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3-18-24, 1:59pm
I do buy the Nature's Bounty multi-vitamin gummies and take them every day for bobby's reason... I'm an erratic eater, and, just as he said, I'm...
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3-15-24, 7:41pm
When we moved in here in VT, there was a small 20" range and then 2 ft of blank wall. We were able to find a stock cabinet at Lowes that matched the...
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3-14-24, 5:50pm
Excellent book. I did get a library copy and I couldn't put it down. He weaves different players involved in the 19th and early 20th century...
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3-14-24, 4:38pm
True, but God or whatever you call the Benevolent Universe did double-down on Mikes post-childhood phase when he married C., had two beautiful...
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3-14-24, 1:58pm
So my brother in hospice died on Tuesday. Blood-wise, he was actually a cousin. His mother died in childbirth and his father died when he was six...
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3-14-24, 1:01pm
Happy birthday, happystuff! There are so few mathematical equations I relate to... but I'll remember you every time I see a reference to PI. (Does PI...
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3-13-24, 8:50am
The biggest long-term impact COVID had on my life is that I had a full stop on business travel which continues to this day. We have learned how to do...
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3-13-24, 8:36am
Really beautiful, rosa!!! And the window shade is so pretty, too!
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3-11-24, 8:37am
That's a good point, that the actual "performance" by Britt was so more over the top than Scarlett Johansson's parody of it. But the skit did make...
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3-10-24, 2:20pm
Did you guys see it?
I watched the SOTU Thursday night, and I thought Biden did a very good job. I stuck around for the GOP rebuttal. I thought...
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3-9-24, 7:43am
OMG, I adore "obsessorizing" and "excessories"!! That's PERFECT.
I remember when DH and I demo'd our bathroom and redid it, I couldn't believe...
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3-8-24, 11:44am
Lunch lady tells kid that they can't get lunch because mom's check bounced.
Need milk, solicit kids to help dig through couch cushions for change....
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3-8-24, 9:35am
Agreed..BTDT too.
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3-8-24, 9:04am
Sounds great, rosa! Nothing better than a good topic led by a passionate instructor. Last night DH and I went to the our local lake organization's...
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3-6-24, 9:41pm
Interesting reading list. I've read a couple of those books. Paul Russell's book is discussed in this New Yorker piece about, not middle class, but...
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3-6-24, 7:52am
Vermont--what John King last night called "a quirky little state--was the only state last night to give Nikki Haley a win! I love it.
Alan, I...
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3-4-24, 9:39pm
Well, up here, it's half-price pizza night so that's what we're having.
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3-4-24, 5:44pm
Yes, being 61 he is eligible for senior housing and I have a call in to a nice place now (rents start at 1100) and am expecting a call back. He is...
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3-4-24, 4:09pm
You know, I've seen references to it, but never seen it!! Thanks for the endorsement. I'm sure I will love it! I'll let you know what I think.
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3-4-24, 3:07pm
Cheer up, Rob. Maybe you're lower middle class!
I think if you consider the difference in strata among lower vs middle vs upper middle class,...
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3-4-24, 2:50pm
Wow! That is so great!! Did you ever have any idea what his illness was from?
My rave of the day is, I said no! This is like a kid telling her...
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3-3-24, 6:02pm
I made a cabbage barley mushroom soup, and BIL, DS and DIL are here so we're also going to make a roast chicken with potatoes and a veggie we haven't...
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3-3-24, 12:56pm
Old habits die hard. I like sharing the bed with DH, but I can't tolerate having to sleep on top of the covers instead of under. Right now it works...
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3-3-24, 8:01am
The cap of my really bad couple of weeks (overworked, brothers sick, DD dog put down, etc. etc.)--I came down with a stomach virus yesterday. So I...
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3-1-24, 11:04pm
I don't know much about him. I'd rather make a statement against Trump than against Biden.
BTW, speaking of politicians, has Jeppy left the...
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3-1-24, 12:26pm
My next door neighbors are as close to being Luddites as anyone I know. They have very limited income, they are reclusive and extremely frugal. Yet,...
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2-29-24, 8:40pm
I was diagnosed with osteoporosis probably 15 years ago--most recently about 3 years go. My T-score then in my lower spine was 3.0. I have not opted...
