When my elderly dad became frail enough to need “lightly” assisted living, we took several steps to safeguard his medication regime. First, we consolidated all his prescriptions at a single pharmacy (the one nearest his home)—for some reason he was getting them filled all over town. (Parenthetically, pharmacists are ch…
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Nope. I think your chances are better up here, but there are still some employers (even “good” ones) who have stupid policies on sick leave. My last employer was the provincial government. They dock you either 1/4 of a day from your vacation bank or 25% of your pay for every day you call in sick. Not everyone can…
I took early retirement last year so I’m in the situation you’re describing. The blithe advice to “buy low” is not for me and my people :)
Holy cow, I’m shocked at the answers to these questions.
Some oils should never be put on the skin, no matter what the dilution. For example, cinnamon essential oils (whether true cinnamon bark, true cinnamon leaves or cassia) is deeply irritating to the skin. Even in dilution, it’s a damn stupid thing to subject yourself to.
It is beyond naïveté to say something must be…
Only if you are, though!
Or to nuke entire nations!
The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but, on the contrary, that it was impossible to avoid joining in. Within thirty seconds any pretence was always unnecessary. A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a…
This type of device works great in most situations, but sometimes the printing on glossy paper is actually physically raised, so it can be read even after the application of a layer of ink. So when you first use it, it’s important to look at the area after application under different lighting to make sure the…
This type of device works great in most situations, but sometimes the printing on glossy paper is actually…
Similarly, the words for “men” and “women” will save you from an embarrassing scenario when going to a public bathroom, but those are often accompanied by helpful pictograms.
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Because people mistakenly think they pay their taxes and get “nothing” for it.
I can’t decide whether the people making these stupid objections are actually innumerate, or if they’re deliberately misinterpreting the concept of marginal tax rates to rile up the base.
You can bet that the people coming off a hard day’s work and heading for their first bit of liquid consolation don’t want kids there, either.
This is how I buy gifts for family and friends, too. As you say, it removes the stress and ensures the recipient will be genuinely happy with what they get.
Canadians: which model do you swear by?
I had a weird and miserable variation of this a couple of months ago. My husband’s father died and we went overseas to attend his funeral. Funerals are never fun, of course, but one of the few consolations is to remember the loved one with others (especially when you’re all geographically separated most of the time).…
I’m not aware of Dr Nerdlove having taken a vow of financial fiduciary responsibility. But even if he had, how about moral fiduciary responsibility? An advice column shouldn’t just be about protecting the letter-writer’s wallet, it should be about helping that person be a better person — both for their own good and…
Yeah, I get the aversion to Facebook (I share it), but as a super-pared-down user who mostly avoids friending actual people, I am OK with using it for this.
Up here in Canada and passing on 5G (for now) until I see the outcome of the proposed ban of Huawei in the Canada’s upcoming 5G networks. There are plenty of legitimate concerns around this and according to the CBC, their telecommunications equipment is already in use with Canada’s 2 major cellphone carriers so…