Danae
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I’ve used one for 30-some years. I miss the features of my original bio-brite, but the Philips one I have now is okay.
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24 minutes ago, mommyoffive said:
This is not based off of any study or anything, but I would think she would might have some side affects just switching to a different one. But also maybe not. I don't think it is a for sure thing.
But also the combo of the flu shot could do something.
But if she doesn't have anything to do for a few days maybe it is worth the higher dosage and getting the flu shot done too.
My kiddos just had their first Moderna after all previous Pfizer and had the same relatively mild reaction as last time. (Sore arm for a few days and a couple hours of chills and fever on day 2.)
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58 minutes ago, SHP said:
And don't under estimate knitters! I have seen some incredible collections of yarn and needles.
I love me some expensive yarn and nice needles, but dropping $15,000+ on a starter set would take some work.
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I don’t find it at all surprising a person who cared for someone for two years would be emotionally attached. That part seems normal. The ashes would be a big NO from me, but I find it odd that people spilt up cremains at all.
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42 minutes ago, wintermom said:
The exchange students are all vegetarians, or some of your family?
When I google (and think of) traditional American foods, most of them involve meat. I guess you can go the Jamie Oliver route, and create plant-based versions of hamburgers, hotdogs, BBQ, etc. Or you could look for specific non-meat American foods, like apple pie, pumpkin pie, peach cobler, grits, bagels, etc. Plant-based "meat" versions can be tasty, I'm sure, but they aren't "traditional American foods" then, really.
One of the students is vegetarian.
The school has the hamburger/hot dog thing covered at the welcome picnic; we won’t be having those at home. (Except that one of my kids is pushing for a “state fair” foods day, so corn dogs. But we always batter some smoked Gouda when we do corn dogs, so we’ve got that covered, if he manages to talk me into fried food on a stick day.)
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4 hours ago, knitgrl said:
I think it is probably more of a regional American thing. I'm in the northeast, and have never encountered chicken and waffles. I only know about it from the Internets. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think of it more as a southern thing, and would be inclined to believe any chicken and waffles north of the Mason Dixon line would be inauthentic.
I also think of it as a southern thing, and first ate it in southern restaurants, but I’m closer to the Canadian border than the Mason Dixon line and still think I do a decent job of it.
5 hours ago, Pam in CT said:I also like to "match" omnivore and veg versions of a meal. For some deep psychic reason, it makes me feel like "we're eating together" where totally-different meals leave me feeling fragmented. (I realize this is a Me Issue...)
Me too. Plus my guests are exchange students and I’m feeding them for two weeks and they expressed interest in “traditional American foods.” So I’m doing some regional things and want to get the vegetarian as close as I can to what the rest are eating.
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4 minutes ago, Drama Llama said:
Is this a meal you are having now, where you need to pull something out of the fridge? Or are you planning a meal?
I think breakfast for dinner is fine, so if they eat eggs or tofu scramble and it's a sudden thing, I'd say that. I also like peanut butter and . . . on waffles. . . . would be anything you like with peanut butter -- honey, jam, bananas etc . . .We make delicious fried oyster mushrooms that taste like fried chicken that I'd do for a special occasion.
Planning for a special occasion. Tell me about the oyster mushrooms. Do you use the same breading that you would for the chicken?
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3 minutes ago, vonfirmath said:
QT is QuikTrip -- the station mentioned.
There webpage shows a typical store front -- with both the QuikTrip and QT prominently posted
Yes, I know that. But I thought it was possible that the person who originally mentioned it had heard that the convenience store in question had good food and the person speaking had meant the other one.
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The rest of us are having chicken and waffles, by special request. I need ideas for something the vegetarian guest can have on a waffle. I thought about eggs, but that screams “breakfast” to me and this is for dinner.
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1 hour ago, vonfirmath said:
There are QTs in the Dallas area (Which is where I believe Grapevine is)
The food -- is okay. I like their egg rolls. It's gas station food.
Quick Trip and Kwick Trip are different chains. Kwick Trip food is better.
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Just now, Trilliumlady said:
Yes, the family farm is my parents’ farm they put in an estate with them and my sister and I
If they have a lawyer who set up the estate that might be someone to ask about whether it is vulnerable in the divorce and how to protect it.
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Lawyer, immediately.
I’m assuming from what you said about your parents being involved with the kids that the family farm is your family, not his? You will probably have to buy out his share of the equity in your house.
edit: don’t try to get him to come to an agreement; he’s made it clear this is not going to be a cooperative process.
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6 hours ago, Teaching3bears said:
This is very creepy. Soon they will give different computers different personalities so that some computers will respond to encouragement, some to competition and some to deep breathing.
