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5-20-22, 10:40am
We can always hope.
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5-20-22, 7:55am
So, you're saying that we need the 6th extinction, caused by an outside event, as a reset button, rather than people just cleaning up their messes. ...
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5-19-22, 12:49pm
Yeah, sounds like you are making the right decision. Being in a car for 2 hours vs getting verbally abused and under physical and emotional stress...
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5-18-22, 6:47pm
Wow! Congratulations! It sounds like you have a mutually beneficial relationship! That's great--also great about the ability to work from home...
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5-18-22, 2:01pm
hahaha!!! I'm with you, Terry!
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5-18-22, 12:40pm
haha! Coffee, yes. Exam, no. I'm off to plant some native flowers in a community garden at the local library, so all is well!
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5-18-22, 11:01am
OMG...not great start to the day but I’m just being a whiney-pants.
Basically, my morning routine shot to hell.
I bought a life insurance policy...
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5-17-22, 2:38pm
So awesome, rosa! You are a real Renaissance woman! First carpentry--now pottery!
Don't worry about your "rejects"--They're not rejects: they're...
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5-17-22, 10:33am
Yuck. I hate that cluttercore!!! My mother collected figurines and covered every tabletop with them, and she had this cool room divider with little...
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5-15-22, 12:57pm
Here is one analysis
Key Findings: The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries. Obstetrician-gynecologists...
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5-13-22, 12:10pm
The only time I've seen the tide turn was when someone I knew was all about pro-life, until his son wound up involved in a pregnancy with a...
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5-13-22, 9:29am
Has anyone figured out how to download content from old iPods? I have one of the first ones and I had playlists on it that I loved, but I've never...
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5-13-22, 9:22am
Here are interesting data from Gallup over the course of a few years: Those who identify as "pro-life" vs "pro-choice."
Draw your own...
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5-12-22, 7:10pm
I agree, Molly. I now see many renewable efforts as yet another attempt for industry to make a lot of money, and for people to continue to consume to...
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5-12-22, 4:40pm
That is beautiful!
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5-12-22, 4:38pm
I would advise people who have older technology to "hoard" it for a decade or two. My DH, a retired TV/video producer, practically gave away 24 VHS...
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5-12-22, 10:15am
As a person who has Catholicism in her DNA (but not on the books), I understand the argument that all life is sacred. This is why I believe:
All...
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5-11-22, 6:40pm
I love ginger beer! The spiciest I’ve found is Fever Tree. But I like Reeds the best.
My rave is that I had a stressful day which included...
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5-11-22, 4:31pm
Wow!!! There's hope for humanity! A Craftsman that was actually spared a modern-day hatchet job. It is really beautiful. Now you have to pray the...
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5-11-22, 9:34am
What do you think of this innovative idea for cheap living? A cruise that never ends.
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5-10-22, 7:15pm
Yes, it is beautiful! Lovely birds!
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5-10-22, 5:00pm
Wow. Breathtaking!
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5-10-22, 1:56pm
I think that's a very reasonable approach. It might need someone to create a movement in order to make a real difference, but it's so crazy it just...
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5-10-22, 12:38pm
Yes, I think you are talking about Depo-Provera, and from my previous research in women's health, it was really targeted for people who simply a)...
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5-9-22, 2:50pm
Great point. Yes, it's deja vu all over again. As a musician of that age, Peter Seeger, wisely sang,
"When will you ever learn? Oh, when will you...
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5-8-22, 4:19pm
Nice stuff, Ewomack. I am a bit of a Japanophile--I particularly liked the Japanese music.
I'm blowing my cover a little, but here's one of my...
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5-7-22, 3:57pm
I love historical fiction--I got hooked in high school when I read The Queen's Confession by Victoria Holt. It a retelling of the life of Marie...
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5-7-22, 8:31am
Well, as I've stated, BIL's main problem isn't that he drinks too much. He has really cut down/eliminated much of his drinking due to CHF. His...
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5-6-22, 6:51pm
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." – Leonardo da Vinci
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5-6-22, 3:58pm
Here's a biggie: I bought myself a life insurance policy. I've never had one outside of the standard employer-issued ones, but I haven't had an...
