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Fri Oct 28, 2022, 11:20 AM

Oct 2022

3,4,5. grade Science classes. There is a chinese proverb about that, I always felt sorry for the kids who just read their science book and just answered the questions at the end of the section.

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What are you addicted to????-no alcohol, drugs, [View all] debm55 Oct 2022 OP

Chocolate. And Books! niyad Oct 2022 #1

Both at the same time? debm55 Oct 2022 #2

Of course! niyad Oct 2022 #16

I'm with you! zanana1 Oct 2022 #76

Yes, of course. niyad Oct 2022 #79

I had an addiction to those paperback Pillsbury recipe books you used to find in the check out lane. debm55 Oct 2022 #111

Me too-- only I'd add cats to my list ailsagirl Oct 2022 #138

I suppose anime... Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #3

I know how you feel-must have a cup of tea and play a game of Solitare on my tablet. debm55 Oct 2022 #8

Amateur wrestling, gab13by13 Oct 2022 #4

Did you go to PSU? debm55 Oct 2022 #5

Midsomer Murders, for starters Wicked Blue Oct 2022 #6

Tostitos--my favorite; plain or with toppings? debm55 Oct 2022 #19

I love salsa Wicked Blue Oct 2022 #28

My salsa is mild, I make in a little watery, I put on the chips and microwave with this cheese llike debm55 Oct 2022 #33

My wife's addicted to AITA, too. Not Heidi Oct 2022 #34

What is ATTA? Asking for a friend. debm55 Oct 2022 #36

A I T A -- Not Heidi Oct 2022 #38

Oh have read some heard about them but kbnew by Am I the asshole, debm55 Oct 2022 #45

reddit subgroup for judging conflicts Wicked Blue Oct 2022 #89

Love Midsomer Murders nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2022 #136

Tennis and DU. Nt spooky3 Oct 2022 #7

Tennis , do you have a public place where you live? debm55 Oct 2022 #10

Outdoor courts, yes. Nt spooky3 Oct 2022 #14

GOD, I miss tennis. Not Heidi Oct 2022 #39

Why not start playing again? Nt spooky3 Oct 2022 #41

I'm working to get there. Not Heidi Oct 2022 #59

Allways stretch well prior to playing tennis. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2022 #77

Politics, DU. family history, antiques and primitives, Christmas decorating. Frustratedlady Oct 2022 #9

When my son was small, we had a tree in every room(we live in an eight room house) I was so debm55 Oct 2022 #40

I hear ya, I just haven't stopped. I've had friends who left their trees up all year long. Frustratedlady Oct 2022 #64

WoW the room sounds wonderful. Nice to be able to share memories with daughter and grand debm55 Oct 2022 #66

I'm addicted to bedtime stories MyMission Oct 2022 #11

Have you tried Calm? debm55 Oct 2022 #46

Dove ice cream bars w/ dark chocolate. 😋 Deuxcents Oct 2022 #12

My husband loves dove bars with the dark chocolate.He will eat the whole box, I prefer the Nutty debm55 Oct 2022 #42

True crime NanceGreggs Oct 2022 #13

Nance, that is funny. Saw on a commercial a new series called When Spouses Kill. I forget the debm55 Oct 2022 #23

My husband says the same thing about my books! Freddie Oct 2022 #30

I love mysteries, especially murder mysteries. There are certain kinds of niyad Oct 2022 #80

Secret for you before I read the mystery book, I read the last chapter to see how it ended then i debm55 Oct 2022 #83

Many people do. I think it helps focus one's attention, to see if they can niyad Oct 2022 #85

Many people do. I think it helps focus one's attention, to see if they can niyad Oct 2022 #86

lol Wicked Blue Oct 2022 #137

I adore Sue Grafton, had the pleasure of meeting her in San Diego many years ago, niyad Oct 2022 #139

