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Journeyman

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3. Everyone should take a cue from Mark Twain and realize. . .

Reply to mrmpa (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 12:50 AM

Oct 2012

that the older we get the more we can appreciate that most of the troubles we've known never happened.

In other words, don't let the unknown cares of tomorrow live in your head rent free today.

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Let's all be calm now............. [View all] mrmpa Oct 2012 OP

In other words Floyd_Gondolli Oct 2012 #1

Bingo............eom mrmpa Oct 2012 #2

Everyone should take a cue from Mark Twain and realize. . . Journeyman Oct 2012 #3

Excellent quote............. mrmpa Oct 2012 #6

The original Twain quote, made when he was quite elderly and close to death, is. . . Journeyman Oct 2012 #8

The Head of FEMA told the governors that the fed gov will reimburse the states if ... Tx4obama Oct 2012 #4

I can honestly say in PA JB126 Oct 2012 #5

I'm in western PA........... mrmpa Oct 2012 #7

hey, I wouldn't object to paper ballots in swing states Yul A Oct 2012 #9

Actually, paper isn't nearly as hard as you imply jeff47 Oct 2012 #10