I agree with a lot of what you say. The thing that I did before getting into gardening was think about how much of my time I wanted to put into the project. I did not want to dig holes, I did not want to worry about what is in my soil or if there was enough nutrient to keep the plants going the whole season. Not to mention the fact that I did not want to worry about bugs and the porblems that they can cause. The last thing I want to do is spend time every day watering. Sure this is fun kinda like shoveling snow for the first time but after a week or two it gets old quick.
The solution that I came up with was hydroponics in a greenhouse. I have no soil to worry about nor do I need to water the plants. They water themselves (with a little help from timers and pumps).Rather than soil I use two liter bottles and nothing in them but a peat pot. Once a week I need to add nutrients to the water in the reservoirs and I keep an eye out for problems with plants but that is about all that is really needed.
Don't get me wrong here. If you do hydroponics you can end up spending a fortune. The number one way that you can spend money is to buy those over the counter nutrients. Companies will try to get you hooked on using their solutions and then you are stuck paying a bill everytime you need to refill the reservoir.
What I have done to counter this and will be trying for the first time this year is to make my own solution from a mix of horse manure, compost, worms, guano etc. This is much easier than actually using soil. What I do is take my mixture and put it in cheese cloth. I then put the cheese cloth tea bag into the reservoir when I refill it with water. I pull one out and put a new one in each week. There is a bit of work in making the tea bags but the results so far have been great.
I also have a great local compost source so I have tried a bit of soil but still I put it in gutters with heat pads and went from there. At 6500 feet elevation it seems to be working fine for early April. This season will really tell the tale. :)
Since my mobility has recently been altered, I try to be prepared yet lightweight in my carrier "stuffings":
in a reusable bag or my pockets, I usually have my simple Nokia candybar cell phone, my off-set D carabiner with keys, Burt's Bees clove lip balm, medicine, a pen, a We'Moon planner, and my Altoids-esque sliding metal DIY "wallet" full of discount& membership cards (health, local video, library, local store, health food place), IDs, cash, and quarters.
Specifically today this minute I have all that plus aloe gel (for my skin so I'm not too ashy as we turn to warmer weather and I show more skin) & an orange plastic bag for my dog's poop!
At this moment I have a cell phone,coupons(in an envelope need a better system that is portable), gum, check books(2), a business card holder which I use to house my ID, rewards cards, insurance cards for me and our 4 children, as well as card gift certificates. Receipts(I really really need to clean out my purse), tissue, keys, a small change purse used to house a second form of ID , change, and dollar bills as well as my debit card(and a bunch of business cards I need to go through).
If you look on the other side of the tire you'll find the age. On another note, it has never been proven that old tires will blow out. Also, there is a huge difference in a tire that has been sitting in a controlled enviroment like a tire shop to a tire that is on a vehicle in the weather. People are putting too much thought into tire age. If you're really concerned see your local tire dealer. If you don't trust them, then you should find another store.
The yeast that made the bread rise was killed when the bread was baked. So, no.
Having said that, there are wild yeast everywhere, including in your kitchen. Wine, for example, is routinely made with the yeasts that grow wild on the skins of the grapes.
Really, though, at the price of a packet of yeast, you're probably better off just buying it, unless you want to go to the trouble of keeping a live culture going. (I've got an article on doing that. It's in the context of bread baking, but the parts for handling the yeast would be exactly the same: How to bake sourdough bread (and save a buck on every loaf).)
Like Meg I'm in college as well and I can't remember the last time that I carried cash around with me. It's so much easier to use a debit card! If you have any gift cards floating around in there that you'd like to sell for cash check out our website gift card rescue
I just wanted to say thanks for bearing with us over the course of the past week during the Wise Bread redesign.
I think things are starting to settle down now, and I hope you'll find the new design even better than the old one, once the admins get the last few settings tweaked just right and once we all get used to it.
Thanks for all the info here saved me from making a mistake. I looked on the reviews for GetDigital.com and they were good - but you never know who is writing them. They are more expensive then the other fly by nights so I thought they would be legit. Gladd I saw this first. Cheapest price I have found on Nikon D300 on Amazon for $46 with a 18-55 mm lens. Then you can get the zoom lens with VR for $100 off.
