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How do you feel this should be handled? I intensely dislike Trump, but I agree that we can't keep letting so many people in. To be honest, I find...

They're constant, one right after the other. "You're a liar"......."No, you're the liar".........".you're too far right" ........."No, you're too...

Don Lemon of CNN said: "The biggest terror threat in this country is white men" Link:...

It's becoming a pretty unsafe place, along with being a circus. We're out of control for so many reasons. :(

A friendship -- a looooooong time -- friendship is in jeopardy now because of a disagreement about identity politics. The whole Kavanugh thing is...

Jamal Khashoggi was in self imposed exile from Saudi Arabia because of his outspoken criticisms of the Saudi King. Such freedom of speech does not...

Yes, I did post that and no, there is no snark here. Trump recently made a statement that I could not agree more with. Drumroll please......His...

Not to go into all kinds of detail but talked to a therapist on the phone recently that said I was being "gaslighted." Told me to keep my distance...

I got one yesterday morning. I was really expecting some side-effects, since my system is so sensitive to everything. But........nothing at all...

I see the rumor that Sears (US) will file for bankruptcy tonight... to keep the stores open for one more Christmas holiday season. Sears Canada...

So, Trump's Public Enemies List all gets bombs in the mail. Press conferences and media talking heads run wild. What's really going on? ...

I bought some groceries this morning at a certain store, because their seafood always seems so fresh. The guy in seafood is pretty ignorant and...

I have a "man cold" from the bowels of hell. I am worried I am going to have to call in sick tomorrow. I am trying to save up six weeks of sick days...

Apparently there is a huge caravan of 4,000 plus folks that have fled Honduras for the United States and have traveled through Guatemala and are...

I love to use products that help me in kitchen and I look for unique kitchen gadgets that can help me in cooking and baking. Does anyone has...

I am curious about your experiences with major identity changes. What I mean are things like: -Going from spouse to single when so much of...

I am so grateful for this as it's a check and balance against the Thug of Orange's power - an actual check and balance of the sort he has not had to...

It's hard to believe we've made it this far into the month without a frugals thread! How embarrassing! I believe I had mentioned that we were...

Oops: the title should be 189 channels is nothing compared to 3.4 MILLION books I just read something online that said that most people have 189...

Anyone want to share your current favorite quotes? https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henry_rollins_381419

Pardon my rant...we are currently watching health care decisions play out with family members - our infant twin granddaughters and the other end of...

It seems like some folks have food rules (or choices or guidelines, if you think "rules" sounds harsh). I have had my share of them, and some I...

Well, once again our neighbors to the North have shown that they are the more enlightened country. Perhaps they will adopt a new flag.... ...

Let me give examples here - say a high end handbag or a watch that is often counterfeited. A watch at a lower price point than the often...

So we're about ready to close down the VT house. The kids have indicated that they will probably want to come up on a winter weekend. But we have to...

I have a problem with chronic lateness to work. I've had it for years. Like, two decades or longer. I don't know when it started, exactly. But no...

DH and I are having an argument about terminology. I say that any of our financial instrumentstruments are liquid. He says that anything not in...

I have pretty much been hungry my entire life. I know nature versus nurture can be very confusing. Seems like I can be uncomfortably full, and...

Here in Oregon it's mail in or drop off ballot. How do you vote where you are?

I'm curious what people bring when they travel. Returned a couple of days ago from an 8-day trip to visit family in Houston. As a minimalist, I...

For those of you that read or chimed into my thread "The Pancake Incident" or other threads that touched on this you might be quite aware of my...

The surgery was yesterday afternoon, and now that the nerve block (a very weird experience itself) has pretty much worn off, it hurts about as much...

My son cleaned out his room some more, and I now have probably 100 cans each of green and yellow beans. This will be my new lunch staple since I am...

Apparently 13 are dead in a mass shooting. https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/california-shooting-intl/index.html

This is for Terry and anyone else who likes to look at this house plans. Comment away! we want to 1) add a garage 2) build a 4 season room on...

I have a family member who can be really insensitive and offensive. She was an only child and very spoiled. She says she has only child-itis. I...

Hello--As we move toward our closing (next week--eeeek!), I'm trying to make a decision on whether to hire a dumpster or a hauler. My first problem...

Out of the blue, we have guests coming for T'Giving. I need to come up with a bed for an older couple, one of whom is overweight. We have a good...

They're projecting onto democrats exactly what they would, and apparently did, try to do. ...

Yeesh, I got through Balloon Fiesta (our busiest foot traffic time of year), and I have my wrist surgery (Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy) on Tuesday the...

Any suggestions? I am no Tim Taylor. I want to hang a curtain dividing a room in two.

Just quit. What do you'all make of that??? I bet marijuana stocks will appreciate that LOL. Rob

My old comforter has been replaced but what do I do with the worn out down-filled item? Does it simply go into the garbage or is there a second...

I am trying to wrap my head around the ins and outs of Medicare---ugh! In expectation of retiring in the next 12-18 months. I am 65, very healthy, no...

>8) Early retirement for dh was not something we considered when we were younger, because he envisioned working into his 70’s, and I couldn’t...

When we bought our night table, I selected it because it had good storage capacity, which we all know can be a double-edged sword. Anyway, I hadn't...

Harlan gets plenty of kibble. But I also make meals for him, like on weekends or if he is out of kibble and I don't want to go to the store. I...

Worth a watch!

Have you gotten these calls? I've gotten quite a few over the years. they just called today. Someone calls and says "Is Patricia there?" When you...

I have noticed something about appetite fatigue. It barely effects some people. A colleague of mine eats the same things most every day -- a green...

In regards to the Migrant Caravan, Trump has stated that any migrant throwing rocks at the US military assembled at the border should be shot at as...

Really and truly 40 hours a week, really super nice. I did have a couple busy weeks personally over the last month so it was essential. Tonight I...

MMM is on here. Cool little video from Peebz!

I had to come inside as the noise was getting to me. I seem to have moved to a street where leaves are evil. All around me on this gorgeous fall...

Thursday was my daughter's birthday, and since we're still up here in VT, I was able to ask her for a little time to do something "mother/daughter."...

Recently getting phone calls where the caller id shows MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER. I called the phone company and they said this is phishing. No...

I wanted to check in, update on the health side and maybe get more active again. I am still on 2 meds, the 3rd one is for emergencies and I...

I was at WF Sunday for something specific. They have spots for electric cars and then spaces for fuel efficient cars. I drive a Focus. So I parked in...

Is anyone getting dressed up or having parties? I take part in our town Halloween parade, and I also like to be wearing a costume when handing out...

Thankfully, this is not a question I need answers to! But in the past couple of months, I've had conversations with a few people about severance pay...