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Raparee wrote:We're generally fairly anti-turkey in my family (my dad always over-roasted and it was always dry-dry-dry), so we tend towards having chicken when en masse.
You can prevent this by rubbing the outside of the bird with olive oil or melted butter and cooking it for about 15 minutes at 500°F. Then cover the bird with a tin foil tent, lower the temp and cook as directed for weights/ times.
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I have three (somewhat strange) phobias:
I have a fear of semi trucks. I have been pushed into too many ditches around them. They are the reason I will no longer drive a white car during the winter. I give them wide berth on the highways.
I also have a fear of ladders... not heights, just ladders and other kinds of lifts. I have no problems with elevators because they are like being in little, well-lit closets. But mechanical lifts or ladders that teeter and sway, not for me. I am getting better with the ladders though. I can now climb step ladders and about to the third or fourth step on extension ladders.
I'm slightly claustrophobic. However, it is only when I am in one of three places... underwater (no scuba diving for me), in cities surounded by tall buildings (avoid them like the plague), and car washes. Once a year I take my car to a car wash to see if I can make it through without freaking. This year I had to sit on my hands so I wouldn't open the door to get out midway through the cycle.
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I'm re-reading Freakonomics in anticipation of Superfreakonomics.
However, that statement will be obsolete by tomorrow because what I am reading changes every other day, if not daily. I am a voracious reader. It is the one reason I haven't gotten a Kindle or a Nook... I can't be trusted with one. I can barely be trusted with my iPod downloads. Money for books vs. money for the mortgage & groceries is always a soul wrenching battle. <sigh> Sometimes it's hard to make the adult choices.
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TB wrote:However:
To collect your millions you must agree to move to some country other than your own and live there for one year. Assuming you could safely live anywhere in the world, where would you go and why would you go there?
Is that the only stipulation? My favorite city is Koln, Germany. I could live there for a year. I love the cathedral.
However, if I couldn't contact my family during the year, I would want to be close to them. There are a couple of ways to get around the stipulation. I could move to one of the many Indian reservations - technically a sovereign nation - or stay at the Norwegian Embassy in the Twin Cities. If neither one of those worked out, I would probably move to Canada. The border is only about 4 hours away from home.
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It depends on the stores and the amount of damage. Some will charge for an item, but most will write off the cost. However, if an item is only slightly damaged or a part is missing, the product will be sold at a reduced rate. (Example: if 3 of 4 items in a grouping are still saleable, the damaged item is discarded and the rest of the group is sold at 75% of the regular price.) Sometimes objects will be made into something else. (Example: damaged wall tiles broken down and sold as mosiac tiles.)
At least, this has been the procedure at most of the stores I have worked.
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Dreamy wrote:Is it not therefore oxymoronic to ask who created God?
No. I would describe it as a Catch-22. An oxymoron is two contradictory terms placed together (i.e. conscripted volunteer, genuine imitation, or random pattern). However, your question is basically asking if God created man or if man created God. What came first the chicken or the egg? It is a question that is impossible to answer because God is different to every person and, as far as I know, there is nobody alive who was around when the universe began so there is no one who can provide a true answer, only their own theories.
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Another couple of possibilities are patron, as in "My parents are patrons of the arts" or sponsor as in "I sponsor a child in Cambotia".
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While I am in no way a fan of the President (current and past), I think there are multiple factors to consider in regards to his declining poll numbers.
1. What had sounded good on the campaign trail - when he had his teleprompter and stayed on message - has proven to lack substance in the White House. "Hope, hope, hope. Change, change, change" provides excellent soundbites, but eventually there has got to be something concrete to back it up.
2. I don't think the majority of the voters did their homework when it came to him. Not all, mind you, but a lot voted for the image he represented. Granted, there is a certain pride comes from being a part of the election of the first US president who is black, however, many people voted for him simply because he is black and not for where he stands on issues.
3. The economy has not been his friend. I think anyone who was president at this time would have their poll numbers falling, he just has farther to go than others. Many constituents are not happy with the bail-outs and massive spending increases that the president and congress favor. People are irritated that Washington seems to be on a shopping spree while the rest of the country is tightening its belt. Yes, Bush did stupid things when it came to the economy, but Obama can't keep using him as an excuse. Eventually he is going to have to own his own mistakes and failures.
4. He may be getting caught in the backwash of rage directed at congress regarding health care bills, TARP funds, bail-outs, etc.
5. People are tired of him campaigning. He's got the job already. He needs to start working and stay off TV for awhile. And stop going after Fox News. It is beneath the office of president and makes him look petty.
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peterhewett wrote: Peter posted
For some unknown reason a few folks on this forum choose to hide their gender or they list as ‘none specified’. Am I missing something? Do they work for the FBI or CIA?
I wonder, can you tell gender by writing style. Perhaps sometimes. What do you think?
I could be that they are robots, hermaphrodites, or that they prefer privacy. The real question is does it matter? Is gender defined by what is between one's ears or between one's legs?
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Yes. Last year I was Janet from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". I was very cold. This year I think I will be Little Red Riding Hood because it has a cape and will be warmer.
I like the fruit candies. I don't care for chocolate.
No. The older kids in the neighborhood smash the pumpkins late at night. It is unfortunate because my father has had some lovely designs that have ended up splattered all over the road the next day.
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