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  1. Bluebird Marsha

    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Hi everyone, I'm Marsha- a librarian who after trying Kentucky, Florida, and New Mexico, has landed in Tennessee. I've lurked around here so long, I don't remember how I tripped in. The possible gateway drugs were World War II, hats, and cosmetics. And Lord knows what else! In addition to the...
  2. Bluebird Marsha

    A breakdown of Fedora Loungers by sex, location, age and marital status

    Female, 38 and holding, single, and in Smyrna, TN- because I can't afford to live in Franklin. Pooh. But at least I can see cows and pastures from my apartment windows- which I consider to be a massively good thing.
  3. Bluebird Marsha

    One thing I can not live without is?

    Air, water, and food make life possible. Lovely gentlemen, books, wine, perfume, and a comfy chair by the fire make life worth living.
  4. Bluebird Marsha

    Would You Have Said Something?

    Part of the problem(?), is that most people have very little experience with actual oaths. The Pledge is as close as most come, and therefore it seems to be as impressive as things get. Oaths of enlistment or commissioning are considerably more specific as to what the individual is promising to...
  5. Bluebird Marsha

    SPAM and the Second World War?

    SPAM may be one of the great comfort foods (unless you ate it too much during WWII) of all time. I'm looking at these posts, thinking I ate some of them. SPAM with brown sugar-check. SPAM chopped fine on crackers-check. SPAM with Miracle Whip- that's what went on my fried SPAM sandwich. The...
  7. Bluebird Marsha

    SPAM and the Second World War?

    When I was in Hawaii last year, I took a tour of a macadamia nut factory. http://www.hawnnut.com/ I bought several flavored varieties. Honey mustard, wasabi, and... Spam. I hope I still have the empty can. Yes, I ate all of them. I used to love fried Spam as a kid. Sandwiches were great...
  8. Bluebird Marsha

    Ladies: Do You Like Comic Books?

    I read a small assortment of comics when I was a kid, mainly Star Trek and Star Wars, but I know there were a couple of others (I'm sorry/embarrassed/amused) to say my early sex education was gleaned from the pages of Heavy Metal- don't tell my mom! Right now I don't buy any, but I see a bunch...
  9. Bluebird Marsha

    What Are You Reading

    JennyLou, may I suggest www.worldcat.org ?While not every library has all of its listings in there, most do. (some things are missing) . But The Rescue of Bat-21 is at the LA Public Library, and Whittier Public Library has it in large print. Bat-21 is at the Covina Public Library, the Azusa...
  10. Bluebird Marsha

    Current Day Distractions - Teens Suffer From "Facebook Depresssion"

    All I can think of is Madame Bovary, whiling away her life on a fantasy of what she can't have, based on the appearances that other people project. Facebook is just a new method of exhibiting the same scenarios that have been around since Helen decided the grass was greener in Troy.
  11. Bluebird Marsha

    Would You Have Said Something?

    I'm attempting to remember all the history that got stuffed in my head (accidentally in some cases, mom said I'd read a cereal box if there was nothing else available). Some of the Pledge and flag etiquette developed in the late 1800's. Just after the U.S. Civil War, there was an attempt to come...
  13. Bluebird Marsha

    Weight loss options

    I prefer the opposite advice from Anton Ego: I don't LIKE food. I LOVE it. If I don't love it, I don't SWALLOW.
  14. Bluebird Marsha

    The most frightening motion pictures?

    It's always the stuff from childhood that scares me. Like someone said earlier, reality and make believe can blur pretty effectively. Besides, late night movies were occasionally things that mom would definitely not have allowed. If she had known. Which she didn't, cause she was asleep. Which is...
  15. Bluebird Marsha

    In Need of Some Positive Societal Reinforcement...

    I've found that this attitude applies to so many things.If you like to go jumping in rain puddles, do it. If you like to dress nice/different/bizarre, do it. Afraid to let some guy know you're interested in him, let him know. Want to blast Gene Krupa out your car stereo, blast away. Unless there...
  16. Bluebird Marsha

    What motivates you to do your beauty everyday? Lately I cant find any motivation!

    I am terribly slothful, and would really rather spend 10 minutes in bed rather than fix my face. I haven't overcome my bad habits, but every morning when I do battle with the sleepies, I remind myself that today could be the day when I meet my new lover, and he shouldn't have a first impression...
  17. Bluebird Marsha

    songs that make you shiver/cry

    My tear worthy one is Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole's Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Most people heard it first in 50 First Dates; I heard it on a National Geographic special. The circumstances of the special aren't really something I can bear to repeat, but every time I hear this I almost cry...
  19. Bluebird Marsha

    What Are You Reading

    War Paint: Madame Helena Rubinstein and Miss Elizabeth Arden, Their Lives, Their Times, Their Rivalry by Lindy Woodhead Cosmetic empire fisticuffs. I'm up to the 1930's and it's fascinating read. No Ordinary Joes by Larry Colton Story of the submarine Grenadier, scuttled after being damaged...
  20. Bluebird Marsha

    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    :) It is entirely possible that I was unduly influenced in my youth by certain TV show :) Ahh how a young girl's fancies could turn towards thoughts of handsome... planes.
  21. Bluebird Marsha

    Could you survive?

    Starting out small would be my only option. I can't type, certainly not on one of those old manuals. Those things were awful- my mom tried to teach me and, well it was ouch time. Now she could fly on them. Her only problem was the arms would jam because she typed so fast. My odds of comfortable...
  22. Bluebird Marsha

    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    It's amazing the effect that nice clothes and thoughtfully done hair and makeup have on people. Just the power of the red lipstick surprised me. I usually only go vintage on the hair and makeup, with a hat for good measure. Just pressed jeans and a sweater for work, all of which has added up...
  23. Bluebird Marsha

    Could you survive?

    I was thinking that assuming a new identity would be much easier than today, and that getting a factory or service job wouldn't require much in the way of credentials, just the ability to do the job. But even without trying to be a doctor or lawyer, wouldn't you need something in the way of...

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