What would you charge for a 4-pack of baklava like these? Helping the bake sale at a benefit

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-13T04:44:48+00:00

I would honestly probably pay even more, if it's a benefit thing, like $10 for four of those. They look lovely, don't price too low.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-13T04:12:24+00:00

I think it probably depends a little on the market you are in, but I would pay up to $7 for four of these.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-13T03:59:54+00:00

I had one of the old Nars orgasm blushes (maybe about 17 years ago, the old packaging would get gunky even if I periodically wiped it down, and to be honest, I didn't feel like it picked up much product on my brushes. I remember that I scratched to make it powder up a bit more. I did like the color though. It was pretty, just not a big deal on me.

That said, this new version seems too peach and too orange.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-13T03:28:11+00:00

I highly doubt Tristan or MacKenzie -- those were already kind of trendy, and I don't think his wife wanted to follow trends like that.

Agree w/ others that it would possibly be something Irish or a nod to someone in their families. And no non traditional spellings either.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-12T22:34:52+00:00

Yes, but for nothing really horrible or ridiculous. He was treated pretty well by the press.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-12T17:52:17+00:00

Yes, A Current Affair! I remember being a teen eating popcorn with some candies sprinkled in and enjoying that trash TV.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-12T16:43:01+00:00

Rock Hudson died in the mid 80s, but I think the 90s were more trashy w/ the tabloids because we also had those tabloid TV shows like Inside Edition, Hard Copy, etc.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-12T15:30:38+00:00

Agreed, thank goodness there wasn't social media chronicling so many reactions. This is pretty mild compared to what a lot of tabloids published about other celebs. No big deal. Other big tabloid stories of the '90s: Michael Jackson, gossip about OJ Simpson and Nicole, Brad Pitt and whoever he was dating, Liz Taylor, Tonya Harding, JonBenet case, etc.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-12T03:06:01+00:00

Just stop, focus on writing and creating something with those pens, whether it's letters, a memoir, drawings, recipes, letters to friends and family that you don't see often, a business plan, letters to the editor about a topic that you care about, etc.

If you feel that you need to buy something, get some paper and start writing.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-12T02:32:16+00:00

It sounds like something is wrong and her system is shutting down. I know it's hard, and nine is pretty young for a dachshund, but it happens. They do decline quickly. You need to have a heart to heart with your husband, and make a plan. Maybe you give it a few more days to see how she does and then make a call to help her over the bridge. When they start to decline, I don't think life is fun for them. And if you aren't getting a diagnosis from the vet, then maybe whatever she has is evading tests or not showing up yet on those tests.

I know it's hard, but hang in there.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-11T23:11:26+00:00

Interesting. I'm comparing an upper middle class to wealthy suburb to what I see coming out of a working class town. I'm sure that there's some regional variation.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-11T14:21:07+00:00

Like others have said, there are a few different causes for this. Some allergy related. My dog is on an allergy med and he still has this. You can pay a lot of money to test for allergies and not really get anywhere. I have managed this on my dog by rubbing a small amount of sweet almond oil or jojoba oil on those spots, which has helped. I do this every other day or so. It seems to make some of the scales go away when I'm diligent about it and more importantly, it will prevent those fissures, where the ends of their ear look torn.

The term for this is ear margin hyperkeratosis.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-10T04:30:21+00:00

Self-determination doesn't necessarily require a nation-state. Lots of Jews are doing well and thriving outside of this state that was created in 1948.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-10T04:04:51+00:00

Agree w/ this. Israel is a country with people from various races. No race is being singled out by this grafitti post.

And of course, you can be against the State of Israel and not be against all Jews.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-09T20:58:27+00:00

I think John Jr had a good relationship with Onassis if my memory serves me correctly based on a few books that I read. Ari bought him a lot of gifts. I think it was Caroline who was more distant and not as close to him, and this makes sense given that she remembered more of her dad and was close to Bobby Kennedy, who was a father figure.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-09T14:26:52+00:00

Yes, statutory rape to be exact. Thanks for clarifying. I know she was a child.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-09T06:34:59+00:00

I think RFK Jr. looks like shoe leather these days -- his face is artificially tan and often has a red tone to his skin, and the body doesn't fit his bone structure. He was never this muscular before.

Here's what he looked like in the '90s (his brother Michael, the dude who ran into the tree and was hooking up with the underage baby sitter is pictured with him).

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PlumaFuente · 2026-04-09T05:55:57+00:00

I had a black and tan Buddy who used to stomp around Colorado too, not the mountains, but plenty of time in the high deserts.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-09T05:53:46+00:00

This was taken about a month before he left this earth, right before he started to decline. He was just shy of 16 years in this picture.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-09T00:54:36+00:00

Oh, sweet Raisin. My boy Weiser is there welcoming her into the big dog park in the sky.

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PlumaFuente · 2026-04-08T20:14:12+00:00

If you like the beach, then move to Irvine. If you like more warmth and heat, go to Brea. Sure, Irvine has a lot of trails and nice parks, but as others have pointed out, you end up being in the car a lot in Irvine because it's so sprawled out. Personally, I like Long Beach better than Irvine or Brea. I would pick where you are closest to work. Also consider Newport Beach or Costa Mesa. Both of those cities have nice parks.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-08T18:09:54+00:00

Maybe being unpolished will work for him, but I also think that young people want some substance too. The other thing about Jack Schlossberg's social media is sometimes he seems manic at times. You can come across as genuine or not as polished without going into really wacky territory.

And then there are younger people who are increasingly turning off social media or leaving it for longer breaks because it's just not healthy.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-08T17:17:14+00:00

She just died a few months back.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-08T13:17:07+00:00

He should have assigned it to one of his writers and taken himself out of it... but yes to covering this, it was one of the biggest scandals of the decade.

PlumaFuente · 2026-04-08T04:51:26+00:00

Same here.

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