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Thanks dear. Going to bed now. God’s blessings to you and yours as well.

I just got through blowing my nose and wiping my eyes as I read your reply. (Passes the box) Just gave my son (16) a huge hug as he goes to bed. He hates to see me cry. Can’t help it tonight. Many, many prayers going up tonight!

He was a beautiful young guy with a gift for words and music. Hope he’s resting in the arms of the Lord right now and the victims of this terrible tornado. My heart just breaks for the parents of the young ones and the children of the older ones and everyone in between. *blurry screen*

I just saw that Zach died today. More tears on top of this horrible tragedy. Will be saying a lot of prayers tonight for those suffering and lost. So much sadness tonight, it’s palpable.

Comments like yours on a thread like this are in horrible taste. You are blaming parents of children who died.

Hundreds, if not thousands of homes were destroyed. They don't have basements in that part of the country. I'll just leave it at that...

Randy Jackson was in the band Journey.

Welcome to Free Republic. Just joined today to make that comment, did you?

It's called cheating, BTW, and given that NYC is 90% liberal, it's done by people with no morals who don't have to live by the same rules as the great unwashed peasants who have to work for a living.

Just beware of pine nut mouth. The ones imported from China, Russia or Korea can wreck your taste buds for days.

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I hope you were being sarcastic. Never know these days...

Praise God your son is okay. I can only imagine your panic. You deserve a wee glass.

Prayers up for the injured and dead. This is horrible!

My condolences Pat. I’ve enjoyed your blog through the years. You are someone I’d be proud to call a friend.

Take it easy on yourself during these hard days. I’ve lost parents and that was difficult. Can’t imagine losing my husband, though the day will come or he will lose me. Hugs to you and God bless you during this time and always.

Needles today are so thin, it's just a little sting, if your dentist is skilled at the procedure. Some even prep the gums with topical so it's numb before the injection. A Lidocaine injection is NOTHING like it was even as recently as the early '90's. I always choose the numbing over sedation. This guy would still be alive if he had chosen the Lidocaine route.

I'm a former dental phobic who was downright petrified of checkups due to my memories of the painful BIG needle of the 70's. The right dentist can make all the difference. I have all my teeth, a pretty white smile and I lived to tell about it.

What in heaven's name does your comment have to do with this story? A young boy died for goodness sakes. You should be hanging your head in shame for somehow blaming the parents for sending him on the trip.

Have you ever been a parent? Or are you just one of those judgmental know-it-alls that has the audacity to tell actual parents what to do.

I've sent my son on chaperoned trips through his school. I trusted the parents that were chaperones. I knew them very well through scouting and just spending time together.

You must see a bogie man behind every tree. For your own personal health, let go of the imagined ones. Life sends us real ones soon enough (i.e. my dad's brain cancer, 0bama, et.al.)

My next door neighbor is a teacher. They are very conservative. His wife is a lawyer and they have three of the sweetest little girls in the world.

I feel sorry for you in your torment. There are still good people and there are good things in this world.

Put your broad brush away because it makes you look pathetic. Sorry, but it does.

First off, not knowing the Medicaid laws in Texas (each state has their own), I’d help her to make sure her SS income does not exceed the qualifications for a nursing home should that come into play. Her health could turn on a dime, and she needs to know the specifics.

Whatever she has, make sure she spends it on herself and her needs as that could affect Medicaid look back. No gifts to anyone that could ding her for future NH care. Spend it on dental care (Medicaid doesn’t cover much), eyeglasses, clothing, shoes, and anything healthcare related. A pre-paid funeral plan is also a very good idea, not a fun one, but essential. She also can pay off her car as that is an asset they can’t take as long as there is a reasonable expectation she will be able to use it.

Hate to be a wet blanket on fun ideas for spend down, but that’s the reality.

I haven’t been through the Medicaid mill myself with my parents, but private care, and I’ve learned a lot at agingcare.com. Post your question there and people local to your question will be able to help you help your friend.

It’s legal to shoot guns on your property in Watertown Township. Supposedly that’s why the sheriff took so long to check it out. The perp lived with his brother and I imagine the property was in his brother’s name.

Also Christian Oberender’s name never came up on the list of felons when the sheriff checked it out later. The guy went through the juvenile system, never prison, and Health and Human Services was ‘responsible’ for him. The DOC knew nothing about him.

The mommy murderer blew it for himself when he posted a picture on Facebook with his weapons and said he admired the shooters at Newtown and Columbine. A local woman reported it.

The discovery of his recent writings sends a chill down my spine. I have a child attending school in the Watertown-Mayer school district. To say I’m glad they finally have this nut behind bars is an understatement.

I haven’t posted much lately and I’m going to post and run because I have to go to bed. :) Just checking out the OP quickly, he/she blames violence on video games and now they’re posting this crap. Part of the reason I’m not real regular here anymore. Check out the OP’s posting history. Sounds like a whackjob to me.

Owwwww! Poor guy.

Bookmarking for later as I’m off to take my mom out for lunch - hopefully some place with spicy food!

Have you ever tried the Caribbean El Yucateco? It reminds me of the Walkerswood Jamaican jerk sauce. Sooooo good!

