Recent content by jollystomper

We mainly use Office 2010, but I have started using Libre Office and like it.

There is a saying: "The people who want to go naked, Are not the people you want to see naked". :)

I do not get hung up over this. Not a windmill I feel worth tilting against :) , as long as they are up front about it. For example, I see it analogous to the "we will automatically charge a gratuity of X% for parties of Y size or more" process - I do not automatically choose not to eat at a...

We had a couples date night with some friends this weekend to celebrate one of the couples who FIRED in the last year and will be moving out of the area. They have a large camper and will be staying on one of their children properties in the south for a bit (the child and their spouse have...

We have a family membership at a local fitness center for $90/month. Because we are "charter members", our contract sates our rate will never change, and it has not for over 20 years. One of the benefits was that all of our children and their immediate families can also use the center free of...

Looks nice, something else to play around with and learn :).

Great walking 11 miles! When we were in Paris last year, a few days we walked between 10-13 miles. Never felt too tired, there was so much to see to keep us interested and not think about how much we were walking :). My best days walking are days I play golf since I walk the course. A round...

To the OP, my experience: my Megacorp did do layoffs with severance packages. They also did performance based firings without severance. It was not uncommon for those expressing a desire for a severance package to leave to not get one. Instead, in many cases their performance suddenly "declined"...

Carburetor for our push lawn mower, in case my efforts to clean the existing carburetor and get the mower running are not successful.

Crime incidents tend to be very local. In densely populated cities you can have almost zero crime in one area and a high crime area just a few miles away. As related to the other thread about safe traveling, the close-in locale where you will be visiting or looking to live is what one should...

When I first heard "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" as a young teenager, I assumed it was a jazz group. I was shocked to find out it was the Allman Brothers, and it got me into listening to more of their music. RIP.

The cost of doing business being higher also impacts unemployment. While the jobs creation data seems strong, one has to look at the types of jobs being created. vs. the types of jobs being lost.

Yep, the fire has gone out of the market for now, and the wind seems to be pushing things back down to earth.

New features look good, thanks! I am looking forward to the update. It is also incentive for me to focus on my home/yard spring cleaning tasks during this time, no "lets see what is going on at the site" excuses :).

Good to hear! We have been a victim of misdirected mail so many times we are on a first name basis with our local post office. I'm glad it worked out for you.