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  1. Dh does them, but his background is finance/accounting. when he and 2ds (ba accounting, worked at a CPA firm for 5 years until he decided he didn't want to be a CPA) start talking, I leave. They sound so alike, it can be creepy . . . . dh uses turbo tax for our home business. (2ds started working with dh) there's a lot of software to make it easy. what exactly is your dh doing (or not doing) that is making things so difficult, as that could make it that much harder for an accountant to do too. (they'll charge you more.) do you want him to pay you what it would cost to hire someone?
  2. As far as how the earth itself was made - there are different theories, none of them settled. I would recommend Nick Zentner on youtube. Geology Prof at Central Washington University. His focus is PNW geology, but he goes into the different magma eruptions (and how they would change the course of the Columbia River), follows the Yellowstone hotspot back to the Pacific Ocean - a lot of what he gets into, geologists weren't even aware of when he was doing his doctorate. localized flooding - and the sources (e.g. glacial lake Missoula - when the ice dam burst, the output was more than every river on earth combined. - he follows the outflow track to the Pacific.) the different types of rocks, and where they came from and how they got where they are. and why geologists love the core samples oil companies take - and beg to examen them when they're done with them, and how much they've learned. . . . 😜 lol. scientists/geologists/seismologists didn't know about the cascadia subduction zone when he was in school - but my oh my, what data they have now . . he's a very good lecturer. eta: - pay attention for his lecture about fossilized hail. (source in from WA) yeah, there is such a thing . . . he even contacted the german geo professor who had written about it in the 1960s, and he asked for more as his supply was running low. or when he dropped a tool down a crack in the basalt . . . oops. say goodbye, 'cause you're never going to see it again.
  3. has anyone retrofitted a manual one to make it motorized? I'm seeing motor kits, but they seem more brand specific, and more like they're "smart" motors for motorized shades.
  4. I agree - those who don't invite them shouldn't be stalked. but those that do don't deserve sympathy when they whine about it to get attention. I have nothing but respect for Catherine. She appears to be a good mom, has worked hard to support the charities with which she works, makes an effort to make those with whom she is interacting feel important. They said she woudn't be back in public before easter, and I think the media needs to back off.
  5. do keep in mind, there are "celebrities" that call the paps to come take their pictures, they notify them where they are. (not all, but more than a few)
  6. yeah. I stopped talking to my sister, and didn't talk to her again until AFTER our mother died. Only because I realized OUR MOTHER was the biggest obstacle to any relationship.
  7. the one who caused the issue needs to take responsibility. I guarantee, they haven't "moved on" so much as they don't see themself as having done anything wrong. If this isn't dealt with now - it will likely just get worse. If not this, then something else.
  8. No matter how much we think we know- we don't know everything. Even if we talk to people who've "btdt", the situations will be different because the people and places are different.
  9. Mrs. Chatsworth Osborn Sr in Dobbie Gillis (1959 - 1963) was always called "Mumsie" by her son. Bob Denver's character "Maynard G. Krebs" gave rise to Gilligan. Also had Tuesday Weld and Warren Beatty, when they were young and just starting out.
  10. Depends upon the 7th grader. a responsible one, sure. make sure they have a phone and basic safety rules.
  11. It's kinda of sad that turned into meme fodder. She was terrified for real. There was a lot of unexpected stuff to get her "honest" reactions. She kind of dropped off the radar after that movie.
  12. I'm grandma. and I'm going down on the 1st to spend (not quite) two weeks with them. And see the eclipse. so, I'm happy. 😄
  13. do you want to be stuck in those places? we've had to change tires on the side of the freeway multiple times. we'd rather change it and get going, than sit there waiting for a tow truck with kids in a car for who knows how long. A full size spare is a regular tire, it doesn't have a limit to how far it can go. (my current car doesn't have room for a full size spare. I'm just glad I have something!) a compact spare does have a distance limit, but it's only supposed to get you somewhere you can get your flat tire fixed/replaced. That's usually well under 50 miles.
  14. that's something that really concerns me. The cans of "inflate your tire" can wreck the tire so it can't be fixed. and depending upon why you have a flat, might be completely worthless. But the reason cars don't come with a spare is to reduce weight. My last car (a 2000) had a full sized spare (which was an upgrade) - and we used it more than once. my current car, has a compact spare (and upgrade from no spare) - and we've had to use it. the thing is, there is no convenient spot to get a flat, and we aren't going to wait hours for someone to come rescue us. being able to change the tire, allows us to go on our way.
  15. This is so common, we never rely upon the thing that comes with the tire change kit. Dh put a big cross wrench in each car. they're stronger, and you can get more leverage.
  16. he won't even get a learner's permit (I had to get him a state ID), but these are things that are part of learning how to do things with a car/license.
  17. This. She's been ill. reportedly on steroids - which can blow up your face. She probably was more afraid of the criticism she'd get for her appearance, so she replaced her face. kids move in pictures, so while one hand can be clear, the other will be blurry because it's moving.
  18. That could also explain why her face was photoshopped. The picture of her in the car with her mother, showed a rounder face than normal. She's always been thin, and she's always under scrutiny for her looks and dress. I can see her wanting a break from that, both from steroids blowing up her face, and if she had to have a temporary colostomy.
  19. what are some BASIC skills you would expect a teenager to have?
  20. dudeling had access to a locker - he refused to use it.. I think it was the idea of a locker that really put him off of one.
  21. There are people, including *school teachers* who do NOT "teach" kids "how to figure things out". Yes, it is a skill which needs to actually be taught.
  22. "some people just need to show off their lack of assets." Sir David Niven - about the streaker running across the stage at the Oscars.
  23. I think it is a gross disservice to leave anyone to just "figure it out", especially children, and especially when there are those there that know how to do whatever "it" is. Parents need to parent so kids can learn. Most people are not george boole - who did just "figure things out", and who did say if he'd been able to go to college he would have just learned what his professors taught him. Instead he developed boolean algebra.
  24. dh's dn and her dh got onto some "first time renovators" show. (they got money out of it.) She was mad because they edited to make her look inept. They had her dad (dh's bil) and brother bring multiple changes of cloths when they came to help so they could story-line it of they got in over their heads and had to bring in contractors . . . the producers wanted people who are inept. . . . They're not. Her sister is the one that owns the power tools in her marriage. She also shoots, and has a side-business of decorating cakes.
  25. I remember coming home from vacation a day early and finding my bedroom in far worse condition than this. a bunch of the furniture was in the living room. The mattress was leaning against the closet door. . . . It was during the year mil lived with us. We had only lived in the house seven months - and it was a NEW house . . . As we pulled up, the first clue something was wrong was her running outside yelling we weren't supposed to be back yet. yes, she was nuts . . .
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