I agree. I actually think better when standing. I'd ideally love to have walking meetings since I think best when walking and talking. But it's hard to have a 10 person walking-and-talking meeting. :)
I've always had trouble saying "no" and as a result have been horribly overscheduled for much of my life. Now, at 52, I am learning to think clearly about what would happen if I quit saying "yes" all the time.
A useful phrase that a therapist suggested: "That doesn't work for me." If I say "no" and someone tries to get around it, I will repeat "I'm afraid that doesn't work for me" and then change the subject, walk away or say goodbye and hang up the phone.
Note: This is very useful when being dunned by charities on the telephone. Last night one asked me to make a monthly commitment. I already donate to a fair number of causes, and cannot add another one. So I said, "I am not in a position to do that right now." The woman continued, "It doesn't have to be a lifetime commitment -- you could cancel it if your finances got tight." The old me would have felt guilty and given her a credit card number. Instead I was able to reply, "I am not in a position even to start a commitment. You need to call the next person on your list. Good luck, and goodbye."
And you know what? The world didn't end just because I said "no."
I have a thin walletlike thing that attaches to my car keys which holds my license, insurance card, two credit cards and my CVS card.
My purse has lip balm, mirror, a small girlie pouch (band aid, safety pin, tampon, nail clippers, mini deodorant, painkillers, allergy tab, panty liner, hair pin), two pens, a granola bar, 2 sticks of big red gum.
I think whether or not you should buy insurance depends on your personal situation, and whether there is a true need for the insurance.
As Linsey mentioned, you may have a great need for accidental death and dismemberment insurance if you are a farmer. Also, take a look at your hobbies, as high risk hobbies like bungee jumping, sky diving, base jumping, and other high risk acitivites may present a greater chance of you being injured or dying.
Although some policies have restrictions and esclusions, it may be a good idea to consider accidental death insurance if your lifestyle, occupation, and hobbies present higher than average risks.
Ahh yes, research in those book things and making a go of it yourself. What a concept.
I've probably saved almost $1000 in rooter bills and plumber fees over the past 6 years by being willing to fix my own dang toilet and run a snake down my own drains (curse of an old house with old plumbing).
Yesterday I went to target to buy milk and saw Horizon Omega-3 DHA milk. I have been doiong research on Omega0-3 fatty acids for almost 15 years. So I was curious to see how much omega-3 fatty acids is there/serving. I almost shocked to see that the label says polyunsaturated fats=0g. DHA is the extreme example of polyunsaturated fatty acid. How can they put on label omega-3 DHA when the nutrition facts sheet say it does not has any of this. Is this misleadin?
Nothing exciting or unusual in my purse. Except perhaps the pin to prevent accidental activation of the ejection seat from an F4 Phantom jet that's been on my key chain for over 30 years....
liviiniuk sorry you are upset. I did reply to your post. If you look at the original, you will see. Maybe going from here forward, we should all post the replies as new post so we can read it in a flowing chronological order. Again, this new version is hard to follow.
greg once the bread is cooked, the yeast is dead. if you have no access to store bought bread yeast, then just leave it out side in the shade. Natural yeast is all around. It will be a LOT slower. You need to leave it uncovered, as it is carried by wind and mostly bugs, like household flies. The natural yeast is what makes sour dough. Each area has its own type of yeast. San Fran sour dough taste like no other, because it has its own unique wild yeast in the air.
Wallet, 2nd checkbook wallet, Kindle, papers, check stub, receipts, cell phone + case, extra eyeglasses + case, pen, address book, kleenex
Money (not as much as i would like!), 2 credit cards, insurance card, auto club card, debit card, and pics of my kids.
I agree with a lot of what you say. The thing that I did before getting into gardening was think about how much of my time I wanted to put into the project. I did not want to dig holes, I did not want to worry about what is in my soil or if there was enough nutrient to keep the plants going the whole season. Not to mention the fact that I did not want to worry about bugs and the porblems that they can cause. The last thing I want to do is spend time every day watering. Sure this is fun kinda like shoveling snow for the first time but after a week or two it gets old quick.
