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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 28, 2022 12:03:49 GMT
I bought mine yesterday. Just for fun -- the dream doesn't count if there isn't a 1/350,000,000 chance for it to come true.
DH bought in to the office pool. He doesn't want to be the only one left if they win and all quit.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 27, 2022 17:05:22 GMT
Such a sweet smile -- you and your family are so lucky to have each other. Prayers of healing for Colton and all of you who love him. I certainly recognize your name and your story -- good luck to you Heather.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 27, 2022 0:10:00 GMT
lucig same here. Supplies are requested, but if parents don’t send them they schools don’t supply them. How do parents expect children to learn with no paper, pencils, etc? I totally understand if you can’t afford it, but if you can spend $6 a week on the snow cone truck, you can afford a pack of paper, some pencils, a box of crayons and a box of tissues. I think the school district should be paying for supplies. You don’t ask admins to buy their own paper and printer ink. Why should students? If field trips are required for learning, then the district ought to be paying for it.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 26, 2022 23:08:22 GMT
Sports fees that vary according to the sport HS parking fee for seniors Pretty much it. Supplies are covered under the school budget.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 26, 2022 12:47:21 GMT
She deserves a throne for that concert -- she's the Queen.
I was listening to the Both Sides Now recording a little bit ago and the tears were flowing. She wrote that when she was 20, but it's been waiting her whole life for this version.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 26, 2022 12:42:46 GMT
I would have spent more time dancing.
I wouldn't have given away all our record albums -- DS is totally into them now.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 25, 2022 12:38:46 GMT
I regularly read Carolyn Hax of the Washington Post. She's quite upfront about only doing light editing on letters for publishing (spelling, identifying features) so she doesn't lose the voice of the writer.
She also does an online chat where she answers a dozen questions a week.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 25, 2022 12:35:06 GMT
We park our two cars in the garage. Other than the cars, only the trash cans live in there. We have a basement and shed for storage of everything else. I love having a clean, relatively warm car in the winter in New England.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 25, 2022 12:03:11 GMT
Did you see the 60s TV cabinet in the primary bedroom? My parents used to have one of those, back when televisions were a piece of furniture.
Looks like a very expensive teardown to me. There's really nothing worth saving for me to live there. Pretty lot though.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 24, 2022 19:48:40 GMT
You still misunderstand the point of masks I see 😳 No point in masks for healthy people. If you have a compromised immune system??? Wear one. If you’re going to make a claim like that, you’d better have the scientific evidence to back it up. Otherwise it’s just an uninformed opinion.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 23, 2022 13:19:33 GMT
Well, I did have a stockpile of the All detergent I liked (free & clear/ small & mighty) because I was having trouble finding it. But now it's been discontinued and I'm on my last bottle. Bummer.
I have a definite spice problem -- I'm constantly buying them. I've had to devote an entire cabinet in my kitchen to them. Penzeys is a huge problem for me.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 23, 2022 11:39:14 GMT
Such cuteness! I love that sploot picture. None of my cats or dog ever lay like that.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 22, 2022 21:53:31 GMT
I'm so very sorry. Prayers said for your family and your son's healing. You have our support and love.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 21, 2022 21:22:35 GMT
Neither DH nor I have had it. I was really sick with a horrible cough for most of June, and repeatedly tested negative. Also neg for flu, strep, and whooping cough. I've been traveling, eating in restaurants, and attending weddings and such ever since I was vaxxed and now twice boostered. I wear a mask when the numbers go up here, but they've been pretty low for a while now.
