Oh, Cashmere, have fun!
She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
vw bug - Oct 20, 2006 3:02:57 am PDT #7860 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
brenda m - Oct 20, 2006 3:04:26 am PDT #7861 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Cindy, the deduction is pretty recent - maybe the last three or four years?
My loans originally started at 8.5 or so, but in the consolidation frenzy of the past five years, there are some much better rates available. I think I now pay 4.5, which has made things much less of a burden.
Tom Scola - Oct 20, 2006 3:06:25 am PDT #7862 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It seems to me that when I was paying off my student loans, there was no deduction at all, but I could be uphill-in-wintertime-barefooting that memory.
They made student loan interest deductible the year after I paid off all my loans.
vw bug - Oct 20, 2006 3:09:11 am PDT #7863 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
Oh, those BASTARDS.
I have overdraft protection through my savings account at the bank. They charge me $3 to transfer funds to cover overdrafts. Apparently, that doesn't count debit transactions. So, last night, they cleared 2 checks THEN the debit transaction, which they bounced and charged me the $25 overdraft fee. They're so getting a call when they open!
Also, now I want a Pumpkin Latte.
Cashmere - Oct 20, 2006 3:12:18 am PDT #7864 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I know that rates went up recently. My SiL was scrambling to get a consolidated with a lower rate about two months ago.
I've always considered student loans "good debt", too and haven't worried too much about getting them paid off quickly (but we only had one small one and the interest rate was under 6%).
Olivia has perfected a screaming banshee leap attack on Owen. Whenever he takes a toy from her, she raises her hands in a clawing motion, screeches loudly, and flies towards him. It's freakin' priceless.
esse - Oct 20, 2006 3:15:23 am PDT #7865 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
The lack of pumpkin and Halloween might be the only thing that turns me off of Ireland.
Halloween is actually getting bigger here.
Let's not talk about student loans so I can pretend I don't have to start dealing with them in January.
vw bug - Oct 20, 2006 3:16:13 am PDT #7866 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
My SiL was scrambling to get a consolidated with a lower rate about two months ago.
Yeah. I think the deadline was July 6 or something.
brenda m - Oct 20, 2006 3:16:27 am PDT #7867 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Gronk. Need to pack.
flea - Oct 20, 2006 3:18:11 am PDT #7868 of 10000
information libertarian
Olivia is only 8 months, right? She seems very mobile. Casper was only able to sit and fall over a lot, and kind of scoot backwards and get stuck under furniture, at that age.
Stephanie - Oct 20, 2006 3:21:46 am PDT #7869 of 10000
Trust my rage
My dogs killed a bird in our house this morning. I have no idea how it got in. It was so cute and little. The only good things was it was just feathers, no guts.
....Holy crap, there's another one. IT started flying around as I was typing above. The dogs are outside - now I just have to get this oune out of the house.