# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=248 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 249 --- ## [The hell is wrong with my internal clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hell-is-wrong-with-my-internal-clock/945908)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hell-is-wrong-with-my-internal-clock/945908 "2021-07-14T03:02:30Z")
I cannot start falling asleep until 2 AM or so. It’s baffling. I have to get up around 730 so it’s not as if I’m sleeping in; I don’t nap midday or drink stuff with caffeine in it later in the day. My brain just doesn… --- ## [Hypothetical about etnicities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-about-etnicities/946296)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-about-etnicities/946296 "2021-07-13T21:41:54Z")
The etnicities that exist in the world today can sometimes look quite different from eachother, but otherwise the differences are quite minimal. We have quite a lot of racism in the world, but also a big cultural change … --- ## [Suggestions for landscape design software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-landscape-design-software/946360)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-landscape-design-software/946360 "2021-07-13T19:44:00Z")
I have roughly one-third of an acre that I need to landscape. I’m looking for recommendations for software that would help me work on the plans. Does anyone have any suggestions? --- ## [How have your creative hobbies made a tangible improvement in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-your-creative-hobbies-made-a-tangible-improvement-in-your-life/944804)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-your-creative-hobbies-made-a-tangible-improvement-in-your-life/944804 "2021-07-13T19:19:27Z")
I’m not talking about the sheer joy of enjoying your hobbies. I mean, have they helped you become more confident? Have they helped you get jobs? Did you meet someone with the same interest and fall in love? My main h… --- ## [Are there valid, cogent reasons for not donating to a children's charity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-valid-cogent-reasons-for-not-donating-to-a-childrens-charity/943377)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-valid-cogent-reasons-for-not-donating-to-a-childrens-charity/943377 "2021-07-13T17:04:45Z")
I donate plenty of money to charities every year but never to the \[XYZ\] Children’s Fund. How can I not be for helping hungry children in oppressed political regimes? I don’t have a sound answer for this and I’m hoping … --- ## [So what now? \[requesting life advice\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-now-requesting-life-advice/941770)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-now-requesting-life-advice/941770 "2021-07-13T03:03:35Z")
I had a plan. I had what I thought was a secure job that would carry me to retirement in roughly 5-10 years. Then the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) decided not to renew our contract and I was laid off in December with … --- ## [How often do you post in the BBQPit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-in-the-bbqpit/946169)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-in-the-bbqpit/946169 "2021-07-13T02:32:08Z")
Anyone curious about how much emphasis their time here is centered on the pit? Check your stats in your profile summary. Scroll down to see your top six categories where you post the most. poll --- ## [Please recommend a spray to stop kitten from chewing on cords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-spray-to-stop-kitten-from-chewing-on-cords/946026)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-spray-to-stop-kitten-from-chewing-on-cords/946026 "2021-07-13T01:01:59Z")
I know about using bitter apple or tobasco, but I’m sure there are other choices as well. What’s your favorite and what didn’t work at all? This is last week’s pic, we are going to try to get new ones tonight. --- ## [Why does voltaren gel say not to use it over large areas of your body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-voltaren-gel-say-not-to-use-it-over-large-areas-of-your-body/946266)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-voltaren-gel-say-not-to-use-it-over-large-areas-of-your-body/946266 "2021-07-12T22:40:42Z")
I understand that it is an NSAID, but its only 1%. Doesn’t that mean a 100g tube only has 1g of diclofenac (I assume its 1% by weight). Oral diclofenac is dosed at about 100-200mg a day. So wouldn’t you have to go throu… --- ## [Do you ever use the "special" cycles on your washer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-use-the-special-cycles-on-your-washer/927222)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-use-the-special-cycles-on-your-washer/927222 "2021-07-12T21:58:59Z")
When I was a kid helping my mom with laundry, our washing machine had three or maybe four settings: normal, delicate, permanent press, and maybe heavy soil. And even then I had no idea what the permanent press cycle wa… --- ## [Have you ever had to retake a hospital exam because you were moving too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-to-retake-a-hospital-exam-because-you-were-moving-too-much/946165)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-to-retake-a-hospital-exam-because-you-were-moving-too-much/946165 "2021-07-12T17:06:57Z")
I’ve found that I’m pretty good at holding still when I need to for MRIs and CT scans and things of that nature. Might be different now that I’ve got tardive dyskinesia in my left hand; we’ll have to see. Has anyone he… --- ## [Gypsy / Romani discussion (spun off from GQ thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsy-romani-discussion-spun-off-from-gq-thread/945074)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsy-romani-discussion-spun-off-from-gq-thread/945074 "2021-07-12T16:26:05Z")
Rhetorical question but I’ll venture an answer. My father’s parents were from Hungary, and he also lived there for awhile. The Romani were often nomads (because they were driven out of places they tried to settle,) they… --- ## [Vuarnet legend 03--Tortoise or brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vuarnet-legend-03-tortoise-or-brown/946192)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vuarnet-legend-03-tortoise-or-brown/946192 "2021-07-11T15:35:45Z")
What do you like better: Tortoise: deleted or Brown: deleted The Tortoise have grey lenses while the brown have brown lenses. --- ## [Advice please on getting a new television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-on-getting-a-new-television/921009)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-on-getting-a-new-television/921009 "2021-07-11T00:27:40Z")
My current tv is a ten year old 55" 1080p Sony Bravia. It’s works fine but between retirement and the pandemic, I am watching much more tv than normal and I am considering getting a new one. I stream content from Amazon … --- ## [What's up with this house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-this-house/946025)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-this-house/946025 "2021-07-10T23:38:40Z")
