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I completely agree with both points I've quoted here. It's off topic, but this reminded me of a bike race that went on in our small community a few weeks ago. My boys play baseball and they were having a fundraiser BBQ on the same day as the race (because the organizers of the race didn't alert the community at large). One…
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Only if you're going to make it into a pizza or breadsticks...come on everyone knows that. :drinker:
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Don't bother, he's not from the US so our Constitution means nothing to him. He also seems to enjoy making sweeping generalizations about an education system he likely knows nothing about other than what he sees in the news.
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This just made me snort water, thank God I missed the keyboard. I've already destroyed a 10-key with water snorting this week. Call me a macaroni & cheesist too b/c mine is from scratch with a lovely creamy bechamel filled with extra sharp cheddar and mozzarella. Top it off with crushed ritz and it is heaven in a bowl. Had…
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Yep, yep, and yep! There is nothing better than venison back strap grilled to just rare with a little salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Another easy packaging method is canning. You can used canned venison for all sorts of delicious meals...stroganoff, chili, stews, casseroles, etc...
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Foil packet in the oven with a drizzle of fresh lemon juice, a tsp of unsalted butter, and some julienned fresh basil. Even my incredibly picky children love it this way.
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Unfortunately for those not taught to use a checkbook, there are still companies that don't accept electronic payment and you actually do have to use snail mail and a check. Not many, but often smaller service companies don't have the ability or desire to accept plastic or paypal. For example, the fine gentlemen who fixed…
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Pffft...94 paltry inches. We Syracusans laugh at that snow total. Fact: Syracuse, NY is the snowiest city in the US averaging over 115 inches per year.
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I make a very good living and my weekly contribution to NYS SUI (state unemployment insurance) is $0.60. Sorry, but it will take a damn long time for that piddly payroll deduction to cover even a week of unemployment. And FUTA (federal unemployment) is fully paid by your employer, you contribute nothing. I agree that…
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Right, because only kids who don't believe in Santa are generous, loving, and understand that the spirit of Christmas is about family and giving. God my kids are awful little brats who embarass me with their greed. Honestly it doesn't matter whether you use santa in your celebration, but lets not throw around sweeping…
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Nope, but I'm not in the position to need to do that. If I were to find myself out of work and needing to pay the mortgage and put food on the table for my kids? I'd do just about anything at any wage to do so. It does speak to the general trend of this country (I'm assuming US) that people are so adamant about not working…
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^^^This, so much this! I guess if it's against your religious beliefs to perpetuate Santa, then don't. Otherwise let them have the magic of Christmas for the short while they can. My kids no longer believe and there was no awful breakdown and accusations of lying. They simply grew out of it. If anything I was the sad one,…
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We don't soak it, in fact I've never heard of that. We hang ours for a bit before doing the butchering, except for the ocassional immediate grilling of the back straps. Personally I love the gamey flavor of wild meats, so I would never do anything to lessen that. Another thought that I haven't seen come up...we can a good…
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Nope boring name = boring kid :wink: Don't worry though, my unspecial ununique boys are in the same boat. Seriously, my kids have a difficult last name and the very last thing I would want to do is make their first name hard to pronounce or spell.
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Peer pressure is not a good reason for a parent to allow their child to do anything. Especially at 14 years old (or thereabout). My boys are this age (12 and 14) and no way would they be going to this party. First of all, mixing 14 year olds with 18 year olds is a recipe for disaster. There is a world of difference in…
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You, I like. I'm not a staunch Republican by any stretch and I am quite embarassed by the way they acted in this most recent debacle. Our entire government acted like a bunch of petulent little boys in a pi**ing contest. There does, however, need to be change in this country and I'm right on board with your opinion…
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+1 for Jace crush! Hubby has a modified goatee that I'm loving right now...chin only. He's growing it longer at my request and it looks great!
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Here's another thought...should it come down to it my guns are here to protect me and mine as well as provide food should there ever be a situation where getting to a grocery store is impossible. I'm not a doomsdayer by any stretch, I'm pretty sure my local Wegman's will be providing for my family for as long as I'm alive.…
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No worries, and sorry if I sounded offended...I wasn't, not really, just trying to clarify for those who don't know that Upstate exists. I will be the first to admit that those of us who live upstate are pretty sensitive about everyone assuming that NY is NYC. Nevermind that our gun laws have been rammed through by…
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<--- Concealed Carry permit holder in NY and just want to clarify a couple things. There's a huge state above NYC (if I'm not mistaken it was downstate that the biker gang thing happened), most of which would like to disown that portion of the state or give it to NJ. You'll find some VERY rural places up here and lots of…
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Damnit! I'm at work and can't see the picture. BTW, sorry about the misspelling of "whierd"...I'll do better next time I defend you I promise. :flowerforyou: edit: because I suck at quoting (hope this fix works, lol)
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Hey now, don't go off on wheird...he's the only reason I read these threads. Not just for his amusing one liners, but because he actually gives well thought out responses. The guy is my hero...well my MFP hero anyway.
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Not my own, but a close friend was once told that she was built like a brick sh@thouse. Come again? We mulled it over for DAYS and finally decided it was meant as a compliment since she had just finished a rather intense weight lifting program and was in the best shape of her life. Just odd...who wants to be compared to an…
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^^ this...and then a well balanced dinner. Then maybe this again.
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^^^This! I did it just for fun and get about 116 per smoothie, that seems very reasonable to me given the ingredients you listed.
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Unfortunately it seems as though kids think they have to have a fancy degree and a six figure income to be a productive member of society. What's happened to having pride in your work (whatever you do), working hard, and living within your means? Being happy isn't a direct result of having a high powered white collar job…
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I've only read some of the responses, but one that strikes me the most is from a 22 year old who is wishing that her parents had paid for college insted of giving her experiences that she's since forgotten. I was you 19 years ago and I can honestly say that I am so glad now that I have the memories (even if they are vague)…
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I haven't given up anything, though I do drink less, and I'm down 51lbs since January and still going. My advice? Don't put yourself on such a strict plan that you feel deprived. I make lighter versions of the same food I've always made, eat less of it, and bulk up on veggies. For example, last night I made scalloped…
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Crockpot Scalloped Potatoes & Ham. Mmmmm, I can almost smell it now and I'm 30 miles away :happy:
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I've shrunk almost 4 sizes since January, but the best NSV I've had happened yesterday. I was talking to my hubby on the phone during a break at work and he tells me that I almost didn't make it to work today. What? Why? Nothing out of the ordinary happened. Except, apparently, that the new outfit I had on made him want to…
