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1-25-25, 2:54pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trump's Day One accomplishments - your predictions! in Simple Public Policy

That’s what .i think, too.

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1-25-25, 1:58pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trump's Day One accomplishments - your predictions! in Simple Public Policy

Oh I think Trump is perfectly capable of generating chaos.

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1-24-25, 11:44pm

iris lilies started a thread Oscar films 2025 in Reviews

What a sad lot continuing earlier years of sad offerings. I just finished “the substance “a body double horror film with Demi Moore. It is stupid....

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1-23-25, 4:42pm

iris lilies replied to a thread The Daily Peeve / Rant in Dailies and Challenges

In my 70’s I would like my live in boyfriend (fat chance that would ever happen) to live in——-next door to me.. yes, an apartment or duplex unit...

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1-23-25, 11:47am

iris lilies replied to a thread The Daily Rave in Dailies and Challenges

Snow CAN be a beautiful pause, agreed. our recent snowfall came with ice, so that stuff is NASTY. I am so glad to be retired and I don’t have to...

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1-23-25, 11:12am

iris lilies replied to a thread Trump's Day One accomplishments - your predictions! in Simple Public Policy

yep. Get rid of one viewpoint. Install another. not good at all, but thatbisnthe big government many folks like.

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1-21-25, 10:48pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trans Days… in Simple Public Policy

I skimmed this article and skimmed some of the links from the article. The Scientific American article is a couple of years old so I think I heard...

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1-21-25, 3:25pm

iris lilies replied to a thread January purge in Organizing Your Life

I wanna make it easy on myself. Our local Scottish games happens during Iris season so I’m not going to do that. During May I don’t do anything...

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1-21-25, 3:19pm

iris lilies replied to a thread The pardons for January 6th, 2021 participants..... in Simple Public Policy

That’s ok, you don’t have to. This puts me in mind of all the times Karine scolded us for believing fake news when we saw, with our own eyes,...

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1-21-25, 3:11pm

iris lilies replied to a thread The pardons for January 6th, 2021 participants..... in Simple Public Policy

You are blowing Elon’s “Nazi salute ” all out of proportion. There’s enough stuff going on with Trump’s executive orders without making up fake...

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1-21-25, 3:03pm

iris lilies replied to a thread January purge in Organizing Your Life

oh, I already did that for his kilt. I went to the McMillan clan group to give away his kilt and they were happy to host a message to their group....

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1-21-25, 2:58pm

iris lilies replied to a thread What's for dinner? in Food & Recipes

I have these soups on rotation: split pea, chicken noodle, chili. I make a big pot and freeze 4+ containers, each container 1.5 servings. I make...

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1-21-25, 2:54pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trump's Day One accomplishments - your predictions! in Simple Public Policy

Haha, yep.

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1-21-25, 2:46pm

iris lilies replied to a thread The pardons for January 6th, 2021 participants..... in Simple Public Policy

yes, no doubt emboldening the undesirables and I mean this sincerely. But I’ll tell ya—I watch a fair number of Youtube court cases of these...

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1-21-25, 2:23pm

iris lilies replied to a thread The pardons for January 6th, 2021 participants..... in Simple Public Policy

I don’t hear Rob’s words indicating “worry” anymore, I see him as animated at the mere thought of any downfall of this country which is why he blows...

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1-21-25, 1:50pm

iris lilies replied to a thread The pardons for January 6th, 2021 participants..... in Simple Public Policy

I find Rob’s salivating excitement for this bloodshed and grief to be juvenile.

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1-21-25, 1:04pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trump's Day One accomplishments - your predictions! in Simple Public Policy

Executive order “ Ending the Weaponization of the federal government” is good in theory but seems like this exec order goes in while DJ Trump...

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1-21-25, 1:01pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trump's Day One accomplishments - your predictions! in Simple Public Policy

Executive order “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship” makes my little Free Speech heart happy. The censorial actions of the...

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1-21-25, 12:04pm

iris lilies replied to a thread The pardons for January 6th, 2021 participants..... in Simple Public Policy

Rob isn’t going anywhere so I wouldn’t be concerned about him making a rash move.

