mellifera33
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If the club assignments were evidence of data mining, I have to say that the algorithms really stink. None of the clubs I was assigned to were of any interest to me. And it’s not like I’m super secretive on the interwebs. Hmmm...she frequents Ravelry, Amazon, and Gardenweb...she must be into celebrity gossip, extreme sports, and chess!
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Ugh. I’m sorry. People can be so obnoxious. I think I’d be inclined to say “Mind your own $#£{*~ business” but I know that isn’t appropriate for teachers. Or MIL.
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Soon, after the robots have taken over all of the jobs, government assistance will be the norm. How will we set educational standards then?
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I taught in China. It was not a good experience, but it was a long time ago and not through a legit organization.
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17 minutes ago, Stacia said:
Give them the benefit of the doubt. I think most people are honest. And I reduce prices if anyone asks anyway. My goal is to get rid of stuff. Period. (What is not sold is donated anyway, so whether something sold for a dollar or 50 cents is fairly irrelevant by the end of the day, imo.)
Yeah, sure. Maybe someone was dishonest. But it was just as likely an honest mistake or mix-up. Perhaps you just made someone's day because of the mistake. Maybe someone was able to get something they need because of it.
Is it really worth the stress of worrying about that or of arguing with a stranger for the difference of a few cents or a dollar? For me, no. Just my personal outlook....
You must have a different demographic who frequent yard sales in your area. Garage salers here are happy to argue that a trek mountain bike has a 5c label, or to bargain down an item from a buck to fifty cents, then try to pay with a counterfeit hundred dollar bill. It’s just not worth it to me anymore.
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I usually price everything. I have a friend who doesn't price anything, but waits for people to ask her how much she wants for every.single.item. If I showed up at a garage sale with nothing priced, I'd turn around and leave. lol
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I went to Costco. We now have lots of food, and a bit less money. Also picked up sandals for the kids and my allergy meds for the entire summer. $270. :(
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I currently have one. I've been putting off buying anything until the mess with our rental house was ironed out, and now I'm just stalling because my size has changed and I need to drive to the next town over to go to a "nice" store to try on bras and then try to find something similar on Amazon so I don't spend $80. That's a lot of work for a bra.
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They're sneaky around here. In the nearby city, there is a police vehicle that is a small, beat up honda, similar to the ones that drag race down a main road, that often watches the speed trap. Out where we live now in the sticks, there is a sheriff's vehicle that is a beat up old pickup.
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I need to do this. We've been bleeding money like crazy for the last several months--tenants had to be evicted from our rental house, and repairs to the rental house that took wwwaaaayyyyy longer than expected. I've also been putting off non-house expenses and at this point need to buy some things--shoes, for example. Underwear. (uh, hon, is that supposed to be a string bikini? or is your underwear just strings now? lol) Ugh. I'll take stock and see what I can do.
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I like these mechanical pencils. They are fun colors and they erase cleanly.
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No difficult birthdays so far. Maybe 21, but for different reasons. lol Middle age suits me, and I suspect that old age will too, so I don't foresee any issues, but you never know.
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Yikes! That's scary. Do you have any ideas what it could be? One of my kids gets hives from eggplant. I have a friend who is allergic to cilantro. It can be hard to nail down unusual food allergies.
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It looks great! Did you knock out the pony wall? I have the same problem--I can't "see" a picture of changes in my mind's eye. It makes remodeling interesting. lol
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There is a place in your account settings to choose notifications--have you tried that? I've never received notifications from this site, so I'm not sure how to fix it. lol
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Since the blackout started, I've been leaving shopping carts around parking lots willy-nilly, I've gotten food poisoning seven times because I couldn't determine if things were safe to eat, and somehow we're now using eighteen math curriculums concurrently. Help!
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9 minutes ago, foxbridgeacademy said:
I have a great spoon that came with my set of The Rock brand pot/pan set. I also really like my silicon with wood handle from Brandless.
Wait, The Rock has a line of cookware? That is kind of awesome.
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Support page was in the email sent before the blackout. Hopefully this works...I'm not very tech savvy.
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Avatars are large enough to see details now. I always thought that your avatar was an anime character, colorado, whose avatar I recognize, but to whom I cannot attach a username.
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Me too! I feel slightly less anonymous. :)
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The spring bulbs that I planted last fall are waking up--lots of crocus, some squill, glory-of-the-snow, narcissus, tulips, hyacinths, grape hyacinth. I've been "winter sowing" and have lots of tiny plants. Most excited about clematis and hollyhocks. I've planted out some larkspur, baby blue eyes, and double daisies. Next will be some columbine, pansies, nigella, snapdragons. Planted some peas, sweet peas, kale, and broccoli directly. Need to plant nightshades inside under lights. Did some bare-root fruit trees--multi-graft pear in the front yard, columnar apples in pots on the back deck. Planted some euphorbias that I got cheap at a clearance sale at the local hardware store, and they're about to start blooming. The kids will be excited about those--we call them eyeball plants. :)
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Email reminders and online renewal are the best! I haven't had an overdue book in probably 3 years.
I must be impervious to library technology. Our library has both of these, and I somehow still manage to accrue fines. :D
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I can think of very few scenarios where I consider house tours appropriate: housewarming party, major remodel. Or showing a job candidate we entertain what kind of house their salary will buy (since we are in a low COL area, this is pretty relevant).
Otherwise, house tours, to me, smack of showing off. "Look how nice my home is and what great stuff I have!"? Nope.
You would be very confused by my house tour. "Why is she showing me her hand-me-down furniture and perfectly average house?" lol
The only thing better than a house tour is a garden tour. I love it if the host shows me around the garden, especially if they tell me the cultivar name of every plant. Heaven. :hurray:
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Congratulations! What a lovely name. :)
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well, fudge. (not the dessert)
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I have found that increasing the amount of cream a bit made coffee without sweetener more palatable. My favorite way is a good glug of heavy whipping cream stirred in, but that's a bit much for most mornings, so I compromise with half and half. lol
Edited to add: I tried the monkfruit/erythritol sweetener, and it was okay, I guess, but I think monkfruit doesn't read "sweet" to my tastebuds. And erythritol makes me feel like I'm drinking cough drop coffee, with the tongue cooling effect.