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I recently visited a friend in northern Michigan, who wears a step counter. I don't know if hers is a Fit Bit, per se.. We took a boat to South...

Catherine, you have made great progress and any scolding at this point is for general or minor stuff. Once you dumped those two in-law houses, you...

She is already a professor.

ZG: I don't do the sleep tracker FB. It just made me worry and honestly, I do know when I'm not sleeping well. Getting data to prove it was not...

I do my tiny bathroom floor by hand with a microfiber cloth and a mix of Dr Bronner's and water. The floor is so tiny that it takes about 2 minutes....

We have a Shark. It's fantastic! And much cheaper than the crappy ORECK that was raved about years ago. It's a lightweight upright. Cannister...

There will be no replacing capitalism in America.

Oh, gosh--I am so busy with this that my head is gonna explode. We just got the signed contract back on Monday and are in that "OMG we have to get...

What would you replace capitalism with?

Die-hard Capitalists will say the free market provided the rain at the end of a long drought.

Capitalism is not based on free speech, our Constitution supposedly guarantees free speech, not the market.

Neither do I Catherine and I don’t live in such a place.

In NJ, I'm in love with my small entry-level Miele vacuum cleaner. So well-made! But I don't have carpet, so I didn't buy one with a beater bar. ...

Her accusations are a matter for a local jurisdiction or venue. The FBI can’t just cruise into any jurisdiction and declare they are the agency of...

Im not sure what pure free market capitalism has to do with free speech. Unless you are talking buying politicians votes with “lobbyist” money.

Wait. WHAT? When did this happen??? Congratulations to you! (I got nothing on the vacuum though.)

"Paddy" Ekekakis, an assistant professor of health and human performance at Iowa State University, says, "Many have argued that the most effective...

no, i mean to break it down one reason why it's absurd, even though it's obviously absurd on it's face and hardly needs such breakdown: there can be...

Depends. Everyone's situation is different. I no longer have that many friends or family in this area (many have themselves moved away), and the...

These are such great ideas, especially the Swiffer hack! Thank you all. I always get such good ideas here.

Oh, I would love to have someone come in and clean! Robots...somehow I'm picturing Data from "Star Trek" cleaning your floors!:laff:

Precisely. Get to know people.....disregard the labels and generalizations.

Funny. To each their own. No offense, TT, but I specifically don't want a boring year-round warm climate, or to be holed up with a bunch of old folk...

I spray the floors heavily with my bottle of: water/vinegar/baking soda. Then I thoroughly wet a bath towel, wring it about half way...toss it on...

Bump. Now that I am a 1-person housecleaning team, I am contemplating a Roomba for vacuuming the main floor of our house, or at least several of the...

I agree.

You left out "no children"......that way you won't waste her time!

If you don't figure out why past relationships ended, you won't have a future long-lasting relationship.

Get a dog! (joking--kind of) I found that when I am forced to walk a dog 2-3 times a day I do much better in the "moderate activity" department. I...

For the bathroom its the hands, knees and rag method. For the kitchen and other floors, I bought the Libman mop and reusable pads. My cleaning...

I have an old sponge mop that I rubber band a microfiber cloth to- I wet the cloth with warm water and after I've vacuumed I use the cloth wrapped...

Once a month I have cleaners come and scrub the floors on hands and knees and clean the bathrooms. Cheaper to pay them $60 then go to the...

Your GF was fat as I am 5’7’’ and the same weight. I am also fat. So that dispenses with that myth.

There are more of these stories than we probably know. This was just in the Alaska papers....

Last year I bought a mini-crockpot for $10 at Target. I bought it because someone said it's a great way to make steel-cut oatmeal overnight, and I...

The Godfather Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Slap Shot The Birdcage

Several years ago a man in his late fifties died in my town. He was newly retired and moved here from Ohio, having bought a small condo, and had his...

On my hardwood floors I 1) sweep 2) spray a mix of water, white vinegar , a little,soap—let that sit dor a time 3) wipe up liquid with “dog”...

It's been ages since I read the book, but I always listen to the podcast in the car. I like Dave because: He's no-nonsense His baby steps are...

You have a good point with the rags--I usually sort truly icky stuff, too, but my cleaning solutions are pretty benign. I LOVE Mrs. Meyers. I use...

I was afraid to put the rags in with my clothes, because of the strong cleaning solution on them. I thought it might harm the clothes, so I kept the...

Because years of moral relativism take their toll?

Yes. Life in New Jersey is nearly indistinguishable from that in Novosibirsk. Here’s a hint on how to spot one subtle difference. Move to China...

I'm a hands-and-knees person. A) I'm not that great at cleaning as often as I should, so b) I actually am able to see more grime to get rid of if I'm...

Some of us are obsessive nomenclators. Ain’t no shame in it. The problem comes when we generalize too broadly about people based on a facile...

We are in San Francisco so walked 15000 steps yesterday.

Mop and bucket or swiffer. I have both.

Why does this sound so familiar...? ;)

Sounds like capitalism.

Don't label me!

Thanks, everyone! I have not bought upholstered furniture since...um...the late '90s? I went to the La-Z-Boy store and got a sofa for $200 in a...

An easy walk us good too. And I don’t see anything wrong with a little wine now and then, you will keep up with your plan better if you stick to...

Like most mature communist polities, the best analogy would be to feudalism. A relatively small number of families control the military and economic...

no, conservative politically has nothing to do with personal finances....................