Haha my mom and stepdad just keep every book they've ever bought. They don't have bare walls in their house, just book shelves! (Won't that be a joy to sort out in forty years ;) )
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Haha my mom and stepdad just keep every book they've ever bought. They don't have bare walls in their house, just book shelves! (Won't that be a joy to sort out in forty years ;) )
My husband and I are both avid readers. We have held on to a few favorites but believe that books are for sharing. Therefore, once one of us finishes a book, it goes into the "donate to the library" box.
Yeah, I have the same policy. I like to pass on all the books that I've enjoyed and keep only my very favorite and the useful ones!
When you have a job as big as this one there is no time to freecycle. It just has to GO.
Books stay, though.
oh dear, NPR (or KPCC) has jumped the shark:(
they're going to have live coverage of Michael Jackson's memorial service
WOW next stage will be verrrry interesting!
Oh dear indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredwina
But keep in mind you're in CA. That won't happen on my DC station.
You can listen instead to Tech Tuesday on the Kojo Nnamdi Show
Ahahahaha
Phil and Paul Bingo for those watching Tour de France and don't have something better to do!
http://www.geocities.com/fourlakes_9...g/pnpbingo.htm
Hey! Them's fightin' words, missy. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
:D
Yeah, I know. I was thinking of you when I wrote that actually, since I know how much you LIKE your beer!. :D But it;'s easy for me to say 'cause I don't like it. You don't see me giving up ice cream. But I did give up Red Bull and chocolate chip cookies (except when they are straight out of the oven!)Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
Veronica
10 years ago when i sold a 2 story 4 bedroom house and moved into a 2 bedroom apartment (a fourth floor walk-up no less), I got rid of literally half of everything I owned. Amazingly, I never missed a thing from that Grand Purge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Two years ago I went through most of my books and sold 45 of them on Amazon.
This year DH and I are promising ourselves to go through ALL the basement stuff and purge and re-organize before winter. I did the stored emergency food and supplies already (carefully reading expiration dates), that felt good. Actually doing this kind of thing is incredibly unpleasant to me and I dread every moment, but once it's done I feel really good about whatever area is finished.
Ice cream is a good source of calcium. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
It's good you gave up "the Bull" because it's hard on your teeth enamel.
I've been through several rounds of thinning books, clothes, tossing out junk in the attic (then adding to the attic), some precipitated by a roof replacement, a major basement flood, and moving myself from the master bedroom to another room. Now trying to get the house on the market, so more thinning to do. Maybe I'll just get an apartment as soon as I get back in the states and move all my junk out of the house. Maybe that will help it sell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
I got rid of an old snowblower that didn't work through Freecycle. Otherwise it might have cost to dispose of it, not to mention being a pain to haul it anywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reesha
You can always join Book Crossings and release your books to the wild.....:D
Yeah, that's it!Quote:
Originally Posted by mickchick
I like to get rid of perfectly good stuff over Freecycle too! Once I gave away a mini food processor that I just never used. My next door neighbor actually snapped it up through freecycle oddly enough ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DebW
It's been hard to peruse since I moved to St. Louis-- there is just so much stuff and so many users! I liked our rural Lake Placid/Plattsburgh, NY area one a lot because it was busy enough-- but not too busy, you know!
My resident juvenile hawk is outside wailing for food. Every so often mom or dad flies by, with kid in hot pursuit
FEED ME! FEED ME! FEED ME!
:cool::D:cool::D
Freecycle was good in the beginning, but now it's just Wantcycle on our local list. When people start asking for flat screen tvs, I'm no longer amused.
Karen
seriously! I don't think you should be allowed to ask for stuff on Free cycle. That belongs in craigslist and for that stuff you should be asked to shell out a few bucks!
Rode 27 miles today along the Mississippi right after a light rain. It was super humid but pretty cool overall. A whole section of the riverfront trail had washed out earlier this year I guess :eek: It must have been during the last major spate of rains! Also I was annoyed to discover they decided to add a 100 foot stretch of crushed rock and gravel around the City Museum style play area at the outset of the trail. It's hard on my stiff little road bike! I hope they pave it over eventually... a lot of people time trial at the Riverfront Trail.
