iris lilies
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That sounds delish. So you grow your own white beans? Imdont know many people who grow beans. DH grew several types of dried beans years ago. He...

I’m sure the above post was very long and boring to read, but I do like to point out The bullshit of our large government bodies when it directly...

I had an up close and personal experience with the government taking away my Social Security participation. The experience only cemented my deep...

for a while I had a mad crush on James McAvoy that was unbecoming for an old lady. That was when he was still doing quality films. Now he does junk,...

That is nice, to develop your own philosophy and strive to live it. I am not as quick to toss around the concepts of “hate” and “evil”as you are,...

Here’s what I really think —today anyway, and allowing for future change of view—about trans women in women’s space: Personally, I am fine with...

yes, and it’s been argued that a continuation of female conditioning is that sex segregated spaces are only sex segregated for men, men can go...

I still love Bill Murray. He is a Hollywood weirdo who doesn't have a public relations representative or a manager, he just makes his own place in...

I am more on board with the Orwellian theory since that is what I’ve been seeing in our political climate in the past few years. Subverting language...

Have you done any hiring? I hired many people over decades. For each position, I had a salary range to work with. There is not a single standard...

I didn’t explain that clearly. I made less money not because I was a woman but because I simply cost less to bring in. A man in my exact situation...

That’s what we saw, charges go up when our CPA retired and other took over his business. It was really cheap! But now I don’t mind paying higher...

Just a few years ago, since we finally had the time post retirement, we seriously pursued Swiss citizenship for DH because he had some sort of “in”...

In years when we have no extraordinary income or issues, our tax preparation costs $400 -$500. This cost used to be deductible, but no more.

I don’t think we have ever exceeded the standard deduction, especially in these recent years of high standard deductions. I think it would be $30,000...

Agreed, I like using a CPA. We’ve used the same CPA firm for all the years we’ve been married in DH used it before we were married.

I’m not talking about me. I’m talking about you because you’re the one who wants to leave the United States. If you’re picky about these places...

It’s easy to move to Mexico, Costa Rica, Thailand, just to name a few.

Haha, well, for sure, I won’t be using it for anything important.

please tell me what is unique about this particular DEI report when compared to the hundreds of other ones produced across the country. You have read...

About the government’s ability and intent to change and cut Social Security: There are always tweaks being made to the SS system. Sometimes those...

no I’m not going to read an 80 page report offered up to make some sort of point I don’t understand other than sure, these reports exist. Again, I...

Of course it is a DRAMATICALLY popular program. Is water wet? We have been told the SS trust fund runs out of money at some point within the...

No I did not know this data is not current. The answer should have been something like “I do not know who is the President of the United States...

So? Do you have a point here? edited to add: This 80 page report is much like the thousands of such reports that exist, and are likely put on a...

Seriously, ChatGPT is idiotic. I’ve asked three times now who is the current president of the United States is, and it keeps telling me Joe Biden is...

Good Lord, this is the AI that’s going to be running the country any moment now? Look at what it told me today. If you can’t read it, it says in part...

Not only is the pediatric Medical community and the pediatric therapeutic community captured by trans ideology, Chat GBT is full on a trans activist!...

Oh my, not good news at all. I do so wish you could have time away from all of your other responsibilities (restaurant management, estate issues...

I think some DEI initiatives are fine. Ones that educate and possibly even promote via education, concerns of people in protected classes in the...

rob. I’m glad you are taking action after years of threatening to do it. I’m not sure what that has to do with DEI didn’t, realize you were a big...

yikes! I’m glad that went well. Who again is complaining about you? I don’t get it. by this, I mean, I’m shocked that customs department has...

my parents in health field knew around 50 years ago that football was physically dangerous and knew about head injuries. They were relieved when my...

This is a rather…ungenerous…generalization. I will leave it at that. It’s not your thing. Ok. Personally, I find the game whether televised or...

In our history of small trucks, we started with an old beat up Toyota, then got a Nisson truck, then our current Ford Ranger. That is our 35 years...

I see one of those around here occasionally, every few years and I wondered where they came from. But they are hot house things and I have no idea...

That’s another thing….no longer are there small station wagons although I do not know of I can blame government regulations for that.Probably not. ...

Since Donald Trump is slashing and burning government regulations, I have a wish for Donald: I wish for him to roll back the automobile requirements...

Maybe. You may be giving too much credit to those buyers of modest means who could’ve built up the sweat equity. I am with you in that I like...

Speaking of files, I cleaned out 2+ years of files from one garden club job. While it is true I am just transferring them to a big tub that holds all...

I will bet your grandson is excited! Way to go, kid!

in the immediate aftermath I spoke with two of my relatives, neither Trump fans of various intensity, and we were all kind of shocked about this—...

Yeah, we are not sports ball fans here.

Well, like it or not, it was an epic moment when Trump raised his arm in defiance of any assassination bullets, It was one of the wonderfully wacky...

When the Superbowl comes up on the calendar I always ask myself the 3 questions: names of the 2 teams and where they are playing. I only know 1...

yes, I agree.. He is not temperamentally fit to be President of the United States. The rest of it is just needless detail, as far as I am...

Not long now! I remember when DH was working for the tree company and they had snow clearance contracts during the winter. I hated worrying about...

Tradd you earn your salary every day, but especially in these times of quickly changing rules and regs.

All of our snow melted in the past week and we had one day that was nearly 70°. But I guess we’re in for another bout of precipitation that might...

sigh. I just want to shake the city fathers in Altoona and shout at them. “stop trying to make Altoona happen. It never will. “ I’m not aware of...

I think most of you ( cough cough bobby) do not understand what “flipping” really entails in my former neighborhood. Sometimes (often?) developers...

Has the Department of Education actually ever educated a child?

I’m not sure. I have only one filling from the time I fell off my bike when I was 11 years old. That was, gosh, 60 years ago. The filling has lasted...

Did something happen yesterday? I am trying not to follow Trumpian news with the breathless anticipation of people like you so I may have missed it.

no not at all. What do you mean? Are any of you at all concerned about the Social Security system running out of money? This is the site I’ve been...

I don’t think it is easy, I think y’all are not sufficiently motivated.