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3-11-26, 6:30am
We often like the same books Kay, so I will add it to my list. Thanks for the recommendation.
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3-10-26, 7:28am
These were my February reads:
Last Couple Standing by Matthew Norman - The main premise was a bit ridiculous, but if you're willing to go with it,...
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3-9-26, 6:38am
A pair of shoes I had listed on eBay just sold. I've not had much luck selling my clothing on eBay, but I've had success with shoes.
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3-9-26, 6:33am
We're supposed to get into the sixties today and tomorrow, which will be a welcome change. It's been a pretty cold and snowy winter, and we've been...
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3-9-26, 6:30am
Thanks, everyone.
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3-8-26, 11:43am
So sorry for your loss, Rosa. You gave her and yourselves the best leaving experience. May everything fall into place during these next steps.
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3-8-26, 7:18am
Mom passed peacefully early Friday morning, in her own home in her own bed. With the clarity of hindsight, there are things we could have dome...
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3-7-26, 7:03am
We decluttered them.
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3-7-26, 7:00am
Hegseth always looks to me like he is posing. Whenever I see a picture of him, I think' "you've been practicing that look in the mirror, haven't...
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3-5-26, 12:07pm
Well all things being equal, a better commute is always a good thing.
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3-5-26, 12:05pm
Oh no, not an unhappy happy! Seriously though, I hate when that happens. I'm pretty sure that spending more time in the grocery store wasn't one of...
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3-5-26, 12:02pm
I've been told I have a WICKED Boston accent (a college professor said I should take elocution classes to get rid of it), so I suspect y'all coming...
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3-5-26, 10:54am
Wow, that Balcer situation is pretty awful.
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3-5-26, 6:23am
Yesterday morning, she choked a bit on the syringe of water I gave her, so hospice RN said at this point we should only use moistened toothettes to...
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3-5-26, 6:10am
Great news! Congratulations, and I hope you enjoy the new job.
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3-5-26, 6:08am
Rogar: "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss," ran though my head as well.
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3-5-26, 6:02am
I too find y'all to be off-putting, although I guess I'm lucky to have very limited exposure to "influencers."
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3-4-26, 7:36am
We are very close to the finish line; we are trading off time doing round the clock vigil between me, sis, and our caregiver friend. Mom hasn't...
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3-2-26, 7:05am
Interesting stuff!
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3-1-26, 7:26am
I ordered seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds this year. It was funny, because when they arrived yesterday, DH was amazed I had ordered from them....
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2-28-26, 8:54pm
Just waiting for Trump to proclaim that "maybe we should suspend elections during war time."
As far as distractions, I'm going to give the...
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2-28-26, 7:44am
That is appalling indeed.
As an irrelevant aside, I think "Iridescent Riffel" is a very cool name.
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2-28-26, 7:36am
Catherine: That's interesting about your job at NBC. I suspect most of us here are in the right age group to have watched various tasks/systems...
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2-28-26, 7:27am
We have had a lot of snow compared to recent years, with many comparing this to our terrible winter of 2014 - 2015. We had some issues with an ice...
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2-27-26, 7:19am
Oh Bobby, I think we need to find you another hobby.
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2-27-26, 7:16am
I might have mentioned this before, but I was a child guinea pig about 56 years ago (so about 1970), for an MIT project on teaching children with...
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2-26-26, 7:21am
Theo was on my TBR list, but then as I heard more about it, it came off my list. I'll be interested to hear what you folks think about it.
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2-24-26, 7:34am
IL: I can't think of a band I would rather hang out with than the Rock Bottom Remainders. I can certainly think of bands I would rather listen to,...
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2-23-26, 7:26am
Chicago was a good band. I saw them live once in the seventies.
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2-23-26, 7:23am
Welcome, Marinegal. What part of the country are you from?
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2-22-26, 7:47am
Some years ago (quite a few now) we were driving through Biddeford Maine on our way to Portland. We saw a sign announcing a meat raffle at the...
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2-22-26, 7:39am
I guess it depend on the item. If it's something that comes in contact with my body, e.g. lip balm, roll-on deodorant, I would toss it. But partial...
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2-21-26, 8:02am
I also recently culled a bunch of pottery from the boxes in the cellar, and my sister took it all and gave it away in her condo building. The...
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2-21-26, 7:58am
This week I gave away via FB:
Heated mattress pad from Mom's house
Unopened Colace supplement from Mom's house
Two water pitcher filters that a...
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2-20-26, 8:02am
Well done! That was very resourceful and creative of you.
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2-19-26, 7:37am
Nice Catherine! Yours are undoubtedly a lot more complex than ours, with the self-employment aspects.
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2-19-26, 7:36am
That's an important first step! ;)
I had actually thought about doing them the day before, but I wasn't quite in the right frame of mind. I did go...
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2-18-26, 7:34am
I did our taxes yesterday!
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2-18-26, 7:22am
I'm sorry you are dealing with this, Pinkytoe. We had quite a time finding a contractor who was willing to take on our kitchen remodel. In the end...
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2-18-26, 7:16am
We finished 11/22/63 last night and overall we enjoyed it. I think you might like it Bobby, but I don't know if you have Netflix access. My DH got...
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2-17-26, 8:13am
I guess I'm the outlier here, but if I really wanted the job, I would try to do as requested. I've been asked to serve as a reference many times. ...
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2-17-26, 8:00am
Yes, when I see open shelves in a kitchen or lots of cabinetry without doors, I think the homeowner must enjoy dusting more than I do.
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2-17-26, 7:57am
I've always wanted white cabinets, which is what we selected. I really love the look of butcher block counters, but I was scared away by the upkeep...
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2-16-26, 7:29am
Good progress, Happy!
Sister and I decluttered a couple of boxes of stuff from Mom's house yesterday.
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2-15-26, 2:43pm
Iris Lillies, I think my brother said he was going to check and see if there is an exit fee for the annuity account. I've had that one for quite...
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2-15-26, 7:43am
I think I've mentioned this before. My DH wanted an Easy Bake Oven when he was little, and his folks actually got him one. This would have been in...
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2-14-26, 4:14pm
I've been questioning the same thing, Pinkytoe. I have too much money in a Money Market account from my credit union back in Michigan that I still...
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2-14-26, 7:58am
Raymond seemed to think the portions aren't quite generous enough around here, so he was taking matters into his own paws.
He's had quite a week:...
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2-14-26, 7:55am
You are right of course, the JD Vance option would offer closure that the Guthrie option would lack.
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2-14-26, 7:51am
If you cross your eyes, they will get stuck like that!
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2-14-26, 7:50am
We watched the first two episodes of 11/22/63 last night. So far, so good!
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2-14-26, 7:46am
Those are really cool IL. I'll confess that I am more of a stick-a-dozen-tulips-in-a-vase kind of person. That's one of the reasons I am so willing...
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2-14-26, 7:37am
Material wealth - having adequate resources to meet all current needs and many wants, and feeling reasonable confident that those resources will be...
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2-12-26, 6:53am
I'm so glad it went well for you!
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2-11-26, 7:57am
I had never heard of Savannah either. I wish someone would kidnap my mother, lol. Just kidding, well maybe not entirely.
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2-10-26, 8:03am
I think if you can train your cats to do tricks, you might have something going there.
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2-10-26, 7:58am
OK, that's just silly.
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