I'm trying to identify two separate growths I'm unfamiliar with, just for curiosity's sake. The first is a tight, cauliflower-like dome found on the base of a cut tree trunk. The second formed tiny red "spears" on a weed leaf. Pics within.
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posted by cocoagirl
on May 13, 2013 -
6 answers
If my yard is France, this rhizome is Germany. It's between one and two feet tall when fully grown, and produces a single, smallish dark pink flower.
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posted by Mayor Curley
on May 3, 2013 -
3 answers
Help! I think I might have ADD. Does that sound right, Internet? I know you're not doctors and can't diagnose me over the Internet.
Can you help me find a place to get tested (and treated if appropriate) in Cambridge, MA?
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posted by sock clock
on Apr 26, 2013 -
7 answers
What would you expect to pay a lawyer for a suite of estate planning/healthcare documents that are more or less standard forms (i.e., no complicated trusts, just everything going to the other spouse)? I'm in Boston, but data points from comparably priced areas are welcome. Also, are there documents I'm forgetting in the list inside?
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Mar 28, 2013 -
9 answers
I'd like to take a couple of days in late April/early May to bike from Boston to Provincetown. None of the state parks along that route are open until Memorial Day. Is there any way I can still camp overnight along the route, or am I going to need to find other accommodations?
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posted by backseatpilot
on Mar 20, 2013 -
8 answers
My friend is visiting me in Rhode island today through Sunday night and has her heart set on historical sights in Boston and going to the coast of
Maine (maybe acadia). Given weather, Boston traffic, and driving times, what is the best way to do this?
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posted by geegollygosh
on Mar 8, 2013 -
23 answers
I rented a single-family house in MA with 2 roommates. We have 2 toddlers. This house isn't deleaded, and it needs to be, and landlady is very unhappy about the expense. We offered to vacate the lease, but my now crazy landlady wants to keep the security deposit I put down. Help?
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posted by woodvine
on Mar 6, 2013 -
20 answers
I'm 24, and I live in the suburbs a half-hour north of Boston. I'm about to get health insurance that includes mental care. I don't know how the private healthcare system works. How should I get a mental-health diagnosis? What doctors and therapists in the area could help me with whatever problems I may have? Details inside.
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posted by Rustic Etruscan
on Feb 1, 2013 -
8 answers
I'm hosting a football-free celebration of man's finest feathered friend, this Sunday. What owl tributes and puns do I need on the menu, on the television, on the stereo, and as decor?
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posted by enfa
on Feb 1, 2013 -
23 answers
A guy hit my car parked on the street in Cambridge, MA, causing some damage (to the car only, I wasn't around). He left a note. I called him and he wanted to bypass our insurance providers. Please advise.
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posted by A dead Quaker
on Dec 16, 2012 -
35 answers
Moving from Alabama to Boston to join a startup. How do I adjust to this new city and the startup culture there?
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posted by bamassippi
on Dec 16, 2012 -
21 answers
[MA Health Care Filter] I've recently become ineligible for health insurance from my erstwhile employer and need to choose a Massachusetts based insurer to individually purchase coverage from. What is your insurer anecdata?
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posted by andorphin
on Dec 15, 2012 -
8 answers
Please recommend a good mortgage broker for refinancing in the Newton/Brookline MA area.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 10, 2012 -
3 answers
Potential freelance client wants to hire me; their lawyers say they can only work with incorporated vendors, not sole proprietors. For a variety of reasons (see inside) I'd rather not go through forming an LLC if I can avoid it. ISTR there are umbrella organizations freelancers can sign on with to handle this sort of situation, but am failing to google them up now that I need one. Potential difficulty factor: rural Massachusetts.
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posted by ook
on Oct 31, 2012 -
13 answers
How was Mitt Romney able to win the election for Governor of Massachusetts? How effective was he as governor?
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posted by oneirodynia
on Sep 21, 2012 -
31 answers
Boston commuter rail double-deckers (bilevel trains). Can anyone confirm which routes and/or times are serviced by double-deckers? Neither the MBTA website nor customer service seems to know.
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posted by cocoagirl
on Aug 22, 2012 -
14 answers
Moving to Boston to join a new tech startup. How can I quickly get involved in the tech startup community?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 5, 2012 -
9 answers
Boston/Central Massachusetts Filter: My partner will be starting grad school in Amherst in the fall. I have a job in Boston that I'd like to keep. Where in central Mass should we look for an apartment?
