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A Year Without Television
No Television For A Year In 2008 I moved twice. I went from a six-room apartment with my mother, to a 3-room apartment with my mother and boyfriend (a disaster!), and now a room with my boyfriend, Mark. That’s right. A room. Because we were trying to save money, we decided to go without cable television for awhile. That is, he decided. I wasn’t happy about that at all. Now, you must understand, I am NOT a television-obsessed person. I watch no current sitcoms or dramas. But I like to watch the 10:00 News, baseball games, Larry King, and my favorite, Home and Garden Network (HGTV). I love House Hunters!…
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2 Dimes?
Sister, Can You Spare 2 Dimes? In addition to my health troubles (see my previous post), I recently received my employee review. I received an excellent review and my manager informed me that I received a raise. Twenty cents an hour. That’s right — two dimes extra an hour. It’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry, it’s so insulting. So when the taxes are taken out . . . Meanwhile, rumors are that the CEO of my company has a personal make-up artist on call that the company pays for, in addition to his multi-million dollar salary, stock options, etc. My manager told me to be happy,…
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The Waiting Game
The Waiting Game I Am Waiting For The Results Of My Medical Tests If you read my post of May 11th, you’ll know that I have been suffering a lot of pain lately. I have had to take some time off from my job because I simply could not function. I am going to take every medical test I can to find the causes. So far I have been to an internist, podiatrist, and even a psychiatrist. I went to the internist who examined me and then sent me to a lab to get blood tests and some disgusting other tests. I also went to the podiatrist for continuing…
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Wonderful Memories Of New Jersey
Wonderful New Jersey Memories Did you grow up in New Jersey? Do you have fond memories of places that no longer exist? I grew up in the 1970s in Morris County, New Jersey. I practically grew up on Brookdale Soda. I hardly knew that Coke and Pepsi even existed! Farms still existed in East Hanover! I remember my mother buying milk at Lone Pine Farms in their little shop. I don’t think I ever even went into the shop. I would go out to pet the horse. We would also go to the Two Guys on Route 10 in East Hanover. Route 10 didn’t have 1 million stores as it…
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Welcome To New Jersey Memories!
Welcome To New Jersey Memories! I’m so excited to start this blog. Today is 09/09/09 and I figured that it was a good day to start. I hope to share with you my happiness in residing in the great state of New Jersey! It is a beautiful state with many interesting places to see and things to do. There is much beyond the New Jersey Turnpike (which I rarely travel on) and the struggling cities. There is a reason why it is called the Garden State – the state has many beautiful rural areas. Anyway, in future posts, I hope to show you why New Jersey is such a…
