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When I had my last government background investigation, they met with my husband to interview him. We were both laughing with the craziness. Note: I had worked with this agency for 25 years before...

We visited a large ethnic grocery that has food from Mexico to SE Asia to Africa. Noted quail, duck, goose, etc. in the frozen poultry dept. Did not specifically look for Cornish hens but there...

Re Costco Chickens: The lawsuit is in California, the craziest state in the union. We have only occasionally not had the chickens. Once they revamped the whole cooking area and they were missing...

Landman is fantastic. Billie Bob Thornton is the most "real" character I have seen in a long time. The part was made for him. We are going to go back and watch Goliath which also starred him as the...

going to try King Arthur Flour's 2026 Recipe of the Year. Does not have either unusual ingredients or a need for specialty equipment. ...

Hubby said our net worth went up around 12% this year. Our real estate is about 5% of our net worth. Would have made more but a chunk is always in cash due to age.

IL: A lot of complaints are being made about recently built cars and trucks. Several friends have trucks in the garage often even when brand new. Rvs are the same. The older ones can be more...

Tradd, it is waterproof but I never have it anywhere near water.

Klunick, I would at least keep the top sheet. I find that queen sized ones are never really big enough on a queen bed. The pillow cases can easily be shortened if you want "regular sized ones". ...

Great Xmas. We got ourselves what we wanted during the month. Hubby got a set of hole cutting drill bits. Habitat liked them so much they are going to buy a set for each tool trailer. I got a new...

Rogar, I love IKEA. We are lucky to have one of their stores in our city and it is a special event to visit it. I can at least touch the item I am interested in and see if it is the quality I want....

Dang, holiday rant. My brother gave me a $500 gift cert to Wayfair of all places. I feel like Marie on Everybody Loves Raymond when they got the fruit of the month. Stressed and I cannot figure out...

Yesterday someone admired a quilt pattern I was making so I gave it to her. Already made it twice. I did not need to hoard it and so I sent it into the atmosphere.

Already planned and mostly bought our Christmas meal. Rolled boneless turkey roast, TJ's cranberry sauce, cheesy potatoes and a Village Pie Maker frozen pie in cranberry/apple. Freezer is full. ...

I am again skipping the driving and shopping on Black Friday. Got a 40% off coupon and did not "need" anything they might have in the store. Still trying to use it up.

Will however drive to...

Our gas prices have just decreased to less than $3 but noticed diesel has gone up to more than $4.

Milk is $2.29 right now and eggs are less than $2.50. Butter is around $3. Just found an...

Alan, we were married in the base chapel at Ft. Richardson in 1973. Dinner was at Oriental Gardens which is no longer there.

Currently, dining in Alaska anywhere is hit or miss. Costs, food and...

Rosarugosa: Since I was little I loved Japanese food. In fact, our wedding reception was a sit down Japanese dinner. We lived in Anchorage, AK and a lot of service men and Japanese wives lived...

Granddad was in the National Guard in the very early 1900 and they sent him to Mexico. He was then transitioned to the Army as a captain. Served in WWI and WWII until Korea. Father was in the...

Japan is my favorite place to visit. I love the food, the safety, the cleanliness, the hotels and onsens, the people, the shopping, the food, the food, etc. The only downside is the long trip to...

They are more bearable if done in total excess. Saw one yard that was totally covered with inflatables. Had a good laugh.

Side note: The big Victorian down the street from us is already totally...

What is worse is that Aunt Pauline took her time and money to set up a trust. In this case the administrator did not do a good or ethical job in managing the assets. My brother did a much better...

Cleaned out my clothes closet in preparation for winter. Got rid of several nice things that I do not wear and a bag of tshirts. Threw out old underwear and socks. A benefit is that I found...

Finally recd the last distribution from an estate/trust due to a deceased aunt. I think I have written about this before since the incompetent attorney spent 5 years playing around with a simple...

Kroger had a 2 day sale that included our favorite ground coffee. Instead of regular price of $8.49 it was $3.99 with no limit. We added 20 to our stash over two stores. The price recently was...