Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

Walking from here to there...

Does your dishwasher clean your dishes? after how many cycles?

Beverlee Ann Arpan (Marshall)

Janis...Huh?

One cycle.  Actually, I wash the dishes in the sink first, then wash them in the dishwasher to sanitize them.

Ronald I. Zager

C'mon kids, let's play nice!

Or do some of you consider that "tsk, tsking"?  :-)

btw, I'm enjoying the new, nicer format.

Stewart Myrent

Paul, I really appreciated the words that you quoted from Steve Jobs.  It should make everyone stop & think about what's really important to themselves & their loved ones.  I remember in 2018, or possibly 2017, seeing that "Forbes" magazine had named Bill Gates the wealthiest man in the world, with a net worth of $80 billion.  After hearing that, I couldn't shake the thought that, even for Bill Gates, even for the wealthiest man in the entire world, there was something in his life that pissed him off every single day -  something that was totally out of his control.  I didn't know if it was one of his kids, or Melinda, or something else - I was just pretty sure that thing is out there, unbeknownst to any of us.  But, Bill Gates is still going strong  (as far as I know) & we have all out-survived Steve Jobs.

Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

I don't know them.

Beverlee Ann Arpan (Marshall)

Thank you again Broadmoor.  Had a lovely visit.  Look forward to our next time.

Roger C. Kaage

Bev, we envy you your trip to the Broadmoor.  It's one of our favorite spots.  'Course, we've only been there in the summer and fall, for golf; imagine it's spectacular in the winter.  The Spa at the Broadmoor is one of my wife's favorites.  Generally, we don't like buffets--neither of us eats enough to make them worthwhile.  Our exception, though, is the Sunday brunch at the Broadmoor.  It's an experience everyone should be able to enjoy sometime.

Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

I am profoundly troubled that out of our tradition for living and growing with open and inquisitive minds, we have arrived at enforced censorship on our Forum.  We are too comfortable / complacent.

"The greatest thing (we) can do (for ourselves and for our young) is keep (our) minds young.  
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."  
-- Mark Twain

I shudder to think what we are revealing about our sense of decency.

Paul Richard Hain

Marcie and Max are better looking than a picture of me, so here is our other Standard Poodle on the cushiest place she is not allowed.  Enjoy this one for a while.  She is 13 years old and is slowing down.  But, she springs into action as the best alarm system when someone or something approaches the house.  Poodles are good watchdogs.  They will bark to chase people away, but they are not biters.  Their disposition is very gentle.

A young UPS driver thought he could win her over with a dog treat.  He stashed a box of Milkbones in the cargo area.  One day he came up the drivway with a treat in hand.  Marcie ran right past him, jumped in the truck and found the cache.  On another occasion, she ran down the street, jumped in his parked truck and sat on the driver's seat until he came back and gave her a treat.  We don't let her loose very often anymore!

Dog stories are better than politics.

Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

As Alan said earlier: 

"Please,
"Take the dogs to the dogs forum."

Yes, dogs are kewl,   
but dogs are not people.

Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

"Ideas from the heart could help make employment more attainable for people with disabilities."

"It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses."  -- George Eliot

Ronald I. Zager

Hey, Janis and Carol:

Since you mentioned me by name I'll do the same

Which I've tried not to do in the past.

I don't think I complain, just try to explain

By holding up a mirror so folks can see themselves

As others see them

And dogs, I like them

But they are relatively high-maintenence

Compared to cats, of course

And now, off to enjoy a snow day

Ahhh...the gift of time!

Keep warm, y'all, and PEACE

Make love, not war

Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

Hey Ron, do something then --

with the gift of time on a snow day,

build a snowman and post a photo.

Show us how a wise old bird

makes love, not war.

Jack Edmund Bookwalter

Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

Try Colorado Springs, Colorado when googling the Broadmoor.

Stewart Myrent

Carol, I have no idea what an FB group is, but, I have to say, I've been laughing my ass off from the picture of your little canine UPS deliveryman.  Great photo!  However, I do agree with some other's sentiments that these dogs need to find their very own Forum, to express themselves, their feelings & their rationales for their behaviors.  I am fairly sure that their lives are not very complicated, compared to humans.  That's right, I've played the species card!

