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« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2010, 07:32:01 AM »

Thanks DR GINNY....it's a struggle of course....but many HHW'ers have been through it.
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« Reply #31 on: January 27, 2010, 07:32:20 AM »

Congratulations, JRand!
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« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2010, 07:32:33 AM »

Page Two Shakespeare Laptop Dance.  ;D
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« Reply #33 on: January 27, 2010, 07:32:44 AM »

Thanks DR LAURA.
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« Reply #34 on: January 27, 2010, 07:38:56 AM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And I really think I'm going to go back to bed for another hour or two.
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« Reply #35 on: January 27, 2010, 07:39:43 AM »

Oh, yes, CHarlotte had Woolworth, Grant, and Kress stores, all with fabulous candy counters and sit down lunch counters. Once K-Mart came along, the Kress stores closed uptown. After K-Mart came Woolco, and Woolworth stores closed (and so eventually did Woolco; I bought several lamps for my house that I still use from the closeouts at Woolco all those years ago).
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« Reply #36 on: January 27, 2010, 07:41:18 AM »

Thanks DR GINNY....it's a struggle of course....but many HHW'ers have been through it.

That's really great news! Keep it up!

It's depressing, however, to know that it's a lifelong struggle for us now. Or for me anyway. There will never be a time (in the foreseeable future) where I can NOT think about calorie intake and how much that means in terms of gaining or losing weight.
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« Reply #37 on: January 27, 2010, 07:42:59 AM »

THE UPS truck pulled right alongside my house, but the driver got out on the opposite side of the truck and took packages to the condo complex across the street. He didn't come to my front door.

Of course, there is always an afternoon run as well and something may still arrive. Naturally, now that I've begun JAG, I'd just as soon finish it and not have to lay it aside to work on WHIP IT or anything else.
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« Reply #38 on: January 27, 2010, 07:44:17 AM »

I guess I need to finish up my morning computer stuff and head down to check the mail, think about what's for lunch, and then get ready for the rest of the day.

WBBL.
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« Reply #39 on: January 27, 2010, 07:45:40 AM »

DR JRand - Congratulations on your continuing reduction!!
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« Reply #40 on: January 27, 2010, 07:46:58 AM »

~~~~~+2 VIBES FOR DR GINNY~~~~~
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« Reply #41 on: January 27, 2010, 07:48:24 AM »

I believe my very first credit card was another vestige of a bygone retail age, MONTGOMERY WARD.  I still have some of the furniture I bought from Monty's, it's held up very, very well.
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« Reply #42 on: January 27, 2010, 07:50:41 AM »

Oh....

And our washer/dryer is now working again... Thanks to the repairman who showed up at 10:00am... After calling at 8:00am to say he had the part...  And that's why I think I'm going to go back to bed for a bit... I also started to feel a bit sniffly last night as I was getting ready for bed, so...  We shall see... blah-blah-blah...
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« Reply #43 on: January 27, 2010, 07:50:56 AM »

I believe my very first credit card was another vestige of a bygone retail age, MONTGOMERY WARD.  I still have some of the furniture I bought from Monty's, it's held up very, very well.

My parents called it Monkey Wards (though I don't remotely know why). I remember them very well. They had a big presence in Minnesota, along with Dayton's and Target.
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« Reply #44 on: January 27, 2010, 07:53:24 AM »

Internet seems reliable today.  I'll try to catch up on yesterday forthwith.
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« Reply #45 on: January 27, 2010, 07:53:41 AM »

Great going, Jrand.
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« Reply #46 on: January 27, 2010, 08:02:15 AM »

Congrats to JR!
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« Reply #47 on: January 27, 2010, 08:02:25 AM »

Wonderful news, DR JRand. And enjoy that shower, DR Ginny.

I could use one to open my eyes more fully this morning. Allergens in the air here in Texas has made breathing unbearable, so I took a Zyrtec-D last night. I slept, but it was like an acid trip. The dreams vivid. Woke up after breaking out in a sweat a couple of times. Not doing that again unless I really cannot breathe. Hopefully, the rest of the day will be much better.
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« Reply #48 on: January 27, 2010, 08:02:46 AM »

Currently Peggy Lee is singing Manana
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« Reply #49 on: January 27, 2010, 08:03:07 AM »

I remember McCrory's and Woolworth's, although, I don't think I ever sat down at their lunch counters for anything to eat.  When we lived in Gales Ferry, CT, we also had Caldor and Vality.  Vality - which I think stood for "Value and Quality" - was sort of a predecessor of Wal-Mart: groceries, clothes, housewares, electronics, etc., all under one roof.  I remember spending lots of time browsing their record bins. I bought the 2-LP set of "Saturday Night Fever" there.  Vality's was also part of our post-church routine on Sundays which would also include a stop at Spiro's for pizza.

And then there was Zayre's in northern Virginia, which eventually became and Ames... And now it's a Gold's Gym.
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« Reply #50 on: January 27, 2010, 08:15:27 AM »

Thanks for the good thoughts from all the DR's!  Positive reinforcement is a plus!

Elvis Presley called Montgomery Ward's "Monkey Wards" in the movie Loving You.....he said that's where he bought his new shirt...LOL.

DR JMK....what kind of furniture have you had for that long?  A chair or a table? 
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« Reply #51 on: January 27, 2010, 08:16:30 AM »

Never heard of Vality.....but we did have a BIG Zayre's store......and of course both Zayre's and Ames are long gone....along with Woolco.
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« Reply #52 on: January 27, 2010, 08:18:18 AM »

