Tybee
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That should be the new bumper sticker for the Republican Party: Loathsome, Unqualified, Republican!

Mine went up 21%, with about half of that being an inheritance.

Frugal-one, I'm so sorry you went through that and so glad you thought to call the hospital--you did what he would have wanted, and it is so hard.

It is definitely an issue where I live. I never heard of an alarm to keep them away--maybe I should look into that. They have gotten into my...

I put up fewer ornaments this year, too, not sure why. But it looked like "enough" so it was good. I decided to leave my one string of lights up...

That is perfect for you!

That china is really unique--the color is so lovely. The stainless is gorgeous. Now I can see the logic of selling the sterling, especially at...

Here's what somebody said on Reddit: "You might see some black tarnish form if you have eggs for breakfast. This is normal because of the hydrogen...

Rosa, I looked up Theme and wow, that is a really unusual Mid Century modern look--I could see my kids generation really loving that pattern, so I...

Praying for you, Frugal-one, and so sorry you are going through this.

I have seen those, Catherine, the diamonds made out of cremation ashes! It reminds me a little of those Victorian hair brooches people made with...

Is it healthy to have a pulse of 145? I honestly don't know but when I was doing pulmonary rehab that would have been considered too high?

I gave my son and daughter-in-law my grandmother's cake server and they used it at their wedding. That was nice. I gave my goddaughter a cake...

Personally, I would keep the sterling and use it and probably ignore the black--I remember my grandmother talking about that, how it happens with...

Marketbasket has an excellent day old bakery rack.

If you bought the ones you liked, would they use them and keep them for you?

cull files in kitchen, attic, and tax files knit a pair of socks set up stand up desk get new knee MRI's

That sounds like a great service. Could you get them to put up the type of lights that you prefer, and more of them?

Yes, like you, I decided to have both, that there were probably advantages to that while in retirement.

Tradd, I know there are people wiser than me who have given this one a lot of thought. I have a couple of tiny Roth IRA's and a small Roth 401k in...

We live in a very rural area and have discovered that we do better going to New Hampshire for healthcare stuff. The little rural hospital there is...

You should start 2025 with Texasville!

Trying to make chicken parmesan for the first time.

That's awesome!!

All I have done is put the decorations away but that did feel good. Keeping the outdoor lights up until Epiphany.

Rereading Sloan Wilson novels, just ordered The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit and A Summer Place. Did not realize A Summer Place took place in Maine...

I really like it. Especially the wall of light in the kitchen,which reminds me of my friend's old house in Park Slope, with the garden out back. My...

-I am going to try to get my mom's estate settled by March -I am going to incorporate the new money from inheritance into my old money and look at...

The latest rhetoric is that they plan to put children born in the US, who are citizens, in halfway houses when they deport their parents: Trump...

Our furnace broke and we had to call him on Christmas Eve and he came out yesterday and fixed it--something with a sensor. It works again and he...

My outdoor wreath looks horrible. Like it's been out there in the sun for years drying out. The one indoors that I made with our branches is still...

Catherine, that's a great series of questions. Will have to give it a lot of thought before I could give good answer/answers. Will look with great...

I think when someone shows you who they are, believe them.

Those would be great to have on hand!

I think it is a Southern thing? You take a big package of sweet rolls, like the Hawaiian ones, and split them. You mince an onion and heat butter,...

I would definitely go for this one and Rogar's if I were a guest. I never think of things like this to make, so thank you.

I like this, IL. I agree with you about Delony, Catherine, and I did buy one of his books on anxiety. It's good.

Thanks for the fudge recipe, so much! The caprese skewers sound really good. My daughter-in-law made a wonderful salad that had a little chicken...

I need to find my old no bake fudge recipe. I tried making fudge and that was one of my fails--it never set. I guess it will because hot fudge...

Wow, the deviled eggs seem to be a winner! My son told me yesterday about a variety called Drunken Eggs--should look this up.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and healing this year, TMS!

Hooray for you!!!

Great article, Catherine, thank you. I thought this was very true: "If you celebrate someone gunning down a defenceless person in the street,...

Rob, I have never been to India but my sister-in-law's brother moved his family there in the 1990's. They came back after 9-11 but moved back there...

Hardiboard sees to be the siding of choice now; it's very pretty in person.

Yes, it's not. I always thought that song was about the contrast, with the birth being the one still shining place in the center of the world. ...

I feel I deserve to live in a country that respects the rule of law. People who murder other people because they decide they do not like their...

I thought it was absolutely the right charge.

I thought of Liz Cheney, too, Rogar! I really like her. She has integrity.

I like that a lot!

Well, my artificial Christmas tree, which is about 8 years old, decided to go minimal this year in that half the lights aren't working anymore and it...

A quick point about thinking you don't have it--he was getting hives every time he ate a hamburger and then he would take benadryl and be fine. ...

He is O positive. He was definitively diagnosed with alpha-gal after anaphylaxis after eating a hamburger. Hospital confirmed it was allergic...

Split pea soup and putting up Christmas tree.

Thank you so much, Alan.