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None, not a single one...
You forgot the state of confusion.
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You forgot the state of confusion.
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You forgot the state of confusion.
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Copy the list to your response section and next to each state, put an "L" for lived or a "V" for visited. Don't count states you merely drove through.
Alabama (V)
Alaska
Arizona (V)
Arkansas
California (L)
Colorado (V)
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida (L)
Georgia (V)
Hawaii (V)
Idaho (L)
Illinois
Indiana (L)
Iowa (V)
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana (V)
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska (V)
Nevada (V)
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio (L)
Oklahoma
Oregon (V)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas (L)
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington (L)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alabama (V)
Alaska
Arizona (V)
Arkansas
California (L)
Colorado (V)
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida (L)
Georgia (V)
Hawaii (V)
Idaho (L)
Illinois
Indiana (L)
Iowa (V)
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana (V)
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska (V)
Nevada (V)
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio (L)
Oklahoma
Oregon (V)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas (L)
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington (L)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Let my wife interrupt my TV show so she could watch her TV show...
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Every member, from the crotchety old man in the corner to the dude at the head of the parade with pom-poms, is entitled to an opinion. As I've explained to a couple of members, it isn't the opinion expressed so much as the manner in which it is presented. Be respectful. Be flexible. Be open-minded and consider all sides of an issue.
There are many ways on SS that an author is lauded and/or recognized for achievement. Ratings, views, RR's, EC's, front cover listings and badges. All of which are subjective. At this point, it's the best we got and tweaking of the processes are currently being considered.
Larryf's well-intentioned post was spot on. These things we are currently discussing should be elements of SS that makes being a member more relevant. We should be more supportive and trumpet the victories of each other rather than assuming that just because one author got a piece of pie means there is none left for anybody else.
Gypsy and Ping are right. We are a community, generously supported by Nicola. Let's not waste the opportunity being offered here and encourage new members, mentor those who want help, and celebrate the endeavors of our friends.
ps. and I'll try not being the crotchety old man in the corner.
There are many ways on SS that an author is lauded and/or recognized for achievement. Ratings, views, RR's, EC's, front cover listings and badges. All of which are subjective. At this point, it's the best we got and tweaking of the processes are currently being considered.
Larryf's well-intentioned post was spot on. These things we are currently discussing should be elements of SS that makes being a member more relevant. We should be more supportive and trumpet the victories of each other rather than assuming that just because one author got a piece of pie means there is none left for anybody else.
Gypsy and Ping are right. We are a community, generously supported by Nicola. Let's not waste the opportunity being offered here and encourage new members, mentor those who want help, and celebrate the endeavors of our friends.
ps. and I'll try not being the crotchety old man in the corner.
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snakes
a quiet night at home on New Years or party on New Years
a quiet night at home on New Years or party on New Years
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I never rule anything out. I thought the competition for Alan was quite a success. We might consider "bursts competitions"... short notice, short timeline, short winner announcements... random genres.. poems one month, story the next... maybe once a month.. no monies, but maybe a parking space on the front page? Name in lights.
If we can get more member participation, we can generate enthusiasm. I for one miss the cross-talk we used to get in the forums. We need an old style general Store cracker barrel type of circle-the-chairs confab... the mods could just post a random topic of conversation and see who bites... a separate posting on the front page, not from the ticker... that damn ticker is nothing but games anymore...
If we can get more member participation, we can generate enthusiasm. I for one miss the cross-talk we used to get in the forums. We need an old style general Store cracker barrel type of circle-the-chairs confab... the mods could just post a random topic of conversation and see who bites... a separate posting on the front page, not from the ticker... that damn ticker is nothing but games anymore...
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I think badges are fine and might encourage more participation by members, but the standards required to achieve the badges need to be reasonable and not exclusive to only a few members.
There is a small cluster of members here who could write a poem about bat guano and get 20 votes and hundreds of views simply because they have a quid pro quo troop of followers.
The average member, of which I include myself, plods along 8 votes at a time, just hoping to get on the front page. Badges are well out of reach for the majority of our members. That's like standing at the candy counter with a nickel and everything cost ten cents.
I would suggest a "Badge Friendly" method rather than a "Badge Hopeless" method that benefits all members.
Famous Story: 1000 views
Legendary Story: 3000 views
Famous Member: 7500 views
Legendary Member: 10,000 views
Famous Vocalist: 1000 listens
Legendary Vocalist: 5000 listens
Millionaires Club: 50,000 views
Billionaires Club: 100,000 views
There is a small cluster of members here who could write a poem about bat guano and get 20 votes and hundreds of views simply because they have a quid pro quo troop of followers.
The average member, of which I include myself, plods along 8 votes at a time, just hoping to get on the front page. Badges are well out of reach for the majority of our members. That's like standing at the candy counter with a nickel and everything cost ten cents.
I would suggest a "Badge Friendly" method rather than a "Badge Hopeless" method that benefits all members.
Famous Story: 1000 views
Legendary Story: 3000 views
Famous Member: 7500 views
Legendary Member: 10,000 views
Famous Vocalist: 1000 listens
Legendary Vocalist: 5000 listens
Millionaires Club: 50,000 views
Billionaires Club: 100,000 views
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banned for having a long painful memory... what kind of pizza was it?
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I am about to start a Walk-a-Thon for my grandson's school.. I've pledged 5 miles. What was I thinking?
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Quote by AriesDragon
I don't know if you'd call it nice, but it was the kindest thing we could do.
A zebra was caught in a snare on a neighboring ranch. It got free and managed to somehow get through our perimeter electric fence, probably through fear of the hyena, triggering the alarms which sent our people to investigate. They lost the tracks in the thick bush so backtracked to the neighboring ranch where they found the snare; a piece of fencing wire attatched to a log that was buried 4ft in the ground along a wildlife path. All around were the tracks of hyena, jackel and the unfortunate zebra as well as skin and flesh in the snare. Last night one of the camera traps captured the zebra at a water hole so with that information it was tracked and monitored until a vet got here. Once it was darted we were able to see that from the cannon bone the skin was gone leaving just some shredded tendons and the bone. From the fetlock down, the hoof was also gone. Its hind quarters and stomach had tears in the flesh, evidence of hyena bites. It was decided to put him the sleep perminantly. Poor fellow, but a far kinder fate than being ambushed by hyena.
Find that bastard... put him in the snare... and leave him for the hyenas...
The other nice thing I did today was run a block to give the mailman a piece of mis-delivered mail.
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almond joy
apple pie or pecan pie or custard pie or cherry pie
apple pie or pecan pie or custard pie or cherry pie
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banned from the forums because she needs to go make sandwiches for everybody...
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I am tense and feeling antsy about the way our nation is crumbling.
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Dragons don't like peanut butter.. it gums up the flame thrower... you and Carl haul Torchy to the car wash and get her hosed out... meanwhile, I got the EOL covered...