Honestly, I wish they would put research $$s into making humans better by solving world hunger, curing illnesses etc. instead of making computers that simulate us imperfect humans. Have they put any thought into the long-term ethical implications and repercussions of this or is it just fun to create robot-humans?The computers don’t have personalities. Or intelligence. These models are souped up autocorrect — they select the next word based on the probability that it follows the previous words in the massively large set of example texts they’ve been fed.
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9 minutes ago, Scarlett said:
why are we cutting out family completely? Is there not a mid ground of everyone in delivery room vs no one is allowed on hospital grounds?
Sure. The middle ground in this case is the new parent’s moms supporting them at the hospital and everyone else invited to visit when they get home.
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In the road.
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1 hour ago, Ginevra said:
Even just looking back on a life where you were protected from a lot of crap by being forbidden to explore - there’s an upside to that, I can say experientially. It was similar for me, though not to the same degree, and I am glad I never did a lot of the things others did, never had to pay the piper for doing those things, don’t even have a mental catalog of TV shows and movies where teens were having sex and using drugs and getting wasted. None of that was allowed in my home so I had no experience of it.
Im sure there is some of that for Jill, too, but magnified a lot by extremes.
I mean, I definitely read some inappropriate books as a pre-teen, and once flipping through TV channels when my parents weren’t home I got an eyeful that I still remember 40 years later.
But I’d a million times rather have that memory along with the generally healthy attitude toward sex and relationships that my family taught than the control-freak-to-sex-abuse pipeline that is the IBLP system.
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21 minutes ago, Drama Llama said:
So, those of you who say your kids were overscheduled too, what was their schedule like?
Here is what he has:
School (including travel time, and sports) 6:45 to 5:30.Three days a week he has something in the evening, like tutoring, or therapy or a music lesson.
Plus, music practice, and HW, and I make him eat dinner with the family, and go to bed so he gets 8 hours minimum sleep.
On the weekends he has:
Saturday activity (including travel) 8 - 4
Sunday activity (including travel) 8:30 - 2:30 most days, some times till 4:30.
Plus church, which is either Saturday 5:30 - 6:30 or Sunday 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
and we get together with family on Sunday afternoons/evenings.
That’s similar to our schedule, except they don’t need to catch the school bus until 8 am, so bedtime can be a bit later and they still get 8 hours sleep. As long as he has enough time to get his homework done I wouldn’t worry about that schedule for a high schooler.
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This won’t help for DE classes, but I really encourage everyone with kids like the ones described in this thread to look at small liberal arts colleges rather than large universities. I graduated from a large university and now teach at a LAC and the difference in student support is vast. It’s much harder to fall through the cracks, and the faculty to student ratio tends to be higher so professors have more time to help.
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As a professor currently receiving accommodation letters for the semester I mostly see:
Extended time for exams and/or reduced distraction testing room.
Permission to take notes on a laptop (if it’s not usually allowed)
Extensions considered
Spelling/grammar errors will not reduce grade unless the student has the opportunity to proofread and use a dictionary.
Permission to step out of the room if needed.
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If your DH is still complaining about you “overreacting” point out that this doesn’t just affect him — if he goes blind it will have a major affect on your life as well.
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1 minute ago, Drama Llama said:
I have a new name! Might as well own what I am!
Cute avatar!
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17 minutes ago, Lecka said:
But I think people who have always had an assigned pastor may not think of it as a new thing to figure out.
In fact there have been churches who didn’t realize that disaffiliating would mean they would not be appointed a new pastor.
it seems that there is a great deal of variation in how much information individual congregations have gotten about the details of what disaffiliation means before they vote. Some people seem to be looking at it as a protest vote because they’re mad at the denomination and don’t realize how much work it will be to set up all the legalities of being an independent church. And having to find their own pastor, and figure out pensions and health insurance, etc.
23 minutes ago, Lecka said:Edit: my understanding is also that if a church disaffiliates but the current pastor wants to stay with the UMC, they will be assigned to another church. I’m not sure about that but it’s my impression, I guess.
That is correct.
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2 minutes ago, Hyacinth said:
That’s an interesting question.
I think a rainbow flag that says “Pride” is pretty obvious.
I think a springtime flag with a cross that says “He is risen” is also obvious.
Symbols or logos that five minutes ago meant one thing and now mean something else because a minority of people are trying to make it so? I’d give that some grace and further exploration.The organized co-opting of Revolutionary War symbols goes back (at least) to the Tea Party movement in 2009.
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If I were advising a young person in this situation I would start by assuming everyone involved is a decent person who generally intends to conduct their life in a way that is respectful of others. There’s no information here that points to anyone being a jerk, or controlling, or overly materialistic, or any other negative motivation. Not all relationships work out, and this story doesn’t require a villain.
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Do you use a sunrise light?
in The Chat Board
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It helps. I’m more like your son. The sunrise and gentle sounds are not enough, but they get the process started so waking up when the actual alarm goes off is not horrible.