Lainey
Senior Member

Agree that the dinner guest behaved badly. But the U.S. Constitution calls for counting every resident. Resident, not citizen. And in addition...

Very true! It's odd that she did that, but maybe it will all resolve after SIL's death? That's what I'm guessing with the grandparents I mentioned...

That's good news. AZ is also a ballot initiative state and I'd love to see that happen here too.

Isn't that what happened with a lot of homeowners after Super Storm Sandy? Lots of arguing with the insurers. And it may be too early to...

Tybee, I know of grandparents who bought a house with a good-sized down payment for each of their 3 adult grandchildren. (think $50,000 to $100,000...

They took it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/magazine/what-the-hobby-lobby-ruling-means-for-america.html

If it was just the owner's personal remarks that's one thing. But when the businesses file lawsuits so they don't have to provide birth control as...

That's a great discovery! does your Goodwill have half-price Saturdays like we have here? I'm asking because that's cheap even for half-price day....

That was something I learned as an adult when my parents passed away: that you experience grief multiple times in various circumstances long after...

To me it's interesting to find out what their "wake-up call" was. Did their bad credit score prevent them from buying a house or car? Did they want...

Agree. Can you send a card with a note to her family?

I believe the ideal ratio of positive to negative interactions is 5:1 in a successful relationship. ...

Another theory: In our culture, ideal love is heavily romanticized. Our music, television, billboards, advertising, and books are all very...

bae, I am admiring your forward-looking attitude. FWIW, from an internet stranger, I feel strongly that things will work out well for you. In...

Agree - either limited by age (I'd vote for age 75 max), or limited by number of presidential terms, i.e., you get to serve 4 presidential-length...

Agree with others that I don't watch the same movies over and over, but if these happen to be on then I'll sit and watch: - Gone with the Wind - ...

CathyA, I saw that same interview. And the other thing the Mom mentioned was being away from their home for a month or more was not something they...

- just being with my SO. We do lots of "parallel play" like me reading and talking to him while he's cooking, or both of us doing yardwork together,...

Back to the economic question. No need to reinvent the wheel, they're are some smart people who have already done work on this. I like Citizens for...

I have a relative who has both a long-time mental illness and a chronic progressive physical illness. Has been hospitalized multiple times for the...

Beautiful, thanks for posting. Looks like my granddaughter and yours are a few months apart and also share the same blue eyes. They are little...

We also get an increase of the corner beggars in the winter here in Phoenix. They're mostly gone now, the 100+ heat chases them away every summer. ...

This is inspiring, and the pantry will be targeted next month or two for a clean-out. In the meantime, in a similar vein, I cleaned out my...

+1 wonder who was paying for Cliven Bundy and friends who were protesting the federal government for weeks in Oregon? wonder who paid for the Unite...

That was the theory behind Block Grants - that states would be able to use federal money as they see fit. In reality, however, it became an excuse...

Selection of federal judges is high stakes because they are elected for life. Of course there will be partisanship because it can be determining...

I think the bedrock is a successfully functioning extended family. I'm thinking of the adults I've seen who are all doing well but can provide an...

Agree - on top of the storyline and characters, it's a visual treat. I understand the next book in the series is also being made into a movie.

+1 Of course there will be additional cases filed on these issues - that's how the "chipping away" happens. Same sex marriage became law of the...

What worries me is that countries like ours on the decline tend to look to a political Strongman as their savior. It's happened in Russia, the...

+1 I'm sure they were good people but also naïve.

Interesting because I'd been wondering for years if the number of Catholics was exaggerated. For myself, my siblings, my cousins, and so many...

Ultralight, how did the challenge go?

I think these things need to happen: 1) campaign finance reform 2) repeal of law giving corporations same status as people 3) repeal of...

Or remember this saying: "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good." As in, it's good enough, so time to move to the next thing. Your garden is a...

Brings to mind the very different treatment that traitor Oliver North received: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_North But back to the topic,...

Elizabeth, I'm recently retired from a position that was somewhat paper-heavy. I also ended up helping others who were transferring/retiring to...

Agree it's good to experience living in different size spaces. My little rental is about 700 sq. feet so I was glad to see the cottage photos...