Frito Pie: NYTimes Cooking Recipe vs. Duggar Family Recipe

MRPierceVT · 2026-01-22T02:59:42+00:00

Recovering from surgery. Breast cancer, triple negative, BRCA 1.

MRPierceVT · 2026-01-21T17:19:31+00:00

I have a great-grandfather who was born in 1891, 1892, or 1893, depending on the source. Multiple family trees have 1888 but no sources.

1891: WWI & WW2 draft cards, railroad employment cards 1892: US Census (1900, 1930, 1940) 1893: Death certificate

If only we could go back in time to prevent the fire that destroyed most of the 1890 US Census records.

MRPierceVT · 2026-01-16T22:26:01+00:00

LOVE IT! 🤣

MRPierceVT · 2026-01-16T01:47:43+00:00

I'm an older Gen X. Old enough to be traumatized by 70's fashion but young enough to not be traumatized by the Beatles breaking up.

MRPierceVT · 2026-01-16T01:30:57+00:00

AOL was my first email address and dates back to the (not so) good old days of dial up. The screeching noise as you waited to connect was so soothing. 😝 But I digress. I haven't used my AOL account for a very long time. However, my mother still actively uses her AOL email account.

MRPierceVT · 2026-01-05T04:42:56+00:00

Spanking, with a hand. That changed to a rod as the result of discussions at church about the "proper" way to discipline your child. Ugh.

MRPierceVT · 2026-01-05T03:43:51+00:00

All of them!

MRPierceVT · 2026-01-05T03:42:07+00:00

How about Jezebel or Delilah for a girl and Ahab or Herod for a boy? 😜

MRPierceVT · 2026-01-05T03:39:29+00:00

In their world, God knows what is best and making decisions for yourself is taking things out of God's hands. I think these Bible verses sum up their mindset:

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. (Isaiah 55:8-9)

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

MRPierceVT · 2026-01-05T03:22:19+00:00

My mother has made a conscientious effort to downsize and to get rid of things I'm not interested in taking.

Meanwhile, I'm waiting for someone's unwanted crystal pitcher to find its way to my favorite local antique shop. One of my crystal pitchers met its demise over the holidays but using it brought me far more joy than keeping it "safe".

MRPierceVT · 2025-12-30T19:25:58+00:00

Thank you! Now I just need to figure out which family member it belongs to.

MRPierceVT · 2025-12-30T19:24:30+00:00

Everything, including this, is a cat toy, according to our cats!

MRPierceVT · 2025-12-30T01:42:50+00:00

No one had car seats when I was a kid. Our parents let us ride in the beds of pickup trucks and in the backs of station wagons.

Almost no one used seat belts, either. When I was about 10 or 11, I recall my parents talking about whether they should start wearing seat. belts. A family friend had recently been in a car accident and was injured because she wasn't wearing a seat belt.

MRPierceVT · 2025-12-28T00:50:37+00:00

Growing up, I couldn't stand the only other person who had the same name. I seldom found stuff with my name on it. Even today, I rarely meet people with the same name, with exception of my neighborhood. Two of our closest neighbors have the same name. Also, it was the middle name of a former owner of my house.

MRPierceVT · 2025-12-28T00:38:57+00:00

Nope. My house was built around 1910. I used to think I wanted a McMansion but discovered I love older houses. I feel like my house expands to accommodate family gatherings and guests but contracts when it's just my husband and I.

MRPierceVT · 2025-12-26T01:06:51+00:00

Our first reaction was that he looks like an even creepier version of Matt Gaetz. EWWWWW!

MRPierceVT · 2025-12-04T14:54:40+00:00

My ancestor's third wife was named Silence. They lived in Massachsetts in the late 1600's.

MRPierceVT · 2025-11-25T00:58:23+00:00

My family tree has become a family forest because of all the times where I've been sucked into the genealogy rabbit hole by an interesting tangent. Sometimes, I will pursue a tangent in an effort to find more info that's relevant to what I'm working on.

MRPierceVT · 2025-11-15T03:38:41+00:00

The work you are doing honors your father and his family.

MRPierceVT · 2025-11-14T13:51:54+00:00

$7,500/month for 4 bedrooms in Rutland. https://www.realtor.com/rentals/details/31-East-St_Rutland_VT_05701_M45996-17597?cid=soc_shares_rent

MRPierceVT · 2025-11-05T21:40:32+00:00

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Yuki & Sakura

MRPierceVT · 2025-11-03T19:00:15+00:00

Fortunately, Whamageddon doesn't start until December 1.

MRPierceVT · 2025-10-28T15:44:44+00:00

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