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Paging Dr. Steve! :help: Just got word that I officially have type 2 diabetes. It may or may not be a result of the medication that I've been...

I'm wondering if the man has something up his sleeve, and/or if this sorry spectacle is going to rinse and repeat again as of February 15th? I've...

The equinox is March 20th. Reflecting on my last plan I can see that I am having trouble prioritizing areas that are less concrete and other...

Hearing that some air employees will strike if there is another shutdown due to safety concerns. Since flying scares the bejeezus out of me anyway,...

has donated plasma before? Just curious. Put my name proudly on the list as yes, I've donated and way more than once in my life. Donating plasma is...

My husband passed away suddenly in Oct. It has been overwhelming the emotions that have surfaced but that is for another subject. He was a...

Maybe I've asked this question before. Pardon my horrible brain these days. I think I was born with some genetic disorder.......but since I'm 69, I...

The past year or so has been awful. There has been so much that has happened, but I've not posted about it because, well, there's just so much! ...

I cancelled my satellite radio subscription. While my commute is long I work in a major metropolitan area and have lots of regular broadcast stations...

Hooray, national emergency will be declared. Tens of thousands of gun related deaths should qualify as an emergency. Maybe the national guard can...

"People, I just want to say, can we all get along?" Internet communities are interesting institutions. I could pass ALL of you on the street and...

This is really huge. Teachers actually walked out yesterday leaving schools with subs and administrators only. One high school ended up having a...

I'm reading Aspergirls by Rudy Simone, and recognizing a lot of myself in it. There seems to be a lot of crossover between introversion and...

No snark, I am genuinely impressed and appreciative of what I am about to post. It turns out that the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana is putting his...

Dh said “I think we could finish cleaning the garage in about an hour” (I think dh is nuts) but, there are 28 days in February. If I spend 5...

Is now becoming the stupid dangerous wall. ...

A real possibility, or mere egotistical musings? A spoiler threat to the Democrats, or a beneficial influence against spinning out of reality’s...

I see that Mitch McConnell wants to schedule a vote on the NGD resolution drafted by Reps Markey and Ocasio-Cortez. He wants to give senators the...

The last fix-up to this house is a 5 x 8 bathroom upstairs. It is functional but bu--ugly and the 30 yr old vanity is way too short. Who knew though...

55 cents for first class mail! I remember when stamps went from 2 to 3 cents... does that mean I'm old? HaHa

like an extra long time? Last night I apparently slept over 10 hours. Also I have had over my baseline of 7 hours for over 2 weeks, sometimes 8 hours...

So something that is becoming abundantly clear to me (again) is that I am a morning person. Dh is a night owl. for years I have tried to force...

The Chicago Police are currently trying to determine whether a racist/homophobic attack reported by an actor was in fact staged by him. There are...

Here we are in 2019. I hope that Hollywood and the Indie world offer better products than they did in 2018.

We have lots of wildlife around here, but haven't seen too many in this severe cold. But today, this little guy was sitting on the deck, chewing on...

Is this really a "thing" now? Are other people experiencing this too? My daughter (now 42) and I have been part of a large extended family by...

Someone wants to send me money from a different bank, using Zelle. It appears that my bank only uses Zelle as a mobile app. I would prefer not to...

What's in your ideal liquor cabinet? My actual cabinet contains way too much stuff. My ideal streamlined cabinet would only contain: Cognac VSOP...

Is anyone else disappointed with their glass-top range? Ours is less than 5 year old and already two of the elements are getting burned out and slow...

I have been MIA for quite awhile since my last post … Its has been a HUGE SH!T SHOW . we are cleaning out my MIL place in order to sell in since FIL...

Yet another friend of ours has moved and left tons snd tons of spices. We picked out a few we would take,but given that several households have off...

So, I tried something new this week - I have a homemade pizza recipe that involves making the crust. The crust has to rise for two hours. On...

I went to see my friend who just had a breast reduction. She has had some issues like an infection, not as much help as she may have needed, and...

DD has a boyfriend who works for an insurance company. He's trying to help us arrange our assets (stocks, CDs, etc.) so that we don't run out of...

I would like to make zucchini lasagna. I've heared from my friend she slices first the zucchini with vegetables slicer and than put it on a grill...

In the past several months, I noticed that when I would be outside in the cold, my one eye would water. A few days ago, It started watering...

I took a leap off the cliff this week.I couldn't take one more day at the job I was at. It was crushing me. I tried and tried, but in the end took a...

So I heard the vegetarians are more hated than athiests, and everyone generally seems to be annoyed by runners. So this morning I had my...

I have been estranged from a half brother for several decades. We had a brief reconciliation when my mother passed. I have no ill will tohis wife...

Arizona Port of Entry: On the one hand, I am very grateful this fentanyl was intercepted by US CBP before it could hit American streets. I read...

I actually really like my assistant however I am not sure how excited I am to have him come back. He has 2 weeks off for his twins and that is great,...

Hi all, I'm Ethan. I've been looking for a place to talk simple living and minimalism for ages! I've found a couple, but there's hardly any traffic...

I need a better way to manage my group emails then when I am now doing. Right now I keep email addresses in an MS Word file, each one separated by a...

When I bought my Prius V I was pleased to have the keyless entry thinking it was more secure. I do keep it parked in a garage when not in use. I...

I'm actually pretty hopeful that Congress can craft a workable budget which funds appropriate border security, including technology, more personnel,...

Hello, I'm Purelee :) I joined this forum because I'm currently experimenting with ways to make my life more simpler - though this was started on...

I look for electric lemon squeezer for doing citrus juicers and also for baking. what kind of lemon squeezer do you use?

I saw a talk show this morning discussing the benefits of CBD for pain relief and it got me curious. I've been getting lots of headaches due to...

I have noticed that there is more and more plastic in our recycling bin as time goes by:...

It looks like after a period of about 2.5 years, we have found a tenant we are willing to take a chance with to rent out the guesthouse behind our...

This is giving me such a headache and I'm hoping someone has a solution! My mom has early Alzheimer's. She has a landline with a message machine...

Argh, okay the friend that annoyed me (and it was just annoyance) has not answered or contacted me at all in about a week? I texted her last Tuesday...

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This is a silly post -- but wanted to share something I'm proud of -- so bear with me... I have an office chair that suits me to a T. ...

Some of you may recall my recent post about my friend who lost her grandson. This is another socially awkward post about that family. Recently, on...

Just curious: Is anyone here a potter? About 20 years ago, I took pottery lessons from two different instructors. One was a local arts center that...

I would really like to do some craft fairs, however selling crochet items does NOT pay. I sell things that I like to make, and I price competitively...

I am tracking daily expenses this year (after a 10 yr break). Once a month, I will enter the daily spending data by category into a spreadsheet. What...

I am now the treasurer for a non-profit, something I have wanted to do for awhile. So one task is to send all the donation letters for the donations...

Today I started having really bad cramps this morning, meanwhile I barely have bleeding. I am going months between light periods. I think this is...