[S/O Do you wear a head covering?]

Always an interesting topic. 

 

So the retired minister's wife in our church (PCA) always covered her head for church. She never made a fuss, just wore a hat. I'm not sure if they ever tried to encourage the congregation to do the same, but no one else does.

 

Conversely, a girlfriend of mine who is a missionary did some studying of this subject when touring Greece. According to her, in Corinth women did not culturally cover their hair, though they did in Jewish society. A significant portion of the women in the Corinthian church were temple slaves (and ex-temple-slaves) who had their heads shaved as part of being a temple-slave. The other women had long hair, and so it became shameful to have a shaved head and a point of pride to have long hair. Anyway, according to her, this became a thing (as it would), so Paul's solution was to reach into his own culture, and get the women to all cover their heads (and then the messenger thing makes sense too, if most of them were Jewish and would find uncovered hair provocative). Then no one really needed to know if you were a temple-slave, ex-slave, or not. My girlfriend saw this as a practical solution to a difficult problem, rather than a universal rule about wearing a hat or scarf to church. And the principle is more about avoiding shaming people, and avoiding exaggerating differences among us. But, obviously, there are lots of ways to look at this, and not everyone agrees. 

 

 

I agree. It has to be put into the cultural context of the day. Biblical misinterpretation can become a sticky legalistic mess in a hurry and it applied as a "must do" to lot of things. I would say no, it is not a requirement.

[Peeping Tom?]

Could you use caulk?

[When does having a puppy get easier?]

Our puppies cried in the crate at night for 3 nights tops. Ignoring it if you can is really the only way to keep from reaffirming that you'll come whenever they cry. It worked really well for us, even though it was tough. As far as house breaking goes, consistency in the key. Crate, outside, inside (with supervision), crate, outside, repeat, repeat, repeat. We gated off the kitchen so he could not find any carpeted areas resembling grass and confine the accidents. It is easier to clean tile than carpet, plus they smell even the trace amount and it encourages them to go their again. It also depends on the breed. Our irish setter was house broken in about 2 month (after we got him at 8wks) but our lab took about 6month to be totally reliably housebroken. By about a year they should have it down although accidents will understandably happen if left for a whole day. So some breeds need crating up to 2 years if you leave the house for say a whole work day. After 2 years the crate can disappear altogether. 

[Family of 5, what do you spend on groceries/week?]

Ok, so I must be doing something wrong because we spend an average of $350 or more per week. I do buy mostly organic but I bake a lot and have one teen that can't have dairy. I do include paper products and dog food for 2 dogs plus cat food, though. This does not include wine.

[s/o Any yell-sneezers here?]

My dad does.  And he also has a sharp, bark-like cough that is startling/painful to hear.

I hope I haven't inherited either...

 

 

 

This! My dad's sneezes seem to shake the house!

[s/o sneezing--funny things that make you sneeze]

Ok so this is not unusual, but pepper makes me sneeze A LOT. I feel like the queen of hearts from Alice in Wonderland whenever I use it. It's ridiculous.

[PSA: DO NOT FLY on Insel Air (Curacao based?)]

When I was a youngster, many of the airlines that flew in Latin American went by their acronyms for names, usually the first letters of their full legal names. (LANSA, TACA)  We flew several that were excellent in Venezuela and Central America.  One was so lousy that people coined a ditty from its acronym : Stay At Home, Stay Alive. 

 

 

Yes. I remember TACA being referred to as-Take a chance airline! :laugh:

[PSA: DO NOT FLY on Insel Air (Curacao based?)]

Gracias Lanny!

[Why the football madness?]

Same here. I love being active, always played sports in HS and college but watching it? No way. DH and I think it's passive to the point of boredom. Not that I condemn anyone for it. We just can't relate.

[My son's growth spurt is amazing]

What waist size and inseam?

 

DS13 has a 28 inch waist and 33 inch inseam; the only jeans I could find were Seven for All Mankind and Hudson. I was not happy about the cost, but managed to find a few pairs on sale. I'm sure cheaper options exist, but DS13 has sensory issues and needs stretch fabrics.

 

 

 

Yup 28 waist &33-34 inseam. I have bean poles! I will look into Seven & All Mankind. Thanks!

[My son's growth spurt is amazing]

Anyone know where to buy jeans for such children? 

