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Clarification. We were on the island from...sm - Catwoman 16:59:22 5/13/2008 (0)
Your biggest weight loss tip that's worked for you? I realize we've done - this one B4 but with summer coming, need new ideas! NM 16:42:42 5/13/2008 (3)
- Drink plenty of water. - Common thread through all diets is that water! 17:17:11 5/13/2008 (0)
- I save all my carbs for my evening meal. I eat minimal amount - during the day, drink a lot of coffee, then have a meal at dinner that sm 16:52:51 5/13/2008 (0)
- Exercise 4-5 days a week and don't eat so much. nm - ds 16:49:03 5/13/2008 (0)
any MTDAILers out here? trying to open - sm 16:41:25 5/13/2008 (1)
- yep, and page was sluggish or wouldn't open yesterday SM - billybob 16:51:03 5/13/2008 (0)
Everybody drop what they're doing right now..... - msg 16:14:49 5/13/2008 (2)
- Ooo. I'll watch. I already read the book! (nm) - La La 16:43:33 5/13/2008 (0)
- Is that the one with Cameron Diaz, Toni Collete? I cried! - Good movie/nm 16:32:52 5/13/2008 (0)
For the person who was going to call mortgage company Monday. Any luck? - Thinking of you today. -Dixiedew 16:05:17 5/13/2008 (2)
- I didn't have to. I posted later that my MTSO had shorted me about $500. - sm 17:02:13 5/13/2008 (1)
  - I hope things can go better for you soon. - nm 17:17:34 5/13/2008 (0)
Got my Senseo. Cool looking but I can't work it. SM - Becky 15:43:18 5/13/2008 (5)
- You might run several cups of cold water through it first. nm - hvlmt 16:31:54 5/13/2008 (0)
- It makes coffee strong enough to put hair on your chest. I liked to use 1 pod - MichelleJ 16:05:03 5/13/2008 (0)
- we didn't like the pods that came with it so we purchased sm - sm 15:55:27 5/13/2008 (0)
- What I want to know is how on earth you know what muddy water tastes like? - ;) nm 15:49:58 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Great question. Hmmmm. LOL. nm - Becky 15:54:10 5/13/2008 (0)
Is doc contradicting himself? Or would this be okay to leave? - Thank you so very much for your input. 15:28:34 5/13/2008 (3)
- I think it's okay. I think the doc is saying he meets the criteria sm - Lexi 15:30:53 5/13/2008 (0)
- Meets general criteria, but current candidate due to other factors. - It's fine as is. 15:30:39 5/13/2008 (1)
  - "Not" current candidate due to ..... - whoops 15:31:08 5/13/2008 (0)
I wish I could go to sleep and just not wake up. - nm 15:16:27 5/13/2008 (10)
- Are you sleeping well at night when you do sleep? sm - hvlmt 16:36:49 5/13/2008 (2)
  - No, as a matter of fact...I'm struggling with insomnia at night and - sm 17:10:12 5/13/2008 (1)
    - sorry - above post left by OP. nm - OP 17:10:54 5/13/2008 (0)
- I'm waiting for the pill that will let me sleep for about 3 years and - then wake up. A drug company could make a fortune on this. 16:24:36 5/13/2008 (2)
  - It's called a coma. - /nm 16:31:35 5/13/2008 (1)
    - I'll take one with 2 refills please. (nm) - La La 16:44:08 5/13/2008 (0)
- I want to do that too. Doc keeps trying me on antidepressants but so far, not any better - nm 15:59:37 5/13/2008 (0)
- I have been there. ((Hugs)). - So glad to be awake now. It will get better. nm 15:53:03 5/13/2008 (0)
- Try taking a brisk walk instead -- it will probably cheer you up. - anon 15:26:10 5/13/2008 (0)
- We don't want you to do that!!! Wake up!! - ((((Hugs))))/nm 15:22:52 5/13/2008 (0)
Update on my post yesterday about Vista....sm - PandaBear 14:33:50 5/13/2008 (0)
Today's Oprah - Dr. Oz on past life regression. - for anyone interested 14:23:58 5/13/2008 (4)
- What does that mean, past life regression? Is it some sort of a counselor/psychiatry tool? NM - nm 16:40:54 5/13/2008 (0)
- I'm so over this guy. - He's no wizard. 14:28:59 5/13/2008 (0)
- I don't believe in that but I'll watch out of curiosity. nm - thanks 14:28:20 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Don't know if I do or not, but I've read and heard - about so many case histories with no other explanation. Fascinates me. 14:40:47 5/13/2008 (0)
Any joggers out there with advice for me? - BMom - thanks! 14:20:30 5/13/2008 (5)
- BEST way to train if you want to do something like a 5K is - Talon 16:58:14 5/13/2008 (0)
- Link inside to Couch-to-5K Running Plan that I printed - out months ago -- now I have to JUST DO IT! 15:21:39 5/13/2008 (0)
- I jog on the treadmill almost 60 minutes 4x week.....sm - AllieCat 14:56:30 5/13/2008 (0)
- Dh just got into jogging. The beginning program he uses sm - sm 14:33:45 5/13/2008 (0)
- I walk/jog. I will walk and then job until I get winded, and then walk - until I catch my breath, and then jog again. That is what helps me 14:24:36 5/13/2008 (0)
Has anyone ever eloped and not told a soul? - nm 14:06:35 5/13/2008 (29)
- We told everyone we were going to the courthouse... - E-Lois 17:15:16 5/13/2008 (0)
- Think ours would have been considered elopement. Not the least bit sorry. nm - hvlmt 16:34:38 5/13/2008 (0)
- My sister and her husband did . Didn't tell anyone, - had strangers as their witnesses. My sister was so upset! /nm 16:02:39 5/13/2008 (0)
- sort of. Mom knew we were going to go, but not exactly when. - his family didn't know till after the fact. nm 15:58:06 5/13/2008 (0)
- If I had it to do over again, I would have eloped and taken the money - MichelleJ 15:52:26 5/13/2008 (0)
- Brian and I did. Were married at Hester's Bait Shop. SM - Becky 15:40:29 5/13/2008 (3)
  - The JP was a sweet old widowed man. He cried about his wife. SM - Becky 15:55:37 5/13/2008 (0)
  - You really "reeled" him in, eh? LOL - Awesome. QW 15:54:16 5/13/2008 (0)
  - Bait shop, I love it. lol - nm 15:47:03 5/13/2008 (0)
- My Gramma and Grampa eloped on Christmas Day when they were young - and were married a year, still with parents, with no one knowing. Married like 60+ years. QW 15:04:21 5/13/2008 (5)
  - How did they eventually tell their parents? - I'd love to hear their story! 15:38:11 5/13/2008 (1)
    - Well, it was pretty darn anticlimactic...sm - QW 16:18:18 5/13/2008 (0)
  - Wow, what a cool story to tell your kids and grandkids :D - Jamie 15:19:10 5/13/2008 (1)
    - The idea of it always tickled me. ;o) - QW 16:51:01 5/13/2008 (0)
  - Also, a friend of mine and her guy went and got married on their lunch hour. - The lope was just a skip n jump to the courthouse. QW 15:06:01 5/13/2008 (0)
- are you avoiding anything by eloping. - think about it before you lope. Cantaloupe without a bride - he he nm 14:50:49 5/13/2008 (5)
  - Not avoiding anything but stress. Older couple, not first marriage, and just want something private - for us. OP 15:17:31 5/13/2008 (4)
    - I do not blame you one little bit. DO IT! nm - Becky 15:56:25 5/13/2008 (2)
      - We are in exactly 11 days, 3 hours, and 51 minutes. - Think we're excited? lol OP 16:06:47 5/13/2008 (1)
        
