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. It's not too bad a thing to think about, as unlikely as it may be. Imagine. I keep wondering about the Epstein files. It's almost like they...

Once again, Rob shows that apples don’t fall far from the tree.

If Taylor Swift's ring is an Old Mine cut then her engagement event will propel this cut to high popularity. Of course, the marketers will take...

Curses, there is that whole "due process" thing again.

Thanks for the advice. Here near the big city there are a number of guys who promote buying estate jewelry and some yelp reports maybe. If it...

If it's at least a carat, it might be worth his time, but the market is the market. Go to 3 different jewelers and ask how much they will give for...

That's great to know. I will research and shop around more for sure. Thanks! I watched the video. I have no use for diamonds in my life, but the...

okay-----for you kids that liketa squander finite ressourses on just DRIVING and DRIVING and DRIVING ta see some odd-looking rock formation out in...

You need to sell the diamonds to a different jeweler, Rogar. Old mine cuts are really big right now and no one in their right mind would cut one down...

I have two diamonds bit more than a carat each. I have an appraisal that's probably 30 years old that has the clarity, etc., but the value then is...

Under what crime would you charge and convict them? I don't think serving your country while Republican is illegal,,,yet.

I have hope for those who can not or will not leave the United States after Tuesday's election results. As we all know, the Democrats had a stellar...

Today NPR had a segment about the ACA where they featured someone from the Kaiser foundation and the health reporter. A collar mentioned she was an...

Oy! That article! So demand is up for silver, but supply is down for several reasons, including US tariffs. That's hard on householders who want to...

After years of talking about it I redeemed my silver place settings for cash. As much as you can trust someone, I took it to a jeweler I have done...

Glad it worked out!!

Glad to hear it, SQ! Wow, Frugal-one, that's a lot of $$!

Listened to the almost three hours of oral arguments in the tariff case before the Supreme Court this morning. I had two con law classes in college,...

okay----today, i must resume my many unfinished projects, including some Yard Work!! Namesly, a pile of pine needles i intend ta rake up and...

A 28 gauge Perazzi is certainly the choice for a refined gentleman of means. Good thing he was not using the ubiquitous 12 gauge. He might have...

I pay a lot for health insurance but not complaining. It paid out for me $450,000 earlier this year!:0!

okay---you kids even mentioning the hunting accident reminds me of the time that a Democrat running for President had already KILLED a 16-year-old...

Dumped 10 or more cassette tapes...taking up space in the cabinet where my writing goes...tried out just one of them and it didn't work.Off they...

I think they were quail hunting, and 28g is perfectly fine for that, and some people prefer it for “reasons”. Then again, I hunt upland game with...

So great to hear, SiouzQ!

He was a dumb ass without the hunting incident, too. 28 gauge Perazzi.

Good news Sioux

Oh for sure, no way around that one! :)

I’m very pro-gun, pro-gun safety, and have been teaching firearms safety and skills for 40+ years now. Cheney was a dumbasss.

Oh Lord, me too. I really enjoyed hearing my very pro-gun, conservative, but VERY pro gun-safety brother tying himself in knots -for weeks- trying...

Yay you for calling the insurance person!! Hooray for the great news.

YAY!! good to hear, thanks for the update. I worry too.

Crisis averted! I just spoke to my insurance agent and he ran our projected 2026 income numbers and it turns out that I now qualify for a NM...

I'm seeing headlines like Democrats win big and blue tsunami. Hopefully a good sign. I think the next big landmark will be the Supreme Court ruling...

When we come home with groceries, we've learned to put away the bread immediately before Raymond gets his paws on it.

okay---i interrupt this discussion of whatever it is, to remind you kids that we lost a public servant who did so much for our country(see photo),...

okay---called the car glass guy from romania, and his boy quoted me a paltry $100 for a windshield for a classic El Camino, carry-out, so next day I...

One of our friends had a binge eating cat who would eat so many things including bread. They had to out locks on their bread storage cabinet.

Yes, those match the Kaiser Foundation numbers I have seen. SNAP benefits go to a higher percentage of the vulnerable, children and elderly. ACA...

Our 18 yo cat becomes pickier by the day but still prefers any real meat or fish we are eating so we always hold back a little for him. He also likes...

Roast chicken with various add-ins - onion, garlic, carrots, potatos, sweet potatos. Salad with the last of the garden black cherry tomatos.

Scored some catfish nuggets on discount, so I used them to make fish tacos with spicy Mexican rice using habaneros from the garden.

Huevos rancheros with home made chile and pico de gallo. The pico de gallo was made from the last fresh tomatoes of the season and roasted green...

we had a cat who loved zucchini. Sometimes he would eat practically an entire zucchini of small amount of size and his sides bulged for the next few...

Decluttered my last Thanksgiving gnome. Decorated on Saturday and lived with it for a few days and didn't like how it looked where I put it. No where...

The only people food my cats eat is lettuce. No idea why they chose that but they did. One is overweight and the other isn't. They eat the same...

Your probably right. The new bogus claim is that SNAP money going to illegals. It probably deserves an audit some day, but most likely a red...

I think that's a good reason to audit the program, but realistically the only reason SNAP is being withheld is because as of this afternoon Senate...

This seems like a new reason to with hold SNAP? Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins described SNAP at a recent press conference as, "so...

okay---i am following the Royals. Not the KC ball club, but the ones over in England. Yup. It's like a tv series, to an extent. But yeah---i'd...

I think the actual reason they were never meant to be permanent is because the enhanced subsidies were an emergency measure to help people during the...

okay---credentials, schmedentials! Faux, how DARE you try and refute my brilliant statements??? But yeah----it doesn't take an advanced DEGREE to...

perhaps they were never meant to be long term because the republicans never did the replace part of repeal and replace. We heard that time and time...

22 million Americans are on ACA subsidy plans. ~42 million are receiving SNAP benefits. Seems like a lot of people either way.

Yeah, I really don’t understand why the Democrats didn’t make them permanent. But OK, they roll the dice and lost. What I really don’t understand...

Our cats don't eat people food, and that has been a wonderful thing overall. Every once in awhile they persuade us to give them a small bit of...

I'm thinking both sides are looking for a way to open the government and still save face. My take is that this is part of Trump's retribution...

The subsidies which are the crux of the problem were never intended to be permanent. The Democrats could have made it so while they were in control...

Wash U is rated number 20 in its class and my family alma mater is rated number 13 in its class. But, one is a fairly large University with some...