My dad's friend had an expression for the burn on the low end. "C'mon ice cream!"

Oh, you need to hear the audio, that’s where you’ll get the, ahem, non-PC stuff. Glad you like it even without sound. :)

LOL! I could watch that silly video over and over and every time I laugh. I like the “whistle like a Mexican” and the man brushing his teeth with it. The fake mustache guy is over the top funny.

For fans of Tapatio, this always makes me laugh. It’s not politically correct and does contain a swear word, so beware if there are kiddos around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x18qP6bVmnY

Like a lot of others, I’m a big fan of sriracha, but I also love El Yucateco. Both the chile habanero and salsa verde are numbingly great with heat AND flavor.

Islam = Satan

Let’s see...the Riverside neighborhood, children 1, 2, 4 and 5, parents are home and an unattended gun in a bedroom. Were the parents expecting a delivery and I don’t mean the Fedex guy?

Does make one wonder if they were legal to carry?/s

Poor little kid(s). Throw their animal parents in jail for a long time.

Tihs Minnesotan didn’t vote for that crazy-eyed gopher look alike. Geesh, on 9/11 the a-hole hid under his desk.

Zanax is his best friend and evidently his constituency besides the few conservatives left in this sorry state.

Nice to see you posting here! I’ve enjoyed your work for a couple of years, especially the piece explaining the decline of Detroit to due Democrat policies. You’re very clear, concise and humorous in your presentation. Love it!

A fist full of coupons, fine, I can deal with that.

I was behind a woman on Wednesday at a big box grocery chain with a large cart load. It totaled close to $100.00. The checker had to tell the ditz to stop bagging as it was time to pay. The woman handed the checker the 20 page coupon book and told her to figure out which coupons applied to her purchase! The checker flipped through every page while checking the screen to see which ones applied. Finally she was done and then the ditz remembered she had a gift card which further complicated the mess.

I could feel the blood squirting out of my eyes! Argh!! I had five items and cash and now the line behind me was 15 deep.

If I ever see her ponytailed person in tight, pink workout wear in my line of sight again at that store: AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!

My comment was tongue in cheek. Wonder if Teraaaaaysa is featuring gin soaked raisins on her menu tomorrow? :)

Wow! I did not realize his wife was involved as well. What a couple of sickos!

Oh my, Jeff Smith, the frugal gourmet. I used to love his show prior to finding out he was a pervert. Not surprised by the Elmo connection.

I’ll be blissfully sleeping Friday morning after preparing Thursday’s megafeast. No way, no how, would you catch me at a mall.

The Ketchup King. May we all be so blessed.

Jon Cary wuld agre with that, no halp needed.

There is that, J. I never mind a good chuckle.

And Mike McCoy in 7th grade WAS very cute.

You fall out of love pretty quickly. You’ve been here, what? Two days!

I’ve had junior high school crushes that lasted longer than that.

Spent waaay too much on really great Szechuan food today. It was our son’s 16th birthday so it was worth it.

I’m getting some good deals on stock up items for Thanksgiving. Green Giant canned veggies are 2 for 98 cents right now, usually 1.49 a can since the 0bamanation. I bought a case, or maybe two...ha-ha!

Stove Top Stuffing is 88 cents, Betty Crocker potatoes au gratin are 88 cents as well. And butter, two for four dollars. Unreal, as it was 3.69 for a pound before T-Day madness. I’m old enough to know better that prices will kick up after the holidays. That’s why I’m stocking up my freezer and pantry now.

I’m in Minnesota. If there are any weird insurance regulations you know of in this state, please pass them on when you have the time. :)

Thank you so much for all of the great information and taking the time to type it all out for me. Yes, it’s a teen we’re signing up and he’s an honor roll guy so that’s good news! :)

I really do appreciate your reply. My mom’s in assisted living, difficult day, so my replies ‘back’ are somewhat sporadic. :(

Bump for later. Interesting stuff!

Pinging you for later when it’s convenient. I thank you for your kind offer of help. :)

Thank you for that tip, as well. FReepers are so helpful.

I am the child of a veteran, however my father is deceased. I’ll have to check into whether that makes a difference. I do have proof of his service.

Wow! Thanks for the great links. That’s very helpful!

We’ve been with AAA for home and auto for years. This article has really sparked my curiosity. With the drop in home values, I imagine we’re paying too much in homeowners insurance. About to add a teenager to the auto too.

Any advice is appreciated.

Kind of hard to grow tarragon in Minnesota in the winter. I’m grow a huge garden in season so don’t insult me with your assumptions.

There are simply things I go without this time of year. My husband’s paycheck buys the groceries and I cook a lot. No EBT card here.

Have you purchased butter lately? It's approaching $4.00. And if that's fresh tarragon, it's certainly not in my budget.

I agree TomGuy, a revamping, but to what end?

Obviously, middle class white conservatives with moral values don’t come into play anymore. For that, I am in mourning today.

2010 and the whole Chik-fil-A thing had me hopeful. Part of me feels like we’ve been played.

I was 12 in 1972. People do grow up and get a clue.

Our country is now composed of 50% socialists. Romney was conservative in his 47% estimate.

Another Bush is not the way to go.