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Comment on: He's just not motivated - Love Letters - Relationships questions, advice and more
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Comment on: Play me some music - Love Letters - Relationships questions, advice and more
I am so sorry, I checked in a few times yesterday hoping there was an update (a happy update). My dad passed away similarly - he'd had lung cancer but it was in remission, and he'd had a series of st more »
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Comment on: Big yard truly worth it?
I grew up on 3+ acres & have lived on lots that were 0.85, 1, 1.25, and now 0.65 acres. A lot depends on what surrounds your lot. Ideally, I'd have 5 acres with 4.25+ wooded & the rest lawn surround more »
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Comment on: Are these differences deal-breakers? - Love Letters - Relationships questions, advice and more
Agree with this. It WILL get worse. Take it from someone who is currently separated and considering a divorce. Sexual incompatibility is HUGE. You can go out with friends, you can enjoy different more »
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Comment on: Huge tax hit coming for home sellers?
I suppose if one keeps receipts for all the maintenance and upkeep of a house over the years (new furnace, water heater, etc) then the net gain is a lot less. The IRS allows you to include improvemen more »
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Comment on: Scraping by on $300K?
Anyone who believes that eating out "only at fast food places and occasionally Olive Garden" counts as 3rd world poverty does not know the meaning of the words "3rd world" or "poverty". Can we become more »
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Comment on: 4 things to buy before the next storm - - Boston.com
Plus, if you buy a snowblower from a local store (like a local hardware store) you get preferential service when it breaks. Ditto for a riding mower - in our case the store will come get it ... which more »
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Comment on: Is your home a good investment?
The funny thing about this is that if I rented a car, I would rent something newer & nicer than what I own (a 9 yr old Honda). But if I rented a house, I would rent something smaller & less nice than more »
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Comment on: A McMansion comeback?
Boston Tenter has it right (and wrong). Moving into a place that is a size that works for you long term is a smart choice. And 4 bedrooms is not extravagant, especially if you need to have a home of more »
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Comment on: How to have a pet-friendly Super Bowl party Pet Chatter - Pet information - Cat & Dog facts - Boston.com
And if a guest cannot follow simple instructions like, "Don't feed XYZ to the dog," then they need to hang out in another room/the yard/whatever for awhile. let's not forget how to be a good GUEST as more »
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Comment on: She held her nose and bought!
I think the point is that if you take two married couples who worked decent jobs (not great, not minimum wage) the couple who was buying their house in the 1960's got a lot more house than the couple more »
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Comment on: On the family menu: Whatâs familiar - Lifestyle - Boston.com
What they call "boring" in the article sounds like "comforting, reliable" food to me. Easy foods like pasta, chili, stew, chicken-and-rice can taste good and still don't require 13 ingredients to be more »
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Comment on: Can you exercise when sick? - Get Moving - Boston.com
Just please don't go to the gym - even if your symptoms are above the neck. A scratchy throat & headache are often the early signs of a full-body cold. Whatever happened to the advice of, "If you ar more »
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Do the math. If the vaccine is only 62% effective, we would still have large numbers of cases of flu every one gets the vaccine. So the elderly and other at-risk populations would still be exposed. more »
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I get the shot roughly every other year. This year I didn't because I had just gotten over a bad cold when they were being given out at work. for most people who get the flu it is NOT deadly. Painful more »
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Comment on: He doesn't help - Love Letters - Relationships questions, advice and more
Not for nothing ... But I make 3x what my husband makes, travel internationally often, and STILL do the bulk of the housework. However, I took matters into my own hands and hired someone to clean the more »
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Comment on: Moving up in 2013?
Planning to stay put, so long as my job doesn't require (another) move. No remodeling planned for this year, but a lot of landscaping is planned (shrubs, walkway, veggie garden). Next year will be ano more »
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Comment on: Goodbye to mortgage deduction in 2013?
To be clear, they are not proposing giving homeowners ZERO deduction if their mortgage is over $500k, just capping it at $500k. So the interest you pay on the first $500k of mortgage balance would be more »
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Comment on: Miss Conduct's Annual Festivus Airing of Grievances (and today's column) - Miss Conduct - Boston.com
And speaking of people in airports ... If you are in boarding zone 19 and they start boarding with zone 1 and go up from there ... Then for the love of all that is holy please move out of the way! Don more »
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Comment on: Holiday Hair Horrors - 24 Hour Workday - Boston.com
Three words for you: Corrective Color Expert Alternatively, I hear that Head and Shoulders shampoo removes color much faster than regular shampoo. Perhaps a week of that and some deep conditioning tre more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com
I wonder how much of the problem is that refinancing has to be high right now. Mortgage rates are so low that lending departments have to be swamped. Banking delays are frustrating to deal with, thoug more »
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Comment on: Twinkie maker Hostess reaches the end of the line - Business - Boston.com
Stupid spelling errors ...
" I tend to think the terms on offer weren't unreasonable" is what I meant to type.
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Comment on: Twinkie maker Hostess reaches the end of the line - Business - Boston.com
The articles all fail to mention what, if any, changes were made to executive pay and how they compared to the pay rates for hourly workers. That would be important info to have. However, since they more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com#readerComm#readerComm
Small point (with big implications): Landlords can't forbid having children. I believe they could forbid growing indoor plants (or outside plants). My understanding is that most grow lights are energy more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com
While you are at it, ban candles as well. Scented or not, in jars or as tapers, it doesn't matter. Candles are dangerous sources of open flame. Rather than banning things you don't agree with, why not more »
Wow - Mitchell does not sound like a good match for you AT ALL. If you are feeling more like his mommy than his girlfriend now, then all I can say is that it WILL GET WORSE if you get married.