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Sunday April 5, 2015 Are you a "paper" person....

Posted 04-05-2015 at 05:29 PM by CSD610

I don't mean "paper" as in a daily newspaper I mean "paper" as in all your records and documents. Do you like having all of the hard copy paper documents but dislike having all of the hard copy paper documents?

I know that sounds like a silly question and it contradicts itself in the same sentence however, it is very true for me. I am a paper girl and have always been a paper girl. I love paper, I love books, I love having all of our records where I can put my...

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Is there a limit for the Ignore List?

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The Giant List of Platitudes

Posted 04-05-2015 at 11:15 AM by Employable (Award-Winning Blather*)

I kept redundancies to a minimum, only adding similar phrases if I heard them in person. Examples are “You’ll be fine”/”You’ll be OK” and “I feel your pain”/”I share your pain.”

Non-dictionary definition: A platitude is a statement that’s used so often, it sounds dull or trite instead of interesting, thoughtful or helpful. When someone is coping with a life problem, a platitude is the typical reaction of another person who has nothing genuinely heartfelt or sympathetic to say. It...

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The Department of Redundancy Department

Posted 04-05-2015 at 10:57 AM by Employable (Award-Winning Blather*)
Updated 04-05-2015 at 11:17 AM by Employable

Here’s a sample of redundancies I've found on TV and in print.

CD disc
icy cold
fiery hot
tiny baby
HIV virus
top leader
jury panel
soft tissue
jail facility
smoky fire
brand new
big blowup
totally free
but instead
young baby
plane flight
sad tragedy
dead bodies
little sample
acres of land
vacation trip
Planet Earth
NFL football
blond-maned
...

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Retire on two Pensions

Posted 04-05-2015 at 09:24 AM by VaBchDino

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgbwc

My wife and I are in the VRS. I couldn't find any info about this. Do you have a link? I'm just curious since the school district we work for only pays about $100 of the retiree's monthly premium and I'm wondering if that's where it's coming from. Thanks.

Where you with the schools in VA?

It's under the VRS web site.

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Opens today, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014), David Zellner

Posted 04-04-2015 at 07:22 AM by oeccscclhjhn (I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.)
Updated 05-08-2015 at 07:35 PM by oeccscclhjhn

Jun 19, 2015 iTunes release

more playdates

5/08/15 edit: more openings

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4/22/15 edit: more openings today

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Here's where we open today! More coming next week, 4.4.15