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I think you need to be much clearer that you are not interested in dating this guy, not just come up with conflicting schedules. Just tell him outright - "Sorry, but unfortunately if I was interested in dating right now, and I'm not, the age gap between us is too great for me. Thank you so much for the invitations, and have a happy Christmas!". End of story. I am now seeing a guy who is 15 years older than I am and the age gap is not an issue but we are both senior citizens and have a tremendous amount of things in common. Plus he is a real gentleman, kind and funny, still in great shape and attractive and that is all incredibly hard to find these days!

It has been a rollercoaster season, eh? At least we are in the semi-final of the CocaCola Cup and with any luck will get to kick Tottenham's ass in the final in a London derby.

I can't remember any really edible food at any of the schools I attended EXCEPT at my high school we had a morning break (for 15 minutes) at 10:30 AM and there was available for purchase (I think they were 25 cents but this was a long, long time ago) the most incredible huge fresh baked cinnamon rolls. These treats were basically my inducement to get to school every day! Yum.

In my area is a wonderful pizza chain called "Palo Mesa" and one of their outlets showcases the owner's amazing gourmet (international award winning) pizzas. They are very expensive, as pizza goes, but if I am going to have something so carbilicious, the hand thrown sourdough crusts with incredible cheeses and sauce are worth every penny. Thinking about one for New Year's Eve this year!

Mine is the confusion of "canon" with "cannon", which as a chorale singer drives me completely crazy.

Comic book style versions of familiar stories...nothing "adult" in the usual sense of that word. My son writes graphic novels set in a dystopian future that are entirely for adults, so graphic books can be for any age or predilection...

It is my favorite channel, but I love all things British. There are some incredible series like Vera, Shetland, and Midsomer Murders if you like beautiful scenery and twisty mysteries. Wonderful endless comedy series. The best dramas from the BBC, etc. I think that is an amazing deal.

Mine is the Fannie Farmer Cookbook which I have had for at least 45 years now - I still think the cheesecake recipe is the best I've ever found and I used it every single Christmas for 35 years or more.

I did not know a Nicoise salad required anchovies...I thought there was just tuna (no other fish) and since I don't like anchovies at all, I'm glad I have never included them! (I love Nicoise salad and since I have salad pretty much every day for lunch, I have it at least once a month). Today was mixed greens with a lot of baby arugala. tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and some chopped black forest ham with homemade ranch dressing.

I don't have any info to offer as to where this is, or anything else, but is this not lovely? The spirit of St. Francis is alive and well!

That is true also! Lots of good wisdom was dispensed in the past that people have apparently forgotten or not been taught.

No, for everyone to remember what they should have been taught as children: "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me." (and develop both a "thicker skin" and a sense of humor.)

Other than Liverpool, all the teams are struggling with injuries in the EPL this year, especially Arsenal. Having this stupid international breaks is not helping, of course. Nonetheless we already celebrated "Invincibles Day" so another season with no challenger on that front! 😺⚽

Would it not be easier to just dilute the half & half a little? (particularly if you only need 1/4 cup - or just use the half & half as it is...it would make for a little "richer result but that is not necessarily a bad thing, right?) Rather than buying powdered milk specially...

I might have probed a little further, as in: "Is it a particular style of play you are calling "European"? (Because Luka, for example, does play significantly differently than Giannis....but part of that is a difference in sheer size.) It really doesn't sound like racism on the surface, because if you were truly racist IMO you probably won't like watching the NBA at all. (I specialize in trying to give other people the benefit of the doubt...)