        Congratulations! You won't regret it, see my response above. - E-Lois 17:17:19 5/13/2008 (0)
    - P.S. Major party a month or so later with everyone. - OP 15:18:08 5/13/2008 (0)
- A cousin did! - nm FUN 14:19:50 5/13/2008 (6)
  - I thought it would be fun too. - OP 14:41:33 5/13/2008 (5)
    - In his case, they called their parents immediately afterward and shared video via - the internet. They'd told everyone they were going fishing but went to Vegas! FUN 16:35:46 5/13/2008 (0)
    - I think my feelings would be hurt if someone in my family eloped. - Seems silly when you think of it, but I would be hurt. 14:53:16 5/13/2008 (3)
      - Why would you be hurt? - ? 15:17:52 5/13/2008 (2)
        
        Because I would want to share in their joy and I don't know - if I could understand why they wouldn't want to share it. 15:39:13 5/13/2008 (1)
        
        Perhaps they'd want a more private ceremony and weddings cost - lots of $$. 15:50:06 5/13/2008 (0)
- I did - poppy 14:12:56 5/13/2008 (0)
I have a question stemming from a post below. - sm 13:54:21 5/13/2008 (2)
- SIL ? sister or son? DB? - Couldn't read your post. nm 14:15:58 5/13/2008 (0)
- Oh, I forgot to say, SIL doesn't have total domain over kids, so talking to DB wouldn't seem - strange to me. They share responsibilities. nm 13:56:04 5/13/2008 (0)
DS just came home from school with a pretty swollen - sm 13:52:33 5/13/2008 (3)
- I did that playing dodgeball in PE, ended up with a fractured knuckle and tendon damage - had to have PT for quite a while after, still don't have full rom in that joint. sm 14:06:33 5/13/2008 (0)
- Probably no more than splint it, but do get it checked because - sm - Carol Reese 14:04:05 5/13/2008 (0)
- I jammed my finger in high school years back and I remember it being the exact same way - painful red and swollen at the joint. It went away after a week or so. nm 13:59:14 5/13/2008 (0)
My QA person is driving me nuts - sm 13:27:43 5/13/2008 (2)
- My supervisor at Spheris was awful about blaming me for things I didn't do sm - sm 13:37:31 5/13/2008 (1)
  - That sounds exactly like mine - different company though. i don't - blame you for not sticking around! OP 14:08:48 5/13/2008 (0)
Am searching for an oval shaped--sm - Debra 13:13:58 5/13/2008 (2)
- Check out Color Me Mine - link inside - we've had all sorts of - parties there SM 13:26:46 5/13/2008 (0)
- I'd check local antique shops. You might find one and attach hanger, - hang with ribbons above in foofy bow :+) Shawn 13:22:03 5/13/2008 (0)
I'm kickin' myself! I'm one of those readers who can't put a book down - once I start. SM 13:09:53 5/13/2008 (5)
- A life long problem which transends all good sense at times! - ff 13:27:11 5/13/2008 (0)
- Me too. I used to fall asleep reading in bed. - sm 13:12:28 5/13/2008 (2)
  - I never fell asleep. I'd just get caught up and next thing I knew the alarm was going off - and I hadn't slept a wink. nm 16:16:23 5/13/2008 (0)
  - LOL! That's funny - :o) 13:45:44 5/13/2008 (0)
- I'm like that too. Sometimes I don't want a new book b/c I don't have time to finish. nm - Another reader 13:11:40 5/13/2008 (0)
I'm accessing the net via Explorer rather an AOL and - sm 13:04:34 5/13/2008 (1)
- only thing I can think of is that IE dosn't know the correct program to read the file types SM - billybob 17:02:34 5/13/2008 (0)
I feel so badly for my sister. sm - Dixiedew 13:02:09 5/13/2008 (3)
- My stepdaughter was employed in the same job for 30 years before being laid off. sm - patz 13:18:25 5/13/2008 (0)
- I'm 53 and I can relate to how unsettling that would be. She's at an age - sm 13:09:36 5/13/2008 (0)
- DD - hugs. It's hard to watch people you love go through it. - silly 13:06:07 5/13/2008 (0)
My DS has senioritis so bad he is making me crazy. He actually has figured out SM - Mom 13:00:37 5/13/2008 (3)
- And what's more, how in the world does Mr. Award-Winning Soccer Jock fail PE??? Sheesh! nm - Mom 13:27:12 5/13/2008 (0)
- DD in a similar situation but only 2 wks to bring up an F! - My procrastinator nm 13:14:26 5/13/2008 (0)
- I don't know. But if he's looking for scholarships, they depend on these grades too. - nm 13:14:07 5/13/2008 (0)
Hey Heather, you lean, mean losing weight machine! What kind of - exercising do you do, and when? /nm 12:31:25 5/13/2008 (3)
- Im doing 30 minutes of ellipitical every day and 4 days a week I do - Heather 13:45:13 5/13/2008 (1)
  - I am so happy for you! I like your plan....eat what you like, but just less - of it! Simple! Good for you!/nm 14:49:45 5/13/2008 (0)
- I'd like to know too, Healther! Ignore the naysayers below! - nm 12:38:43 5/13/2008 (0)
Favorite travel web site recommendations? - short trip 12:23:36 5/13/2008 (2)
- tripadvisor.com - nm 12:25:19 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Ditto -- reviews of the hotels there, too. - my travel bible 14:07:51 5/13/2008 (0)
the desert smells like rain (sm) - Pam 12:16:11 5/13/2008 (1)
- Hi Pam! When we tiled our old house about 3 years ago... - sm Sabina 12:35:29 5/13/2008 (0)
Does anyone here have psoriasis of the scalp? How - do you treat it? nm 11:52:21 5/13/2008 (0)
Any Idol fans here? Kristy Lynn Cook story inside. sm - This article cracked me up! 11:43:48 5/13/2008 (7)
- That's funny. You don't have a link, do you? - nm 12:56:54 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Here you go: - Not the OP 15:43:57 5/13/2008 (0)
- LOL. Yes. That's absolutely hysterical. I'm from Brookings, and - you'll miss G's Pass if you blink twice. Silly girl. Shawn 12:50:43 5/13/2008 (2)
  - Shawn, I used to live just south of the border from you in a tiny town called Ferndale. - Small world. NB 13:21:48 5/13/2008 (1)
    - You didn't! It's a small world after all... LOL. We keep bumpin' into each other, - don't we?! :+) Shawn 13:27:04 5/13/2008 (0)
- The funniest part is if you can't be famous in Grants Pass that's pretty sad. - As I remember, the Elmer's was the best thing in that town. 12:42:15 5/13/2008 (1)
  - My grandmother lived there. We used to visit from CA in the summer.. OMG, was - it BORING... Except once my dad took me on the Hellgate boat ride. 12:56:56 5/13/2008 (0)
Speaking of doctors, I went to one last week, had an EKG, wants to do an echo. - Fine. SM 11:42:49 5/13/2008 (7)
- It's real, real easy for a doctor to order an echo (assuming you don't mean a stress echo) - - sm 14:51:19 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Amen girl. This is absolutely correct. - nm 16:55:24 5/13/2008 (0)
- You know what really sucks? Once you get your diagnosis, then your - health insurance goes up or you can't get reasonable replacement insurance. sm 12:49:20 5/13/2008 (0)
- Check with your health department sm - sm 12:26:06 5/13/2008 (0)
- My doctor did the same thing to make sure all was well. You are worth it, ya know. - nm 11:50:33 5/13/2008 (2)
  - You're right. However, I'm struggling as it is. I HATE being broke all the time. - I hate having to put routine health care on hold but I must if I want to eat. 11:58:26 5/13/2008 (1)
    - I hear you. I went for a physical last year and my doctor ordered - a bunch of tests and insurance didn't cover it all. I am paying 12:19:06 5/13/2008 (0)
I was given a Topsy Turvy tomato planter for Mother's Day by MIL sm - Jamie 11:33:20 5/13/2008 (4)
- I don't know! But I want one! The bunnies eat our tomatoes. :) NM - Chickadee 12:18:27 5/13/2008 (3)
  - Well, if I don't get any traders, I'll send it to you :D sm - Jamie 15:17:50 5/13/2008 (0)
