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If I had to pick one tool I used more than any other, it's the pruning shears - they are invaluable for controlling shrubs, dead-heading roses and pretty much most gardening jobs

The weaving thing has really gotten my attention. I love rugs and such. I'm really impressed with these looms and your tips on picking one out. Hmmm thinking about it!!! :)K

Brenda, Oh my that's a serious issue, these kids will suffer for it...

Ragtimelil, I fully agree television is a really bad example and if we allow it in our homes we approve the behavior. I didn't have a TV in my home during my kids first 10 years, we have one now and yet rarely have it on.

There is nothing that compares to fishing in Florida. I never did your kind of fishing but we had a pontoon (party boat) and fished on the ICW all the time. Some days I'd barely get my hook into the water and I'd have something, and that would happen over and over. It's great! Your info here is very interesting.

What a spectacular sight this must be! I've never heard of the Namaqualand Daisies.

@WriteSheSaid Sorry I need to update the pics on this article. You don't need to set up a url channel for Wizzley. You do need to set up a custom channel, name it, Wizzley is fine, and then put the channel number on your Wizzley dashboard. The way you have to set it up now will get you the earnings, but not define them on your Adsense dashboard.

I think manners is definitely cultural. Yes, Southerners still mind their manners. Although I visited here every summer as a child, and I was raised by Southerners, it wasn't until I moved here that I realized just how polite they are. The children are also well-behaved in restaurants and grocery stores. I haven't see one child run screaming through either of those places since I moved here over six years ago. In CA, parents just let their kids scream and run around in restaurants. I can't tell you how many times I almost got mowed down by a kid running in a grocery store.

Ouch! That must have been one heck of a leap!

I do wish they'd asked us to write more essays during my college time. I might have enjoyed writing them ;) Instead we were expected to dive in and write dissertations two years in, after hardly any preparation.

Great kitty litter box options! Love the versatility!

I agree that TV contributes to desensitizing viewers. What is funny, really, about a dog biting someone in the face? Or scaring a kid to the point where he cries? I don't have a TV now and don't miss it one bit.

Jo, How cool to hear that. Have you ever been in the South (down south in America) as that is the most polite place on the globe. Glad to hear we are maintaining our manners to visitors.

It surely does and is a huge way to save on your bills. Once you install it right, there's no worries at all

Thanks, this is a great product. I see the value in a programmable thermostat and imagine it making a big difference in our home. :)K

I've been to America twice (2004 and 2006) and, on both occasions, I was struck by how polite you all are. In Britain, 'you're welcome' is the response to 'thank you', but it's quick and curt. I didn't realise that until i visited your country.

'You're very welcome', said someone, so emphatically that I couldn't stop staring. I caught myself and just smiled. It really made me feel like she WAS happy to have helped, not just being polite.

That stuck with me. I've tried to emulate it ever since.