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Old Oct 14, 2021, 05:18 PM
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16 when I was able to take care of my dying grandmother at night and after school.

What is your favorite fruit?
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 08:40 AM
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grapes.

do you like pineapple on pizza?
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 08:50 AM
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When I’m in the mood for it, sure. It makes a nice change.

Do you like getting up in the morning or are you a night person?
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 08:59 AM
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I enjoy being early.

how many other languages can you speak?
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 09:51 AM
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I enjoy being early.

how many other languages can you speak?
Though not fluent, I speak intermediate level French, used to speak intermediate Mandarin Chinese (lost a lot for various reasons), and can understand some basic elementary Czech. I know little bits of German, but only what I retained from just one semester college German studies and bits spoken by Hubby's family. As for some other languages, a few phrases here and there from travel. English is obviously my native language.

Do you have a somewhat recent "immigrant" relative? If so, when did they arrive in the country?
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 01:04 PM
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A: Mein Urgroßvater ist aus Deutschland gekommen. (My Great-Grandfather came from Germany). He arrived here in the early 1910s.


Q: Is there any special place/thing that you go to/use when you are needing to relax?
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 06:14 PM
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I cuddle up in bed with my weighted blanket.

What is the last thing you ate?
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 07:15 PM
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I just finished a baked potato with bacon bits, sour cream and chives and a can of V8

If you could pick any decade in history which time period would you prefer to live in?
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Old Oct 16, 2021, 12:06 AM
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I just finished a baked potato with bacon bits, sour cream and chives and a can of V8

If you could pick any decade in history which time period would you prefer to live in?
They all have their positive and negative aspects. Maybe the 1920s, but without the eventual stock market crash. Or if it has to be more recent, the 1970s only because a family could more possibly live on just one salary back then. Of course I'd still like to be an adult vs. a child.

If you're willing to share, what was the sickest you have ever been (physically or mentally)?
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Old Oct 16, 2021, 10:26 PM
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When I was 11 years old I had scarlet fever. I was so violently ill I was literally delirious. I was too sick to be afraid or to think...the illness was my entire world.



Of all the sitcoms you've ever watched, which is your favorite?
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Old Oct 16, 2021, 11:37 PM
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Ohhhhh must I pick just one? Mash? Big Bang Theory ? Daria? **** Van Dyke? Mary Tylor Moore Show? Waiting For God? Golden Girls? Too many to choose from. But those are my favorite.

What’s your favorite drama?
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Old Oct 17, 2021, 12:59 AM
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This is Us - it's the only drama I watch actually

Your best tip for those newly living alone?
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Old Oct 17, 2021, 02:12 AM
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This is Us - it's the only drama I watch actually

Your best tip for those newly living alone?
I'll ask someone else to also answer this, especially if they've lived alone in the past/present. However, it got me thinking that I have never truly lived alone any of my 50 plus years. In my youth, I had times where I had a private room in a shared apartment/house, but that doesn't quite qualify. Maybe a brief time in a private hostel/hotel room while traveling alone. I suppose my answer would be to keep things simple. I'm a real Henry David Thoreau type, unlike my husband. More on my own I could save good money even with a low income. With Hubby, not so much with a much larger one. I used to hate complexities in life. With him, a lot is complex. If I am ever "the last one standing" in my relationship, my life will be simplified. Stuff gotten rid of.

Q: Please also answer Polibeth's question above.
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I guess mine would be just to keep busy and to keep active, fill every moment of your day

I often find it surprising (still very surprising) how a lot of issues come to the surface when I'm not doing anything or keeping my mind busy, and with no one to talk too, it's not great
what time do you usually go to sleep at night
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Old Oct 17, 2021, 11:38 AM
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I watch Colbert and then Seth’s monolog. So it’s usually almost midnight. But on weeks when there’s repeats I go to bed around 11pm. After I go to bed I read for a half hour or so and turn the lights off.

Do you have a bedtime routine?
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Old Oct 17, 2021, 01:08 PM
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I listen to music from 8-10pm then I go to bed between 10 and 11:30pm whenever I get bored tbh. I pop on YouTube and listen to a video or two of ASMR that usually knocks me out for the count.

Question: in the UK its Autumn nearly Winter here.... we have had to scrap our cars in Scotland so on that note.... do you like the darker nights/darker mornings or do you prefer the lighter days/nights?

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Old Oct 17, 2021, 01:16 PM
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A: I get more depressed in the winter, but I enjoy the nighttime. Here, it gets dark at like 4:30pm/5pm in the winter. It's a bit early, but it gives me a longer feeling of "being able to enjoy the night"

Q: Do you enjoy popcorn? Any favorite toppings?
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Old Oct 18, 2021, 10:35 PM
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I like the popcorn I make myself in an air cooker bowl. I like salt and a little bit of butter, shaken well to mix.

Does it bother you when people joke about being so psychotic, or manic or whatever to describe themselves when they do something unusual?
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I like the popcorn I make myself in an air cooker bowl. I like salt and a little bit of butter, shaken well to mix.

Does it bother you when people joke about being so psychotic, or manic or whatever to describe themselves when they do something unusual?
Yes, a little bit, but I stopped trying to "educate" such people. It causes more harm to me than it helps. Sad to say, but many such people just don't "get it". They sometimes can only learn by actually experiencing the disorder themselves or in someone they care for. And even then they might still not understand. Sad but true.

Who in your life, besides mental health professionals, best understands your bipolar disorder?
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Old Oct 19, 2021, 10:32 AM
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My daughter, she was there plus she herself has bipolar 1.

Do you like or dislike surprises? Why or why not?
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Old Oct 19, 2021, 08:59 PM
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I'm not overly fond of surprises because I don't like change. If it's just a surprise party or something I'm fine but big surprises can be unsettling.

Have you run your heat yet?
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Nope. I moved 18 hours south of where I used to live and my air conditioning is still running. Tomorrow is supposed to be 86

Are you following Major League Baseball in this postseason?

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Old Oct 19, 2021, 10:44 PM
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There's baseball now?

how do you like your eggs?
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Old Oct 19, 2021, 10:52 PM
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Baked in a cake! 😃 I love eggs any way you serve them but I have a special place for soft poached eggs. Mostly though I scramble them with cheese.

American bacon 🥓 or Canadian bacon
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Old Oct 20, 2021, 01:14 AM
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Baked in a cake! 😃 I love eggs any way you serve them but I have a special place for soft poached eggs. Mostly though I scramble them with cheese.

American bacon 🥓 or Canadian bacon
That's a difficult question for me. I like them both but they seem so different. I look at Canadian bacon as more of a ham and use it as such. I use English/American-style bacon more often in cooking (French cuisine) or BLTs, but as far as a side to a breakfast, it's a toss up. Actually, I more often ordered breakfast sausage (links or patties) or the beloved New Jersey pork roll. [Fellow New Jerseyan wildflowerchild understands.] Scrapple is also sometimes an option. I use the past tense because American-style breakfasts are not common in Czech Republic, though I make them occasionally. Of all of these mentioned meats, only American bacon is available in CZ. They call it "English bacon" (Anglická slanina) for England, rather than America, which makes sense. Czech bacon is similar but yet even fattier and thicker and more for cooking. At hotels here, they more often offer kolbasa (kielbasa) or even hot dogs as a warm buffet breakfast side meat. At home, Czechs more often eat cold thin deli ham or salami, and not daily.

What is your favorite breakfast? How often do you have it?
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