Toddler
- Toddler Any instant pot ideas for tonight?
- Toddler House Opens Inquiry Into Proposed U.S. Nuclear Venture in Saudi Arabia...(more)
- Toddler If the only flight you can get for a long weekend getaway is 6 hrs with a stop would you just do the drive? Drive would be about 10hrs. Feels like a wash by the time I get to the...(more)
- neither. sounds hellish
- a three day weekend???
- thurs-mon
- but you will spend one day on each end travelling...where is this you are going?
- flying or driving. I agree. Looking at going to the west coast of florida
- but you will spend one day on each end travelling...where is this you are going?
- thurs-mon
- I agree, but I am a road tripper.
- it's called staying home
- drive
- That sounds like a complete nightmare
- really? people drive to the hamptons every weekend and commit to 4+hours of traffic
- 4 is not 10.
- it's once not every weekend
- That is half of ten. Less than
- Math is hard
- 4 is not 10.
- really? people drive to the hamptons every weekend and commit to 4+hours of traffic
- Dh would not do either
- I'd ditch the flight idea and consider driving somewhere closer instead.
- I would except, the flight to that destination works well for my friend. I just happen to not be in a great spot for direct flights
- have you tried alternative airports on both departure and arrival?
- I'm working on it
- where are you coming from/going to?
- I'm working on it
- could you drive a short distance to an airport with direct flight?
- I wouldn't save any time or money doing that
- have you tried alternative airports on both departure and arrival?
- I would except, the flight to that destination works well for my friend. I just happen to not be in a great spot for direct flights
- neither is worth it...you are looking a 2 full days of travel either way
- if it's not a wedding or something just pick somewhere you can drive to in under 4 hours
- a 10 hour drive is a nightmare...I drive NY to Michigan every once in a while..it's supposed to be 9:30 but always ends up a total of 11 hours with traffic, and total about 12...(more)
- ^in fact a few times I just drive half way and spend the night in a hotel to break it up
- Do you have to rent a car when you get to your destination? If so - I would drive. Getting to airport, security, car rental on both ends -- easily 10 hours of travel.
- op. that is my thinking. It's a wash either way and cheaper to drive
- how many people? what ages? how much luggage?
- just me.
- too much travel for that length of trip (for me)
- Toddler Dh ate all my blackberries. I am sad
- I'd rage. I'm extremely possessive
- of my berries
- Op: ditto
- of my berries
- There would be hell to pay , don’t mess with my blackberries
- This is always my DD. I have to hide them.
- That's me with cherries and raspberries, but luckily no one in my family likes either one.
- Op: all of a sudden everyone wants to eat healthy in the house!! The nerve!
- That's me with cherries and raspberries, but luckily no one in my family likes either one.
- divorce him already
- dhaafswiatl
- Why don't you all just buy more berries?!
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- I'd rage. I'm extremely possessive
- Toddler Various oils my mom used for cooking in the 70s, 80s and 90s: Crisco, Veg oil, Corn oil (for the longest time), Safflower oil, Canola oil, Olive Oil, Extra Virgin Olive...(more)
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil is good.
- Only for low heat. What do you cook at low heat?
- I use it for salad dressing, marinades, etc.
- I'm speaking of sautéing, browning, searing, frying
- NP I fry my chick cutlets in evoo. I don't really know much else about oils!
- But that isn't for high heat situations
- NP I fry my chick cutlets in evoo. I don't really know much else about oils!
- I'm speaking of sautéing, browning, searing, frying
- np - avocado oil
- does it taste like avocado?
- When did that oil become commonly used?
- no way, low smoke point
- I use it for salad dressing, marinades, etc.
- Only for low heat. What do you cook at low heat?
- No
- Which ones do you approve of?
- Besides crisco all of them can be used. You aren’t eating fried foods all the time I imagine
- To make eggs, sautéed vegetables..I'm trying to think of other exampels
- Eggs I always use butter but vegetables I use OO
- To make eggs, sautéed vegetables..I'm trying to think of other exampels
- Besides crisco all of them can be used. You aren’t eating fried foods all the time I imagine
- Which ones do you approve of?
- no
- OP: What oils do you cook with?
