I like that way of handling it. I pay no attention to the ads that come with any statements I get, not that I get many since paperless makes so much more sense. ATM ads are just annoying. Give me my cash without insisting I view a commercial - that's not why I put my money in a bank.
I also shop at a grocery store that doesn't have any of those obnoxious club cards. Funny thing, they just give everyone the discount and it works. They have better prices than the other stores around. Rare time that I want something from a store with a club card, I mess with their data and use my sister's number, my inlaws' number, whichever I have for that location.
I think this may explain why, when I updated AddThis on some of my sites, it caused the white screen of death instead. So far the sites look ok, but now I need to go over them in more detail.
Too true. Describes my inlaws precisely. They buy every upgrade Norton offers them, and don't trust me when I say there are free alternatives. Never mind that I fix every other problem they have with their computer, only the guy from Cox is right when it comes to saying Norton is the right protection, and IE the best browser.
Kind of amuses me that they won't take free even from Microsoft, but whatever.
That's why when someone says to me "God made dirt and dirt don't hurt," I reply with "God also made arsenic." I could give a list of natural poisons, but the one is generally quite enough.
I don't know if this is true for all manufactured homes, but when my husband and I looked at them about 10 years ago, interest rates to buy a manufactured home were higher than for regular homes because lenders treated them as though they would devalue over time.
I work at home. Taking the laptop outside to work is a nice way to spend a sunny day when I still need to get things done. Much better than staring out the window.
I've felt this way ever since doing a project in college that involved helping an office set up a hoteling arrangement for their employees who mostly worked at various clients' offices.The savings for them in not having to pay for so much office space was pretty good.
But so long as people see only the value to themselves and not to the employer, they're going to be willing to accept less pay.
I have to agree with you. My 5 year old gained so much confidence when I started letting him go to his friends' houses on his own, not even accompanied by his big sister. Best thing ever for kids is to teach them to roam without your direct supervision, neighborhood conditions permitting.
Having friends over works pretty well too so long as they aren't the sort to constantly argue. I love finding ways for my kids to have fun without me so I get peace and quiet to get some work done.
California's pension system wouldn't be a problem if the state funded it the way it was supposed to in good years. California state employees pay a significant amount into their pension funds from their own paychecks.
My favorite grocery store doesn't use loyalty cards, and I like them for that and that their prices are generally better than the other stores with the cards. The rare time I need to shop at a store card, I rotate between using the phone number on a family member's card. Messes with the data in a small way and I still get the discount. The local stores don't have anything like points for money off gas or anything, so I don't need the card to save in any other way
Mine increased about 3-4 months ago, but not as much as yours did. Bit under double. Still nice to have, but I certainly wouldn't object to a bigger increase.
I suspect it's some other factor, but we can always wonder. It's certainly possible that sites doing more poorly in the rankings would try to regain traffic with the content network.
That's ridiculous. I'm in California, and parents saying their kids are sick are an excused absence at every school I've dealt with so far. Sorry to hear you're dealing with a school with such an insane policy.
That said, at our current school she'd be in trouble anyhow. The school we're at right now, you get up to 10 excused absences, then they say they will require a meeting between the parents of the student, school officials and the sheriff's office. Yes, on excused absences, and they start this in kindergarten. They start warning of it at 4 excused absences. That part strikes me as really ridiculous, as kindergarten isn't even legally required in California. It's quite easy for a kindergartener to rack up more than 10 sick days, with all the bugs they pass around that young. We're supposed to keep a child home for 24 hours after the end of any fever, which means sick kids often need to be out two or more days.
I really cheered up a kindergarten mom who was starting to get harassed by them as her son had been out more than 4 days. Knowing that he didn't legally have to attend helped her realize that she might not have to put up with it. I don't know if the rules change once you put your kid in kindergarten, though.
That said, when my 2nd grader hit 10 absences last year they let us off with a note saying they could have done that to us, didn't actually do that. So I hope they're sane about it and only use it for when they think there's a problem.
