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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 7, 2022 21:50:21 GMT
I've been watching Extraordinary Attorney Woo. I am seriously embarrassed to tell you all this, but if I help one person... I watched the first two episodes in Korean. I really liked it, but it was a struggle and I wished to myself "if they only had dubbed this, it would be better." Sigh. I just had to go to the CC area and switch to the English speaking version. I have been struggling watching Die Kaiserin in German with English subtitles. My German is okay, but not great. I feel like a big dope. In any case Extraordinary Attorney Woo is a great show. Woo Young-Woo is a lawyer who has ASD and loves whales. It's her struggle and I think the show really works to show that ASD isn't just one brilliant person, rather a -ahem- spectrum of people. For people who liked Atypical or enjoyed reading The Rosie Project, I think you'd like this show. I also find Korean law fascinating. I love Korean crime shows. My favorite is Stranger, about a prosecutor who lost his emotions as a child. Bae Doo Na plays the police officer he works with (I loved her in Sense8.) I'll have to take a look at Extraordinary Attorney Woo.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 7, 2022 21:40:05 GMT
sort of (?) a memoir, if you like traveling, and cats: A Cat Called Norton: The True Story of an Extraordinary Cat and His Imperfect Human, by Peter Gethers. There are three books altogether, I think- Peter is a writer and was a self professed cat-hater, until his girlfriend gave him a kitten (a Scottish Fold) named Norton. The girlfriend left, but the cat stayed- the books are about his relationship with Norton, and their travels together. That reminds me of another, A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen There was an awesome movie made of A Street Cat Named Bob. I absolutely loved it.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 7, 2022 21:33:49 GMT
You know, I've been going to my hairdresser for 20+ years. I told her I wanted to go gray and longer, and you know what she said? Let's do it! She asked me a couple times if I was sure while she mixed the bleach -- she said it was a big change and she wanted me to be happy. I've been getting nothing but compliments on it. It's a pretty drastic change for me. My hair went white in my early thirties and I've been dying it ever since. I'm 60 now.
Heck, if you don't like it you can always go back to dying it. It's your hair -- why is she so invested in it looking a certain way?
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 7, 2022 18:07:24 GMT
I just had all my color lifted in foils, then toned gray. I love that I did it all at once and didn’t have to deal with growout. I had my second appointment and just had a cool glaze to tone it down. Way cheaper than what I was doing. I use a purple conditioner every 3 days or so. It was a lot of chemicals on my hair, but I’m really happy with it.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 7, 2022 14:58:37 GMT
I have a few that I liked: Andre Agassi's book,Open: An Autobiography. I don't even like tennis but I loved this book. Great writing. Glennon Doyle's book, Untamed. I wasn't expecting much and didn't know who she was. My daughter recommended it. I'm a huge fan now. Stephen King's book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. If you're going to be writing more, you should seriously read this. He's an absolute master.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 6, 2022 11:31:44 GMT
My kids enjoyed his early music so much. It really defined their tween years. It was so joyful. I’m sorry to hear he died so young.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 5, 2022 12:12:00 GMT
Take good care of yourself. We will be here when winter passes. ❤️
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 4, 2022 12:25:02 GMT
Ours was inside when I was a kid, but the meter reader always knocked. They never came in without being invited. Ours is a remote read now. By law, they replace the meter every 7 years here. Mine was replaced a few weeks ago. The technician did have to come into the house to check that any pilot lights restarted properly.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 3, 2022 19:19:39 GMT
I don't use an alarm except if I need to get up to actually go someplace (airport usually.) When the alarm goes off, I get up. I wake up very early normally, so alarms aren't necessary for normal days. Plus I work at home and can start when I want to.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 3, 2022 19:14:29 GMT
We have four statewide ballot questions in Massachusetts this year. One has to do with recalling the law that was passed to allow illegal immigrants to get drivers licenses, one changing the laws on how many liquor stores a large chain grocery store can have, one about adding a millionaire's tax, and one on a law regulating how much money dental insurance companies have to spend on patient care.
We have paper ballots that we mark a bubble with a flair pen, then feed into a machine for counting.
We always get stickers, they're not especially cool looking, but I always stick it on my jacket. Then walk around for several months with it before I notice and take it off.
We have early voting and absentee ballots.
My town has one polling place (the elementary school) with three precincts. School is out on voting day because there are so many strangers in the school.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 2, 2022 9:21:13 GMT
I’d add the creamer the night before. I don’t think it would taste as good if the coffee with cream was sitting more than a day or two. But the coffee itself will stay fine for a week or two.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 1, 2022 23:33:31 GMT
Iced coffee is an easy thing to make at home. You can either make cold brew or pour over. Just make it extra strong to account for ice dilution. Make it ahead and add creamer and sweetener. You’ll be surprised at how easy and delicious it is. And it will save you a lot of money. You can make it as good or better than the coffee shop.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 28, 2022 22:17:31 GMT
How awful. He’s in surgery to repair a skull fracture according to the WP.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 28, 2022 18:12:51 GMT
That's fantastic news! Keep on healing, Alliepea.