  - Here's some links to making your own. - sm 12:24:12 5/13/2008 (1)
    - Cool! Thanks so much for the links! :D NM - Chickadee 14:29:42 5/13/2008 (0)
Is there an OTC product that does the same thing as Afrin nasal spray, SM - Flash 11:15:50 5/13/2008 (4)
- Nasalcrom works well. Have also heard good things about... - sniffly 12:35:54 5/13/2008 (0)
- I second the neti pot suggestion below. It is a godsend for me - nm 11:36:49 5/13/2008 (0)
- Having been 'addicted' to Afrin in the past, I sympathize. - Try some Breathright stips, sleep propped up a little bit, and - sm 11:34:02 5/13/2008 (0)
- Couple things come to mind ~ - SM 11:21:29 5/13/2008 (0)
Vent:: doc says she doesnt want me taking NSAID too much, sm - N. Payne 11:13:58 5/13/2008 (2)
- My last doc, note: LAST, said "you're aging, it hurts, it sucks, get - used to it." I can no longer take ibuprofen, either, and, yeah, it does suck SM 11:24:08 5/13/2008 (1)
  - I hurt worst when the weather acts up. We have storms coming in today sm - N 11:35:39 5/13/2008 (0)
I am getting collections calls for *other* people. sm - Arrgggh 10:29:15 5/13/2008 (16)
- I had somebody use my number on their checks...bad checks. That was fun to deal with! - Finally changed my number. 11:47:23 5/13/2008 (2)
  - I wrote a response with a similar story but apparently didn't hit enter. - SM 11:54:07 5/13/2008 (1)
    - Nevermind...I did post it...no sense reading it twice. Must be time - for nap or lunch...or both! 11:55:27 5/13/2008 (0)
- Me too. I finally called their #800 and told them there was no one here by that name. sm - janiceb 11:02:04 5/13/2008 (0)
- Call the phone co and raise Ned! sm - Win 10:59:00 5/13/2008 (0)
- Same here, but a little different - sm - Maria 10:58:03 5/13/2008 (0)
- No - and here's a sidebar: My daughter dealing with a process server sm - hvlmt 10:58:02 5/13/2008 (0)
- Play along until you get their name. Just saysm - Kersten 10:53:00 5/13/2008 (1)
  - I've had that problem recently with my cell phone, but I tell 'em sm - Win 11:05:26 5/13/2008 (0)
- Call their 800 numbers, ask to speak to a supervisor, and tell your story - sm - Carol Reese 10:46:19 5/13/2008 (0)
- I would report it to the phone company that you've been assigned the number of a previous 'nuisance' - person who has ditched the number and now you suffer. Worked for us. nm 10:40:44 5/13/2008 (0)
- Several years ago when that happened to me... - SM 10:36:36 5/13/2008 (0)
- whocalledus.com? That's helped me put a stop to some things. - silly 10:34:44 5/13/2008 (2)
  - How did that help put a stop to anything? - nm 10:44:42 5/13/2008 (1)
    - Told me who they were so I could find another number to call them. - silly 10:50:35 5/13/2008 (0)
- Is this Verizon? We get the same thing here. nm - also people give fake #'s 10:34:40 5/13/2008 (0)
Without sounding like a big baby (sm) - Still grieving, how long does it take. 10:25:00 5/13/2008 (19)
- Oh, I know exactly what you mean. Lost both my parents and two of my (sm) - farley 16:24:27 5/13/2008 (0)
- I know exactly how you feel every Christmas and Father's Day weekend. sm - janiceb 13:37:52 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Hugs to you too. It is difficult, especially when you have a small family. - Should have had more kids. nm 14:52:56 5/13/2008 (0)
- You can't do anything about deceased parents, but you can reignite your - marriage with a little work. NM 11:57:49 5/13/2008 (1)
  - I have been working on that. It's probably me and my gloom. - Many suggestions have helped. nm 12:30:28 5/13/2008 (0)
- Can you come to my house? My kids will keep you so busy you won't know what hit you! (sm) - La La 11:31:33 5/13/2008 (0)
- I say allow yourself to feel however you feel. sm - adabee 11:22:39 5/13/2008 (0)
- Thanks for the suggestions. I'm probably feeling blue - Making lemonade with my lemons. sm 11:10:29 5/13/2008 (0)
- Here's what I did.. - /sm 11:08:26 5/13/2008 (0)
- Volunteer at a nursing home. You'll have people to care for and will be appreciated there. - it'll give you a new outlook on life. nm 11:08:15 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Don't think I have it for this type of volunteer. Going to check - local hospital for volunteer. nm 12:29:12 5/13/2008 (0)
- I say it's time for your second wind! Any groups you could join in something you like to do? SM - anon 10:52:43 5/13/2008 (0)
- Unfortunately, there is no time limit on how long grieving takes. sm - Talon 10:50:55 5/13/2008 (0)
- I don't have any answers for you but I'd just like you to know . . . sm - I'm there with you! 10:44:14 5/13/2008 (0)
- 12+ yrs and counting here. nm - Sending hugs and lots of understanding! 10:41:32 5/13/2008 (0)
- Awwww, not really any suggestions, but how about a hug? I think my hubby - Estelle 10:39:15 5/13/2008 (0)
- Can you take up a musical instrument or join a church/club? - Make some new friends, a new hobby, etc. to keep you busy. nm Helping 10:37:35 5/13/2008 (0)
- Where are you? What state? - nm 10:36:45 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Ohio. I am going to check local hospital to do volunteer. - nm 12:27:55 5/13/2008 (0)
Man, I cannot get myself going this morning.... - had a good night's sleep, ate breakfast but just want to go back to bed. nm doodle 09:50:49 5/13/2008 (1)
- I'll second that - I'm now sitting down to try to work. We'll see if it happens. nm - Jamie 09:56:54 5/13/2008 (0)
Okay ladies. Seriously need your advice this morning. sm - Regular anon 09:20:28 5/13/2008 (27)
- Might be her starting to warm up. Let him go. Send cookies on pretty - plate, call over there to see how he's doing. Let her make peace. Shawn 12:29:57 5/13/2008 (0)
- I would let him go just this once and then next time invite their son over - jb 11:22:15 5/13/2008 (0)
- Gut reaction? No way! No how! No, no, no. She'll poison your kid against you next! - Win 11:10:35 5/13/2008 (0)
- I wouldn't let him go until SHE asked ME if he could go. nm - Just me. 10:46:45 5/13/2008 (0)
- I wouldn't let him go. I'd have to have some family get-togethers first - so SIL could prove she wouldn't act like a caveman. nm 10:38:58 5/13/2008 (0)
- I am normally a forgiver. But this time, I'd make that witch ask ME. nm - Becky 10:20:59 5/13/2008 (2)
  - But how would that help your children to be friends? They're cousins. sm - nm 11:42:05 5/13/2008 (1)
    - Agreed, but why should this rest on the OP's shoulders? Let the SIL cowboy up. nm - Becky 12:41:12 5/13/2008 (0)
- My sister is like this. I let them go, SM - silly 10:09:25 5/13/2008 (0)
- I think she's hateful and I wouldn't want my child around her w/o me. nm - Kersten 10:04:39 5/13/2008 (1)
  - I forgot to say, just because someone - has some money doesn't automatically mean kids are well taken care of, either. nm Kersten 10:11:26 5/13/2008 (0)
- I'd be tempted to start slow. Maybe your son could go to their house for the day - or something. Then again, maybe it would depend on how comfortable your son is with her. 09:31:58 5/13/2008 (0)
- Let the child go. Be a better person than your SIL. It's not the kids fault. nm - Patz 09:31:31 5/13/2008 (12)
  - I would normally agree but worry about communication issues here. A 6-year-old sm - hvlmt 09:36:05 5/13/2008 (11)
    - The communication issue is between the two parents. When the kids sm - Patz 09:44:25 5/13/2008 (10)
      - But the OP's son sure doesn't need to around a pissy attitude about his mother. - nm 10:40:16 5/13/2008 (8)
        
