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When my niece was about 6, I got her a logic puzzle which can be set into different puzzles. She didn't know what to do and asked me how to solve it. I asked her what she thought she should do and how, and once she finished one, she did an entire set in no time. Her dad, my brother is an Engineer, and he couldn't figure out any of the puzzles she had just done. She seemed to have spurred onward in STEM after that.
You can also look for games endorsed by MENSA.

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Nice.

Do you have any other suggestions? Preferably anything $20 and under. I'd kind of like to build up a good collection of "smart" toys for her when she comes over. She's still at that age where her imagination can make anything a toy, but she'll probably be growing out of that soon.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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How's this? The lady that I work for and her husband both think that reading the "Mighty Thor" comic book turned his nephew into a pagan.

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How's this? The lady that I work for and her husband both think that reading the "Mighty Thor" comic book turned his nephew into a pagan.

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Wow.

Sometimes I just throw up my hands and think It takes all kinds!

But I am curious, tho. Have you ever met this "pagan" nephew? If you have, does he strike you as a "pagan"? Or does this couple just have an unusually restrictive definition of what it means to be Christian?

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When my niece was about 6, I got her a logic puzzle which can be set into different puzzles. She didn't know what to do and asked me how to solve it. I asked her what she thought she should do and how, and once she finished one, she did an entire set in no time. Her dad, my brother is an Engineer, and he couldn't figure out any of the puzzles she had just done. She seemed to have spurred onward in STEM after that.
You can also look for games endorsed by MENSA.

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Nice.

Do you have any other suggestions? Preferably anything $20 and under. I'd kind of like to build up a good collection of "smart" toys for her when she comes over. She's still at that age where her imagination can make anything a toy, but she'll probably be growing out of that soon.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Those train sets were cheap, the most number of track pieces for the least cash. Subsequent purchases could be the same compatible sets of pieces. For their growing imagination, skill.

I noticed they drew stuff with crayons and stuff, but fill the page/sheet quickly. So I got for each those huge oversized drawing tablets, to eliminate limitations of drawing.

I looked for items light on structure/restriction, heavy on repeatability with innovation.

For when she learns words, I recommend Boggle.


Check the results from "Mensa games rating" search, including Mensa Select. They usually break down the list with ages.


Terrace (think 3D Checkers sorta) was an excellent example of a game which you don't have an advantage because you don't already know it like Chess. And simple rules, based on color and size.

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How's this? The lady that I work for and her husband both think that reading the "Mighty Thor" comic book turned his nephew into a pagan.

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Wow.

Sometimes I just throw up my hands and think It takes all kinds!

But I am curious, tho. Have you ever met this "pagan" nephew? If you have, does he strike you as a "pagan"? Or does this couple just have an unusually restrictive definition of what it means to be Christian?

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When my niece was about 6, I got her a logic puzzle which can be set into different puzzles. She didn't know what to do and asked me how to solve it. I asked her what she thought she should do and how, and once she finished one, she did an entire set in no time. Her dad, my brother is an Engineer, and he couldn't figure out any of the puzzles she had just done. She seemed to have spurred onward in STEM after that.
You can also look for games endorsed by MENSA.

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Nice.

Do you have any other suggestions? Preferably anything $20 and under. I'd kind of like to build up a good collection of "smart" toys for her when she comes over. She's still at that age where her imagination can make anything a toy, but she'll probably be growing out of that soon.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Those train sets were cheap, the most number of track pieces for the least cash. Subsequent purchases could be the same compatible sets of pieces. For their growing imagination, skill.

I noticed they drew stuff with crayons and stuff, but fill the page/sheet quickly. So I got for each those huge oversized drawing tablets, to eliminate limitations of drawing.

I looked for items light on structure/restriction, heavy on repeatability with innovation.

For when she learns words, I recommend Boggle.


Check the results from "Mensa games rating" search, including Mensa Select. They usually break down the list with ages.


Terrace (think 3D Checkers sorta) was an excellent example of a game which you don't have an advantage because you don't already know it like Chess. And simple rules, based on color and size.

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Thanks. I'll look into them. She's a smart kid and she's going to a good school. I don't think she gets enough training at home though.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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And we are back in the rain.

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A quiet ahem ... last year we had about 5" of rain. it was the third driest year on record.

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And we are back in the rain.

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A quiet ahem ... last year we had about 5" of rain. it was the third driest year on record.

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Do you mean "rainfall year" (July 2017 to July 2018)? Or calendar year (2017)?

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Maybe it's a good thing that I watch so many cooking shows. I just discovered a recipe for pancakes that contains no milk or eggs. They come from Morocco.