The solution that I came up with was hydroponics in a greenhouse. I have no soil to worry about nor do I need to water the plants. They water themselves (with a little help from timers and pumps).Rather than soil I use two liter bottles and nothing in them but a peat pot. Once a week I need to add nutrients to the water in the reservoirs and I keep an eye out for problems with plants but that is about all that is really needed.
Don't get me wrong here. If you do hydroponics you can end up spending a fortune. The number one way that you can spend money is to buy those over the counter nutrients. Companies will try to get you hooked on using their solutions and then you are stuck paying a bill everytime you need to refill the reservoir.
What I have done to counter this and will be trying for the first time this year is to make my own solution from a mix of horse manure, compost, worms, guano etc. This is much easier than actually using soil. What I do is take my mixture and put it in cheese cloth. I then put the cheese cloth tea bag into the reservoir when I refill it with water. I pull one out and put a new one in each week. There is a bit of work in making the tea bags but the results so far have been great.
I also have a great local compost source so I have tried a bit of soil but still I put it in gutters with heat pads and went from there. At 6500 feet elevation it seems to be working fine for early April. This season will really tell the tale. :)
Since my mobility has recently been altered, I try to be prepared yet lightweight in my carrier "stuffings":
in a reusable bag or my pockets, I usually have my simple Nokia candybar cell phone, my off-set D carabiner with keys, Burt's Bees clove lip balm, medicine, a pen, a We'Moon planner, and my Altoids-esque sliding metal DIY "wallet" full of discount& membership cards (health, local video, library, local store, health food place), IDs, cash, and quarters.
Specifically today this minute I have all that plus aloe gel (for my skin so I'm not too ashy as we turn to warmer weather and I show more skin) & an orange plastic bag for my dog's poop!
At this moment I have a cell phone,coupons(in an envelope need a better system that is portable), gum, check books(2), a business card holder which I use to house my ID, rewards cards, insurance cards for me and our 4 children, as well as card gift certificates. Receipts(I really really need to clean out my purse), tissue, keys, a small change purse used to house a second form of ID , change, and dollar bills as well as my debit card(and a bunch of business cards I need to go through).
Christine
dazed1821@aol.com
Guest,
If you look on the other side of the tire you'll find the age. On another note, it has never been proven that old tires will blow out. Also, there is a huge difference in a tire that has been sitting in a controlled enviroment like a tire shop to a tire that is on a vehicle in the weather. People are putting too much thought into tire age. If you're really concerned see your local tire dealer. If you don't trust them, then you should find another store.
The yeast that made the bread rise was killed when the bread was baked. So, no.
Having said that, there are wild yeast everywhere, including in your kitchen. Wine, for example, is routinely made with the yeasts that grow wild on the skins of the grapes.
In fact, there's even a Wise Bread article on harvesting wild yeast.
Really, though, at the price of a packet of yeast, you're probably better off just buying it, unless you want to go to the trouble of keeping a live culture going. (I've got an article on doing that. It's in the context of bread baking, but the parts for handling the yeast would be exactly the same: How to bake sourdough bread (and save a buck on every loaf).)
Like Meg I'm in college as well and I can't remember the last time that I carried cash around with me. It's so much easier to use a debit card! If you have any gift cards floating around in there that you'd like to sell for cash check out our website gift card rescue
Hey, everybody—
I just wanted to say thanks for bearing with us over the course of the past week during the Wise Bread redesign.
I think things are starting to settle down now, and I hope you'll find the new design even better than the old one, once the admins get the last few settings tweaked just right and once we all get used to it.
Thanks!
wow...that helped,i hope i get the job tomorrow.thanx
Thanks for all the info here saved me from making a mistake. I looked on the reviews for GetDigital.com and they were good - but you never know who is writing them. They are more expensive then the other fly by nights so I thought they would be legit. Gladd I saw this first. Cheapest price I have found on Nikon D300 on Amazon for $46 with a 18-55 mm lens. Then you can get the zoom lens with VR for $100 off.
I agree. I actually think better when standing. I'd ideally love to have walking meetings since I think best when walking and talking. But it's hard to have a 10 person walking-and-talking meeting. :)
I've always had trouble saying "no" and as a result have been horribly overscheduled for much of my life. Now, at 52, I am learning to think clearly about what would happen if I quit saying "yes" all the time.
