Recent content by Sweetlip

I can identify with this. I started my career in technical ranks, got an engineering degree and went further down that path, Then I switched into commercial areas - marketing, sales management, business management etc. I was assessed as ENTP under Myers-Briggs and definitely drew energy from...

All of the TV advertisements that I ever see for ocean cruises only ever show one or two couples on board. I wonder if that is really the case. ;D

I have seen data that suggests that people tend to spend a lot in the first five years of retirement and then as their "bucket list" becomes more fulfilled, they tend to spend fairly modestly until their much older ages when big health costs start to kick in. In my case, after retiring at age...

I have had a different experience with aspartame. Like so many others, I lived on Coca Cola for most of my youth and then, as I aged, I decided to take the 'healthy" alternative and drink Diet Coke or Pepsi, mostly the latter as the taste is not quite so harsh as Coke's is. By my mid 50s, I...

I have not read all of the responses here so please forgive me if I am duplicating what someone else said. I retired 15 years ago after a number of years as a senior manager in a large Australian corporate. The bits of advice that I found most useful over the years were:- 1. Always be...

Beer trade An Australian sort of joke .... This morning I was in luck and was able to buy two boxes of my favourite "VIC BITTER" beer cheap at the local bottle shop. I placed the boxes on the front seat and headed back home. I stopped at a service station where a drop-dead gorgeous blonde in...

'What troubles you, Sister?' asked the Mother Superior .. 'I thought this was the day you spent with your family.' 'It was,' sighed the Sister. 'And I went to play golf with my brother. We try to play golf as often as we can. You know I was quite a talented golfer beforeI devoted my life to...

Advice for hikers The Ohio State Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen and golfers to take extra precautions and keep alert for bears while hiking. They advise people to wear noise producing devices such as little bells on their clothing to alert but not startle...

It is never too late! It just goes to show that it is never too late... Tonight, I received a message from a lady member of this forum saying that she wanted to have my children. :dance::dance::dance: So I gladly sent her their addresses. ;D;D;D

My next door neighbour, a rather large woman, has just had a pair of her knickers stolen from her clothes line. She is not bothered about the knickers but would appreciate the return of the twelve pegs please. :dance:

Did you ever know that I used to be a bank teller? That was a great job. I was bringing home $450 000 a week. .

Success Rules There are two rules for success: 1.) Don't tell all you know. .

Tivia Well, I lost the Trivia Contest at the Church association dinner last night by 1 point. Not only got the last question wrong, but was immediately asked to leave. The question was: "Where do women have the curliest hair?" Apparently the correct answer is Fiji. ;D;D;D .

A doctor in Dublin wanted to get off work and go fishing, so he approached his assistant. 'Murphy, I am going fishing tomorrow and don't want to close the clinic. I want you to take care of the clinic and take care of all me patients'. 'Yes, sir!' answers Murphy. The doctor goes fishing and...

Ya gotta be jokin'! Where does it stop for you poor Americans??? Life is too short to have to make those decisions every day! Next you will be telling me that you tip traffic cops. Well, I suppose that you have to sometimes in places like Vietnam but I would call that more of a bribe than a...