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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 6, 2024 16:58:40 GMT -5
Thank you for the recipe, this looks delicious. And, because that is the way my admittedly somewhat weird brain works, I immediately thought of Asterix and Obelix in Helvatia. "Into the lake" My grandbabies really are into A and O right now. I have a stack of Dutch language ones, and stack of the English ones. The kids also have some in German. They have not touched the Dutch ones yet but I bet within the next few years DGS1 will do so...
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 6, 2024 16:39:11 GMT -5
Share...please share the recipe! BTW I had more or less forgotten about those quarters. It was such a little thing to make a child happy and that is something I like to do. And I got a friendship with you out of it as well, so I believe I got the better deal
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 6, 2024 15:56:36 GMT -5
I have done a little "feel good" decluttering. I am in a total slump after that effort resulting from having the new floors put in. However, last night on FB I saw someone who asked if anyone had foreign coins they wanted to get rid of for her little girl who had started a collection. Well, as you can imagine I have coins all over the place so I responded with sure but it will take me a bit to get them together. Turns out I found enough to fill a snack-size baggy last night. The family is in the area just for a month and leaving Sunday. About 15 minutes ago mom came to pick these coins up brought her kids with her. They went to the cutest little girls. I know I have more but time ran out - and the amount of stuff out the door is like a speck of dust but still an absolute!y worthwhile, feel good, declutter
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 6, 2024 2:16:06 GMT -5
So was I. Since it mentioned that I could see it thanks to someone I know there may be limited number of people who can see it.
Thank you for sharing. This was a very interesting article
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 5, 2024 23:24:07 GMT -5
Simon ordered $40 of car stuff on Amazon. Someone hacked his credit card and put an $860 a night hotel room on his card. The last time he was in a hotel was when he was 7. Ouch
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 5, 2024 23:22:18 GMT -5
The book I can't finish and I have tried many, many times is The Brothers Karamazov.
I even gave my copy away at one point only to have DS1 very enthusiastically telling me a few years later he had found the "perfect book" for me. I was going to love it!
For obvious reasons I want to be cremated - otherwise that monster would follow me into my grave!
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 5, 2024 15:48:36 GMT -5
Small reminder: chopped into smallish pieces is easier to store in the YMAM freezer Meh. Drama just got a freezer. We've got lots of room now! If it is a one off situation you are correct. On the other hand if this becomes a PMS induced, or other generally pissed off situation like not sleeping well, solution we could run out of space fast. Better to think ahead
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 5, 2024 15:45:33 GMT -5
Seems the U.S. congressman's son knows his dad and other trump supporters are bats hit crazy. I’m sure that little boy is in a world of trouble with his parents now. My emojis aren’t acting right, so just imagine a sad face here. I got distracted by the kid but then I listened to what was being said. What planet is this guy from? Equal justice for all? Fopa got preferential treatment. He was tried for and convicted of criminal acts, which for the record he committed prior to, or in advancement of, becoming POTUS. There is nothing political about the crime itself. As to " being held accountable for scoring political point" out of this situation, what exactly does he think his own punishment should be considering that is 100% what he is (trying) to do with this speech?
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 5, 2024 15:25:27 GMT -5
Is it bad when your 6 year old chants "whore" like she's on Game of Thrones? Asking for a friend. And while we're on the subject, the next time I have conflict, I want it solved GoT style, where two swordsmen fight to the death.Because I know you all are taking notes. Small reminder: chopped into smallish pieces is easier to store in the YMAM freezer
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 4, 2024 17:03:03 GMT -5
The look back is 5 years. You can change ownership. If the parent has to go on Medicaid within that 5 years is when the problems start. What they do is compute the number of months that the penalty applies and you pay out of pocket for that period. If you run out of money than you can start selling off assets to pay the bills until they qualify for Medicaid. Just remember not to cash out and spend the money. You can even sell the stuff, but I would bank the money until the time passes that is what we did on my mom. She used all the money from her house before Medicaid kicked in, but she had signed the 25 acres over to me about 7 years before that and declared it as a gift on her taxes. Yes, it cost us when we sold it, but for us it would have worked out anyway. Mom only lived 2 months after going on Medicaid. Her health had been poor, COPD badly, digestive issues, heart issues, and who knows what else. Her last year she was in terrible health. Just have to check it out. The exception being California where the look back period is 30 months, half of that in the other 49 states
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 4, 2024 11:42:28 GMT -5
Today's presidential historians are already listing trump as one of the worst, if not the very worst, presidents in U.S. history. That belief will not have changed in 100 years in the future. We can only hope! But, unless the GOP turns things around in a major way, chances are the next GOP POTUS(es) will be worse than Fopa. Think about it: who would ever have thought that just 40 or so years later Reagan would be far to pinko commie to ever be the GOP candidate? Yet here we are.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 3, 2024 20:33:24 GMT -5
But were you the judge or jury who had to put up with his illegal harassment? The judge handled the illegal harassment already and can deal with any further illegal activities. Excuse me for bringing this up but your answer sounds very much like people saying "she had a restraining order" while standing over the murdered body of a domestic abuse victim. Just saying
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 3, 2024 15:03:21 GMT -5
This weekend was mostly yard work. I did make two runs today with yard debris. Now I need to clean my car. I have a SUV and put the seats down and then put down some old picnic table table clothes. I pile in the yard debris and when I get to the (transfer station is the official term) I just have to pull out the table cloth and all the stuff dumps down onto the ground. Now I need to clean my car out from the dirt that doesn't always stay confined to the table cloth. My washing machine decided to die Friday evening. This is were living in a small town gets so frustrating. There aren't the choices of appliance stores. There is supposed to be a good one in the next town over. I will go there Monday. This evening I went to Home Depot and got so mad at the guy I just walked out.
