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posted by privatechef to work & money on Nov 2, 2018 - 9 answers We are a couple in our mid 60's and very young and happening at heart and body. We are tired of the US and its crummy politics and high cost of real estate and would like to move to Spain or Italy in two years. We both will still like to work, I am a chef and he is a builder, we can speak a little Spanish and would learn more of course. He is from Holland so we can legally move there. Anyone have any experience with moving to a foreign country as an older person and what it is like to make friends, fit into a new culture and learn a new way of life?

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posted by LittleNami to media & arts on Jul 5, 2015 - 5 answers Trying to find a song based on what I remember on the music video. Was sung by a woman, kind of melancholy sounding. Most notable part of the music video was a woman riding a horse and she had dramatically long hair that floated through the sky.

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posted by dmd to travel & transportation on Nov 12, 2018 - 3 answers I'm taking all of December off, and one of the things I'd like to do is travel a bit. After some deliberation I think I'm interested in a trip to Buenos Aires. I'm looking for any specific recommendations for reputable and enjoyable tour groups/companies. I'm 40, non-spanish speaking, and would be travelling alone.

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posted by juniperesque to home & garden on Mar 21, 2019 - 12 answers We would like to sell our house, but we have a new baby who is cared for at home, we both work from home, and I have no idea how to make this work so anyone can see our house.

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posted by kalapierson to travel & transportation on Sep 25, 2017 - 9 answers Some Zen monasteries and other meditation centers and will host paying visitors who want to spend time in silent but *independent* retreat (who want to follow the center's general principles but not its schedule or group activities). Do you know one like this that you recommend?

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posted by Salamandrous to home & garden on Jun 9, 2018 - 16 answers She lived in Budapest and I believe she had it from the 1950s or 1960s until she died in 2008. I live in a small apartment in NYC and I keep thinking it would be the perfect thing, but no sofa beds that I can find (online or off) resemble it, and I don't even properly know how to search. It was meant to be a permanent every night bed, but it folded into a somewhat awkward-sized (by US standards) large and serviceable sofa.

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posted by kingbuzzie to work & money on Nov 21, 2017 - 23 answers With my last long term full time employment, I was subject to some rather unsavory behavior by my employer. Human resources had to be involved, and I wasn't told very much about the situation and they were not terminated. Most applications ask A) may we contact supervisor and B) why did you leave. Officially I was laid off, as that was really the only retaliation they could legally do (state employment). I obviously won't be getting a good review from that person even though my employment reviews were quite good. What do you say i this situation?

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posted by eotvos to shopping on Aug 4, 2018 - 17 answers I'd like to assemble an un-retirement gift for a friend in his late 80s. 70% of our conversations involve him telling me stories about growing up in a small village in Sicily in the '30s or working in Rome as a teenage barber beginning just before WWII. He moved to the US in the late '50s and doesn't get back very often. I'd ideally love to include something that's vaguely traditional, imported from or closely related to Italy, and shows that I've been paying attention. (Extra points for Southern Italy.) But, I'm stumped.

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posted by BlahLaLa to grab bag on Jul 31, 2013 - 37 answers I've got a length of gorgeous African fabric...with the image of a terrible dictator on it. What should I do with this?

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posted by fizzix to travel & transportation on Feb 2, 2019 - 25 answers My spouse and I can't decide whether to go to France or the Netherlands on our honeymoon this spring on our somewhat limited budget; help us decide and whether our budget is realistic!

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posted by amme to human relations on Sep 20, 2016 - 34 answers I recently found out my coworker is a registered sex offender - plead guilty to molesting a 7 yr old girl. How do I get over this?

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posted by M. to law & government on Dec 16, 2017 - 49 answers After discovering Metafilter a few years ago I became increasingly interested in American social issues but there is still a lot of pretty basic stuff I do not fully understand. I have been watching a lot of liberal YouTube channels and political comedy and I recently came across one showing Bill O'R getting corrected live by his guests and it was very satisfying.

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posted by jb to shopping on Oct 16, 2016 - 12 answers Toronto-specific question: I need to buy some new clothes for work, particularly white shirts, but I don't know where to look.

