i put a dent in my friends honda accord and i am looking for anyway i can get it taken out so he or i will not have to pay for it. it is on the passenger side just up pass the front door. responses pleasee as quick as possible
These all sound pretty good. I can almost taste the watermelon and cheese together. I like apple and cheese, so I think it would be similar. I'm definitely going to try the sandwich. Thanks!
Lemongrass is some of the best vietnamese food & affordable for the sheer goodness & it's actually vietnamese food, not doctored to appeeal to more bland taste buds- I always let ppl know to go there!
When I was growing up, I remember the grownups spiking it. You basically drill a hole in the top and turn an open bottle of gin / vodka / watermelon liquor upside down and shove it into place while it slowy empties out into the inside of the uncut watermelon. Then you cut it and serve it. But the drink thing sounds good too. Do you run it through a food mill to get the seeds out?
I'am not to sure about lime & water stains but as far as soap scum try dryer sheets. I wet the shower down real good then apply warm water to several sheets and wipe ,leave on for a few minuets then rinse off again w/ warm water
The real issue with smug is not whether or not you let other people see it, but whether your complacency keeps you from being open and flexible to the possibility that the ideas and choices of others who disagree with you might also be valid, or at least worth considering. This limits you and disrespects others.
I really think that all state workers from supervisors and up should take a 30% wage cut.
Has anyone looked at what they make??? Wages paid and perks are well above the 30% mark from private business and other states.
Yes this includes all those in Sacramento as well.
I see some commision had cut their wage but left (a perk) of $35,000 annually for living in place....cut that as well if we are serious about the budget mess.
Yes, I live in CA as well.
My goal is never to have everyone agree with me (as we have such varied experiences with money), but I was hoping to share common insights. I appreciate your support and thoughtful comments -- thrilled you decided to subscribe!
Isn't is amazing how we can form our own feelings about money based on those around us? I see so many who have expressed similar opinions about their childhood. Ultimately, we reach a point where we realize we can choose or actions (independently of others), but it takes a bit of effort to shake off those tendencies that might have been lurking from our past.
I applaud you for taking the time to try to understand spending. While "spending less than you make" is easy in theory, it can take years of committment to make it feel natural.
Politicians and top government bureaucrats are drawn from exactly the same pool as AIG executives - smart, ambitious and self-interested human beings. The idea that taking power away from everyplace but government and enlarging the sphere of government control will protect us from the economic malfeasance of bad people is incredibly naive.
Whether Reich is a "radical" ideologue or not, he is most certainly an ideologue. Listen on YouTube to his testimony in January before Charlie Rangel's committee and you will hear his clear call to using the current economic crisis to by-pass any democratic say-so on spending. He is also an ideologue who has not been averse in his writings to simply making things up. And as for his cute little charts and graphs, "Figures don't lie, but liars figure."
Just as an example: The graph that shows business output vs. compensation purports to show the decline of workers in relation to business owners, but completely ignores that since the creation of IRAs, defined contribution retirement plans (401ks) and funded defined benefit plans, large numbers of workers acquired owner status. In effect, part of their "compensation" should, to fairly state it, include the gains and earnings of their retirement plans. Reich's graph does not do that. (It may reflect the contributions to 401ks as compensation, but not the gains and earnings of the 401k.)
Look, though stated in far more moderate language, there is nothing different in Robert Reich's policy prescriptions from Robert Mugabe's: class warfare, empower the poor, redistribute the wealth, and make government all-powerful to accomplish these goals. The only part that ever comes true is the last part - government becomes all-powerful.
The notion that restricting profits is a path to prosperity is absurd. Profits are simply information. Restrict profits and you restrict information on where it is most useful to put capital to work, replacing that information with government directives. It hasn't worked out very well for Zimbabwe and it isn't working out very well for those states and localities in the U.S. that have gone overboard with it. It gives enormous power to government bureaucrats and politicians, but it doesn't make them any smarter than the market, or any less susceptible to corruption.
Look at it this way - If your sister has more than two, there's at least a slightly bigger chance that one of those children will be tolerant enough of sour-puss misanthropes to be willing to visit you in the nursing home in your old age.
