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[Lee, Mod Mama]

Oh my goodness, thanks for reminding me! We have a pumpkin to carve as well. I better get on that.

[Manybooks]

Lee wrote: "Gundula, why can't you vote? My husband votes and he's an immigrant. Do you not have Canadian citizenship?"

I'm a landed immigrant. I probably should get my Canadian citizenship because I really do not feel German anymore, but I don't want to give up my EC passport, with it I can live and work anywhere that is part of the EC, like Great Britain, Ireland, Spain etc. And, Germany does not allow dual citizenship (yet). I mean, I do not feel German anymore, but I like the idea of having the opportunity and ability to live and work in much of Western (and now even Eastern) Europe. And, the only thing I cannot do in Canada is vote (and that is not too much of a problem, politicians drive me crazy anyway).

[Manybooks]

Lee wrote: "Oh my goodness, thanks for reminding me! We have a pumpkin to carve as well. I better get on that."

Do you roast the seeds? I used to love doing that, but I have not tried to lobotomise a pumpkin (great choice of words, Jeannette) for a long, long time.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Yes, last year we roasted the seeds and I will probably do so again this year. They're yummy!

I'd love to have an EC passport too. That's too bad Germany doesn't allow dual citizenship.

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Gundula, Germany amended their Constitution at least 5 years ago to allow for dual-citizenship, at least with the US. That is when my husband applied for US citizenship. I would assume this applies to Canada, but maybe it is Canada that won't allow dual citizenship?

The important thing from the German side, was to first get German permission (Genehmigung) and then to apply for the new citizenship. If you apply for a second citizenship without permission, they will revoke your German citizenship (or so they threaten). My daughter is now automatically a dual-citizen.

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I used to roast the seeds, but I got lazy in the last few years. The lobotomies went well. I will post a picture when I get a good one. My husband's pumpkin is French Revolution-themed!

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Here is a link to the German Consulate in Toronto, Gundula. You can indeed apply for Canadian citizenship, but first you must apply for and receive permission from Germany (Beibehaltunsgenehmigung). Then you will have 2 passports and be able to vote in Canada. You also won't have to get a work permit any more to work in Canada.

http://www.toronto.diplo.de/Vertretun...

[Maude]

Jeanette, You are such a NICE person. You help everyone, including me. I am glad you are here!

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Thank you, Maude! That is so nice of you to say. I'm always happy when I can help someone. :) You just made my evening!

[Manybooks]

Jeannette wrote: "Gundula, Germany amended their Constitution at least 5 years ago to allow for dual-citizenship, at least with the US. That is when my husband applied for US citizenship. I would assume this appli..."

That would be nice. I'll see about checking that out. Thanks for the information.

Do you know if permission usually granted? I should also mention this to my father. He became a Canadian and my mother stayed German, but because they are in Germany so much of the time now (grandkids are all in Europe), it might be easier for him to have both, or for my mother to get a Canadian citizenship as well. I'm actually waiting for my "immigration card" in the mail (you have to renew your maple leaf card every five years), but I've been told my new one is in the mail for ages now. Without it, I really cannot travel outside of the country, they'll let me out, but I'm not sure if they'll let me back in, so it's better not to try.

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You're welcome. It's nice to have the option, and we have been through it if you have any questions.

[Maude]

Jeanette, I'm glad!! And now Good Night to all!

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Lee wrote: "Oh my goodness, thanks for reminding me! We have a pumpkin to carve as well. I better get on that."

I also completely forgot. Our pumpkins are blank faced and naked, poor babies.

P.S. Dixie is going to have a fit...she is scared to death of pumpkins.

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Maude wrote: "Jeanette, You are such a NICE person. You help everyone, including me. I am glad you are here!"

And yet she picks on me....what's up with that?

Just kidding, Miss Jeannette. You know I have hearts in my eyes for you.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

You two are so cute!

[[deleted user]]

Christine, I betcha Dixie is a bit afraid of bananas too.

[[deleted user]]

It's all about tough love for you, Christine. XOXO

[[deleted user]]

Shelley wrote: "Christine, I betcha Dixie is a bit afraid of bananas too."

Score! lol

[[deleted user]]

Shelley wrote: "Christine, I betcha Dixie is a bit afraid of bananas too."

Obviously Shelley is spending too much time with Jeannette. Hmmmmm.

[Kathy]

I, too, will be so happy to have election day behind us because of all the ads. I've rather lucky in that I've only received one automated phone call thus far, don't know how I escaped those. I don't think the "no call" list cover those for some reason. I know it doesn't cover certain organizations that call me wanting donations either.

Jeannette, I hope the lobotomies go well. LOL! I'm going to make chili later today. The weather has turned cooler here, so it's time for those "comforting" dishes.

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Kathy wrote: "I, too, will be so happy to have election day behind us because of all the ads. I've rather lucky in that I've only received one automated phone call thus far, don't know how I escaped those. I d..."

I already went to vote this week, and I can't wait for it to go away now. The lawn signs are nuts out here.

[Manybooks]

I am starting a Pumpkin Liberation Front. I don't think they really like to be lobotomised (at least not by me, I am dangerous with a knife).

Christine, tell Dixie that pumpkins cannot move, so she has the upper hand (our family's Rottweiler, when we were young, was originally afraid of pumpkins as well, until he realised that no matter how much he barked and growled at them, they never moved, they never could get him).

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I scared my cat yesterday when I put on my new down coat. It is mid-thigh length, white, with a fake fur trimmed hood. He actually ran away from me, and hid under the table with big eyes! The other cat and the dog just sniffed, but it took some convincing to get the black cat to come to me. Then, after he was really sure, he did that little cat head-bump thing, to say "Oh, it's you." What a goofball.

