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Then there was that time when he joined John & Yoko on guitar, during their 1969 Montreal bed-in, to record the hit single "Give Peace a Chance" (and was mentioned in the lyrics by John):

His daughter, Tatum O'Neal, was the youngest person, at age 10, to win an acting Oscar, for their 1973 movie Paper Moon. Her mother was actress Joanna Moore, often remembered as Sheriff Taylor's girlfriend Miss Peggy in four episodes of The Andy Griffith Show.

Man, if I had half that amount, in addition to having a will to deal with any remaining estate down the road, I'd enjoy giving away lots of it while I'm still alive. See/find a current need, help out now.

'Jets clear Aaron Rodgers for practice 11 weeks after achilles surgery': "Aaron Rodgers’ improbable comeback from a torn achilles tendon has taken the next step.The New York Jets cleared their quarterback to resume practice on Wednesday, 11 weeks after he had surgery on his injured achilles...."

That's only because, so far, we can't tackle, allow their receivers to be wide open, and can't convert on third downs. :facepalm: Other than that, we're in the driver's seat. All kidding aside, historically the Seahawks usually play much better in the second half, and pretty darn good in the...

Thanksgiving Day Games I'm looking forward to the Thanksgiving Day games, and hoping the Seahawks win, and both the Lions and Cowboys lose their games (which helps Seattle in the overall National Conference standings). But the odds of that trifecta happening are slim. Yet, I'll be extremely...

"From the land of sky blue waters." - Hamm's Beer (yuk! but my grandfather nursed a quart of it Sunday afternoons in the early 1960s)

Better call Saul!

Okay, about mid-season with some eight more games to play, and playoff berths on the horizon, here are the Week 11 Top 16 teams, per the NFL's Power Rankings: PHI KC BAL DET SF MIA DAL JAX CLE HOU SEA CIN PIT BUF MIN NO

On a related note. If you turn 70 on March 15, what month should you optimally submit your SS application? January, February, or before that? When would benefits start? April?

Speaking of George, and as a little aside, here's a new video about George's solo visit to the United States in Sept. 1963 to visit his sister in Illinois -- just a few months before The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and exploded in popularity. I learned a lot of new stuff from this...

Here it is:

"Now and Then" is being proclaimed by The Beatles' official website as the "final" Beatles' song to be recorded and officially released. This morning, the related "official video" dropped. I just luv, luv, luv it!

Inform your financial account holder (Vanguard, Fidelity, Bank of America) that X charity is the beneficiary of that specific account. Your can also designate multiple charities for any financial account. Now, once you pass away, how does that financial institution know of your demise? Myself...

I also own no real estate. I've named my brother as the "payable on death" (POD) beneficiary of my main bank account (checking and savings). (I'll change that if he passes before me.) And I have named beneficiaries for ALL my other bank, mutual fund and brokerage accounts. That amounts to...