It's always worth a try with Amazon. I know my brother broke a screen on a different Kindle and they replaced it free (saying next time it's on him. :) Good luck! I know it's frustrating.

Same thing happened to me at the same age. Things to consider: Where is it? Is it smooth like a ball of rubber, or hard and bony like coral? Does it move? I had a plum-sized lump and went to my college clinic. The PA told me things to panic me. Ran down to my Gyn and he took one feel and said, 'fibrocystic…

I did find it odd that Dirt Bag item is like a counter-argument to a previous blindish item. Made me wonder.

Sidenote: The throat sensation has a name (I'm assuming no doctor mentioned it only because the four I saw said I had 'allergy'). Globus Hystericus. A pharyngeal spasm. They scare the crap out of you, don't they? I know I'm away from your point, but with all the stress I had, knowing what it was called and that…

Yes, definitely. In fact, three of them. One took off due to jealousy of our new kitten. She was gone five days and I was already grieving. Then she appeared. But usually, it's a day or two and then they're sitting there staring at you like you've lost your mind. I hope she's back soon! Cats are incredibly…

Have you seen Dead Like Me? So good, but only the series, not the movie. (I've canceled my account, but I believe DLM is still up.)

Mine followed the death of a very religious and wonderful man. It took years for me to shed the platitudes and fear of being without a religion I'd known all my life. It was painful, then freeing. I was helped along by pastor after pastor dismissing my anguish when I looked for an answer as to why this man died so…

Oh, I know. We're going over 100 and yet everything is so parched. My husband is livestreaming the fire in Colorado. I worry for them and fret for us. We need rain and now.

That is a fantastically perfect description.

What is sad is that the entire family will most likely malign the dad right right in front of the child. I wish these people would just go.

Seriously! I only recently became aware of her and was amazed at how candid she was. This weekend, she was brought to my attention again after the firing and I decided to read a bit more on her. It left me feeling so heavy. We don't need another headline.

Corny-cool. Definitely. It's the little things, of course.

I'm the same way. I can't seem to get to sleep before midnight, which would be fine except that I get up at 430a.m. And I only do that because it's the only time I have purely quiet time. It is starting to wreck me, though.

Yes! This is how I am all the time. I'll spend all this time cooking and have no desire to actually eat it. Drives my kids crazy.

What sickens me about this, aside from the very obvious reasons, is these kids learn to need attention based on nothing resembling talent or work. If the attention goes away, they'll 'accidentally' expose a body part or put out a sex tape or whatever. To raise you child to be dependent on that kind of attention is…

Yeah, I'm having a 'duh' moment for having read that phrase literally last night. I was totally imagining butterflies and rows of corn despite being completely aware of the euphemism.

Gracious, I can't believe I read that sentence literally. I know what 'sent to a farm' means! :) I wonder about my mind sometimes.

Pongo gets sent to the farm in the best case scenario, right? It's sad and also pathetic that people place the burden on others. Just ask the four stray cats who roam around my house. The number of animals people drop is staggering.

Agreed! Same thing happened with Dalmations. It's sickening. You can't just run out and purchase an animal without commitment and, for gosh sake, freaking knowledge of needs and special needs of the animal. How is this hard to understand? An earlier poster had the answer: Get your kid a plush.*

I'd left this page open somehow, and just read your comment. I'm so sorry. I hope the other four are able to fully recover. All involved will be in my heart and thoughts.