I've been talking to my now 3rd grader (homeschooled now) about this discussion, as she's going back to public school next year, reluctantly. They're starting a new charter school and we're giving it a one year shot. I told her that if things ever get so bad with school that she needs to start skipping, let me know so we can go over her options and get her out of that situation. It's a bit tough - I'm enjoying homeschooling, my husband disapproves but agreed to let us try one year, but if it's homeschool or burn one of my kids out on school, I know what I'm doing.
That's how I handle it too. It's nice to have an easy way to be in contact with family and friends I don't see much, but if I don't want it out there, Facebook doesn't get it.
The only thing I consider nutty about using Facebook is sharing too much information. Don't share when you're going on vacation. Don't share your address or phone number. Don't share embarrassing photos or any other photo you don't want other people to see. Don't share information that could get you in trouble down the line.
No, most states have a way for parents to decline the vaccinations and put the kids in school anyhow. Sometimes it's as simple as saying they don't believe in vaccinating.
That was my first thought too. Not worth the risk, even though the campaign could be incredibly entertaining. I don't want her to have even a chance at getting into office. The numbers can change, often for things beyond any candidate's control.
A lot of the time they let you out of the contract if you can prove you've moved someplace they aren't providing service. At least that's what I was told when I opted to not take a 2 year contract with TW. You move out of the area, they can't hold up their end of the contract anymore, so they let you out, supposedly without penalties. I have no idea how it actually works since I declined the contract and haven't had to move away from one.
If you move and you're still in the service area, you're still bound to the contract.
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I like that way of handling it. I pay no attention to the ads that come with any statements I get, not that I get many since paperless makes so much more sense. ATM ads are just annoying. Give me my cash without insisting I view a commercial - that's not why I put my money in a bank.
I also shop at a grocery store that doesn't have any of those obnoxious club cards. Funny thing, they just give everyone the discount and it works. They have better prices than the other stores around. Rare time that I want something from a store with a club card, I mess with their data and use my sister's number, my inlaws' number, whichever I have for that location.
I'm pretty sure corruption is a major problem in most economic and political systems.
I think this may explain why, when I updated AddThis on some of my sites, it caused the white screen of death instead. So far the sites look ok, but now I need to go over them in more detail.
I'm thinking there's lots of prior art on this one. How else would there be terms such as "godly powers?"
Too true. Describes my inlaws precisely. They buy every upgrade Norton offers them, and don't trust me when I say there are free alternatives. Never mind that I fix every other problem they have with their computer, only the guy from Cox is right when it comes to saying Norton is the right protection, and IE the best browser. Kind of amuses me that they won't take free even from Microsoft, but whatever.
In my area, depending on where you live, it's Cox or Time Warner. No overlap that I know of, so it's still usually no choice between the two.
That's why when someone says to me "God made dirt and dirt don't hurt," I reply with "God also made arsenic." I could give a list of natural poisons, but the one is generally quite enough.
Going down the rapids.
I don't know if this is true for all manufactured homes, but when my husband and I looked at them about 10 years ago, interest rates to buy a manufactured home were higher than for regular homes because lenders treated them as though they would devalue over time.
I work at home. Taking the laptop outside to work is a nice way to spend a sunny day when I still need to get things done. Much better than staring out the window.
That's what THEY want you to think.
I've felt this way ever since doing a project in college that involved helping an office set up a hoteling arrangement for their employees who mostly worked at various clients' offices.The savings for them in not having to pay for so much office space was pretty good.
But so long as people see only the value to themselves and not to the employer, they're going to be willing to accept less pay.
I have to agree with you. My 5 year old gained so much confidence when I started letting him go to his friends' houses on his own, not even accompanied by his big sister. Best thing ever for kids is to teach them to roam without your direct supervision, neighborhood conditions permitting.
