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Randall Krzak wrote:

Just checked and the question marks are only where I put them.


LOL, Randy!  That’s a good thing.  It’s probably a glitch in Word that happened simultaneously with the site going down, which led me to think it’s site related. But since I’m the only “questionable “ person on here so far, I will remove Word and reinstall it. I’ve already done a scan by my security program, and nothing came up. So back to the drawing board.

MJ

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Is anyone besides me having problems with question marks being thrown into your chapters when you copy and paste from Word?  They land in random places.  It’s a painintheass to go back because they only show up after the chapter has been posted.

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Nathan B. Childs wrote:

Please restore my premium account. When I was prompted that my account had expired, I downgraded to Basic to see what I had lost in the shutdown.

I did the same thing, and Sol will get you back to Premium. Can't do much in Basic.

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Hi, Sol, I’m back to Premium now. If you will add the 500 points, I should be back where I was before the crash.  Thanks!

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Is it just me, or does everyone else have people in their connections they never heard of?  I went through all mine and found people in there that made me scratch my head and wonder how they got there. Now I know I'm an antique, and sometimes I can't remember what happened yesterday, but has anyone else found people they never heard of as contacts?  I went through and cleaned house.

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I didn’t pay again, just joined as a basic member to be able to get back on.

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Hi, all… I rejoined as a Basic Member until Sol gets me re-established as a premium member. 

I had to the tune of 2300 points when we went bonkers… I don’t know how the points will be redone, but nothing I’ve posted in the last two years is here.  Glad I downloaded When Sorry Ain’t Enough just a few weeks ago.  The version of it that’s still up now was from when I started it 6 or 7 years ago. 

But everything will be okay!  Glad we’re up and running!! 

Never thought I’d say it, but I missed y’all!  Lol!

Happy Trails!!
MJ

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Fabulous, Jack!  Great job!

MJ

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Did I miss Strongest Start this year?

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vern wrote:

How about something where you must use at least X-number of creative made-up cuss words for effect and imagination. You know I get tired of the same old shit all the time, lol. Take care. Vern

ROFLMAO!  Good one, Vern!  I get it! 

MJ

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Glad tidings of great joy and a merry Christmas to all! 

MJ

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Oops... I wrote the above message and then went to his account to see if he'd posted anything.  ACCOUNT CLOSED.  That's odd.

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Glad to have you onboard, Mark... we get a little wild and silly sometimes, but we learn a bunch from each other.  Hope you will enjoy it here.  Just jump in with both feet and have fun!

MJ

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Mercy!  I just read this.  What a pleasant surprise to find out I won something!  YAY!  I've been away for a while and just saw this.  Thanks all for your nice words.  Congrats to Bobbie and Dagny as well!  Very nice job!  Thanks for running the contest, Sol.  Always fun to enter these.

MJ

That's wonderful news, Randy!  A big WOW, GREAT JOB for you!  Fantastic!

MJ

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Whoa!  Well, slap the dog an' spit in the fire!  Way to go, young lady!  Mighty proud to know you an' big ol' congratulations headin' your way!

MJ

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Congrats to all!  This was a fun contest and there were some great entries.  I'm sure the final decision was a hard one!

Ready for another one!

MJ

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So sorry to hear this, Ray... I've been in and out of here for the last few weeks and just saw this.  I'm glad you've made it through it.  I know it's rough.  I've had a couple of friends who didn't do as well as you and didn't make it out of it.  I don't care what the Governor of the Great State of Georgia says, or what Donald John Trump says, this thing is still dangerous.  Why they want to open everything back up is beyond my wildest imagination.  It's like jumping out of an airplane and pulling your parachute open.  You're floating down slowly but surely, then all of a sudden you get a wild hair and decide to remove your parachute.  You splatter to the ground.  Then your family is left to pick up the pieces.  I'm still wearing a mask everywhere I go, in addition to gloves.  I'm not getting within 15 feet of anybody, and if they're not wearing a mask, I am not even getting that close. 

Since there are so many deaths, there are a lot of animals left behind.  My rescue farm is over capacity right now, waiting for family members to hopefully come and get the horses, the dogs, the cats who don't understand where their humans went all of a sudden.  So that has kept me pretty busy.

Hope you continue to do well. 

Stay safe, everybody.  Wear those protective masks and gloves and stay out of public places.

MJ

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This is not a song, but if anybody hasn't ever seen the movie Outbreak (1995), I would suggest watching it now because you will see our current situation displayed in this movie.  Different scenarios, of course, but it relates almost 100% to what's going on now with this coronavirus.  It has an all-star cast including Dustin Hoffman, Renee Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland, Patrick Dempsey, and Cuba Gooding, Jr. 

I swear I think the current administration has watched it because there are so many similarities to things that are trying to be covered up today and by whom.

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Gosh, Ray, so sorry to hear that you've been ill.  I hope you continue to improve and back up to snuff soon.  Stay at home and don't venture out.  I've been ordering everything brought to my car for the things that can't be delivered by UPS, USPS, or Fed-Ex.  Though it's not as much fun, the fast-food drive-through windows are just as germy as going inside, so everything is being prepared from home for me until this has passed.  There's no sure-fire way to keep from getting the germ since it's airborne, but hopefully staying away from everybody will make it pass on by.

Take care of yourself,
MJ

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I'm in the wrong room.  Excuse me.

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Such an honor, Randy!  So proud of all your accomplishments!

MJ

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Think I got there just in time, Randy.  Done! 
Can we vote more than once?

And congratulations!  Fingers crossed! XXXX

MJ

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vern wrote:

I guess I was the only one who responded to her email and received the grand prize of a thousand dollars. Now, what to do with it.

Go figure! Some people just have all the luck!  Have you considered Happy Hour down at the local karaoke joint?