- Canola and olive oil
- canola is the worst. use sunflower instead
- OP: I left out the sunflower fad period.
- Why is canola so bad?
- It isn’t
- Hold on..
- Oh please. I use a tbs if I use
- canola is the worst. use sunflower instead
- Canola and olive oil
- I have NO CLUE what my mom used!!
- peanut oil is good
- OP: She had that phase too!
- Less processed. High smoke point, tasteless. It's good
- Blech
- Less processed. High smoke point, tasteless. It's good
- OP: She had that phase too!
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil is good.
- Toddler This post has been disliked 4 times. IMCP: Isn't it weird how big cities like LA or NYC have zero feral cats just roaming around free and independent?
- NYC doesn't have dumpster cats?
- in certain areas, they do
- Having lived in both, I can confidently say that both have feral cats
- The rats eat them
- I live in NYC and there are lots and lots of feral cat communities. It's awful, I feel so bad for those poor creatures.
- Toddler School integration is never going to happen in NYC. Aside from all the uses reasons, there simply are not enough white students to go round
- there are if you spread them around
- there're NOT
- ^do the math. It's elementary
- NP: So 1 or 2 white students at each school?
- there're NOT
- LOL - true. I actually never thought of that. Not enough Asian students either.
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- it's simple math
- What are the percents?
- less than 15%...(more)
- np - 45% Hispanic, 26% black, 16% Asian, 15% white
- ^^So 17,000 white students
- ^^So around 9 students per school (1840 schools)
- See? Schools not integrated no matter what you do
- ^it's basic math. stuff that people like AOC are incapable of
- See? Schools not integrated no matter what you do
- ^^So around 9 students per school (1840 schools)
- ^^So 17,000 white students
- What are the percents?
- np - But the OP is talking about one specific issue which is not pertinent in the south
- forget that red herring
- No - the OP wrote about one thing. Let us discuss that
- OP wrote about NYC, not about the south
- Yes I agree. That too.
- OP wrote about NYC, not about the south
- No - the OP wrote about one thing. Let us discuss that
- forget that red herring
- there are if you spread them around
- Toddler What OTC meds do you take when you get a bad head cold?
- Mucinex D
- DayQuil and NyQuil/Neocitran combo at night
- Advil sinus and cold
- afrin
- Agree. For 3 days it is a savior
- Sudafed
- The red Sudefed you have to show id to get
- OR above: that's the stuff
- Toddler I feel like I am so overwhelmed and cannot settle. I have an autoimmune issue that has flared up badly over the weekend and I know that as well as PMS is contributing to these...(more)
- Do some relaxation exercises, take a walk outside, call a friend.
- Toddler Isn't "Minnesota Nice" a phony nice?
- no
- no, that's "Mormon nice." People from Minnesota are genuinely nice.
- Or southern nice.
- "Bless her heart"
- Or southern nice.
- More like an unrelenting nice as a way of being. It's not phony because it's considered basic manners.
- Like being Canadian?
- This post has been disliked 3 times. ALL “nice” is phony
- ITD
- yikes
- I'm from Wisconsin. Midwesterners might disagree, but they will generally be nice about it. And yes, when passing on street or in shops, etc, we all say hi and smile. It's good...(more)
- But they won't let you in
- There isn't really an "in". We aren't demonstrative people, even with those we love. All that kissing hello and good bye doesn't happen
- Right. They are a stoic crowd
- When I am from they would let you in, and you'd leave with a cake
- yes, but don't expect us to tell you our life story and hug you
- Now I get it. Yes. I am NOT a hugger. Nope. And I would bleed to death before asking for help
- ditto, it doesn't mean we are icing you out, it's just who we are.
- Now I get it. Yes. I am NOT a hugger. Nope. And I would bleed to death before asking for help
- yes, but don't expect us to tell you our life story and hug you
- I disagree. We emigrated from Central America to the midwest and were warmly welcomed in a way we were not when we moved to the east coast. We were viewed much more as the...(more)
- The east coast is super tribal
- I interpreted it to mean that midwesterners don't divulge secrets, let you in. We will cook for you and be nice, but we are reserved with emotions
- There isn't really an "in". We aren't demonstrative people, even with those we love. All that kissing hello and good bye doesn't happen
- But they won't let you in
- Minnesota co-opted Iowa Nice. We are the original.