My husband and I are finally at the stage in life where we are no longer working, but still active. Our daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren live 4 hours from us; too far to run down on a weekend. When talking over what we wanted to do with this part of our life, my husband and I realized that we wanted to be involved in our grandchildren's lives. So, we made some financial choices and rented an apartment in our daughter's city. We spend half the time there and half the time in our own home. We have been doing this for a year now, and it is the best choice we ever made. The "scrimping" we do is so worthwhile when we ring the doorbell and two little kids come running out with smiles and hugs! It all comes down to the quality of life.
Thank you for being brave enough to bring up the "PROBLEM" of overpopulation. Being one of the more educated societies on this planet we need to face this issue since it is truly the root of all of our environmental problems.
I know a lot of people feel threatened by your suggestion to eliminate benefits for those having more than 2 children. My sister wants more than two and says that since I probably won't have any she will consider it a wash. In my opinion anyone having more than 2 children doesn't care enough to be a truly loving parent, outside of accidental pregnancies. I know some readers will take offense, but if you truly care than you care about the future your children will have, and by having more than two you are downgrading their future possibilities and opportunities.
Truth is found in action, and if you truly care then you will consider the future of your children and not just have more children for your own selfish emotional needs.
TAX all those that chose to live ignorantly by choice.
Okay, I can't see how what you said was incorrect. You didn't call him a name, you corrected him. Lovingly with the aim into making him a good and noble man. If the goal was to get an A+ in parenting, we'd end up with lots of unhappy youngins. The goal is to raise men and women who are loving and helpful and good eggs - you did that.
Secondly, why is it the cashiers fault that you changed your mind? I can understand the store being upset at having lost the sale and maybe some hard loss in spoilage. I mostly self-checkout so there is no cashier. And if you are a cashier and the store is acting like it is your fault, why would you work for suck unreasonable people.
I am sorry these angry people, left their anger issues on you. Like I said I was coming here to say what you said was very insightful. I think I am learning to be more in tune with my priorities and trying to direct my money towards them. Anyway, thanks for the post. I am a new subscriber.
I had this game for like 3 or 4 years, and i hadnt played it in like 2 years, due to the fact i didn't have a ps2. but last christmas i got a ps2! and i was busy playing my other games, to remember that i had left Sly 3 at my friends house... so my friend gives it back to me and, i didn't play it when he did...
about 3 days ago(Today being May 23 09) i was watching a Sly 3 video on youtube, and i felt like catching up with an old friend...
the game Works perfect, but it freezes sometimes, and when it does, i just take the disc out, with out restarting the whole ps2, and wipe it, then stick it back in and it resumes... but for some reason, while it'sloading on this pacific part, it freezes! and i can't fix it!
Why do some of you keep asking What about the responsible home owners. Do you think it is iresponsible to work for a company for 20 years and get layed off, leaving you unable to pay your bills?
That is wonderful. With the economy being lousy and so many people being let go I have seen a few more small businesses open up. I would really rather give my money directly to someone local right now than to a big retail conglomerate. I feel like it makes a larger impact. They have a job and more of the money is going to someone here rather than a large portion of it leaving the area.
The Northern /Southern California split sounds very familiar, as I am from New York... born near Buffalo, have lived in & around NYC for 10+ yrs (currently 15 years in Finger Lakes), and the difference in beliefs, attitudes & opinions of how much government we should have in our lives is amazing - and from what I've seen, the North Country (Adirondacks) is an even further split.
I honestly believe it would do the individual states good if they were able to divide cleanly by belief systems... i.e. North & South California, East & West Dakotas (instead of bifurcated North & South), and New York & Upstate (Adirondack? Lakeland? Ontario USA?).
"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."
"We have it in our power to begin the world over again."
-Thomas Paine (both)
The first quote, second clause, is our current state of affairs (and has been for 20 years)... The second - well, it's obvious.
i put a dent in my friends honda accord and i am looking for anyway i can get it taken out so he or i will not have to pay for it. it is on the passenger side just up pass the front door. responses pleasee as quick as possible
These all sound pretty good. I can almost taste the watermelon and cheese together. I like apple and cheese, so I think it would be similar. I'm definitely going to try the sandwich. Thanks!
Lemongrass is some of the best vietnamese food & affordable for the sheer goodness & it's actually vietnamese food, not doctored to appeeal to more bland taste buds- I always let ppl know to go there!
