Thriftbooks also offers free shipping. I just got Prime a couple of weeks ago. They do a student discount, it's about half off regular cost, for those of you who are students.

Does WW still offer a "core" plan? I've waffled with doing WW again just because I need some sort of accountability. It's either that or count calories. I've used the Calorie King software in the past and had success.

I've been looking at Irish whistles too. We have recorders and have done some with that, but I am not in love with the way they sound. I watched some awesome YouTube videos of Irish whistles and have thought about switching. :)

I am from S FL. I was born there and lived there until I was 31. I remember once when I was a child going to school, one of my neighbors called me a Yankee because I was wearing shorts and a jacket. This was in West Palm Beach, it doesn't get real cold. I think that is the only time I remember anyone using that term and that was in the 70s. There are a lot of tourists in the S FL area. A lot. To put it mildly. Permanent tourists as well as visiting ones. :) I know how it feels to feel displaced though. I've been in TX for about a year and a half now and am having a really hard time considering it home. I miss FL (not S FL). Shoot, I even miss CA. I mean really, TX is the one state I've disliked for a very long time and here I am. lol What the heck.

I am currently reading a book for a book club and feel the same way! A friend of mine just started one up, so this is my first one. I am feeling like having to finish it by a deadline is taking the fun away. If I don't finish it before the club, I'm sure there will be spoilers. So yes, I feel the same as you about it. :)

I'm not a sports fan, but I was rooting for the Tigers. Sadly, that error by Iglesias threw the game for the Tigers. And then he struck out and ended the game. Poor guy.

lol Oh, that is funny!

I've lost it in a similar with ds before. It really sucks. I do apologize. We move on and I learn from my mistakes, though that doesn't mean I'm suddenly perfect. :) But, we're humans too, us parents. I just wanted to LYK you're not alone in the Not Mother of the Year category. :)

"To be sure, the nobility of his intentions were somewhat marred by brutalities as well." Somewhat marred. My favorite line from a different perspective.

He even commented on his hair about three episodes ago, the one before their 100th episode, the "best of" episode. lol

hahaha My mom is always making comments about his hair. Yeah, I knew they were all film makers. He has talked about being blessed and having demons excised from him on the shows before. I admit, we watch the new one on Friday night, then watch three or four episodes (reruns) on Saturday night. I think there have just been a few demon reruns on lately. They did do some demon talk on a recent episode though, at the Exorcist House. I *love* Aaron. I even follow him on FB. He totally cracks me up on the show. They do all seem to have a good camaraderie though and seem to get along well, making the show enjoyable. And I have fun poking fun at Zac. A new season of Ghost Hunters just started too and we've been watching that on Wed night. It is really so calm compared to Ghost Adventures. And I've been disappointed with their wrap ups at the end, it seems they leave a lot of stuff out or just don't show it on camera. Anyways, I didn't mean to totally hijack your thread. I think it's pretty cool you had investigators in your home. :)

I watch a good amount of Ghost Adventures and Zac really seems to have a thing for demonic activity. He is was over the top and amuses me to no end. I do like the show a lot though. :)

Happy Birthday!

That seems an efficient way of keeping track. I've been using a stopwatch app and timing each task. I sometimes go over, but I am under on many others, so I don't worry about it. I just did the Speedtest. I have a d/l speed of 12.56 and an u/l speed of 1.46. I have no issues with tasks loading either. I have AT&T Uverse.

I agree, it is very boring. I am struggling to get my hours up before the end of the month because after about 30 minutes, I am done. lol I hate the SxS activities, though I am usually able to complete them before the allotted time now. I prefer the shorter tasks.

Cyndi, I am just finishing up my AA this semester, so they do hire w/o a Bachelor's. :)

Yes, this is what I have been referring to.

Yes, I think you're right. Your explanation is excellent and is what I was referring to. Not that I could not count or add or subtract coins or bills.

We were told we could have up to 80 hours a month. Yes, no pay for any training, which does take up a good amount of time. I think I'm still within my first four week period, so I get 25% extra time to complete tasks. I have found myself getting faster though, so that's nice. There have been days where I logged in to work and there have been no tasks. They say they keep that in consideration as far as hours go. They hold your pay back for about a month. I started at the end of August and worked about three days. I will not see that paycheck until the beginning of October. So, starting off, that kind of hurts.

I don't know. I had never had to count money back in that way before, had never been taught in that way, or seen it done that way, having only used an electric cash register at work. Certainly I could count back whatever change the cash register told me to. I obviously can count coins and bills, as I'm sure most cashiers can. And no, SKL, you're not the only person who checks to make sure you receive the correct change, though I don't use cash too often either.

Well, I had never learned how to count it back like that, as in counting .43 to .50, .50 to $4.00, then adding a one dollar bill to make five until I came across it at a job where I had to use it. It's not like I had to take an extensive course on how to learn it. I asked my mom, she showed and that was it. So, now you know what there was for me to learn. I obviously possessed the basic math skills to subtract 3.43 from 5.00, I had never learned how to count back change in that manner though. I never said anything besides basic math facts were needed and counting back change in that particular manner was not taught to me in school. *shrug* I don't see what the big deal is?

Thank you, you put it much better than I was trying to explain. lol Yeah, it didn't take long when my mom taught it to me, it is simple math. But, it was not something covered in school.

Yes, I did learn all my basic math facts through a semester of Algebra II in school but still did not learn how to make change. Cash registers usually "make the change" for the cashier. You have a total, type in how much cash you were given, and the machine tells you how much change to give back. I mean, really, do I really need to give an explanation of how to make change?

I honestly can't remember if I was or wasn't. I remember taking earth science, biology, marine biology, and one semester of chemistry. If evolution was in there, I don't remember it. But I do remember that there was no creation theory either. :)

My first job was at TJ Maxx, where the cash register made the change and I had no idea about "making change." My second job, that I started right after high school graduation, was at a take out window for a small restaurant. They had just a drawer and nothing else. My first day there, I was lost. I went home that evening and my mom sat down with me and taught me how to make change. That was a a long time ago and I've not forgotten that unused skill. lol I've worked at a lot of retail type jobs between then and now and none of them required manually counting out change, though I often did it that way. Still, that is just not something that is taught in school. I graduated in 1989. I don't know where my mom learned it from. Maybe working in her dad's store?