I may have jinxed myself even starting this post -- DD just texted me that she's positive for covid and she was visiting here until Tuesday evening. This is her second round, even though she's vaxxed and boostered -- thankfully she just has mild cold symptoms.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 21, 2022 10:10:01 GMT
I pay about $200. The airport parking/shuttle I use offers the service. I absolutely love to come home to a sparkling car.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 20, 2022 22:17:38 GMT
My Lexus RX. Cost twice as much as any car I ever had before, but it’s over 15 years old now, runs great, and I love it just as much as ever. I may keep it till it dies or I do, whichever comes first … I feel the same way about my 2013 Audi. Nine years old and just like new. DH's 2015 Volvo is a piece of crap.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 20, 2022 18:18:15 GMT
I'd keep doing what I do now, only even less hours. Or perhaps I'd become a professional restaurant reviewer. I'd need a driver so I could also partake of specialty cocktails.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 20, 2022 18:12:22 GMT
Headlamp to wear when I cut the cats' nails. That thing is So bright, and the light is always right where I need it because it's pointed where i'm looking. Not to mention the essential freeing up of my other hand. I told DH I wanted one for Christmas last year, and he got it for me, but he was pretty skeptical. It's been amazing. Of course now the cats aee me put it on and go slinking out of the room, but I can usually fool them by puttign it on in advance. This cracks me up. I can picture you wandering around the house telling the cats you just enjoy the extra light, and it has nothing to do with them.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 20, 2022 18:07:55 GMT
I have to add, years ago, I thought all Middle Eastern food is the same. But as I have traveled and made friends I have learned what a difference!!! My BFF is from Ramallah and her dishes are vastly different than what I make. I have Jordanian friends that make a dish called the same but tastes completely different. Of all Middle Eastern food, I find that Syrian/Lebanese is my absolute fav. I could literally eat Fattoush salad every day of my life! DD's nickname is "fattoush" because I craved it during my pregnancy with her and I would eat it at least three times a week!That's one of the dishes my son's partner taught me. I could eat it every day during the summer. He brings me back aleppo pepper, za'atar, and sumac when he goes to Jordan to visit family. I go through so much of them.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 19, 2022 21:12:35 GMT
When I was around 45ish, I started getting crime scene periods. To the point where I was very anemic (passing out, heart palpitations.) I had a uterine ablation and never had a period again. I could still tell when I ovulated for a few years after that, but eventually nothing. I never had any other symptoms.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 19, 2022 21:01:08 GMT
I absolutely love falafel, it's one of my favorite foods. I've made it a couple times with zero success -- always tasted awful. I'm totally going to try this -- thank you so much for the details. My son's partner grew up in Jordan and he's been slowly teaching me some of his favorite foods. He'll be so impressed if I make a good falafel.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 19, 2022 20:52:37 GMT
Isn't there a pea (named something like frozen pea?) who lives in Alaska? Of course, she could live more than 1000 miles from you. I wish I could visit. We had a family cruise planned when covid hit, and haven't been able to reschedule it with everyone's jobs. Yes I am in Alaska and live about 200 miles from her. So about 4 hrs. Unfortunately, we have no plans to go to Soldotna or Homer this year or we could meet up. ❤️ Cool! I never get names right, that's why I didn't tag you. I really wish I could meet up with you both in Alaska. That would be so much fun.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 19, 2022 12:33:04 GMT
Just siracha sauce, but that's a drought problem.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 19, 2022 12:30:20 GMT
Isn't there a pea (named something like frozen pea?) who lives in Alaska? Of course, she could live more than 1000 miles from you.
I wish I could visit. We had a family cruise planned when covid hit, and haven't been able to reschedule it with everyone's jobs.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 19, 2022 12:28:14 GMT
Everyone travels to my house for Thanksgiving. We haven't had it in a few years (covid and kitchen renovations). So far, I have six people coming from out of state, and 2 extra bedrooms. It will be cozy and chaotic, but I can't wait.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 18, 2022 21:25:31 GMT
Another tablescaping junkie here. I also check flea markets for cool vintage ones, although my absolute favorite is one I bought years ago, in my twenties. It was one from Martha Stewart's first collection at K-Mart and it is absolutely beautiful. Has a print with aqua colored ribbons and looks so sweet and countryish. It has a couple of tiny wine stains and a cigarette burn from my drunk girlfriend Lena. Its so sentimental to me, when I put it on the table after an ironing with some spray starch just makes me instantly happy. I have all wood floors and I have a rectangular rug underneath the table. To me it just looks finished. We don't have messy eaters anymore so no worries there. I alternate between table runners and table cloths. I always use a placemat when we do sit down to eat so the tablecloths will stay clean longer. However if I have people over I'll use a fresh one and wash it after. For just us it stays on longer. Centerpieces change constantly depending on the month/season. I love changing it up. One of my favorite winter tablecloths is a blue snowman one from Martha Stewart's K-Mart collection many many years ago. I always use it in the winter time and it gets lots of compliments. It's so cute.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 18, 2022 11:52:53 GMT
