pinkytoe
Senior Member

I was thinking about this thread earlier and realized how it has come to be that even neighbors in separate houses can be irritating. The loud lawn...

I have now canceled two J & J shots (last one at Costco) after the news of adverse reactions at mass clinics gave me cold feet. I read today that...

I think most of us value our privacy too much these days to live for any length of time with others. It is indeed very hard to find a small house...

That is good to know, Bae. DH is 66 and has borderline high blood pressure but otherwise healthy. It will be up to my brother I guess but will be...

Actually, DH likes my brother(s) quite a bit and vice versa. They don't know as I do that he is not the same person since all this started. He was...

I believe my brother will decline to visit if I tell them about DH which makes me very sad...

I received an email from the mass vaccination appt saying they were no longer giving J & J due to some adverse reactions and would switch to one of...

It seems very random who gets what side effects, if any. In many cases, it might be the excipients rather than the active ingredient causing issues.

This one is run by Centura; I have no idea what their reputation is for doing things right. Honestly, I am a bit concerned about the J & J vaccine...

Well...just this morning there have been J & J adverse reactions at a few of the mass sites and they are shutting them down. Mine isn't until Sunday...

Seems to be the story of our lives as well. From a 1903 bungalow when we were 23 to this mid 60s split level in our 60s. And all the ones in between....

I saw a news program that made a lot of sense to me regarding jobs and education. Various corporations and manufacturers spend the money to train US...

On a lark, I just logged into a nearby mass vac site and got an appt in a week for the J & J vaccine. Yeah!!

I apparently tarried too long thinking I could get the J & J vaccine. Now that it is open to all ages here, I will have a tough time finding a spot...

I collected seeds last fall and now have a sunroom full of baby penstemons, bee plants, flax, hyssops, baptisas and an odd assortment of other new to...

I was holding out for the J & J but sounds like they flubbed it up.

That's exciting! I recall our shock/happiness a few years back when our now son-in-law knocked on the door one night, came in nervously and said he...

Here comes a short winter blast so sheet pan chicken thighs roasted with sweet potatoes, carrots, onions and mushrooms. Grapefruit and avocado salad.

Makes one wonder if large SUVs and trucks will not be quite as desirable in the future.

GeorgeP - the sibs did confer initially and agree that the grand-daughter could live in the house until repairs were made - a year at most we were...

DH's family situation may be sticky when his mom finally passes. She went to assisted living over two years ago and left an empty house. Rather than...

I don't think many of the refugees actually fit the usual asylum requirements. They are fleeing gang violence, poverty and corruption in their own...

Has anyone here had the J & J vaccine? It doesn't seem to have shown up here yet.

Another perk for having an only child:)

I dropped Amazon but added Discovery+ since it is inexpensive. Lots of junk on it but I like some of the home improvement and cooking shows.

Lots of entities have access to our bank account. Many people now set up auto withdrawals for payments and bills which is how so many Texans got...

It seems like immigration and gun control issues are never seriously addressed because they are political party hot buttons that can be used for...

I got a card in the mail from the realtor who has been courting us to list and her company is offering some sort of sell/buy program and it says will...

Just letting people in doesn't address the realities of what comes next - education, housing, healthcare, employment. If I try to stand in their...

Yes. It is all a habit we picked up living in Austin where recycling is ingrained. Here, we use the single stream recycling for an addl $5 a month...

Definitely more bird activity and if I poke around the base of some of my perennials, I see green - yeah!! I have seen only a couple of robins in the...

One thing that confuses me is use of masks in outdoor spaces. I/we don't wear ours when walking around the neighborhood or in the park. About half of...

There is one in Austin that was developed using a public private partnership. Much of the building was converted to a branch of the local community...

I haven't read the article yet but will. Aren't most of these chemicals derived from oil? It seems like they must make as much off of plastic as they...

I notice that books are now mostly printed in China. I am imagining containers full of best-sellers crossing the oceans. Dumb...

I think these chemicals are also making male brains smaller:) This is one of those topics that is too much to bear since there is little we can do...

Like so many things today, I continue to say "I don't know." We have so much information coming at us that is hard to figure it all out. All we can...

Thanks! The Vanguard site has too much info!! Some of the funds were purchased in 2010 and exchanges have been made since. Luckily, not a great deal...

My condolences, Tybee. I lost both my parents when I was 35 so time has healed. I can't imagine how much harder it would be losing them now - 30...