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1. 7 days ago on Ben

   It’s what I grew up with, but certainly do not want one now.

2. 9 days ago on Red and Rover

   I took piano lessons for 8 years too and I got to be pretty good. My teacher thought so too and had me take a few of her beginning students. It was fun and I earned a little money for it, but it was not my passion. Though I have a nice piano, I never play it anymore. I would rather listen to music on my stereo.

3. 10 days ago on Ben

   In my yard, it is the rabbits that bite off the tulip buds. It would not make me so angry at them if they actually ate them, but they only bite them off and then leave them on the ground.

4. 10 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   When I told my DIL what that meant, she was shocked.

5. 10 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   Being German, I know what that word means, but your explanation of it made me laugh. Thank you.

6. 11 days ago on Non Sequitur

   When we first started getting the local paper, it was 45 cents a week. The price slowly went up, but would get a good discount for getting it “for one year” but paying monthly. The price went up faster per month so I subscribed to the digital version only. They cut out several of the things that I liked about the paper and raised the price to $28 per month just for the digital version. That’s when I canceled my subscription. I can get the few things I want from the local paper by going to the library. They keep the local paper for about three weeks and I can catch up with the very few items that I still like without the subscription. I live close to the library, and on nice days, I can walk there. I think that the newspaper is slowly making it obsolete. Not sure what I will do then – maybe subscribe to some other paper online.

7. 11 days ago on Ben

   Yes, drinking out of the carton (or jug) will allow bacteria from your mouth to contaminate the rest of the milk. Then it will quickly spoil.

8. 11 days ago on Ben

   The date on milk is NOT an expiration date. It is a date that is “to sell by”, which means it is still good. I rarely have milk last past that date, but when I do, it is still good. I have let milk start to sour on purpose and would use it in baking or cooking with delicious results.

9. 16 days ago on Pluggers

   I had an old “Radarrange” that actually had a browning element in it, which would brown the top of casseroles, but it died after 37 years of great service. Now when cooking a casserole in the microwave, I will put that casserole under the broiler for a few minutes to “crisp up” the top. Works well, and still saves energy.

10. 16 days ago on Ben

    My brothers and I never got anything for a tooth. Maybe a “congratulations”. Never heard of a Tooth Fairy until I had kids, but they never got anything for their teeth either. We didn’t miss anything and neither did they. I think having the “tooth fairy” leave money for kids’ teeth is a stupid practice.