A useful phrase that a therapist suggested: "That doesn't work for me." If I say "no" and someone tries to get around it, I will repeat "I'm afraid that doesn't work for me" and then change the subject, walk away or say goodbye and hang up the phone.
Note: This is very useful when being dunned by charities on the telephone. Last night one asked me to make a monthly commitment. I already donate to a fair number of causes, and cannot add another one. So I said, "I am not in a position to do that right now." The woman continued, "It doesn't have to be a lifetime commitment -- you could cancel it if your finances got tight." The old me would have felt guilty and given her a credit card number. Instead I was able to reply, "I am not in a position even to start a commitment. You need to call the next person on your list. Good luck, and goodbye."
And you know what? The world didn't end just because I said "no."
I have a thin walletlike thing that attaches to my car keys which holds my license, insurance card, two credit cards and my CVS card.
My purse has lip balm, mirror, a small girlie pouch (band aid, safety pin, tampon, nail clippers, mini deodorant, painkillers, allergy tab, panty liner, hair pin), two pens, a granola bar, 2 sticks of big red gum.
Standing meetings are great. You immediately feel more energized and action oriented. I highly recommend them.
I think whether or not you should buy insurance depends on your personal situation, and whether there is a true need for the insurance.
As Linsey mentioned, you may have a great need for accidental death and dismemberment insurance if you are a farmer. Also, take a look at your hobbies, as high risk hobbies like bungee jumping, sky diving, base jumping, and other high risk acitivites may present a greater chance of you being injured or dying.
Although some policies have restrictions and esclusions, it may be a good idea to consider accidental death insurance if your lifestyle, occupation, and hobbies present higher than average risks.
Ahh yes, research in those book things and making a go of it yourself. What a concept.
I've probably saved almost $1000 in rooter bills and plumber fees over the past 6 years by being willing to fix my own dang toilet and run a snake down my own drains (curse of an old house with old plumbing).
Yesterday I went to target to buy milk and saw Horizon Omega-3 DHA milk. I have been doiong research on Omega0-3 fatty acids for almost 15 years. So I was curious to see how much omega-3 fatty acids is there/serving. I almost shocked to see that the label says polyunsaturated fats=0g. DHA is the extreme example of polyunsaturated fatty acid. How can they put on label omega-3 DHA when the nutrition facts sheet say it does not has any of this. Is this misleadin?
Nothing exciting or unusual in my purse. Except perhaps the pin to prevent accidental activation of the ejection seat from an F4 Phantom jet that's been on my key chain for over 30 years....
My wallet has:
Old United baggage claim ticket (going in the trash!)
Receipt for a mani/pedi in Charleston (also going inthe trash!)
A "Keep this coupon" ticket for a contest I entered
Movie cash for a free movie from Prilosec
Spare key to my truck
Coupon for a free drink @ Starbucks
6 Store Rewards cards (Starbucks, Sephora, Petsmart, King Soopers, Staples, Kerasotes Theatres)
2 credit cards
4 Insurance cards (health, health savings, dental and auto)
Lowes discount card
Home Depot gift card
Subway Gift card
And the most important thing is the Burt's Bee's lip balm in my pocket!
so much for copy, spell check and paste back. messed up a lot
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liviiniuk sorry you are upset. I did reply to your post. If you look at the original, you will see. Maybe going from here forward, we should all post the replies as new post so we can read it in a flowing chronological order. Again, this new version is hard to follow.
greg once the bread is cooked, the yeast is dead. if you have no access to store bought bread yeast, then just leave it out side in the shade. Natural yeast is all around. It will be a LOT slower. You need to leave it uncovered, as it is carried by wind and mostly bugs, like household flies. The natural yeast is what makes sour dough. Each area has its own type of yeast. San Fran sour dough taste like no other, because it has its own unique wild yeast in the air.
Depends on where I'm going. If I am going to work, I carry my iPhone, keys, wallet (ID and three cards), moleskin, and a library book.
If I'm going somewhere for fun its my iPhone, credit card, ID and keys.
I'm glad I did my Taxes early with Turbo Tax. I've done it with them the past two years and its fairly simple.
now we just need a survival guide on how to assemble all of the IKEA furniture!!! that can be a bigger headache than the store