Retirees in the Buff
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moreluck
golden ticket member
moreluck
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I've learned that I like my teacher because shecries when we sing "Silent Night." Age 5
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I've learned that our dog doesn't want to eatmy broccoli either.Age 7
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I've learned that when I wave to people in the country, they stop what they are doingand wave back.Age 9
I've learned that just when I get my room the way I likeit, Mom makes me clean itup again.Age 12
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I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up,you should try cheering someoneelse up.Age 14
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I've learned that brushing my child's hair is oneof life's great pleasures.Age 26
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I've learned that wherever I go, the world's worst drivers have followedme there.Age 29
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I've learned that if someone says something unkind aboutme, I must live so that no onewill believe it.Age 30
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I've learned that there are people who love you dearly but justdon't know how to show it.Age 42
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I've learned that you can make someone's day by simply sending them a little note. Age 44
I've learned that the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater his or her need to cast blame on others.Age 46
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I've learned that children and grandparents are natural allies.Age 47
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I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on and it will be better tomorrow.
Age 48
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I've learned that singing "Amazing Grace" can lift my spirits for hours. Age 49
I've learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone.Age 50
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I've learned that you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage,
and tangled Christmas tree lights. Age 51
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I've learned that keeping a vegetable garden is worth a medicine cabinet full of pills. Age 52
I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die.Age 53
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I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.Age 58
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I've learned that if you want to do something positive for your children, work to improve your marriage.Age 61*
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.Age 62
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw
something back. Age 64
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I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you.
But if you focus on your family, the needs of others,
your work, meeting new people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.Age 65
I've learned that whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision.Age 66
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I've learned that everyone can use a prayer.Age 72
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I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.Age 82
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I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch - holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.Age 90
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--- I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.Age 92
I've learned that I like my teacher because shecries when we sing "Silent Night." Age 5
*
I've learned that our dog doesn't want to eatmy broccoli either.Age 7
*
I've learned that when I wave to people in the country, they stop what they are doingand wave back.Age 9
I've learned that just when I get my room the way I likeit, Mom makes me clean itup again.Age 12
*
I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up,you should try cheering someoneelse up.Age 14
*
I've learned that brushing my child's hair is oneof life's great pleasures.Age 26
*
I've learned that wherever I go, the world's worst drivers have followedme there.Age 29
*
I've learned that if someone says something unkind aboutme, I must live so that no onewill believe it.Age 30
*
I've learned that there are people who love you dearly but justdon't know how to show it.Age 42
*
I've learned that you can make someone's day by simply sending them a little note. Age 44
I've learned that the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater his or her need to cast blame on others.Age 46
*
I've learned that children and grandparents are natural allies.Age 47
*
I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on and it will be better tomorrow.
Age 48
*
I've learned that singing "Amazing Grace" can lift my spirits for hours. Age 49
I've learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone.Age 50
*
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage,
and tangled Christmas tree lights. Age 51
*
I've learned that keeping a vegetable garden is worth a medicine cabinet full of pills. Age 52
I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die.Age 53
*
I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.Age 58
*
I've learned that if you want to do something positive for your children, work to improve your marriage.Age 61*
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.Age 62
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw
something back. Age 64
*
I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you.
But if you focus on your family, the needs of others,
your work, meeting new people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.Age 65
I've learned that whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision.Age 66
*
I've learned that everyone can use a prayer.Age 72
*
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.Age 82
*
I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch - holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.Age 90
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--- I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.Age 92
moreluck
golden ticket member
Big Moments in Ketchup (only a retiree would have time for this stuff)
1876 - After selling horseradish, pickles and sauerkraut, Henry John Heinz launches Heinz Tomato Ketchup in Sharpsburg,PA.
1937 - Heinz is profitable enough to start breeding its own tomatoes.
1948 - A rival emerges. Brothers, Joseph & Wiliam Hunt, known for their tomato sauce, see sales spike for Hunt's Tomato Catchup.
1969 - Breakfast of champions? Richard Nixon says he likes to start his day with cottage cheese and ketchup.
1981 - Ketchup gets political: The Reagan administration proposes classifying ketchup as a vegetable on the federal school lunch program - sorry kids, it is not approved.
1983 - Squeeze bottles debut in grocery stores; ketchup fans wonder what took so long.
1991 - A condiment rivalry heat up: Salsa outsells ketchup by $40 million in retail stores, causing a national identity crisis.
1993 - Heinz fights back with salsa ketchup, but discontinues it a few years later.
2013 - After Heinz hires a former Burger King executive, McDonald's drops Heinz in favor of its own "fancy ketchup" (fom food processor Golden State foods, which also makes the Big Mac's special sauce.)
2015 - The hot new trend: Sriracha ketchup lands in supermarkets.
1876 - After selling horseradish, pickles and sauerkraut, Henry John Heinz launches Heinz Tomato Ketchup in Sharpsburg,PA.
1937 - Heinz is profitable enough to start breeding its own tomatoes.
1948 - A rival emerges. Brothers, Joseph & Wiliam Hunt, known for their tomato sauce, see sales spike for Hunt's Tomato Catchup.
1969 - Breakfast of champions? Richard Nixon says he likes to start his day with cottage cheese and ketchup.
1981 - Ketchup gets political: The Reagan administration proposes classifying ketchup as a vegetable on the federal school lunch program - sorry kids, it is not approved.
1983 - Squeeze bottles debut in grocery stores; ketchup fans wonder what took so long.
1991 - A condiment rivalry heat up: Salsa outsells ketchup by $40 million in retail stores, causing a national identity crisis.
1993 - Heinz fights back with salsa ketchup, but discontinues it a few years later.
2013 - After Heinz hires a former Burger King executive, McDonald's drops Heinz in favor of its own "fancy ketchup" (fom food processor Golden State foods, which also makes the Big Mac's special sauce.)
2015 - The hot new trend: Sriracha ketchup lands in supermarkets.
rod
Retired 22 years
So what is Sriracha ketchup? I saw it at the store the other day. I suppose I could Google it but I don't have the energy.
rod
Retired 22 years
Thanks---- I think I will pass. I like spicy stuff but there is already enough hot sauces and spicy salsa and stuff like that out there. (I hate Walmart)
