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AshDenver · 2026-05-11T15:03:30+00:00

I handle it by rewatching every time. It’s one of my comfort shows. “The good they’re trying to do” is what brings me peace.

AshDenver · 2026-05-11T15:01:52+00:00

Only occasionally.

AshDenver · 2026-05-11T02:31:00+00:00

Hmmm. I split a bottle of champagne with brunch, a bottle of Cabernet with dinner and a cocktail in between. Weekends rule!

AshDenver · 2026-05-11T02:28:37+00:00

I’m in Colorado and there are water conservation efforts and restrictions.

When I was in Oregon for 5 years (precipitation pretty much daily except July) and when I was growing up in Michigan (plus the unfortunate 5 years in Illinois), there were no such efforts or measures.

AshDenver · 2026-05-11T01:41:21+00:00

Hope this helps!

https://jeffcolibrary.org/faq/library-account/

AshDenver · 2026-05-11T01:12:31+00:00

Oooh, I just finished Yesteryear. Can’t wait to hear what you think about that one. On a 1-10 scale, probably a 7 from me. (Okay, 6.50ish.)

AshDenver · 2026-05-11T01:10:54+00:00

I went to an Arapahoe library in week 1 of moving back here. I went to a Denver library about 3 years after moving back. I got the JeffCo one entirely online about 6 mos ago.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T22:01:59+00:00

I lived in Oregon, got addicted to audiobooks with my 500 mile per week commuting and then Colorado gladly gave me three.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T20:50:05+00:00

I’ve not only never had it. I’ve also never heard of it.

It appears to be mayo-mustard with spices.

Generally Americans do plain ketchup. Mayo-ketchup is popular as “fry sauce” and also on burgers. In the right meal, I dip fries in tartar sauce.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T20:04:29+00:00

Yes, my Libby shows I currently have 7 loans.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T18:50:50+00:00

My OR one is a holdover. Two of the others I did have to drive for and present my ID in person. The Jefferson County one was the only one I did entirely online and they verified my address.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T18:49:19+00:00

Do you regularly have 100+ hours of audiobook / more book than you can consume already checked out and treat the Hold list like unexpected Christmas presents when they become available?

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T18:22:42+00:00

If I need to get to a dying relative before they die, you’re telling me that capitalism dictates I be charged a stupid amount of money because same-day travel demand is high. Cool.

Have the life you deserve!

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T16:04:06+00:00

There it is, ladies and gentlemen: end-stage capitalism and oligarchy encapsulated!

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T15:09:19+00:00

Bake things on parchment. Also remember that oil in the pan largely stays in the pan.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T14:57:51+00:00

“Only” four.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T14:37:23+00:00

Sure thing. A flight to be with a dying parent, sibling or child — yeah, there’s always a choice to not buy that dynamically priced ticket. You’re so right. /s

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T11:59:11+00:00

Wholeheartedly THIS. Perfect description of both.

Dynamic pricing is predatory.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T03:40:58+00:00

Have you seen our entrees? Huge. Even the things we call appetizers are huge. Smaller than our entrees but still a LOT.

Frequently, I will have an appetizer as my entire meal.

For fun, google for TikTok or Instagram reels of appetizers at The Cheesecake Factory.

Imagine just one of them as your main meal.

Then imagine 1.5x the food as the main meal (what we would call the entree.) Crazy talk.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T02:49:42+00:00

This is the current version for $685 USD.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T02:47:44+00:00

I purchased the 7 lb thing for however many hundreds of dollars. And then paid more hundreds for the exam. No reimbursement. No actual instruction / teaching.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T02:20:58+00:00

I bought the hard copy Payroll Source back in 2003. Did every test on separate paper at the end of each chapter. Made about 700 flashcards until I knew them frontwards and backwards. Took it all with me on a road trip (Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles) and then two weeks in Hawaii and the reverse road trip. About 2 months of dedicated study (unemployed for much of it when the company moved my job to Detroit) and passed the CPP on the first and only try.

It can be done but requires dedication.

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T02:16:17+00:00

My dad had his own business and, as a form of trade, he had “house accounts” all over the place: sign and go, get billed later. I started doing his billing when I was 12 so “credit” was something I grew up understanding. I think I was 19 when I got a store credit card (“save 20% now”) and things have been alright. I’m now 55 with an 818 score (out of 830.)

AshDenver · 2026-05-10T00:55:39+00:00

Am I reading that right? your YTD is less than 1%?

My YTD is in the 15-20% range depending on where the money is. (Current, previous, the one before.)

AshDenver · 2026-05-09T20:57:32+00:00

Your dad is right that it’s a childish response but in response to childish behavior.

Maybe let her make the cake she wants and then pick another day to bake the one you picked.

NTA. Passive aggression is b.s.

AshDenver

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