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Nontoxic ways of removing carbon deposits from cast iron pan
mellifera33 replied to mathnerd's topic in The Chat Board
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what's a good job/career idea for an introvert?
mellifera33 replied to SparklyUnicorn's topic in The Chat Board
When I was in college I worked in the behind-the-scenes areas of the school library, doing things like shelving, assigning lc numbers to books and applying shelf tags, binding periodicals together by years, etc. I have often thought I would like to do that again. -
Subbing. We need to change something about how we do meals, and a subscription box might be a good place to start.
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I thought of another: dyslexia is caused by teaching sight words.
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I have to say, I have never attended a church with a bouncer. I think I'm missing something good. :laugh:
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Both my former church, which does not ordain women, and my current church, which does ordain women, have female ushers. I've never thought of ushering as being a leadership activity, but maybe at some churches the ushers do more than greet churchgoers and pass out bulletins? Edited to add: Ah, I see Bolt's post above about serving communion, so that was what I was missing. At my former church, deacons helped the pastor serve communion, and at my current church....well, I'm not sure. It's a huge church, a new denomination to me, and I'm not sure exactly what position everyone holds!
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It's okay to parent your kids to sleep--they won't need it forever. If I could go back I'd sleep train from day one.
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How often do you encounter anti-Arab sentiment?
mellifera33 replied to maize's topic in The Chat Board
Yes, unfortunately. I hear it quite a bit from my family. Surprisingly, from younger family members--30s and 40s. -
Getting a mortgage without 20% down--is it possible anymore?
mellifera33 replied to 6packofun's topic in The Chat Board
We were able to get an 80-20 loan, no down, no PMI, but it was before the last real estate crash. I have heard that lenders tightened up the qualifications for getting loans, but with a new bubble appearing on the horizon, I don't know if they will be able to resist... -
I have 6 cans of salmon with a best-by date of July 2016. Other than salmon patties (salmon, egg, bread crumbs, spices) what can I make? Bonus points if they are kid-friendly. :) TIA.
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This is so appealing to me. I stink at preschool activities. Lol. I might order the book and see how I could implement it for my K'er and 3 y/o. I bet my 8 y/o would enjoy a lot of the activities too--he still enjoys sensory play.
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There weren't many local listings that fit the criteria, but they ranged from 369k in a rural area known for meth labs to 1.1mil in a wealthy city.
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Maybe it's a regional usage. I'm familiar with it from...south King county cops. :)
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Is anyone else trying to lose weight this summer?
mellifera33 replied to IfIOnly's topic in The Chat Board
kiana, on 13 Jul 2016 - 06:44 AM, said: It sounds about right to me--if someone has 50 pounds of fat to lose, those 50 pounds can liberate about 1550 calories per day. In a week that would be just over three pounds. If you only have one pound of fat, you really shouldn't try to lose it. :) -
I am familiar with this usage from working retail. I think it's just easier to say "tresspassed from" X than "was charged with trespassing and is is no longer allowed to visit X under threat of additional charges."
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*shakes fist* :laugh: That was one that I wanted--I missed it by this much! Lol.
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Your favorite dreamy coffee drink (made at home)
mellifera33 replied to StaceyinLA's topic in The Chat Board
This is an occasional treat--fill a BIG mug half full of spray whipped cream. Add coffee slowly, stir vigorously as your pour. Yum. -
I wanted to buy a few board games, but they all sold out almost immediately. So I bought nothing.
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Words or phrases you like in another dialect
mellifera33 replied to Ginevra's topic in The Chat Board
Thanks to your post, I used this one last night when I was trying to do several things at once plus tell the kids what they were supposed to do. They gave me a look, but knew what I meant. :) -
I don't know--I've received an awful lot of packages with delivery confirmation that were addressed to the same address one street over. On the plus side, I've gotten to know more neighbors than I otherwise would have. :lol: But if I wanted to know if a package had arrived, I'd just text and ask.
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Yep, this. I often tell my kids "You're my favorite 8 y/o." Or "You're my favorite daughter." (2 boys, 1 girl.) Sometimes i joke with my dh that whoever isn't three is my favorite. Our current 3 y/o has changed my perception of 3, though. I'm not sure if she's actually less of a pill, or if by the third 3 y/o I've just relaxed a bit and have fewer buttons left to be pushed?
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Thanks! I'll check out the youtube offerings.
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Advertising jingles indelibly imprinted into your brain
mellifera33 replied to mellifera33's topic in The Chat Board
I'd forgotten about Cal Worthington! We used to sing "If you really want a truck, that will really really suck, go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal." -
s/o on swearing in public (kind of): Vaping in public?
mellifera33 replied to Tenaj's topic in The Chat Board
I can see both sides of the argument. I have a neighbor who has quit smoking by switching to ecigs and gradually reducing the amount of nicotine. She still vapes flavored solution though--I guess part of the habit is just the physical act? The secondhand vapor doesn't bother me--it's much less irritating than smoke. On the other hand, I'm in a state where marijuana is legal, and while smoking weed in public is illegal, vaping in public is not, and who knows what's in the juice? I don't know about the cool factor--I think that vaping looks kind of silly, but I also think that the blown-glass marijuana pipes look silly, and people seem to like those, so what do I know? I was always confused by the anarchist-types at my college who hated big corporations, and sat around complaining about "the man" while smoking their camels, so I think that I just don't understand the kind of "cool" associated with smoking. -
Advertising jingles indelibly imprinted into your brain
mellifera33 replied to mellifera33's topic in The Chat Board
I caught my 5 y/o singing 1-877-kars4kids--k-a-r-s-kars4kids the other day.