        Who says the SIL will have a pissy attitude. sm - Patz 14:42:58 5/13/2008 (1)
        
        I wouldn't be willing to send my son over on the hope of a "maybe she won't" - nm 16:18:16 5/13/2008 (0)
        
        I think a lot of you all need to grow up and see how things go this first time out. sm - Yo 12:25:05 5/13/2008 (4)
        
        If the pissy attitude had changed, the SIL would have called the OP and not gone around her. sm - Kersten 12:56:56 5/13/2008 (0)
        
        Yeah right. And sending her son over just to check is a warm and fuzzy way to do it. - I'd find a way to see if her attitudes changed without using my son as a guinea pig. nm 12:36:53 5/13/2008 (0)
        
        Yo - sm 12:36:01 5/13/2008 (1)
        
        I don't see your moniker on your post. nm - Yo 13:21:15 5/13/2008 (0)
        
        Oh yeah - no kidding. One of my aunts hated my father and sm - Kersten 10:55:28 5/13/2008 (0)
      - I was talking more about communication betrween adults should a problem arise sm - hvlmt 10:19:03 5/13/2008 (0)
- I'm in the same situation. - sm 09:27:38 5/13/2008 (1)
  - I do this same thing with my MIL. sm - Tea 09:36:03 5/13/2008 (0)
Can someone explain what this is and what it does? - Educating myself (sm) 09:04:28 5/13/2008 (1)
- As it says, it is the next generation wireless card. The N tells you - Ernest 09:10:03 5/13/2008 (0)
Coupon clipping question... - SM 08:48:18 5/13/2008 (15)
- I watched open-mouthed as the lady in front of me - sm - Dixiedew 11:46:30 5/13/2008 (8)
  - I keep trying to tell you guys I save that much because I - use coupons and buy only what is on sale that I have a coupon for. I save 12:23:30 5/13/2008 (5)
    - I believe you, I really, really do. But I still wonder if shopping differently in the - first place wouldn't save as much. For example, sm 12:26:40 5/13/2008 (4)
      - I can answer that. No - you can save more with coupons - and brand names than you can buying generic. Really. nm 14:21:54 5/13/2008 (3)
        
        Where do you get your coupons? I don't often find coupons for what I consider - staple items like for instance, Cream of Mushroom Soup. sm 15:08:28 5/13/2008 (2)
        
        From the Sunday paper. There are coupons all the time for - Campbell's cream soups. AFAIK the coupons are nationwide. nm 15:53:08 5/13/2008 (1)
        
