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I'm jealous of all you guys. I'd be happy to pay a little more at farmers' markets because the food tastes so much better! The last time I went to our local one, though, all the peaches and tomatoes were EXACTLY the same size, peaches hard as rocks...and they were very evasive about where their...

I have a book that someone gave me for a joke called "Knitting with Dog Hair." It also includes cat. Lots of information! I really liked the comment in it about how filthy dog hair is, and the author's comment, "What, you think sheep are so clean?!?" Anyway, I'm sure you could Google it. It's a...

Hadn't thought of bean salads, hmm. I have a sister who will eat pretty much anything and a 9-year-old who...won't. We joke that if it has color, he won't eat it. I like the idea of black bean burgers. Pizza is good except that I am lousy at making it. The crust is the hardest part. It...

The summer produce isn't in yet and I hate store-bought stuff. It's too hot (my AC died) to make soups or stews, and I'm sick of salads with pink tomatoes and shriveled, waxed cucumbers. I am trying to eat less meat, and I eat only organic milk products, (which are too expensive to eat a lot...

It also depends on what is causing the high blood pressure. Some people, like my friend, have to take meds because it's in his family, even though he eats incredibly well and exercises like crazy. Other people have high BP because they don't eat well and/or because they never or rarely...

As a special ed teacher, this situation is one of the most frustrating of all. Those in charge tend to have preconceived ideas of where the child belongs. We had a young man at the beginning of the year who was borderline, and classes for intellectually disabled were too low, but he was lost in...

I tried the local parks and rec for our county, and it was pretty pathetic. Didn't dawn on me to try the city itself, or even the next county down from us! Duh...I want to go again this week, all prepared this time. :)

Well, considering we live in a city/suburban area, I really didn't expect to catch much anyway. We first went on the local marine base to a reservoir, but didn't have any luck, and on top of that my folding chair blew into the lake and we couldn't get it out! Then one of my students (I teach...

Well, I did it, I went fishing. My 9-year-old and I had a blast, and we learned a huge bit about fishing. For one thing, bring more bait. We only caught a half-dozen tiny fish, but it was good for a first time. My biggest issue, since I'm so new at this, is...how the #@$&!!! do you keep the...

Chap stick! It fits right inside your nostrils and you kind of twirl it around and it coats the inside of your nose really well. Sounds gross, but it is very effective. Also great when the air is dry and every breath feels like you're breathing sandpaper.

WHY don't dumps allow picking?!? I have never understood this. I should think they would be HAPPY to have people take away stuff. At our dump, there is one person who looks the other way. But the other person gets really nasty about it. My son figured as long as he was tossing electronic stuff...

The best thing I ever did was sprout the seeds BEFORE planting. I spread them out on a very wet paper towel, then fold it over and place it in a ziploc bag. After a few days, they start to sprout, and then I take them and put them in little pots. Every one comes up within a day or two. It's...

When I was 20, I had a root canal, but I couldn't afford a crown. The dentist predicted dire consequences, but what could I do? Fast forward to last year. My dentist looked in my mouth, said I needed a crown. Now I have dental that comes with my regular insurance (not great, but certainly better...

As sooon as the weather gets hot here, the clothes hung outside start smelling like a swamp. Bummer. I love stiff dry towels, though! They are so much more absorbant. Our homeowner's association forbids line drying, as well. But since my house backs into a forest, nobody can tell if I do it...

Well, I can give you a more disturbing image!:P My husband was from a South Pacific island. He mentioned that on his island, it was common knowledge that a cure for pinkeye was a few drops of urine. After I got over gagging, I insisted he was joking, but I looked it up on Google and yep, they do...

I've had a mastectomy, but didn't opt for reconstructive surgery. For one thing, the idea of stretching out what little skin was left (which already has stretch marks) in order to fit some implant in there kind of grossed me out. Or I could have opted for the tram flap, where they move a hunk of...

You know, I am a teacher of middle school kids. Not a whole lot surprises me, especially since I teach kids with emotional disabilities. But I did a survey last week. I teach all boys this year, and they don't hear me when I tell them that there are ways you should and shouldn't treat the girls...

From my brother: Don't trust a psychic...why is it that psychics never win the lottery? :lol:

I TOTALLY get that. It's not about the number...it's about the number of inches that you measure and base the pattern on, and then it ALWAYS comes out about 3 sizes too big. I don't know why. I started guessing on the pattern and found "my size" which was completely different from what the...

I don't know about morels, but I got a gift card for one of those nursery catalogs and got a regular mushroom kit. Those were the best mushrooms I have EVER tasted!! The first batch were nice and big, lots of them, and then I tried for a second batch...and forgot about it. Ended up with ONE...