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Just watched Sharon and Andy's wedding again. Every time I see it, I cry.

nope, bought it online. I have to do most of my shopping online. Editing to add, I just measured my popcorn popper bowl and it's 6 inches, the lid fits down inside and will only come above the popper if you are popping a lot. Hope that helps with your search.

I had to go look. My smarta$$ answer is the turquoise one. But what you're wanting to know is Zulay, I got it from Walmart, they have bunches and so does Amazon. I didn't look at Target, but I'll bet they have several also. I really did buy the one I got because it was turquoise. Looking at them and reviews, it seemed like 6 of one/half a dozen of the other, so I got the color I loked.

I tried popping pop corn in a glass bowl in the microwave, it was a 70s pyrex bowl, the popcorn wen all over the place (I forgot to cover it) made a mess and broke the bowl. So then I tried a 70s Tupperware bowl, the kernels burned into the bowl, made indentations into the plastic, had to throw it out. Then I tried my Corning Ware sauce pan with lid, it worked ok, but it was hard to carry the pan, the handles get very hot and they're heavy. I just didn't like messing with them. So I bought the silicone contraption and it's light weight, has it's own silicone lid and I like it just fine. I don't like standing over the stove shaking the popcorn.

A couple of months ago, I got a handy gadget for making microwave popcorn, it's silicone, just put some regular popcorn in the bottom, put the lid on and microwave. I usually put some butter slices in with the popcorn before I put it in the microwave. I can make a small amount that I will eat in one sitting. Of course, I try not to burn it because it stinks!

Been home from the dentist for a couple of hours, I'm exhausted, the side of my mouth where the wisdom tooth was removed is still a little numb. Had that one plus what was left of 3 broken teeth removed. The 3 broken ones came right out, but that wisdom tooth was a bugger. He had to numb my mouth 3 different times to get it numb enough. The first aide who did the numbing was bragging to the other dental assistants that she could numb people when no one else could. I was told years ago that I have an extra nerve in the lower part of my mouth that makes it hard for me to numb. She said most people don't put the injection far enough back in the mouth. Well, the dentist had to give several more injections to get it numb enough. I lost count of how many. It's a good thing they had given me nitrous oxide. I was far from relaxed. At least, this time I wasn't singing, "You'll Be a Dentist." Nobody wants to hear that.

I agree that not everything has to be thrown out, but my sister buys more things so she'll have more, she has things she'll never ever use, like a big several gallon tea server thing - it's for parties or banquets. She has a baking pan for baking sourdough bread, she doesn't like sourdough bread. I don't know how many punch bowls and cups she has. I've started using one of her punchbowls as a salad bowl, at least it gets used that way. She doesn't have little punch and cucumber sandwich friends. The few friends she has are druggies. But she will not let me get rid of this stuff.

I don't think he can get more annoying. I have always hated the stupid Snuggle Bear and now he that lady are having seizures together, I hate him even more.

There may be some guilt involved with my sister's hoarding, but it's more of a replacement for her drug/alcohol addiction. She's not sober, she just no longer is able to use drugs or alcohol. She's still an addict, she's switched addictions to food and buying cheap c**p. There's a part of the food addiction that I think comes from the times when she used and spent every penny she had on drugs or drink and had nothing to eat and nothing to feed her children. She eventually lost her children and she has a lot of guilt about that and she did a lot of damage to her children during those years, 2 of them have major drug issues, the third one was in prison and I think that finally straightened her out, she may smoke weed now and then, but I don't think she does often nor does she do any other drugs, she holds a job and is doing well with it. But she has paid big for the life she has now. She lost her children and 2 have been adopted by distant family members and the third was killed in foster care. So, my sister has a lot of guilt and she eats it. And when she's not eating, she's buying. Will she do therapy? Nope, because she'd have to face everything that she's done and she can't handle it. Then there's my idiot brother, but since a lot of our estrangement has to do with politics, won't go there. He's on the side of evil and I'm not.

I got a salad shooter as a wedding present over 30 years ago, 1988. I used it a few times, but then it got put away. I knew where it was and all the attachments that came with it, I think 3 different cones, before I moved 6 years ago, but right now I have no clue. I'll put out an apb to my helpers that as we rearrange and unpack stuff, to rescue and it's parts. I know, 6 years and yes, I have unpacked very little. At first it was because I was in denial that I'd be stuck living with my sister for the rest of my life, but it is probably going to be that way. So, we're trying to go through my stuff and unpack my kitchen stuff. Mine is much better than any of the stuff my sister has, she was either given things or bought cheap c**p. I bought the nicest I could afford and took care of things and, funny thing, my stuff has lasted for 20-40 years and still useful. I have several small appliances that are useful to have. Now, if we could find them and keep her from buying cheap c**p off the internet just because I've emptied out some space. She's a hoarder, I think I've mentioned before, and everytime I get some space emptied so I can work and find things, her anxieties take over and she has to buy stuff to fill up that empty space. Living with a hoarder is h**l! But, back to salad shooter, we could use that.