Beverlee Ann Arpan (Marshall)

Rog,  The Broadmoor, I give it 5 stars all around, that's for sure.  Do you know about all of the renovations?  We like to stay in the West building in an upper room overlooking the lake.  They don't take down the Christmas lights on the trees outside until March, so at night it looks like they're filled with tiny stars.  So beautiful.  And, yes, we love Sunday brunch at the Broadmoor.  It's spectacular and not to be missed.  I've never seen such a grand spread, and so yummy.  Our getaways to the Broadmoor are Bill's Christmas and anniversary gifts to me, and to a destination we both love.  Who knows, maybe we'll see you there sometime in the fall.

Bev

Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

Manischewitz Matzos are a product of Israel, distributed by The Manischewitz Co. in Newark, NJ.

The box of Manischewitz egg & onion matzos I bought is stamped "NOT FOR PASSOVER" - does anyone know why Christian prayer cards are included in the packaging?

Paul Richard Hain

Stewart,

I am glad that you liked Steve Jobs thoughts.  I think they resonate with most of us more at our age than they would have 20 years ago.  

Having fond memories of a dog after all those years is also heartwarming.  They seem gifted with the abiity to know people even better than we do.  What is more wonderful than to come home after a hard day and to be greeted by a happy friend.  It recharges my batteries everytime.

Stewart Myrent

Carol, thank you for the clarification of FB = Facebook, but, in my defense, I have never (not even once) been on Facebook.  But, Janis, I do have a question about the Manischewitz matzos.  I get why your particular box of egg & onion matzos (good choice, by the way) is stamped "NOT FOR PASSOVER", because very soon, before Passover starts (usually in April, right around Easter) you will see every type of Manischewitz matzos stamped "KOSHER FOR PASSOVER", because those very fortunate & blessed matzos will have the good fortune to receive an extra Passover blessing, from the rabbis who are in charge of such things.  As far as I know, that is the extent of the difference between the good "KOSHER FOR PASSOVER" matzos & the not-so-good "NOT FOR PASSOVER" matzos.  However, my question is about the presence of Christian prayer cards, included in the matzo box packaging.  I don't get the connection between Manischewitz matzos & Christian prayer cards, but it sounds to me like someone is diversifying. 

Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

Thanks, Stewart. Diversification... Why not? cover all the bases...

Sooo,

if those who believe in climate change are wrong, we will have needlessly created a cleaner world,

rather than following those who don't believe, and die if they are wrong...

something like 

better to live like there's a heaven and hell, and die to find out there isn't,

than to live like there isn't, and die to find out there is.

Hey,

we can all get dogs and bring heaven on earth.

Ron, did you build a snowman? show us how a wise old bird makes love, not war?

Stewart Myrent

Janis, i found your comments about both climate change, and heaven & hell, to be enlightening,  thought-provoking, truthful & hilarious.  I couldn't have said it any better myself.  Great post!

Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

"The six best doctors in the world: sunlight, rest, exercise, diet, self-confidence, and friends."

As with our bodies, we must wonder if our country's health is declining.  I hope not, but it is critical that we recognize the challenges that confront us, and make serious corrective changes.

Just as we must attend to our dietary needs, and physical and mental conditioning as we age, as a nation we need a diet of truth and active participation in our public life, all while sharpening our critical thinking skills. Same as with the report of our lab tests, we have a picture of the state of our union. It is important not to think just getting past this moment solves our problems. We have a wake-up call to address our fundamental condition.

Janis Kliphardt (Emery)

DK, were you at the game yesterday?  
On to the Super Bowl!

Bears fans are sobbing...
Bears took a pass on Mahomes.

Packers fans are in mourning.

Way to go, it's a happy day for you.

Donald Henry Kuehn

  Worse! Not only was I not at the game, our internet went out about 20 minutes before kick-off. I had to listen to it on the radio and then watched it on NFL Network when it replayed at 10PM. There's much less anxiety watching it when you know the final score.    DK