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Hi Everyone! I haven't posted here in a while, but I feel compelled to second what Sarah said about trustedhousesitters.com. My husband and I signed up with them to find a dog sitter and to become sitters ourselves. We have done 2 petsits through them and had a great time. Most of the...

Seriously, I was going to say that besides all the love/sex benefits of having a GF/BF that just having someone to hang out and do little things with is nice, especially when you are ER.

And Ha is one of those elderly, chronically unemployed people you see!! :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

I'm out and about, but I just appear to be one of those "housewives" you see. I don't try to stand out, I bet other ERs you may encounter keep a low profile as well. I'm married, so I have someone to go places/hang out with much of the time (which I'm thankful for), but I also like being...

Me too. Although I do buy frozen organic blueberries more often during the winter for smoothies and pancakes, that saves a bit of money. My grandmother has three blueberry bushes. It is one of the most cost effective things to grow!

But what about the politics of ice cream? I'm trying a more vegan lifestyle, and let me tell you, ice cream isn't free from heated views! (I'll stop there lest I get in trouble from the PETA h8ers) :) Also, my eyes have been opened to the vast world of ice cream this past year and a half...

Ding, ding, ding! Our situation is complicated by being on a lucrative international assignment and having an older dog. But that is really OT, so I'm just focused here on the fact that we'd like to be out there taking advantage of the deals, but we aren't for now.

I hope this isn't too off-topic... this is a reason DH is so torn about staying in his job or quitting. As soon as he quits we want to travel and now there are lots of travel deals. So, does he stay to save more money or quit to take advantage of a time when there are deals (then stop...

Hi there. I think your decision to sign the lease is a good one. There are so many condos downtown now - some not even finished yet, so I think a year from now will only have lower prices, not higher. As for your decision not to marry a beautiful woman with 50 million dollars, now that is...

Well, maybe not top it... 110-year-old 'living fossil' becomes a dad - CNN.com His "reptile dysfunction" was cured!

DH and I were dating when we were this age - brings back some exciting memories! I didn't like my folks being mad at me, so I tried to behave, but did get in trouble a couple of times. Mom said snippy things that did not help. Dad was more pragmatic, I don't remember anything specific he...

Laurence is going to be SOOO jealous! He and a friend wanted to be on that show a couple of years ago. Whenever DH and I do something really lame when we are traveling - like go the wrong direction or say something wrong to someone in a foreign language (or English for that matter!) we always...

In case anyone missed it... another new item is e-mail notification of credit card statements. Sign up for this if you no longer want to receive paper statements. That's great for me!

No offense taken, Ha my dear. I was just pointing out that even though many other cultures DO feel they owe their parents, it is not always something that they WANT to do. Personally, my dad and I made a deal. He'll do his best not to need any money from me and I'll not count on any money...

"Only" is a little over-reaching. I know a lot of English and Australians who feel the same. I've had conversations with some Japanese people who resent having to be responsible for their parents. Especially wives of first born sons. I don't have kids (yes, ha, I have "refused"! ;)) but I...

Sorry Mr. Danny! Its not like we are "friends" or anything ;)

Hi Mike, glad to hear the ol' girl is on the mend. My 14 year old shih tzu suffered from the same thing, although the doctor just called it "vestibular syndrome" not "old dog vestibular syndrome"! He lived another 2 years after that with only minor balance issues, but steadily declining...

I'm kind of surprised that you feel this way. You seem so casual on this board. I, for one, do not like people calling me Mrs. I prefer my first name. On a separate issue though, I find people who use my name constantly to be irritating as well. Maybe you should move to Japan. Seems...

Thank Laurence! Luckily, we have an apartment that is just over 1000 sq. feet and a nice sized tv that we can hook up to the computer via cables from the Apple store. So, I guess we're set.

Hello! Just thought I'd stop by and say hello to all my non-friended friends on the RE board!!!

Hi guys. We just finished the free trial period for instant netflix (we are still in Tokyo, but DH can VPN in and make it look like we are in CA in order to be able to get access) and decided to continue on in order to watch some older shows. We can see things clearly (fast internet here) so...

Just a quick comment about those Japanese Capsule Hotels. Japan has lots of different types of hotel, most of which are not capsules. Those types are used primarily by guys who live outside of the city (commute by train more than an hour) when they have worked very late (or have stayed out...

Yesterday I read a story on CNN about a horrible animal cruelty case at a pig farm in Iowa. That would stop your cravings. Could you get the pizza with just pineapple?

Those 100% idyllic stories are probably at least 10% bs anyway!

We have been in the process of downsizing our stuff for about 10 years! Finally, before our move to Japan we really pared down our stuff and now only have a small storage place plus our clothes and a few boxes worth of things here. We'll get more stuff eventually when we settle down and make a...