What are you doing today? (besides shopping)
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Makes sense... I love Brighton. Tell your daughter she should take it! 
Good luck!
Good luck!
Irene, when selling online or on Craigs List meet in a public place for the transaction. Don't give out your address. Any busy parking lot will do.
No shops all weekend. A friend has a new pool and I'm leaving in a few minutes for a pool party there. We'll BBQ and have a covered dish for the sides and desserts. Also BYOB. I'll recuperate tomorrow.
Saturday is my day to sleep in. I met a friend at 8am today for exercise, then did a shop. his afternoon, I took a nap. A long one, like I was going to sleep for three days. It felt good!
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
ChrisCooper, thanks for the information. The problem is that no matter how large I make the font in Word the size doesn't transfer over. However, I'll continue to play with it and see what I come up with.
@ChrisCooper wrote:
Kathy, try this: in Word click on your Word Art design, and a dotted line will surround the graphic. Click once on the line and it will change to a thin, solid line. Then press Ctrl-C to copy the graphic. Go into Paint and press Ctrl-V to paste it.
I use Windows, not sure if it's the same for Apple
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
I have had the absolute worst chore getting ready for the big birthday party next weekend. I had to taste cupcakes. What hell I go through for my family
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
At least you didn't/don't have to bake them.
That would have been quite the trick. I'm currently oven-less. A friend turned me on to this bakery. Get this, I never really cared for cake, but love the cakes and cupcakes from this place. I settled on four flavors of mini-cupcakes, Red Velvet, Lemon Shortbread, Salted Caramel and Fig frosted with whipped goat cheese.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Today I first cleaned the master bathroom and that involved wiping down all of the tile, taking down the fan vent cover and cleaning it, then vacuuming and mopping, and my husband painted the bathroom ceiling afterwards. Then, I actually dusted AND moved some furniture in the bedroom, which was a huge mistake. I discovered behind my husband's nightstand that he has had a few major libation spills (Crown and Coke? Red wine?) that had splattered and dripped all down the wall behind the nightstand and I had to scrub it pretty thoroughly (wish he would have told me when it happened). Upon moving the nightstand, I found that there were some dustbunnies behind the headboard of our bed that I can't reach. Problem: we have a king-size Temperpedic we got a couple of years ago and the headboard is so close to the wall none of my vacuum attachments will fit back there. No way can either of us move the bed. I had to use the Swiffer to get as much as I could but there is still some dust back there I couldn't get to. Driving me crazy. No wonder my allergies have been off the charts lately.
I am contemplating the meaning of life and a better world in which houses clean themselves. I see them organizing, protesting, and rallying. One housing type has unionized, demanding better base pay for their cleaning services and a thirteen percent annual increase in funds for Supplies and Minor Maintenance. Major Maintenance policies are being negotiated, but concensus seems hopeless for the moment. No self-respecting house wants to be grouped with dilapidated and orher problematic structures. A few estates are lobbying to be grouped with bungalows. The average cost of their coverage is virtually nothing per square mile. The bungalows are running scared. They need a miracle. If someone doesn't stop that estate lobby, the bungalows are going to pay, proportionately, everything. A few rebels are hiding out in the hills, more or less camouflaged from view. As drones and other spy equipment is used more, these "hidden" havens will be outed. They have location, location, location. But what else do they have? And who wants it?
What began as a little grass roots effort is becoming a human-style turf war of sorts.
And, it is time for morning job.
What began as a little grass roots effort is becoming a human-style turf war of sorts.
And, it is time for morning job.
The morning breeze has secrets to tell you.... (Rumi)
Irene, when selling on Craig's list I do not meet the buyer in a parking lot. I meet the buyer at a deli where I am well known and where I can ask the manager to watch to be sure that after the transaction, I get in my car and drive away (after the buyer has left) safely. I do not give out my address or phone number and require cash payment with no bills larger than a $20. (N. Korea has flooded the US with counterfeit $50 bills.) No problems in years of such transactions.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Just church this morning. Nothing else on the agenda so far today.
Jas, I have a king size Tempurpedic too. I have the same problems. It is so hard to get the dust under it and especially towards the top where the headboard is. I don't think I've ever been completely successful. I had a Dyson and that couldn't get it. I just replaced it with the Shark. It's easier to get under it but it's not easier to do at the head of the bed where it meets the wall. And of course it's on carpet which makes it nearly impossible to move.
I have finally replaced my 12 year old Garmon GPS (bought refurbished) with a new one (bought refurbished). I will be spending some time setting up the new unit, download maps and fine tuning it. Also dropping off a return at an Amazon lock box and possibly a stop at Ikea.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
I'm leaving now to meet a friend for coffee at our new and improved Starbucks, supposed to be gorgeous.
then a return at Macy's, home to check out my Craig's list posts...I never know how much to ask, but if I have any takers, we'll meet at SB where I know everyone, time will tell. Days fly by...
then a return at Macy's, home to check out my Craig's list posts...I never know how much to ask, but if I have any takers, we'll meet at SB where I know everyone, time will tell. Days fly by...
