Thank you! Unfortuately the seller only ships within the UK. But now I know what it is that I’m looking for.

Which research? I and other gifted kids reveled in being smart and younger than the others and nothing made us feel “stupid.” We knew we could figure it out. And, by the way, I got straight A’s in math.

I did the first and second grade’s work in the same year in private school (a shared classroom) and the nuns strongly recommended that I skip the second grade. My parents refused. As it turned out, I matured physically a year ahead of my classmates and was miserable. I wish my parents had let me skip that grade so…

My parents faced this issue circa 1956 and 1959. My birthday’s at the end of November and my oldest brother’s is near the end of October. The school district had an Oct 1 cutoff date.

Romaine is a useless waste of space anyway. All rib and no taste.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

When we first moved into this house in 1994 it had a no-name piece of junk stove. I knew the oven thermostat wasn’t accurate (as I remember, it was off by 25 degrees) so I figured I’d put in an oven thermometer and adjust the temp by that. We could not afford to replace the stove. We could barely afford to buy food.

Get some reusable mesh bags from the Container Store. They weigh almost nothing. https://www.containerstore.com/s/produce-bags/d?productId=10031095&q=mesh%20bags

I used to carry backpacking chopsticks, but it turns out that I’m a total klutz about eating with Japanese style chopsticks with the sharp points.

Long ago I got a chain letter from an elderly great-aunt that was allegedly passed on to her by Yoko Ono. I tossed it out. My mother fell for it.

Just stay in your own home and establish your own holiday traditions. You don’t HAVE to go see your relatives. 

Crayons and paper usually do the job for my granddaughter, who loves to draw. Occasionally this has to be supplemented with cheesy crackers.

A while back I was standing in line at a fast food place. There was a brand new trainee at one of the registers, with a supervisor standing by her to help.

Please come to my house. We have four cats. I invite you to try out all these techniques on them.

If you buy an iFixit toolkit, be sure to buy their magnetic mat to go with it. Keeps all the parts organized so you don’t have to wonder which goes where. Comes with its own pen to label the divisions.

If you buy an iFixit toolkit, be sure to buy their magnetic mat to go with it. Keeps all the parts organized so you…

Yeah....  if you want to see a VS salesperson vanish, ask for a bra in 40B.

I know two people who kept working doodly-squat dead-end jobs so they could “be free for auditions.” Neither of them ever got their “big break” as an actor and both ended up pretty well destitute.

Costco used to have a very tasty “holiday loaf.” Haven’t seen it there for a couple years and Trader Joe’s alternative isn’t as good.

If you’re looking for microfiber cloths at Target, buy them in the automotive department instead of in “housewares.” They won’t come in the cute pastel colors but you’ll get more in a package for a lower price.