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Maybe it's a good thing that I watch so many cooking shows. I just discovered a recipe for pancakes that contains no milk or eggs. They come from Morocco.

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What's in it?

Do you eat beans? There's a tasty savory Indian pancake made of chickpea flour.

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Hey Brenda! These gram-flour pancakes don't taste like beans. Have you had Chinese green onion pancakes? They're savory and dense. Well, the gram flour pancakes are similar - savory and dense - but the flavor is on the curry side.

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I'm allergic to different foods as well. To tell the truth, I'm waiting for them to say I'm now allergic to onions, on top of everything.

Anyway, the take home message (so to speak) is that there are a wondrous variety of pancakes out there that you might enjoy and be able to eat. The curry-savory ones were a very tasty new experience for me.

BTW I support Signy's mention of lecithin supplements (or choline bitartrate). Here's a link I hope your browser can access. https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-436/choline

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When my niece was about 6, I got her a logic puzzle which can be set into different puzzles. She didn't know what to do and asked me how to solve it. I asked her what she thought she should do and how, and once she finished one, she did an entire set in no time. Her dad, my brother is an Engineer, and he couldn't figure out any of the puzzles she had just done. She seemed to have spurred onward in STEM after that.
You can also look for games endorsed by MENSA.

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Nice.

Do you have any other suggestions? Preferably anything $20 and under. I'd kind of like to build up a good collection of "smart" toys for her when she comes over. She's still at that age where her imagination can make anything a toy, but she'll probably be growing out of that soon.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Those train sets were cheap, the most number of track pieces for the least cash. Subsequent purchases could be the same compatible sets of pieces. For their growing imagination, skill.

I noticed they drew stuff with crayons and stuff, but fill the page/sheet quickly. So I got for each those huge oversized drawing tablets, to eliminate limitations of drawing.

I looked for items light on structure/restriction, heavy on repeatability with innovation.

For when she learns words, I recommend Boggle.


Check the results from "Mensa games rating" search, including Mensa Select. They usually break down the list with ages.


Terrace (think 3D Checkers sorta) was an excellent example of a game which you don't have an advantage because you don't already know it like Chess. And simple rules, based on color and size.

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Thanks. I'll look into them. She's a smart kid and she's going to a good school. I don't think she gets enough training at home though.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?

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Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?

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It is a cup each of flour and a teaspoon each of salt and sugar and two teaspoons of baking powder.

Never tried eating another species of egg. So all I know is I don't like eggs anyways, but it is akward as I like things that are made from eggs.

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Well, I think I have you beat, allergy-wise. I finally subjected myself to a thorough allergy test (because of chronic sinusitis) and not only am I allergic to just about everything that can be inhaled, I also showed significant allergic reactions to rice, potato, tomato, beef, chocolate, coffee, lettuce (lettuce???), and orange. (I think I'm forgetting something.) In addition, I'm gluten intolerant.

I joke that the typical hamburger - wheat bun, beef, lettuce, and a slice of tomato - is the epitome of "what I can't eat".

I suspect - but am not sure- that I'm also allergic to peppers and eggplant (part of the potato/ tomato family). I may be tested for peppers next time if they have an FDA-approved extract.

Not a big egg-eater myself ... not because of allergies but just don't care for them a whole lot ... so I make sure to do choline supplements.

One of the things I wonder about is whether the rapidly increasing incidence of autism ... now something like 1:40 children ... is due to some stupid lack of something basic, like choline or sunshine.

The "medical experts" for YEARS have been telling people to avoid eggs because "cholesterol(!)" but ... did you know that the pregnant mother mobilizes choline to the fetus, and that the amniotic fluid has 10X the concentration as maternal blood? So when the fetus grows up (and is female) and has a baby of her own, does SHE have the choline reserves to mobilize for HER fetus? Are we seeing a multi-generational deficiency?

Back in the day, people ate eggs and liver and fish ("fish Friday" if you were Catholic) and walked around in the sunshine. Today, not so much. Just something I think about.



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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .

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Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?

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It is a cup each of flour and a teaspoon each of salt and sugar and two teaspoons of baking powder.

Never tried eating another species of egg. So all I know is I don't like eggs anyways, but it is akward as I like things that are made from eggs.

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Are you reactive to milk? Or the Bovine Growth Hormone in milk? What about goat milk? Soy milk, almond milk, etc? Always been this way, or only the last 20-30 years?

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?

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It is a cup each of flour and a teaspoon each of salt and sugar and two teaspoons of baking powder.

