I am looking for a dental plan I can enroll in. My employer does not provide dental insurance. I live in Massachusetts.
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posted by melizabeth
on May 21, 2013 -
14 answers
I was looking around for information on long-term investment planning and I ran across
this page, which says that after adjusting for inflation, long-term stock market returns are only 1.9% before taxes. The whole site seems to advocate this sort of really creepy gold fetishism that's been popping up lately, so my natural reaction is to dismiss it. But I still have doubts, and this plays into my anxieties about whether retirement savings is worthwhile at all.
Help me debunk this? (Existential crisis inside.)
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posted by aw_yiss
on May 12, 2013 -
28 answers
Hi, my computer isn't making any sounds at all. win7. The control panel shows the realtek ac97 sound card (or maybe it is a built in piece of the motherboard?) but won't make any noise.. the speakers work, have tested them in another machine.
posted by Mistress
on Apr 16, 2013 -
9 answers
I have a colleague who wants me to put in a couple of hours after work for a personal project for him. He has emailed me desperately and repeatedly several times over the past week and asks me about it every day, even though I told him I am too busy. I think he thinks I can squeeze it in to my normal working hours, but I can't. How do I get rid of this person?
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posted by kettleoffish
on Mar 6, 2013 -
32 answers
I decided to end my "relationship" with someone I saw for nine months. We both have the same hobby, and seeing him there has been stirring both negative and positive emotions. I don't want to give up the hobby. I could handle the negative emotions - because that's what you're supposed to feel - it's the positive ones that are doing me in. How can I get past them?
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posted by hungry hippo
on Feb 24, 2013 -
20 answers
From a medical/science standpoint, what are the limiting factors that make it difficult to produce pharmaceutical drugs that do not have negative side effects?
posted by 6spd
on Feb 17, 2013 -
22 answers
Has anyone had any experience in dealing with organizations like nomoredebts.org or consolidatedcredit.ca?
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posted by cleo
on Jan 16, 2013 -
7 answers
I got into an accident with another motorist. She side swiped my car and then hit a electric post. She failed to yield and was found to be at fault. Now the electric company is asking for $10k to repair the pole damage from me. Without having property damage insurance, and living in a no fault state, is there anything I can do?
posted by Coke15
on Nov 29, 2012 -
30 answers
I have an ex who seems to be be depressed and has sent me a few emails telling me that we are all programmed by the "Source" that free will does not exist, that nothing depends on us etc and that the "Source" has decided that he would always be unhappy in love ! And that if the "Source" has decided that he would be unhappy, unaccomplished, alone then he must be happy with that decision. (He's 55, pianist/composer, not well known, gets by with the financial help of his parents., never been able to commit or live with a woman. His father is bi-polar, been hospitalised a few times for that). This is contrary to my world view, which I told him but I'm rather worried about where his mind is going. Any thoughts, help much appreciated
posted by hopefulmidlifer
on Nov 11, 2012 -
21 answers
I'm having trouble finding teeth whitening strips that don't have a mint flavor. Some advertise that they have a mint flavor and others just don't say. (For health reasons, I must avoid mint.) Any ideas?
posted by grayber
on Nov 10, 2012 -
2 answers
My SO has an issue maybe with gluten and maybe with just the processed flours...snowflake details inside...
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posted by keep it tight
on Oct 1, 2012 -
13 answers
Has anyone successfully given up refined sugar (long term)? What were the benefits you noticed?
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posted by Rocket26
on Aug 13, 2012 -
35 answers
I didn't work hard for anything I have. But all the hard work I have done has ultimately been for nothing. What's the best way to maintain the will to take initiative, when, for most of my life, personal action hasn't mattered?
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posted by jumelle
on Jul 15, 2012 -
26 answers
Amazing, newer French novels that are not available in English translation?
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posted by Cwell
on May 20, 2012 -
6 answers
I'm 26 year old guy recently returned from teaching in Japan, out of a job, and looking for a new adventure.
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posted by Kamelot123
on May 18, 2012 -
10 answers
I am unemployed, living in New York City, with no health insurance and need to see a dermatologist. I can't afford a $250 visit. Does anyone know of a (cheap) dermatologist I could see?
posted by likeapen
on Mar 16, 2012 -
7 answers
Happy DINK having doubts: How do you discern between real change in baby-making opinion and just temporary hormonal brooding?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 19, 2012 -
53 answers
Can I teach myself to be a silversmith? More specifically, I want to make nice rings, with drusy and cut stones, and maybe some raw brass pendants. But how do I start?
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posted by ohmansocute
on Feb 7, 2012 -
12 answers
Know of an anti-perspirant widely available in Australia that has a subtle or no perfume?
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posted by bystander
on Jan 25, 2012 -
5 answers
Is $10,000 enough for me to move out of Florida (where I am currently) and make it in Los Angeles without a job lined up?
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posted by signondiego
on Nov 28, 2011 -
47 answers
Pregnant and Scared: How to have a baby and a life? Advice desperately needed: Were you somehow able to fulfill your dreams (travel, career, etc.) with a baby, especially if you were middle class (or lower) economically? If so, how did you do it?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 18, 2011 -
65 answers
Why does the motorola branded micro usb cable that came with my droid phone both charge *AND* transfer data, but generic micro usb cables will only charge the phone?
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posted by de void
on Sep 29, 2011 -
13 answers
Will a few thousand dollars be enough for me to move out of the Midwest (where I am currently) and make it in Oregon without a job lined up?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 31, 2011 -
14 answers
Does anyone have a copy or know where I can find the video of Doc Ellis' no-hitter game while he was tripping on LSD?
posted by stlboi
on Jul 9, 2011 -
5 answers
Relative
constantly contradicts me on all matters large and small. Help me not lose my mind!