:) I passed my first semester uni classes :). Two down & many more to go..:rolleyes:
Congrats! Hey, focus on what is complete, not what is still in front of you!Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Congrats, CC!
I'm way behind. I have a regional tournament that starts August 5, and I have to put on a banquet for 500, a breakfast for 50, and find homes for all the boys to stay in while they are here!
Yikes.
Karen
and all I have to do is vacuum and go grocery shopping before my sister arrives tomorrow night. meticulous house clean is NOT on my list! And I think we will go OUT to eat most nights!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
Good luck!
I'm done with party arrangements for now until Xmas, working my way through the left-overs, and starting on the thank-you notes after my 60th b'day party. (Actual b'day is tomorrow). 2 down so far; I try not to think of how many left. My grad students gave me a "festschrift" -- an anthology of articles in my honor, with a "tabula gratulatoria" as first page. What with all the authors and signators I must have at least 50 cards to write, and then there are another 25 or so on the list. But each one is a reminder of how deeply touched I was by the gifts and by the party vibe. :)
Happy Birthday, Duck! How do you say that in Norwegian?
something like "Gratuler med Dagen"????
Unless I just said "I would like cheesecake covered with lox and reindeer steak" ;)
LOL. The only Norwegian I know is Uf Da! And I bet I spelled that wrong.
Duck, have a big slab of b'day cake for me.
No, you ordered the cheesecake with cloudberries this time. Good job! Much tastier! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Actually, you wrote "Congratulate on the big Day!" in the form of an order, as in "NOW YOU GO CONGRATULATE HER ON HER BIG DAY!" Seeing as you back that up with a Nidan-degree black belt in Aikido, the person you gave the order to then is then so nervous that she stutters it into the present tense, which is "Gratulerer med Dagen". Again, good job! I think you just earned black belts in cheesecake selection and foreign language instruction as well.
Phonetic, please!
Gratulerer med... oh heck... gelukkige verjaardag! :D (much easier :p )
I just made myself a tuna salad with avocado instead of mayo, fresh lemon juice, chives and green onion, dash of dijon, salt and pepper and chopped walnuts. It came out great! Very pleased :)
Happy birthday!
Oh yum! Send me some please!
And happy birthday Duck! And congrats CC! :D :D
Congratulations, Duck, on reaching your milestone birthday. That sounds like a lovely and meaningful present.
I can't believe that 60 is my next "big' birthday. Why don't I feel old?
Happy Birthday Duck!
Congratulations to CC!
All I know in Norwegian is "ar du ok?" (sp?) Which I heard often from helpful and concerned Norwegians peering down at me as I lay flat on my back having once more fallen over backwards in the snow.Quote:
Originally Posted by papaver
Thus armed with Norwegian I hope we get to visit again soon. Sorry to have missed this Big Day. :o
AAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!
These sutures are driving me crazy and I'm this close to removing them myself!
Now that the Federal gov't has so *graciously* decided to allow me to *perhaps* change my name on my passport so that it matches my driver's license, credit cards, medical records, etc., maybe we'll get to go. Of course, they still won't allow me to change my name on social security, which is just mind-bogglingly stupid. So my professional license and work records are under my old name. Sheesh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
I do want to go to Norway, soon!
Happy Birthday, Duck!
Grattis med dagen Anda, håper den blir bra og involverer mye god kake :D
Knot - Why not have a legal name change (court ordered)? Not sure what the process is like in your jurisdiction, but where I live it is very easy and can be done pretty much by mail (aside from notarizing the paperwork). Very nominal fee. The only bummer is going to social security in person, but if you get there early in the day, you can get in and out fairly quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Score! My dear loves his 40th birthday pressie :cool: *& have been told it's something he's been wishing for...
Jet Black wheels & tubeless tires all put together by our coolio bike shop guys :cool: