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We have saved more on one tech salary in a high cola place and eat out and take vacations and have kids and a house and all that jazz. She's crap at this.
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
We have saved more on one tech salary in a high cola place and eat out and take vacations and have kids and a house and all that jazz. She's crap at this.
The solution to Shein is that you don't buy it. There are near infinite alternatives. We were talking about very small authors who are able to use Amazon as a platform to sell because bookstores are extremely particular and have limited stock.
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The solution to Shein is that you don't buy it. There are near infinite alternatives. We were talking about very small authors who are able to use Amazon as a platform to sell because bookstores are extremely particular and have limited stock.
No, you can't. Here and there, highly genre specific, but the vast majority of small authors are unfortunately trapped with Amazon for any kind of sales. I live in one of the most highly literate parts of the country and we still only have so many small bookstores and they can only feature so many
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
No, you can't. Here and there, highly genre specific, but the vast majority of small authors are unfortunately trapped with Amazon for any kind of sales. I live in one of the most highly literate parts of the country and we still only have so many small bookstores and they can only feature so many
So I actually concur that gap hoodies are pretty high-quality, but those aren't available at sports tournaments or from high school sports teams, etc.. Your choices are Nike or something like Baden and the latter just fall apart within a year so now I just always buy the Nike.
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
So I actually concur that gap hoodies are pretty high-quality, but those aren't available at sports tournaments or from high school sports teams, etc.. Your choices are Nike or something like Baden and the latter just fall apart within a year so now I just always buy the Nike.
As a veteran sport parent, I learned a very long time ago that buying the cheaper hoodie was the worst option. The sleeves were too short, the shoulders didn't fit, and they fell apart in a year. When we sprung for the higher quality hoodie for the team, it was always the better option
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
As a veteran sport parent, I learned a very long time ago that buying the cheaper hoodie was the worst option. The sleeves were too short, the shoulders didn't fit, and they fell apart in a year. When we sprung for the higher quality hoodie for the team, it was always the better option
Oh this is fascinating thank you!
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Oh this is fascinating thank you!
Oh interesting! Ours has a sign denoting it being number 2 but I concur that they are normally numbered in order so who knows. Definitely a very old building
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Oh interesting! Ours has a sign denoting it being number 2 but I concur that they are normally numbered in order so who knows. Definitely a very old building
My son was bitten by a rattlesnake on vacation in an area that was not supposed to have rattlesnakes and so far the bills before insurance have totaled $350,000. Anyone who thinks you can just put some money in a kitty for that is insane.
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
My son was bitten by a rattlesnake on vacation in an area that was not supposed to have rattlesnakes and so far the bills before insurance have totaled $350,000. Anyone who thinks you can just put some money in a kitty for that is insane.
I have never set foot in a Walmart in my life. It does help to live in a place that is extremely hostile to them generally and I would have to drive out of my way to find one
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I have never set foot in a Walmart in my life. It does help to live in a place that is extremely hostile to them generally and I would have to drive out of my way to find one
And way cheaper! Our local pharmacy went under and I started using Costco for everything that's not mail order and I was shocked that almost everything is coming in under co-pay, which never used to happen. They also keep real pseudoephedrine behind the counter for like a buck 50
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
And way cheaper! Our local pharmacy went under and I started using Costco for everything that's not mail order and I was shocked that almost everything is coming in under co-pay, which never used to happen. They also keep real pseudoephedrine behind the counter for like a buck 50
I live in the Kirkland of Kirkland signature fame so I shop at the second Costco ever built and grew up as a kid in Seattle with Costco and the only Kirkland signature product that I can't recommend is the batteries.
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I live in the Kirkland of Kirkland signature fame so I shop at the second Costco ever built and grew up as a kid in Seattle with Costco and the only Kirkland signature product that I can't recommend is the batteries.
Over here on the other side of the lake we had more thunder than I've heard in ages!
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Over here on the other side of the lake we had more thunder than I've heard in ages!
This obviously depends where you live, we had almost no races of note in my (deep blue) jurisdiction but to the best of my ability in the single school board race with two pretty solid candidates I did pick the one I thought was slightly better.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This obviously depends where you live, we had almost no races of note in my (deep blue) jurisdiction but to the best of my ability in the single school board race with two pretty solid candidates I did pick the one I thought was slightly better.
Hang in there. We have been done with elementary school for a year and a half now and literally no one has been sick in that entire time. I am convinced that daycare/elementary is the source of basically all germs (and lice) on the planet.
November 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hang in there. We have been done with elementary school for a year and a half now and literally no one has been sick in that entire time. I am convinced that daycare/elementary is the source of basically all germs (and lice) on the planet.
I know how blessed we are to live here. I was born and raised here back when it was affordable, but I was just incredibly lucky to fall in love with a guy who got into tech relatively early. I love my city so much, but it's absolutely unattainable for almost anyone else, including our children.
October 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I know how blessed we are to live here. I was born and raised here back when it was affordable, but I was just incredibly lucky to fall in love with a guy who got into tech relatively early. I love my city so much, but it's absolutely unattainable for almost anyone else, including our children.
We drive over to Spokane from Seattle for the state basketball championship every year and I about fell out of my chair when I looked up a house with a for sale sign that was on our route and they were asking $600,000 for the most incredibly ordinary house in Spokane!
October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We drive over to Spokane from Seattle for the state basketball championship every year and I about fell out of my chair when I looked up a house with a for sale sign that was on our route and they were asking $600,000 for the most incredibly ordinary house in Spokane!
You know they're dying to do it 🤮
October 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
You know they're dying to do it 🤮
We bought our first house in 2007 and have been able to leverage the insane growth and equity that we fully assume our children will live in our basement for years post college, esp our daughter since women can't risk living in stupidly large swaths of the country now.
September 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We bought our first house in 2007 and have been able to leverage the insane growth and equity that we fully assume our children will live in our basement for years post college, esp our daughter since women can't risk living in stupidly large swaths of the country now.
This is why retirees can't downsize easily. Even if they've gained that kind of equity in their current home, capital gains will hit. And leaving their family support system rarely makes sense. I have no idea how young families are supposed to survive.
September 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is why retirees can't downsize easily. Even if they've gained that kind of equity in their current home, capital gains will hit. And leaving their family support system rarely makes sense. I have no idea how young families are supposed to survive.
No, they won't, not here on the West coast. We can and should do better to grow the game with kids and 10/noon/2 pm Tuesday games don't do that - kids here get home at 4 pm from high school. Put two games at 4 and two at 6 and let the kids see it.
September 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
No, they won't, not here on the West coast. We can and should do better to grow the game with kids and 10/noon/2 pm Tuesday games don't do that - kids here get home at 4 pm from high school. Put two games at 4 and two at 6 and let the kids see it.
We are PNW and the kids get to watch a single game a day. And yes, it's not the 80s - we can and should do better to grow the game with the next generation of players and fans who certainly aren't allowed to be watching on phones in class. No kid here gets home before 4 pm at the earliest.
September 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
We are PNW and the kids get to watch a single game a day. And yes, it's not the 80s - we can and should do better to grow the game with the next generation of players and fans who certainly aren't allowed to be watching on phones in class. No kid here gets home before 4 pm at the earliest.
I think he'd really preferred to just watch it at 6 o'clock when he gets home from football practice like every other teenager
September 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I think he'd really preferred to just watch it at 6 o'clock when he gets home from football practice like every other teenager
How in the world are the kids watching? My son's best friend is a Cubs fan and that game is on smack in the middle of fourth period
September 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
How in the world are the kids watching? My son's best friend is a Cubs fan and that game is on smack in the middle of fourth period