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1) I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I used to, before AWAD/board.
2) I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing.
3) I will get dressed before noon.
4) I will make an attempt to clean the house, wash clothes, and plan dinner before even thinking of AWAD/board.
5) I will sit down and write a letter to those unfortunate few friends and family that are AWAD/board-deprived.
6) I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the a PM.
7) I will read a book...if I still remember how.
8) I will listen to those around me and their needs and stop telling them to turn the TV down so I can hear myself think before posting on AWAD/board.
9) I will not be tempted during TV commercials to check for new postings.
10) I will try and get out of the house at least once a week, if it is necessary or not.
11) I will remember that my bank is not forgiving if I forget to balance my checkbook because I was too busy at AWAD/board.
12) Last, but not least, I will remember that I must go to bed sometime... and the AWAD/board will be there tomorrow!!
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This is very, very clever, Wow! You have completely read me well, especially this weekend after having, by necessity, gone so many days without AWAD. Yesterday I read a book, but kept my computer on all day long so I could follow the posts on AWAD--and it was a lovely way to spend the day and I shall do it again today--but this is a luxury since I am between semesters this weekend.
Thank you for making me laugh at myself--and I'm sure many here laugh at themselves.
I want to add one rule, if you don't mind:
13. I will not think it is the end of the world should I find no new posts when checking back onto the AWAD board.
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I gotta eat my oatmeal with a knife and fork?! What kinda oatmeal you think I eat?
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And # 14
I will not have an anxiety attack when I finally check in and see 2947 NEW posts. I'll just pick the top three threads and move on.
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Before my hiatus from this board, I used to look at all of the topics every day. When I came back, I was so intimidated that I restricted myself to announcements and Q&A about words. Thus, when I log on, I see that there are 12731 messages filed under Wordplay and Fun which I have not read and 24470 messages filed under Miscellany which I have not read. If I ever lose both my jobs, I make take a month and read all those.
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I, too, limit myself: I stay above the equator. For a long time I didn't read Weekly Themes, but now I look in on everything up here except AWAD in schools. And I still spend too much time here, but!
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And I read every forum except one when I visit, but I quickly eliminate individual threads that don't hold any interest.
My favorite forum is below the equator: Metawords with Dr. Bill because he pulls up such interesting words and we stick pretty much to basics down there. By 'basics' I mean: definitions, etymology, and a few human interest stories.
My least favorite (!) is the AWAD in the schools one. Maybe that one's too close to home--and I rarely look in there. I come here to escape and to enjoy both words and y'all's company.
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if there's a new post, I read it. 
formerly known as etaoin...
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Dear Faldage, it's ok to eat your oatmeal as I do, with a spoon. But I highly recommend a fork for the scrambled eggs.
As for me : I&A, Q&A, Wordplay, Miscellany.
When I first came abord I looked at everything and it was just tooooo much. So I now stick to the above unless someone PMs me to llok at a particular thread in those "other" fora.
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