different people have different situations and lives. I'm at home 99% of the time, I only go out to doctor appts. I have cataracts and have a lot of difficulty seeing. At home, I have a 23" screen on my computer that I can adjust the size of what I see on the screen so that I can actually see it. I am also on a very limited SS retirement budget and AT&T wants another $100/month for a data plan for a smart phone. They already get entirely too big a cut of my limited income so f**k them. I don't want to give them another d**n cent. I hate AT&T, but am forced to use them for internet. I make very few phone calls, and would have a learning curve to use a smart phone that I am not interested in learning. So, I don't want a smart phone, it makes no sense to me to have one. But you love yours, good, I'm thrilled for you.

Thank you all, I was planning to start the Ibuprofen the night before the pulling but I hadn't thought about taking the antibiotic before I leave for the dentist office. I don't have a knee infection, but I do have breast cancer, I don't know how that could be affected, but it's best to take no chances. Since I have to take three of the Amoxicillin/day, it will be easy to schedule two before I go to the dentist.

the dentist gave a prescription when I was in the office last week, I got it filled along with the anti-biotic which I've been taking. I'm ready and waiting.

Ok, I've finally caught up with reading about 8 pages. Jell-O, luckily I stocked up on some when I came home from the hospital in June, I'm going to be back on that liquid/soft diet after Friday for about a week. I'm having 3 teeth pulled, especially the one that was infected and sent me to the hospital Memorial Day weekend, it's coming out! The other 2 are both broken and there's only tiny stubs left. I will be gassed before they start work and I'm taking someone to the dentist office with me to see that I get home afterward. Not really looking forward to this, but it has to be. After that's all done I can think about a bridge for where the broken teeth are, the wisdom tooth? Good riddance, it should have been removed when I was 17 and had 2 others pulled. After teeth are somewhat restored, I'll be able to think about getting my eyes done. I can't wait to be able to read and thread a needle again.

ok, this remark coming after several posts about sex toys, threw me for a minute. But, on the subject of flip phones, I'm either going to have to give mine up or change to Consumer Cellular by February. AT&T will no longer support my phone. I don't want a smart phone mostly because I don't want to pay AT&T another $100/month. I have to have my internet through them but if I had another option, I would change in a heartbeat.

I've only seen it twice and I can't stand it! Ross, split/duplicating screen shots of different young women, "I bought it here for less, I really love it! I'm going to wear it" with sped up soundtrack so they sound like chipmunks, I will be muting from now on. And I probably don't have the words right. I won't be listening to get them right.

I don't know where to find this out, but are those people in the stands for track and field? I thought no spectators were going to be allowed but the stands look pretty full. And remember, I have terrible cataracts and can't see s**t. And one of the US women commented about no crowds. So, I'm a confused old lady.

I'm sorry for the loss of your mother, I do understand, my mother died in 2009 and I miss her. And I don't feel graceful at all about accepting cancer. I want to share my feelings about my decisions so that maybe someone else who's going through the diagnosis and trying to decide what to do. My decision is not for everyone, it was mine. If you choose to go through treatment, you go, you are a champ as far as I'm concerned. But get all the information you can and don't let anyone pressure into doing something you're not comfortable with. When I first heard the diagnosis, I broke down and sobbed, my immediate thought was "get out," I'm not sure what that meant, out of life, get the cancer out...I just don't know. But the next thing I did was what is not recommended, I started reading, I joined a couple of breast cancer survivor groups on FB and those (mostly) women scared the h**l out of me! I had told a friend before my biopsy that I wasn't afraid of dying, that's going to happen to all of no matter what we want and it just is. I think getting older changes your perspective about death. What I was afraid of is being a human lab experiment, being stuck with needles, being cut. The only surgeries I've ever had was a tonsillectomy when I was 5 and oral surgery as an adult, neither all that invasive and no scars. I'm terrified of surgery. So, when I got the diagnosis, all I could think was I was going to cut, mutilated, then burned in radiation and then have an appliance attached to my body semi-permanently, lose all my hair, get fatter, be sicker and in more pain than I've ever imagined (I have migraines, I'm not a stranger to being sick and in pain). I was terrified of all that. I do not do well with medical stuff, I can't watch people getting shots on tv, I've learned some coping skills for when I have to have an injection or have blood drawn or get an IV, but I can't do it daily or more often than that. One night, a few days after I got the diagnosis, I was stressed beyond stressed and suddenly a little thought came into my head, it said, "you don't have to do that." I went, What? I brought that thought back out and i considered it, and such a feeling of peace and calm came over me. I knew in that moment, that that was the right decision for me. It's been 6 months since I got the results of my mammogram, and started this horrible road. I still feel that is the right decision. At first, I was defiant when I told the first doctor, but I got back so much support and that gave me courage to face more doctors. It is not a decision to be taken lightly, but every person knows their limits and their capabilities, I know mine and I made my decisions based on me. Am I happy I have cancer? HELL NO! I'm pissed off, but I have it and that's the way it is.