        Seems like the last few coupons I've seen require purchasing like Durkee onions or something too, - which I don't need. I will look again. How much do you pay for COM soup with coupon? nm 16:41:58 5/13/2008 (0)
  - I wonder though, had she bought store brand items, or shopped at a discount store like Sav-A-Lot - or Aldi, how her bill would have compared? nm 11:48:17 5/13/2008 (1)
    - I save more buying brand name items with coupons than - I would with generic. nm 12:26:25 5/13/2008 (0)
- You have to use the ones in the paper. Lots of stores don't - accept the online coupons. I save a lot with coupons. nm 10:09:23 5/13/2008 (1)
  - All of the stores around here take the online ones as well. Wal-Mart should take them. - Jamie 10:42:02 5/13/2008 (0)
- Walmart is SUPPOSED to accept online coupons. - sm 08:50:23 5/13/2008 (3)
  - Here is a copy of the page from the Walmart site. - sm 08:56:11 5/13/2008 (2)
    - Thank you! I'll have to try shopping there. Last time, I didn't really save - and I kept getting sidetracked LOL! 09:03:13 5/13/2008 (1)
      - I think that's a problem with coupon shopping. I think in my case - I spend money on things I wouldn't normally buy - sm 13:54:36 5/13/2008 (0)
Do you think it is appropriate for a man - sm 08:47:22 5/13/2008 (20)
- In a word, no. Guys who do this have no respect for their wives. - Dixiedew 11:48:16 5/13/2008 (1)
  - totally agree and the same goes for women who do this - nm 12:28:11 5/13/2008 (0)
- DH says guys that talk about it aren't usually getting it. - Wishful thinking perhaps? nm 10:32:51 5/13/2008 (0)
- If only my poor DH HAD a sex life to discuss with other men. :-( nm - Anon 10:24:37 5/13/2008 (1)
  - That's me. If I was going to make up stuff, I'd have to look it up 1st - just to make sure I remembered the details right. nm 10:42:49 5/13/2008 (0)
- Unfortunately that is a typical guy thing. Doesn't mean it's right or - Talon 10:17:56 5/13/2008 (0)
- If it was my husband, I'd have to re-examine my marriage sm - Kersten 10:13:29 5/13/2008 (0)
- They sound more like 17-year-olds in a locker room than adult men. - nm 10:04:03 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Unfortunately, there isn't often much of a difference between the 2. nm - Talon 13:56:52 5/13/2008 (0)
- No, it is not appropriate, and I'd be very po - janiceb 09:38:12 5/13/2008 (1)
  - I'd be very po'd if DH did that, but then men are very juvenile when it comes to sex. - mine's bigger than yours 09:40:58 5/13/2008 (0)
- I will not have my DH discussing our sex life. What I do in my bedroom sm - Patz 09:08:54 5/13/2008 (0)
- Always been my theory that if the relationship is important sm - hvlmt 09:07:44 5/13/2008 (0)
- Totally inappropriate. No matter how pleased/displeased I was with - Ernest 09:07:25 5/13/2008 (0)
- Don't be crazy. It's not right for anybody to do that. nm - Becky 08:48:34 5/13/2008 (0)
- No. I don't think it's appropriate for women either, but they do it all the time. - It's not just men. nm 08:48:32 5/13/2008 (4)
  - I had a friend - one friend - of all my women friends in my lifetime who shared that. - People, if a person tells all about other people, you know they're talking about you too. Kersten 10:35:36 5/13/2008 (0)
  - Thank you for saying that. I have some female friends who - Talon 10:18:52 5/13/2008 (0)
  - That was my next question - is it common? - nm 08:57:53 5/13/2008 (1)
    - I would say no. I thing general comments are made all the time, but specifics? Heck no. - HOWEVER....DH was telling me something about his coworker and his wife, and I SM 09:09:44 5/13/2008 (0)
computer question - inside, thanks in advance! 08:30:17 5/13/2008 (1)
- Re: computer question - see link - heyz 09:19:07 5/13/2008 (0)
Any good home treatments for mild ezcema? nm - nothing major, just a small patch 08:14:50 5/13/2008 (5)
- Benedryl lotion seems to help me, but I'm going to give bag balm a shot. - nm 10:20:36 5/13/2008 (0)
- Bag balm. Works wonders. - nm 08:29:32 5/13/2008 (0)
- I use cortisone cream and it usually clears right up. nm - nm 08:27:45 5/13/2008 (2)
  - how often, though, long term, regular use can damage skin. - horribly so, too, and I wish I didn't know that! nm 09:19:12 5/13/2008 (1)
    - Well, I haven't had it in a while. I remember using it for a few days sm - nm 09:28:24 5/13/2008 (0)
Friend is alcoholic. He knows this about himself. - sm ' 07:53:18 5/13/2008 (10)
- I had a friend who gave up alcohol....then took up cocaine. Then he gave up cocaine....SM - Flash 10:25:55 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Well actually, I'd a whole lot rather have someone smoke pot - than drink alcohol or do cocaine. I know "a drug is a drug is a drug" but 10:42:33 5/13/2008 (0)
- Sounds like my DH. He drinks at least 6 beers every night but gave - up coffee and always tells me we need to eat more fruits and vegetables. sm 10:11:22 5/13/2008 (0)
- I know what you mean...sm - One who posted about alcoholic drunk dialing sister on Sunday 08:33:24 5/13/2008 (2)
  - I had a similar conversation with a family member sm - reggie 09:14:30 5/13/2008 (0)
  - To you and the poster below with the alcoholic husband, I don't (sm) - OP 08:43:25 5/13/2008 (0)
- Same messed up logic here. DH works out every night, and then - Alcoholic's Wife 08:31:33 5/13/2008 (0)
- Never try to understand the logic of an alcoholic. - Could be a "blossoming," of his awareness, though. But then again... nm 08:24:49 5/13/2008 (0)
- Maybe he is thinking in terms of baby steps. Give up one addictive thing at a time. - nm 08:03:37 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Of course, he will have a helluva time in AA with all of the coffee pounders - at the meetings. nm 08:04:37 5/13/2008 (0)
Flower question. - sm 07:46:49 5/13/2008 (4)
- try this link.....sm - flowerpower 08:33:26 5/13/2008 (1)
  - That looks like it! Why didn't mine creep like that, though?! Hmmmm. - thank you for the link. 08:41:41 5/13/2008 (0)
- Would it be moss rose? Couldn't find a good pic, but they come in a one-color plant, or m - or multi, and they creep. I love 'em. 08:11:37 5/13/2008 (1)
  - I'll google them. Thanks! - nm 08:12:17 5/13/2008 (0)
Part 5 is up. You'll be pleased to know - that we're on our way back to the villa. nm Catwoman 03:26:38 5/13/2008 (6)
- I don't know where you are but I never want to go. How are you able to blog?.......nm - wow 14:17:25 5/13/2008 (0)
- I hope you kick some major butt while down there. What a charade! nm - janiceb 11:03:41 5/13/2008 (0)
- I really, really hope that you aren't going to let those SOBs get away-sm - Nan 07:51:06 5/13/2008 (0)
- Thanks. I've been quite captivated by this whole saga. - sm 06:45:05 5/13/2008 (2)
  - With stories like yours and Catwoman's, it makes me hesitate to want to-sm - Nan 07:42:36 5/13/2008 (0)
  - Yep. It reminds me of the tale of my late friend, who got in SM - Becky 06:58:34 5/13/2008 (0)
ESL humor: She just dictated, date of bert. Birth? Bert. Bert, bert, birth, bert, birth... - like a song. nm Sapphire 02:08:40 5/13/2008 (1)
- She's dating Bert? lol ;) - nm 06:48:35 5/13/2008 (0)
Another death. - I just saw the love of my life died Saturday. sm 23:58:31 5/12/2008 (7)
- How old was he and what did he finally die of (I know probably caused - by his alcoholism, but alcoholics often die of heart disease, liver failure, and other things). nm 10:12:21 5/13/2008 (1)
  - They did finally put more in the obit, but nothing as to cause of death. sm - He was 61. I don't know yet what he died of. 12:39:59 5/13/2008 (0)
- I know what you mean. It's always a shock no matter how - Estelle 10:10:24 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Thank you, Estelle. - OP 12:40:28 5/13/2008 (0)
- I feel your pain. I'm so sorry to hear this. I really am. I know it hurts. sm - Goodness 09:23:16 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Thank you for your prayers. - I am fortunate in that I do have family that loves me. 12:41:01 5/13/2008 (0)
- So sorry. I know sometimes these things just seem to come in floods. - nm 00:55:10 5/13/2008 (0)
Feeling cruel right about now!! Anyone got a Venus Flytrap I can borrow? >:( sm - Estelle 23:27:47 5/12/2008 (7)
- I have gnats....they're only at my work area and I can't find anything they're - attracted to...other than me! It's been going on for months and is driving me insane. 08:25:01 5/13/2008 (4)
  - Gnats love tequila. Put a glass with just a couple of drops on your desk and watch the carnage. - nm 10:19:36 5/13/2008 (2)
    - I heard somewhere to put some apple cider vinegar in a cup halfway and they will - drown themselves in it. 11:34:37 5/13/2008 (0)
    - LOL, finally, some REAL use for that stuff! : D j/k...kinda. :}~~~ - Estelle 10:25:08 5/13/2008 (0)
  - Oh yeah, I forgot about a trap along those lines. sm - Estelle 10:18:35 5/13/2008 (0)
- That, and I DESPISE when they get in the car...sm - PandaBear 23:33:01 5/12/2008 (1)
  - uhuh, tha's right. either straight to the floor board or straight to the back seat. nm - Estelle 23:35:35 5/12/2008 (0)
Questions about Classmates.com....sm - PandaBear 23:00:57 5/12/2008 (5)
- They sent me a lot of spam and I couldn't get off their list until I changed email address. - nm 10:07:44 5/13/2008 (0)
- That's about it. You can add yourself to their database and - sm 00:59:53 5/13/2008 (0)
- I belonged last summer. It was under $30 for a 3-month membership. - I got several email addresses and then let it expire. sm MTinMT 23:38:43 5/12/2008 (1)
  - LOL! Like the 'too cheap' comment ... That's the reason I let mine - go, too. :) nm 00:05:15 5/13/2008 (0)
- It's free to join. If you want access to any of the info, however, you - have to be a gold member, THAT costs, lol. I did it once, $35 +/-. HTH nm 23:07:31 5/12/2008 (0)
If you build it, they will come. sm - simply charming 19:20:25 5/12/2008 (5)
- That is so cute. I don't recall our black bear cubs playing on - the playground, but they sure loved the dumpster. chickyboo 00:07:35 5/13/2008 (0)
- How cute! Reminds me of the time we caught some bears playing in our - tree house. they LOVED banging the toys around and throwing the toy pots and pans out the window nm 23:49:23 5/12/2008 (0)
- Ack!!! lol nm - PandaBear 23:34:28 5/12/2008 (0)
- Oh my!! Good thing she saw them before she opened the door! Cute... - Estelle 22:23:01 5/12/2008 (0)
- Too terribly cute :+) - Shawn 20:45:31 5/12/2008 (0)
To the person who saw the unclothed kids at Sonic... - Did you ever report it? nm 18:44:23 5/12/2008 (11)
- Yes. I gave the police the license number, but I'm iffy about if they will really check - into it. They didn't seem as concerned as I was/am. 21:14:00 5/12/2008 (10)
  - Call Child Protective Services. - nm 23:17:12 5/12/2008 (0)
  - The thing that popped into my mind was that the kids took their own clothes off. - How many times did my little ones do that.. 21:23:59 5/12/2008 (8)
    - That's what duct tape is for. (nm) - La La 11:35:23 5/13/2008 (0)
    - I wonder if those little yahoos stripped and threw them out of the car sm - Lexi 06:03:45 5/13/2008 (0)
    - Well, the top was down on the convertible and we were in an SUV right next to them. - sm 21:53:13 5/12/2008 (5)
      - I have to tell you a story - sm - bad, bad mommy LOL 22:19:02 5/12/2008 (4)
        
