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We drive a 1993 Chevy Cavalier station wagon. It has an engine in it from a different car.

Water pump is not co-operative. So, we need to replace it. Well, here is where the fun begins. The engine in it is not the same model as what it came with originally. OOPS

Calling the parts stores I didn’t know this. I got a few prices. Some were for new parts, others for rebuilt. Then I found out that the engine wasn’t the 2.2 liter 16 valve engine I thought it was. It is a 2.0 liter 65 valve engine. Throw out the former lists and start over again. Guessing what was in our nice little car was fun - not. We finally ended up going to the parts store and lifting the hood to compare photos of what was available with what was needed.

We now have a re-engineered water pump with a lifetime warranty. Hope it fits. :}

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Well, the bingo players across the street have all gone home. I was stumbling on the computer when my sister in Arkansas sent me a site called Bored.com.

By the way, she told me she was bored. She has been recovering from a spider bite and other things which have happened. Her blog - Off The Cuff - talks all about it. It is part of my blog roll. Any way, the site had lists of things to look at that can be fun to read, play, etc.

I got curious and connected to people who got fired. OY VEY some of the things they did were unreal. I can understand why some of them were fired. Others, well, I hope they found better jobs.

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Does any one remember a story by George Orwell called 1984?

IT IS HERE. The RFID chip is Big Brother of the nightmare.

Have no doubt. In the book, the government has the thought police to make sure that the citizens get no freedom at all. For the ‘thought police’ think of the ‘politically correct police’ and what they have done to our supposed freedoms. Christmas scenes are not allowed on public property. Kids are not allowed to pray. Freedom of speech is not so free any more.

Now the government wants the RFID chip to follow everything and everyone. If I want to go to the bathroom and pass gas, I do not want someone knowing this and knowing my every move. If I want to hang out with friends, I do not want them to be harassed and followed with their every move, too.

So far, tracking information is used to ‘prevent’ shop lifting in stores. Except when I see a family go into a store and the ‘alarm’ sounds off because some chip in the kids’ shoes was not de-activated. There are things in DVD’s, there are things in types of medical devices. Why are people being ‘bugged’ , why are we allowing others to stick their noses into our private business?

The link I included with this post has 5 pages. Please check it out.

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When I went to school in the 60’s we had bullies. Just like there are bullies today. I found myself on the bad end of a bully one time too many. There were things that had happened in my life that day which made it the last straw.

I won’t go into any details here. My response that day was to turn around suddenly and bloody the nose of my tormentor. That and a few words that I said. That person didn’t torment me again, although I heard them talking and saying things about how unreasonable I had been for hitting them. They never understood that what they had done created my response that day. There were other times that someone tried to bully me which no longer succeeded because I had finally had enough. I understand it now that those bullies had problems in their lives. That was no excuse for what they did to me or to others, though.

Most bullies themselves that I have met were really not very brave. They tried to pretend that they were brave by picking on someone they considered weaker than themselves. My response was not mild, nor unexpected in the long run. Today I thank God that my response was not as violent as some responses have been.

Bullies do not always think about how their thuggery effects others, nor what else might be going on that victim’s life. If you have the opportunity, stop someone from being a bully. It will help that person in the long run, and help any possible future victims.

I survived. Not every one does.

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Right now there must be a lot of people who are wanting to make sure that their jobs will not disappear because of the economic troubles going on.

My husband is on Disability, it isn’t much but it is better than having nothing. I do not have a job, except for my web sites. If I was to look for a job, with my health problems, it would need to be a sit down type of job. For others, doing a sales job search might be hard. I realize that sales people must have a difficult time getting commissions if people do not want to buy. There are products out there that are wanted and finding the right job with the right company is important. For all of you who are looking for work, I do wish you the best possible job. As you look, stay safe, OK?

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We have two cats. They both are in pictures in a way earlier post called “Internet Kitty”.

They have decided that they each ‘own’ one of us. The older of the two -Dipper- a dainty long haired female is about 6 years old now, she has claimed my husband. She weighs about 3 pounds.

The younger cat - Sami- is a short hair cat about 3 years old, has claimed me. She weighs about 9 pounds. They are so much fun sometimes it is amazing what antics that they will get up to. The latest has been almost a contest to see who can play with an invading cricket the longest.

The two cats will walk through the house side by side almost like one is the shadow of the other. The youngest one has never been fixed, yet still acts like a kitten is a lot of ways. The younger cat almost acts like a momma. Watching the two together can be fun.

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One of the things that I remember from being a teenager, was washing the dishes in the kitchen sink.

Mom and I lived in apartments and had to make do with what ever sinks came in the apartment. Where my husband and I live now, we have the split sink, you know two sided.

It is a whole lot easier to wash dishes now with two sides to the sink than just one. I’ve worked in restaurants where they would have these giant sinks that a toddler could take a bath in, but the sink would have three big sides to them. Doing dishes there could really get hard on my back. At least now the sink at home is at the right level where it doesn’t get to the back very much. We tried paper plates for a while, but you still have to wash the pans that are used, and it always felt like throwing money away after eating. Oh well, back to the old kitchen sink again. At least I’m taller now.

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I miss some of the cartoons that used to be on TV a while back. some of the things shown now are disturbing.

I remember when the Roadrunner would be on and the Coyote would get a kit from acne, I mean acme and put together something that was supposed to help him catch the roadrunner. It went wrong every time.

Supposedly those cartoons were too violent for kids to see. I remember people griping about them. However, I still miss them because they were fun to watch. Everyone knew that they were not real even us kids, but they were fun. I even remember the 3 Stooges. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk used to drive the teacher crazy because the kids would try to say it. Am I showing my age? It might be fun to be a teenager again, sometimes.

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Yes, I did say moose. I should have said two baby moose and their mother.

A very smart person video’d a family of moose playing in one of the old fashioned sprinklers that is shaped like a fan. Kids will be kids, and of course they play. Mama watches over them and seems to enjoy the sprinkler at the same time. If you have time, check it out. it is beautiful in its simplicity.

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Well, for critters stuck on a ball of rock scientists are always looking at the sky. They have found more stuff up there. At least this time is isn’t stuff that we left behind that might fall out of orbit like Skylab did.

Way out there by Neptune is another contact that is apparently made of ice and rock. Isn’t amazing what can be found? We have sent satellites out past Pluto, never landed there. We look around and find really strange things.

I saw some pictures of Jupiter where the size of Earth was compared to Jupiter side by side. It looked as if the Earth could be dropped into the ‘Red spot’ on the side of Jupiter. The planet is so big compared to our home. The patterns on the surface of Jupiter almost make it look like it was made of different types of fluids that are on the move and constantly swirling and mixing around. The view of the Earth showed the Middle East. I could recognize the Arabian peninsula and part of Africa. Our little planet is one piece out of a rather large cosmos.

I wish that we could be united with each other in peace rather than have to draw imaginary lines on our little planet. To each person it looks big by itself, but it’s not. Compared to other planets, it’s tiny. You should compare it to just the other planets in our own solar system. It makes you think, at least it did with me.

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