- I might be moving to Iowa soon! Hi! What city are you near?
- DSM
- Like the song that opens The Music Man. ll
- I might be moving to Iowa soon! Hi! What city are you near?
- Toddler If you were going to have girl boy twins tomorrow, what would you name then?
- ^them
- Han and Leia
- A little incestuous. That combination. Like and Leia
- Luke and Leia?
- A little incestuous. That combination. Like and Leia
- miracle 1 and miracle 2
- fric and frac
- Lydia and theodore
- I love that!
- i was preparing for flames
- Sure they will come
- Lila and Graham
- that's my sister's in laws. 70 yo british couple
- Yes that’s how I roll! I have Spode plates and just finished Vanity Fair on Netflix
- that's my sister's in laws. 70 yo british couple
- i was preparing for flames
- I love that!
- North and South
- edith and errol
- Alex and Mitchell
- ^ or Alec
- Jrayah and Chone
- Noah and Kate
- That’s close to my kids names
- Andrew & Audrey
- Thing 1 and Thing 2
- Mary and Joseph, because I'm old as fuck and it would be miracle
- maybe Adam and Eve then?
- Jinx, I'm poster below and I didn't see yours when I wrote mine.
- Whatthefuck and Howinhell
- Evangeline and Alexander
- Mary and Joseph
- I had them. I’d probably still have a hard time choosing names. No idea. Not the ones I chose. Maybe the boys name I’d keep.
- Anna and Wesley
- Toddler On beach vacay and can not relax.
- Log off
- Weirdo
- do you have small children? otherwise i would have no problem
- I hate vacations, I always count he days till over
- Who forces you to take them?
- no-one but trying to provide normality for DC's
- No way! Do you just like your house?
- ^my kids don’t like to go away every break
- I do like my house
- My friends husband gets anxiety or just hates trips
- np: people hate change or they are miserable anyway
- My friends husband gets anxiety or just hates trips
- what on earth??
- ssame!!!
- Who forces you to take them?
- Drink!!! It is 11:30!!
- let me guess, you chose the Cooking in a Condo option?
- always hated those type of "vacations", just work in a different location usually at a beach. finally took a chance on a cruise, loved it, now that's all we do. a real vacation.
- exactly, but people here make more work for themselves going to Disney and stopping to buy all their organic food to bring into the parks, it seems ridiculous
- It took me years to get dh out of the house rental with his parents and I will NEVER ago back.
- When we rent a condo I don't cook in it.
- so you aren't part of the Cooking in a Condo group
- always hated those type of "vacations", just work in a different location usually at a beach. finally took a chance on a cruise, loved it, now that's all we do. a real vacation.
- Toddler Freaking out still...I have been waiting for biopsy results for almost two weeks. Have a lesion in the re tal wall that was discovered a year ago during colonoscopy. It is not a...(more)
- If it was discovered a year ago, why didn't they biopsy it then?
- They did...
- ^I'm really sorry. I didn't read your post carefully enough the first time.
- Op:they did - every 6 months. This is third time
- rest assured. if it was serious, they would have called
- md here: you should aways think 'no news is no news' not 'no news is good news'
- Op: well according to portal results came back 2/14!!
- Op: it is 2/19 today and noone has called. I called and emailed at 9am
- you should be able to see it if its in the portal
- Op: no cannot see the result just that it is there
- No, dr has to release it
- np: sounds like doc went away for holiday weekend. Sorry. I hope you hear back today.
- i'm not saying she should stop following up or refuse to take their calls. i'm saying that good doctors have processes in place to take care of urgent or important matters...(more)
- Op: well according to portal results came back 2/14!!
- md here: you should aways think 'no news is no news' not 'no news is good news'
- That is nerve-wracking. More likely no problem if they haven't called yet. I hope you hear back good results soon.
- I have Lynch Syndrome and they diagnose anything they see in my colonoscopies All have been benign. Good luck to you; I'm sure it's all ok.
- If it was discovered a year ago, why didn't they biopsy it then?