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2-28-24, 5:39pm
I just realized that Vermont is an open primary state. So on March 5, I think I'm going to get a Republican ballot and vote for Nikki Haley. Not...
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2-28-24, 2:16pm
Thank you! That is a compliment. I've always liked that people on this board live out their simple lives in many different ways, which is what makes...
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2-28-24, 12:46pm
Wow, I love this topic, as well as the comments so far!! I've always tried to orient myself to the difference between "needs" and "wants" and like...
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2-27-24, 8:53pm
I often think the people in the islands think the same of me--the mysterious woman that DH says he is married to!! He is a very active member of the...
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2-27-24, 7:30pm
So sorry about your friend, IL I agree that a quick heart attack is not a bad way to go. We expect some people to last forever, despite their age,...
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2-27-24, 6:49pm
That sounds great!! Fish soups and chowders are my favorite! (I make a great cioppino!)
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2-27-24, 5:47pm
Not sure if I mentioned here that DH is suddenly sous-viding his butt off! I didn't know anything about sous vide, but he, being obsessed with all...
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2-27-24, 5:38pm
So sorry for you and your DH's family, pinkytoe. It is definitely a relief that she is now at peace.
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2-27-24, 5:36pm
I saw an interview with Ali McGraw and Ryan O'Neal a couple of years ago and the interviewer asked them, "How would you describe getting older?" And...
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2-27-24, 4:41pm
Thanks, everyone for your good wishes. it went as well as could be expected. My daughter didn't want any disruptive emotion during the process, so...
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2-27-24, 8:50am
That is SO CUTE!! Perfect and so kitty-friendly!
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2-26-24, 6:08pm
I don't think "how old" is the only question... did it have only one driver? Or more? What's the mileage? How much maintenance was done? What are the...
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2-26-24, 4:01pm
I was just going to say before I read your post that I love the retro vibe (the curved pulls give it away!) I didn't know that's what you're going...
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2-22-24, 8:44am
I have slept in the same bed with DH for 47 years, but we have just recently encountered an almost insurmountable challenge to being able to continue...
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2-21-24, 8:34pm
So... my DD and DSIL decided to have an in-home euthanasia for the pup tomorrow.... In-home meaning *our* home. I'm frankly touched that they wanted...
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2-21-24, 12:34pm
I know!! I told my daughter (this is the first dog she's lost) that this is absolutely the worst part. You see them and they are not themselves, and...
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2-20-24, 9:06pm
Not really a rant, but a "sad rant"--my DD called today to say that her 5-year old dog has Stage 4 kidney failure and there's nothing they can do for...
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2-20-24, 5:32pm
I remember my boss admitting to me once, "I like managing, I just don't like the people."
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2-20-24, 1:48pm
I think the financial planner is a great idea... I'm hoping my new program will serve as my personal financial planner. the program has "office...
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2-20-24, 1:39pm
Congratulations!! That is awesome!
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2-20-24, 9:51am
Nice redesign! I agree that pantry space is really important and stackable washer/dryers are very space saving. My son has one. Well, so do I but...
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2-20-24, 7:26am
If I were single, my budget and expenditures would be significantly different, that's true.
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2-20-24, 7:11am
Jp1.. thanks for your concern, and I don't mind answering at all.
The house wasn't really holding me back because my son paid for everything when...
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2-19-24, 6:24pm
Thanks, Tybee! Very interesting application! I'm just afraid DH would cry louder than the guests! They might get offended :). He cries at the drop...
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2-19-24, 5:52pm
Yes, we haven't checked the insurance yet, but we definitely plan do that! I wonder if the insurance for dive charters is different than just taking...
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2-19-24, 5:29pm
Oh, I forgot to mention: DH is seriously considering starting a business giving weekend boat tours on the lake! We already have the boat.. they will...
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2-19-24, 3:58pm
You are a gazelle intense frugal zealot, Tradd!! No wonder your debt and savings goals are al going in the right direction!!
We finally have...
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2-18-24, 3:47pm
Well, the risk is relatively low. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa050405.
But a black box warning ain't nothin'
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2-18-24, 3:11pm
Celebrex and Vioxx (Merck's drug in the same class--COX-2 inhibitor) were one of the first products I ever worked on in market research. It was...
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