I've been using the same box of table salt forever, and it's finally running low. But at the store, I noticed you could get it with or without iodine. I had thought iodine was added to all table salt ( Read more... )

In DuoLingo, they often show you a sentence written out while also saying it and then ask you to provide a translation. I have started not looking at the sentence to practice figuring out what they are saying just by listening. (Which I stink at.) Then I check by looking at the sentence. And only then do I type out the requested translation ( Read more... )

I'm not married, so I haven't had to decide for sure whether I would change my last name. I do kind of like the idea of everyone in the family having the same last name, just because it makes things easier for other people ( Read more... )

Trump signed an executive order allowing the Dakota Access Pipeline to go through after all ( Read more... )

So, I showed up for my dentist appointment this afternoon and they told me that I was a week early. However, one of the assistants (not my usual one) was available if I would like to have my appointment today after all. (And she convincingly said she liked staying busy and was glad I was there ( Read more... )

You know, I don't really care if you're orange or have tiny hands or ridiculous hair or can only make stupid facial expressions. I can forgive you for having a grating voice. I don't even care if you have a big ego or a tiny ego ( Read more... )

A sign next to Highland Austin Community College campus/construction site says something like "keeping the community in mind." I told Robin I couldn't imagine what they meant by that. Then I said I realized that after considering the local community, they decided they needed a fence.

Quote of the Day

From a discussion group for a game I play:

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Dear Elected Public Servant ( Read more... )

Short answer: No. I am not a fluent Spanish speaker ( Read more... )

This year I mostly focused on old favorites (Thailand and Scandinavia) and the two countries I was visiting (Norway and Spain), so I was not as widely read as last year. But I did get a taste of quite a few countries ( Read more... )