Live consciously....
@walesmaven wrote:
I have finally replaced my 12 year old Garmon GPS (bought refurbished) with a new one (bought refurbished). I will be spending some time setting up the new unit, download maps and fine tuning it. Also dropping off a return at an Amazon lock box and possibly a stop at Ikea.
My Garmin (also purchased refurbished) is from 2011. I loved that it had free lifetime map updates, but it no longer has room for updates for the entire US. I have to choose regions when traveling to other areas of the country. Since my car has a GPS, I left my Garmin on SW US maps since I take it with me every year when I go to Texas and Arizona...I rent a car when I go across the country and I don't want to pay the car rental company for use of their GPS every time I travel somewhere so I just pack the Garmin. I don't know if I will wait another six years to get a new one, maybe I will put it on my Xmas wish list.
What don't I know here? I use my phone GPS all the time. Why would you need a separate one?
I like having the screen projected on my dash in front of my face for a visual aid. I really love the GPS in my car because the map voice comes through my speakers. I will use my phone for a backup on the occasion that my car GPS or Garmin can't seem to find the address (sometimes new streets haven't been updated on their global maps. But, sometimes I can't hear the map voice on my phone very well and I hate looking at my phone when I am driving (not safe, anyway).
I got one of those vent clips to mount my phone. It is great for maps. When the phone can't be synced to the car, I have a cable to plug in so the navigator and music uses the speakers.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
I've had my GPS longer than I have had a Smartphone and my car came with a GPS, soooo.....no need for me to think of inventive ways to use my phone's maps.
Can you use a shop vac (or other source of wind) to blow the dust bunnies far enough out of the center that you could reach it with a vacuum attachment or Swifter?
@JASFLALMT wrote:
Upon moving the nightstand, I found that there were some dustbunnies behind the headboard of our bed that I can't reach. Problem: we have a king-size Temperpedic we got a couple of years ago and the headboard is so close to the wall none of my vacuum attachments will fit back there. No way can either of us move the bed. I had to use the Swiffer to get as much as I could but there is still some dust back there I couldn't get to. Driving me crazy. No wonder my allergies have been off the charts lately.
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
Liquor demo/tasting on a Golf course. I really would rather stay home and sleep but the money is too easy...one more hour left
I got most of the actual dust bunnies, but there are rough areas on the back of the headboard and some areas of the wall and baseboard that have dust particles stuck on them. I can see them but I can't reach them, sigh. A blower wouldn't work, I am afraid, but thanks for the idea!
My very old Garmin model is no longer supported with map updates. In addition, it lacks some features that will be especially useful in my home area, such as programming it to avoid 16th Street as a main route in and out of the city, no matter where I am headed. There are far better choices for different destinations. With no new map updates I see restaurants that are now closed, roads that have become pedestrian malls, parking facilities that are now condos, banks that have not existed for a decade, etc. At $119 and free shipping, with lifetime map updates included, what's not to like? Also, it is small enough to carry in my handbag. The old one is the side of an oddly shaped, large grapefruit and quite heavy. Not helpful when packing light.
Finally, I will donate the old one to a charity and take the "in kind" tax deduction. It will be useful for a driver who is unaware of alternate, better, city routes and does not require traffic update, speed limits, and a quick way to the nearest Dunkin' Donts.
Finally, I will donate the old one to a charity and take the "in kind" tax deduction. It will be useful for a driver who is unaware of alternate, better, city routes and does not require traffic update, speed limits, and a quick way to the nearest Dunkin' Donts.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Oh wales, I love your typo at the end. It really should be Dunkin Don'ts for me, since they are so crazy yummy and so crazy bad for me. But maybe you go for the coffee?
This morning was a quick trip to Trader Joe's. Ten dozen eggs, eight cans of corn and six loaves of organic French bread. Total cost, $12.57 with tax. This weekend they are celebrating 50 years in business so five items were 50 cents each. Unfortunately, I missed the avocados or my tab may have hit $20.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
I guess you are going to make deviled eggs?
No to the deviled eggs. I'm going to have lots more mouths to feed from Tuesday through the following Tuesday or Wednesday so that could easily take care of six dozen for breakfast alone. The party is the day before my Grandmother's birthday so I may be using my neighbor's ovens to make her favorite on Monday, quiche. Or in this case, it could be like five of them since there will still be at least ten people here. Quiche freezes well, too.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
@LisaSTL wrote:
This morning was a quick trip to Trader Joe's. Ten dozen eggs, eight cans of corn and six loaves of organic French bread. Total cost, $12.57 with tax. This weekend they are celebrating 50 years in business so five items were 50 cents each. Unfortunately, I missed the avocados or my tab may have hit $20.
Any five items?
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