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posted by Prairie
on Jul 1, 2011 -
34 answers
Has anyone seen "Sleep No More" in NYC? Trying to get first hand reviews of the show.
posted by gbentz
on Jun 6, 2011 -
13 answers
Had a brief, but harsh exchange of words with someone on an online message board where I stated his response of "No Homo" made me feel uncomfortable. He said I was the most humorless person on the board. Should I learn to accept a joke even if I don't like it?
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posted by anonymous
on May 14, 2011 -
36 answers
When applying for federal jobs, how problematic is it not to allow a potential employer to contact a previous supervisor?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 14, 2011 -
8 answers
I am in need of birth control but extremely intolerant to hormonal methods. I need something more reliable than just condoms. I've been on pretty much every brand of pill and any hormonal methods seem to give me unmanageable depression and yeast infections that never ever go away. I do not ever want kids and would get sterilized only I can't afford it.
I have heard about copper IUDs but I've heard a lot of things about women have stupidly heavy flows and awful unmanegable cramps with them. I'm concerned about a heavier flow because I"m prone to anemia.
Does anyone have any advice? Any expirience with the copper IUD's, or has had similar hormonal issues but found a brand of pill that works well with no side effects?
posted by RampantFerret
on Mar 2, 2011 -
51 answers
Please help me find the most life-affirming "Yeah!" and devastating "No!" in all of rock n' roll history.
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posted by Shepherd
on Feb 24, 2011 -
45 answers
Is there a name, please, for the now-clichéd and much-satirized film shot in which the camera pulls rapidly out of a close-up, often moving back and up, while the subject, having just had bad news or seen something dreadful, goes "noooooooooo" rather a lot? We are meant to gather that they are somewhat alone, and not at all happy. Where/when did this shot originate?
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posted by vogel
on Feb 11, 2011 -
19 answers
Airline "no show" cancellation filter: my friend and his family missed a flight last night from Montreal to London. The airline, British Airways, have told them that not only have they forfeited those tickets as a result, but also all the tickets on their numerous connecting flights. Is there anything they can do to salvage their tickets?
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posted by HopStopDon'tShop
on Jan 7, 2011 -
19 answers
My elderly 84 year old mother-in-law did not get my husband or I a Christmas present this year. She did get the only other person she has contact with, a lady that comes in once a week to clean for her, a Christmas present this week. Last year she did not get her son (my husband) a present (she asked him what he wanted and he told her to take care of herself would be gift enough) but she did get me one. Please understand it is not getting a gift that has crushed me, but "it's the thought that counts" is what is painful to me. I do everything for her - pay bills, laundry, fill weekly medicine box, take her to doctor appointments, do grocery shopping, pick-up medicine, help with her bath, I even take her dog to the vet. When I went down this Christmas morning and gave her a Christmas gift she said "Why did you do this?" and of course I said because it is Christmas (my husband and I have been married for 15 years and the tradition has always been the same!). She did not say a word about a gift for us. My husband apologized for her when I told him, but how can I put this in perspective and not take it personal? (Why did she get her cleaning lady a gift?)
posted by anonymous
on Dec 25, 2010 -
30 answers
I've been taking life and it's issues so seriously in recent times - make that years - that I can't even remember the last time I actually laughed out loud. Nothing is funny to me anymore. Stopped seeing humor. Argh.
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posted by watercarrier
on Nov 9, 2010 -
50 answers
A few years ago I bought a vinyl soft-filled cable car toy for my nephew. All it had was a pull-cord on the side that when pulled would make the toy gently shake or rattle until the pull-cord ring was back at the side of the toy. It was great! It made zero noise! It's been discontinued! Help me find something like it that I can order over the internet for a very nice three-year-old's Christmas present. It need not be a cable car but trains or other mechanicos would be awesome! Thank you so much in advance.
posted by parmanparman
on Oct 28, 2010 -
2 answers
My fiance has basically told me, that she will NEVER/practically never be willing to do my personal fetishes with me..... I don't know what to do about that.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 3, 2010 -
89 answers
What is wrong with my new mobile phone? When my phone goes idle after 15 sec of no use (typical battery saving function) or loses the signal when I am in an elevator (typical situation but normally survivable), it won't automatically reconnect so it's like I don't even have a phone. How can I over come this? Is it normal for "newer" phones to constantly be searching for a signal yet not getting it or turning off like this?
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posted by peachtree
on Aug 14, 2010 -
2 answers
I live in upstate NY. What's the shortest distance from me to cheap cigarettes? Halp, they be taxing my vice too much.
posted by Area Control
on Jun 22, 2010 -
11 answers
I think I'm ready, I've done the research but I need support. Especially of the people who have done it before me. Will you give me Your best Tip and trick? I have young chIldren and they are going to be ....very troubled.
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posted by pearlybob
on May 3, 2010 -
30 answers
Hello AskMe Mechanics! My 1999 Chevy S-10 just failed its emissions test and I need some reliable information as to why and towards what I can do to make sure it passes next time.
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posted by carsonb
on Apr 26, 2010 -
8 answers
I want to buy a new PC. Do you recommend any manufacturers that: 1. Do not preload ANY software except the OS (except maybe MSOFFICE). 2. Allow you to add second and third drives in the machine itself. I've bought a lot of machines from mom and pop shops in the past - but want something with a guarantee now.
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posted by mildred-pitt
on Mar 12, 2010 -
17 answers
