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Yvonne Elliman - beautiful voice. She also did "Love Me" and a wonderful version of "Hello Stranger". She had moved from Hawaii to start singing at clubs in England. It was there that she was noticed by a talent agent who came up to her and shouted something to the effect: "You're my Mary...

This was a band from Australia. I love this song. Very nice tune/music/lyrics. I saw or read somewhere that John Lennon (Beatles), while living in the U.S., heard this on the radio and really liked it, too.

YES. Have put anywhere from $50 cash to a $500 check in a sympathy card to either: A close friend/relative whose immediate relative has passed OR the family of a close friend/relative who has passed. Reason being there are usually expenses associated with a memorial service or special...

Yeah, the exact same thing happened to me. My trad. IRA is so much larger than my Roth IRA. In 3 years, I will have to pay taxes on the RMD's that I won't need. So, yes, I agree it would've been better to keep more of the investments in a taxable account. :(

You can add me to this thread if it exists! But I'm holding onto my MSFT and AMZN and the rest of the growth and value stocks in my portfolio for as long as I can. I will check back in 3 years to let you know how it went . . . whether it's this :(:facepalm: or this :dance: I'm not too...

I did a post on my investment style several years back and definitely pointed out my losses during the tech bust of 2000 and the mortgage loan debacle of 2008/2009. I have been a long term "buy & holder" of both individual stocks, ETFs and mutual funds, for about 40 years now. Have always...

You think that's bad? My 2-month water bill: Water: $71 Storm & Surface Water Service: $69 Wastewater Service: $118 TOTAL BILL for 2 Months = $258. So, averaging out to $129/month. I am the only one living in my house and am very conservative in my water usage. I don't even water...

I've always wanted to do a long train ride despite watching "Transsiberian". (It was actually a very good movie - lol!) Paunchy Pirate - sounds like a great trip you have planned. Will be interested in hearing how it went. Have lots of fun!

I also loved the pies at Gifford Homestead at Capital Reef National Park in Utah. Was on a road trip to tour the Big 5 National Parks in Utah. We ordered 2 personal size pies (5 to 6 inch diameter): Cherry and Apple. Delicious!

Love this! Especially the last sentence . . . :laugh:

If anything, the right portion of the Dunning-Kruger chart/graph seems more representative of the OP than the left portion of the chart where someone claims to "know everything". The Dunning-Kruger Effect describes the phenomenon in which low competence individuals or businesses lack the...

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My real estate investments represent a little over 12% of my total net worth. This includes 2 single family rental houses and my share of family-owned commercial real estate and raw land. BTW: What's with Bill Gates (of Microsoft fame) buying up all this farmland? He must know something...

Good one! :laugh: Funny you mentioned the height thing. The last tenants in this rental house were a couple who rented for 8 years. The wife is average height, but he is 6'7" (not a typo). I don't think I have ever personally known anyone that tall. I am thinking that maybe he took a...

FrankiesGirl: I've seen magazine pics of those clawfoot tubs in those beautiful Victorian mansions. You were lucky to have the uncommon experience of living in such a home. Awesome! Hope your dream of having one in your next home comes true! MarieIG: Thanks for your short & sweet answer...