        I had this kid. He hated close. See story inside. - Montyna 10:54:15 5/13/2008 (1)
        
        He hated clothes. Shutup. Grammar correction days are Thursdays. - nm 10:55:41 5/13/2008 (0)
        
        ROFL! Oh, you HORRIBLE mom you!! >:D sm - Estelle 22:37:34 5/12/2008 (1)
        
        I swear this child was a pedophile's dream that I had to stay on top of forever - sm - bad, bad mommy LOL 00:54:15 5/13/2008 (0)
About Vista....sm - PandaBear 17:27:43 5/12/2008 (11)
- Well that sucks! I hope they're replacing it! - chickyboo 00:10:55 5/13/2008 (1)
  - Yes. It is still under warranty, so they're replacing the harddrive. : ) nm - PandaBear 08:52:20 5/13/2008 (0)
- We've never had auto updates, even with XP. Turn 'em off. - Wait until bugs are weeded out by others, then update later. nm 22:58:35 5/12/2008 (0)
- Thanks for the warning. Just got new laptop and DH just loaded it- sm - ds 22:34:49 5/12/2008 (0)
- I have Vista too Panda, how do you turn off the updates? (sm) - cher 20:36:32 5/12/2008 (5)
  - Go to control panel. You will see Windows Update. Under - Talon 21:37:54 5/12/2008 (3)
    - Thanks so much Talon! I just changed my setting to the same one (sm) - cher 22:09:48 5/12/2008 (2)
      - Each update will tell you which system it is for. So anything that - Talon 22:12:19 5/12/2008 (1)
        
