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Any kind of social gathering would be nice (bars are out for me, since I am allergic to cigarette smoke). But a picnic, a "meet and greet", a movie night followed by gathering at a pizza place, or some/any other function would be great. Each major city in the state should one (Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, Clarksville, Jackson).


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I am forever conscious of the earth. I re-use things, recycle things into new/alternate uses. I will not buy meats that are packaged in plastic containers that are twice the needed size. I shop at thrift stores, make and alter my clothes and that of friends. I buy whole foods products when I can and use glass (washable/re-usuable) containers for those products. I don't buy styrofoam cups or plates. I made my own "shopping bags" of quilt fabric and heavier canvas and use those for my groceries instead of plastic. If I end up with plastic bags I re-use them as packing materials or for storing garden things. I don't use pesticides (I rely on earth friendly garden supplies). I use public transportation and car pool. I don't buy into consumerism and don't buy what I don't need and don't go into debt for what I buy. At my age, I don't need a lot more of anything. It may not seem that I do a lot, but every little bit helps.


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I told my business partner that the day I have to carry one I quit. Cell phones are the most intrusive device made to date; I have seen more bad manners and rude behavior rooted in cell photo conversations -- I don't care if you got drunk last night, or have a new friend, or wrecked your car, and I do care how loud you speak in public places on those darned things. It's annoying. I do not wish to be available 24/7, or even 12/5. Been there done that without a cell phone. NO MORE. There is nothing in life urgent enough to be cyber-linked to the world. Sorry.


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We are out there; it's just that life sometimes jumps up and keeps too busy. I am doubled up on work because I leave for a 30-day road trip in just two days. And I'll be working via cyberspace while on the road. Fortunately, northern New England is much cooler than mid-Tennessee. I'll be back in late July.




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I only check my mailbox/flowerbox a few times a week -- I don't sit here and watch the screen 24/7 for activity. It is called "having a life." When I am on the road and offline, it can be a week between mail checks of any kind. I always give folks a week or two to respond. If your flower giver is so impatient that he expects instant gratification, he has issues. That behavior spells troubles in capital letters, backlit with neon. Yes, you dodged the bullet.




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South America was amazing -- great people, good food, extremely affordable. The Amazon was hotter than hell but you had the rains every day and the wind as you sailed downriver with the dolphins (yes, there are dolphins in the Amazon). The Andes and Machu Picchu were extraordinary. I was stranded in Lima post-9-11 and the locals went out of their way to help us. I didn't get bitten by anything (used skin-so-soft and the Amazonian bugs didn't like it though the People using DEET products got eaten alive). Had an unsettled stomach one afternoon but never really got sick ( followed the rules about washing fruit and using bottled water only). Amazing experience!


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I usually like about most places I have been to, but the South (where I have lived for 4 years) is iffy. The biggest issue is the unrelenting summer heat; I wilt when it hits 80 (so last summer's 100+ for two months was killing me) and the tornadoes are wearing thin. Give me a good ol' N'oreaster Blizzard any day! Up north, I don't even button up my coat 'til it gets down to the single digits. The only reason for heat is to be on the beach tanning and diving in and out of the surf. If you cannot be at the beach, you are literally toast (and there are no beaches where I live). The heat killed everything in my garden last season. My next move will definitely be to a cooler climate. Another summer like last year and the move will happen sooner rather than later.


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After covering elections in TN all day, I was heading home when caught in the storms in Stewart County, TN -- our car died on a back road in the middle of nowhere -- the only lighting was from lightning which would flare up the skies. We hoped the winds wouldn't topple trees on us, and that the water running down the hills towards the gulley beside would flood us out. We did not polan on our car simply dying. No electrical anything. It just gave out.

But before I left home that evening I had tucked my weather radio and a flashlight in my purse...and I was well aware of what to do should various scenarios unfold. But this was not my car; unlike any vehicle I have ever owned, this one was not equipped for emergencies.

Anyone who lives in this storm-prone region needs to pay attention to safety:

Have emergency plans in place. Find out what to do in various events: rising water, high wind, tornadoes, power outages....

Have your "safe place" or "shelter" pre-determined and well stocked (water, first aid supplies, non-perishable food and a manual can opener, a supply of your meds, a hurry bag with and educated myselfchange of clothes, dry shoes, and copies of important document in water-tight bags -- the Red Cross has extensive lists of this stuff). In a car, have first aid, flares, flashlights, jumper cables, basic tools, etc.

Even if you are at home when storms strike, stayed dressed and wear closed shoes (ie sneakers or boots). You don't want to wade through debris barefoot or in sandals.

I knew that six inches of running water can move a car -- I carefully monitored the water running downhill toward us.

I new that if a tornado spawned we must abandon the car and jump in the ditch, covering our heads...

It is amazing how many people simply don't know what to do.

My friends chide me about my "disaster mode" but I have trained myself as best I can, given that weather such as this is just plain dangerous and unpredictable.

My heart goes out to those who lost loved ones, or lost such huge pieces of their lives.

Even though I quickly devised Plan A, Plan B, Plan C etc, I was lucky last night. And my friends is going to get his car properly equipped before we undertake another such trip.




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