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3-21-25, 1:44pm
It sounds like you'll have plenty of opportunities to keep from being bored in retirement, happystuff! All that sounds great! (Except the part about...
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3-20-25, 11:59am
Yeah, me too.
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3-20-25, 7:58am
Yeah, it seems we no longer have a judicial branch of the government. Just a bunch of Trump lackeys with law degrees. I hope people like John Roberts...
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3-17-25, 10:25pm
Last year I tried growing a few plants from seed in my mudroom, which is northeast facing and unheated. I didn't hold out much hope but wanted to...
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3-17-25, 7:58pm
Good deal on the NYT! I was able to get a good rate for WSJ by trying to cancel, and then they gave me the same discount of $4/month. Maybe I should...
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3-17-25, 7:55pm
That makes total sense, of course! I hope all goes well.. true that 2 years is a lot of time with limited mobility.
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3-17-25, 8:12am
I agree that bicycles were, and still are for the most part, really big for utilitarian uses, not just pleasure-riding. In the Netherlands, too, the...
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3-16-25, 11:23am
I did read it. He has a valid point for sure. My favorite environmental writers, Derrick Jensen and Lierre Kieth have had their speaking engagements...
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3-15-25, 3:36pm
For me it comes down to the metaphor that's been used constantly since 1/20/2025--that is, eliminating federal bloat should be done with a scalpel,...
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3-14-25, 11:12pm
I hope everyone stays safe! I think we're escaping this one.
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3-14-25, 2:38pm
Haha! "Take off your glasses and enjoy!" Words to live by!
But good gardening advice... The only garden I have to sit in is the pergola with the...
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3-14-25, 1:02pm
OMG!!!! What an auspicious time for a blood moon! Birthday + last day of work for the rest of your life!!!!
Congratulations, happystuff! May...
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3-13-25, 9:41pm
Like all of us, he worked for it. His net worth is low compared to most of the other members of the Senate.
As for not governing--he was a...
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3-13-25, 1:10pm
What about the protests in front of Trump Towers today? Protesting the detention of Mahmoud Khalil. Is this a free speech issue and therefore...
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3-13-25, 12:55pm
Looks like 3am for me in the East is when the maximum effect will be apparent. I hope it won't be cloudy. When DH has the heat on and the bedroom is...
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3-13-25, 11:33am
Maybe you missed it, but Bernie has spent a lifetime dirtying his hands governing, for the good of the people, not to line his pockets.
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3-13-25, 8:59am
I do wish Bernie was at least 10, and preferably 20 or more years younger! He's been a one-man #resistance show--he's amazing. When he was...
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3-11-25, 10:58pm
Yet, there's this: https://www.yahoo.com/news/defense-department-remove-photos-wwii-122459737.html
"The Department of Defense is planning to...
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3-11-25, 10:54pm
I try to be very aware of NOT providing unsolicited help. I'm a big researcher, and I raised her to be as well, but I resist the impulse to tell her...
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3-11-25, 11:46am
I'm sure your loved ones don't see you as a burden, TMS. People want to return the love that has been received.
My daughter is just starting...
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3-11-25, 7:06am
SouizQ, I think I missed your bit about frozen shoulder. I had that, and it was a pain in the butt, not being able to lift my right arm... but when I...
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3-11-25, 6:28am
I have always had a suspicion that you, bae, having had Friends In High Places, have had more insight about the political climate than you are...
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3-10-25, 9:05am
I've seen similar situations of people flouting minimal in-office requirements.. and it is strange that they don't expect pushback from management......
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3-10-25, 8:47am
My brother would be dead if it weren't for the VA, and I'm not exaggerating. If there are inefficiencies in the VA, it's probably because of outdated...
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3-10-25, 8:39am
So sorry, SiouzQ and Tybee... I, too, am in the winter blah camp. I don't know why this year has been worse than the others, although I'm pretty...
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3-10-25, 8:35am
Oh, gosh, I hope they find either an alternative treatment, or some way to mitigate those horrible effects!! Thank you for keeping us updated--we...
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3-9-25, 12:34pm
I saw that list. Chilling indeed.
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3-7-25, 5:47pm
Yeah, I saw that and then thought of this thread, too!
I didn't know about its prevalence in the Southwest, though. Very interesting. The CDC map...
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3-7-25, 10:44am
Yeah, the Democrats have some serious work to do. I'm just as upset at the current administration as anyone, but their "resistance" at the SOTU was...
