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    Giada De Laurentiis' cookbooks- Which is your favorite?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    That concludes a brief visit of Omaha and Little Italy...

     

    elizabeth,

     

    Thank you for your brief tour of Omaha and Little Italy:). And now I have a brief story to share from my home town. I don't believe in this so don't everyone jump all over my case. I'm just the messenger of the story, OK?

     

    It was a common belief where I grew up that if a person was trying to sell his house, he would bury a statue of St. Joseph upside down in his front yard. It was believed that the upside down statue would quicken the sale of the house. Then, after the house sold, they'd dig up old St. Joseph!:)

     

    You can read more about that practice at these sites:

     

    http://www.snopes.com/luck/stjoseph.asp

     

    http://www.fisheaters.com/stjoestatue.html

     

    http://www.luckymojo.com/saintjoseph.html

     

    http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/stj01002.htm

     

    http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1753/should-you-bury-a-statue-of-st-joseph-to-help-sell-your-house

     

    Sorry for that side trip.

     

    Any more comments regarding Giada's cookbooks. (Please read my previous posts in this thread for explanations.)

    Giada De Laurentiis' cookbooks- Which is your favorite?

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    So recipes in her first book are more simple and easier to make than the ones in her other books? Is that what you're saying?

     

    I guess it's just the recipes are simple, easy to make..it has alot of sauces for pasta and things like that you can use on all different types of pasta..like a bolonase(sp?) and a spicy spaghetti sauce, a lemon pasta sauce, a simple marinara sauce that kind of stuff.

    Comparing chips on FiestaWare vs. white dishes

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    For those who collect and use FiestaWare--

     

    What do your dishes look like after they get a chip on them? I was thinking of purchasing FiestaWare instead of a white set like this: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=14174&f=1667 but I'm wondering about those chips. I love the look of FiestaWare but don't want to end up with beautifully colored dishes with ugly white chips all over them.

     

    Do tell!

    Art History ???

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Oak Meadow's Art History Syllabus uses the Gombrich book (I think it is Story of Art but I am too lazy to go look!). For nearly every chapter there are 3 - 5 questions. Sometimes there are a few sketches to do. The Gombrich book is well written and very engaging.

     

    That's correct. We used Gombrich's Story of Art along with Oak Meadow's syllabus for the text. Wonderful course! We also have Janson's art book... dull. And we have Sr. Wendy's Story of Painting which is very good only no syllabus available.

     

    Gombrich and Sr. Wendy's books are my favorite two Art History books.

    WWYD- This car or that one?

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    Posted · Edited by Anna

    I appreciate your comments, folks. Let me answer some questions.

     

    I don't have small children. Both my girls are in college. Dd#1 has her own old junker, a '93 Honda Accord.

     

    We all carry cell phones.

     

    We don't have a roadside service at this time but dh is usually in town working 20 min from home at his office. He knows how to fix cars. He's usually out of town maybe 2 days a month. I don't know which roadside services are worth the money anymore. I would kind of like to have a service. Can anyone recommend one? Those of you with AAA, how much do you pay per month?

     

    Both Camrys are reliable but you know how older cars can break down more easily. The good news is that it is a Toyota and is mechanically sound right now. It could use new struts (sp?). It hits hard on the bumps in the road. But otherwise it's in good mechanical cond.

     

    Our city is small and there's only 1 neighborhood that I occasionally pass through where I'd rather not break down.

     

    Safety and fuel economy is about the same with both Camrys. And both have air bags.

     

    I think I covered all the questions. If I see more, I'll come back and answer them.

    WWYD- This car or that one?

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    We just purchased an older second car, a '96 Toyota Camry LE that runs like a dream. It's got the looks I love with exterior and interior in mint cond, leather seats, real wood dashboard, sunroof. Originally it was purchased for dh to drive on his 20 min commute to work so I could drive the newer car to lessen the chances of me breaking down on the road... not that the car's given us any reason to think that it would leave me stranded. Our other car is an '05 Toyota Camry that also runs like a dream, interior and exterior in mint cond but I've never had fond affections for it.

     

    WWYD if you liked the look and feel of the older car but had unfounded fears of breaking down on the road? Would you drive the newer car or the older one? My dh doesn't care which way we go. He said "whatever you want". I don't know what I want.

     

    Thanks..

    How to haggle used car prices?

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted · Edited by Anna

    You need to know the actual value of the car. You can't just assume the dealer is asking 10% more than it's worth, or 12 1/2 %, or anything like that.

     

    Right. I guess I'm not explaining myself too well. Let me try again.

     

    Many of the used cars we're seeing are priced right at or close to blue book value. If a dealership is asking $6,000 for a car and blue book has its retail value at $6,000, where is the bargaining room? Would they possibly still take an offer? Can we assume that they'd consider an offer lower than blue book value and if so, what would be an example of a reasonable offer in this case?

    How to haggle used car prices?

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    My dh always just tells them what he is willing to pay for the car. They usually come back with something in between that you can either accept, or stick to your guns with your original offer. We have had them come back and accept our offer after they saw we were serious about that amount being what we would pay.

     

    OK, but how do you know what is a reasonable dollar amount to offer? Again, going back to my OP example-- like if they're asking $6,000 for a car, what would be a reasonable starting offer to give them?

    How to haggle used car prices?

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    Posted · Edited by Anna

    I'm out of practice. When you find a used car at a dealership that you're interested in buying and say their asking $6,000 for the car, at what amount would you begin making offers? How low can you reasonably go with your offers and still expect the dealership to seriously haggle with you? Is there a formula you use when haggling over used cars?

    Should we also have a college board on the forums???

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Well, I personally kind of like the college threads and questions right on the high school forum. There are so many questions asked about college by mothers of high school kids that seem to belong right here. Some of the questions pertain to courses of study which should be pursued in high school, plus other questions which seem to pertain to both high school and college.

     

    :iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree:

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