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svelteParticipantWe’ve lived with Roku for a few months now, time for an update:
My wife watches about 80% of the TV that is watched in our house, and slowly Roku has won her over. She’s now a fan.
It takes a change of mindset: the cable provider doesn’t tell you when shows are available, you decide when the time is right for viewing (without needing to remember to record it in advance).
Now that she’s mastered that, she likes it so much better.
Drawbacks? There are a couple. Local news is spotty, but is available. I get my news from the internet so no big loss to me – it does bother my wife a bit as she’s not as much a computer junkie as I am.
And it is a little more complex. So many providers each with different structures to their offerings, it can be a bit like a maze at times.
But we’ve discovered some really good shows we would never have found using cable TV so to us it’s worth it.
Never going back to cable TV.
November 17, 2014 at 7:14 AM in reply to: ot. the life changing magic of tidying up: the Japanese art of decluttering #780137svelteParticipant[quote=FlyerInHi]
Also, I remember that housewives had to iron everything. That itself was a big job. Nowadays, people don’t iron anymore, hardly.[/quote]
I iron 2 to 3 days a week.
It’s because I buy cotton shirts.
I’ve found other fibers hold odor even after washing, so they have a very short life in my closet. Few things worse in life than putting on a freshly washed shirt that stinks. Cotton smells as fresh as new after washing.
But cotton wrinkles terribly…thus my need to iron several days a week.
November 16, 2014 at 8:51 AM in reply to: ot. the life changing magic of tidying up: the Japanese art of decluttering #780111svelteParticipant[quote=zk]
Perfect for entertaining 60 or 70 people. But she won’t have more than three couples and their kids over at a time. (She tries to keep it to two couples, but will allow three in a pinch.) [/quote]Parties are interesting psychologically speaking.
I can only stand throwing one maybe two large parties a year. They are fun to host, but I reach my saturation point fairly quickly.
Like your wife, we tend to keep our gatherings to 2 or 3 other couples. Less cleanup, less complexity, and less worry on my part about whether everyone is getting what they need to enjoy the evening. It is a much more manageable arrangement.
November 16, 2014 at 8:39 AM in reply to: ot. the life changing magic of tidying up: the Japanese art of decluttering #780110svelteParticipantWe have a house cleaning service come in every other week to clean the floors, kitch, bathrooms, etc.
You know the best part about it?
It forces us to have all room tidy every 14 days, no excuses, so they can come in and clean. All of our stuff gets put away so they can do their job.
Though it is a pain sometimes, we’ve really grown to love that regular cycle.
svelteParticipantNot good to be dead set on anything.
Each day brings new data points. In a perfect world viewpoints should be adjusted accordingly.
I think it’s a sign of intelligence.
svelteParticipantIt’s funny how little this is discussed now – almost like it didn’t happen.
I remember being mesmerized by the whole topic of the wall when I was a kid and thinking it would be there forever. It was one of those few topics that I deep-dived into because it was so fascinating.
And then, in very short order, discussions started on merging the two Germanies again and it was done in very short order. It was a big, big deal.
And now, just 25 years later, the wall and its demise are but a footnote in our lives.
svelteParticipant[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=svelte]Soon enough there will be grandkids and you’ll get to relive youth vicariously through yet another generation.
Believe me, it’s even better.
All the fun with little to no responsibility. :-)[/quote]
Not ready.[/quote]
Understand. Neither was I.
But it wasn’t my choice and it won’t be yours.
svelteParticipant[quote=livinincali][quote=svelte]If you have no appetite for rollercoasters, you should park your money on the side during October.
It is a notoriously volatile month.[/quote]
As is the case in every major market decline we go ahead an ignore the fact that we probably topped and are looking at a 50% decline over the next 18 months. It’s just a bad month. .[/quote]
DJIA
17042 – Sept 30
17390 – Oct 31SP500
1972 – Sept 30
2018 – Oct 31NASDAQ Composite
4493 – Sept 30
4630 – Oct 31There will always be another correction in future months, but my statement about October held true in 2014.
svelteParticipantSoon enough there will be grandkids and you’ll get to relive youth vicariously through yet another generation.
Believe me, it’s even better.
All the fun with little to no responsibility. 🙂
svelteParticipant[quote=CA renter]Yes, as posted above.
[/quote]I don’t think you can read.
svelteParticipant[quote=CA renter]
This is where things get interesting. When you say that one spouse is relying on another spouse supporting them entirely, you’re suggesting that the SAH spouse isn’t *also* contributing to the household.
[/quote]Not suggesting that at all.
I think I’ve clearly stated that a stay at home spouse can be appropriate when the youngest child is younger than preschool or 1st grade.
After that, my opinion changes. After that, the spouse’s contribution is better maximized in the workplace.
You’re certainly welcome to your opinion. And I’m welcome to mine. 🙂
svelteParticipant[quote=njtosd]
When I met my husband, we did the same job and earned the same, with the same education. Because he wanted me to relocate, and because we wanted to have kids soon after marriage (both of us were in our 30s), and because we both thought our kids would do best with a stay at home parent, we decided that I would stay home. I deliberately developed a well paying career, beginning in college, out of fear of being influenced by someone else’s paycheck. I out-earned most of the guys I dated.I feel like I’ve followed my values – I may not have a funny bone (although I think I’m a stitch), but not all women are out for a success object.[/quote]
I think that’s a perfectly reasonable approach to life. One parent staying home until the youngest is in preschool or 1st grade.
We have friends married to each other who were both execs in this town for companies you all know and love. They decided he would stay home the first few years (she made way more) and then return to work part time, which he has. Worked out very well for them.
Was thinking the other day about the disagreement on “most” women seeking out men to support the family. I think maybe it all has to do with what folks think the question is that determines the answer.
If it were rephrased “are you looking for a spouse to support you entirely, without you working, through your life” I think the “yes” percent would be low for both men and women. (most women in the US work)
If the question were “are you looking for a spouse to HELP support the family, with you working when it makes sense” I think the “yes” percent would be high.
Hell, I would have answered “no” to the first and “yes” to the second…and so would my wife.
svelteParticipant[quote=flyer]
Romance novels have grown in popularity over the years, and have always represented a huge percentage (over 50%) of all fiction sales. Currently, 84% of Romance readers are women, 30-54, generally with advanced degrees, and an average income of $60K. 16% of readers are men.
46% of Romance consumers are binge readers, and read at least one book per week, in comparison to the typical American who reads five books a year.
Around 1.5 billion Romance novels are sold in the US each year, and many more worldwide, with CA representing 50% of purchases.
After the kids were grown, my wife started writing Romances under a pseudonym a few years ago as a hobby, along with her career in the film business. She’s able to work from home most of the time, and really enjoys both.[/quote]
We have a female friend who writes adult romance novels – as in closer to Penthouse Letters and not sold in stores. She tells me stories about the conventions she and her fellow ARN writers go to. Did you know the male strippers flock to those conventions? Makes sense, but I had never thought about it before!
She also tells me she wrote me into one of her books. So I bought it and read it. Not sure I would have recognized myself in it, but hey if that’s her view of the world. 🙂
svelteParticipantTwo things may fall in favor of a recession:
(a) being post-midterm elections
(b) rest of the world is slowingBut who knows. My track record for predicting the economy hasn’t been stellar.
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