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Have you learned anything new lately?

qualitygal — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:11:52 GMT

Even retired people, need a vacation break. Don't ask me why, I just know, I'm looking forward to ours this year. I think you just need to break up the scenery now and then.

How about you?

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Preds — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:43:18 GMT

Don't know if I've learned anything new, but I sure can forget stuff daily. Enjoy your vacation @qualitygal!

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Pqfan — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:21:55 GMT

I learned not to date an "Ikea man."

He is completely unassembled and has to be put together.

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wagirl — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:29:36 GMT

Yes--am learning all about the types of carpeting, padding and how to measure. Looking at new carpet after 31 years with the old---so gross---stuff. And I am learning to take my time to research what I want first.

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reiki604 — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:34:29 GMT

The day I stop learning new things or have the intellectual curiosity to learn, is the day I will lay down and die!

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Group 5 minus 1 — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:35:07 GMT

When we updated our home we decided NO carpeting and after 17 years have no regrets.

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CareBears — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:06:13 GMT

@qualitygal I learn something new every day, or at least I try to, I consider myself a seasoned baker/cook but yesterday a friend of mine told me how to cook corn on the cob in the microwave, who knew, I have always boiled it or grilled it, how could I not know this?

We cooked the corn last night and it was delicious, see it just goes to show you, no matter what age you are there is always something to learn!

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hckynut — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:51:48 GMT

@qualitygal

Right before I retired, about 13 months, when co- workers would ask me if I was learning anything new. My then response: "I'm happy just remembering what I already know". This pertaining to getting skewed for the umpteenth time in my, almost the, 33 years with the company.

That company got 1 more scew in before I retired, which I then knew would come in, at most, 5 months. Thanks to a buyout, it came 3 months earlier.

Since I retired, knowing zip about computers, I learned self taught, starting with the DOS system. Not an expert by all means, but have built a couple of my own computers. I decided to get into learning about computers all because of a Nascar Simulation Floppy Disc. Love auto racing and that got me into computer technology.

Since then? Think I will write a book about things I have learned, and the things I cleaned out of my memory resources. Yesterday I learned from my wife how to mix Hummingbird attracting feed and the many colors of them.

Try to learn something new each day, while hoping to retain much of what I already know and learned in my many long life's experiences.

You asked and with me? Seldom a quick exit when someone opens a threads door like this one. Gotta tell a tale or 2 true ones. =^..^=

hckynut(john)

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RainCityWoman — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:52:51 GMT

I learned a few months ago that, to quote Shakespeare, "Nothing is, but what is not." That's all I'm going to say.

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q-girl — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:55:28 GMT

I believe that if you have a curious mind you learn something every day, no matter your age or station in life. Little things you see and/or hear bring questions to your mind, and in seeking the answers something new is learned. At least that is how my mind works, and I surely hope it never changes.

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tansy — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:57:36 GMT

I have not necessarily learned any new tricks lately but I keep up with current events daily.

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hennypenny — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:34:56 GMT

Learning every day (forgetting some too, inorder to make room).

Today's tidbit was learning about a "sidewall".

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beckyb1012 — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:37:43 GMT

@hennypenny wrote:
Learning every day (forgetting some too, inorder to make room).
Today's tidbit was learning about a "sidewall".

That one is mine for the day as well. Thank goodness the day is still early.

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ms traditional — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:53:18 GMT

a vacation is a break from the "humdrum." most everyone has experiences with the have-to's, the day-in and day-out - and a change of venue, people does tend to refresh. i do try to bunch my have-to's together so that some days are just total freedom. as for learning, i start my summer school class next week. i don't think i have ever had a year since college when i wasn't learning something. love it!

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SilleeMee — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:25:32 GMT

Yes, I learned how much the lumber will cost for my new deck. Had no idea it was that expensive!

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OnlyShopsOnline — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:35:16 GMT

I purchased a top of the line sewing/embroidery machine combo last August. The capabilities of this machine are unbelievable. So I'm taking online classes to learn all sorts of new techniques. Definitely been a mind stretcher, lol.

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VanSleepy — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:45:06 GMT

Yes, @Moonchilde taught me a new word recently. At first I thought it was a typo, but after she wrote "whinge" three times I looked it up. I do crossword puzzles and play word games; I don't know how I never saw that word before in my life :-)

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Anita Hug — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:52:03 GMT

I learned that when I stopped being so darn picky about every little weed in my pristine lawn, my life became so much easier. So much less work for me. And, to my delight, I now have prancy, bouncy bunnies that love the yummy little clover patches that I've allowed onto my property. Why did I resist this before? They are so much fun to watch.

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Montana — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:38:56 GMT

I recently learned:

1. side walls - never heard this term before

2. If you are allergic to latex, ingesting papain could be a problem

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qualitygal — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:49:25 GMT

@Montana wrote:
I recently learned:

1. side walls - never heard this term before

2. If you are allergic to latex, ingesting papain could be a problem

@ Montana, I can look this up, but others may want to learn about this too...what is papain?