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4-15-21, 9:01am
I'd be tempted to send a thank you note to your former employer--your new job sounds like a major upgrade.
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4-13-21, 9:59am
When I took classes around the turn of the century, the fad was group projects. Most of us absolutely hated them--I certainly don't want to live in...
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4-12-21, 1:54pm
I have a couple of crunchy relatives but I don't think they're into communal living--and I'm certainly not. I agree they're a more agreeable bunch...
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4-12-21, 11:46am
Were the Stuarts/Stewarts particularly prolific? There seem to be a lot of us.
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4-12-21, 11:08am
That's why I chose editing; if I were paid by the word, I'd starve to death.
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4-12-21, 10:16am
I'm still chuckling over "This is not the way that we've lived for most of humanity." For most of human history, we lived like monkeys. :laff: I,...
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4-12-21, 10:11am
Perhaps unfairly, I look askance at the "crunchy granola" stereotype that co-housers have.
In defense of suburbs, I've lived in two that were...
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4-11-21, 6:23pm
Friends of mine and I fantasize about having a "compound," turning up unaffordable plots of land with massive dwellings. I always say I'll take a...
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4-11-21, 5:19pm
Since demographics indicate households are becoming smaller, maybe builders should consider offering more small houses rather than social engineers...
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4-11-21, 4:58pm
I remain unvaccinated, due to having no transportation. I'm a threat to no one, however.
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4-11-21, 4:56pm
I'm with LDAHL, though I can see the inevitability of some kind of shared housing in my future--maybe a condo. Teacher Terry's "living hell" pretty...
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4-10-21, 2:27pm
Update: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/florida-covid-19-deaths
He's still at it.
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4-10-21, 8:59am
Yes, thus the straw. I have a stainless one I use.
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4-10-21, 8:48am
I see Governor De Santis is still lying about the number of COVID deaths in Florida:
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4-9-21, 2:36pm
Our contact tracing was next to non-existent, so I tend to agree with you.
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4-9-21, 12:51pm
Countries like South Korea and New Zealand, Cuba and Vietnam*, who took the threat seriously, are likely even lower.
Oregon and Washington are...
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4-9-21, 12:41pm
Per some dentist on line, carbonation is not a problem, but you can always use a straw.
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4-9-21, 12:00pm
The advertised advantage of Drinkmate is that you can carbonate tea, juices, and other liquids as well as water. I was thinking of doing faux...
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4-9-21, 11:12am
I was thinking of using Kool-Aid powders.
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4-9-21, 9:14am
It's important to keep those Indian markets stocked! (One of the first establishments I plan to visit when I'm vaccinated.)
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4-9-21, 9:07am
Antique bed? My parents had one of those, with the requisite steps. I can picture you flinging yourself. :D
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4-9-21, 8:58am
I've considered the Drinkmate too, so thanks for the timely review! Were those SodaStream flavors?
I've lately developed a fizzy water habit, and...
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4-8-21, 1:09pm
I would be thrilled to attend a mass vaccination event--especially a drive-through, as i try to avoid doctors' offices whenever possible.
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4-8-21, 9:36am
Texas and Florida seem to be vying for worst possible response to this pandemic.
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4-7-21, 7:40pm
I hope it turns out to be a disconnected wire or something equally benign, Jeppy.
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4-7-21, 2:49pm
https://www.dmv.org/automotive-law/lemon-law.php
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4-5-21, 7:25pm
I'm currently reading Echo of Distant Water by JB Fisher. It relates the facts surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a Portland family in the...
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4-5-21, 6:11pm
I was thinking that very thing. It's one thing having the lack of privacy on line, and in our transactions, but now we have thought monitoring to...
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4-5-21, 5:26pm
I am hugely important in my own little circumscribed world, and happily aware that I'm insignificant outside of it.
But I didn't need a pandemic to...
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4-5-21, 5:23pm
Good God! Be afraid, be very afraid.
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4-5-21, 12:19pm
I just packaged a few donations in a burlap basmati rice bag; probably that doesn't count.