[Would you rather.......more laundry room questions]

That's a tough one. We have ours downstairs. It's nice an roomy but I'm always scheming on how we could arrange to have it upstairs. The situation you describe would bug me though. It sounds like it is more in your way.

[Just a vent-JAWM]

Costco or Sam's usually has coats this time of year.

 

:grouphug: I hear ya. My ds complained to me his shoes were too tight. His brother sitting right next to him says, "mine too". And then the oldest says, "mine have a hole in them". We need three pairs of sneakers at the same time and all of them have adult size expensive feet! 

[Insurance costs vent]

There have been millions legal American citizens who cannot afford health insurance both before and after ACA but at least with ACA a lot of folks get subsidies. My parents could not afford health insurance for 3 years before ACA and I think blaming it on illegal immigration (which does concern me too) is incorrect IMO. I blame it on the sucky for profit health care system we have. When people lives are at stake as it is with health care then profits really should not be part of the equation and true non-profits without excessive executive salaries should be running the show.

 

 

 

At the risk of sounding like a broken record I said it was PART of the problem, NOT the whole problem, and more as a cost increase prior to ACA. It is naive to think that its not a factor of it at all. For what it's worth my parents and immediate family had very good insurance prior to ACA.  Now we have an unbelievably high deductible and my parents who are on the ACA program have a hard time paying for it. I don't know why the problem of the uninsured couldn't have been addressed on it's own. Like maybe offer some kind of incentive to the insurance companies to insure them while removing competition. Why did the whole country have to be dragged into it? KWIM. Actually I do know why.... but that would be too political for this board.

[Self adhesive wallpaper?]

Ugh. I hear your pain. I think it's worth removing, however. Renting a steamer will be your best bet. Nice clean walls to paint or apply new paper to.

[Insurance costs vent]

In what way are illegal immigrants causing this though? 

 

Really this feels like choosing a group to blame (typical).  Is there some evidence of this (from a reasonably believable source)?

 

 

I am not good at posting links. What I can give you is from my own experience. Dh was in the medical field for a long time (25+years). He knows how the hospital system runs. There are a lot of people prior to AHC that got/get free hospital and medical care. The money has to come from somewhere. And it usually means the payers end up sharing the cost of the non payers. I know because my father is a pastor of a very large church, of whom 99% is illegal immigrants from central america. These are my own people.  I am merely answering the question with what I do know is part of the high cost. Assuming that I choose to pick on a group of people and calling it typical is judgmental presumption.

 

ETA: Again I said it was part of the problem.

[Insurance costs vent]

Although you'd think this would improve the situation somewhat.  If more people have insurance they may be less likely to use the ER as their doctor. 

 

I have a hard time believing illegal immigration is a main cause.

 

 

I didn't say the main cause but it is certainly one of the causes and it started many many years ago. It's a cumulative effect.

[Insurance costs vent]

Part of the systemic problem is that there are a lot of non-payers in the system. Illegal immigration being one of the main causes. This, combined with people using the ER for routine stuff. ( something made available through legislation) The hospitals and doctors have no choice but to pass on the cost. Hence the $50 tylenol on a bill, for example. 

[Our version of "If you were a pet, where would you hide?"]

Do you have cats? That could explain a lot. 

[What Kind of Music Does Your Ten Year Old Listen to?]

Video game soundtracks. He also likes "some" Johnny Cash songs. lol

[Book series recommendations for DS14]

My boys love Eragon. 

[Is there name/word for this kind of person?]

Anyone would say she is being rude and judgmental but it sounds like more than that. It's not normal. I think she has a problem and I agree it sound more like OCD or some kind of mental/emotional disturbance.

[What to bring for Thanksgiving as a guest when hostess is making all the main things?]

I was going to suggest a bottle of wine too, and maybe a nice imported cheese with fancy crackers?  Or, an autumn floral arrangement?  

 

 

 

Ditto. I was going to suggest wine and flowers.

[Tell me about owning a dog, can you do it inexpensively?]

The short of it is no, not really. Especially if you want to feed them well and take them to the vet so that they stay healthy.

[Caribbean relocation ideas?]

Belize is beautiful. It used to be more of a jewel when it was less commercialized. Not many people traveled there. Right now central America is a pretty dangerous place. There is a lot of gang violence and drugs.