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5-25-13, 2:59pm

SteveinMN started a thread A daily challenge in Dailies and Challenges

I just posted in the May Gratitude thread about completing one year without working for The Man -- and not regretting that I left. I figured that...

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5-25-13, 2:28pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread May Gratitude in Dailies and Challenges

Yesterday marked exactly one year since I left my badge at my old workplace and started living again. People tell me again and again how much better...

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5-25-13, 9:10am

SteveinMN replied to a thread dealing with apartment management in Housing

You also can check your city/county/state phone book/Web site (which one depends on where you live) to find what jurisdiction regulates...

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5-24-13, 7:41pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread I-5 bridge collapse in WA state in Transportation

My understanding is that they've inspected every bridge in Minnesota and that repairs have been ranked according to the severity of the problem(s),...

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5-23-13, 2:16pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread Do One Thing Thursday in Dailies and Challenges

My DOTT was a "Re-DOTT" -- removing even more of that mulberry tree I pulled out a week or two ago and -- oops :|( -- one sucker from the lilac I...

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5-22-13, 5:39pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread May Cook at Home in Food & Recipes

Fish tacos tonight. I had to buy the cod. But everything else was already in the fridge, so this was an easy and (relatively) inexpensive meal.

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5-22-13, 5:36pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread When you work hard and don't see any results....... in Dailies and Challenges

Paying debts, I think, is like being on a diet. At some point you quit losing weight as you hit a plateau and all the stuff that worked for you...

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5-22-13, 7:47am

SteveinMN replied to a thread Try a New Recipe a Week from a Cookbook Challenge in Food & Recipes

Years ago my mom used to make a pound cake (sometimes blueberry but typically plain) and almost soak it in a sweet blueberry wine. Quite tasty, I...

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5-21-13, 2:00pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread Mrs. M. in Open Forum

Mrs. M's responses to posts remain on the site in their original locations. It's just that those posts no longer link to a profile page or show a...

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5-21-13, 1:49pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread Walking a tightrope with our FB fans - when can I block? in Workplace Issues & Jobs

Understandable. But I think the world is a little different now. How much more would it take for this guy to come to your office building some day...

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5-21-13, 1:41pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread tiered priorities in Workplace Issues & Jobs

I don't have any discrete references to tiered priorities, but that notion is not at all new. Sometimes priorities are ranked by necessity. In your...

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5-21-13, 1:33pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread Walking a tightrope with our FB fans - when can I block? in Workplace Issues & Jobs

No decent workplace would allow one of your coworkers to make you feel this uncomfortable. "Customers" (listeners/supporters/whatever) should be...

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5-21-13, 7:12am

SteveinMN replied to a thread What about that stock market! in Personal Finance

Timing the market is a fool's game. Even the folks paid to spend 60-80 hours a week to do that don't always get that job done. And, as you pointed...

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5-21-13, 6:49am

SteveinMN replied to a thread leftovers of leftovers.....of leftovers in Food & Recipes

I just posted in the Cook at Home thread about a weekend of meals I made with several common ingredients. It reminded me of a joke we make about Taco...

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5-21-13, 6:43am

SteveinMN replied to a thread May Cook at Home in Food & Recipes

I spent the weekend cooking at a "retreat" for several friends of mine. Others offer the cabin, bring bikes to ride, provide fishing gear, etc. I...

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5-21-13, 6:18am

SteveinMN replied to a thread Cash, Kids, and Parents Who Don't Carry Any in Family Matters & Relationships

I do empty my pockets of change every night and put it in a container. When the container is full, it's off to the credit union for counting. The...

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5-21-13, 6:12am

SteveinMN replied to a thread I'm just a big meanie.......... in Consumerism & The Media

I ported my landline number to my mobile phone, so I continued to get the junk calls (though at least with the mobile phone I had Caller ID). At...

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5-21-13, 5:54am

SteveinMN replied to a thread Gas stabilizer - worth doing? in Consumerism & The Media

The only gas-powered equipment we have is the snowblower. In Minnesota, it's hard to find gasoline that does not have a good percentage of ethanol...

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5-18-13, 5:45am

SteveinMN replied to a thread Mrs. M. in Open Forum

I like Mrs M. a lot, too, and wish she were back here. But I think it should be clear that it was her choice to leave the forum. SLF is what it is...

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5-18-13, 5:43am

SteveinMN replied to a thread Big chance to step it up at work -- how best to prepare? in Workplace Issues & Jobs

You don't have to erect billboards or use the building public-address system, but I would make sure that everyone who is in any position to consider...

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5-17-13, 12:20pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread How is your color perception? in Open Forum

16 here. Male, 50-59. Good skill to have as a photographer....

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5-16-13, 9:17am

SteveinMN replied to a thread Do One Thing Thursday in Dailies and Challenges

Today's DOTT: taking down a mulberry tree that is trying to violate the laws of physics by occupying the same point in space as one of our lilac...

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5-16-13, 9:12am

SteveinMN replied to a thread What do you consider a nice thank you gift to a co worker? in Workplace Issues & Jobs

Gift card to a chain of gas stations or gas stations/convenience stores in your area?

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5-16-13, 9:08am

SteveinMN replied to a thread Did you grow up poor? in Family Matters & Relationships

My DW, who is a social worker and was, for a while, living on the edge of working poor, has observed that many people in that economic class have a...

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5-16-13, 6:29am

SteveinMN replied to a thread Craigslist ad (Example of the type of neighborhood I live in) in Open Forum

Wow. I sure wouldn't mind grossing $3200-4000 a month for housekeeping. I'm doing that right now for free...

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5-16-13, 6:22am

SteveinMN replied to a thread Retreat? in Simple Spirituality & Religion

I find my brain works best on those kinds of "projects" when I'm occupied with something that is somewhat engaging -- hiking, driving on the...

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5-16-13, 5:59am

SteveinMN replied to a thread May Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Not many frugals here ... seems we're only managing to save money on things we're buying -- which we weren't planning to buy. My bike is at the...

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5-15-13, 7:37pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread Abandoning Suburbia in Housing

I mentioned this in another thread some time ago, but I still don't quite see how this works out. California (with its weird property-tax exclusions)...

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5-15-13, 6:01pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread Wasting food in Food & Recipes

There you go! That's a great answer! Failing any animals around the house, though, I vote for tossing it in the compost bin and chalking it up to...

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5-15-13, 5:59pm

SteveinMN replied to a thread Ice cream maker question in Food & Recipes

We had the kind of ice cream maker redfox has (gave it away since we rarely made ice cream in it). The consistency depended in part on the...

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