When I was in high school every spring the mother of my best friend would change the living room curtains and furniture covers from dark winter colors to bright summer fabrics. At the same time she would spend a week doing a thorough cleaning. When she was done her house looked like it should be…
DetailsIdaho is last in line (again). In supporting Idaho Legal Aid Services (ILAS.) Forty-nine (49) states provide financial support for Legal Aid Services to assist the poor and elderly access the legal system. Idaho does not. I am on the Board of Directors for Idaho Legal Aid. I went to a meeting yesterday at the…
DetailsYesterday at lunch I made a nice salad, with lettuce, beets, onions and a little dressing. While I was chopping things I tossed tidbits to my dogs, who grabbed pieces of lettuce, peelings and an occasional whole radish out of the air. Last evening I made a salad for supper, and again tossed trimmings to…
DetailsI have reached the point in my life where I want to rent an 8-12 year old to help me with my phone, computer and other electronic items in my world. I found something almost as good, and available on demand. Look at the website TeachParentsTech.org. They have many short 1-2 minute videos to show…
DetailsMy life was better than living with “Ozzie and Harriet” until I was 25 when it dissolved into a nightmare. I was raised by 4 grown ups, an Irish housekeeper and her husband (the gardener), my father, a cancer research doctor and my mother who worked with my father as a scientist. At age 25,…
DetailsThe Department of Veterans Affairs has a list of “Presumptive” Disability Benefits for Certain Groups of Veterans. What does it mean to have a “presumptive” service connected disability? According to the VA they presume “that specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans were caused by their military service.” This means if you are a veteran and…
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