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I really liked that one too. I believe I first heard about it here.

We have a cutting board over 2 of the 4 burners on our stove top. On the rare occasion that we need to use more than 2 burners at once, we move it.

Pepper Cumin (actually the 2nd most used spice worldwide) Chili Powder Various chili peppers (in spice form) most of them other than cayenne not...

Pic's of the kitchen would help, so would knowing restrictions, since you rent. Skill, is more important then gadgets, as mentioned, and in the days...

I agree Bae. About 90% of the inmates I worked with were people just like me. They just got unlucky, or did something stupid and got caught. Lots of...

My brother is actually my cousin blood-wise. His mother died in childbirth and his father (my father's brother) died when my brother was 5 from...

Way to go! That is not easy to do, so congratulations and well done!

I would say these things trigger the heck out of me: -Pizza -Chips & salsa -Almost any kind of buffet -Milk & honey together (strange in a way,...

So not too long before I went to OA I had this flash of a realization. I have mentioned this perhaps already, but bear with me. I realized that there...

I love mine, anything that goes over the sink is awesome. Mine has a space for collecting food scraps too. I like all the magnetic ideas. I also...

Have you even opened a letter to see if you can read it. The ink fades over time.

I have a temporary sponsor.

I went to storage to get out my checks from my safe. I put all my jewelry and button collection in my safe (I don't have a lot of things that need to...

Wait, you count Ginger as a spice? I use a fair amount of ginger but in fresh form.

I dont know, maybe. It depends on what is in these letters. I doubt that he talked much about life in the Navy.

Just finished Born a Crime today. It was interesting.

IL, is there a possibility that a local veterans organization might enjoy reviewing the letters that your father wrote, IF you are comfortable doing...

Oh, and bay leaves.

These are the ones I get the most mileage out of: -Thyme -Black pepper -Cumin -Cinnamon -Chili powder -Coriander -Ginger -Paprika -Tarragon

A big cutting board that can go over your sink will help with a lack of counter space.

Thank you for comments. This all happened before the age of digital photography so there are no backups,kind of a weird sitation now that I think...

Do you have a contact to the family? If yes, make that contact. Tell them you salvaged the album and ask if they would like it back. I say this...

Hillbilly Elegy.....interesting read

Fresh garlic always. Italian seasoning mix (I buy small quantity from bulk). Basil, oregano, rosemary each separate as well. Chili Powder...

cumin cinnamon oregano thyme dill curry powder (yeah its actually a mix, and not one) cayenne paprika chili powder rosemary

Oliver Sachs. I think he died fairly recently. He also wrote Awakenings (Robin Williams, Robert DeNiro). I always loved that story, because that's...

Dwali is probably ok, the Desi students at Wash U here put on a theatrical performance each year. But Holi has always fascinated me. What, you throw...

I just watched a documentary about the Plaza Hotel in New York City which is pretty much the diametric opposite of a pod hotel. Regular rooms at the...

My neighbro’s condition Is likely physiological. I dont know the name of it and havent looked it up, I just called it Psychological because it takes...

I think I've posted this Mark Bittman article before but I think it's relevant for this thread: ...

Cinnamon Cumin Chimayo Chili Powder Black Pepper Oregano (or Italian Seasoning blend) Bay Leaf Parsley (I freeze from fresh) is it a spice?...

I have exactly those in my tiny kitchen! And they're great.

Can you digitize the pictures that best represent your friend and pitch the rest? Does she have any family deserving of these photos? I don't know...

Spices: Black Pepper Smoked paprika Granulated garlic Herbs: Parsley: curly and flat Basil

Me too Tammy!

Lots of low level drug offenders end up in prison.

An Inconvenient Sequel.

The only gadgets I have are two crock pots. I am tossing one of them, the big one. I will be keeping the little one.

In the cold wintry climate where we live now, much is made of Christmas or winter holiday decor, which I think has to do with people yearning for...

Follow Steve's suggestions, and be ruthless about simplifying. Learn to substitute skill for gadgets.

The US has the highest incarceration rate on the planet, and the highest *absolute* number of people in prison. ...

In the cold wintry climate where we live now, much is made of Christmas or winter holiday decor, which I think has to do with people yearning for...

Diwali is a wonderful holiday, there is a definite theme of lights.

A good question! If a company is getting rich on the free labor of the prisoner who hurt someone else (so not a victimless crime) why should not...

Claustrophobic!

I think you would like Diwali (I know I would), which features lights and Indian feasts.

What portion of prisoners are in for victimless crimes?

I think I agree with you, I don't celebrate all the holidays other people do. It has not been a problem. If I go to a store that does not have what I...

Black peppercorns Cumin Turmeric Tarragon Parsley Basil Smoked paprika Oregano Rosemary Garlic Powder

Maybe the employers who get their labor for free or ten cents and hour should have to pay half of what they are making on the free prison labor to...

What about one of these step stools? ...

I read the book about 30 years ago, but I think it was not this, but rather the result of a brain tumor or stroke or something--not a psychological...

Iris lilies - I too experience joy when we sell something and keys can come off my key ring. 😄

Don't prisoners get free healthcare, free housing, and free food?

Another barrier is lack of current skills, so the minimum wage suggestion that Tammy makes would serve two purposes, that people could get work...

Re The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat— my Neighbor told me the other day that he has that psychological condition where he cannot recognize...

That's a really sad situation. I guess I'd keep a few of her and like Steve said, if her own family did not want them--but are you sure about that,...

However I really like that idea about paying minimum wage and giving it to them in release. Lack of money is a big barrier in reducing recidivism.

I worked for two years as the mental health nurse in a 600 bed county jail in Ohio. In that environment, the inmates have the choice of whether to...