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Sounds like a plan, but I'm curious - are there many jobs available in editing these days? I really don't know and am wondering how much AI or other software tools has replaced humans in this regard. Let us know how it goes! (Once upon a time I had a side gig for a couple of years proofreading technical publications, which I really enjoyed...I read faster than any other person I know and have almost too much attention to detail - I constantly catch spelling errors and stuff in actual published books, which I find incredible. But I assumed this kind of job had been replaced by bots...)

Back to the use (or not) of rulers...I sell and buy jewelry on eBay and always picture my items next to both a ruler (with high contrast) showing its length/width in inches *and* in millimeters (in the professional jewelry world, all measurements of gems and ring shanks for example are given in metric). But most of the items I look at are pictured next to a dime or a quarter to show size, which I do not find especially helpful. I know you can get a plastic ruler with millimeters and inches at the dollar store for a dollar, so I am just assuming people like approximations rather than precision or something...🙄

Does anyone have a recipe for pistachio muffins? I don't usually bake, or eat sugar/flour filled treats, but I had one of these yesterday and it was amazing good. Bright green on the inside, which may be off-putting to some, but excellent pistachio flavor and very moist.

I just discovered another marvelous mystery/crime writer - Jamie Harrison - and read the first of the "Jules Clement" novels called The Edge of the Crazies. It is set in a very small Montana town (Blue Deer) and is a real awesome slice of life with an incredible cast of characters and an excellent murder mystery. Not very violent or gruesome. I already have books two and three on the way!

Well, I enjoyed this a lot! More intelligent than most TV murder mystery series with some nuances and a truly interesting male lead. I had never heard of this particular Sutherland previously so what a pleasant surprise - very understated and subtle acting which is a good balance to Kristin Kreuk's *constant* emoting (though her style suits the character who I assume is supposed to radiate quiet desperation or something...). There wasn't much of a mystery here but lots of scene setting, so I hope the next ep will have a more compelling crime etc. I'm in...😸

Great season! Super high body count but well paced with very realistic characters. Definitely not for the squeamish but I love a series featuring a super smart tough woman.

Tiger Balm.

I highly recommend a mind-bending twisty murder mystery called The 7-1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. I just finished this last night and it is a blast - incredibly inventive! Sort of a combination of an Agatha Christie locked room mystery coupled with several other genres. Can't wait to read his next book.

Yes, and its a great watch so far (through three episodes)...although I would think IRL these people (the core group of cops and explosives experts) would be comatose from PTSD by now. 😸

Actually I have inherited half a house (the other half belongs to my brother in law who gets to live there until he either dies or *he* decides to sell it) that is also deteriorating big time. It was built in 1948 and has never had any of the plumbing or electricity upgraded or central air conditioning installed (this is in the San Fernando Valley in L.A., which is routinely over 100 degrees every day in the summer) or flooring replaced or bathrooms redone. Its a wreck inside and last time I was there the kitchen wiring was terrifying (I'm surprised it hasn't burned down yet). You can't tell much from the outside as the exterior yard has been moderately maintained, but it is a total tear down too. The rest of the neighborhood has been transformed into trophy homes so this is more and more anomalous, but eventually, not that I wish my brother in law ill, I look forward to seeing it taken down to the studs by a new owner.

Those pre-packaged salads go bad so fast that they are by far the most volume donated item that my food pantry gets from the local supermarkets. On Fridays we are eager to get rid of everything perishable as we are not open on the weekends and want to clear the refrigerators for our Monday morning intake, and we generally have lots of those pre-packaged salads with the use by date still the next day and you can see the greens on the bottom are already all slimey and uneatable! Fortunately we have a "friend of the pantry" with goats (goats eat *anything*) so we empty the contents into a big sack and he comes and takes it away every two days...nothing goes to waste at my pantry! Check the bottom of the container before you buy - if you see anything suspicious, don't buy and if you can't see through to check, definitely don't buy! 😺

Or they could make a tent city out of your living room with old sheets and such...and pretend to go camping. They could also learn to make pizza (usually a big hit although it may require deep cleaning your kitchen afterwards!) assuming you have flour etc. available. Doesn't your son like Legos? (my kid was Lego obsessed from age 3 to about 10 or so...) We lived in the mountains with snow on the ground at least 6 months out of the year so weather (unless it was pouring snow or rain) was no excuse not to get outside...either built snow forts and/or sliding hills or go skiing...or play tag or hide-n-seek all over the block but children should spend minimal time inside if they are not in school, in my opinion. Their rapidly growing minds need maximum creative opportunities and having games and adventures with your friends away from the parameters of an adult defined activity is incredibly important.

They are not supposed to sit still - they are children! Put them outside where they can run around and kick a ball or whack a ball or just chase each other around..where there no breakables and they can be little boys! 😺

Actually I just looked it up and the average price of a home in the U.S. in 1980 was in the $60,000.s - so that meant many homes were available for much less, although probably not too many that were immediately habitable for $20,000! This whole trope actually works very well for the 1960s though. Besides all that, look at the crap food this lady is buying!...whatever she paid, her family won't be eating very well...😿

You did not mention if this job offer is for a transition into a career opportunity that would be in a field outside customer service, which seemed to be a big priority for you. If so...would that not be worth the trade off so that your first year will be much harder, but in the long run you would have more possibility for advancement, higher salary, etc.? If not, then understandable that this would be a big "No!"...