I’m currently staying in a little village in Norfolk, UK, and I’ve walked past this house a couple of times, and something about it is really weird and striking to me. I believe it was built around about 1970. At first… --- ## [My A1C is Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a1c-is-up/917046)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-a1c-is-up/917046 "2021-07-10T21:09:15Z")
From 7.9 to 8.3. And AFAIK I am doing everything right. I cut all sugary pop from my diet. I eat sweets only sparingly. What am I doing wrong? BTW, a little more background. My doctor recently put me on Januvia. And h… --- ## [You're now a Miracle Worker. What would you do to prove this to the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-now-a-miracle-worker-what-would-you-do-to-prove-this-to-the-world/945929)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-now-a-miracle-worker-what-would-you-do-to-prove-this-to-the-world/945929 "2021-07-09T17:33:32Z")
I thought this would be a fun spinoff the thread in Great Debates. Here’s. the scenario. You’ve been given the power to work miracles, but with the following limitations. A. You can’t do anything to directly affect t… --- ## [How far will you go for how little money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-you-go-for-how-little-money/945982)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-you-go-for-how-little-money/945982 "2021-07-09T16:51:00Z")
Let me 'splain… I live in southern Merrylande and I used to work in VA, just across the Nice Bridge - I’ll let you play with Google maps if you care. I have a credit union account there in Dahlgren but since I’ve been r… --- ## [Please help me understand how my friend died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-how-my-friend-died/945687)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-how-my-friend-died/945687 "2021-07-09T06:24:20Z")
A very close friend of mine died a couple of years ago. Here’s what down and what I’m trying to understand: She was basically healthy, late 50’s, diagnosed initially with severe bronchitis, I think. Then pneumonia, and … --- ## [You Know What's Gonna Be Awkward? Jimmy Carter's Funeral.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-whats-gonna-be-awkward-jimmy-carters-funeral/854176)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-whats-gonna-be-awkward-jimmy-carters-funeral/854176 "2021-07-09T03:47:37Z")
First off I am sure Jimmy Carter like any man his age has made his funeral plans. Maybe in Washington, maybe in Plains, maybe in Atlanta. But still it will be a Big Deal. Further, as a decent Christian man you just know… --- ## [NPD and the internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npd-and-the-internet/945926)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npd-and-the-internet/945926 "2021-07-09T00:38:12Z")
NPD= Narcissistic personality disorder. Does social media encourage the development of NPD in otherwise relatively healthy honest people? --- ## [Buying a computer: how much of the cost goes towards Windows 10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-computer-how-much-of-the-cost-goes-towards-windows-10/944841)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-computer-how-much-of-the-cost-goes-towards-windows-10/944841 "2021-07-08T21:44:02Z")
My computer is six years old, which is getting a little long in the tooth. It’s still running fine, but I’m worried that things could start breaking, so maybe it’s better to be proactive and get a new computer now. When… --- ## [Why do some websites keep logging me out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-websites-keep-logging-me-out/945990)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-websites-keep-logging-me-out/945990 "2021-07-08T20:20:43Z")
Specifically, Amazon and eBay. Not all the time, just once in a while. I have them both marked as “Keep me logged in” or whatever it is. It seems to me that this has only been happening since I moved from Windows 8.1 to … --- ## [How do I find a competent electrician for my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-competent-electrician-for-my-house/945631)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-competent-electrician-for-my-house/945631 "2021-07-08T16:32:49Z")
I need to hire an electrician for a straightforward situation. What is a good way to find one? After I take you dopers’ advice and call him/her over, what are some good screening questions to ask before I give them the g… --- ## [Going "back" East](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-east/943707)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-east/943707 "2021-07-08T14:35:27Z")
I watched American Graffiti (incidentally, the film that made George Lucas the money that enabled him to shoot Star Wars a few years later) and noticed that several characters in the film (which is set in California) mak… --- ## [Has Spirit Airlines gotten any better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-spirit-airlines-gotten-any-better/945624)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-spirit-airlines-gotten-any-better/945624 "2021-07-08T12:30:32Z")
… since this discussion? They are offering ridiculously low airfares ($150 roundtrip, Boston to New Orleans) but I am, perhaps understandably, a bit leery. --- ## [Stocking up on drinking water in the middle of nowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stocking-up-on-drinking-water-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/945792)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stocking-up-on-drinking-water-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/945792 "2021-07-08T08:52:49Z")
Those of you who live in the Portland, OR area will hopefully recognize the area I’m about to describe. As for the rest of you, I assume there are similar spots elsewhere. Heading west on Highway 26 out of the Portland … --- ## [Why would my brother’s social security benefits double?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-brother-s-social-security-benefits-double/945645)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-brother-s-social-security-benefits-double/945645 "2021-07-08T03:10:45Z")
I’ve mentioned in other threads that I am the guardian of my adult (46 years old) intellectually disabled brother. He lives in a group home and receives social security and a monthly salary from the consignment store whe… --- ## [What is the Straight Dope on Raw Milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-on-raw-milk/944831)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-on-raw-milk/944831 "2021-07-08T00:47:20Z")
I drank a quart of it in Amish Country last month. Very creamy, very delicious. Reminded me of being a kid at the neighbor’s dairy farm. So I googled it and it seems to return only one of two basic ideas: 1) That you… --- ## [Should I have my dog undergo some dental extractions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-my-dog-undergo-some-dental-extractions/945091)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-my-dog-undergo-some-dental-extractions/945091 "2021-07-07T22:06:26Z")
Here are the details. My dog is almost 13 years old, a mixed breed, likely part min pin and part beagle. She’s still active. She currently weighs 21 pounds, with her regular weight fluctuating from around 19 to 21 pou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=247) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=249)