Recent content by pfpelican

"Now make an incision...."

We have a membership to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston....a familly deal...have had it for years. Got admitted to the San Antonio Museum of Art last weekend for free as a reciprocity deal by just asking and showing our membership card.

Well, try to deduct it on your taxes then. I'm sure the IRS will empathize with an unrealized loss.

Had shingles about 10 years ago. Got the vaccine last July. Insurance paid for it (either medicare .. primary ... or united healthcare ... secondary).

I liked it.

As soon as you're allowed to sell the company shares and transfer the funds into some other investment, do so. I worked for Enron and did that (we could over 50 years of age, which, unfortunately, not many knew), and it saved me lots of losses.

agree....I have NEVER found that what vanguard supplied was inadequate. In addition to quarterly statement of all activity f(buys, sales, dividends, c.g. distributions, re-investments) for all fund/accounts being mailed to you, you can also get this online for the last 9 years.

Classic mid-life crisis. See if you can find a copy of 'The Grey Itch'.

I have diabetes and two heart stents. So I have to avoid sugar, starches (potatoes, bread, pasta, rice) and sodium. If it tastes good, I know it's bad for me.

Careful here. I think this qualifies as a (possibly taxable) gift.

I hope she accompanies him to Green Bay for the NFC championship game.

If you didn't see this on the Tonight show, I hope you're sitting down when you read it. This is probably the funniest date story ever, first date or not! We have all had bad dates but this takes the cake. Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman...

From the Borowitz Report (parody alert !): "The state of New Jersey banned capital punishment, arguing that living in New Jersey was bad enough."

I hate that. They do it at my church too. I love it when I can sneak past the greeter. Any tips on how to do that?

I never open eCards. There have been lots of warnings about them bearing viruses and spyware. Just the other day my DS asked if my DW had sent her an eCard...and she hadn't...told her to just delete it. Are Ecards Safe?