        ahhhh, that makes sense - thanks!!! :) (nm) - cher 22:39:53 5/12/2008 (0)
  - You're talking to an absolutely computer illiterate. I do what I'm told by techs and the like...sm - PandaBear 21:12:54 5/12/2008 (0)
- Same thing happened to my DH a few months back. - nm 18:49:55 5/12/2008 (0)
Question about taxes and working teenagers, please. SM - nm 17:23:10 5/12/2008 (3)
- Mine puts down 0. He gets a little more back that way at tax time. - nm 17:44:28 5/12/2008 (0)
- He should be good with claiming 1. It has nothing to do with who claims who - when filing. Laverne 17:37:17 5/12/2008 (0)
- We've always put zero, for a variety of reasons. - nm 17:24:57 5/12/2008 (0)
Has anyone heard that Tom Jones was killed? - Huh? 16:49:00 5/12/2008 (3)
- Not the singerTom Jones but the Art Car Museum curator sm - for link 16:54:50 5/12/2008 (2)
  - Oh, how awful! If it was DUI.... when are people going to learn NOT to drink and drive? nm - PandaBear 17:00:45 5/12/2008 (1)
    - I know, it's not safe anywhere any longer!! nm - link poster, not OP 17:03:48 5/12/2008 (0)
Anyone tried Remifemin? I about to bite - DH's head off, and everyone else's too, and 16:40:22 5/12/2008 (5)
- I never had any mood problems, just hot flashes, as below. Hope you can get it under control. - nm 18:56:45 5/12/2008 (0)
- I am taking it but I can't help you with the mood part.....sm - AllieCat 18:13:07 5/12/2008 (0)
- I don't know if it would help but I had hot flashes and palpitations. I started - taking black cohosh capsules and everything disappeared. nm 17:26:23 5/12/2008 (2)
  - Wow, guess you are one of the lucky one. I tried that with no luck. sm - AllieCat 18:16:04 5/12/2008 (1)
    - The first bottle were caplets and this time they are gel caps. I just pick up whatever is on sale. - I was sleeping with only a sheet, hair up, in the dead of winter and still soaking the pillow. nm 18:42:35 5/12/2008 (0)
Anyone know site of the dance exercise DVDs? - Latin dance, saw on TV. Tks nm 16:30:28 5/12/2008 (5)
- Go to collagevideo.com (nm) Great company. - They actually do all the DVDs, rate them, and they don't sell junk. 07:28:52 5/13/2008 (0)
- Yoga Booty Ballet by any chance? They are FUN! - link inside 18:20:58 5/12/2008 (0)
- I just got mine of Ebay. But it's Core Rhythms. I love doing it, every day, - still FUN, fantastic workouts!...sm QW :o) 16:39:10 5/12/2008 (2)
  - Do you think it enhances how you move just in everyday walking? - As far as coordination and grace? 16:50:40 5/12/2008 (1)
    - I can say...sm - QW 17:43:02 5/12/2008 (0)
Grandmother to be ... how is your DS's fiance doing? ((hugs)) nm - PandaBear 16:19:36 5/12/2008 (18)
- She is a wreck and has just lived through hell. She had just - Grandmother to be no more 20:09:14 5/12/2008 (13)
  - Did you know that there are volunteer photographers that will come and photograph sm - Kelly 06:36:00 5/13/2008 (0)
  - They named him - Rebel Ford xx - A heck of a name - Grandmother 04:58:12 5/13/2008 (1)
    - What a tribute! nm - Estelle 10:22:58 5/13/2008 (0)
  - sending prayers for all of you. So heartbreaking. - nm 23:56:43 5/12/2008 (0)
  - I'm so very sorry for all of you. I lost my first one almost exactly like her. - Definitely saying a prayer for you and yours. Laverne 22:22:05 5/12/2008 (0)
  - Oh, I am so terribly sorry for your all's loss. Lifting all of you in prayer. nm - Estelle 21:38:28 5/12/2008 (0)
  - I'm so sorry. We lost our first grandson at 1-1/2 days old. It is so hard-sm - Nan 21:30:22 5/12/2008 (0)
  - Oh, this is so difficult! Praying for your family. And, when the time comes - sm - Carol Reese 21:26:09 5/12/2008 (0)
  - So very sorry for your loss! How far along in her pregnancy was she? - Prayers being said for you all! 21:16:26 5/12/2008 (2)
    - She was 15 weeks. - GNM 21:21:56 5/12/2008 (1)
      - That is just so very sad! I'm so sorry for all of you!! - nm 21:53:51 5/12/2008 (0)
  - That poor girl. I'm SO sorry...how heartbreaking! (more hugs for all of you). nm - PandaBear 21:14:47 5/12/2008 (0)
  - Oh, I'm so sorry to hear this! It makes me so sad :( Prayers still for you and yours. nm - Jamie 21:04:37 5/12/2008 (0)
- Wasn't sure if you were just following up or didn't know. - link to OP inside 17:23:56 5/12/2008 (2)
  - Yes, I knew she lost the baby. :( I was just wondering how SHE was doing. nm - PandaBear 17:29:22 5/12/2008 (1)
    - Very kind of you to ask, I'm glad you did! nm - link poster, not OP 21:57:28 5/12/2008 (0)
- She posted that she lost the baby yesterday. nm - nm 17:12:39 5/12/2008 (0)
To sublime and Win - Thanks for any information you can provide. sm - Laverne 15:50:13 5/12/2008 (3)
- Sent you an E-mail just a few minutes ago. Hang in there! - Win 18:19:00 5/12/2008 (0)
- I ran your post by my DH who is a retired navy chief. sm - sm 16:47:01 5/12/2008 (1)
  - Thanks I appreciate your input - sm - Laverne 17:26:09 5/12/2008 (0)
Pregnancy Q&A sm - PandaBear 15:10:31 5/12/2008 (5)
- LOL, lost it on the first one, tho (would that be a world record???)! : D nm - Estelle 21:58:13 5/12/2008 (3)
  - Holy-whatever-is-holy!! ONE woman from Russia gave birth to 69 children??? - Estelle 22:30:28 5/12/2008 (2)
    - She holds the record I believe. However, it appears Mrs. Dugger is working to break it. nm - PandaBear 22:48:04 5/12/2008 (1)
      - That's really not nice. - nm 02:10:52 5/13/2008 (0)
- LOL - nm 16:01:01 5/12/2008 (0)
Be gone Spot. Help! I just went into the kitchen (sm) - Alfred Hitchcock? 15:08:35 5/12/2008 (2)
- Do you think they're from dishwashing detergent for dishwasher? sm - Estelle 21:53:21 5/12/2008 (1)
  - It is near the dishwasher. Don't remember spilling any, but.... - I'm going to check ingredients and be more careful next time. 05:27:48 5/13/2008 (0)
Help! Does anyone else have trouble staying awake....sm - OldeMT 14:57:35 5/12/2008 (10)
- Thanks everyone...sm - OldeMT 22:25:50 5/12/2008 (0)
- I'd do 20 minute power 'rests.' I'd set the alarm clock, and lay down. - sm - Carol Reese 21:36:11 5/12/2008 (0)
- ME, ME!! I took a three hour nap today. I just have such a hard time these days! - ladyjane 21:17:40 5/12/2008 (0)
- I have to stay away from carbs and keep the room cool. nm - PandaBear 17:01:37 5/12/2008 (0)
- I used to do an 8-minute power nap and set a timer, also not eating ANY carbs during working hours. - NM 15:31:59 5/12/2008 (1)
  - I do 10 min power naps. Honestly, I'm dead asleep when my head hits the pillow. - Really refreshes, better than long naps actually. 21:26:06 5/12/2008 (0)
- Sometimes it depends on lunch. The other day, a cheese quesadilla was great until - 30 minutes later when I thought I was going to drop at my keyboard! 15:28:39 5/12/2008 (0)
- 20 minute power nap! - nm 15:13:28 5/12/2008 (0)
- I have a hard time too. Caffeine does it for a while, but the effects are only short-lived :( - Jamie 15:11:48 5/12/2008 (0)
- Try some caffeine? Or how about a multivitamin or some B-complex? - suggestion 15:03:18 5/12/2008 (0)
Embarrassing question about fleas...sm - PandaBear 14:48:10 5/12/2008 (13)
- Fog the house with one of the foggers with Pre-Cor or whatever it is that - sm - Carol Reese 21:48:15 5/12/2008 (0)
- Sprinkle salt over the entire carpet. Dries up the adult fleas and the eggs. - vaccume up in the morning. Like borax poster, I have been doing this forever, works every time. 19:00:41 5/12/2008 (0)
- If it has only been a week since you treated the dogs, you will still see fleas - in the house you MUST treat all bedding, carpet, furnature sm 18:25:25 5/12/2008 (0)
- Consider switching to Advantix or ask your vet about other products. - Former Frontline user. 15:38:53 5/12/2008 (0)
- Vaccum several times a day, replacing bag/cleaning cylinder after - each time. 15:01:07 5/12/2008 (0)
- Vaccum really good. Don't overdose them on flea meds. It takes a while for it to take effect. - nm 14:57:01 5/12/2008 (2)
  - Thanks - but their flea treatments were over a week ago! nm - PandaBear 15:11:14 5/12/2008 (1)
    - It took about a month for Frontline to start working on mine. - don't give them more flea treatments yet. nm 15:23:37 5/12/2008 (0)
- Get borax sprinkle onto carpet, use a broom to work it in, leave on overnight and then vacuum. - Ernest 14:56:58 5/12/2008 (0)
- You might try sprinkling borax on your carpet (sm) - Patsy 14:52:53 5/12/2008 (3)
  - I'll try the bowl thing... thanks. But is Borax safe for the dogs? nm - PandaBear 14:54:24 5/12/2008 (2)
    - The Borax is safe for animals. I have been using it for 100 years and it really works on fleas. - lissa 15:12:28 5/12/2008 (1)
      - I've heard that Borax is rough on carpet, wears it out. It's coarse. - ? nm 15:24:53 5/12/2008 (0)
Another high school friend/work mate dies... :( - Why do we have to be such good Googlers? 14:41:51 5/12/2008 (3)
- Google search is dangerous..had a bad feeling and found that my ex died last year at age 54. - We divorced 27 years ago..no kids, completely lost contact. /sm 17:19:22 5/12/2008 (0)
- That's very sad. I found one of my old H.S. friends quite by accident (sm) - Granny 15:25:24 5/12/2008 (0)
- That is sad :( - Heather 14:53:38 5/12/2008 (0)
Just got here. Been gone. I can't believe someone brought up sm - Kim 14:33:22 5/12/2008 (2)
- Don't know why some people think of bikes as targets and not people. - I always had a tough time with traffic when riding my bike, as well. 19:02:55 5/12/2008 (0)
- I hope he's okay. - nm 15:32:54 5/12/2008 (0)
Perhaps this has been posted a hundred times, but I have not seen it. Question - about Prozac/fluoxetine and weight gain...sm QW 13:55:48 5/12/2008 (16)
- When I took Prozac years ago, I lost 25 pounds. My doctor at the time said they were actually-sm - Nan 15:14:13 5/12/2008 (6)
  - Wow! Thank you for the good luck wishes. Thyroid can really throw a monkey wrench in, too! - ARGH! Good luck to you, too. QW :o) 17:44:56 5/12/2008 (1)
    - Thanks! :) - Nan 21:28:15 5/12/2008 (0)
  - Nan, you and I are like medical journal sisters, lol. Same story for me - and same results both times. Anon reg. nm 16:58:46 5/12/2008 (3)
    - And doesn't it just stink? Sigh...... I am going to have to majorly cut calories-sm - Nan 17:43:43 5/12/2008 (2)
      - Heading to a dietitian and exercise specialist (same lady, lol) in - the very near future here. sm 18:29:00 5/12/2008 (1)
        
