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WAPO had an article today on world's largest plastic polluters - Coca Cola and Pepsi. They claim to have programs to switch to recycled plastic but that's still plastic that ends up all over the...

On Earth Day, I was thinking about how much plastic we all us and how every time I go to Costco, so many customers are purchasing multiple cases of bottled water in plastic. I imagine there are...

The issue is complex and years in the making. Seems like most of the ones we see here prefer to live in camps along creeks or woods where they can do what they wish. I am sick of the litter and...

DH and I have this conversation frequently because of our experience-based frugal mindset. Losing jobs and your house leaves a taste in your mouth. It seems the older I get the more I appreciate how...

I am watching Ripley too. So dark and creepy.

My mother was an outlier in our family and neighborhood. She was one of only two female pharmacy school grads at UC Boulder way back in the early 1940s. In between kids and after divorce, she worked...

I can't in good conscience vote for either of these prez candidates so I will either do a write-in or a blank. Fate has a way of throwing surprises at us so hang on to your hats, ie our choices may...

My older brother was in the border patrol for many years working out of Bisbee. He always called Nogales the armpit of AZ. There are non-desert beautiful areas in AZ. Mostly higher elevation,...

Currently, I am not worried about money but that state of mind comes and goes. Large purchases make me nervous even though at this point I can pay for them. Issues about getting old and finances make...

I have been thinking about this a lot lately and fully realize that DH would be absolutely helpless regarding administrative and financial matters since I take care of all of that now. He just...

It seems like we talk an awful lot about what the cats ate (or didn't eat). They are old and perpetually finicky. Our male Siamese used to drag a piece of string around howling and then try to hump...

I saw this story and thought "I could get behind this movement!"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/25/texas-name-change-election-candidate

I have always wanted beautiful home and garden things (to me anyway) but scratch the itch by buying used. That does get old though. We have a tiny pantry in this house so I have been looking for a...

Five years ago, our kitchen was around $12,000. New wood floors, some electrical upgrades, RTA cabinets, sink and hardware and stone counters. We did the painting, cabinet and backsplash tile...

I would be concerned about the sloped land (it appears as such) behind the unit. Drainage, etc.

The weird thing is DHs brother is the executor and did not give us any amounts only that we have to set up accounts at the same institution so monies can be transferred. Unfortunately, they do not...

The Natural Grocers stores here have rows and rows of supplements. I am always amazed when customers pay hundreds of dollars for vitamins and supplements at check out. I used to take B complex and...

Apparently, the bulk of recently deceased MIL's monies are in IRAs so as beneficiaries we will receive "inherited IRAs". RMDs must be paid every year and and any money withdrawn other than that will...

Same issue with my diabetic neighbor.

I stopped taking all supplements years ago. They are way too expensive, effects are dubious and who knows what country ingredients are from or what regulations they go through. Just my 2 cents.

Now that gardening season is starting up, I am going to cancel the NYT, WaPo and WSJ ($2 ea per month) subscriptions that keep me "informed" during the cold, winter months.

God Save Texas by Lawrence Wright. Having spent so many years living there and absorbing its self-obsessed culture, it is interesting to read about why it is the way it is.

We have gotten a small refund for the past five years so was shocked to see that we will owe $1000 this year:(

The four year anniversary brings a lot of thoughts to mind about how things have transpired since. I don't know if it was the Trump era or Covid but even now, many things feel off and the level of...

Maybe I'm too sensitive but this constant emphasis on the dire consequences of being older just magnifies our cultural obsession with youth.