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1-21-25, 11:17am

iris lilies replied to a thread January purge in Organizing Your Life

They are expensive! That’s why I want it to go to a Scottish Society where someone will wear it.

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1-21-25, 11:13am

iris lilies replied to a thread The Daily Rave in Dailies and Challenges

That is a great fix, Rosa. I have lived with radiators and know exactly the water hammer problem.

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1-21-25, 2:13am

iris lilies replied to a thread Trump's Day One accomplishments - your predictions! in Simple Public Policy

IL, this one? ...

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1-20-25, 10:23pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trump's Day One accomplishments - your predictions! in Simple Public Policy

News media are reporting that Trump will sign (did actually sign?) executive order declaring two “sexes “or “genders” depending on the news source...

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1-20-25, 1:12pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Feds recommending encrypted messaging-China hacks US telecoms in Simple Public Policy

That was the sleeper news story of the year, drowned out by all of our election season shenanigans here in the U.S. funking Brilliant!!! I was...

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1-20-25, 1:02pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trump's Day One accomplishments - your predictions! in Simple Public Policy

I see Michelle Obama doesn’t want to go to Barack’s work thing.

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1-20-25, 1:00pm

iris lilies replied to a thread January purge in Organizing Your Life

Tryin’ to get rid of a Prince Charlie jacket DH has out grown. I contacted our local Scottish Heritage Society, but I’ve not heard back from them. ...

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1-20-25, 12:56pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trump's Day One accomplishments - your predictions! in Simple Public Policy

It’s almost likeyou expect Trump to act from a place of philosophical consistency. :)

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1-19-25, 11:30am

iris lilies replied to a thread Let the deportations begin? in Simple Public Policy

I agree there will be lots of noise and cameras trained on this deportation effort. Actual people will have to leave our country. But the numbers?...

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1-18-25, 3:28pm

iris lilies replied to a thread 2024 Lie of the Year in Simple Public Policy

I agree that Trump is more “power hungry” (this really is not a good term and I am sorry I used it) than Joe Biden but I can’t think of any term...

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1-18-25, 12:43pm

iris lilies replied to a thread 2024 Lie of the Year in Simple Public Policy

to the bold: Yes, exactly. Electing old feeble Joe, pretending he was up to it for 4 more years, would be delusional. People (well, me anyway)...

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1-18-25, 11:27am

iris lilies replied to a thread January purge in Organizing Your Life

wow that is a big reduction of your Christmas decor!

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1-17-25, 5:42pm

iris lilies replied to a thread That Seventies Show in Simple Public Policy

What???!!!! In the name of Phyllis Schlafly and over her grave in Alton, IL, I say “ Get back thee, oh Satan/Biden.” Now I will have to go...

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1-16-25, 10:19pm

iris lilies replied to a thread 2024 Lie of the Year in Simple Public Policy

Are you familiar with the surveys that show people of actual Latin descent dislike the term “Latinx?” Are you calling them white supremacists?

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1-16-25, 9:15am

iris lilies replied to a thread New actions for 2025 in Personal Finance

That’s like leasing a house. Might as well rent.

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1-15-25, 10:22pm

iris lilies replied to a thread 2024 Lie of the Year in Simple Public Policy

Brooke has been watching Bill Maher then, because that’s what Maher said weeks ago. This time around in this Trump presidency he’s not gonna get all...

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1-15-25, 1:32pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Mom and I are planning to visit the UK in June in Travel & Home Exchange

That will be a fun trip. London is a great old city.

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1-15-25, 12:58pm

iris lilies replied to a thread The Daily Peeve / Rant in Dailies and Challenges

Frugal-one, thank you for doing this difficult task and doing what your brother would have wanted you to do.

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1-15-25, 10:43am

iris lilies replied to a thread New actions for 2025 in Personal Finance

Great spend rate jp, at 42% of take home. We used ro strive to spend one salary only and save the other, but since we didn't really budget I...