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posted by jb to technology on Sep 28, 2014 - 20 answers I've broken my second e-ink reader in as many years, by cracking the screen. Both breaks have the same basic cause: I forgot it was there and leaned on it. The second time was just for a second and not with that much weight, but it still cracked. And, of course, that means it is completely gone. Both readers were a full-size Kobo Touch. Are these readers more prone to crack than other e-ink devices?

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posted by ruff to health & fitness on Aug 15, 2018 - 19 answers I just got a positive home pregnancy test. What tests do high-octane fertility clinics do upon a positive pregnancy test to ensure the pregnancy is proceeding? What sort of support do they provide? (TW: mild mention of MC)

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posted by kandinski to society & culture on Sep 23, 2007 - 4 answers Help me find a story, maybe by Raymond Chandler, of a man trained into courage and self-respect by a woman who makes him wear a dog collar.

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posted by atchafalaya to home & garden on Feb 24, 2016 - 10 answers Should I try to save the oak floors from my father's house? We're about to sell it, and the builder is going to bulldoze it. Is it worthwhile to try to pull the old floor out? It's in pretty good shape, and I could use it to replace the cheap and crappy looking center match pine in my own house. I have only myself for labor, though, and have little experience removing floors.

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posted by Anita Bath to work & money on Sep 10, 2017 - 13 answers I have hit a ceiling and know I need to begin pursuing something else, but I have no network outside of my current field, no sense of how my skills might translate elsewhere, and only the foggiest sense of what kinds of jobs even exist outside of the art and academic worlds. Help?

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posted by ragtimepiano to society & culture on Mar 15, 2009 - 10 answers In one of the early Nancy Drew books, circa 1931-2 or thereabouts, Nancy takes care of an elderly guy ( I think that's the scenario) and actually cooks and cleans for a couple of days at his house. Which book would it be?

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posted by starstarstar to work & money on Jul 1, 2018 - 19 answers It's been a terrible 4 years and I'm burnt out. On top of a lot of other things (caregiving for people with cancer; dad dying; big breakup; lots of upheaval) I recently abruptly lost my one big client, and I'm having trouble finding new work. I'm considering handing the notice in on my expensive flat and living out of a backpack for 2/3 months, while trying to work remotely. However, I worry this will burn me out even more. I'm already panicked that I have no money coming in. Plus I've started seeing someone. I'd love help on making a decision when my brain feels tired.

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posted by starstarstar to human relations on Jan 7, 2016 - 17 answers Boyfriend has colorectal cancer and I am starting to struggle to support him as I feel increasingly resentful and like I'm losing my own life to support his. Please help....

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posted by Vamier to media & arts on Sep 20, 2006 - 4 answers I'm looking for the lyrics AND possibly an MP3 or recording of a "dirty" (funny) song I heard once... Language warning. :) Lyrics go: "Aw f*** it, I've got better things to do..." "All the years I've taken s**t would fill a bucket" etc...

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posted by catesbie to media & arts on Jul 17, 2013 - 18 answers What are the good old-school country songs I can two-step to with my dad at my upcoming wedding? Looking for stuff along the lines of the old country royalty - Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, etc.

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posted by exceptinsects to food & drink on Feb 16, 2018 - 12 answers Swedish speakers and eaters, when you see the word ananaspudding, what do you think of? We are trying to recreate the picnic in the book Pippi Longstocking and we're not quite sure what type of pudding this is.

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posted by blnkfrnk to computers & internet on Oct 5, 2017 - 6 answers I have an hp Stream 13. It has Windows 10 and it sucks. I think some of my problems will be solved with Ubuntu. But how do I do that? Or find someone who will do it for me? I have many questions.

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posted by thelastpolarbear to human relations on Aug 29, 2015 - 39 answers I have a relationship that is going phenomenally, 6 months deep. We have the same values, we're excited to support what the other is doing, and we have compatible goals for our future.... but he never got a chance to date as a single person. How to proceed?

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posted by sevenofspades to media & arts on Jun 9, 2017 - 1 answer I finished Season 1 a couple months ago with the help of tubitv but I can't find a source for Season 2 (with English subtitles, which I need) anywhere. I would gladly pay for it, but again, can't find a source (I tried signing up for HBO Nordic, but they wouldn't take my credit card). Anyone have any tips? Thanks!

