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Okay for anyone else I would argue the misery that is Cleveland - but I really like what you had to say on food stamps on our censored thread so I'll give it a pass for now :)

A lake of fire may be less torture than my 2 options.

An AOL chat room? Or Cleveland.

Excellent point . On that note I need sleep -

No what I am saying is I shouldn't have to pay for subsidizing it.

Wasted money (the soda portion not the FOOD portion) is wasted money even if on a smaller scale than other crazy govt waste like $582 million dollars of wasted Solyndra money etc.

Don't worry I understand exactly what she's getting at. The building of a welfare state necessitating the benevolent "government" to step in further to "save" the masses from the situation they helped create. Nudge. Push. Shove.

Food stamp abuse or any abuse of public money should be addressed at some point - maybe not first - but all leakly holes should be tidied up. As for lobbyists not wanting government to say who should be allowed to have what kind of healthcare covered, that is terrifying and dangerous territory - hmmm should we talk about…

Why do people think that one problem negates that something else is a problem? I pay my taxes, begrudgingly, but I do not appreciate it being abused and mismanaged.

IF I am forced to pay for other peoples health insurance THEN they damn well should regulate what the food stamps can be used for. However, I would prefer that the govt' got their as*** out of the way in both arenas.

Excellent point - I think that many who believe in less government involvement believe fewer people would be on food stamps if the government interfered less....that's a whole new can of worms and its almost 2 am.

Is this some excuse for why the government can't competently worry about both of these problems?

When I review my monthly budget I look at what is necessary and discretionary and how to spend discretionary money. If I was spending other peoples money (ie from the government) I would only buy what is necessary. I don't "just" look at how to bring one expense down - I look at the whole picture. As a wife I can manage…

I'm not sure if this is meant for me but yes at least orange juice has calcium and vitamin D....and brings up blood sugars for poor type 1 kids who may not feel up to chewing down an apple.

Point : No food = death No soda = unneeded. At least to me soda isn't "food" its just as unnecessary as beer or cigarettes or gum. It's a luxury. Why are the middle class forced to be taxed to death to pay for luxury's for the poor making it hard to afford the luxuries they would purchase for themselves?

Just because my health insurance (and copays) are 30% of my monthly budget does that mean that I shouldn't worry about spending $2.00 per protein bar????

Juice - NOT soda. At least there's some redemption in juice plus some diabetics REALLY need their damn juice at times when they can't chew. If soda is an "optional" or "entertainment" item in my house meaning its not a necessity why should I pay for others' to have it. That's just as insane as asking someone else to pay…

Hell no ( but those were eaten on the Simpsons tonight...) candied ginger

Yes Grapefruit and 88% dark chocolate

How many drunks does it take to tip a smart car?

Not sure if that was for me but I take personal training sessions and lululemon gear on special. ;)

Haha I was thinkin the same thing ..... And nope

I don't really gain weight at Disney - but I do go for their 1/2 marathon weekends sooooo.... Also sometimes I may eat too big of a meal at one sitting and feel a little physically ill just because I am not used to it. That said they have A LOT more moderate yummy mildly nutritious meals now, more than 2 years ago that's…

Hmmmm . I have found that Mom groups CAN be vicious and frightening judgmental places. Do not fret it's probably some other bizarre and unreasonable thing that is causing her to act this way. Best thing you can do is keep being nice to her; because soon some thoughtful kind Mom will notice and one of 2 things will happen…

I agree with this...it's only been for me when increasing my mileage to over 10 miles or 2 weeks before a race that I really need to cut back my weights. That being said it's not easy to balance and I've definitely slipped forwards and backwards a few times with regard to training one or the other.

Okay so more specifically for less expensive: 1. Target - google Cartwheel Target - it's a way to load "offers" to your phone OR you can just print a bar code from your account for offers for example: 10% off Sports Bras etc. At check out they scan the bar code and you get that % off. Additionally, if you can find a…

I've done it - I think maybe my time was not as good on the second round because of it by about 4-5 minutes but that's not horrible. I have only been running 2.5 years. If I was going to do it again I would not do anything over 7 miles in the middle week between the 2 - but continue to run frequently at short distances -…

The "this provincial life" song at the beginning of beauty and the beast - mostly b/c I like to sing along and do the voices. Part of your world (same reasons) Let it Go

Honestly it depends on where you live; there are certain places I will not live because I could never go out. However, some cities do have options for us; even if it requires modifications from time to time. Try also to yelp and not just go with any old chain restaurant.

If you search groups there is a type 1 group also