Lainey
Senior Member

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. I hadn't read it because I thought I already knew the gist of the story, but I'm glad my book club picked...

I recently took a friend to her appointment at the Mayo Clinic. They had beautiful waiting areas with huge windows so lots of natural light. They...

I agree with Rob that metro Phoenix seems to have hit its peak in terms of housing flippers. I used to get 2-3 solicitations a week to buy my little...

+1 I've said before that I was always amazed at how the senior leaders of the publicly-traded MegaCorp I worked for would be very nervous about...

Glad to see you're here. Always good to learn things from each other.

An example: I had a 20% discount on regular sale items at a local chain store. I also happened to have collected enough points at this same store...

I like these lit trees, especially when my neighbors do it and leave their drapes open so the rest of us can enjoy it at nighttime, too!

Kind of an annual purge: I buy simple and inexpensive toys and deeply discounted children's clothing during the year. Then at Xmas, I donate these...

Sounds like it's common. I will probably buy something over the holidays and then pay it off in January just to keep it active. Thanks.

Thanks for posting. That's a substantial drop in deaths, especially in only one year. I think what will also be interesting to see is how it...

ApatheticNoMore, I'm glad you posted that not everyone has the option of buying optional extras during Black Friday. I hope for a more stable and...

Just got back from Kohl's. There were plenty of shoppers but it wasn't crazy, just a little bit busier than a normal weekend. I wanted to pick up a...

Same here. And thanks to Safeway for my pre-cooked dinner for 6 that I just have to heat up today!

Just saw The Hate U Give. Based on the YA novel. Young actress Amandla Stenberg really carries the movie. (Goodreads gives the novel 4.5 stars)

My ACA monthly premium increased from $227 to $305 for a Silver plan. Of course, that's only my part of the payment - full cost would be just over...

Confessions of a Sociopath - A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight Anonymous memoir by a woman who is an admitted and diagnosed sociopath, but leads a...

"Boy Erased" - based on the true story of a teen son of a Christian minister who is sent away to a "conversion therapy" place to try to turn him into...

Agree that the bias starts early. Maybe make the sentencing judge different from the initial judge? Not sure how it would work.

I got partway into this and just couldn't finish it, it was so heartbreaking. I'll pick it up and read the rest. I think reading their stories and...

She's unhappy with the consequences of her actions - maybe the $250 will be a lesson. At my work years ago there was a temp doing the same...

UL, have you noticed any other differences? Are you able to keep alert at work, or is your stamina okay? Clothes fitting differently?

As others have said, there's mental health problems around the world, but we're still the only country with this level of mass shootings. What's the...