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4-15-25, 3:02pm

SiouzQ. replied to a thread Where are you people? in Open Forum

1:52 pm on Tuesday. I have been in St. Louis since Sunday afternoon for a procedure on my shoulder to break up the Adhesive Capsulitis. I had...

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4-15-25, 6:28am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Where are you people? in Open Forum

Congratulations on the new addition, Happystuff! I guess I'm a day late and a dollar short. I had a medical appointment in the morning, then we...

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4-13-25, 7:52am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Spring Challenge in Dailies and Challenges

My spring list: Make all the ornaments for the December fair (studio prefers not to get inundated with ornaments to be fired late in the year)...

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4-11-25, 6:20am

rosarugosa replied to a thread The Stock Market in Personal Finance

We're at 60 stocks and 40 bonds (actually a little bit of bond $$ moved to a MM fund recently). I did not look at our account balances from 2008 -...

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4-10-25, 3:55pm

SiouzQ. replied to a thread The Stock Market in Personal Finance

Right now I'm at 30% stocks and 70% bonds. I keep emailing my poor financial advisor in a slight panic and he keeps having to reassure me. What I...

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4-10-25, 6:35am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Privacy in Open Forum

So for whatever reason, I decided to take this as a challenge to figure out the identity of a very prolific MMM therapist/journal keeper who tries to...

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4-9-25, 7:51am

rosarugosa replied to a thread The Daily Rave in Dailies and Challenges

That's great, Early! Give my love to Laurel Lake and enjoy the rest of your trip!

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4-9-25, 7:40am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Use it up! in Food & Recipes

Beets are really nice in a salad with goat cheese.

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4-9-25, 7:33am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Privacy in Open Forum

IL: You actually shared something here with your name on it at one point. I think it was related to a flower show award or some similar recognition....

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4-7-25, 11:28am

SiouzQ. replied to a thread The Stock Market in Personal Finance

I have been in contact with my financial advisor in the past few months anyway and we decided to change my allocations to a much more conservative...

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4-6-25, 9:02pm

SiouzQ. started a thread The Stock Market in Personal Finance

I've decided I am NOT going to look at my IRA until the day I always do, which is the first day of every month. I am so damn proud of that IRA that...

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4-6-25, 2:51pm

rosarugosa replied to a thread What are you reading in 2025? in Reviews

A little bit late, but these were my March reads: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon - historical fiction about a midwife in colonial New England...

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4-6-25, 10:40am

rosarugosa replied to a thread How duties actually work for importers in Simple Public Policy

Wow, that's crazy! I just always understood without a doubt that whoever actually pays them initially upstream, as the final consumer, I'm the one...

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4-6-25, 7:30am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Use it up! in Food & Recipes

I don't think this is a good enough reason in itself to get a dog, lol. Overall, it would probably be cheaper to continue wasting a bunch of food! ...

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4-6-25, 7:00am

rosarugosa replied to a thread How duties actually work for importers in Simple Public Policy

Well to be fair, I don't think everyone thinks the overseas suppliers pay for the duties, only Donald and the MAGA crowd perhaps.

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4-6-25, 6:56am

rosarugosa replied to a thread The Daily Rave in Dailies and Challenges

Wow, congrats to your DH!

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4-5-25, 6:49am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Use it up! in Food & Recipes

I've been pondering this because we throw away so much food! Not just produce, but chicken, steak tips, haddock. I think it's often because the...

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4-3-25, 6:44am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Retirement now visible on the horizon! in Family Matters & Relationships

Congratulations, Happystuff! I recall that I did a fair bit of decluttering when I first retired, especially since I retired in the winter. I am...

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4-3-25, 6:27am

rosarugosa replied to a thread April Purge in Organizing Your Life

My beloved sister stopped by yesterday and took away several books I had been unable to rehome on Facebook to donate on her next thrift store run. ...

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4-2-25, 7:26pm

SiouzQ. replied to a thread The Daily Peeve / Rant in Dailies and Challenges

I was thinking about you today, Tradd, I know it's a whole lotta crazy going on. Hang in there! TMS: I'm sorry that everything is so...

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3-28-25, 6:45am

rosarugosa replied to a thread March Purge in Organizing Your Life

I cleared out Mom's liquor cabinet this week and dropped the contents off to a new home yesterday. Someone picked up a couple of gardening books...

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3-26-25, 6:18am

rosarugosa replied to a thread What can you do about things that distress you? in Making a Difference

TMS: I'm so sorry for your mother's diagnosis.

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3-24-25, 3:59pm

SiouzQ. replied to a thread The Daily Rave in Dailies and Challenges

It's 75 degrees out and sunny so I have been playing in the yard out here in the desert. A lot of the yard is bare dirt (it's just how it is here)...

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3-24-25, 8:13am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Very Important Subjects in Open Forum

My husband mentioned the release of the Kennedy assassination files, and I said I was sure littlebittybobby would scope it out and let us know if...

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3-24-25, 8:09am

rosarugosa replied to a thread What can you do about things that distress you? in Making a Difference

Flowers: I think it's a great strategy to focus on actions you can take that will actually do some good. I had not thought of it in this context,...

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3-24-25, 7:32am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Blood test for colon cancer in Health & Health Care

I am not due for another 3 years, but I will probably pursue that option if I can.

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3-23-25, 7:10am

rosarugosa replied to a thread What are you reading in 2025? in Reviews

I've read such mixed reviews on this one. It's on my list, but I may not get to it for awhile.

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3-22-25, 7:15am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Pet cuteness in Family Matters & Relationships

Such a cute helper!

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3-21-25, 9:37pm

SiouzQ. replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Those cybertrucks look like badly designed aluminum breadboxes of an indeterminate era to me. There's one that drives around Santa Fe and it's just...

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3-21-25, 9:28pm

SiouzQ. replied to a thread Pet cuteness in Family Matters & Relationships

That expression is priceless!

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3-20-25, 6:30am

rosarugosa replied to a thread Winter Challenge in Dailies and Challenges

Final update on the winter list: My current status: Build radiator cover for bathroom radiator - done Build radiator cover for bedroom radiator...

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