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Sometimes, it can feel a little lonely manning your post 8-) against a couple dissenters who are very adamant, and perhaps more articulate. And sometimes you may wonder if the whole world thinks you are crazy. I generally figure they do, and I am. But I've been blessed on a few of those occasions t...

We've been discussing this IRL and the consensus seem to be that 6 months is about the normal time frame. Situations vary, of course, but it probably takes about that long to figure out what makes the congregation tick and whether you are ready to commit yourself to being part of it. Other questions...

I have an acquaintance in Canada that used that stuff on his deck and the very next season had to strip it all off as it was cracking, chipping and peeling. He was not a happy camper. (pun intended Max) Also this product has an ideal window of temps for application: too hot or too cool is not going...

temporal1 wrote:what if they don't speak French?

In that case our conversation would be much more productive. Plus (or non plus, maybe?) je ne parlais François.

oj, what would you do with the voices in this quartet, if they appeared on your doorstep and wanted to join in song? I have Bill Gaither on speed dial, just in case. 8-) I'd invite them in for coffee, of course, ask them to sing this song a cappella, have a chat about the lyrics, and find out what ...

I should of clarified in my posts that where I'm located very modest homes are 900K+ at the least, which is what I was referring to when I originally posted about financially being able to afford more children. I agree with you Steve, if I could move somewhere more affordable with the plainest of p...

Trump himself will likely be instrumental in "peacemaking" by not fulfilling some of his more extreme campaign promises, like he has already indicated on Obamacare. It remains to be seen whether his supporters will forgive him for that. Actually his promise to repeal and replace Obamacare...

MaxPC wrote:It also seems to me that Detroit, Flint and Michigan's other urban areas would be a ripe mission field being quite close to Ohio. Just saying.

I'm not quite sure what proximity to Ohio has to do with how ripe a mission field is.

But I never see any hyphenated names on the conservative side. I did see a name once like "Rachel Yoder-Yoder". She married someone with the same last name but hyphenated it. I thought that was the funniest thing. I've always wondered what happens to the next generation of hyphenees. Will...

Neto wrote:

Dan Z wrote:Neto - is it a fad if it sticks around for 100 years? Isn't one of the definitions of a fad its ephemeral nature?

Which one did you have in mind - coffee hour?

I hope they made a fresh pot every decade or so.