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1 hour ago, Sabine said:
if your kid wanted to go to med school, would you make her get a teaching license in biology first, just in case she wasn't smart enough to get in or make it through med school? If not, then what's the difference? Either way, if the cowboy or the wannabe doctor can't do it, they have to go back to school.
This confuses me because if my kid can get into med school, but subsequently fails out or drops out due to anxiety or whatever, couldn't they then use the credits that they did earn to work toward another degree or a certification program or a teaching license? But if my child is in a physically demanding job like a cowboy, dancer, professional sport, or many trade jobs, and they get injured and can no longer work in that field what do they do? Dancers and sport players can perhaps coach or teach that sport, a trade job person might be able to switch to focus on business ownership matters, perhaps, but I don't know what the cowboy equivalent is. Would it be ranch management of some kind? This is what we are talking about. When I had a cold considering professional dance I advised that they consider a fall-back career in case of injury (or lack of success, although that possibility was unsaid). So if their fall back was going to be running a studio, they should consider putting business classes in their educational plan.
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I finished a pair of "by request" pajama pants for my dd this week. I used the free Adult Yoggers pattern from Petite Stitchery. The fabric was very accommodating by having alternating up and down columns that I could take advantage of when cutting out the leg pieces. Initial reviews are very positive!
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Sudden withdrawal was a little eye-opening. I may need more hobbies.
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24 hours in a small cooler filled with warm water.
I've seen mention that adding dry milk might help?
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My yogurt seems to have worked, yay! BUT it is really thin, more like a yogurt drink. Anyone have suggestions on what I can do to make it thicker? There are a few blobs of yogurt floating in there.
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Just now, Halftime Hope said:
Not even that, with mine. "It was like a mobile caller ID, kids. You just knew to go to a phone and call that phone number back."
😀 I had a slightly high-strung boss who liked to add 999 at the end of I needed to call back immediately!!!
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6 minutes ago, Halftime Hope said:
We found my pager in a old box a few weeks ago...
"It's like a dedicated texting device, kids! But just numbers, although, of course, sometimes there were secret codes, kind of like emojis, but less humorous. I guess things were more serious before the turn of the century...."
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I wanted to add that I was relieved to hear that dh and my twins seem to have successfully completed FAFSA x2 today. Glad to be done. Trying not to step into a deep part of this FAFSA mess.
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2 hours ago, MagistraKennedy said:
So --- logistical question --- I waited a bit to fill out our FAFSA, because of all the shenanigans.
I dove in last night, signed the agreement to allow the FAFSA folks to access my tax information. Went on to the next page, and was surprised to see questions that wanted me to fill in the information from my tax returns.
I thought by agreeing to the release of my tax information, that the FAFSA application would just scoop all of the data and plop it into the application. Am I completely off base? I've seen comments about tax data being imported, but maybe I'm misunderstanding, or did something incorrect.We had to enter a few things. Maybe to verify? ay🤷🏼♀️
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Could you get rid of the desk altogether and make it a pantry? Move the outlet toward the wall and you could have a place for small appliances that could be used in situ.
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7 hours ago, frogger said:
The last Blockbuster in our city closed in 2018. Our local one within 2 miles of our house closed in 2017. We used it to the bitter end. We could get any movie when we wanted for 99 cents.
We don't watch enough movies to pay fees for streaming services. Even if we watched enough for one then half the movies would be on a different one anyway. If we gave in and just had a bunch of streaming services we would end up paying $30 per movie because we just don't watch enough. Sucks as a model for anyone who doesn't watch a ton of movies. We do just outright buy movies from Amazon and such at times but I miss blockbuster!
2 hours ago, Katy said:Try your local library. Mine even carries the DVD’s of made for streaming shows, and they no longer charge fees for checking them out. I think it used to be $1 per set.
Yes. They will even do inter-library loan for them sometimes. Also, they may offer online services like Hoopla that you can watch movies on.
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2 hours ago, historically accurate said:
Don't miss the little kitty hiding in the tiny toilet. Hopefully the trainee notices also before chaos ensues.
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Two built in china cabinets and a midcentury modern buffet in the alcove between. A midcentury dining table and IKEA chairs.
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12 hours ago, Faith-manor said:
Oh my gosh! My mother had one of these. 😱
Ours was between brown and tan and held reconstituted orange juice once a week when we had pizza for dinner. 😆
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27 minutes ago, Rosie_0801 said:
Does bad mean mouldy?