We live in such an amazing time when you can have brain surgery on Tuesday and be home on Friday.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 26, 2022 16:29:14 GMT
That’s really great news! I’m so happy she is recovering well.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 25, 2022 20:24:44 GMT
My all time favorite is tortellini soup, this is the recipe I follow: 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 5 cloves crushed garlic 5 to 6 Italian sausages 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp rosemary 1/2 tsp basil 2 cans stewed tomatoes 6 cups chicken broth 1 bag pre-washed spinach 1 package fresh or frozen tortellini parmesan cheese to taste salt & pepper to taste Brown the onion, garlic and sausage in olive oil and drain well. Add oregano, rosemary, basil, tomatoes and chicken broth. Simmer up to an hour. Right before serving turn off the heat and add tortellini and spinach, cover for about 8 minutes. Serve and top with parmesan cheese, season with salt and pepper. It's the easiest thing ever and is always a crowd pleaser. It freezes well too. I made an almost identical recipe to this last week. It was incredibly good and filling. My husband was crazy about it.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 18, 2022 12:45:09 GMT
My daughter has been pinning ideas for her wedding and sharing the board with me. I hadn’t been on Pinterest for years until she started. It’s been working really well.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 18, 2022 12:29:28 GMT
Praying for you and all those who love you. I hope you can feel the warmth of love from all over the world. Praying for strength for your surgeon.
The last time I had surgery, the anesthesiologist talked me through a short guided meditation on feeling warm and safe. It really helped me at a scary time. Perhaps your husband could help you do that?
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 17, 2022 23:22:04 GMT
Our local health department doesn’t allow the local food pantry to accept expired foods. I usually donate money to them.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 16, 2022 20:53:27 GMT
I’m so glad they figured it out and he is on the mend. My MIL had it due to a combination of bacterial infection, and the antibiotic interacted with the ridiculously high dose of statins she was mistakenly taking. She almost didn’t make it (she was 75 at the time.) She has lasting weakness from it, but is getting by fine.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 16, 2022 18:30:45 GMT
I tap, but not with my thumbs. They are too big for typing and I have a bit of tendinitis in one of them. I either use my middle finger or pinky one handed.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 12, 2022 22:27:06 GMT
I love the clickety clack. I turn on the sound so mine does that! Drives my kids nuts when I’m chatting on the phone while working.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 12, 2022 16:16:27 GMT
Yumm!! Boozy fruit for the win. I always add a spoonful of calvados to my apple pies and crisps. It gives it a really nice layer of flavor.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 11, 2022 15:59:06 GMT
Update 10/11/22: According to CNN, the prosecution is dropping all charges. I wonder if anyone is going to investigate the two alternative suspects?
ETA: They dropped the charges because new DNA testing of evidence excluded him. To me, it seems that confirms his innocence.
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Post by maryannscraps on Sept 27, 2022 18:27:31 GMT
My brother has 2 Golden Retrievers… the younger one is about a year old now and she has eaten not one, not two, but THREE remote controls. What is it about inanimate objects that makes animals say “hey, that looks delicious!” 🤣 When Sophie was a puppy, she chewed up 3 ipods and a tv remote. That was pretty expensive. I have no idea what the attraction was.
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Post by maryannscraps on Sept 27, 2022 18:26:11 GMT
When our Bob Dog first came to us as a year-old, he ate the floor and wall in the kitchen. Once we got him off that it has always been eating holes in his blankets. Just little holes here and there, but we've never seen any blanket come out of him. This has gone on for ten years now. Unforturnately while we were on vacation and DD was housesitting, Bob Dog got his male part stuck in one of the holes. He freaked out and twisted it so bad DD had to take him to the vet to get him untangled. We now watch those blanket holes very closely and get rid of the blankets as soon as the holes get to a certain size. OMG Poor Bob Dog, that must have hurt.
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Post by maryannscraps on Sept 27, 2022 16:17:19 GMT
I usually wait for the bugs to shake out before I adopt something, but I stay up to date with technology and software for my work. Part of my job is working on digital resources and technology in education. There’s some very cool stuff out there for science classes.
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Post by maryannscraps on Sept 27, 2022 16:03:33 GMT
Sophie used to chew up anything she could find, but hardly ever ate any of it. She did eat hair elastics and the green fuzz off all the tennis balls.
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Post by maryannscraps on Sept 26, 2022 22:53:34 GMT
I had to google...it's a no from me too. I don't like butter much and don't put it on my bread normally...and this looks like you'd get way too much. There were also a lot of pictures of these that had figs...who wants butter on fresh figs? Or radishes? Yuck. Then all the finger licking and double dipping and then you've got a board of butter coated bacteria...no thanks. Ooh one of my favorite snacks in the summer is fresh radishes with unsalted butter and dipped into course salt. It’s such a good combo. Served it with French bread and I call it lunch.
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Post by maryannscraps on Sept 25, 2022 11:18:36 GMT
She is darling! 💕💕💕 I’m so glad you’re both okay, that sounds scary.
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