Yup, that’s why I specified that both parties need to understand what the other means. I guess it’s the difference between being “innocently literal” and “knowingly literal” ... only the latter is obnoxious.

“she might pick up a toy and a dozen books and other non-toy items and argue I didn’t say she couldn’t pick up other things. I’ve learned I have to be very specific lest she back me into a corner.”

I get that if your parents served you large quantities of food over your protests. We let the kids serve themselves, but they have to finish what they take. (Sometimes we serve them small helpings of things they’re expected to at least try—not enough to make anyone full.) I think that’s reasonable, because we want to…

I am still waiting for an update to fix the borked parental control restrictions... I was so disappointed not to see that on the list. Anyone know if they're planning to let you set the game rating restriction per account, instead of global as it is now? It's really annoying to have to go into settings and change…

For some reason, mine says "We will return soon"—anyone else getting a clear stream? Or is something delayed in DC?

That's good to hear. But don't you still have to deal with getting the money back? The nice thing about credit cards is that the money is never gone in the first place—your bank accounts are completely separate.

You are correct—debit cards used as credit cards are protected. However, the OP was referring to "places where credit isn't accepted". So I was talking about debit cards being used with a pin as a debit card...

This makes sense until you realize that debit cards are not fraud-protected like credit cards. If someone gets access to your credit card, you simply don't pay the bill. If your debit card gets stolen, your bank account gets drained and you're lucky if you ever recover the money. I always recommend never using…

I think it's a tragedy that so many people have children when there are so many children in need of homes. Both my mother and my grandmother were adopted; my mother and her sisters were in an orphanage for a year. So when I met and fell in love with a man with three boys whose mother had died of cancer, I didn't…

Has anyone figured out how to add tags when saving to Pocket from Feedly? This would make Pocket 1000x more useful to me.

Gah! Natsukashiiiiiii....

You might not want to do that... condensation and all.

Hey, that looks exactly like my BushBuddy. I wish I saw the DIY first though... it seemed expensive for what it was, but it is super cool.

I can imagine it's useful if you're trying to get rid of a lot of stuff at once, and not necessarily trying to make a lot of money. I've been in the process of craigslisting a ton of my apartment stuff, and it's a pain because you have to make individual listings, appointments, etc. I have a lot of junk which I just…

I found it at Whole Foods in the body section, near the lotions.

I just did this! I used shea butter, coconut oil, baking soda, and arrowroot powder. It has a mild coconut aroma and works really well.

Vote: Indie Bookstores

So I guess the body scan is good for nothing then?

Almost all of them are being auctioned off right now on eBay! Even if you don't want to spend $$$ for the original (or your feet like mine don't match sizes with Jaime or Joanne or Allison... *sigh*) it gives the brand.

I have this bag by Mims of Maine on Etsy for everyday. It is so well-made and beautiful—much nicer than any factory made big box brand like Coach. It is a little heavy, but I love it so much I don't mind.