Good question. Mine has been brewing on the counter for the last 6 months. Now I'm looking at it with a touch of concern 😀
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3 hours ago, KungFuPanda said:
I’ve made yogurt with cheap yogurt without issue, but I never read the label so could have gotten lucky. Does yogurt exist that doesn’t have live cultures? Are you sure you’re cooling it down enough before adding it?
Before last month I would not have thought yogurt could exist without live cultures. I'm thinking that live cultures have to be used to make yogurt? But then one could heat the yogurt with to kill off those cultures and extend the life of the yogurt?
Those yogurt failures happened many years ago, after a number of years of yogurt success. After a few failures in a row I set that project aside. It was probably something I was or wasn't doing, I can't really blame the yogurt - much as I might like that salve for my confidence.
Ok, I'm fired up. Getting out my yogurt cooler and I'll give it a go this weekend. I'm feeling inspired!
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@Amira reminds me that I used to make yogurt, had a few batches fail and then gave it up. Not too long ago I discovered that the, admittedly cheap, Aldi plain yogurt does not actually list active cultures as an ingredient. Surely they pasteurize the heck out of it for cheaperness, but I wonder if that was why my yogurt quit working. I've switched to their next price range up that includes active cultures and have been planning to give it another go - but I keep forgetting. Adding it to my to-do list now, thanks Amira!
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I dislike the step where you are supposed to pitch some of the starter before you feed it. I started frying that on the griddle pancake style but sprinkled with salt or other flavors and eating it warm like injera bread. If I was feeling more into it I made sourdough pancakes, I don't remember if there was a recipe, per se.
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The green beans and carrots look interesting. I've had kombucha going since this summer. I keep thinking that maybe it is time to let it go, but it is so easy!
I have a question about the lacto-fermented vegetables. Meaning no disrespect to anyone, do you think non-iodized salt is suggested because it is more pure, or do you think the iodine actually inhibits the process in some way?
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3 minutes ago, Tiberia said:
Then I read somewhere (sorry, no link) that just doing a variety of basic squats would take care of it. I started doing body weight squats, different stances like: feet hip width apart, sumo squats, forward lunges, etc. Nothing too radical, but I did them consistently. It fixed the leakage problem.
Interesting that you mention this. I read something similar that suggested the yoga position Child's Pose, or similar. I'll keep up with a variety of squats too!
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3 hours ago, Faith-manor said:
All of these latest posts are just wonderful! You are all doing great! I, on the other hand, am going slowly. I am working on a functional quilt/blanket. It is made of long strips of all the leftover flannel from making the scarves at Christmas for the adult kids' stockings. So it random themed flannel striped together, and then a 2 yard piece of green check flannel I found in my stash with scrap light green flannel of a different pattern sewn down each side for a back. It is NOT great. It is just a throw around blanket for our bachelors. The last time we visited, it obvious to us that they didn't have enough blankets. They were keeping the heat low to save money, and bundling up in the apartment, sometimes even wearing their coats and wool socks around. They turned the heat up as soon as we showed up, but it made me think, "put the other projects aside and make some blankets". It is also a good way to use up these narrow scraps that probably wouldn't be used for anything else.
What a great way to warm them with love 🥰
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I got a request for pajama pants from my DD at college. I tried 2 new to me free patterns. Bought the plaid, but had the aqua terry in my stash - and glad to find it a home!
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DD confirms my recollection. She added that it wasn't uncommon for someone else to have the same question, so sitting through others' questions sometimes paid off
I should have mentioned, though, that she never did the self-paced course. She needed the regular, "scheduled by sunshine else" classes to keep her on track.
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2 hours ago, EKT said:
My question: How do the sessions with a live instructor work? Can a student bring a specific question and have it answered? Will she have to sit through a bunch of other students' questions before getting her question answered? (That is fine! I'm just trying to get a sense of how efficient the process may or not be.)
I'll check with DD, but my recollection is yes. She rarely used it, but when she did it was lightly attended and the instructor addressed each student's question and others could listen in and stay after if they wanted. I think DD would have something to work on engine date was waiting, if necessary, and she could tune out until her turn or something snagged her interest.
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Does your bank routinely call you to “go over your accounts”
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No, we do not get calls like that from our credit union. Ironically we do get calls of a vaguely similar nature from Fidelity. 😄