thank you, I've accepted most of it, I still have moments when i rail against fate, but I'll be 71 in a few weeks, I expected to live to 100 because of my Grandmothers, (101 and 96 when they passed), my Mom was 79, but was a heavy smoker most of her life, but it is what it is. I'm not in any pain or discomfort right now and I've been reassured that when the time comes, I'll be taken care of. That's about all any of us can hope for.

Just a few things about the mail-in box test in lieu of the colonoscopy's. I had to do that this year. Because of so many other things needing medical attention earlier this year, the thought of a colonoscopy was stressing me beyond my ability to cope. So my doctor had me do the other test. It's not bad. The gross factor, on a scale of 1-10 is 1. You have to have a clean toilet, but not just cleaned yesterday with chemicals. There are instructions to follow and I won't go into to those, but the gist of it is, you swipe a cotton swab along the top of the toilet water after you've done what you need to. Put the swab in an envelope and mail it. That's it, easy. When I was given the test to do it was with the understanding I would do a colonoscopy next year, but I've since been diagnosed with breast cancer and have decided I am not doing invasive treatments, so I don't know that I will do the colonoscopy or not. My doctor is aware of my decision and is supportive of me. I was concerned when I went in the hospital Memorial Day weekend that I would meet with resistance from the medical staff, but everyone was supportive. It was weird to agree to a DNR when I had an infected wisdom tooth, but it's now on record. I want to make those decisions while I am able.

There are times I like Jell-O. When I am coming out of a bad migraine, Jell-O is about all I can handle. Fortunately, those days seem to be behind me. I take Propranolol daily and it keeps them down to where a couple of Excedrin Migraine or Great Value Headache tabs do away with them. And I was in the hospital at the first of June with an infected tooth, I was on a liquid diet, soup for lunch and dinner, cream of wheat for breakfast, all the rest of all the meals were combinations of ice cream or sherbet, custard, applesauce, Jell-O. I was so sick of all of those things by the time I got home. I only got Jell-O a couple of times, I looked forward to it. I couldn't open my mouth enough to get any real food in.

I don't know where to put this, so I guess here will do. Does anyone remember the show, Buck Rogers in the 23rd or 25th Century with Gil Gerard s? I don't remember exactly which century and I'm lazy tonight. One of the few episodes I remember was the Olympics. they took place on the moon or a space station and there were only the athletes in attendance. Buck Rogers went because he was from the 20th Century and he was some kind of special guest. I've been reminded of this episode of that show several times since it was announced there would be no spectators. I imagine I will keep thinking about that episode all during the games.

A little late to the topic, but I don't recall ever having the can't remember locker combination or can't find my classroom dream. I think I just have a different version of them. Mine is that I'm getting ready to go somewhere I can't make it out the door, things just keep happening to prevent me from leaving, and it's frequently ironing. I haven't ironed except when I sew for decades, but in my dreams, I iron and never finish.

I hate the emu and especially Doug and the giant key was the one that started me hating Doug. But what I came here to post about was an ad I just saw for women's razors. Didn't see enough to see a brand. But the actress that was shaking out her red hair at the end probably was not the same model as the one with the hairy leg they were shaving. I've hardly ever seen that much hair on a woman's leg, let alone a natural redhead. As a rule, most natural blondes and redheads are just not that hairy with such dark hair. I realize there are exceptions, but I don't think that model had naturally red hair. And I'm not sure that leg belonged to a woman.

Been watching this now and then, it's been years, so all the episodes seem like new to me. I have renewed my abhorrence of Dave Hester, Jarrod, Darrell and Rene has moved up very close to Dave Hester as my most abhorred. Why do I watch this c**p? Oh yeah, because with all the channels I have to choose from, there's nothing on that interests me. I don't mind Brandy or Mary and I can even tolerate Ivy even though I think he's a dolt. I miss Barry, he's not on many of the episodes that are available right now. I know, I read above that he was in a bad motorcycle accident and took a long time to recover. This show needs another likeable person like Barry, he always took such joy in his finds.