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1-14-25, 9:41pm

iris lilies replied to a thread The Daily Rave in Dailies and Challenges

no but thanks for the suggestion. After much back-and-forth for most of the day, it seems to be clear that these photos cannot be turned into what...

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1-13-25, 4:07pm

iris lilies replied to a thread The Daily Peeve / Rant in Dailies and Challenges

it is too bad you and your wife are getting grief. I’m kind of surprised you use the term “transsexual “which is seen these days as dated and...

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1-12-25, 9:46pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Which Conspiracy Caused The LA Fires? in Environmental Issues

The fires are horrible and I can’t wrap my head around it.

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1-12-25, 9:29pm

iris lilies replied to a thread I fear the worst..... in Simple Public Policy

I know! As much as I love Canadians, I will likely find them insufferable as compatriots. I like them in their own place. I expect them to be whiney...

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1-12-25, 6:29pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trans Days… in Simple Public Policy

I heard a really good interview with the mother of a trans boy, someone who is actively working with parents of trans boys. Their support...

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1-12-25, 4:25pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trans Days… in Simple Public Policy

The last few weeks of 2024 gave up some victories in the trans culture wars. * U.s. Supreme Court is hearing the lawsuit challenging statewide...

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1-12-25, 3:52pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Trans Days… in Simple Public Policy

I love this for California taxpayers. Unfortunately, women (as usual) are being brutalized when subjugated to prison policy of the state of...

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1-12-25, 3:09am

iris lilies replied to a thread electric bike in Transportation

that sounds great for him!

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1-12-25, 1:40am

iris lilies replied to a thread How is your balance? in Health & Health Care

Can you do that balance test successfully?

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1-11-25, 10:55pm

iris lilies started a thread How is your balance? in Health & Health Care

I watch occasional DUI arrest videos on YouTube now and then. When I try their sobriety test, the one where the suspect has to walk 12 steps in a...

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1-11-25, 7:42pm

iris lilies replied to a thread electric bike in Transportation

Wait.. can I go in with you guys on your order so that I can experience the block as well? there’s a new business in Hermann that Bobby would...

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1-11-25, 2:59pm

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

Waiting for a summary opinion on the Judith Butler book from BAE…

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1-11-25, 2:57pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Reminder - important documents in Emergency Preparedness

If we had 20 minutes to leave, I would tell DH to take care of the household financial stuff, and he could do that easily by pulling out our legacy...

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1-11-25, 12:20pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Your Personal Food Philosophy in Food & Recipes

I only WISH I ate to live. My waistline shows which camp I am in.

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1-11-25, 12:11pm

iris lilies replied to a thread New actions for 2025 in Personal Finance

catherine is writing on Substack, so another author is here.

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1-11-25, 12:06pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Old people in big houses in Housing

these houses are beautiful and they’re all over the Midwest, there are millions of them. that first one is so cute with arched doorways and...

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1-11-25, 10:39am

iris lilies replied to a thread New actions for 2025 in Personal Finance

Sure! Give us the link!

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1-11-25, 10:37am

iris lilies replied to a thread Can we talk about silverware? in Frugality, Products & Purchases

I love the color of that, China, Rosa! I have an old Franciscan pattern for our everyday dishes because it went with the 1940s vibe of my...

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1-11-25, 10:29am

iris lilies replied to a thread Old people in big houses in Housing

I know. Things in the Midwest are reasonably priced. Here are a couple in my (hideous) home town, new builds of 1,000 sq ft for $303,000 and 1200 sq...

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1-10-25, 11:57pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Old people in big houses in Housing

I think 1200 to 1500 ft.² is fairly “small “given today’s standards for big everything. These houses are all over and they are mostly single story...

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1-10-25, 7:32pm

iris lilies replied to a thread Old people in big houses in Housing

How much square footage are we talking about in these 1960’s houses? In my experience with them they are not big at all. I regularly see new...

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1-10-25, 9:29am

iris lilies replied to a thread Can we talk about silverware? in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Oh, I would use it. I think the tines of our silver plate forks are black. It doesn’t bother me. I clean them once a year. The problem here is...

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