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3-6-25, 8:04pm
We never had one rodent in our house since we moved in--until we got our heat pump. I don't know if it's a coincidence, but it's the only time we...
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3-4-25, 6:42pm
I hear ya, early morning!
There is something called The Hygiene Hypothesis--you can be TOO clean, and your body doesn't have the chance to build...
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3-4-25, 8:43am
The WSJ has a front-page article today by the editorial board with the theme "if Trump wants a new world order, maybe he should tell the country". ...
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3-3-25, 10:02pm
So guess who is writing resistance stuff on Substack? Vicki Robin! She's supporting shutdown315 and asking for people to join her in forming a group....
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3-3-25, 8:44pm
On Joe Rogan last night, Musk said that "Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” So what do you think he would do to it if Trump...
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3-3-25, 8:32pm
We need as many of these as possible--real-life examples of the negative impacts of the MuskTrump capricious exercises in play-governing.
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3-3-25, 7:43am
I love this question, because, like you, I feel it's important for me to continually reach outside of it, even though, for me, I never reach all that...
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3-1-25, 2:04pm
It seems the most prosperous nations are still the Scandinavian countries. US doesn't even make the top 10, and I believe that's because it misses...
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2-28-25, 10:03pm
Vance definitely instigated it--it was almost like a set-up. He just passed the ball to Trump, who carried it down the court. Unbelievable. Just...
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2-28-25, 9:59pm
Don't let them go. Just a box or two of old books that prompt you to remember your parents? Big deal. Not enough of a burden to stress over.
When...
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2-28-25, 5:52pm
They do consent, prior to interviews, for us to record the session. The recordings are deidentified, and so that means the transcripts are, too.
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2-28-25, 12:26pm
I think about how Amazon is a pretty new business model, relatively speaking. I looked at my account, and I was able to scroll as far back as 1995....
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2-28-25, 12:14pm
I can understand that.... I should ask my cybersecurity expert DIL what she thinks about that... I've never met anyone more concerned about privacy...
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2-28-25, 11:26am
I have an open mind towards AI in my field. I've already used it for instant interview transcripts that would otherwise take me 3 hours to type, or...
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2-27-25, 9:08pm
I'm definitely doing the Feb 28th boycott. I'm playing around with boycotting Amazon/cancelling my membership. Haven't decided yet.
There's...
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2-27-25, 2:12pm
Yeah, I just saw that during his meeting with the UK PM and the reporters. Even the WSJ had a front page article that tariffs are going to decimate...
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2-27-25, 12:32pm
Haha! Very cute. Some dogs are particular for sure. I remember buying Kibbles 'n Bits for my yellow Lab once. But that was the last time, because he...
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2-27-25, 12:14pm
Take a look at this article and read the comments he received--(may be hard to read without blowing them up a little, but worth it.) Hopefully that...
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2-27-25, 11:58am
Yeah, that's the one.
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2-27-25, 11:30am
That's what I see, too.
On another note, have you seen that unbelievably garish and in-very-poor-taste video he posted on Truth Social? He...
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2-27-25, 11:28am
That is awesome, happystuff! Here's to a new, awesome stage of your life!
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2-26-25, 7:38pm
Thanks for bringing this to my attention! I read the article in your link--and yes, it is now pushing one area of focus.
"He who controls the...
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2-26-25, 8:40am
True. I guess the diehards can also travel to 7th Ave in NYC.
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2-25-25, 8:56pm
I agree!! We have a JoAnn's in Burlington, and I shop there fairly regularly. It is really a vestige of the past, though, when people actually made...
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2-25-25, 4:20pm
Just for the record, I agree with you on this topic. I don't think it makes sense for anyone AMAB who transitioned after puberty to compete with...
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2-25-25, 11:17am
Welcome back, Yossarian! It is gratifying to see the real-world benefit of YMOL on the virtual friends we've had throughout the years. I can't...
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2-23-25, 12:04pm
Wow that is inspiring!! Thank you for sharing.
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2-23-25, 11:46am
I am coming to the conclusion that all this craziness going on is actually by design by the oligarchy. There is something about the players--Musk,...
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2-22-25, 8:25pm
Coincidentally, Rob, I was looking at furniture today in a furniture store--Ashley's. I mentioned to the sales rep that there was an Ashley's right...
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2-22-25, 9:12am
Kind of like bringing in a tiger instead of a house cat to keep the mice away. There won't be any mice, but God only knows what else will be stirred...
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2-21-25, 10:13pm
Thank you, happystuff.
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