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Post by The Captain on Sept 21, 2015 10:05:37 GMT -5
Huh, we didn't have this back in the stone ages.
I just looked into how it works for DD. If you've met the prerequisites you can sign up for any community college class. You can also test out of the prerequisites. The class is paid for by the district but the student/family has to purchase the books/course materials.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 21, 2015 8:20:38 GMT -5
As someone who regularly feeds the bugs and bunnies more food than her family, I also have to mention that just having seeds isn't going to get you food. You have to know how to garden and raise plants as well.
It's not as easy as you may think.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 21, 2015 8:17:50 GMT -5
How about the opposite? Someone who plays a jerk a lot, but is really a nice person IRL?
Jack Nicholson. DH used to be a movie extra when finishing college (when we started dating) and DeVito was directing Hoffa. Nicholson was on set, something happened (won't go into detail) and DH ended up meeting both of them and chatting with them for a bit.
He said both were great. They didn't have to be. DH was a $25 buck a day stunt extra and these guys didn't have to give him the time of day, let alone be nice to him or talk with him for a while. Mr. Captain still fanboy's about it over 20 years later.
This may have been asked, but meh. Looks like DH and I are going to a costume party - if you're going to one what are you dressing up as this year?
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Post by The Captain on Sept 21, 2015 8:10:15 GMT -5
My undergrad was a private school, and I did get a decent amount of financial aid. I used to give them an annual donation until DD was born, then we started her college savings.
My masters was from a well know, VERY well alumni supported State school. Huge football program, etc. Even thought the program I was in was one of the tops in the country, the school was all about the sports culture. Paid full price (well, mostly my employer did), but it was reasonable IMHO.
I get the call from them about twice a year, and no - I don't donate. I choose my causes.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2015 16:30:27 GMT -5
I will be looking for a good sofa bed after Christmas. I understand that is an oxymoron, but my sister visits in the summer. DH and I can't sleep in the same bed any more because of his back. My movement irritates it. Last summer KILLED my back as I slept on a LazyBoy sofa. It was not a sofa bed. So a non-reclining one might be ok. I ended up on a 10-year-old one in the sunroom that we've been wanting to replace It was better, but we decided to get a decent sleeper sofa for the sunroom regardless. That furniture looks good, but it is simply worn out. So what is anyone's suggestion for a sleeper sofa Any chance a Murphy bed would work? One of my buddies had one put in his den with some bookcases (downtown condo). It was comfy. It was similar to this: www.allmodern.com/Bestar-Pur-120-Full-Storage-Murphy-Bed-Kit-BE1946.html
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2015 14:44:08 GMT -5
Isn't this just a differently flavored Margarita with vodka rather than tequila? I wouldn't know. I do not indulge in these fruity girly drink thingies. Heh Heh. You've met Mr.Captain You know those "fruity girly" drink thingies are made with tequila, right? We have a Mexican place near us we like to go to for dinner. I'm always the designated driver, always. Why you ask? Because Mr. Captain just adores their Margaritas. AND this place doesn't believe in moderation. He only has one, granted it's the size of a mixing bowl, but it's just one. Nothing better than a tipsy relaxed Mr. Captain .
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2015 13:37:06 GMT -5
Huh. Interesting. Seriously, never heard of one before. May be a class thing because many of my HS and college friends got married and there wasn't a single one of these that I can recall.
Bridal showers, Bachelor and Bachelorette parties - yes, but never an engagement party.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2015 13:22:07 GMT -5
The 7-eleven by my office has the reduced calorie slurpees www.slurpee.com/Flavors/#/Flavor/52/NutritionYea, there's some stuff in the ingredients list I don't recognize but they're ohhhh so good. I figure one or two a year won't kill me. Has anyone ever done the adult Slurpee thing? Like added vodka or gin to one of them? I hear it's good, especially with some of the flavored vodkas. Never done it, but it does sound like an outstanding idea for a party. Ok peeps. I'm really disappointed in you. It took until the second page to brink alcohol into the discussion. ETA - Ok, wait nonevermind! Nancy had us covered back toward the start of page one .
