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7-17-18, 5:42am

Yppej replied to a thread Trump, Putin, US, Russia.... in Simple Public Policy

And my dad thought Bernie Sanders might have trouble getting elected if it became widely known that he went to Russia on his honeymoon with his first...

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7-16-18, 7:50pm

Yppej replied to a thread Trump, Putin, US, Russia.... in Simple Public Policy

Republican bigwigs were supposedly outaged after Charlottesville too. I think it is all talk.

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7-16-18, 7:18pm

Yppej replied to a thread Trump, Putin, US, Russia.... in Simple Public Policy

I am not feeling more outrage than normal, because it is not shocking to me that Trump would say these things, given previous comments of his.

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7-16-18, 7:16pm

Yppej replied to a thread Does spending ever cause you guilt? in Open Forum

Yes, I do feel guilty sometimes, or foolish. Wait till you are older Rob, like me, and you won't be able to see the numerals on a watch without...

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7-15-18, 7:42pm

Yppej replied to a thread Daily List in Dailies and Challenges

I tried another recipe and got caught up on cleaning. A nice bonus was DS spent 4 hours removing all his stuff cluttering the dining room table and...

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7-15-18, 3:03pm

Yppej replied to a thread Wahhh, Wahhh.......The American Build-a-Bear Crisis!! in Consumerism & The Media

This report is contradictory "the company soon realized ... and closed the stores" and "people stood in line for hours". Standing for hours in the...

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7-15-18, 1:50pm

Yppej replied to a thread 6 more days, OMG in Workplace Issues & Jobs

If it helps you can do what I sometimes do. Count not just days but hours. The number will decrease quicker so you have a sense of progress.

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7-15-18, 7:38am

Yppej replied to a thread Daily List in Dailies and Challenges

1. Got ingredients and tried one recipe. 2. ✔ 3. Contacted the CD sender but my plan to visit my parents got derailed.

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7-14-18, 7:19pm

Yppej replied to a thread What TV Shows Are You Watching? in Reviews

I have not seen all the episodes, maybe a dozen or so, so I would be out of your fan league. But I am watching it more often. Every person has...

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7-14-18, 7:06pm

Yppej replied to a thread What TV Shows Are You Watching? in Reviews

My 600 Pound Life, to keep myself motivated to stay on my diet.

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7-14-18, 12:54pm

Yppej replied to a thread What are you reading 2018? in Reviews

Thank you Alan.

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7-14-18, 12:24pm

Yppej replied to a thread Online reviews in Consumerism & The Media

Ocean Grove? Google is not showing me Orchard Grove.

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7-14-18, 12:01pm

Yppej replied to a thread What are you reading 2018? in Reviews

Amity and Prosperity about fracking Isabelle Allende's In the Midst of Winter Shaara's The Frozen Hours set in the Korean War Potok's The Gates of...

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7-14-18, 11:10am

Yppej replied to a thread goodbye notification in Workplace Issues & Jobs

Do they need to know where you are going? Any chance the evil supervisor would contact them and try to sabotage your new job? When I worked at...

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7-14-18, 11:06am

Yppej replied to a thread July Purge in Organizing Your Life

Old baking soda from the back of the fridge.

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7-14-18, 11:05am

Yppej replied to a thread July Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Ordered checks online with a promo code for about half what the bank would charge me. Am gracefully accepting produce from other people's gardens....

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7-14-18, 11:02am

Yppej replied to a thread What makes you dance? in Family Matters & Relationships

Kris Kros or the Pointer Sisters?

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7-14-18, 5:37am

Yppej replied to a thread Online reviews in Consumerism & The Media

I am sketching out a trip for next year along the Eastern seaboard and had Atlantic City on the list until I kept running across the same comments on...

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7-14-18, 5:31am

Yppej replied to a thread Brain healing in Health & Health Care

I would be tempted to say, "I am an employee at will. I gave you two weeks' notice as a courtesy. I did not have to. Please treat me with respect."

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7-13-18, 8:13pm

Yppej replied to a thread What makes you dance? in Family Matters & Relationships

I am not a dancer but when I moved into my home I was running through it leaping around in joy.

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7-13-18, 8:10pm

Yppej replied to a thread Daily List in Dailies and Challenges

1. ✔ 2. Fail - got 5 items but only 1 for fall. It was so hot I just wanted cool clothing. Initial plan to replace DS's broken suitcase failed as he...

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7-13-18, 7:54pm

Yppej replied to a thread Favorite flower/shrub? in Gardening & Farming

Variety of colors, perennial, expands to fill in empty areas, likes the acidic soil in my area.

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7-13-18, 7:40pm

Yppej replied to a thread Favorite flower/shrub? in Gardening & Farming

Phlox.

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7-13-18, 6:28pm

Yppej replied to a thread July Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

I bargained down my satellite radio bill from $111 to $38 for 6 months since I didn't get the job closer to home. It helps with the commute. Like...

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7-13-18, 6:22pm

Yppej replied to a thread July Purge in Organizing Your Life

11 hangers. When asked by store clerks if I want the hanger I have started saying no.

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7-13-18, 6:13pm

Yppej replied to a thread Washing Dishes By Hand in Organizing Your Life

I was by hand. If the garbage disposal were not broken I would not mind.

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7-12-18, 7:44pm

Yppej replied to a thread Applied Internally in Workplace Issues & Jobs

RR the employee manual specifies that only managers can work from home. Our banking software supports remote deposits, so the issue is not...

