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I am a retiree living in a heaven known as Florida.
Recently widowed after 62 yrs of marriage, that produced 6 children and as of this date 15 grandchildren and 5 great grand ones.I was married to an American G.I during the 2nd W.War. I came to America not

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Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Do we need humor on a daily basis?: 3 of 63
To be honest, I don't even know how people can live without humor!... in fact I am here to tell you, at my age, 81 this year, the older you get the more laughter you need in your life;Humor is what makes you support illnesses, the sometimes indifference of your family, the many small daily aggravations that befalls the older ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spirituality (Other) Are angels real or imaginary?: 8 of 151
You know this is like asking "how many angels is there on the head of a pin?" But for me I have to believe they exist.! How else could I account for the many times in my life, when I was at the brink of despair and one day. my problem was solved as if an Angel who loved me came to my rescue.From the time I was a child, in Alg... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Ethnicity & Gender (Other) Would you move into a neighborhood if you were the only person of your race living there?: 4 of 60
Not only would I move there, but I once did, (before I came down here to Florida.) I was looking for an appt at the time in Philadelphia, and looking into Chesnut Hills a suburb of it-where it's very close to Germantown an entirely Black neighborhhod, near by-so now there's an influx of them in Chesnut Hills as well.This was ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center What would be the most dramatic difference, in terms of U.S. foreign policy, between a President John McCain and a President Barack Obama?: 6 of 52
The difference between those two men would be and is so glaring, it defies the imagination!One , Mc Cain, is an older man, whose loyalty to his country, after his self imposed long detention in Viet Nam, needs no longer be explained; he's had many years of experience in the Senate, where he often voted not along party line, b... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Gifts & Gift Ideas (Other) The best gift you've ever received: 21 of 174

Strangely this gift did not come wrapped up in pretty paper and ribbons; But it was still the best gift by far I ever received, and I'll tell you why.Many years ago, during the Forties I used to work in my parents Cafe' in Algiers, I was just a teenager then , but I worked in the bar right alongside my parents. We had many in... More..
Relationships & Family > Communication Issues Is it wiser to always tell the truth?: 7 of 42

Although in french they say:" Toutes les verites ne sont pas toujours bonnes a dire" (It is not every truth that is worth retelling) it's like everything else in life..a matter of commonsense! If one of your friend comes by and she happens to look terrible, it would hardly pay you or your friendship to say "Gee honey, you loo... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet (Other) What makes the Internet so great: 9 of 51

When on my Seventy fifth birthday I received a large box through the mail..imagine my surprise when I opened it to find a computer in it, that also included a printer. It was an expensive gift from one of my daughter, but still I thought to my self "What am I to do with this? If I knew then what I know now, my thanks to her w... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Should discipline training be included in prenatal classes?: 2 of 10
Yes! Yes! Yes! apparently yes! when I see the mistakes new mothers make, starting even as the baby's birth, their rushing to it's side at the least crying,when in the old days it was said that this was good for the infant, to devellop it's lungs! But now it seems instructions should be given on how to be parent! Indeed they s... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teen Challenges Should parents teach children how to drink alcohol responsibly or maintain a no-use policy at home?: 14 of 46
I have not looked at statistics of the differences between children who came from abstaining families for religious or any other reasons; But, I would be willing to bet that the teens who come from a home where wine and liquors are always present, are 99% less likely to abuse alcohol when they're on their own and outside of t... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Can you get to heaven by being good?: 15 of 48
In all moral honesty I must admit that I frankly don't know! come to think of it who does? The Buddist tell us that we are bound to come back time and again, unless we repair the mistakes of our previous life..some even say that we'll come back in animal form if we've really have been bad! I wouldn't mind coming back as my da... More..