~~~~~+2 VIBES FOR DR GINNY~~~~~

Thanks, DR Jose - hope your sniffles aren't anything serious!
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« Reply #53 on: January 27, 2010, 08:19:22 AM »

Wonderful news, DR JRand. And enjoy that shower, DR Ginny.

I could use one to open my eyes more fully this morning. Allergens in the air here in Texas has made breathing unbearable, so I took a Zyrtec-D last night. I slept, but it was like an acid trip. The dreams vivid. Woke up after breaking out in a sweat a couple of times. Not doing that again unless I really cannot breathe. Hopefully, the rest of the day will be much better.

DR John G - Zyrtec-D has/had the same effect on me!  I remember dealing with a particularly bad allergy attack a couple of years ago, and since "the allergy medication who's name I can't remember right now, but it worked wonders for me" had recently been banned/discontinued, I took a Zyrtec-D before going to bed.  It had to be the most restless and scary(!) night of sleep I've ever had.  After eventually getting a few hours of sleep, I went straight to Patient Care to get checked out.  -And that's when I found out that I should avoid certain types of decongestants - not good for my brain, not good for my heart and blood pressure.
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« Reply #54 on: January 27, 2010, 08:20:50 AM »

... And enjoy that shower, DR Ginny.
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I certainly did, DR John G - vibes to you for not needing allergy meds anymore!
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« Reply #55 on: January 27, 2010, 08:21:47 AM »

Thanks for the good thoughts from all the DR's!  Positive reinforcement is a plus!

Elvis Presley called Montgomery Ward's "Monkey Wards" in the movie Loving You.....he said that's where he bought his new shirt...LOL.

DR JMK....what kind of furniture have you had for that long?  A chair or a table? 

Those two big fluffy chairs that were in our listing photos are Ward items.  And I only just sold my original kitchen table when we did the remodel here a couple of years ago.  I did sell a queen sleeper couch I had gotten several years ago, but it still looked great when I did.
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« Reply #56 on: January 27, 2010, 08:25:35 AM »

Never heard of Vality.....but we did have a BIG Zayre's store......and of course both Zayre's and Ames are long gone....along with Woolco.

From what I've been able to track down on the interwebs, Vality was a one-off.  And, yes, most Zayre's stores were BIG.
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« Reply #57 on: January 27, 2010, 08:26:12 AM »

Sorry I didn't mention The Chalk Garden transfer.  It's apparently the only film in this batch in a 1.85 ratio that isn't enhanced for widescreen TVs - a shame.  The transfer itself is very nice, with good color and it is letterboxed, but should have been enhanced.
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« Reply #58 on: January 27, 2010, 08:26:36 AM »

I'm up, and as soon as I have my wits about me, I'll start reading what I wrote yesterday.
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« Reply #59 on: January 27, 2010, 08:28:24 AM »

And I still remember that "Montgomery Ward Smell" - a.k.a. the smell of warm nuts and popcorn from the candy counter.  Some Sears stores used to that same smell.  ;)
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