Recent content by Ronni

I got shingles a couple times and it was so minor that I didn’t bother with the vaccine. Then a year or so later, It came back….and it was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced! I have a high pain tolerance (e.g.5 kids home births no drugs) but that shingles pain literally brought me to my knees...

I don’t remember any as a child, but I was completely freaked out when I watched Jaws in my early 20’s! When it began playing on TV many years later I avoided it like the plague because I remembered how freaked out I was. Recently I came across it while scrolling, and decided to take a peek...

We have a BCBS Advanage plan. We have been very pleased with their coverage so far. Ron’s accident which put him in the hospital for 3 days, plus specialist services, drugs, physical therapy, equipment etc was expensive, but the plan covered most of it. I had cataract and glaucoma surgery on...

AWS (Amazon Web services) was the culprit. Amazon isn’t just a seller of goods. It also provides extensive web services to large companies, some of whom then provide internet to the consumer. Some of the larger companies impacted were Snapchat, Venmo, Roblox, Xfinity, Amazon prime, Duolingo...

Exactly! I would have to divorce myself from the rest of the world to resist that temptation. It’s just not sustainable over the long-term.

As the primary grocery shopper and cook, I buy few processed foods. What I do buy is minimal….bread for our one slice of toast a day, canned beans for chili or Mexican dishes, cheese to grate, cookies…..we each have one as our after dinner “dessert.” Everything else is as fresh and...

Good for you @Nathan! Ron and I used to have a nightly cocktail, then I quit altogether after Devin died. I don’t even know why, I just couldn’t drink. After our move to a new house a year ago, I started to occasionally have a cocktail, and that’s still holding. I’ve lost several pounds in...

Oooh I have several!! Pogo stick Tiddlywinks Pick Up Sticks

I have never been able to ice skate, or roller skate, well. It’s really annoying, especially because I have no problem on a skateboard, no problem dancing or doing other physical things. My balance is decent, I have good leg strength, I’m a graceful dancer, but NONE of that matters when there...

@Mitch86 Im not sure why, but your post reminded me of my most favorite poem. Invictus, by William Earnest Henley. Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I...

Though I’ve never gotten that exact comment, most folks tend to be surprised that I still work. My response is always the same….I enjoy what I do, I work because I want to, not because I have to!

I’ve occasionally done so. I have a hidden key, plus my neighbor has a key.

I use them all the time. Very handy when I’m shopping and I can just scan the QR code to capture the digital coupon, at a restaurant to get the menu on my phone, for Amazon returns, to activate my updated credit card, to access user manuals…a useful tool.

All the happiness you’ll ever find lies within you. You can have a full life if you choose to.

My clients live in those huge homes the OP speaks of. Between 5000-8000 square feet, 4-5 bedrooms, a bathroom for each bedroom plus a downstairs powder room for guests, formal living and dining room, upstairs and downstairs den, study, sunroom etc. All that room and two people live there...