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"I have a coworker who also seems out to get me. We have to work together, and Coworker does everything they can to make my job more difficult. Also, Coworker expects me to be a mind reader. Which, I am not. It sucks. I'm sorry you're going…"

"I didn't you could freeze cheese, either! That's awesome!   I buy frozen spinach (and other veggies) because I only grocery shop every other week. And fresh spinach goes bad by then. So to me having spinach to eat that's not…"

"Usually, people who are members can vote and be on the board, and people who aren't members can't. But that's the only difference I can think of. Members are expected to contribute financially, but how much is up to them. There are…"

"I grew up UU, and I still go to UU church. I recently started going to a new UU church that's closer to where I live now. I'm pretty sure the primary reason my family started going to the church I grew up in was for the community, and…"

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"Thanks! I moved from Chicago's western suburbs to Chicago's northern suburbs. So, not a huge change, but enough that I don't know where anything is around here! For example, this summer I am hoping to find the library. I just…"

"I have started that Couch to 5k program a million times and something always gets in my way. Broken toes, blizzards, you name it. So frustrating! But I have found that even when I have to take time off from it, I don't start over all the way at…"

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"I have a tiny cheap model. I think I bought it at Walgreens for around $20 last year. I don't know about oatmeal, but I use it all the time to make brown rice. You don't have to have a special rice cooker to do that. I just add a little…"

"It annoys me, too. I recently got my third and fourth grade students to hunt for published examples of poor homophone usage for words we've talked about, and they bring in soooo many examples (mostly from signs) it makes me sad. Though it is…"

"We got 20 inches of snow, and now it's getting really cold. Last night there was even thundersnow!   Some school districts in the area have already cancelled for tomorrow, but I think my district will have school. I'm taking advantage…"

"I'm in Illinois. They said we might get two feet of snow where I am, which seems like a lot! I got some groceries this morning (They had a bunch of shovels near the checkout line, I guess they're now an impulse buy, like gum?), and then…"

"JM, I have been having such problems with my cable that even seeing your post raised my blood pressure! I need to chill. Mine: My new pants had the pockets sewn shut (It took me forever to unpick all the stitches!), and my new scarf is too itchy."

"I'm vegetarian, and I try to eat pretty healthy.  I mean, some nights I definitely end up with easy quesadillas, but I like to cook, so if I'm not exhausted I try to make reasonable meals most nights.   Since it's winter,…"

"My current and previous schools both have had school dances, but they've all been whole family things. We had a Halloween one, where everyone came in costume, and last year a Valentine's Day one, where whole families came all dressed up,…"

"I don't think you can give them an easy way through this. It's just always going to be hard. I don't have to do Bosnia or Rwanda, but have on occasion found myself in conversations where I have to tell kids that Anne Frank is a…"