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2015 12:54:16 GMT -5
I have never, in my life, heard of an engagement party until now.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2015 9:41:29 GMT -5
I buy almonds and roast them myself at home, I have a great recipe for spicy almonds if anyone wants it. It's nice to control the salt level, also very easy to modify the recipe with different spices. I wonder how hard it is to harvest almonds. My aunt next door has an almond tree that she never does anything with. Harvesting is the easy part just put a few sheets around the bottom of the tree and get a ladder, set of hand pruners and a broom. Just remember the nuts at the top of the tree ripen first. Shelling is the hard part. My uncle used to have a walnut tree that produced more nuts than he could give away. He finally found a huller in the next town that would shell nuts for a reasonable fee. While he still had that tree it was awesome! I'd happily pay for the processing and shipping and every year he'd ship a big box of 40-50# of walnuts if I didn't visit around harvesting time. Seriously got spoiled. Now it kills me to have to pay $7-8 bucks a pound for nuts that aren't as good. If you do this know that the raw nuts need to be dried to avoid mold (found this out the hard way ).
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2015 9:07:11 GMT -5
would it be unprofessional to put in my email out of office autoreply "Vegas Baby!!" Not at all. Unprofessional would be "Vegas Bitch!"
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2015 9:05:32 GMT -5
They aren't much cheaper in the store. Nuts of all kinds are freakin' expensive. We pay $20 a pound often. And that's why I buy bags of trail mix from Sam's Club! Huh...ok, you're not as rural as my Dad and sister if you have a Sam's Club within driving distance. No joke, their store doesn't always have fresh (not frozen) whole chicken. Absolutely blew my mind during one visit when my Dad asked me to make him chicken and dumplings and I couldn't use a whole chicken because the store only had frozen chickens. At least they have three kinds of apples now (red delicious, granny smith and gala). As much as I love the peace of the country, I could never leave my ethnic markets behind.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2015 8:46:15 GMT -5
It's gonna be a long day........ Just tell your boss you're done and are leaving early. I'm sure they'd understand.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2015 8:27:16 GMT -5
The 7-eleven by my office has the reduced calorie slurpees www.slurpee.com/Flavors/#/Flavor/52/NutritionYea, there's some stuff in the ingredients list I don't recognize but they're ohhhh so good. I figure one or two a year won't kill me.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 17:14:57 GMT -5
My sister had her medical identity stolen. She's never had a child and has a severe adverse reaction to certain types of antibiotics.
This information was changed in her medical file and was only caught when she was going through some pre-op screening for a medical procedure. The nurse asked her if she was thinking about having any more children (the surgery would impact that) to which sissy stated she didn't have any.
Not according to the records. She delivered at the same hospital 3 years prior.
It's not funny. Her biggest fear later on when she was going through chemo and radiation treatment was that she'd get an infection and be given the wrong type of antibiotic on accident.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 17:05:00 GMT -5
What is different about Mexican Vanilla? Like coffee, the vanilla plant is grown in warm climates globally. The flavor of the bean is unique to each region where it's grown. Most bakers I know (myself included) prefer the taste of Mexican vanilla bean extract. It's a bit more potent, more fragrant, and...well - has a bit more attitude. It tends to come through more and not be masked by other flavors. There is another bean grown in mexico which contains a natural blood thinner that can be dangerous when consumed in high quantities. The extract of this bean smells and tastes like vanilla. It is for this reason that the import of Mexican Vanilla was not allowed for a time (at least that's what I was told). You should look for Vanilla that specifically states "Does not contain coumarin" if this is a concern to you. If anything, that will tell you you're getting the real thing (although I've had the fake stuff and it's pretty good too. I think it takes a LOT to cause any problems). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VanillaBTW - did you know apple seeds contain a cyanide compound? Yea, I'm a fountain of useless information today.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 14:14:49 GMT -5
At one of my former jobs my boss used to visit Mexico at the beginning of every December. She'd bring me back the Vanilla, I'd make her a batch of fudge. I am down to my second to last bottle of Mexican Vanilla.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 12:34:22 GMT -5
I'm a bit more greedy than you folks are.
Super power - the ability to manipulate energy, down to the molecular level.
Time travel? If there was one thing I'd fix I'd probably land in jail for it, so I'll take a pass.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 12:23:02 GMT -5
Reply#38, second line. I added some whitespace. Hopefully it is more obvious now. OPT - thanks! I obviously missed it the first time. Just want to clarify that while I REALLY appreciate the added whitespace, I don't expect it.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 11:16:04 GMT -5
You clicked on yourself last year, while being a soldier? you've never clicked on a button to see what would happen?? I don't care who you are, THAT'S funny!
