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    Getting rid of tv

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    I hate that the weather is the only thing holding up back. LOL

    We had a tornado warning a couple days ago (days after watching that Desperate Housewives episode UGH). We of course had the siren going off, but the local weather guy was so reassuring by letting us know exactly (by streets) where the real threats were. People from my neighborhood were calling in to share and since it's often just me and the kids, it helped to reassure me. I don't even own a radio. I suppose that's something I should invest in. :tongue_smilie:

     

     

    Invest in a radio...your local npr station will give you more info or just as much as tv guys.. Or better yet a weather radio :) Plus if you have mobile phones...

    http://www.noaa.gov/features/03_protecting/wireless_emergency_alerts.html

     

    And to add, a radio can be powered with batteries, so if your power goes out, and you have batteries in your radio, you can still get your weather news. In case that tornado knocks out power :)

    Debt collection calls

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    Ask them for their address and write a cease and desist letter. Or google the phone number and see if you find the address of the company that way. You can send it yourself, you don't need a lawyer, but make sure when you send the cease and desist letter to the debt collector, send it via certified mail with return receipt requested. This will provide proof that the letter was sent and received.

    Do you live (or have you) in Kansas?

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    Ah, but I lived there before it became a bedroom community of ex-Jayhawks trying to relive their youth.

     

    There are not enough jobs in Lawrence to support the bedroom community it has become. Outside of university employment, it really doesn't offer the jobs they need. So they commute. But they don't want to do that. Or they want to tell us that living out in Lawrence is well better, because it more liberal, its more this or that. That can get old. And they really have driven up the prices around there. Not that I mind because I don't live there. I guess I just don't understand the appeal. There are other "hip, sane" people across the state.

    Do you live (or have you) in Kansas?

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    Ok, I don't hate Lawrence, KS. And for the record, I'm liberal atheist type, so that's probably even more shocking.

     

    Housing prices are unaffordable. Jobs? Oh, everyone commutes here, or KC. And they'll all let you know how much Lawrence is sooo much better than here. So annoying. I live in Topeka, and I like it. Sure there are some things I don't like about it, I'll never make any friends here. But the library is good. There are in fact inclusive homeschoolers here, shocking I know. And an atheist group! And I'm sure that Lawrence is a nice town, but that doesn't make where I live inferior. I'm not a fan of college towns, that's my personal preference there. Lawrence isn't somewhere I'd want to live. And sometimes I dislike visiting because I think Topeka should offer the same thing. People from Lawernce probably think the same thing in reverse. lol. Seriously, why is everything about commuting?! Can we still afford to do this much driving?

    Do you live (or have you) in Kansas?

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    That's funny because I hate Lawrence, KS. Yes, I really cannot stand it.

     

    I'm currently living in Topeka, KS. Now our famous bumper-sticker like quote from where I am, goes something like, "Topeka, not in the middle of nowhere but you can see it from here"

     

     

    Kansas does have the flint hills, but it is mostly a flat state.

     

    I grew up in Kansas City, Mo.

    The eastern 1/3 of Kansas is very different from the western 2/3.

    Kansas has a lot of museums, I was told the most per capita when I was in college. Of course we are talking museums of hand-dug wells and the like..(worlds largest hand dug well, world's largest ball of twine, etc).

     

     

    Sorry, I did live in Kansas, and other than Lawrence, hated it and couldn't wait to leave.

    Ds was stopped by a police officer this morning

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    Our library has a written policy that children under age 12 must be supervised by a parent. I think it is a fair policy.

     

     

    No, these were high school aged students, all over the age of 12 that I am referring to. The teens that the police officer as talking to looked about 16 or so. You can't be in the library under the age of 18 during school hours without a parent from what I've seen.

    Ds was stopped by a police officer this morning

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    That reminds me of what I've witnessed here at our library. Two girls were asked by a police officer, "Where are your parents?" They said they were homeschooled, and the officer said "You need to leave and be truant someplace else." Basically, if you want to be at our library during school hours, the parent needs to be inside the library with them. Kids checking out by themselves always get asked, "Where are your parents?"

    ? for those with a poor relationship w/ own mother,

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    I can give you sympathy. Because I have a poor relationship with my mother, and I have a daughter. My mantra is "I am not my mother" And I'm not. Sure I might say things that come out of mouth that sound like her, but actions and deeds prove otherwise. I think as a mother I am prone to overreacting to certain situations, but I can apologize for my behavior, something to do this day my mother believes she should never ever do when it comes to your children. So at least in that I am trying.

    Really want to learn Spencerian Cursive--ideas?

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    For lefties :)

    In my experience I break the nibs off a right-handed pen very quicky!

     

    http://www.nibs.com/Left-hand%20writers.htm

     

     

    http://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/424

     

    This is the one I have:

    http://www.jetpens.com/Pelikan-P68L-Pelikano-Junior-Fountain-Pen-Left-Handed-Nib-Yellow-Body/pd/3565

     

    Anything Left Handed (UK) (check out some of their videos too, right hand side of the page..

    This website has a bunch of cool lefty products, here's the children's writing stuff they have,

    http://www.anythinglefthanded.co.uk/acatalog/child_left_handed_pens.html

     

    and a link to just the pens:

    http://www.anythinglefthanded.co.uk/acatalog/writing_equipment.html

    Really want to learn Spencerian Cursive--ideas?

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    I'm a lefty. You need to get a nib for lefties. This I find this easier than other cursive styles. Some letters are formed differently for lefties and I don't think he addresses this, but he did address that some of the letters can be formed in more than one way, once you learn the strokes that are need for Spencerian. I have less hand strain once I learn the slightly differently ways to form the letters.

     

    Thank you.

     

    I wonder, does anyone know how a lefty with a bit of a hook would do with Spencerian script, or American Cursive, for that matter? I think DS would love to learn this, but he is a lefty with a bit of a hook, and script is generally hard for him.

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