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True Confession: I Was A Yarn Addict In November 2007, I learned to knit, started buying a LOT of yarn and shoes—(OK they’re not related, but they’re what I've been buying in the past couple of years) , began sending more money to my relatives abroad and sending my nephew there to college. I...

So many books, so little time! Here is a short list of my fiction faves: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Atonement by Ian McEwan Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman Bridge of Birds by Gary Hughart The Moon is A Harsh...

Me, too--I just joined facebook a few days ago, after my good friend from high school showed it to me when I visited Manila last month. For a person who works in I.T., I'm not up on stuff at all like IM, Skype, twitter, etc. I like to initiate contact and like to hear from others but I don't...

Christmas in Manila I'm visiting family in the Philippines, and this is my first Christmas here in 25 years, since I left for the U.S. Christmas Day here is sorta like Halloween in the U.S. minus the costumes and with money as give-aways instead of candy. It's a day for kids--they visit...

I feel the same way but I think my relatives find it easier to go to the mall due to time constraints and habit. Your carvings are beautiful, as are the paintings by GoodSense, and the mallets by T_Al. It's been great looking at this thread and the Hobbies thread and find out how talented the...

I have made cranberry muffins, chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin pies, banana bread, and granola for Christmas gifts for relatives in the U.S. One year, I gave some families small boxes of organic clementines--they liked them. I have not given any crafty home-made items because I equate...

So long and thanks for all the tips... Bye and take care, CFB. I'll miss your posts. :( Thanks for all the tips and all the laughs.

I spent the first 21 years of my life in the Philippines, but I would not want to go out with a traditional Filipino man. I'd be expected to care for him even if we had maids--like make sure his clothes are ready for him or ironed properly, to be sweet and agree with him, to be pious and...

I read most of what you said about the Philippines, and this is the part with which I disagree. :( The country has a lot of problems, for sure, but the people are hospitable...and the food is great! Of course, I grew up there, so that accounts for my taste. :) Divorce is illegal but many...

lazy, I am just funnin'--no need to be sorry. (I hope that is doubly annoying to some: using funning for having fun and dropping the ending "g" like Sarah Paling does :D) This intransitive use pained me. :) It pains me, and it will continue to pain me. (How about that--another noun used as a...

Maybe that's it--the cuteness annoys me when used by grown people. Only cute, short people or children should be allowed to use it. :) It sounds pompous and fairy-godmotherish but I will have to get used to it; after all, the usage dates from 1550. Me bad. Also, "your half-bad" because...

A Poem I liked this poem which Garrison Keillor read this week during "The Writer's Almanac" on NPR: Windows Is Shutting Down By Clive James Windows is shutting down, and grammar are On their last leg. So what am we to do? A letter of...

"My bad" drives me crazy, too. I keep waiting for the noun. I would mind "Me bad" less. The word "gift" used as a verb also does not settle well with me, for example "We gifted her with a car". What's wrong with "We gave her a car" or "We gave her a car as a gift"? Too long, I suppose, but...

Yes, I'm (a) flip--in more ways than one. :) This thread has turned up more good advice for me: - copying wallet contents - FTC reporting - being cautious at parties, too, or rather carrying minimum stuff to events (I was thinking even before haha's last post about why I should carry all my...

Wow, thanks! I'm glad to have brought some happiness to you. :) BF says I should feel contrite for suspecting my fellow human beings of theft. He was joking but I admit I am a bit overcautious. Even at parties at friends' homes, it took me a few years to relax and leave my purse unattended...

It once was "lost", but now it's found! I was freaked out... but I found my wallet--I never had it in the store with me. Sorry for wasting your time :-[ but thanks for all the advice. I learned: - that I don't have to carry my SSN card with me - that I can put freezes for free with the...

Today started out beautifully but (or maybe "and so") I had the urge to drive out to mall-ville and do some shopping. (I normally stay home on Saturday mornings). I impulsively stopped in at Half-Price books and got engrossed in looking at knitting books. My purse is almost always like an...

I grew up on this stuff in the Philippines. We'd mix it with hot, boiled water from a thermos. I liked it much better than Ovaltine. And yes, we would sometimes eat spoonfuls of it straight from the can, although our parents discouraged that.

Late Update I was stoozing, too, but I paid off all my balances this year. I never pay for my credit report so I don't know if my score was lowered because of stoozing. Within the last few weeks, I called Trans Union, who said that they reveal no immigration/citizenship info on the credit...

Speaking of Trader Joe's, they have mochi ball ice cream in a package. They're the only mochi balls I've had. An aunt and uncle in AZ served us some and told us where they got them when we said we liked them. And, speaking of something you bacon lovers have probably not tried, it is almost...

How long does tapenade last? A friend brought us a jar from France over five years ago; we put some on crackers when we first got it, but it's still in the fridge :o OK, I'll throw it out and I'll get some at TJ's.

We were in the Quad Cities this past weekend, visiting BF's relatives in Davenport, IA, and Moline, IL. They told us about the "derecho"--I had never heard of such before. We drove around and looked at lots of trees uprooted in Moline in the cemetery and all over town. There were also trees...

Thanks for sharing, Sarah--fascinating pictures! I look forward to reading your travelogue and listening to your NPR interview this weekend, when I can leisurely enjoy them with a nice cup of hot coffee...

The LL Bean credit card I have was discontinued, so I applied for the new one to avail of the free shipping. I applied online but got a letter back saying: Because of information contained in your credit bureau report, we must verify that you are a permanent resident or citizen of the United...