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posted by prior
on Jun 19, 2012 -
17 answers
Best place to get amazing colorful tattoo around Worcester, MA (by which I mean within an hour of driving)?
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posted by abitha!
on May 3, 2012 -
8 answers
MA Tenant Law - what if a tenant improperly stores their possessions (bed frame, mattress, box spring) on the other side of a duplex?
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posted by plinth
on Apr 23, 2012 -
5 answers
Where in the North Shore area of Mass should I have a bridesmaid's dress altered? Difficulty: I am nursing still and need the dress to allow, ahem, access for my daughter.
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posted by zizzle
on Apr 7, 2012 -
4 answers
I will be in Springfield, Mass. for roughly 6 hours on Monday morning/afternoon. I have to catch an Amtrak train at 2. What can I do between 8am-2pm in Springfield, within bus-able (?) distance of the train station? (I'm car-less.) Is there a main street area to walk around? How should I spend this time?
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posted by melodykramer
on Mar 13, 2012 -
9 answers
Right now, you're a college freshman. In ten years, you want to be a high school history teacher, probably somewhere in the northeast U.S. What path are you going to take to get there?
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posted by amy lecteur
on Mar 7, 2012 -
17 answers
We would like to purchase a shikibuton (folding foam bed) somewhere in eastern Massachusetts this weekend.
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posted by disaster77
on Mar 2, 2012 -
5 answers
Massachusetts rental filter: I signed a lease for a term of one year back in 2010. As stipulated in the lease, I informed my landlord in writing of my intention to stay for another year. That year would end in June 2012. Am I currently an "at will" tenant? I found another place that is more affordable and want to give 45 days notice to vacate, but I am unsure of where I stand.
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posted by lakersfan1222
on Feb 11, 2012 -
10 answers
Massachusetts Travel and Traffic: From Lowell to Springfield in the afternoon/evening. When and where could I potentially hit traffic?
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posted by la_rousse
on Jan 18, 2012 -
8 answers
Should my company be allowed to dock me, as a salaried employee, for the 4 hours I took off today? How should I broach this subject? Snowflake details inside.
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posted by IzzeYum
on Jan 11, 2012 -
26 answers
Was my co-worker the victim of a bad dental procedure? How should she proceed now she needs more expensive work done?
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posted by maryr
on Jan 4, 2012 -
12 answers
Whatever happened to
Mass Buying Power, and more importantly, who took their place?
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posted by qurlyjoe
on Dec 23, 2011 -
6 answers
Looking for assistance with Probate process in MA (Middlesex county). Do I need a lawyer for a simple estate with a will? I am the executor.
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posted by Gungho
on Dec 6, 2011 -
5 answers
In Massachusetts: Yesterday on my way to work, going about five miles per hour in morning traffic, I bumped the car in front of me. (My fault; I was totally distracted by the kid waiting for a school bus who looked like he was about to run into the middle of the street.) We pulled off to the side of the road and I took a look at the "damage" -- a couple of scratches to the paint on the (plastic) bumper....
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posted by shamash
on Sep 27, 2011 -
19 answers
As part of the Mass Save program, is it possible to install a split-system AC myself (as a homeowner) and get the $500 rebate?
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posted by Thrillhouse
on Aug 29, 2011 -
3 answers
We're getting married! Hooray! Now, we just need to find a place to have the wedding... help us rent the waterfront venue of our dreams!
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posted by anotherthink
on Aug 28, 2011 -
6 answers
Where are good rec paths to rollerblade/inline skate on in Newburyport, Portsmouth, or Northshore MA area?
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posted by gwen1234
on Aug 21, 2011 -
1 answer
Auto salvage around Cambridge, MA: I have a dead car, I would like to get rid of it and perhaps get a bit of cash. Do you have a specific recommendation? It's about the spammiest, unmanageably seedy topic that I've ever searched for and I would like personal recommendations. Everyone claims that they pay the most, I just want fast and easy to deal with-- any money is a bonus to having it over with. Hopefully today. Feel free to memail if you feel weird about public recommendations. Thanks!
posted by Mayor Curley
on Aug 18, 2011 -
8 answers
I have two family members in trouble in Massachusetts, and I want to talk to someone about it. I am not in Massachusetts, and I need help finding an the right "someone."
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 28, 2011 -
13 answers
