I Need to Exercise MoreSo I'm going to buy this new exercise device. It's especially good for older folks like me. It's a block of wood about 1 ft. by 1/2 ft. and an inch or so thick. It's marked EXERCISE BLOCK in big black letters. The directions for use are on it. You...See More »
I Value My PrivacyMy mother was in the old Communist Party during the red scare era of the 1950s. She lived with paranoia and she made sure that I did, too, even though I knew nothing about her ongoing activities in the Communist Party. In fact, I believed she had...See More »
I Have Memories I Can Never ForgetThis is one of the memories I have of my mother that still makes me smile. A door to door JW evangelist knocked on my mother's apartment door one day. (My mother was a very militant atheist, Stalinist and long time secret member of the Communist...See More »
I Am a LoserActually, I don't feel as bad about it lately because today politically aware people don't use the term "loser" anymore; the correct expression is "winning impaired."
Anyone out there a fan of the Bulwer- Lytton Contest?It's at San Jose State College every year. It's a literary contest judged by the English Dept. The contest is to see who can write the opening line of the worst novel ever written. There are various categories, like Romance, Murder Mystery, Thriller...See More »
Can I put a computer near a TV?If a computer accesses the Internet, can I put it near a TV? If not, then how far away does it have to be?
Which would you pick, comfort or privacy? Poll (6) See Poll OptionsI live in one 12' by 15' room in a rooming house in the California desert. Between about 2:00PM and 4:00PM, my room gets hot because it has a large...See More »
I Have Learned Many Lessons In My LifeTHE GOODBYE PLOY (Since I'm old now, I thought I'd share some of these lessons). Here is something I learned about abusive and tricky, dishonest people: When you've finally gotten rid of a bad person, an abuser, a con artist, a mooch...that person...See More »
I Can Not Stand Child AbuseFrankly, I find the title of this group incorrect, or at least misleading. Almost no one likes child abuse. Even the people who do it do not always like themselves for it. Sometimes they are just immature people who lose control. Others are just...See More »
Are you in the Inland Empire?That's the desert area east of Los Angeles, California and West of Palm Springs, South of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains and North of the Imperial County/San Diego area. I am new here and alone. I need to make a new friend or two.
I Am Into Natural HealthHere is some info about stuffed ears and closed eustachian tubes: I am just recovering from a bad ear infection. At first, for months, after I tried many home remedies, the doctors I saw at Kaiser refused to treat it saying it was just due to my...See More »
I Have Friends Who Do Not Talk to Me AnymoreLast night I dreamed I was communicating with a friend from long, long ago who just stopped talking to me one day for no reason I could ever figure out. We had been laughing and talking and on very friendly terms when he and his wife went for a...See More »
Have you ever known anyone who joined a cult?Or have you ever joined one? I have a long time friend who was in a cult for 16 years. And it scares me that she still defends it and talks about it as a positive experience. I also know she has not told me the truth about why she joined and a few...See More »
I Have Anxiety Attacks And Panic AttacksHaving a mild anxiety attack now. Maybe from too little sleep. I am afraid to sleep because I've had a lot of disturbing nightmares these last couple of days. Think it might be the antibiotic I am taking. It's helping my long time ear infection so I...See More »
I Love Stories That Touch My HeartI read this story in a magazine many years ago. Don't remember the magazine. Another version of this story was once told by the science fiction writer Robert Heinlein. THE DOOR TO SUMMER A retired couple from Minnesota liked to drive their motor...See More »
I Hear Voices And Am Not CrazyI suffered a bout of delirium last year from an out of control antibiotic resistant bladder infection. I heard voices during the months of delirium. Then they gradually faded. Now, with an inner ear infection, the voices have returned. They are faint...See More »
I Hate It When People Throw Terrible Temper TantrumsThis happened to me years ago in the 1970s in Portland, Oregon. A family friend was visiting me. She'd been very obnoxious during her visit. Since I had known her since childhood, and our mothers were friends, I'd decided to be tolerant. I took...See More »
I Was Abandoned In My Time Of NeedJust before I turned 70, everything went wrong in my life at about the same time. In the space of a year, three long time friends died. Also, I had just been forced into retirement from my job and was living in an income about one third of what I had...See More »
Old folks: Aren't you sick of doctors who tell you it's your age or your weight?I figured out a way to save time and money for health care. Next time I feel sick, I'm just going to look in a mirror and say, "It's your weight." If I still don't feel better, I'll go back to the mirror and say, "It's your age." Since I am on a...See More »
I Don't DateI'm retired from dating. My hair's gone gray and I have my memories; and they're why I don't date
How would you feel if you found out your mother had video surveillance in your apartment?My mother actually did this. Mom is gone now. But it still bothers me that she had access to my most private moments. It also explains how she knew what I was doing at every moment.
Anyone here upset that Rye Crisp crackers are no longer sold?spI went to 3 markets today looking For my favorite crackers. Then, when I couldn't find them, I checked the Internet only to find they are no longer being manufactered. I've eaten Rye Crisps all my life! There is no other cracker anything like them....See More »
I Have Something to SayLEAF BLOWERS OUGHT TO BE ILLEGAL!!! (I'm yelling so I can be heard over the leaf blower outside my window). These hideous devices have deprived many of badly needed naps. I don't always sleep well at night and naps fill in for me. Many times, I...See More »
I Have Regrets About My LifeI bought a bus about a week after I retired. It pretty much ruined my life and almost killed me. It was a beautiful bus in near perfect condition. I spent most of my retirement savings on it. I planned to fix it up for camping. My neighborhood had...See More »