago
[[hmm....Amazon could be in breach of contract for selling a book before its official release date....]] You'e right, but some relase dates aren't strict on sale dates. It all depends. Besides, I think publishers want…
Chit-Chat » Another reason I am grateful to live in Canada » I'm so with you!
MissTree 9 yrs ago
I suppose the parents wanted to make sure that no one infringed on their daughter's 2nd Amendment rights. (Extreme sarcasm.) I'm American, so I can say that there's something seriously wrong with a country that allow…
Chit-Chat » I love the confidence that comes with age!
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 3 replies
I totally called out a racist the other day, and it felt so good! Of course, it didn't change any minds. The poor person didn't even realize the bigotry in their remarks, but, believe me, our remarks could have been lift…
Book Talk » Aug. 25-27: What are you reading to start this last week in August? » I've just barely started Seriously, I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
MissTree 9 yrs ago
I'm so glad it caught my attention at Target while I was picking up meds. It's going to be exactly the right book to bring back my reading mojo! I read her first book, which seemed pretty angry and bitter. This one is mu…
Chit-Chat » I'm finally home! I was in rehab with Jerry Garcia (almost.)
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 28 replies
The doctor was very please by the results of the surgery. I had to go to rehab, a sko;;ed mnirsong facoiloity afterwards to get strong enough to climb the stairs to get up to our apartment. I was due to come home on Frid…
Book Talk » AUGUST'S THEME IS HERE! » This may be the incentive I need to pick up
MissTree 9 yrs ago
HOTEL Honolulu by Paul Theroux The CASTLE OF Otranto by Horace Walpole Africa HOUSE by Chrisstina Lamb The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Chit-Chat » This definition really surprised me! » I ran across the 2nd definition in, my reading recently
MissTree 9 yrs ago
and was just as surprised as you when I realized that it was the only meaning that made sense contextually. Hmmmm, I guess it's one of those vocabulary imponderables like flamable/inflamable.
Book Talk » July 26- July 27: What are you reading this weekend? » I'm now reading The Italian Secretary by Caleb Carr
MissTree 9 yrs ago
and I am enjoying this Holmsian mystery. For the most part Carr seems to keep the characters of Holmes and Watson in the same voice tht Doyle gave them, which I appreciate. It is a historical mystery going back to Mary Q…
Chit-Chat » Did you see the old Batman series is coming to Blu Ray? » RE: RE: What memories!
MissTree 9 yrs ago
[[It was so corny, I loved it. "Same Bat time, same Bat Channel." ]] "Holy schtick, Batman!
Book Talk » July 26- July 27: What are you reading this weekend?
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 20 replies
I am still reading Bones Are Forever by Kathy Reichs. I should finish it up today, possibly tomorrow. It's definitely engrossing.
Chit-Chat » Did you see the old Batman series is coming to Blu Ray? » What memories!
MissTree 9 yrs ago | 2 replies
My brother and I used to watch Batman and Gilligan's Island every dcay after school. Too bad corny doesn't sell these days, because corniness is what made those shows fun when we were kids. Kids these days don't know …

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