- Toddler If you had $10 million to start any business what would you do?
- Leave the country and never come back
- school
- you'd start a school?
- Yep.
- Interesting. What kind?
- Prob. a Friends (Quaker) school. I'd structure the finances so that we could keep tuition low and offer a lot of FA. Would be project/mastery-based, I might have it be an IB...(more)
- I think $10M would cover very little of that
- I'm the trustee of a school right now and if we had the earnings from a 10M endowment, we could do most of this!
- ITA. A school doesn't need to be fancy to be good. Focus on the things that matter.
- I'm the trustee of a school right now and if we had the earnings from a 10M endowment, we could do most of this!
- I think $10M would cover very little of that
- Prob. a Friends (Quaker) school. I'd structure the finances so that we could keep tuition low and offer a lot of FA. Would be project/mastery-based, I might have it be an IB...(more)
- Interesting. What kind?
- Yep.
- you'd start a school?
- i would invest in rental units
- where?
- residential in hamilton or barrie, ON - toronto mom
- This. Maybe in Queens or the Bronx.
- ^some land where climate change will not impact it too badly
- too risky right now. I bet the deduction will be eliminated next presidential term
- This. I do this now but there’s no way I’d just be getting into it in this current tax climate
- buy houses near colleges and rent out rooms.
- where?
- generic pharmaceuticals
- Dumb. Market is dead. It’s all about specialty
- Not enough
- A shelter that helps both homeless people and animals. The people would work and live with the animals and ready them for adoption. They would also be able to take outside work at...(more)
- Would a large number of homeless people be eager and good at this? I volunteer for animal shelters and wouldn't make that match.
- I would find ones who are. I’m thinking homeless families would be best. They’re usually newly homeless and have often had pets
- Would a large number of homeless people be eager and good at this? I volunteer for animal shelters and wouldn't make that match.
- real estate. i'd buy a couple of two family houses.
- this reminds me that I had a brilliant idea in my dreams last night... I believe it involved hot chocolate and medications.
- i'd import fabrics
- Buy apartments and rent them out.
- Clearing house to help adoptees and birth parents find each other
- small farm. i would own the land, pay the taxes, invest inthe equipment and buildings. someone else can farm it and keep the profits
- IMCP: Life the IMCP lifestyle.
- Toddler Best cheap toaster oven? Waiting on part to fix my actual oven and sick of not having one
- Sonja’s
- I finally broke down and got the breville mini. It's awesome.
- Op too $$. I need it for like 2 weeks. I do like their toaster
- Then why do you need the best. Just Oder one that is $20
- Op too $$. I need it for like 2 weeks. I do like their toaster
- Toddler Is it ok to eat vegetable sushi while pregnant or do i need to worry about cross contamination
- as an OB said to me when pg, women in Japan eat sushi while pg.
- My husband used
- I would think the fish is fresher stupid OB. But as I said behind OB’s back women in the UK drink alcohol while prefnant
- This OB was basically saying they have to make these restrictions to cover their asses
- I think it would be ok. But not a doc.
- Cross contamination? OF what?
- I recall researching the sushi thing, and the issue was not about contamination but about parasites in raw fish that may zap you of needed nutrition.
- I ate sushi throughout my pg
- OB had no problem
- My OB never mentioned not eating sushi. So I did whenever I felt like eating it.
- as an OB said to me when pg, women in Japan eat sushi while pg.
- Toddler I work from home but my day extends past when DC's get home from school, I have been renting office space to cover these areas but really cannot afford it, any other solutions, I...(more)
- You can’t enforce it at home. Why do you need complete quiet, to concentrate or take calls?
- to take calls, I can concentrate with some noise but I can't have DC's in background while on calls
- Sucks as they will need to be out of the house.
- to take calls, I can concentrate with some noise but I can't have DC's in background while on calls
- Get a lock on your office door.
- You need to put DC in aftercare, Btdt
- at least I'm not the only one with this issue
- how old are they? how big is your house?
- ^^and how much time are we talking about?
- What about a co-working space? They are everywhere now. Also, I often work at the local library. There are quiet areas and it is free. Noise cancelling earphones take care of any...(more)
- You can’t enforce it at home. Why do you need complete quiet, to concentrate or take calls?