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 10:00:51 GMT -5
No worries, everyone - I just want to keep us covered. oped - will you please do me a favor and tell me the post # where Opt put in the link? I looked and didn't see anything but I'm partially color blind and my current skin may be "whiting" some things out. Though I fixed that, but apparently not.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 9:46:19 GMT -5
I don't know. I don't see the forcing working. He's smart. He has his own money and can go to convenience stores. He's away almost every weekend. I think I have to work the making him want it angle. And, it's hard for me too. He's eating the same why I grew up eating...and still do for the most part. The only difference between him and I is that I don't have the pubescent teenage boy appetite to boot. I don't even know what some of the things are some of you are talking about that you eat! MPL - you're in a more rural area in the Midwest. I wouldn't feel too bad about that as a lot of the stuff mentioned (quinoa etc) are newer introductions and things tend to work their way into the midwest from the coasts to the middle. A lot of stuff also isn't available in lower population density areas. My Dad and Sissy live in farm country. There is stuff their grocery stores simply don't carry. Hell, they can't even get fresh mozzarella (the kind packed in water). I am their main "importer". People in their part of the country eat the same way they always have (since - like the 40's). Everything is either fried, smothered in gravy, or cooked until it's grey and mushy. The BBQ is good, though. A few things mentioned are worth trying, like quinoa for example. Look up some recipies online - it's pretty amazing stuff.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 9:39:10 GMT -5
Soda? Great. If I have a food budget of a hundred dollars, soda isn't on my list to buy. You really need to purge. My food budget isn't $100 it's $400 and I had to buy the root beer because we needed two empty two liter bottles for him for Chemistry for the merit badge fair on Saturday. We've been asking all around and I've been digging through the recycling at work, but nobody brings two liter bottles to work. Just 16/24 ounce. So, last night I spent a whopping $2 on a couple liters of soda at Walgreens (actually it was free because I used my points). I can't just plop down a pile of spinch on his plate for breakfast and say there you go, eat it or starve. He'll just buy breakfast at school. And guess what they have there? French toast sticks, bagels, cereal... The egg muffin cups mentioned earlier are a great way to sneak in some veggies. I do some with shredded sharp cheddar, red bell pepper (or if you can get them peppadews) celery and carrots. Chop veggies fine sauté until tender-crisp, mix in the eggs and pour into muffin tins (spray with pam first). Then top each with a little of the cheddar. Ham, onions, green bell peppers and mushrooms are tasty as well. Baby steps. It's great he's cutting back on carbs and upping the protein!
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 9:21:54 GMT -5
Yes. Went to visit a friend in CA and help her repot her entire succulent collection. She's got some rare specimens and didn't trust anyone else. We had a blast. Yes, talking and digging in the dirt/sand is my idea of a great time.
Do you know anyone famous?
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 9:15:11 GMT -5
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Post by The Captain on Sept 17, 2015 8:56:18 GMT -5
OMG is it that time of the year again.
*Sigh*. DH was watching the debate. I couldn't. Not this early.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 15:54:25 GMT -5
Irish Temper, German stubbornness from my mom's side.
Yea, that pretty well sums it up.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 15:17:53 GMT -5
I don't know. Do you use long neck pumpkins? I pealed and chunked two the other day watching tv. Put them on low/med on the top of the stove in big pot with little water. Stirred them 3-4 times until they were soft and then used my immersion blender. Worst parts were 1) had to scrub pumpkin residue off my hands and 2) I got a nice spatter burn on my chest But then, if I was working full time maybe I'd skip it? Hard to tell... Do you strain the puree or something? The one time I tried making my own it was stringy...
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 14:56:46 GMT -5
a chili cheese, foot-long hot dog from Sonic Dive-In. We have a Sonic not far from the house, but I've never been there. I'm saving myself for vacation right now. I don't crave a lot of things, but I do want a lobster roll while I am away. I prefer it hot, with toasted buns. HHnnnng! You had to say hot, toasted buns.... greeeaaat...now I'm craving something else!
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 14:21:03 GMT -5
Are you pregnant? Good gravy woman, what have I ever done to you? No, nope, noway, nohow! I'd have a lot of splaining to do to DH if that were the case .
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