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10-12-19, 2:46am

dado potato started a thread January 2020 Social Security increment 1.6% in Simple Public Policy

Approximately 67 million Americans who are receiving Social Security benefits will receive an increase of 1.6% next year. As my Old Dad would say,...

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10-11-19, 5:51pm

dado potato replied to a thread Sprouting - how do you handle the seed hulls? in Food & Recipes

With mung bean sprouts I use a large bowl full of cool water. I find that the hulls tend to float, and the floating hulls tend to adhere to each...

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10-8-19, 12:32am

dado potato replied to a thread Auto worker strike/healthcare costs in Simple Public Policy

The PBS clip was interesting. So the UAW has 46,000 members at GM, but in 1978 the headcount was 10x that? Sounds like 40+ years of decline. ...

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10-7-19, 11:38pm

dado potato replied to a thread Gazingous pins in Organizing Your Life

I gather the heat in the dishwasher deformed the cups. Still they look capable of holding a little pinot noir. Cent' anni!

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10-7-19, 11:25pm

dado potato replied to a thread How to choose a bedroom pillow? in Consumerism & The Media

Now how would you like to express you opinions and feelings on pillow cases? All my life until about a week ago, I slept on cotton (or cotton...

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10-6-19, 9:15pm

dado potato started a thread Remembering Stan Rogers (1949-1983) in Reviews

Stan Rogers wrote a line in his song, Let Me Fish Off Cape St Mary's: And when I reach that last big shoal, Where the groundswells break asunder,...

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10-5-19, 8:07pm

dado potato replied to a thread What are you reading 2019? in Reviews

I have been listening to an audiobook of David Sedaris reading his bits on dining in restaurants in NYC, learning to speak French, etc. I suppose...

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10-4-19, 2:42am

dado potato replied to a thread Amber Guyger case in Dallas.... in Simple Public Policy

Welfare checks... Police are called to check on someone. In rural Wisconsin it is still routine for officers to go to the residence, and inquire...

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10-1-19, 7:51pm

dado potato replied to a thread Puerto Rico's Plan to Exit Bankruptcy in Simple Public Policy

There seems to be an incredible bubble in all sorts of bonds. In my humble opinion, this is a wonderful time to sell munis.

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10-1-19, 7:38pm

dado potato replied to a thread Plum cordial in Food & Recipes

Footnote. I always have a wee dram to offer to those who served. A vet would not need to buy any of the makings. Slainte.

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9-30-19, 8:46pm

dado potato started a thread Puerto Rico's Plan to Exit Bankruptcy in Simple Public Policy

The objective was to put the island US Territory of Puerto Rico on a financial footing as sound as the average of the 10 shakiest of the 50 states. ...

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9-30-19, 4:48pm

dado potato replied to a thread Plum cordial in Food & Recipes

I paid (on sale) $13 plus sales tax of 5.5% for a total of $13.715 for 1.75L. I consider that expensive, but I don't know how the cost per liter...

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9-30-19, 11:16am

dado potato replied to a thread Plum cordial in Food & Recipes

I added the sweetener just before serving, because I tasted the liquor, and judged it to be overly tart. My hunch is that if the sweetener were...

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9-29-19, 9:30pm

dado potato started a thread Plum cordial in Food & Recipes

I had some free sweet red plums. ( I will have to invite the neighbor over for a new year's toast … Sweet New Year!) Cut plums in half and...

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9-27-19, 9:57pm

dado potato started a thread Khorasan Wheat (Kamut) in Food & Recipes

I prepare Khorasan wheat by sprouting. It is ready to eat after 3 or 4 days. I keep the sprouted Khorasan wheat refrigerated, rinsing 2x per day. ...

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9-27-19, 1:06am

dado potato replied to a thread Heath Insurance Premiums: Employer paying $14,561, Employee paying $6,015 in Health & Health Care

I am glad to be asked for my opinion. The facts indicate that employees and employers are paying a lot for health insurance premiums (and also...

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9-25-19, 5:45pm

dado potato started a thread Heath Insurance Premiums: Employer paying $14,561, Employee paying $6,015 in Health & Health Care

Based on a survey of employers by the Kaiser Family Foundation, All firms Family health insurance coverage in the USA now costs on the average ...

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9-20-19, 2:04pm

dado potato replied to a thread What TV Shows Are You Watching? in Reviews

That's correct. The album sold 700,000 copies in the first month after release. In the episode I watched on TV, they played one cut from that...

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9-19-19, 8:13pm

dado potato replied to a thread What TV Shows Are You Watching? in Reviews

In last night's episode, it was repeated how recordings and radio made it possible for either race to privately listen to the music of the other. ...

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9-17-19, 10:17pm

dado potato replied to a thread a bazillion peaches!! in Food & Recipes

A brewery in Fort Collins uses peaches to make beer... but I do not know how it is done.

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9-17-19, 7:53pm

dado potato replied to a thread What TV Shows Are You Watching? in Reviews

I watched the segment on "The Sons of the Pioneers" See them tumblin' down, Pledgin' their love to the ground! Lonely, but free, I'll be...

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9-16-19, 7:24pm

dado potato replied to a thread Love in Family Matters & Relationships

Like SteveinMN said, I agree. "Love is a many-splendored thing". Love can be, if necessary, changing wound dressings on a daily basis.

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