From the Washington Post… “ The top 10 Democratic candidates for president in 2024, ranked”Analysis by Aaron Blake Staff writer July 16, 2022 at 10:32 a.m. EDT “Three months ago in our quarterly list of the top 10 most likely Democratic candidates for president in 2024, we changed things up. For a while, we had been ranking only the candidates not named Joe Biden. In the seemingly unlikely scenario he didn’t run again, the idea was, here’s who would be next in line. But that scenario seemed to be growing more likely, so we decided to also include Biden on the list. The reason: There might come a time when the incumbent president isn’t the most likely nominee the next time around, for whatever reason. And his own 2024 maneuverings were suddenly very much worth evaluating in real time. He’s still the most likely nominee, and he’s still sending the signals that he truly intends to run again. But it’s all looking significantly more tenuous than it was even three months ago. A poll this week showed that 26 percent of Democrats wanted Biden to be their nominee in 2024, while 64 percent preferred “someone else.” As Biden’s approval rating has fallen, he has also seen erosion on this question — to the point where about the only analog we can find in modern political history is Jimmy Carter. People like the idea of a hypothetical alternative, often much more than the flawed, actual ones. It’s entirely possible the president’s numbers will recover if inflation wanes. But many — indeed, most — Democrats, who still like Biden personally, would prefer someone else on the ballot in 2024, at least right now. And that’s highly unusual. The main question from there would seem to be whether anyone will challenge Biden for the party’s nomination — a la Reagan vs. Ford in 1976 or Kennedy vs. Carter in 1980; thus far, most everyone insists they’ll defer, as CNN’s Edward-Isaac Dovere recently recapped. But the more immediate question is whether current conditions tempt Biden to ultimately decide not to run at all — and, more immediately, tempts the party to push the 79-year-old in that direction. Modern elections are about base mobilization, after all, and about the only way Biden seems likely to get a strong base turnout is if Donald Trump or someone else the Democratic base hates is the Republican nominee. Even then, it seems a pretty big gamble to put up someone Democratic voters are so lukewarm on. With that as the backdrop, here’s our latest list of the 10 most likely 2024 Democratic nominees. As usual, this list factors in both likelihood to run as well as likelihood to win if they did run. Others worth mentioning: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Stacey Abrams, Mitch Landrieu, Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.). Only one of this group I would support is Sherrod Brown10. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Remember how we mentioned pretty much everyone has indicated they’ll defer to Biden (whether or not they would ultimately do so)? Well, the New York congresswoman is the big name who hasn’t really done so. She recently declined to say whether she’ll back Biden in 2024, citing the fact that he’s not running yet. But that fact hasn’t stopped others from saying they would stand behind Biden. Ocasio-Cortez, of course, is very young. And we shouldn’t necessarily take this is posturing for a run; she also has an interest in assuring Biden caters to her wing of the party, after all. (Previous ranking: 10). Not in this lifetime.
9. Roy Cooper: The North Carolina governor is the would-be hopeful pushed by a set of Democratic strategists who think the best course is to nominate a Southern governor with proven crossover appeal (which Cooper certainly has). Whether he has any designs on running is another matter. The longtime former state attorney general had to be talked into running for governor in 2016, after all. So does he really have the desire to take the next, much-bigger step? It’s a very valid question: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) was a leading hopeful in 2020 before he decided he didn’t have the fire in the belly. Cooper can make an argument that few on this list can make, having won repeatedly in a state carried by Republican presidential nominees, including in the same election. (Previous ranking: 6) Don’t know enough about him so he’s a maybe.8. Gretchen Whitmer: The Michigan governor checks a lot of boxes as a well-regarded, proven commodity in a swing state. And if she can win her 2022 reelection race — no easy proposition in this environment, but one aided by the GOP’s ballot problems — she’ll likely vault up this list. Interestingly, Whitmer recently passed on an opportunity to say whether she’d urge Biden to run again: “You know, I’m not going to weigh in on whether he should run,” she said, adding, “If he does run, he’ll have my support.” (Previous ranking: N/A) Nope.7. Gavin Newsom: Perhaps nobody is making early and interesting plays these days as much as the California governor. He recently launched ads in Florida aimed at Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), the second-most-likely 2024 GOP nominee in our rankings. And Newsom has offered not-terribly-subtle criticisms of how his party is prosecuting the national political debate. We still don’t know that a former San Francisco mayor is really what Democrats are looking for, but it’s as evident as ever that Newsom is building toward something, no matter how much he downplays it. (Previous ranking: 9). I don’t think he will run in 2024 but if he does yes I will. Even if he is a coastal elitist.