Never tried eating another species of egg. So all I know is I don't like eggs anyways, but it is akward as I like things that are made from eggs.

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Are you reactive to milk? Or the Bovine Growth Hormone in milk? What about goat milk? Soy milk, almond milk, etc? Always been this way, or only the last 20-30 years?

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Yes, I react to milk. I can't tolerate soy milk or nut milks because they contain Vitamin A Palmitate and I react to that. I would say the last 20years or a little better. Never tried goats milk.

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I still drink coffee .... some days, tea just doesn't have enuf caffeine!

Was told to keep a food diary because there is something in my diet which causes my arthritis to kick up, which is not an allergic reaction per se but still an immune response. Haven't figured out what the offending food is except possibly tomatoes being one; since I dropped tomato from my diet my aches and pains have gotten a little better. Altho I STILL make "old people" noises (ugh/oy) when I stand up.


I think one of MY problems was eating too frequently. long story, but I think that unless you have a blood sugar problem it really helps to go at least 10 hours a day without food every day, and some days even longer. Helps the liver to dump excess glycogen (reduces fatty liver) and helps the intestinal tract to clear (reduces bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine). I walk over a mile every day ... my high-energy puppy sees to that! ... plus I garden something like six hours a week. Not just pinching flowers but digging irrigation systems and pruning down/ digging up large shrubs. So, not terribly intense exercise but still something.

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Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?

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It is a cup each of flour and a teaspoon each of salt and sugar and two teaspoons of baking powder.

Never tried eating another species of egg. So all I know is I don't like eggs anyways, but it is akward as I like things that are made from eggs.

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Are you reactive to milk? Or the Bovine Growth Hormone in milk? What about goat milk? Soy milk, almond milk, etc? Always been this way, or only the last 20-30 years?

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Yes, I react to milk. I can't tolerate soy milk or nut milks because they contain Vitamin A Palmitate and I react to that. I would say the last 20years or a little better. Never tried goats milk.

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I think that means you are reacting to the BGH. About 20 years ago is when it started getting bad, I had to become more selective with my milk brands.
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Maybe day-to-day variation is low, but people have studied the diets of modern-day gatherer-hunters, and THEY eat something like 120-200 different foods over the course of a year (because of seasonal availability) while the average American eats something like 20.

So more variety, just not all in one day.

One of the things that both puzzles and frustrates me is the question how I developed so many food allergies in the first place. When hubby had HIS allergies tested - 20 years ago or so - I was given the instructions for a "rotation diet" which means ... don't eat the same thing day after day. Rotate your food at least every three days, so my planned weekly menu would look something like

DAY1 shiratake spaghetti noodles, turkey meatballs, broccoli (turkey, tomato, broccoli, shiratake)

DAY2 beef stew (beef, carrot, lots of celery, onion, potato)

DAY3 yellow curry of chicken, cauliflower, red pepper, coconut milk, large handfuls of basil and mint

I would rotate protein (chicken; beef; pork; turkey; vegetarian [cheese, beans or tofu]) green and non-green vegetable. Hardly ate potatoes and chocolate, almost NEVER ate oranges. So if allergies are bred of constant exposure, how did I become allergic to things I almost never ate?

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Anyway, the things I got out of comparing and contrasting the different diets and their supposed health benefits are

1) Everyone is an individual. Some people do better eating a lofat vegetable-based diet, others do better eating locarb

2) The one thing people should NEVER eat together is the one thing most people crave: starch (or sugar) and fat. Bread and butter. Whipped cream. French fries.

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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

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Sorry to hear that Brenda. :(

Usually I'd be right with you there in solidarity, but I decided this year not to live in extreme cold inside the house because all I do is veg out under the covers playing games or watching youtube when I'm not at work. I refuse to let myself fall back into bad habits because it's cold outside, although I fear my heat bill is going to be a majority of what my take home pay is the next few months because of it.

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Sorry to hear that Brenda. :(

Usually I'd be right with you there in solidarity, but I decided this year not to live in extreme cold inside the house because all I do is veg out under the covers playing games or watching youtube when I'm not at work. I refuse to let myself fall back into bad habits because it's cold outside, although I fear my heat bill is going to be a majority of what my take home pay is the next few months because of it.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Sorry to hear that Brenda. :(

Usually I'd be right with you there in solidarity, but I decided this year not to live in extreme cold inside the house because all I do is veg out under the covers playing games or watching youtube when I'm not at work. I refuse to let myself fall back into bad habits because it's cold outside, although I fear my heat bill is going to be a majority of what my take home pay is the next few months because of it.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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