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For great comedy, try Dreamland, it is an Australian series. Currently 2 seasons, we find it hysterical. Hope there is a 3rd season. Recent drama we finished that was good was No Second Chance, it is in french so we used sub-titles.

Two things that have put me off of most sports are the inane color announcers and seemingly constant barrage of commercials. A few years ago, I started watching English Premiere Football League(soccer). I have become a big fan. Reasons are no commercials and you know when it is over (no more...

the main strip (beach blvd and shore blvd) has decent restaurants/bars. would recommend staying as close to waterfront as possible, shaky areas north. the southwest side has pasadena golf and yacht club, look for rentals there, not sure what maybe available. jan-feb are beginning of season, so...

we have 2015 mkz, with most of the bells and whistles. massage seats, a/c and heated seats, adaptive cruise, thx sound. cooling seats are great, especially after work-out. dw loves it, i love the adaptive cruise (our 1st car with it - set speed and distance to other cars and system adjusts speed...

To Major Tom, I have no major expenses now that would require that amount. Investments (stocks, bonds, cds, cash) north of $3M. House, cars paid for but not included in assets. I guess I just have a hard time not worrying (my parent's curse, my brother has it too). DW thinks it is excessive...

Sorry for not responding earlier. 1st reserve is in cd's and bonds, earning average of 2%, but that will fluctuate based on cd maturing and reinvestment interest rates. The reserve is money I don't count on when running FireCalc, i-orp, retirement calculations. I should have worded it and...

I started wondering this after seeing recent threads about how much people spend in retirement / have in retirement / medical billing versus actual payments / etc. How much do you keep in reserve for unknowns? My retirement budget has a yearly amount that covers normal spending / vacations /...

We moved to Clearwater area, no boat - we are still trying to decide about it (will have to use a marina). I know snow birds are here but really don't notice that much difference with traffic (there is always traffic - you just learn back roads and it's not so bad). Punta Gorda Isles are nice...

Be sure to be in an area you are interested in when season is over. We investigated Punta Gorda Isles, houses on canals, along with Fort Myers / Port Charlotte 2 -3 years ago. Area dies when season ends - during season, activities abound - after season the area really changes. Not all of that is...

I've had friends who used Costco and were very happy. For those who want to try a different approach, you might think about this. It uses game theory: How to Buy a Car, Using Game Theory | Bruce Bueno de Mesquita | Big Think

Exit Interview at 8 AM This is my last day at w*rk. Still hasn't completely sunk in. When I have fleeting moments that I'm actually retiring - it seems almost like a dream. It's been a goal for what seems so long that I thought it might never get here. After today, I guess I should change my...

Just told my Boss of my pending retirement in June. Still feels like a dream. On the list!!! 1. martyb - 55 - SOMETIME in 2013 2. DFA - 54 3. Chris2008 - 54 4. mystang52 (Glenn) - 60 5. SteveNU - 56 6. T-bird - 58 7. misty57 (DH) - 55 8. Coaster - 53 9. Helen - 56 10. Rita-61 11. KM - 55 -...

I'm a big Formula One racing fan

Here's a great costume Aliens Power Loader Baby Costume - Halloween 2012 - YouTube

First: Shin-Dig 1965 or 1966 (Tom Jones headlined, Everly Brothers,Turtles and many more) - parents took the family (older sister had to see Tom Jones) Best: Tie - Jethro Tull (Passion Play) 1974, Led Zeppelin 1974 or 1975, and ZZ Top 1976 (they were fading out, less than 1000 people at 15000...