Dear Facebook: Why do I keep seeing posts from a group that rehomes chickens, ducks and peacocks? What brilliant person came up with the algorithm that decided I want to raise poultry? 
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Clearly, “I am perfectly healthy” is relative. My 96 year old MIL just said that she’s perfectly healthy. I had to bite my tongue so much that it hurt!
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May the Fourth be with you.
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My mother had beautiful roses. She died in September and I asked a gardening friend (her FIL was the garden expert on the local news years ago) and she said to do nothing. I called her yesterday and she says it is still too early to cut them back, but to look for new growth, probably next week.
I’m panicking. I don’t want to let my mother down. I’ve cleaned the old leaves around 2 of the bushes and they look pitiful. I’ve watered them. It is supposed to be 70+ degrees all weekend, but last year we did have a big big snow storm in late May. I don’t see how these brown sticks can produce beautiful flowers in a month.
D**m. One of my bridge playing friends husband has been diagnosed with a fast growing brain tumor. He was diagnosed earlier this week and is going into hospice today. They, give him a week, maybe two.
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Everything about this just breaks my heart 
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/davis-stabbings-arrest-18079013.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2NyaW1lL2FydGljbGUvZGF2aXMtc3RhYmJpbmdzLWFycmVzdC0xODA3OTAxMy5waHA=&time=MTY4MzI0MDQxMDY5Mg==&rid=ZjA0NWNjNjgtNWI2ZS00ZmViLWI1MmMtZmY0NjBiYjIyZmY4&sharecount=MQ==
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Yes, her application was accepted, she got the apartment. (Landlord chose her over somebody who overbid the rent - who does that?)
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Feast tonight at my place! My Israeli friend working on the Kubbeh Kubbeh - Wikipedia, theirs made with semolina dumplings, chopmeat (beef), celery, onions, carrots, paprika, chicken stock etc., etc., etc.
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This makes me sad even though I understand the reasoning. We’ll see if this becomes more common.
As a former teacher, who never had to participate in active shooter drills, I find the current school environment for our children and teachers unacceptable.
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When did this stop being a venting thread??
Clean your stinky, gross clothes!!! I’m happy you’re home but…come on…the piles of dirty clothes are disgusting.
But don’t bother with the towels and sheets—those are a lost cause and I’ll be throwing those in the trash. 
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I think T-Mobile has the best customer service ever! Very friendly and helpful. Such a rare thing these days
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I wish you could see that by getting so upset by my comment you made my point.
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How is it that Utah baseball gives Oregon State trouble every year? Utah is usually the PAC 12 doormat and Oregon State is a national championship contender year in and year out.
It was a hell of a party! Israelis off to Berkeley, Alaska, Oakland, then back to Brooklyn on June 10.
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When is science not science? And when is not-science science? Why should we care? Don’t bury your head in the sand, because these aren’t rhetorical questions.
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When is enough finally enough? It’s literally daily now. I’m both livid and numb. And collectively, it’s a real problem that the latter has started to dull the former.
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I’m very angry. None of it makes sense. I hoped we were better than this.
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It’s sometimes tempting to imagine that life would be perfect if only we had a few billion dollars. Unfortunately, illness and loss affect us all. Quietly grieving for a wonderful mother who lost her son.
Completely tore my Achilles last week.
Underwent surgery on Monday.
Woke up in pain feeling sorry for myself Tuesday.
Was reminded of how blessed I am to just have an injury and not an illness and to have healthy and happy kids on Wednesday.
Perspective (plus my spouse saying toughen up cupcake) matters and helps.
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