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tangentially - but still a peeve!) I hear this all the time from people who are wondering why lower income families keep kvetching about not being able to buy a home - just rent! It's great! No...

I do see your point, IL. I don't know the backstory, but it's quite possible that to get one set of issues addressed (laws, programs, etc under government purview) it was necessary to tie one to the...

I'm bad at rehoming books, but I do it from time to time. Those with useful information that I no longer need (I've given up on the idea of living off grid, back-packing across anything larger than...

IL, I too wear a good deal of my food. I have trained myself to match my shirt to whatever food I'm planning to eat. Italian? red/pink/orange floral or paisley. Lots of coffee? green/brown/leaf...

Rosa, that sounds lovely! I like the idea of life-celebrations much more than funerals.

Well, I'm glad frugal-one and Bae still with us! And I too have never had a NDE.

Of course we have some control over our lives! I really wasn't trying to say we don't. Just that focusing on security at the expense of living said life can lead to feeling short-changed, or regret...

Well, I like happystuff's thoughts on the matter, will think on that slant a bit more - Personally, I'm a little more down-beat about it. It has always seemed to me that security is an illusion. We...

Agree with all of the above - It's fairly easy for me to write a generic "thanks for support in a difficult time" or whatever fits the occasion. As a fellow atheist, I struggle with this more in...

I do not disagree with what you say. There was a lot of frustration with the status quo and frustration (as we see currently) can lead to really bad decisions. But there was a lot of positive...

huh, I sure missed all of that, and asking around my age-group of friends and acquaintances, they don't remember it like that, either. We were sure all hyped up for the bicentennial. Glad when the...

So far, I've put in a couple hours on the yard the last few days, and I can see a bit of difference, even if no one else can. The weather's been great for me and yard work - in the low 60s, cloudy,...

Yeah, Reagan was about as depressing as could be. We went from a president who was totally focused on the plight of the common American, and then got Reagan, with his anti-union, welfare queen...

If I get most of the branches, sticks, blown-in trash from neighbors, and misc. yard crap removed before we leave to go up East the third week of April, I'll be happy! Heck, if I get our Christmas...

I detest canned tuna, but love it fresh or frozen. Tinned fish for us is generally salmon, which DD and I really like. It makes lovely salmon patties. I just finished my last tiny tin of anchovies...

We shop mostly at Aldi and Trader Joe's so we eat mostly those store brands. My taste buds are budget-friendly, lol. That said, I don't care for Aldi's Oat or Almond milk, which is used mostly for...

Makes sense! But here, I need more hand towels. I switch ours out at least 2x a week, they get a lot more use than bath towels, and in spring and fall (cooler temps, no air movement) they don't dry...

Well, glad you found it! I couldn't function with two hand towels, we go thru them quickly, and there are three out at all times. I prefer to line dry when I can, which limits my laundry days...

oooff that's too hot for me! my sweet spot for external is 60s into the low 70s. It's been warm and wet here for a couple days, and really really windy. No rotation or much gusting, just steady...

Gas is up. Food is up. Trying to hunker down and spend less. Not liking where it looks this situation may be headed, but who knows? None of it is in our control until election day!

I'm sorry for your loss. Holding you in my thoughts. May peace be with you, and all your family.

congrats, Klunick! Hope it's all you want it to be!!

Those moments - the loving, the connection, the knowing you did your best by your mom, are what will keep you afloat when things are dark and stormy in your head. At least they did for me, and for...

Well, I kinda like all y'all, whatever polite language you use. (all y'all is plural of y'all, for those who think y'all is plural, lol!!) We're not too far from the southern border here (aka the...

So sorry rr. thinking of you.