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posted by b33j to health & fitness on May 2, 2017 - 18 answers Emergency took my black eye seriously yesterday, but ignored my abdominal pain today. It takes a week to get an appointment with my gp. Do I just pop painkillers and hope it goes away?

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posted by nebulawindphone to health & fitness on Nov 2, 2016 - 11 answers I have a pile of treatment-resistant psychiatric symptoms, a long list of possible diagnoses given to me by different doctors over the years (including various mood disorders, ADHD, autism, and borderline personality disorder), and nearly a decade's worth of history with different psychiatrists trying different med combos with limited success. I want a knowledgeable professional who is a good diagnostician and listens well to help me dig through this shit and work out a treatment plan that makes sense. Can you recommend someone like that in the Boston area?

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posted by jessamyn to computers & internet on Nov 12, 2017 - 10 answers I do a lot of public speaking for work. I usually make a page like this one with downloadable slides in various formats; I'd love to be able to embed my actual talk. I use Keynote to make/present my talks, but its PDF export is suboptimal and I can't upload those talks to Slideshare. Slideshare's PDF and Powerpoint options are no good. Is there somewhere else I can upload a Keynote presentation so that someone can click through it while reading the presenter notes, Slideshare style?

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posted by anonymous to human relations on Jul 7, 2017 - 35 answers A person who sent me unwanted sexual facebook messages about a year ago is now running for a major political office. Help me handle this in an ethical and responsible way.

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posted by Dext to home & garden on Feb 2, 2016 - 28 answers I like to cook so have a lot of spices and various bottles of stuff, but I have a tiny kitchen. I'm having trouble getting my head around how to organise it. Details (and photos of current mess) inside.

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dip humans head-first in liquid gold before decapitating them. It was fairly violent stuff, and one scene had the characters being horrified when one of their comrades returned headless on a horse. The whole thing must have been somewhat tongue-in-cheek, however, because it ended with a humorous 70s-style montage that set up a (presumably fake) sequel with the blond girl as a butt-kicking Indy-type heroine. I am pretty sure it was made in the 80s, and I remember the dialogue as being English, but I could be wrong; all I know is that Bud Spencer and Terence Hill weren't in it. Ring any bells?

posted by gentle to media & arts on May 23, 2008 - 16 answers Back in the 1980s, I remember watching a bizarre sort of Indiana Jones-copycat treasure-hunting/western movie. It featured a young, blond Daryl Hannah lookalike and possibly Aztecs who liked to. It was fairly violent stuff, and one scene had the characters being horrified when one of their comrades returned headless on a horse. The whole thing must have been somewhat tongue-in-cheek, however, because it ended with a humorous 70s-style montage that set up a (presumably fake) sequel with the blond girl as a butt-kicking Indy-type heroine. I am pretty sure it was made in the 80s, and I remember the dialogue as being English, but I could be wrong; all I know is that Bud Spencer and Terence Hill weren't in it. Ring any bells?

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posted by dmd to society & culture on Mar 22, 2013 - 75 answers My father passed away this morning. I'm going through his file, and I came across JOKES.TXT ... which contains. Can the Mind please tell me the jokes?

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posted by Geameade to clothing, beauty, & fashion on Oct 20, 2014 - 39 answers I really enjoy the freedom of movement that comes from not carrying a bag and was wondering if you had any suggestions for a) women's clothes/unisex clothes/appealing men's jackets or other clothes with deep pockets b) some other alternative?

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posted by yueliang to health & fitness on Apr 9, 2017 - 25 answers My body physically hurts and is in pain whenever I think or attempt to do work or move towards my goals, and I am so ashamed by how little I've accomplished and by how much pain I am in. I really need all of your advice and support to get through this, so I can fulfill my potential and dreams in my life. Please help!

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posted by Sophie1 to human relations on May 3, 2017 - 40 answers I have a long, ongoing feud with my mother. She is a narcissist and a drama queen and everything revolves around her and her needs. I am 47 years old and this has been going on forever. We recently stopped all contact. Last contact I had with her was mid-March when she hung up on me for the second time in as many months. I am disinclined to have any contact. However....

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