Really? Wow! Wicked Blue Oct 2022 #143

She was very smart and kind and thoughtful. Wicked smart. niyad Oct 2022 #144

True crime is one of my interests, too. Different Drummer Oct 2022 #130

Do you listen to My Favorite Murder? yellowdogintexas Oct 2022 #141

I have yet to listen to that one, but thanks for the recommendation! Different Drummer Oct 2022 #146

great podcast! Two true crime addicted women yellowdogintexas Oct 2022 #147

For a while True Dough Oct 2022 #15

Might have been, I wanted to spread happiness. debm55 Oct 2022 #43

My dogs, my books, and Tostitos Organic Blue Corn Chips Polly Hennessey Oct 2022 #17

Sounds good Polly. During the pandemic, I read all the books- 8 -to Outlander. Never read a romance debm55 Oct 2022 #21

Most boring addiction but ... Island Blue Oct 2022 #18

Not boring at all. I used to be addicted to Perlier lime . debm55 Oct 2022 #20

I have several hobbies, not sure whether those qualify as addictions, though mike_c Oct 2022 #22

Mike, my hobbies have come and gone. It can get sort of expensive, right? debm55 Oct 2022 #25

it does indeed mike_c Oct 2022 #31

Learning and sharing what I learned. cachukis Oct 2022 #24

Good! That is learning and teaching are very important right now. So many people don't think it is. debm55 Oct 2022 #26

It dawned on me at an early age, the best way to learn was to teach. cachukis Oct 2022 #65

I did to, In addition the best way to learn was a hands on approach, We did many many experiments in debm55 Oct 2022 #87

COCA-COLA. The Real Thing. Not Heidi Oct 2022 #27

That;s all I remember, Do remember there where kids on a hillside dressed in different ethnic dress. debm55 Oct 2022 #29

Mmm . . . iced tea Not Heidi Oct 2022 #35

I had to switch to Coke Zero in 2010. House of Roberts Oct 2022 #44

I drank Zero for a long time. Not Heidi Oct 2022 #47

I just now remembered the Coke ads House of Roberts Oct 2022 #52

Don't Remember--how did it go? debm55 Oct 2022 #68

Here y'go. Now my eyes are watering. House of Roberts Oct 2022 #90

What? Remembering that means I'm old? William Seger Oct 2022 #61

No offense intended, Mr Seger Not Heidi Oct 2022 #62

I remember. niyad Oct 2022 #81

Duotrigordle Freddie Oct 2022 #32

I don't call them addictions Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #37

Lots of stuff! Listening to music, dark chocolate, art & jewelry making, learning stuff (reading, .. electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #48

Coffee, dark chocolate, baking, books, Politics yellowdogintexas Oct 2022 #49

I do the bubble pop games. debm55 Oct 2022 #69

Seeds MissB Oct 2022 #50

Sunflower seeds? Not Heidi Oct 2022 #54

The birds ate all my sunflower seeds this past summer, I didn;t mind though debm55 Oct 2022 #78

Oh, cool. Not Heidi Oct 2022 #118

K-dramas nocoincidences Oct 2022 #51

K-dramas? Not Heidi Oct 2022 #53

Korean videos. Hotel del Luna & Extraordinary Attorney Woo yellowdogintexas Oct 2022 #70

Podcasts. Laffy Kat Oct 2022 #55

Podcasts are great! I never miss Bob Cesca or Frangela yellowdogintexas Oct 2022 #71

I'll have to check those out! Laffy Kat Oct 2022 #108

Riding my horse Bayard Oct 2022 #56

Lighting farts in public places Major Nikon Oct 2022 #57

T guess to each his own- debm55 Oct 2022 #74

You don't burp the alphabet? Wicked Blue Oct 2022 #88

My bete noir is sherbet, especially Rainbow. Coventina Oct 2022 #58

i like lime sherbert, Yum debm55 Oct 2022 #72

Oh I LOVE lime sherbet too!!! Coventina Oct 2022 #93

certainly junk food Skittles Oct 2022 #60

Lucky you. Be careful It caught up to at 65. debm55 Oct 2022 #73

I guess I will know when I stop swimming across lakes for fun Skittles Oct 2022 #112

