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You can actually still buy earphones with padded ears and solid headbands. I've recently gotten them at Five Below for only $5, and they work great! They actually stay on my head MUCH better than the earbuds do, which keep falling out if I'm not completely stationary while I'm listening… Read More

While it used to be common for kids to ride horses to school back in the 1800s (and even well into the 1900s in very rural areas), IMO, it is NOT a good idea in today's world, even if the horse is calm and well-trained, and used to being surrounded by people. If you bring a horse… Read More

I'm a night owl, and those of us who are late risers can be just as productive as the early birds, if we're allowed to follow our OWN internal schedules!

Looks like a splinter to me!

When I was a kid, watermelons were DELICIOUS. That was when seeded watermelons were still quite common, and the seedless variety was still fairly rare. Seedless watermelons have far less flavor, and the seeded ones are also much harder to find now -- only one grocery store in my area… Read More

Teaching once used to be a highly respected profession, and kids were expected to behave even when they were out of the sight of their parents, and most of them were well aware of that fact. But now, teaching is one of the most thankless jobs on the planet, due to bratty kids, unsupportive… Read More

I've always had a complicated relationship with my mom. Sometimes she can be kind, understand and fun, and other times, she can be easily angered, verbally abusive, critical, controlling and tight-wad-ish. She also doesn't understand why, as a woman in my 40s, I like certain things… Read More

However, at least with purebreds, you will have some idea of what to expect behavior-wise, and you'll also have an idea of how big the dog will get. With mixed breeds, unless you have some idea of the dog's parentage, you may not know what kind of temperament the dog might have as… Read More

Doodle dogs are not breeds. . .they are essentially glorified mutts that breeders have slapped astronomical price tags on. When I was a kid, you could barely give poodle mixes away, but now, because these mixes have had goofy names stuck on them, and they've become "cool" dogs to… Read More

I think that being a virgin at a relatively old age is nothing to be ashamed of, and in fact, I actually consider it a great thing. I'm still a virgin at 48 years old, and I don't regret it one bit. I don't miss the possible STDs, unplanned pregnancies, or broken hearts from a man… Read More