Cut up the watermelon, break up French feta (less salty than the Greek kind), add chopped cilantro. Mix, serve, eat.
You can also layer them (watermelon base, then feta, then cilantro), but the salad presentation is easier.
Yes, I've heard of using it to get seeds out. Otherwise, anykind of juicer would probably be OK (as long as it separates the solids from the juice.)
Linsey Knerl
When I was growing up, I remember the grownups spiking it. You basically drill a hole in the top and turn an open bottle of gin / vodka / watermelon liquor upside down and shove it into place while it slowy empties out into the inside of the uncut watermelon. Then you cut it and serve it. But the drink thing sounds good too. Do you run it through a food mill to get the seeds out?
Two words: watermelon lemonade. I had this at Zingerman's Roadhouse in Ann Arbor two years ago, and it is surprisingly divine.
I also like to make watermelon sorbet, rather than ice cream. Even better with a little crystalized ginger in the mix.
I puree leftover watermelon with lime juice and make popsicles. It's a little more grown-up flavor but the kids love them.
I'am not to sure about lime & water stains but as far as soap scum try dryer sheets. I wet the shower down real good then apply warm water to several sheets and wipe ,leave on for a few minuets then rinse off again w/ warm water
My friend from Greece loves to eat slices of watermelon paired with feta cheese. Mmmm.
The real issue with smug is not whether or not you let other people see it, but whether your complacency keeps you from being open and flexible to the possibility that the ideas and choices of others who disagree with you might also be valid, or at least worth considering. This limits you and disrespects others.
I really think that all state workers from supervisors and up should take a 30% wage cut.
Has anyone looked at what they make??? Wages paid and perks are well above the 30% mark from private business and other states.
Yes this includes all those in Sacramento as well.
I see some commision had cut their wage but left (a perk) of $35,000 annually for living in place....cut that as well if we are serious about the budget mess.
Yes, I live in CA as well.
My goal is never to have everyone agree with me (as we have such varied experiences with money), but I was hoping to share common insights. I appreciate your support and thoughtful comments -- thrilled you decided to subscribe!
Welcome to Wise Bread!
Linsey Knerl
Isn't is amazing how we can form our own feelings about money based on those around us? I see so many who have expressed similar opinions about their childhood. Ultimately, we reach a point where we realize we can choose or actions (independently of others), but it takes a bit of effort to shake off those tendencies that might have been lurking from our past.
I applaud you for taking the time to try to understand spending. While "spending less than you make" is easy in theory, it can take years of committment to make it feel natural.
Thanks for your comments, everyone!
Linsey Knerl
Politicians and top government bureaucrats are drawn from exactly the same pool as AIG executives - smart, ambitious and self-interested human beings. The idea that taking power away from everyplace but government and enlarging the sphere of government control will protect us from the economic malfeasance of bad people is incredibly naive.
Whether Reich is a "radical" ideologue or not, he is most certainly an ideologue. Listen on YouTube to his testimony in January before Charlie Rangel's committee and you will hear his clear call to using the current economic crisis to by-pass any democratic say-so on spending. He is also an ideologue who has not been averse in his writings to simply making things up. And as for his cute little charts and graphs, "Figures don't lie, but liars figure."
Just as an example: The graph that shows business output vs. compensation purports to show the decline of workers in relation to business owners, but completely ignores that since the creation of IRAs, defined contribution retirement plans (401ks) and funded defined benefit plans, large numbers of workers acquired owner status. In effect, part of their "compensation" should, to fairly state it, include the gains and earnings of their retirement plans. Reich's graph does not do that. (It may reflect the contributions to 401ks as compensation, but not the gains and earnings of the 401k.)
Look, though stated in far more moderate language, there is nothing different in Robert Reich's policy prescriptions from Robert Mugabe's: class warfare, empower the poor, redistribute the wealth, and make government all-powerful to accomplish these goals. The only part that ever comes true is the last part - government becomes all-powerful.
The notion that restricting profits is a path to prosperity is absurd. Profits are simply information. Restrict profits and you restrict information on where it is most useful to put capital to work, replacing that information with government directives. It hasn't worked out very well for Zimbabwe and it isn't working out very well for those states and localities in the U.S. that have gone overboard with it. It gives enormous power to government bureaucrats and politicians, but it doesn't make them any smarter than the market, or any less susceptible to corruption.
Look at it this way - If your sister has more than two, there's at least a slightly bigger chance that one of those children will be tolerant enough of sour-puss misanthropes to be willing to visit you in the nursing home in your old age.
My problems with money stem largely, I believe, from a distaste for my own father's unpleasant anxiety about money.
My husband and I are finally at the stage in life where we are no longer working, but still active. Our daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren live 4 hours from us; too far to run down on a weekend. When talking over what we wanted to do with this part of our life, my husband and I realized that we wanted to be involved in our grandchildren's lives. So, we made some financial choices and rented an apartment in our daughter's city. We spend half the time there and half the time in our own home. We have been doing this for a year now, and it is the best choice we ever made. The "scrimping" we do is so worthwhile when we ring the doorbell and two little kids come running out with smiles and hugs! It all comes down to the quality of life.
Thank you for being brave enough to bring up the "PROBLEM" of overpopulation. Being one of the more educated societies on this planet we need to face this issue since it is truly the root of all of our environmental problems.
I know a lot of people feel threatened by your suggestion to eliminate benefits for those having more than 2 children. My sister wants more than two and says that since I probably won't have any she will consider it a wash. In my opinion anyone having more than 2 children doesn't care enough to be a truly loving parent, outside of accidental pregnancies. I know some readers will take offense, but if you truly care than you care about the future your children will have, and by having more than two you are downgrading their future possibilities and opportunities.
Truth is found in action, and if you truly care then you will consider the future of your children and not just have more children for your own selfish emotional needs.
TAX all those that chose to live ignorantly by choice.
Okay, I can't see how what you said was incorrect. You didn't call him a name, you corrected him. Lovingly with the aim into making him a good and noble man. If the goal was to get an A+ in parenting, we'd end up with lots of unhappy youngins. The goal is to raise men and women who are loving and helpful and good eggs - you did that.
Secondly, why is it the cashiers fault that you changed your mind? I can understand the store being upset at having lost the sale and maybe some hard loss in spoilage. I mostly self-checkout so there is no cashier. And if you are a cashier and the store is acting like it is your fault, why would you work for suck unreasonable people.
I am sorry these angry people, left their anger issues on you. Like I said I was coming here to say what you said was very insightful. I think I am learning to be more in tune with my priorities and trying to direct my money towards them. Anyway, thanks for the post. I am a new subscriber.
I had this game for like 3 or 4 years, and i hadnt played it in like 2 years, due to the fact i didn't have a ps2. but last christmas i got a ps2! and i was busy playing my other games, to remember that i had left Sly 3 at my friends house... so my friend gives it back to me and, i didn't play it when he did...
about 3 days ago(Today being May 23 09) i was watching a Sly 3 video on youtube, and i felt like catching up with an old friend...
the game Works perfect, but it freezes sometimes, and when it does, i just take the disc out, with out restarting the whole ps2, and wipe it, then stick it back in and it resumes... but for some reason, while it'sloading on this pacific part, it freezes! and i can't fix it!
i tried toothpaste, alcohol, soap and water!
still doesn't work!
Why do some of you keep asking What about the responsible home owners. Do you think it is iresponsible to work for a company for 20 years and get layed off, leaving you unable to pay your bills?
That is wonderful. With the economy being lousy and so many people being let go I have seen a few more small businesses open up. I would really rather give my money directly to someone local right now than to a big retail conglomerate. I feel like it makes a larger impact. They have a job and more of the money is going to someone here rather than a large portion of it leaving the area.
The Northern /Southern California split sounds very familiar, as I am from New York... born near Buffalo, have lived in & around NYC for 10+ yrs (currently 15 years in Finger Lakes), and the difference in beliefs, attitudes & opinions of how much government we should have in our lives is amazing - and from what I've seen, the North Country (Adirondacks) is an even further split.
I honestly believe it would do the individual states good if they were able to divide cleanly by belief systems... i.e. North & South California, East & West Dakotas (instead of bifurcated North & South), and New York & Upstate (Adirondack? Lakeland? Ontario USA?).
"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."
"We have it in our power to begin the world over again."
-Thomas Paine (both)
The first quote, second clause, is our current state of affairs (and has been for 20 years)... The second - well, it's obvious.