Having friends over works pretty well too so long as they aren't the sort to constantly argue. I love finding ways for my kids to have fun without me so I get peace and quiet to get some work done.
FRK is a great resource.
California's pension system wouldn't be a problem if the state funded it the way it was supposed to in good years. California state employees pay a significant amount into their pension funds from their own paychecks.
My favorite grocery store doesn't use loyalty cards, and I like them for that and that their prices are generally better than the other stores with the cards. The rare time I need to shop at a store card, I rotate between using the phone number on a family member's card. Messes with the data in a small way and I still get the discount. The local stores don't have anything like points for money off gas or anything, so I don't need the card to save in any other way
Mine increased about 3-4 months ago, but not as much as yours did. Bit under double. Still nice to have, but I certainly wouldn't object to a bigger increase.
I suspect it's some other factor, but we can always wonder. It's certainly possible that sites doing more poorly in the rankings would try to regain traffic with the content network.
That does it! We need a special fund to provide spirographs to at-risk youth.
Are you sure? Are you absolutely certain that Tolkien is not in fact a zombie?
I'm in California and no, you don't. They tried to require that, but a big fight was put up. Homeschoolers won.
That's ridiculous. I'm in California, and parents saying their kids are sick are an excused absence at every school I've dealt with so far. Sorry to hear you're dealing with a school with such an insane policy.
That said, at our current school she'd be in trouble anyhow. The school we're at right now, you get up to 10 excused absences, then they say they will require a meeting between the parents of the student, school officials and the sheriff's office. Yes, on excused absences, and they start this in kindergarten. They start warning of it at 4 excused absences. That part strikes me as really ridiculous, as kindergarten isn't even legally required in California. It's quite easy for a kindergartener to rack up more than 10 sick days, with all the bugs they pass around that young. We're supposed to keep a child home for 24 hours after the end of any fever, which means sick kids often need to be out two or more days.
I really cheered up a kindergarten mom who was starting to get harassed by them as her son had been out more than 4 days. Knowing that he didn't legally have to attend helped her realize that she might not have to put up with it. I don't know if the rules change once you put your kid in kindergarten, though.
That said, when my 2nd grader hit 10 absences last year they let us off with a note saying they could have done that to us, didn't actually do that. So I hope they're sane about it and only use it for when they think there's a problem.
I've been talking to my now 3rd grader (homeschooled now) about this discussion, as she's going back to public school next year, reluctantly. They're starting a new charter school and we're giving it a one year shot. I told her that if things ever get so bad with school that she needs to start skipping, let me know so we can go over her options and get her out of that situation. It's a bit tough - I'm enjoying homeschooling, my husband disapproves but agreed to let us try one year, but if it's homeschool or burn one of my kids out on school, I know what I'm doing.
That's how I handle it too. It's nice to have an easy way to be in contact with family and friends I don't see much, but if I don't want it out there, Facebook doesn't get it.
The only thing I consider nutty about using Facebook is sharing too much information. Don't share when you're going on vacation. Don't share your address or phone number. Don't share embarrassing photos or any other photo you don't want other people to see. Don't share information that could get you in trouble down the line.
Same as with any other website.
No, most states have a way for parents to decline the vaccinations and put the kids in school anyhow. Sometimes it's as simple as saying they don't believe in vaccinating.
Just make sure you don't have your face or logo all over your secret lair. It's been done.
This stunt could put Palin in office.
That was my first thought too. Not worth the risk, even though the campaign could be incredibly entertaining. I don't want her to have even a chance at getting into office. The numbers can change, often for things beyond any candidate's control.
A lot of the time they let you out of the contract if you can prove you've moved someplace they aren't providing service. At least that's what I was told when I opted to not take a 2 year contract with TW. You move out of the area, they can't hold up their end of the contract anymore, so they let you out, supposedly without penalties. I have no idea how it actually works since I declined the contract and haven't had to move away from one.
If you move and you're still in the service area, you're still bound to the contract.