- Toddler I have a client that always shows up 30 minutes early.
- They want sex 30 min earlier
- Lol
- I like people who are on time for meetings. Late people are meanies.
- np - While I agree with you, early people drive me nuts too
- Schedule them for 30 minutes after you want the meeting to start
- So?
- annoying.
- Do they mind waiting until appointment time in your waiting area or do you need to drop everything and start with them?
- i'm often 20 min early for things. better that than late
- Here is an idea...”John, I notice you show up 1/2 hour early when we schedule appointment at 11:30. Do you want to make it earlier?”
- Lol
- They want sex 30 min earlier
- Toddler What's wrong with me? I'm truly "out of sight, out of mind" about pretty much everyone in my life except my kids. If people didn't get in touch with me, I might go months or y...(more)
- same. I'm busy and introverted
- NP: Ditto and ditto
- You are me.
- Well - wrong means something. Does that behavior negatively affect your life, upset other people or drive them away from you?
- I don't hear it put that starkly, but I assume people wonder why they only see me if they make contact.
- same. I'm busy and introverted
- Toddler Just got my new sparkly Bombas socks in the mail. They’re so pretty!
- I love their socks
- np: I only have one pair and they always slide down on me!
- Are they your size? I’ve never had any slide down and I have all styles
- GMA had a huge 50% off sale through steals and deals. I stocked up for the entire family
- np: I only have one pair and they always slide down on me!
- They seem so pricey for socks, and nothing special
- I like that they don't have a seam
- Life changing for me. I hate sock seams
- They cost more because you’re buying two pair. One for you and one for homeless people. They are definitely special as they don’t get sweaty and they don’t smell. Not even my teen...(more)
- I like that they don't have a seam
- I love their socks
- Toddler Ahhh troll in force. Something big must be about to drop. Oh wait the nuclear sales to SA.
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- This.
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- Toddler Don’t care how fashionable they are, BARN DOORS on hotel bathrooms are gross. No sound left unheard.
- Are you a loud pooper?
- isn't that really true with any hotel bathroom?
- Have never seen that
- no, that really isn't true
- I hate them anywhere, but, yes, esp. for bathroom.
- Why would they be less soundproof than any other door?
- real doors don't provide sound barriers either, though.
- Toddler I keep eating out of boredom. How to break this habit?
- find things to do?
- I’m working, but I work at home.
- Be more exciting
- Keep rubber band on wrist and snap yourself every time you go to eat something
- np: what does this do?
- it hurts your wrist and then you say oh i need a snack to make me feel better
- Make you actually think about how much you are eating w/out being hungry
- np: what does this do?
- Schedule meal times
- Drink tea.
- ^^ get at zojirushi and have hot water always available and a nice selection of herbal or non-caffeinated teas. I love Tazo wild sweet orange. Curbs hunger somewhat and still...(more)
- have nothing good to snack on
- find things to do?
- Toddler I have coccyx pain and a deep dimple in the crack of my butt right where the tenderness is. what is this?
- You're an alien
- it's your tail trying to break out
- seriously though... you probably have a cyst
- Ugh,dont google that. Those cysts are disgusting.
- seriously though... you probably have a cyst
- That's a portal to the upside down
- Uh ohh
- How exciting, you're growing a tail!!
- pilonoidal cyst, I'm sorry.
- ^ I had one at 20, I will never ever forget
- it's not red or swollen or oozing
- ^ I had one at 20, I will never ever forget
- - no subject -...(more)
- Go to the doctor
- I vote for butt cancer
- Toddler This is a real tweet by the president...(more)
- The FBI continues to be rocked by the Andrew McCabe disappointment after the unprecedented finding that the former acting FBI director not only lied to investigators but deserved to be fired.
- wrong
- No TV? McBabe said this on 60 Minutes and again to Savanna Guthrie this morning
- wrong
- This post has been deleted.
- I seem to remember he did though in a tweet
- She did lose so it is accurate
- The FBI continues to be rocked by the Andrew McCabe disappointment after the unprecedented finding that the former acting FBI director not only lied to investigators but deserved to be fired.