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5-6-22, 12:22pm
Tybee, I'm so glad you found some peace and resolution from this medium.
I've had "mini-readings"--walk-ins--twice: in Sonoma, CA and in Red Bank,...
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5-5-22, 6:21pm
Rosa, that ring is beautiful!
I could have said I never had a pedicure, but my daughter Shanghai'd me before my birthday and I got one. She also...
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5-3-22, 6:46pm
Double-header here (see previous Quote of the Day #34) because I missed a day and also because I love this quote below so much it's kind of my own...
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5-3-22, 6:42pm
“If you live for having it all, what you have is never enough.”
― Vicki Robin, Your Money or Your Life
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5-3-22, 12:04pm
So cute!!!
Thanks for the reminder for me to put my own (real) birdhouses out!
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5-3-22, 11:01am
In bae's words:
If I ever got a tattoo, that would probably be it.
Yes, I have spent many years at Al-Anon meetings. It is great.
I am...
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5-3-22, 10:51am
I'm with you on that one, IL!!!
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5-3-22, 9:00am
Yes, we will definitely work on that.
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5-3-22, 7:48am
Yeah, that is not the best option. I agree. Again, I'm just throwing ideas at the wall. I also considered adding a second floor to my house, which...
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5-3-22, 6:01am
No, this "secret" is a short-term secret--like less than a week. In fact I already set the stage, without stating specifics, telling DH that we have...
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5-2-22, 2:49pm
Wow. Best wishes for your dad, bae!
A couple of months ago I reported that BIL was doing great--had stopped drinking, had a job, and had signed...
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5-2-22, 9:47am
Wow. That's a shame because airport-to-city trains are so great and economical in many situations.
DH and I were talking about the NYC subways...
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5-2-22, 7:57am
Nice, happystuff! That sounds like a very productive May Day!
I didn't do too badly myself--finally got out to take care of the leaves because it...
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5-1-22, 12:56pm
No, that's more serious than most first world problems. I've had my wallet and/or pocketbook stolen 3 times--they were recovered 2 of the 3 times. If...
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5-1-22, 12:51pm
DH binge-watched Ozark--I missed a few episodes but, it is a pretty compelling series.
My latest binge-watch was Billions, but now I have to wait...
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5-1-22, 9:11am
Emily: But, just for a moment now we’re all together. Mama, just for a moment we’re happy. Let’s look at one another.
I can’t. I can’t go on. It...
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5-1-22, 8:55am
Wow, aren't plants great? And the people that cultivate them! They're the gifts that just keep on giving!
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4-30-22, 6:01pm
I took two years of Latin in high school, and 4 years of French--I do believe that if schools are going to teach languages, the earlier the better....
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4-30-22, 9:38am
"We believed it was better to pay as you go than it was to pay your bills by borrowing and laying up debts for another day. To pay as you go, that...
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4-28-22, 11:00am
Yeah, my kids are all amazed that I survived raising 4 kids, now that 2 of them are tearing their hair out with 2. I agree with what you said about...
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4-28-22, 10:22am
Yeah, I figured I was probably behind the curve on this. But maybe educators were the pioneers and business is now just catching up!
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4-28-22, 9:07am
“Remember, the things with which we choose to surround ourselves tell our story. Let’s hope it’s not 'I choose to live in the past,' or 'I can’t...
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4-28-22, 6:33am
I love Ezra Klein.
This is a great article. I love that he points out that Twitter, by definition, can't be a platform for "meaningful...
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4-27-22, 10:25am
I think we've reached the saturation point with the numbers and types of these types of offerings--all on all different platforms. It's too...
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4-27-22, 9:01am
“...there are often many things we feel we should do that, in fact, we don't really have to do. Getting to the point where we can tell the difference...
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4-26-22, 10:36pm
This is going to sound like a weird question, but I would like to know what people's experiences have been with regard to automatically having...
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4-26-22, 7:54pm
Not all the left-leaning accounts are bailing. Some are interested in what Musk has to say, but....
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4-26-22, 4:08pm
I don't think the problem is Elon Musk. It will be interesting to see what algorithms he comes up with to make this pillar of democracy truly...
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4-26-22, 9:51am
"If it costs you your peace, it's too expensive."--Unknown
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