Yeah. Seems like more of a publicity stunt which is likely to exploit the people they’re trying to “help” rather than something that’s actually helpful. And I wouldn’t be able to be a part even if I wanted to because I’ve got previous commitment...getting the middle school robotics team I coach (as a volunteer) ready…

Yeah. My felines wouldn’t appreciate being cut off from their warm cozy human heat sink in the winter months or from the windows with access to the backyard shows on kitty television.

I use Microsoft Rewards from doing Bing searches to get giftcards for Hulu. This effective makes Hulu free...or, costs me about 10 minutes of my time every day to click links on Bing. It works for me. I watch on my computer, tablet or phone and only turn on my television two or three times a year.

There’s a roundabout near me (but it’s pronounced “traffic circle” in Texan) which has one entrance where incoming traffic has the right of way and traffic already on the circle has to merge. It’s a nightmare and there are regularly accidents there. I so wish they would change it so that it has the standard traffic…

From all of us who had a rough time in PE when we were kids THANK YOU FOR BEING AWESOME!

I was fortunate to grow up somewhere where the public junior highs and high schools (and even a few elementary schools...sadly not mine) had indoor pools and we used them for PE. It was the only part of PE I enjoyed. Swimming was something I could actually do well and almost none of it was done in a competitive…

How is my credit score impacted by having no debt? No mortgage (house is paid off), no car loan, no student loans, pay off the credit cards each month so technically no debt.

I was (mostly) a gym class hater, particularly in elementary school. I wasn’t athletic, never enjoyed running, didn’t have great hand-eye coordination if there was something between me and the ball (I could catch and throw but not hit), wasn’t built to tumble, etc. Then I got to junior high and had an awesome teacher.…

Those are good.
But, to make them better, halve the oil. Replace the half of the oil with about twice as much chocolate syrup (twice the original, not halved, amount of oil). Then throw in some chocolate chips (about three handfuls...or so) and a tablespoon of vanilla.
Bake according to the instructions/your own…

I take one day each month to pay all my bills. Everything gets paid/set-up to pay one weekend day closest to the end of the month. I also make all my monthly donations at that time. It took a few phone calls but all of my bills are due sometime during the first seven days of each month.
I personally prefer not to have…

I don’t know. Maybe it’s because I live alone and have developed my own version of a filing system for my fridge. I can put food in opaque containers, remember what it is and successfully eat it for dinner two days later. It’s just not a problem for me.

It can also depend on what areas of the countries you’re going to and what you’re going to be doing. If you’re going to rural India and working around animals, a rabies vaccine is a good idea. Even if you’re not working with animals a polio booster and tetanus shot sometime in the last five years (rather than the…

Yes for STEM careers. I majored in aerospace engineering. I co-oped at Gulfstream Aerospace while in school. That helped me graduate debt free (as an out-of-state student). Straight out of school I got a job with a major aerospace defense contractor where I just celebrated my 20 year work anniversary. Never would have…

To befriend one of my cats you have to walk in the door and, well, that’s about it. She’s the cat version of the outgoing extrovert who loves everyone 98% of the time. Like follow around the repairmen and, if they don’t pay attention to her, come running back to me every few minutes for pets and assurance that really…

Dorm cooking is similar to business travel/hotel room cooking. I’ve done a lot of that. My favorite meal is beans and rice. Canned black beans (rinsed well), microwavable “ready rice” (I prefer brown rice), salsa. Mix, microwave, top with shredded cheddar cheese. Yummy, warm and filling. Precooked/rotisserie chicken…

I’ve made a couple of versions of the Science Toymaker’s water bottle rocket launcher - https://sciencetoymaker.org/overhead-water-rocket-launcher-home/ 

My dad (73 years old) still has his. They’ve never given him any trouble and he has no plans to get them out.

Having lived in Texas for almost 20 years now (how did that happen?), growing up in Michigan (which is Great Lakes, not Midwest) and going to school in Atlanta (a mostly northern city which happens to have a Southern address) I can say that Texas isn’t the South. It’s not the West either. It’s Texas. If you must…

When I moved to Texas (grew up in Michigan, went to school in Atlanta) I learned that jeans can be acceptable wedding attire, particularly for men, as long as they’re your good, dark Wranglers that are highly starched and ironed to have a crease down the legs. They’re also usually paired with a plaid shirt with mother…

Are you drinking enough water before and after you work out?
I regularly workout in the afternoon/evening but sometimes shift to a morning workout due to schedule issues. When I do that, if I don’t drink enough extra water (like at least a liter more than usual) I find I’m tired, irritable and usually have a…