Anonymous wrote:PP makes no sense.

It does, especially for savvy buyers who look at property tax records, Zillow, etc. Usually, you can price your home at about $100K over the tax price.

So if my tax assessment is $300K I can price my house at $400K? And if my tax assessment is $1.8M I can price my house at $1.9M?

As a PP correctly stated earlier, tax assessment is not really an accurate valuation of your home. At all. And Zillow? Please.

totally makes sense

I've been looking for the past year. When we sold my TH, we priced it $100K above the tax assessment.

If you look at a 'hood - and examine the homes around it (go to Franklymls.com, for example) - they should be comparable, yes. But most homes will be priced about $100K above IF they're in decent shape. Schools are also a factor. Look at the homes in the "good" systems; you find them higher b/c of the tax base.

Do your research. I do.

I took my 2 yo to Dad's funeral. He slept for most of it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For us it was all the darn food I was starving for!

Eh, at least I know (mostly) what goes into my body... who knows what's in formula!

Actually the ingredients are right there on the can/bottle.

And have you actually read them? I wouldn't put most of that shit in my body, let alone be able to pronounce most of them.

And there you have it.

Thanks for being supportive, by the way.

OP,

What if they want to be good friends b/c they've fallen in love with your cookies?

Are you willing to risk that?

My cousin had hers redone twice. Her first job was done by some incompetent boob (couldn't help myself).

think lopsided and painful

She finally found a wonderful doctor - but only after she could scrounge up the money to pay him b/c good doctors don't come cheap.

Her breasts look great, I'll admit. So to each her own.

Anonymous wrote:49 yr old with 15, 12 and 10 yr old. I don't think 34 is that old to have a baby. Maybe 39 is though-

in what respect?

- 45 yo mom to a 7 yo girl and 3 yo boy

We refinished ours 7 years ago.

two kids later

dents and scratches in every room

And they were absolutely lovely when we had them done.

I purchased an Addidas backpack for $17 at TJ Maxx.

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Anonymous wrote:financial security
financial serciry and
financial security.


And: professional goals mostly attained, don't really stress about the smaller stuff 'cuz I was mostly stressed I wouldn't have these kids at all....no nudginess about going out to parties (absolutely been there done that).....

Don't you mean social security?

being able to say whatever the hell's on my mind

So, 10:53, what crawled up your ass and died to make you such a miserable bitch?

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Anonymous wrote:Mob of blacks attack whites at WI state fair:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/report-black-mobs-attack-white-patrons-outside-wis-state-fair/

What the hell is wrong with you? Why do you think this is an appropriate response to the original post?

I don't know what motivated 12:47 to post the Wisconsin video. But I'm not going to give him/her a virtual kick for doing so.

S/he posted an article from a source. Based on the comments, this paper seems to have a conservative readership. so what?

Why are some of you up in arms over the second event but still freely accepting of Jeff's post?

The actions in both stories are unconscionable, no doubt. But what if 12:47 posted the Wisconsin story first? Would you all be reacting in the same manner? Or. . . were these reactions to 12:47 stemming from white guilt?

Somehow it's become more acceptable to practice reverse racism; it's more PC.

The sad fact of the matter is that we're crippling ourselves by NOT addressing controversial topics. I can name quite a few colleagues who, in the presence of a minority, will say the right things, but behind closed doors true feelings are exposed. Sadly, however, most of us are hypocritical to some extent, wouldn't you agree? I count myself lucky for sharing space with an African American female who has the balls to tell it like it is. We talk about how dangerous language can be, for one, as we discuss the different connotations associated with word choice. For those in education, we throw around FARMs quite a bit. However, in the classroom, I'd prefer NOT to know who's on free and reduced meals, as it only brings to mind struggling minorities and students involved in gang activity - which is often NOT the case.

Poverty provides a breeding ground for ignorance. You become your surroundings, right? But why is it somehow amusing to poke fun at poor whites (aka "white trash") or to dismiss their plight completely? I know of several people who travel to Appalachia yearly, delivering clothing, food items, and furniture. The living conditions are deplorable.

I am not immune to racial issues, nor do I live in a "lily white" environment. I teach in my neighborhood school, fwiw, and am indeed in the minority. But I'll be damned if I succumb to white guilt -thus enabling my students by having a pity party for them. If an ugly issues presents itself, we talk about it. During a co-teaching session with an African American colleague, we discussed the N word with students as it related to our novel and to present day.

The elephant's walking from room to room, people, and yet somehow we don't want to see it, do we? But if we ignore these issues, we'll never move forward.

Personally, I'm happy 12:47 posted such an ugly article.