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4-5-21, 10:14am
If I ever get out and about again, I'll wear a mask if I'm likely to be in a crowd--at least for the foreseeable future.
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4-5-21, 10:05am
I tend to bliss out in container stores, but my ultimate goal should be needing less of them.
The most interesting thing to me about Marie Kondo...
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4-3-21, 12:46pm
"See, I am capable of giving to human charities should I wish to do that." (IL)
I give most of my charitable monies to animal charities that do...
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4-3-21, 12:07pm
Thrift stores are brimming with serviceable clothing. I know St. Vincent de Paul, for one, distributes items free of charge to people in need.
I...
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4-1-21, 5:52pm
It's not the norm here, but with housing costs rising faster than wages can match, it could be. If you're both all right with it, it's your business....
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4-1-21, 4:45pm
Not to mention the insurrection he fomented that killed and wounded many.
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4-1-21, 12:47pm
I'm pretty sure a targeted vaccine was in the pipeline even before he came out with his "Warp Speed" shtick; it may have released some monies to...
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4-1-21, 12:37pm
And, in the middle of it all, lame, housebound, unvaccinated Jane just got a jury summons.
After a bit of a search, I managed to get hold of a...
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4-1-21, 12:29pm
He admitted he had been vaccinated after Dr. Fauci publicly suggested he should come out and recommend it for others. He downplayed the seriousness...
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4-1-21, 9:25am
I'll probably watch Top Chef on Bravo beginning tonight, as it was set in Portland.
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3-31-21, 9:54am
I'm sorry. Too many tragedies associated with this thing.
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3-30-21, 12:57pm
I think about my grandmother, who had five children and seventeen grandchildren. She had five granddaughters, who had four children among them (one...
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3-30-21, 11:36am
This just seems to be a natural fluctuation to me, but of course not to those poised to excoriate President Biden for deeds done and undone. Two...
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3-30-21, 11:32am
I don't know about that, but I'm amazed at how quickly the "population bomb" seems to be being defused. Many of the young people I know don't show...
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3-30-21, 11:28am
Listening to The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, by Heather McGhee.
The narration is fine, and the subject...
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3-30-21, 10:59am
Would you rather substance abusers were shedding virus all over the place? Vaccinations are proceeding at a dizzying pace. Who really cares who's...
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3-30-21, 10:53am
I adore everything about that commercial!
If I were pressed, I'd choose ice cream as my favorite dessert. I especially like boozy versions like...
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3-30-21, 10:46am
And don't forget the "long-haulers." You don't have to die to be adversely affected by this, unlike the flu.
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3-29-21, 10:52am
Jen Psaki spent part of one of her press conferences explaining President Biden's position in detail. Unaccompanied minors will be allowed in and...
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3-28-21, 6:02pm
Am I the only one wondering how feminizing chemicals awash in the environment figure into this phenomenon?
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3-28-21, 5:51pm
My grandmother wore heels until the day she died; her only concession was to get slightly more conservative ones with straps as she got older. Me, I...
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3-28-21, 3:06pm
I kept seeing rave reviews of Duke's. Ordered some from Fresh. It's not at all bad, but I still prefer Best Foods (Hellman's)
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3-26-21, 6:17pm
This is probably old news, but Dr. Fauci and others in the know say if you or someone you know should get infected with COVID, get a monoclonal...
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3-26-21, 6:13pm
There was a huge rift in the family over my grandmother's estate; it literally tore the family apart.
There was not a hint of discord when my...
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3-26-21, 2:22pm
"Truthfully I neither thought about my gender (i lived mostly in my head,my body was just an annoyance)" (ANM)
Ha!--I still feel that way!
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3-26-21, 2:17pm
Still standing...:~)
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3-26-21, 2:16pm
Good choice!
I have three window walls in my LR; I could use an upgrade.
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3-26-21, 1:18pm
I started noticing when a screed supposedly penned by "Betty Martini" (1997-ish) circulated on social media. I believe the takeaway was that...
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3-26-21, 1:10pm
I've put this title on hold; the subject matter is certainly a minefield.
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