How Early To Book A Domestic Flight?
marycharm
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Comments (122)WYnative, I have you down as received on 12/20/05. If you read back thru the posts, you'll find your post. If I am not mistaken, everyone has received their package!!! If someone hasn't please let me know ASAP and we'll get one out to you :-) Ok, here is the list of who sent to who: Hummingbirddaisy sending to GardenFeverGirl sending to Cassiet sending to Gardeningmomof3 sending to Rosebud 2050 sending to Dancingmoons sending to FLYONAWALL sending to FAINTHEART sending to SWEETKITTEN51 sending to WYnative sending to SNBOYKEN sending to DEBBYA sending to MOMCAT sending to BOJO96 sending to AMYBABYBOY3 sending to GARDENHITS sending to DJM906 sending to Hummingbirddaisy WYnative, when you get everything straightened out, please let us know who you got your secret package from!!! I want to thank all you lovely ladies for joining in on my Secret Santa RR. This is by far the FUNNEST swap I have ever been in, and it is all because of you all. FLY and Faint are hilarious! You all are caring, wonderful women and I am very proud to have met all of you and had you in my swap. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Big Hug's to each of you Tina...See MoreDividing up domestic work
Comments (20)Lots of good advice here. I certainly sympathize, but agree that your life will be better if you realize he won't change--at least, not much, anyway--and try to go with the flow. 1. Hire someone to do the cleaning, and the yard, too, if possible, and give your husband credit for not insisting that you do everything without outside help. There are men like that, too! To me, his willingness for you to hire someone takes the edge off the selfishness of his behavior. Praise him for being thoughtful that way. 2. See if you can get him to agree to spending some time with you at certain times each week or even each month. He might resent having to agree to a regular schedule for this, yet be willing to give you some time now and then if you ask for him to do something specific, like go to a movie. 3. Any chance you might join him, just a bit, in his hobby? (I hope that it wouldn't end up with him insisting that you practice as much as he does (lol), but it would be time together. And maybe you could work it so that his next obsession is with something you like, too.) 3. It is good that he does do a few things around the house, even though not the way you (or I) would like him to do them. Show appreciation for them and try not to criticize (though I fully sympathize with your feelings about the dog fur and mop left in the corner!). Instead, show lots of appreciation so that he will feel good about having helped and maybe be inclined to help again. I suspect that many men don't do household chores the way we want them done. They simply see things differently. 4. For the chores left over after hiring someone, if you \ resent doing them: It was a good suggestion from someone that you make a list of chores and select the essential ones to do yourself. But I suspect he might feel pressured and resentful. Instead of that, you might be able to introduce a few new chores for him, one at a time, with long intervals in between, and not labeling them as "his." You will simply "need" his help once in a while to do such-and-such, which is the truth, in a way, and when he does it, you will be very appreciative and show it. I don't see this as being manipulative. After all, when you do something for anyone, you appreciate their showing gratitude, right? The Golden Rule rules! You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, and when it comes to catching flies, honey is better than a swatter. I hope you will be able to work things out so that neither of you has to go around feeling resentful....See MoreEastern Phoebe: question re: fledgling birds' first flight from nest
Comments (64)My phoebes had skipped a year of nesting in their usual place (above the porch light fixture near my office door). My mirror set-up had scared them away. I should have realized that birds do not "like" mirrors -- but I didn't think about it at the time. I did see a bird pecking all day at the mirror, looking behind it, then pecking angrily at it when seeing the "intruder" again. That bird came back the next day to peck at the mirror again. I felt sorry for him wasting his time. But, I didn't think about the phoebes reaction being the same. So, they never nested there last year. I removed the mirror, but they still did not return to nest there this spring. Instead, they nested on another side of the house -- under our raised deck (same as last year). But, after the 1st brood was fledged -- THEY MOVED BACK TO THEIR OLD NESTING SPOT! So, the phoebes apparently got fed up with the disturbances created by our toy poodle (who is let out onto our raised deck several times a day.) The poodle would be walking directly over their nest, and possibly pissing over their nest. The nest building started May 25, 2021 and completed on the 30th or 31st. The mother was sitting on the nest on May 31, and there were 2 eggs in the nest. So, the first egg was likely delivered on May 30. By June 3, there were 5 eggs. All the eggs hatched on June 17 -- so, exactly 2 weeks after the last egg was laid. Interesting that all eggs hatched on the same day, even though each egg was laid a day apart. When I peeked, all the shells were gone. So, even tho I didn't see it, I assume that the parents removed all the egg shells. I also see the parents flying away with baby-bird poop. The poop looks like worms, and the parents carry it away from the nest. They either drop it or eat it (it is undigested food). Today is June 23, and the parents are often very busy bringing food. The bay birds are still too small to see without using a mirror over the nest. Here is a link to a very interesting article from 1937, detailing the observations of nesting habits of phoebes as studied over a 3-yr period. A few interesting details: Female does all the nest building. Incubation starts at varying times - sometimes after 3rd egg, sometimes after 4th, sometimes after 5th. The male apparently does none of the incubation. After fledging, the young birds remain close to the nest, getting farther way as the days pass. Both parents still feed the young after they fledge -- feeding them for periods of up to 18 days. Reliance on the parents gradually decreases. The parents may eventually show harsh treatment of the young to get them to go out on their own. Interesting. https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v059n03/p0410-p0417.pdf...See MoreUsing a travel agent vs. finding a flight on your own
Comments (30)sjerin, you won't know until you're on the ship or not if the motion will affect you. Be sure to bring some Dramamine, ginger capsules or motion sickness patches with you and take/use them if you encounter rough seas before you start to feel queasy. We took a cruise through the Panama Canal in January and for most of the trip it was so smooth it felt like we were on land, but after we left the canal's east end and entered the Atlantic Ocean we hit some pretty rough seas. The waves were big enough to make the ship pitch back and forth despite the stabilizers and many of the passengers got sick. I took Dramamine as soon as I felt it start rocking and did not get sick. Hubby waited until he was feeling sick to take any medication and it was too late. He had one miserable night. I think if you're prepared you'll be fine. Have fun - cruises are a fabulous way to travel!...See Moremarycharm
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