I just noticed that the word that is defined as a "site for depositing garbage" has been removed from my post. Must be because of the closeness in spelling to a former president. Yep, as that was one of the "nicknames" for him that is on the forbidden list. I am just waiting for someone to get"the Florida fruit" added to that list
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 3, 2024 14:51:39 GMT -5
I'd like to see community service. It would humiliate him and he wouldn't get as much sympathy as a jail sentence would. Of course he would abuse it and possible get warnings and more time. Maybe end up with worst service like cleaning trash up. How many SS agents does he have with him at all times? For their sake, since they are absolutely innocent of these crimes, I hope Fopa gets to park his fat ass in a jail cell. His security detail should get a nice temperature controlled room to watch Fopa 24/7 , or as much as needed, via monitors.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 2, 2024 19:49:46 GMT -5
My coworker lost his baby. Born and passed away yesterday. No explanation. He was so excited and so proud. My heart is broken for him.💔 Sad. 🥀
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 2, 2024 19:43:02 GMT -5
Okay, so here's the thing. Try not to laugh too hard at me. I'm pretty sure the dishes all need to have an equal amount of usage turns. So, I would take one of out of the cupboard and not the dish rack because to make sure the turns are even. I have a lot of rules. My husbands the rules die with me. Do you rotate dishes when you put them away? There are 2 of us and 8 bowls, 8 coffee cups, etc. We almost always use the same 2 of everything. 🤷♀️ Heck, I even do the same with my clothes. Whatever is on top of the pile is what I put on - provided there hasn't been a big change in the weather. I really should have very few clothes but I rarely dig into the piles to declutter ETA: bedding gets washed and reused the same day, same for towels. So definitely no rotation Kitchen towels have the best chance for rotations as any spot results in a toss into the laundry basket.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 2, 2024 19:40:06 GMT -5
I've unlocked a new level of adulthood. L gave us her small chest freezer. We got it set up last weekend and went grocery shopping today. I was all excited because now I can stockpile stuff like bread and chicken and shredded cheese. I can do better finding sales again which will lower grocery trip costs. I can freeze more leftovers too! I'm so a middle age mom now. Not getting one of these early 2020 is the one thing I wish I could go back and change.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 2, 2024 13:15:33 GMT -5
You know that state between being awake and sleeping? Well I learned something about it last night. An EQ that strikes at that time, no matter how tiny, messes with your head really badly and will cost you a good night's sleep. And it was really a tiny quake at 3.4. Had I been asleep I would have s!ept right through it. Had I been fully awake I would have just shrugged my shoulders and carried on. But in that in-between state it not only jolted me wide awake but kept me awake until past 7am. It really messed with my brain. There may or may not be a nap on today's schedule...
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 1, 2024 12:43:37 GMT -5
I cut so many people off FB the last 24 hours. One of the most ridiculous things I saw said "Jesus was convicted in a sham trial and I still follow him". WT actual F. This was from someone less than 5 years older than me. Full disclosure, this is also why I have an issue with organized religion. I saw one that had Jesus rubbing Trump's shoulders, with a caption of "I was found guilty, too..." You guys have weird FB friends - or my friends know me better as I have been spared any of that nonsense
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Post by NastyWoman on May 31, 2024 20:45:07 GMT -5
Thanks tallguy . Looks like my tv "education" did not lie/mislead. It would be interesting to see what happens if an appeal is not granted. Time will tell I guess
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Post by NastyWoman on May 31, 2024 17:47:24 GMT -5
I hadn't even made it home and I got the rejection email. Either I answered something really wrong or they already had a candidate in mind. That sucks. Insult to injury I am not familiar with the area and got lost. Drove all over Bellevue and Papillion till I finally found the South O Bridge. Onto the micro department next week and see what happens. Tonight is a greasy pizza night. They had another candidate in mind is my guess. You would know if you really stuck your foot into it and I don't get that you feel that way now. So no over thinking. No "if only", searching for that elusive moment, or anything of the kind. There are other options on the horizon. Enjoy your pizza!
