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  3. Essential Oils, Do they work?

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    22 minutes ago, person0 said:

    So are you back, or is this a one off? (Don't get my hopes up now).

    Undecided.  I've been lurking more over the past few weeks.  What I can't figure out is why the Comet thread has yet to mention any of the other reindeer - I mean, if he hits the Earth that hard, I'm thinking it's gonna affect the other reindeer and the sleigh.  And this would indicate Santa doesn't keep them on Earth (not enough room), but that would also explain how they manage to haul so many presents around so quickly...  Sure, the moon is interesting and all, but not nearly so important...

  5. Church website:My ward

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    On 7/13/2019 at 7:13 AM, Sunday21 said:

    Dear Folks,

    I was trying to get into the ward directory to send a chirpy thank you to a helpful sister (admit you have done this! It’s not just Canadians!). I could not get into the ward directory. Is anyone else having this proble?

    But the new changes to the site are amazing!

    So well laid out! The graphics! And the messages that pop up really are poignant!

    Maybe I could send a chirpy ‘thank you’ to the site developers? What talent! @NeuroTypical and @zil probably work there! 

     

    Look to the right side of the menu bar, right of the magnifying glass, for a 3x3 grid. Click on it. Should see a "Directory and Map" option, of not, click on "All Tools" and look on that page.

    (No, I'm not back. Here by accident, and decided to clear notifications before closing the tab.)

  7. Reasons to use the 24-hour clock (aka Military Time)

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    2 minutes ago, Fether said:

    I really appreciate the title suggesting there are multiple reasons for using military time, but only offering 1 reason...

    I was thinking others could help build the list.  Some are obvious (there are actually 24 hours in a day, not 12; time math is easier; you don't have to ask whether "at eight" is AM or PM; etc.).  But some are fun - like The Great Salad of 1810.

  13. Craziest situation ever

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    7 minutes ago, Sunday21 said:

    I need to change my behaviour. My counselor is horrified by my family’s behaviour. I have to change. 

    Your family are demanding that you give up your life not to save their lives, but for their pleasure and convenience - this is murder (or slavery, if murder is too harsh for your mind, but really, what difference is there between ending a person's mortality and using it all up for your gain?).

    They are demanding that you give up your liberty for their pleasure and convenience.  This is slavery.

    They are demanding that you give up the product of your honest labor for their pleasure and convenience.  This is theft.

    Their actions are immoral and no commandment of God, nor any decent law of mankind demands that you submit yourself to it.

    Do whatever you need to, Sunday, to change your thinking on this - you have an inherent, God-given right to your own life, your own liberty, and to the product of your own honest labors.  To give any of these willingly for a righteous cause is virtuous.  To have them taken from you by force is a crime against all that is decent.

  14. Craziest situation ever

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    21 minutes ago, Sunday21 said:

    Sad. How do I explain to family. ‘You cannot say at my home.’ Therapist says use ‘broken record technique’ eg I think that you would be more comfortable at ‘younger sister’. I realize that I have a compulsion to be kind. This compulsion is ruining my life.

    Is it kind to enable another person's abuse?  Those who abuse need to be forced to face their own problems and take responsibility for their own actions.  It may seem unkind, but at the end of the day, it's better (for you and them) than facilitating their bad behavior.

    If necessary, consider what Zil would do and tell them to grow up and get a room. ;)

  15. Computer cord endings

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    1 hour ago, Mores said:

    Speaking of computer cord terminations, I have an unusual cable.  it is a standard USB 3.0 on one end, and the other end is what I can describe as a USB printer termination on steroids.  What is this thing?

    Picture, or it didn't happen.

    1 hour ago, Mores said:

    And another question is: Why does this monitor have to have both USB AND display port cable plugged in?  Do I not need to plug in the USB?  It doesn't seem to do anything.   But the IT guy says both need to be plugged in.  I'm thinking he's smoking something.

    Yank the USB and see if it still works.  In my experience, USB cables between computer and monitor are only to allow USB ports and (sometimes) speakers built into the monitor to work.  And DisplayPort doesn't require USB in order to work.

    The thing that the monitor-makers missed by a mile is to have their USB ports powered (all the time) from the monitor's power cable rather than its USB cable (so you can use them for charging regardless of whether the monitor is on and regardless of whether it's connected by USB cable to the computer).  Dorks.  (One of the USB ports in my laptop does this - runs power regardless of whether the laptop is on.)

  16. Computer cord endings

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    4 hours ago, Mores said:

    @zil hasn't posted much since I have joined.  So, I'm afraid I haven't seen witness of the fact, but it sounds like she is an amazing woman.  No wonder you think so highly of her.

    :blush:  (Only remotely accurate of my online persona, though.  The real thing is a different matter.)

    As for not posting much, I'm basically on my way out, can't drum up the interest or the time - I've got my creative groove back and what's happening inside my head is far more interesting.  I have to go now.  I left three characters standing in the hallway and they're getting impatient to move on.

  17. Scouting border wall sites

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    2 hours ago, Vort said:

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/politics/pentagon-border-wall-arizona-texas/index.html

    I don't know, I guess I just figured that they would build it along, you know, the border.

    Maybe the Mexicans should get in on this - it could turn out to be like building a fence between your property and your neighbor's - too far onto your own property, and after so many years, the part of your property on "his" side of the fence is legally considered his.

    Meanwhile:

    Bordering scout wall sites

    Walling scout border sites

    Siting border scout walls

    Scouting border wall sites

    Scouting walls border site

    ....there's just all kinds of fun you can have with these four words.

  20. Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?

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    Just now, Just_A_Guy said:

    Wow, I didn’t realize the Church’s position was that stringent vis a vis single women who pursue in vitro.

    Clearly you don't spend enough time reading handbook 2. ;)

    IMO, everything we have indicates with perfect clarity that God wants children to only be born to a father and mother who are sealed for time and all eternity.  Anything less than that varies from tragic to tolerable to intolerable to willful rejection of God's commands.  IMO, this falls into the latter category.

  21. Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?

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    https://www.lds.org/study/manual/handbook-2-administering-the-church/selected-church-policies-and-guidelines/selected-church-policies?lang=eng#title_number71

    Especially:

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    21.4.3
    Artificial Insemination

    The Church strongly discourages artificial insemination using semen from anyone but the husband. However, this is a personal matter that ultimately must be left to the judgment of the husband and wife. Responsibility for the decision rests solely upon them.

    Artificial insemination of single sisters is not approved. Single sisters who deliberately refuse to follow the counsel of Church leaders in this matter are subject to Church discipline.

    Handbook 2 answers a multitude of questions.

  22. Computer cord endings

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    6 minutes ago, anatess2 said:

    Oh Mores... you're in trouble now... them fighting words...

    Now you're gonna have to take one of @zil's fountain pens delivered straight to your door.

    Nope. I'm a starving artist now.  My days of supplying fountain pens to the poor, inkless masses are over.

  23. Computer cord endings

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    1 minute ago, Mores said:

    So, when are you going to add "Genius Computer Queen" to your title?

    Never.  I'm done with being a computer genius, and this isn't a computing forum.  (You'd even have a hard time finding evidence of my old title - Goddess of Paradox - as it seems only to exist on an obscure NNTP server now. (And some fiction thing has stolen my title for their own use, thus interfering with google searches.)  Apparently I've been demoted.)