We actually don’t register with a party affiliation in my state. I suspect I know which party is urging him to vote, but I don’t know that they have some kind of central office to contact. But I guess that’s a place to start looking.
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If you happen to be aligned with that party that it makes sense to make the effort to reach out to them. If you’re not, don’t waste your time 
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Rule #2: Never use Facebook (or any other social media).
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Yes, time these people aren’t like a sibling (yup, some of us have those who cancel on us when something more attractive comes their way), I’d be sure whatever is planned fits easily in my plans if I’m going to get together at all after 1st cancelation or two and not rearrange my schedule or travel out of my way.
Re the postcards to your son that has moved, i would guess they think he might be an inactive voter in your state and they don’t realize he’s moved. Not sure how long inactive voters stay on the rolls or how they are removed. I’m sure it varies by state. Your best bet is probably to contact your state board of elections and tell them he’s moved. Then he won’t get on any more lists.
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If you are a researcher or academic in the physical sciences, but you ignore or subvert the scientific method by falsifying data, arranging for peer reviews by like-minded friends, pressuring journals to spike submissions that question your research, etc., can you still call yourself a “scientist”?
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Do you do any of these things to clean your cellphone?
I have been amazed at the amount of lint in my charging port. (My fault - always carry it in my pockets). I have used toothpicks as article suggests to clean it. Also bent paperclips, probably riskier.
I notice that my audio input (holes at bottom of iphone 12 mini) are blocked with stubborn lint. Not good on a phone that already has mediocre voice quality. Suggestions?
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While on a trip to Glacier National park, my phone stopped charging. Worst time/place!! Turned out that there was a piece of paper stuck in the charging port. We did borrow a paper clip and attempt to take it out. One small piece did come out and we somehow ended up pushing the other piece further in and into one side. The phone would charge, but you had to hold the cord in at a specific angle. Stressful! Of course, you could always use wireless charging - once I remembered that, I was much calmer!
After getting back home, I took the phone to the apple store (made an appointment). The associate there had a specific tool and it took her only a couple of minutes to get the paper out. She said mine was one of the easiest she’s done, that you wouldn’t believe the kind of stuff she’s had to pull out of the charging ports
So, maybe visit the apple store near you?
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Maybe spray the holes with one of those duster cans of air.
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Anyone know what a good place to buy beds is these days? My step-d and her SO need a new one, and that will be our housewarming present to them.
IKEA! I know, maybe too downmarket for this gift but they have incredible mattresses and some more upscale furniture. There’s Design Within Reach and other chains too.
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Is there a Room and Board in your neck of the woods? That’s where most of our recent furniture purchases came from. Solidly made stuff.
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I love love love my IKEA bed. It’s about 16 years old at this point and the mattress is still the original and still the most comfortable mattress I’ve ever slept on.
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Are you looking for bed frames or mattresses? I bought a new mattress at Macy’s furniture two years ago on sale at about this time of year. I treated myself to an adjustable bed and haven’t regretted it for a second. I did discover that mattresses are very different than the old days and had to test quite a few to see what I liked best.
For frames, I like the idea of one with built in storage drawers but not with an adjustable bed!
Built in storage drawers are functional and cool… just watch out for sharp hardware on those drawers!
ETA: this is a bed we are going to buy for the littlest one. Twin without drawers
https://www.roomandboard.com/catalog/bedroom/beds/berkeley-bed
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We bought ours on Wayfair and it’s very solid wood and was not hard to put together.
Do you know what their style or preferences are???
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Watch out for those corners!
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We saw it in person. The corners are fine! But the drawer hardware is not that “user-friendly.” Hence no drawers!
Great question - I should have been more specific.
She’s looking for a mattress (and maybe box springs).
I’m just planning to pass suggestions along.
We have a storage drawer under each side of our bed, but fortunately they don’t have any hardware attached. They are low to the ground, so it’s hard to open them with plush carpet/probably not great for the carpet.
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