So that's why your name is Skittles! Polybius Oct 2022 #104

Sweets Polybius Oct 2022 #63

When I was teaching and Halloween feel on a school night, the kids would come in with a sugar high debm55 Oct 2022 #82

sweets lark Oct 2022 #67

Chocolate and apparently, hypermasculine nerds. TiredGenXFemme Oct 2022 #75

I like MMA, sci-fi, lifting weights and doing math problems for fun. oh I forgot pocket protectors. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2022 #84

Let me guess, you are an engineer. debm55 Oct 2022 #92

Just my lame attempt at being funny/welcoming. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2022 #94

That's pretty good. TiredGenXFemme Oct 2022 #95

Martial artist! Oh shit, don't tell him I fake hit on you. haha Prairie_Seagull Oct 2022 #96

Prairie your post me laugh as my husband who a PhD in Chemical Egineering would wear one. i debm55 Oct 2022 #97

Once upon a time, TiredGenXFemme Oct 2022 #99

I went to PSU and you could Identify all the engineering students by their pocket protectors and debm55 Oct 2022 #103

Ha! TiredGenXFemme Oct 2022 #102

Come on that was a 2 ha joke at least. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2022 #105

I raise your ha ha TiredGenXFemme Oct 2022 #107

I blame it on my wife and daughters. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2022 #106

Reading and watching fantasy and science fiction. Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #91

Are you related to him? debm55 Oct 2022 #100

No. Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #101

Does anyone remember the crime/ mystery books that were about a Medical examiner Iread the entire debm55 Oct 2022 #98

Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta series. highplainsdem Oct 2022 #109

Thank you highplainsdem. I will have to check out Amazon and see if there are any books I haven't debm55 Oct 2022 #110

Coke Zero - NOT Diet Coke! - only Coke Zero FakeNoose Oct 2022 #113

too sweet. pepsi is my choice debm55 Oct 2022 #114

I always thought Pepsi was sweeter than Coke. To me Coke has a bot more ?tanginess. electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #125

New York Times Crossword Puzzles Ohiya Oct 2022 #115

Small (5x7 to 8x10) unusual shaped or styled thrift store picture frames. Tikki Oct 2022 #116

Now that's really cool! GenThePerservering Oct 2022 #123

Chocolate, free cell solitaire, family history, wnylib Oct 2022 #117

Reading. tblue37 Oct 2022 #119

Tacos. (n/t) Iggo Oct 2022 #120

Tea & coffee, reading, music (esp. live but not since Covid-19), cooking, baking, r/o SoBlueInFL Oct 2022 #121

What kind of metalsmithing - jewelry? What kind of beading? electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #124

I make jewelry (fine & sterling silver, red brass, bronze, copper, and the reactive r/o SoBlueInFL Oct 2022 #126

Running, working out, cycling GenThePerservering Oct 2022 #122

Eavesdropping. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2022 #127

People watching mnhtnbb Oct 2022 #128

I'm addicted to: Niagara Oct 2022 #129

Thank you. Niagara. You're interests sound like my MIL debm55 Oct 2022 #133

Crocheting, area51 Oct 2022 #131

Cookies and ice cold milk as a bed time snack while... 3catwoman3 Oct 2022 #132

You have to get the books all Creatures Great and Small. I've read the series of books.The series is debm55 Oct 2022 #134

I have watched every episode of Call The Midwife more than once. 3catwoman3 Oct 2022 #135

Pokemon Go! Tyche Oct 2022 #140

good history and archeology documentaries eShirl Oct 2022 #142

Golf, Playing Music, History Docs ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #145

And after tonight, Reese's butter butter cups. NUM,NUM,NUM debm55 Oct 2022 #148

We Had A Halloween Dud ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #150

Currently my computer, and "Democratic Underground." Stuart G Oct 2022 #149