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I was hoping this article was a joke.

We have a plethora of bunnies that nibble on our flowers and veggies in our yard and I'm not out there chasing them down with knives threatening bunny stew! I'm not all anti-killing pests or anti-meat but squirrels and rabbits and the like are innocent creatures that in normal circumstances do nothing to you. If they chew on a plant, so what? You're helping them have a meal. They don't understand you planted that with the intention of them never touching it, but you're quick to kill them for it. Seems not that different from killing your dog because it peed in the house and you don't like that, but its ok so long as you eat it after.

And too, squirrel meat just isn't what most consider a good edible meat. I've tried it, but I'd never seek it out.

I adore mine. I have the kitchenaid one and it has the attachments (a whisk I use ALL the time especially on weekends to be quiet and not wake everyone up if I'm whipping egg whites, and a mini food processor I use tons) and I use this guy all the time.

I'll say though, I don't like it for super creamy smooth soups compared to a blender. It's great for most soups I just want "smooth" but no matter how cooked or how long I process it, the soup still has a texture to it that you get rid of by whizzing it in the blender.

Best cheese stuffed crust/breadstick thing I ever learned to figure out the full fat blowout thing was when I forgot to get cheese at the grocery and subbed in some string cheese sticks which are almost all low fat mozz. Magically, no oozing cheese.

These look yum!

Totally was going to say the exact same thing as Tabbiewolf- just people hopping on the "geeks and nerds are cool now" train. If Urban Outfitters makes tshirts with Geek and Nerd all over them for 50 bucks- its not something real geeks would wear!

Like tabbiewolf, my dad rocked a real pocket protector, is a scientist and way tech savvy, but he doesn't go around going "hey I'm a geek!" neither does my admittedly geeky husband. The cool true geeks and nerds are the ones who remember when that was not a term of endearment.

Totally with aschy here. I was reading comments like "wow, I don't want to be at what is most likely a stuffy dinner table with most of these commenters!"

My husband and I work hard all day and when we come home, we happily plop in front the tv and enjoy our dinner. It our thing. And magically, we aren't zombies to tv like everyone apparently thinks tv watchers are, and we can still hold conversations with each other, talk about our days, etc.

Sitting at the dinner table doesn't equal a good family. An alcoholic dad guzzling away during dinner or a mom driving her family to tears incessantly babbling on about her day full of gossip no one in the family cares about? Those are 2 very real examples where everyone can do the whole family at the dinner table thing and the couple eating take out on the sofa can still be more happy adjusted and normal. It all depends on the people, so its not fair to harshly judge.

We don't have that in Dallas, thankfully. I'm definitely a bag reuser and like having the option to stock up on grocery bags to use around the house if I need them.

It does bum me out more stores just don't even have the option for paper bags anymore. Recyclable, holds more, sturdier. Its a much better option all around if you're not forcing people to bring their own bags.

It's kind of sad how tech centered we've become even at such a crazy young age. Sad that you actually have to point out "play with your kids!" but it's true. My hubby and I went out to eat the other night and while waiting for a table noticed EVERY child in the waiting area had some form of tech glued to their faces- mom's iphones or Nintendos or even their own phones (and I'm talking kids about 3-5 here) We both work in incredibly tech based jobs and both just shook our heads at this. When tables were ready, parents didn't even talk to the kids, just took their hand and drug them to the table while the kids never even looked up.
That said, days from having our first child, we decided good and hard we're just not going to make these things go-to's for our child right away. We didn't have this stuff as kids, and were slowly introduced to it, so we're going to do the same (I know, easier said than done) but we're putting an emphasis on books and paper/crayons and things. Real toys. TV is fine, but I'm not letting tech teach my kid. That's my job.

It's becoming so rare it seems to see a nursery posted on here that a family can actually USE! This one is great. Thank you! I saw this and went wait...they have a changing pad...with supplies nearby! And a trash can for diapers! And a hamper! Things like that that normal humans have in their nurseries and use daily but are mysteriously missing and replaced with modern art sculptures or knick knacks or weird stuff in most nurseries shown. Plus, great color palette and a fun room. Great job, parents!

I inherited my great grandmother's gorgeous dining room set from my mom and dad and am waiting til spring to do the very same. They unfortunately had a loose-bladdered older cat that took a liking to urinating on the top of the table and it ate through varnish. A quick sand, stain and seal and it'll be brand new!

Agreed though, thank you thank you for someone actually restoring a pretty piece of furniture and not slapping a coat of white paint over it.

These kinds of "studies" always crack me up. Yes, it would be lovely to get to be a housewife and make close to 100k a year but thats just not reality and it's just going to piss people off to say "gee, in a magic alternate reality, wouldn't this be great?"

For all the people flipping out over their significant others making more money so you do more work or whatever, I agree with other posters- you're doing it wrong. I WISH we could afford for me to be a old time housewife, taking care of kids and dinner on the table in my spotless kitchen everyday but the reality is, we like being able to pay all our bills way more. But if I could afford to be a stay home mom, to resent my husband for it seems petty. I already do more of the cooking/cleaning type chores but for the times I want to grouch out about it, I take a step back and tell myself about how I never have to fix broken things and drag the trash to the street and if I need things from the grocery, how he'll always hop in the car and go. All the seemingly endless tasks I can come up with, he happily does. You can't put what one person does on one side of the scale and the other person on the other, it doesn't work like that. Especially if this is someone you love so much.