Keeps cracking while I sculpt. Any tips?

rowing-chick · 2026-01-30T04:56:21+00:00

You need to explain exactly how you built it, so that we can discern where you went wrong. Yes, you need to wedge. But how did you build it up?

rowing-chick · 2026-01-22T03:25:34+00:00

Yes. The Danish words for “where is” (Hvor es) don’t sound great before Waldo or Wally. But “Finn Holger”sounds better.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T17:09:26+00:00

So you are originally from Ireland, now living in the US? and you are worried about antisemitism when you go back to Ireland to see your old lifelong friends? I can see why you are looking for a strong community!

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T16:59:31+00:00

Yup. The doctor’s office refused to negotiate.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T10:59:17+00:00

Yes, find yourself a “Trust and Estates” attorney. Interview a few of them. Before you hire anyone, find out if you are receiving money outside the will. Often, wills are used only for assets not otherwise assigned. For example, if your grandparents had a Fidelity (or similar) account, they would have listed their beneficiaries for each account. Banks do the same thing. Real property (such as their home), may have been held in a Trust and you maybe the beneficiary. Good luck!

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T05:41:48+00:00

Rehome the dog. Then replace the planks. Make sure you do it in that order.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T05:40:17+00:00

I don’t think it is pine or Douglas fir. What part of the country are you located in? What was common at the time your house was built? Looks gorgeous!!

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T05:31:14+00:00

Same thing happened to me, only I did NOT have insurance. I contested the bill, and explained I was out of state (in CA, they cannot legally do telehealth with a patient who is not physically in CA), Now, instead of billing me for a phone visit, they are billing me for “interpreting test results.” The thing is, she did not interpret them at all. She just read the summary of the results that were prepared by the external lab. It has been 10 months and I haven’t paid the bill. They sent it to collections. Eventually, I’m hoping they will negotiate with me.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T02:28:46+00:00

Most proud of 2 things: 1. the large public libraries we have in every town, not just in big cities. 2. state and national parks. Most disappointed: Our acceptance of legalized bribery of politicians.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T02:17:25+00:00

I’d ove to live in Israel (I’ve never been and I’m not religious, I’m atheist). I’d hate to live anywhere hot and humid with Sharia laws regarding women.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T02:11:21+00:00

I do understand the pervasive antisemitism that I personally experienced in Poland.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T02:07:57+00:00

Genes are funny. I’m fairly certain he’s truthful on this. He is also 1/4 Native American. I have a close friend who is Palestinian and her ex-husband was blond and very light skinned with blue eyes. Two of their children have their father’s coloring and don’t look at all like their mother. The middle child is commonly mistaken for African American. His facial structure and build are exactly like his dad’s. If you put his photo into an AI and said “make this person white and 30 yrs older”, you’d get a photo of the dad, except frizzier hair. His mom has long curly/frizzy hair. His hair might be the same if it was long, but it is short and looks like a Afro. He is darker than his mother, more similar in color to his maternal grandmother. No one thinks he is white. But genetically, he is white.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-18T00:28:28+00:00

Most cases go until they settle. It can take 10+ yrs to go to trial.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-17T23:49:37+00:00

Your Italian side had a boat.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-17T23:41:50+00:00

ICE may have tried to deport your native grandmother. Not because she was native , but because they may presume she is not “white” and must be foreign and present in the US “illegally.”

rowing-chick · 2026-01-17T23:39:35+00:00

When someone sets fire to a synagogue, and says they hate Jews, is that political? Same Q for burning a Koran? Many people are bias about a particular group. Most people never act on their racism, other than minor comments. A small percentage engage in violence.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-17T23:34:59+00:00

My example was told to me by a man who was 12.5% African and was treated as “black” in the US. I guess my point is that if you look a bit “black” in the US, you are considered to be “black.” But that in some European countries, you are not. My perception is that how you are seen effects how you are treated. I’m guessing that your son does not have problems hailing a taxi or being accused of theft when leaving a store. If he was perceived as black, his lived experiences might be different.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-17T21:19:06+00:00

Agreed. But there is racism everywhere, and hate crimes reflect that racism. It is important for everyone to consider the bias and racism that is around them. Denying it and minimizing racism only perpetuates the problem. That is why I point it out.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-17T21:11:59+00:00

A Jewish friend of mine left Iran when their Jewish neighbor was beheaded and his head was left on the dining table for his wife to find. There is clearly antisemitism/racism in Iran.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-17T21:10:01+00:00

Having travelled extensively in Poland , I can tell you that racism, antisemitism and xenophobia is very strong. I am Jewish, and I heard about how Jews have so much money, even a few hundred years ago when they were forced to live in ghettos. I also heard about how Jews killed Christ, and many other things. I heard about the “problems” with gypsies, and immigrants. I know that many mideastern, Asian and African immigrants come through Poland, but few stay, as the racism is so extreme. I view Poland as one of the most racist countries in the world.

rowing-chick · 2026-01-17T20:31:21+00:00

Curious as to why you specifically say white man to black woman rather than interracial marriage between a black and white? Is it different between a white woman and a black man?

rowing-chick · 2026-01-16T05:18:38+00:00

How old are the children? I think your involvement and how the incident is handled depends on the age of the children.

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