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01/16/2011 03:31 #53447
An even awesomer game of qwirkleCategory: friends
01/15/2011 21:46 #53443
Eating habits of the picky poodleCategory: pets
Nisha likes Kibbles & Bits, but only the bits. She'll leave the kibbles in her bowl until she gets _really_ hungry. This is like time lapse photography of her food dish.
Day 1 before feeding
Full bowl
Day 2
Day 1 before feeding
Full bowl
Day 2
tinypliny - 01/21/11 02:48
Hilarious - what is the composition difference between the things she eats and the things she leaves out?
Hilarious - what is the composition difference between the things she eats and the things she leaves out?
lauren - 01/19/11 09:56
This is too funny, because Ralphie does a very similar thing, except we feed him with this little ball that is hollow in the middle. You put the food in the ball and has to push it around for the food to come out, except he eats all the light brown food and doesn't like the darker stuff, which we think is harder for him to chew on, so there are little black food particles all over my house that he won't eat!
This is too funny, because Ralphie does a very similar thing, except we feed him with this little ball that is hollow in the middle. You put the food in the ball and has to push it around for the food to come out, except he eats all the light brown food and doesn't like the darker stuff, which we think is harder for him to chew on, so there are little black food particles all over my house that he won't eat!
heidi - 01/16/11 14:38
(e:libertad) - I got her kibbles & bits because my aunt had it for her dog and Nisha liked it -I hadn't thought very hard about it because Nisha's not with me much, but yeah, I'm going to get her some good food. I recently switched China Cat's food to something much higher quality and she loves the food, her coat is gorgeous, she lost a little weight, and she's got much fewer hairballs. At A's, Nisha just gets whatever the household buys. A's dog is large so they go through food very quickly.
(e:libertad) - I got her kibbles & bits because my aunt had it for her dog and Nisha liked it -I hadn't thought very hard about it because Nisha's not with me much, but yeah, I'm going to get her some good food. I recently switched China Cat's food to something much higher quality and she loves the food, her coat is gorgeous, she lost a little weight, and she's got much fewer hairballs. At A's, Nisha just gets whatever the household buys. A's dog is large so they go through food very quickly.
paul - 01/16/11 14:26
The tortoise used to be like that but now that he is older he is less picky. That and for the last year I started mushing all his food together.
The tortoise used to be like that but now that he is older he is less picky. That and for the last year I started mushing all his food together.
libertad - 01/16/11 09:35
I loved their old commercial, just loved it. I feel like I wrote about it before but I can't remember. :::link:::
Won't she eat any other kind of food? The first two ingredients are corn and soybean meal. An animal protein should be the first ingredient as dogs are primarily carnivorous. There are lots of very decent foods out there that don't necessarily cost a lot. PETsMART has a brand of their own (I hate them) that has corn in their food but it follows chicken, chicken meal and brown rice. :::link:::
I loved their old commercial, just loved it. I feel like I wrote about it before but I can't remember. :::link:::
Won't she eat any other kind of food? The first two ingredients are corn and soybean meal. An animal protein should be the first ingredient as dogs are primarily carnivorous. There are lots of very decent foods out there that don't necessarily cost a lot. PETsMART has a brand of their own (I hate them) that has corn in their food but it follows chicken, chicken meal and brown rice. :::link:::
01/14/2011 22:42 #53437
QwirkleCategory: friends
01/14/2011 22:38 #53436
Best snow removalCategory: weather
Snow!
tinypliny - 01/21/11 02:49
They need something to do - considering they never close?
They need something to do - considering they never close?
leetee - 01/15/11 10:27
The one thing i like about working in Kenmore is how well the streets are cleaned. The service we hire to clean our sidewalks comes to us last, i think... once it's all been walked on and packed down.
The one thing i like about working in Kenmore is how well the streets are cleaned. The service we hire to clean our sidewalks comes to us last, i think... once it's all been walked on and packed down.
01/14/2011 20:40 #53435
IRS Free File: It’s fast. It’s safe. It’s free.Category: taxes
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is for federal tax returns only, although some providers offer state tax preparation for free or for a fee.
Free File Fillable Forms is more basic and probably is best for people comfortable preparing their own tax return. It has no income limits; anyone can use it. However, it does not
support state tax returns.
IRS Free File. It’s fast. It’s safe. It’s free.
Free File does the hard work for you with brand-name software or online fillable forms, exclusively at IRS.gov. If you made $58,000 or less, you are eligible for a free tax software
product. If you made more than $58,000 or you are comfortable preparing your own tax return, you can use Free File Fillable Forms, the electronic versions of IRS paper forms. Free File is available starting January 14, 2011. Explore your options at
www.IRS.gov/freefile.
Free File is a partnership between the IRS and approximately 20 software providers. The software provides a step-by-step guide to get your taxes done quickly and accurately. It helps you get the tax breaks you are due, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit. Providers use the latest technology to keep your tax information safe and secure.
You also can e-file for free, which means a fast refund and an electronic receipt from the IRS. Combine e-file with direct deposit and get a refund in as few as 10 days. Or, if you owe, you can file early and pay anytime before the April tax deadline through automatic withdrawal.
Free File software products are perfect for anyone looking for savings, for the first-time taxpayers seeking an easy introduction or for the experienced do-it-yourself filer. Free File
is for federal tax returns only, although some providers offer state tax preparation for free or for a fee.
Free File Fillable Forms is more basic and probably is best for people comfortable preparing their own tax return. It has no income limits; anyone can use it. However, it does not
support state tax returns.
IRS Free File. It’s fast. It’s safe. It’s free.
tinypliny - 01/21/11 02:51
Man! I already have a university mandated webportal for my federal taxes. I have to do the state taxes by paper because of my special status here. Such a waste of paper. :/
Man! I already have a university mandated webportal for my federal taxes. I have to do the state taxes by paper because of my special status here. Such a waste of paper. :/
Still... sounds complicated. Maybe my capacity to process things is shrinking as well as my memory. Nice combo.
(e:paul), you're trying to get the most points by creating sets of six. Achieving a set of six is called a qwirkle and gives 12 points. Other plays are scored by how many pieces you've connected to, in scrabble style - you can connect some in each direction. If you played the green four-point star in the lower right of the board, you'd get six points. Each player has six tiles in front of them (like the usual seven scrabble tiles) and replenishes up to six after each turn. You have to match either color or shape, but not both, and any link can't have a duplicate (like you can't add a red four-point star to the line after the green four-point star in the lower right). That's it - very simple rules. I'm more interested in creating pretty patterns than scoring lots of points, but in this game, those go together - the more densely packed things are, the more points are possible, although they may not accrue to me, and I can be pretty easily thwarted and predicted. We each scored just shy of 300 in this game, which is more than twice any of the scores that were left in the box. There weren't any other two-player games to compare to, but even a three-player game didn't crack 150.
What are the rules?