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Post by NastyWoman on May 31, 2024 17:42:55 GMT -5
I will admit that I know embarrassing little about the criminal justice system* so I need some "education" aside from what I have gathered from news reports and watching all those real crime shows.
So my question is related to the "we'll appeal the verdict" comment that was thrown out by Fopa and his cronies almost immediately. From my understanding you can indeed appeal a verdict but you need to have a basis for the appeal. And those reasons are very specific. Not liking the outcome of a trial is not an acceptable basis as far as I can see. Nor is the party affiliation of any person involved in the trial. Or being barred from (attempted witness/juror/court personnel) intimidation. Or am I mistaken in this, can you always just say "I don't like the outcome, so I want a do-over"?
*for the record: it is not just the American criminal justice system I know bupkes about. It holds true for any country I ever lived in for either short or extended periods.
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Post by NastyWoman on May 31, 2024 15:37:00 GMT -5
Also, why couldn't your DH do anything? You should have dumped the boxes on one side of his recliner and he could have torn them up and put them on the other side so you would just have to pick them up. Unless there were very few boxes this would have saved you time.
And...that was a childhood memory popping up: I was put on bed rest for whatever (long since forgotten what it was) but my parents grew their own veggies and it was during bean harvesting time. Mom just lugged pails of beans to my bed. And I topped and broke them to prepare for blanching and freezing. I was kept busy for weeks (there were other veggies that needed shelling, peeling, etc).
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Post by NastyWoman on May 31, 2024 13:24:33 GMT -5
So, curious - with fopa found guilty on 34 counts of committing criminal acts, yet set to be on the ballot as the republican candidate for president cone November, have we now officially reached the status of banana republic or would it be more correct to say that we, as a former resident of the WH so eloquently said, qualify as a "shithole" country.? Note, even though I am preparing to leave the USA that is because of personal reasons and I take very little pleasure in what is happening now. i was with you until that final part.. I think you misunderstood me. I take great pleasure in what is happening to Fopa and his cult. It is what is happening to this country. The total destruction of what was and what it could have been. It never was perfect (no country ever is or will be) but it is losing its soul at an ever increasing pace. Like a child that dies before it reaches its full potential this embrace of totalitarianism/fascism will lead it to be just another footnote in the book the Rise and Fall of Empires. And THAT makes me sad - the could-have-beens. As for Fopa - there is no punishment strong enough for what his petty selfishness has caused. But I hope that this, and all those other court cases still in his future, will be the death by a thousand cuts for him. It is the best we can reasonably get. And it helps that even if he is elected <shudder> he will NOT be able to pardon himself from a conviction in a state court.
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Post by NastyWoman on May 30, 2024 20:40:47 GMT -5
So, curious - with fopa found guilty on 34 counts of committing criminal acts, yet set to be on the ballot as the republican candidate for president cone November, have we now officially reached the status of banana republic or would it be more correct to say that we, as a former resident of the WH so eloquently said, qualify as a "shithole" country.? Note, even though I am preparing to leave the USA that is because of personal reasons and I take very little pleasure in what is happening now. I think we officially become a shit hole country when we elect a guy found guilty of 34 counts of committing criminal acts. We have another path. The guilty guy could get soundly defeated and then prosecuted for his other crimes, and we get to stay a democracy. I tend to alternate, back and forth, between which path we’ll take. Defeating Fopa and sending him to prison would be a good first step. However, I'm afraid that you are far closer to the precipice of fascism/totalitarianism than you realize. Unless the GOP after his defeat collectively looks at itself and realizes that they need to fundamentally change their path, I am afraid that a Fopa defeat only means a postponement not a solution to the prblem.
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Post by NastyWoman on May 30, 2024 19:46:14 GMT -5
So, curious - with fopa found guilty on 34 counts of committing criminal acts, yet set to be on the ballot as the republican candidate for president cone November, have we now officially reached the status of banana republic or would it be more correct to say that we, as a former resident of the WH so eloquently said, qualify as a "shithole" country.?
Note, even though I am preparing to leave the USA that is because of personal reasons and I take very little pleasure in what is happening now.
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Post by NastyWoman on May 29, 2024 22:35:44 GMT -5
Google translate might have done a better job - had it been available. For the reserved table(s) as I mentioned before take a slight left just before the gates of hell I hate to burst your bubble here but there is no party table in hell. If you want to have party, do it now. It isn’t enough just to be a good person. None of us are perfect. Just accept the free gift and get your name written in the Book of Life. Sure there is: I had those (bier fest) tents with all their contents delivered there myself. I got them for a pittance with eternal services after the Munich Oktoberfest was canceled in 2020. So food and drink are covered. Someone may want to bring music though as an eternity long of their folk music sounds a bit scary
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