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7-12-18, 6:20pm

Yppej replied to a thread Applied Internally in Workplace Issues & Jobs

They told me they just filled the position this morning. Then a connection of mine found out it is not filled. So good thing I did not get it because...

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7-12-18, 4:50am

Yppej replied to a thread July Purge in Organizing Your Life

The ages are wrong, but it sounds like you married my son!

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7-11-18, 7:50pm

Yppej replied to a thread July Purge in Organizing Your Life

Some papers.

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7-11-18, 6:20pm

Yppej started a thread Applied Internally in Workplace Issues & Jobs

I am spending 2 to 3 hours a day commuting so I got the OK from my current manager to apply for a position with the company in my home city. I filled...

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7-11-18, 6:10pm

Yppej replied to a thread I got the job !!!!! in Workplace Issues & Jobs

I am happy for you. Serves your supervisor right to lose you.

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7-10-18, 6:30pm

Yppej replied to a thread Online reviews in Consumerism & The Media

For medical my state government has a site you can check for education, publications and other good things as well as discipline, criminal...

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7-10-18, 6:26pm

Yppej replied to a thread July Purge in Organizing Your Life

A bottle of gelatinous vitamins that had congealed together in the heat.

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7-9-18, 7:40pm

Yppej replied to a thread July Purge in Organizing Your Life

I cut the remaining black plastic out from around the squash plants and threw it away.

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7-9-18, 5:20pm

Yppej replied to a thread Daily List in Dailies and Challenges

This week: 1. Work 2. Use my Macy's credit card rewards gift cards wisely 3. Watch DVD of relative's promotion ceremony

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7-9-18, 5:11am

Yppej replied to a thread July Purge in Organizing Your Life

Three big pieces of black plastic. I use these under squash as supposedly they like heat but this year I think it has made them too hot as they...

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7-8-18, 1:29pm

Yppej replied to a thread The Beast Revelation in Simple Spirituality & Religion

And don't forget if people are unreceptive to your message to shake the dust off your shoes and leave.

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7-8-18, 11:09am

Yppej replied to a thread The Beast Revelation in Simple Spirituality & Religion

As far as can you be a christian and not go to church. Maybe, but my bible still says "25not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some,...

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7-8-18, 10:31am

Yppej replied to a thread Daily List in Dailies and Challenges

Close to 6 hours of weeding done and I feel like things are under control.

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7-8-18, 6:00am

Yppej replied to a thread The Beast Revelation in Simple Spirituality & Religion

Numerology can be manipulated to "prove" anything. When I was a child certain Latin inscriptions on his crown et cetera were converted into numbers...

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7-7-18, 7:47pm

Yppej replied to a thread The Beast Revelation in Simple Spirituality & Religion

So Protestants are not Christians?

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7-7-18, 7:26pm

Yppej replied to a thread The Beast Revelation in Simple Spirituality & Religion

I am an unchurched antinomian Protestant who has dabbled in Buddhism. Do I count?

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7-7-18, 7:24pm

Yppej replied to a thread Daily List in Dailies and Challenges

Library ✔ Visit parents ✔ Weeding over half done and yard waste barrels along the curb The heat comes back Monday so I am driven.

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7-7-18, 12:47pm

Yppej replied to a thread Orchard tour in Gardening & Farming

Hmm, are you proselytizing for orchard tours?

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7-7-18, 12:09pm

Yppej replied to a thread July Purge in Organizing Your Life

The key to a shed I tore down several years ago. I also removed some keys I rarely use from my key ring and put them elsewhere. It feels so light!

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7-7-18, 11:51am

Yppej replied to a thread What are you reading 2018? in Reviews

Today I got some recommended here, some not: The Cafe Cook Book Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Lahiri's The Lowlands...

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7-7-18, 6:54am

Yppej replied to a thread Price of health insurance dropped in Personal Finance

I hope the trend continues. Do you buy your own or get it through a larger group?

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7-7-18, 6:35am

Yppej replied to a thread Possible future employers and social media in Workplace Issues & Jobs

What are they going to do next, send a spy to peer into people's back yards to see if they have trampolines?

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7-7-18, 6:30am

Yppej replied to a thread Daily List in Dailies and Challenges

Hedges trimmed, tomatoes pruned, and I started on the weeding last night. I love being outdoors when the weather us nice.

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7-6-18, 6:06pm

Yppej replied to a thread Daily List in Dailies and Challenges

For the weekend: 1. Do some of the yard work I am behind on now that the heat wave is over. 2. Visit my parents. 3. Go to the library.

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7-6-18, 5:58pm

Yppej replied to a thread The Daily Rave in Dailies and Challenges

I asked a worker in Home Depot where sonething was. I had the used up package as a sample. He did not know but scanned the SKU with his smart phone...

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7-6-18, 5:28am

Yppej replied to a thread July Purge in Organizing Your Life

A clotheshanger. A free water test kit I brought home from Home Depot, then a day later I got the annual water quality report with my water bill. 5...

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7-5-18, 5:08pm

Yppej replied to a thread How does your garden grow? in Gardening & Farming

Tomatoes are the only thing doing well in the heatwave.

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7-5-18, 5:06pm

Yppej replied to a thread Got an interview in Workplace Issues & Jobs

Excellent news!

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