6. Bernie Sanders: Shortly after our last rankings, something interesting happened: Sanders’s 2020 campaign put out a memo stating that Sanders might run again, if Biden doesn’t: “In the event of an open 2024 Democratic presidential primary, Sen. Sanders has not ruled out another run for president, so we advise that you answer any questions about 2024 with that in mind,” the memo told supporters. The 80-year-old independent senator from Vermont had previously stated that he was “very, very unlikely” to ever run again, which at the time took him off this list. After the memo went public, Politico reported that Sanders himself had approved it. (Previous ranking: N/A) Absolutely not.5. Elizabeth Warren: The senator from Massachusetts has carved out some of her own space in the post-Roe v. Wade debate, proposing a crackdown on crisis pregnancy centers which she said are often “deceptive” efforts to “harass or otherwise frighten people who are pregnant to keep them from seeking an abortion.” She has frequently said she’s running for reelection and not president — but in that present-tense way that doesn’t specifically rule out that changing in the future. (Previous ranking: 4) Too old.4. Amy Klobuchar: The best hope for the senator from Minnesota might be that Biden recovers but decides not to run anyway; her political profile is somewhat similar to Biden’s — that of a more traditional, pragmatic politician who isn’t necessarily going to wow anyone. It didn’t pan out for her in 2020, but without Biden in the race and potentially with Trump looming as the alternative, perhaps Democrats might be tempted for a similar recipe to what won in 2020. (Previous ranking: 5) Probably not.3. Kamala D. Harris: Historically, vice presidents have been able to craft images somewhat apart from the presidents they serve. But Harris has seen her image decline right alongside Biden’s. Just as Biden appears to be the most unpopular president at this point in his first term since Harry S. Truman, she is one of the most unpopular modern vice presidents at this point. She has a bigger pedestal than anybody on this list in the event of a post-Biden race. But the way things are going right now, she would need to somehow differentiate herself. And that’s not an easy trick when you’ve still got your day job. (Previous ranking: 3) Yes.2. Pete Buttigieg: The transportation secretary continues to carve out a potentially attractive space in Democratic politics, quite apart from his Cabinet duties: as the guy able to go on Fox News and combat the right’s talking points in a calm and steady manner. Most recently, he did so on a protest of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh at a steakhouse. Similar to Newsom, if Democrats are putting a premium on the ability to drive a message against Republicans — a not-insignificant consideration in modern politics — Buttigieg makes a lot of sense. (Previous ranking: 2) First choice even if he’s gay.1. President Biden: Biden has almost always couched his 2024 plans as saying he “intends” to run, which carries some wiggle room. But The Washington Post’s Tyler Pager and Michael Scherer reported recently that it’s not just idle talk: that Biden’s political operation is doing the things you would expect to announce a reelection campaign next year. Biden this week also offered an animated response to the poll mentioned above, saying, “Read the polls, Jack. You guys are all the same. That poll showed that 92 percent of Democrats, if I ran, would vote for me.” That’s true, and he still narrowly led Trump 44-41 in a 2020 rematch, but all that’s in the general election. And polls show significantly fewer Democratic primary voters say they would vote to advance him to that contest. (Previous ranking: 1) If he really decides to run then yes I will support him.Just curious as to why you think Elizabeth Warren (73) is too old to run, but Joe Biden (79), Sherrod Brown (69), and Bernie Sanders (80) didn't get that label.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 18, 2022 10:38:30 GMT
So you don't “back the blue” and understand the “defund the police” movement which advocates channeling money from LEO agencies to fund appropriate mental health agencies where appropriate? I don't agree with defunding police. And this didn't change my mind, if that's what your asking. Fire every single one of these useless pos that did not go in. And never allow them in law enforcement in ANY capacity, ever again. Not even a desk job, shouldn't even be allowed to be a crossing guard. Why would these LEO, from so many different levels of policing, be any different from any other LEOs? I think they're probably representative of 476 LEO from any given area of the country. We're fooling ourselves if we think we're going to be protected anywhere.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 17, 2022 23:56:44 GMT
I butter and salt the whole thing. If I remember to use it, I have a little plastic gadget that holds a partial stick of butter and lets you roll the corn against it. Otherwise I just stab a piece of butter with a fork and cover it that way.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 17, 2022 21:53:39 GMT
It would be really weird with my friends and family. The logistics would throw me off, as well as having to cook my own food. Do families each get a turn at the grill? It sounds confusing. I like to plan a menu when I host, so I'd never do that.
But for people who do this regularly, I'm sure you've worked out the kinks and it runs smoothly and you have a great time. That's the important part.
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