        Goody, let me know how it goes! I might be doing the same thing. I need something-sm - Nan 21:27:17 5/12/2008 (0)
- Everyone is differnt, but my experience was I gained 40 pounds in 3 months on Prozac years ago. - Heather 14:57:21 5/12/2008 (2)
  - Oh my goodness! How long before you were able to lose it? - QW 15:00:56 5/12/2008 (1)
    - I have really never been the same. - Heather 13:46:29 5/13/2008 (0)
- I'm a Prozac user and regular exerciser...sm - Catwoman 14:18:07 5/12/2008 (2)
  - Thank you very much. I'll start paying more attention to actual calories - verify that I'm getting enough of the good stuff. It's hard to give up the scale, it's what I 14:26:32 5/12/2008 (1)
    - ....It's what I "know," y'know? - But I can see where it is deceptive. QW 14:27:21 5/12/2008 (0)
- One thought that occurred to me while reading this is that - Talon 14:02:41 5/12/2008 (1)
  - Well, I do have German body tendencies, perhaps I am hanging on to some fat...sm - QW 14:10:41 5/12/2008 (0)
- P.S. I am hypothyroid, but my bloodwork was fine and I take my pills. - QW 13:57:26 5/12/2008 (0)
Got a slide show together of our California trip sm - Jamie 13:41:28 5/12/2008 (5)
- Cute pics Jamie - Looks like you all had a great memorable time!! nm - Laverne 16:16:03 5/12/2008 (0)
- How fun! We really want to get back over there this year. - Hopefully, we will make it for my daughter's bday in June. Sabina 15:02:22 5/12/2008 (0)
- Looks like a fun trip! Thanks for sharing! - Heather 14:58:26 5/12/2008 (0)
- Great pictures Jamie. Looks like you had a lot of fun. nm - janiceb 13:54:54 5/12/2008 (1)
  - Thanks - we did have a lot of fun. I was sad to see it end :( - Jamie 13:57:29 5/12/2008 (0)
I'm so glad I kept my old dial-up! DSL has been out all day - and I'm working on dial-up w/o a hitch! nm 13:41:21 5/12/2008 (2)
- Our DSL had an alternate dial up number to use when traveling, etc., as part of the package cost. - Cable supposedly does too, but it has (knock on wood) never been out. nm 13:55:13 5/12/2008 (1)
  - Mine doesn't. - nm 13:58:28 5/12/2008 (0)
You can respond anon. Could you hit someone with - sm - pollster 12:12:33 5/12/2008 (34)
- Never..I am like the lead character in Liar, Liar...I can't lie... - /nm 17:26:06 5/12/2008 (1)
  - LOL! You're like me. Co-workers used to say if they could find a How-To - seminar on lying, they'd sign me up :o) 17:34:24 5/12/2008 (0)
- No I could not. nm - hvlmt 15:25:40 5/12/2008 (0)
- Not in a hundred years. nm - PandaBear 14:49:21 5/12/2008 (0)
- Well NO one (well, the majority of people) would plan on leaving. - I think people go into shock/panic when it happens and just want to leave. 14:45:18 5/12/2008 (2)
  - You know, I really don't buy that. I remember that one of the most - sm - Dixiedew 15:28:55 5/12/2008 (1)
    - I think that too, but then I've never been in their shoes. I've said things (sm) - Me again 23:47:19 5/12/2008 (0)
- No. Never could. When I was little a neighbor guy hit/run/killed child on the beach - and later took his own life from remorse/guilt. Shawn 14:27:49 5/12/2008 (0)
- It would depend on who the person was, and what the circumstances - were - sm 13:27:26 5/12/2008 (0)
- No. - Sabina 13:09:43 5/12/2008 (0)
- Of course not. - nm 13:01:10 5/12/2008 (0)
- I hit a little girl with my car and I can tell you that this is the worst thing - Really don't want to say 12:42:40 5/12/2008 (1)
  - You stayed with her to make sure she was okay, and that's more than - many would do. 14:27:25 5/12/2008 (0)
- Yeah, why not? Especially if you see them stand up. - nm 12:41:40 5/12/2008 (0)
- No, but somebody did that to me this past Christmas at Walmart. Left a nice big dent and scratch - all the way down my rear door and rear fender on the driver's side. No note, nuthin'. nm 12:39:44 5/12/2008 (1)
  - Oops, misread the question. The answer remains no, I couldn't - hit a person and drive away. nm 12:41:25 5/12/2008 (0)
- No - but where the heck did THAT come from? nm - Becky 12:35:58 5/12/2008 (2)
  - LOL. I asked that questions. There was a H&R in our paper today. sm - Dixiedew 13:49:57 5/12/2008 (1)
    - I was wondering who would ask such a bizarre question - nm 21:54:30 5/12/2008 (0)
- To be perfectly honest.... - sm 12:34:38 5/12/2008 (4)
  - I don't think any of us truly know what we would do in critical situations - sm 12:55:55 5/12/2008 (3)
    - I am absolutely positive that I would NOT hit someone and drive off. - I know myself better than that. sm 13:57:50 5/12/2008 (1)
      - Fair enough, but I DID say I didn't THINK...it was not a definitive statement. - poster above. 14:06:20 5/12/2008 (0)
    - I agree - no name 13:45:53 5/12/2008 (0)
- No, I couldn't. A young girl was just killed here recently, and - MichelleJ 12:33:46 5/12/2008 (0)
- No. - nm 12:30:03 5/12/2008 (0)
- No, but I'm reminded of the lady a few years ago who hit a man - and, I believe let him die in her garage. 12:26:56 5/12/2008 (5)
  - Yep, he was stuck in her windshield in her garage and bled to death. - horrible! 12:29:41 5/12/2008 (4)
    - You're thinking of Creepshow - haha 14:26:37 5/12/2008 (1)
      - It was CSI, and it was a guy driving a Mercedes or Beamer, but - Nope 15:00:56 5/12/2008 (0)
    - Didn't they have a CSI based on that story too? - nm 13:18:03 5/12/2008 (1)
      - Yes it was! The true occurrence happened in Ft. Worth,TX. - NM 13:55:24 5/12/2008 (0)
- No - I'd feel sick. - nm 12:22:25 5/12/2008 (0)
- No way. - nm 12:15:51 5/12/2008 (0)
A couple or so years ago there was a post - sm - wandering mind 12:05:38 5/12/2008 (1)
- Reading your post made me wonder if there really is anywhere to live - that is "safe"? i.e. SM 15:57:42 5/12/2008 (0)
To Pam or anyone with vast feline experience... - lissa 11:19:54 5/12/2008 (5)
- You'll be able to tell when your cat has no more joy in life. - You'll know when it's time. Until then, just take each moment as the most precious. nm 19:38:14 5/12/2008 (0)
- oh geez, it's been so long (sm) - Pam 12:12:09 5/12/2008 (1)
  - Thanks for all the good advice... - lissa 12:38:32 5/12/2008 (0)
- Don't know but I am praying your little fur one stays well for a long time..nm - cat lover 11:43:12 5/12/2008 (1)
  - That is very nice..thank you. - lissa 12:06:56 5/12/2008 (0)
Dumb question, but how does it feel to be anemic? sm - Jamie 11:17:07 5/12/2008 (16)
- Exhausted! But as others have said, don't start an iron - sm - Carol Reese 22:00:11 5/12/2008 (2)
  - Thanks for that information, Carol - I called my doctor's office today sm - Jamie 23:47:12 5/12/2008 (1)
    - Good that you called. And don't let them brush off the fatigue - sm - Carol Reese 10:34:46 5/13/2008 (0)
- The main thing that gets me is the heart pounding, breathlessness, SUPER fatigue. nm - AZAngel 16:16:50 5/12/2008 (0)
- Maybe. Best to have your blood count taken by a lab through your doctor - Don't take iron unless necessary. NM 14:42:25 5/12/2008 (4)
  - Just wondering...why is that? - nm 15:02:43 5/12/2008 (2)
    - Because if you don't need iron, you shouldn't be taking it. Anemia should be - diagnosed by lab work and if anemic, dosage of iron advised. 21:42:14 5/12/2008 (1)
      - Also, if you're anemic, there has to be a no good reason, so maybe it needs - to be investigated. 21:42:49 5/12/2008 (0)
  - I definitely won't take any over-the-counter iron until my counts are low sm - Jamie 14:54:39 5/12/2008 (0)
- I was anemic after 1st baby. Pale, heart pounding with walking around, dizzy, a little - breathless, weak, tired. (check inside of lower eyelids) Red or pale? 11:59:27 5/12/2008 (3)
  - Definitely pale. Wow, I didn - Jamie 12:10:29 5/12/2008 (2)
    - Yes. Eat cream of wheat, take iron, red meat, dark green veggies. - Hope you feel