Thank you @hivebuzz, it does all add up, after a while! =..=

I do have an account there, but the spreads tend to be rather large and the volume is almost non-existent. Perhaps OK if you have weeks to wait for a trade to execute, but not much use if you need to cash

There's no recipe for "getting over" the loss of one of our furred friends... and maybe that's as it's supposed to be. And some of them leave their little pawprints more permanently on our souls

A few weeks back our son-in-law remarked "a BTU is a BTU, pretty much any way you turn it" (He's an HVAC contractor) and I think that's pretty much what you're saying, as well. The actual savings

All in all, I like InLeo. I will probably use it more when some of the kinks get worked out... too many error messages when trying to publish long form content; I certainly like what the Leo crew is doing

That sure is a weird-ass looking thing! Just based on the picture I sincerely thought that it was going to be some kind of joke of a snake somebody had manufactured or something. I guess it just goes to

I think the thing that sucks the most about Zuck and Facebook is the fact that they've managed to get us all trapped in their great big monopoly, and whereas there was a time when they were somewhat innovative

After this latest debacle and hassle, I'm not sure if she's planning to keep it. It just seems ridiculous! It all smells like something designed to make people feel like they're getting something special,

Thank you @ewkaw!

Well, you've got a point there, my friend! I guess I find some solace in the fact that at least DIY remains less expensive than calling a service provider who's going to charge $150 just to get in the

Well, holidays are off the only times we have that we can truly rely on to come again and be the same year after year. And it's definitely a good thing to have gratitude!

You're right of course, they're just figureheads and puppets for somebody else's agendas. Perhaps what feels different about 2024 and going ahead is the fact that a lot of us have woken up and realized

Family time is definitely important! We don't get much time because we're usually working with our creative projects up until the very last moment. So those bits of family time I definitely to be treasured.

I also have fond memories of all the things we were able to do when I was a kid. When I contemplate doing these same things now - given what you just pointed out about shrinking packages and rising prices

Over the years, I've come to realize that minimalism is about much more than just "stuff;" it extends as far as what you have going on in your heart and soul, as well. And thoughts. "Emotional

We're grateful for living one row back from the ocean... well, an inlet off the ocean. But we're grateful for what we have. there's no way on planet earth we could buy our place today, because it would

Ouch. That's horrid. There is no life manual on how to handle something like this. But... experiencing your feelings as they arise is a good and healthy thing...

Brambles are just such awful things, and they sometimes seem to grow several meters a day! I had to clear a huge thicket of them as part of our vegetable garden expansion, so I can imagine what you went

I so relate to that @sunscape, we have a lot going on most of the time, and getting to everything is an eternal mosaic of fitting bits and pieces together in small time slots, as best we can. Someone coming

Writing has always been a hobby for me. I did spend a few years in the IT industry as a technical writer, but I bailed because I (a) didn't like Korporate Amerika and (b) it felt like "selling out"