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1. about 4 hours ago on Adult Children

   No retailers have ever required me to validate the address. Only important accounts and services have ever done that. I had never heard any of them did until PPE’s comment.

2. about 5 hours ago on Next Door Neighbors

   The few things I ordered from third party sellers came early but the couple I ordered from Amazon direct almost a month ago got moved down two weeks and then missed the date and now they say my purchases won’t be here until Dec 30th. Next, I’m betting I’ll get a notice that due to the strike…

3. about 5 hours ago on Arlo and Janis

   It’s a very good start though.

4. about 5 hours ago on Bloom County

   I kind of miss those days of giddy excitement as most of us were glued to our TVs and radios waiting for our astronauts to embark, land and return. Now we all act as if these kinds of adventures are so pedestrian. Heck, I was excited to learn that the 47+ year old Voyagers now in interstellar space were still trying to call home and tomorrow night a little robot probe is going to “touch” the Sun and hopefully survive. We still don’t live in the 21st Century we all imagined a lifetime ago but there are still new adventures to get excited about if we could only just see them as steppingstones to making the impossible possible.

5. about 5 hours ago on Adult Children

   This is why I have two email accounts. One I actually use and the other to give out to retailers to send junk mail to and to sell. I never even look into that one.

6. about 5 hours ago on Rabbits Against Magic

   Most medicines have some level of toxicity which is why they are studied and tested extensively before being approved and why doctors are extensively trained on how to administer them. Do mistakes occur? Absolutely, but I’ll put my faith in those highly trained and smarter than me every day over someone like RFK Jr. and celebrities spouting foolish conspiracy theories to keep attention on themselves. Medical science saves lives, and I too am living proof. I wore the leg braces and endured excruciating procedures to eventually be able to walk and run. I survived the era of polio, TB and scarlet fever and don’t ever wish those and other diseases on any child today.

7. about 6 hours ago on Working It Out

   I’m not a Christian but when I was asked to don the suit because I already looked the part I willingly accepted the responsibility. That was twenty+ years ago, and I’ve been doing it ever since. I commissioned a friend to create a beautiful Victorian suit for me because though not a believer I truly enjoy the kids and parent’s reactions when I arrive at their churches and at the homeless and battered women’s shelters. My biker and firefighter friends collect toys for me to deliver and two of the churches bake and bag cookies for me to hand out. As I’m getting quite advanced in years now, I’m keeping my eyes open for my replacement. Hmmm, one of my Muslim friends also has a white beard and is pretty close to my size and girth and since the legend of Santa is more about elves, magic and love for all than it is about the religion well why not? After all it’s been no secret that I’m a non-believer.

8. about 6 hours ago on 9 to 5

   This is just great! Now we’ll all have to get used to dolls with 3 arms or legs and toy cars with 3 headlights on one side and only 1 on the other. I don’t even want to contemplate what other horrors it will create.

9. about 6 hours ago on Zack Hill

   My dad also looked for the loneliest tree and would buy it. We always had fun making it look beautiful. My sister asked him why one year and he just said all living things deserve love and attention before leaving here. This stuck in my head because I never knew him to be spiritual about anything at all until then.

10. 1 day ago on Arlo and Janis

    Same here. With my tinnitus getting so bad I had to find the sound equalization setting on my TV which helped a little and I downloaded the DeskFX by NCH app on my computer which works even better with its “Retail” setting that accentuates voices. If those don’t work, then it’s on to the headphones so I can crank it up and not wake everyone.