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Well, one benefit of being unemployed is that I get to spend more time with my kids. This afternoon we are carving our pumpkins, and then tonight we are going to the Fall Festival at my college.

This is a recipe that our family tried out and loved this week. I have been trying to cook more since my wife has been working so hard and casseroles are my forte!

My company outsourced all of their labor and I have been unemployed for well over a year. I probably have several hundred applications floating around out there in cyberspace and I can't even get an interview. I am so frustrated and our financial circumstances are starting to get dire. I have...

Our kitchen sink is backed up. This is the second time in a couple of weeks so I guess I am going to have to take the trap apart and snake it. I am not looking forward to it at all!

Any bets on whether or not our government can pass a bill today to address spending before we hit the "debt ceiling" and get our credit rating dropped? I think the Senate will probably pass something, but I give the House a 50/50 chance on actually passing a bill.

Does anyone else get tools every year for Christmas? My in-laws always give me at least one set of some kind of tool or a pwer tool of some kind. It's a cool gift, and I imagine it is because I am always having to borrow something!

I skipped dinner last night, and now even though I have had breakfast and a snack I am about to starve! I hate it when I have days where it feels like I could eat all day long! Maybe my potato soup for lunch will fill me up finally. I can't concentrate on work I am so hungry. Ridiculous!

Have you ever looked around your workshop and thought about all the money you have invested in your tools? I was doing some cleanning in my shop the other day, and I think I am about to start selling some duplicate items and things that were never used.

Thanks to our nasty no dog poop picking up, no grass cutting neighbors with the dilapidated rat infested building in their backyard we have rats! I am so mad I could literally spit nails, and they should be really glad they are at work right now. Fortunately, they haven't made it into the actual...

There is a bill being debated in Congress today or tomorrow called the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. Basically, the bill says if you are a suspected terrorist you can be arrested and held indefinitely. This is supposed to be America, you know land of the free, and home of the...

How do you feel about the economy lately? Do you think that we are beginning a slow climb back up, or has the bottom yet to fall out from under us? Personally, I don't think we have seen even close to the worst of it yet.

Our family has decided to adopt a family for Christmas since there are so many needy families in the area. We are struggling ourselves, but thought this would be a great thing to do. Has anyone else done this before?

I can not believe how fast this year has flown by. Next week is Thanksgiving and after that you will blink and it will be Christmas! Where does all the time go? :eek:

Has anyone else noticed how angry and bad tempered people seem to be lately? I am a member of several different forums for my interests and people seem to be getting ruder and angrier by the day. Not just online either, but in the real world too. Are people just feeling the stress of tough...

My daughter will be three in January and for awhile she was doing great telling us when she needed to go potty or just going by herself even. For the past week or so though she absolutely refuses to sit on the potty! Any suggestions would be welcome.

Does anyone have some recipes that freeze well? My wife is going to have to have surgery in a couple of weeks with a 6-8 week recovery period so we are trying to get our freezer full. That way I'll just be able to pull something out for dinner and not have to worry about really cooking.

How do you manage to find the time for your hobbies? I like to hunt, fish, and play guitar but there never seems to be any time for it. Right now I am working a full-time job and painting houses in the evenings. I feel like I never see my wife or kids, but we need the money! I've got to get my...

Bank of America President Brian Moynihan defends their decision to add a $5 per month charge for using debit cards by saying they "have a right to make a profit". He is absolutely correct they have the right to make a profit...and I have the right to take my business somewhere that doesn't...

Do you ever find yourself wondering what am I working for? You work so hard, and cut corners everywhere you can and still can't make ends meet. I am not goign to quit my job or anything, but it is really frustrating.

If you decide to have a few drinks out with your wife or hanging around with the guys what do you usually choose? These days I tend to stick with beer, but I used to love Makers Mark whiskey and gingerale with a lime twist.