I will post my pumpkin pictures later. I think you will find my husband's handiwork amusing.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

At this point, I wouldn't vote for Wendy Nanney, whoever she is, for state house, just given how many annoying ads she's sent us in the mail.

Two yesterday, another one today, several more before that.

We have gotten several robo calls as well, but we hang up on them as soon as we hear "Hi, I'm Newt Gingrich..." Click.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Brenda wrote: "I tend to skip the negative adds on TV but I really get tired of the automated phone calls that clog up my answering machine. I guess they can still leave messages even if you are on a do not call..."

They are not affected by the do not call program, as political speech is protected by the constitution. The politicans, the charities, and the phone companies are all allowed to call.

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And they certainly all do call! :(

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Yep.

It's still not anywhere as bad as it was before the no-call list, though!

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I let my answering machine pick up all of my calls. I get a lot of hang-ups that way.

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Susanna wrote: we hang up on them as soon as we hear "Hi, I'm Newt Gingrich..." Click."

It's probably really Newt Gingrich and he wants something completely unrelated to the elections, haha!

[[deleted user]]

Jeannette wrote: "I let my answering machine pick up all of my calls. I get a lot of hang-ups that way."

You have an actual answering machine? Errrr....do you use a VCR too? Is your cell phone the size of a cereal box?

[[deleted user]]

I have a land line! Cell phones damage your brain, as is proven by the fact that your are unable to maintain your balance on a chair. :P

[[deleted user]]

Jeannette wrote: "I have a land line! Cell phones damage your brain, as is proven by the fact that your are unable to maintain your balance on a chair. :P"

Hahahaha!!! Okay, that was funny!

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[Manybooks]

Christine wrote: "Jeannette wrote: "I let my answering machine pick up all of my calls. I get a lot of hang-ups that way."

You have an actual answering machine? Errrr....do you use a VCR too? Is your cell phone ..."

I actually sometimes miss answering machines. My Bell Voicemail can drive you batty, especially if you have a bunch of saved mail that needs to be removed, or that they claim needs to be removed (each takes about five minutes, and if you have five or so, it can hold up your land line for ages, and the droning voice drives me crazy).

[Manybooks]

Susanna wrote: "Yep.

It's still not anywhere as bad as it was before the no-call list, though!"

I think it was handled a lot better in the USA than in Canada. We had to register for the do-not-call list online (which is why I did not do it), and it seems that some unscrupulous telemarketers got hold of the names on the list (thus, some people have actually been getting more calls instead of less). Also, the CRTC has been quite slow charging violators, and to date, have hardly collected any of the fines that they did charge. As it is, I'm kind of glad I waited, I don't get too many telemarketing calls, and I would hate to sign up for a do-not-call-list and end up with more calls because somehow my information was passed on.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

A land line? Not only do we have a land line rather than a cell phone, we have a rotary phone!

And it lives on a telephone niche in the hall, built-in when the house was built in the 1930s.

We also have an answering machine. Me. (Well, we have a mechanical one, but mostly it's me.)

Yes, we're antediluvian.

[[deleted user]]

A rotary phone with its own little niche in the wall! You must have a lovely home, Susanna. They don't make them like that anymore.

[[deleted user]]

Iowa is looking good, and many of the mighty have fallen, so we'll see about this game, Christine!

Halloween is over for us, or will be when I get the last bit of Butterfinger off my teeth. lol My daughter & 3 friends had a sleepover, complete with an anime marathon. They're in the room watching and giggling right now. :)

[Kathy]

Susanna wrote: "A land line? Not only do we have a land line rather than a cell phone, we have a rotary phone!

And it lives on a telephone niche in the hall, built-in when the house was built in the 1930s.

We a..."

We just got rid of our rotary phone last year. I rather have a fondess for them, as I remember the old black model that sat on the telephone stand when I was growing up. I inherited the telephone stand, a truly sentimental piece.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Go Hawks!

(Born at the university hospital, without which I wouldn't be here. The Hawkeyes have a fan for life.)

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All right! (Don't tell any of my neighbors here in Ames that I said that.)

[[deleted user]]

Christine wrote: "Good morning! I have a busy day ahead. ...I have to go to the market, carve pumpkins, and watch Michigan State destroy Iowa in football (then I have to jump around cheering and get on here to tease Jeannette)...."

30-0 at the half. Don't hurt yourself with all that jumping around and cheering, Christine! lol

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Oh my. This is ugly. Christine needs cupcakes (and Kleenex for her weeping).

[[deleted user]]

You mean a roll of paper towels. boo hoo!

[[deleted user]]

Well, well, well....:P

[[deleted user]]

Wait...I can't hear you with this paper bag on my head.

[[deleted user]]

Jeannette wrote: "You mean a roll of paper towels. boo hoo!"

The real question is who paid to have that game fixed, and why? I suspect something sinister. Yeah, that's what happened.

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Christine wrote: "Wait...I can't hear you with this paper bag on my head."

Lookin' good, Christine!

I hate to say it, but we didn't see the Spartans score. I think I dosed for a bit. The first half was amaizing!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I think Sports Illustrated said that in recent years, Kinnick Stadium was where the Big Ten's unbeaten records went to die.

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It looks like the Spartans are 0-7 at Kinnick Stadium. I think their last win there was 1989, if I'm remembering correctly from yesterday's game. Nothing went their way yesterday!

How long did you live in Iowa, Susanna? Or were you just born here?