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I've been a fan for almost 60 years. RIP Tom. https://sports.yahoo.com/comedian-tom-smothers-memoriam-1937-185308001.html

Gary Wright, formerly of Spooky Tooth and later solo, passed at 80. He had several songs on the charts but was best known for "Dream Weaver." What a great musician. RIP

In the NPR article about the death of Bob Barker, I saw an article about the death of Clarence Avant. Lots of folks don't know who Clarence Avant was, but he had his hand in much of the music we have listened to over the past 50 years or so. He discovered many singers/acts. Many of these were...

I wasn't sure where to post this. It contains "Life After Fire" aspects as well as "Fire and Money aspects." My BFF passed a few days ago. He died very suddenly of a brain bleed. I've been vacillating between feelings of relief that he is in a better place and is finally out of pain that was...

Bobby Unser was an amazing driver and commentator. I'm glad he got a long FIRE following his storied c*reer. https://nypost.com/2021/05/03/bobby-unser-three-time-indy-500-winner-dead-at-87/

https://news.yahoo.com/hawaii-reopens-tourism-amid-more-034036284.html I cringe when I watch our local news showing the long lines of folks waiting to clear customs (whoops! I mean COVID Control.) We only had something like 8000 folks show up and simply clearing them to enter without 2-week...

Went to doc because of a recurring low-back pain issue. He believes it's important for me to "keep moving" even though there is some pain. Using low-dose opiates allows me to get though an "episode" (yes, I'm going to be going for PT as well, and NO, it's not "just" arthritis nor is it...

DW had a training session to attend this AM at 6:30 (don't ask.) I had to take her since we had an estate planning seminar to attend right afterward. At 8:08AM, everyone's phone on the Island lit up with this message: BALLISTIC MISSLE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER THIS IS...

I received an "F" in "Search Function" so if this has been around before, in this form or another, then, well, here it is again: I received the following from a friend. The instructions are to see if you can read the passage out loud without much difficulty. Supposedly, those who can are at...

I screwed up my tax planning for the year and wondered if the group could help me make up my mind about an unplanned Roth conversion yet this year. I have never done my own taxes and know surprisingly little about the nuances. My bad! At the beginning of the year, I decided NOT to convert my...

Today was THE day - Looking forward to the big 7 OHH, I met with an SS rep and filled out the stuff (actually she did everything except sign the form.) From my experience, SS is even more complicated than I thought. So my recommendation would be to meet with an SS rep at least by the time you...

Thought I knew everything I needed to know about SS as it pertains to my situation. Went to a free seminar today which made me doubt my knowledge (at least until I can maybe get through to SS on Monday). Hope someone here can help me rest assured (or at least get started with another...

Good friend I have known for 30 years just retired from banking (and, before that, insurances sales.) He confided that he is already bored. I do not understand this for several reasons. He has children and grandchildren close by with whom he interacts at least a couple of times per week. He...

Okay, so this will be a rant. Granting that I'm a dinosaur when it comes to computers and granted that I have only one internet connection (i.e., not a WIFI hook up - and don't want one): My cable modem has a "phone" type line coming out of it which i have always been able to "stick" into my...

DW and I both have a minor heart issue - it's virtually the same issue. So I've been seeing a cardiologist for a couple of years (maybe once a year.) DW just started seeing the same guy a month ago. He seems knowledgeable and down to earth - even funny - which I appreciate. He spends time...

I need some advice. Since it's primarily "tax" advice, I understand it's still on me to get professional advice before I move. But before I ask my tax guy, I want to pick the brains here to see if I am even close. I plan to donate some stock to a qualified charity (IOW if it were cash, it...

Just got back from the Doc's office. Each time one visits this particular clinic, the staff "extracts" all the same info (medical insurance cards, phone, address, blah, blah, and etc.) I had been two weeks ago and went through the same "inquisition" with the exact same staff for the exact same...

DW arrived on a flight and began to feel the mild symptoms of a cold coming on within hours. Within a few days, she had "a cold". But, the symptoms seemed not to go away, while they did jump around a bit. Mostly, though, she had the symptoms of bronchitis - deep hacking couch, with or without...

Using Yahoo, ran across this featured story: Girl buys water, spends night in jail How DOES one know when it's really the police and not a ruse to gain control over you. Briefly, a 20 year old girl buys a few items including bottled water from a super market. As she gets back to her car, 6...

A few weeks ago, I started to see "flashes" of light when I would dart my eyes, side to side. At the time this began, I noticed a lot of new "floaters" in my vision. I wasn't too concerned as I had experienced floaters as far back as I can recall. The flashes were not bothersome - just...

So many one liners come to mind: "Local boy makes good" "So much for secret service security" "...or were you just happy to see me?" I'll stop now and post the video.:laugh: Hillary Clinton tickled pink by Hawaii torch bearer - YouTube

Kiplinger magazine had a short article on using I Bonds as a short term (1-year) play to improve interest rates over most banks' CDs of equivalent term. Right now, according to the article, the rate on I bonds is 0.00%, but for the next 6 months, the inflation portion is 4.66% (IIRC). The idea...

Selling family bidness to next generation. One asset is a Flexible Premium Variable Life insurance policy on my life (kept in force by the business). It was purchased to fund a buy/sell agreement between siblings. When my sister died several years back, her policy was a god-send to her family...

Was just ordering meds (no, the real ones) from our pharmacy. When I got to Darvocet, they indicated that they could no longer get it. Apparently, their source has withdrawn it from the market. FDA has supposedly put pressure on the major manufacturer of propoxyphene and they have...

Hope this hasn't been discussed already. Trying to find a new Doc. and was told I would not be taken as a patient without providing my SS no. I'm not on any Gummint program (except the early stages of Obey Care). I Googled for the answer and here is what I think I found. No clinic can...