it's just a short,

Blistex. It's the only thing that works for me, and it's great.

2dd bought some at costco. I was impressed with the wicks.

My point was, it's not because they are men. I'm cranky because I will probably have to have android auto installed after market on my toyota....toyota discontinued their own thing .

vegetable gardening

They're being dramatic. I have a dh, and three sons - none of them are 'dramatic' when ill. dh will usually insist he's not sick or it's "just a cold", and rarely will go just be sick in bed (and if he is, he's really sleeping).

Let's see if getting rid of the pasta will help.

What kind of bear? black bear, usually aren't an issue. . . . Grizzly - no freaking way.

Dh went and was looking up details afterwards. The cello her father plays in the movie - is *the real* cello that was looted by the Nazi's.

do you need to even stuff it with laundry? wouldn't an empty case work fine? (I wouldn't take the actual instrument either)

I've seen those called "hitch mounted cargo basket" to distinguish it from a trailer. Personally, I wouldn't put a stringed instrument in one. eta: I drove around 2dd's MDX with one last year, It was great (the kit came with a heavy vinyl "trunk" that was completely enclosed, and bungee cords, and a bungee net) if we were still camping I'd buy one in a second, but there are things I simply would NOT put on one.

I would be skeptical if you could carry a double bass plus more than one (front seat) passenger in one. Seems more of an either/or. I'd be hesitant on a mid-sized SUV. (I have a highlander and routinely have the 3rd row folded. To carry a double bass, I'd have to fold down one of the middle seats too.)

When dh's aunt died, her husband remarried a woman who was born in the Dutch East Indies. (her husband had also died.). her family owned a plantation before the war. When it became apparent the Japanese were coming at the start of WWII, her mother divided up all of her jewels and gave them out to the various servants. Each of the children had their own nanny. After they'd been shipped off to internment camps (girls to one, boys to a different one. her mother dressed the smallest boys as girls so she could keep them with her.), Her nanny took the jewels she'd received, removed the stones from their settings, and sewed them all inside her doll that had been left behind. Then she brought the doll to the camp and made clear she was to never let that doll out of her hands and never lose it. She was four, and didn't understand why her nanny couldn't take her away from the horrible place and made such a commotion she saw her nanny shot dead in front of her. But she kept that doll. After the war, they were destitute, living in the Netherlands. She'd kept the doll, and it was starting to fall apart. Someone spotted one stone showing through a rip - and it was taken apart, the gems extracted, and slowly sold. such luxuries as extra blankets and food were purchased . . . .

I had a grand voyager for 10 years, and a T&C for almost 20 (it had 165K miles when I sold it, but it was still running strong. and I had done a 1000miles each way road trip that summer, no issues.). There are days, I still miss it. sniff sniff. I miss it's hauling ability, some ways it was more comfortable than my highlander. dh was adamant he didn't want another van, or I probably would have bought another one. It was definitely bigger than the Sienna, and pretty sure it was bigger than the Odyssey. My 6' kids could ride in the 3rd row on road trips just fine. I've rented one when I've wanted to pickup furniture off craigslist. The highlander's cargo space sucks, even with all seats folded down.