Search results

Hello my good friends and legions of fans. The reports of my demise were off the mark, although my old computer did finally die. Also, I have been quite busy. However, be of good cheer as I just invested in a new laptop and will shortly begin working on my next 8,000 posts. I am leaving for...

Warning........this is intended to be an observation but may turn into a rant. If it does, I apologize in advance. :) Been hearing for days about the Cruise/Holmes nuptuals. This morning it's all over the news (yes, I kept one TV) :). Why? I think I know and find it scary, so rather than...

Okay, I am now fully out of the closet and have crossed over into full blown Luddite thinking. Three (3) recent events triggered this. 1. Can't find anything to watch on TV. 2. The "buzz" over the PS3 (?) whatever that is. 3. My decision to cancel my ISP effective 12-1-06. I returned my new...

I am pretty sure some of you will view this with mixed feelings ;D, but my PC is dying. Slowly. It's not a pretty sight. E-mail goes in and out and even when it works about all that comes through is SPAM. Lots of people have sent e-mail that never got to me and a lot of my outgoing did not get...

As I write this, '60 Minutes' is on the TV. They are reporting on ship dismantling in Bangladesh. Oh the poor peasants! They are exploited, underpaid, their homes poisoned, their environment spoiled. It's my guess that the people employed are just happy to have a job. Just more liberal...

So Friday night I am sitting in my fav. bar and a couple of middle eastern types wander in (just like you see on the nightly news, only better dressed). Pretty soon they are joined at their table by others (lots of hand shaking and hugs like they hadn't seen one another in a while - all men)...

This topic is in keeping with my pledge not to ever post anything which might be (or become) provocative or confrontational :) I discovered Rush Limbaugh many years ago and like other life-changing events (Kennedy assassination, 9-11) I remember the exact moment. I was driving from Chicago to...

My subject is a pretty good definition of war. For the last 10+ years I worked, I was mostly in aerospace/defense contracting. I was proud of my career. I made aerial recon. cameras, submarine periscope motors, Abrams tank components, and Hellfire missle parts. I saw tonight that the Hellfire...

This was meant to be funny, and it is. However, like all good humor, there is truth at the core: This business on a legitimate basis, is a fraud. Not that it's a fraud. You need money to be in this business. But not a lot. You need more money to open a shoe-shine shop than you do to buy a $2...

IMHO, Obama (Illinois Senator) is way more dangerous than Osama Bin Laden. Not even close. JG

A DIY story with a happy ending. My kitchen faucet broke loose. No leaks but it was sliding around like Wayne Gretzke on my sink top. Called two (2) local guys (one 3 times). Nobody showed, nobody called (no, they had not worked for me before). :) I almost talked myself into fixing it even...

I'll start it off. For me, The NRA. In fact, I may do it. JG

Okay folks........this is post number 24 TODAY! Think that is my personal record. A few were pretty good. Anyway, I'm outa here for now. More to follow tomorrow.....................maybe. Keep smilin'. :) JG

Okay, I'll start. Jack Nicholson. He's about my age and has about the right amount of edginess/quirkiness, along with "I don't give a flying_________ what you think" personality. JG

I thought I would recycle this one. I just finished (or am into) four (4) books. BTW, these are quite typical of what I read, i.e. no financial/business stuff and no fiction. The Reno Court of Inquiry (Court record of Major Reno at Custer battle) Flyboys (History of aviation in warfare, pretty...

Now here is another decision I did not anticipate when I crossed my own personal ER Rubicon (those of you in Rio Linda can look it up). :) I have posted about my condo rental arrangements. Currently I have my best tenant ever and the cash flow is wonderful. What is the problem? (Rumsfeldian...

Carly Fiorina and Patty Dunn? Give me a break! "Oh poor me!" I am "hurt" (Carly). Pass the barf bag please. These women make me want to puke. You can not be an effective CEO (even in a small company) without a thick skin. It's tough! At a company the size of HP, it must be brutal. These women...

One of the things I do for fun and to pick up lunch money is buy and sell boats, motors, trailers, and "stuff". Today I sold a real nice utility trailer I bought at an auction. The price was $300 firm. First guy to come by looked to be about 70. Seemed fairly sharp. Anyway, he says "I'll take...

Number 10: That my parents would not only still be alive, but be living independently. Number 9: That most all of the activities/projects I planned for my retirement have been discarded. Number 8: The terrific troubles with keeping good health insurance. Number 7: Proliferation of health...

Wondering if anyone else here has had this experience. 13 years after I bailed, I can finally draw SS benefits. I looked forward to this day with great relish. Now (having made it all this time without), the arrival of SS is quite anticlimactic. Oh, I need the money. It's just not all that...

You came to the right place. I "share my views " pretty liberally. If I don't see anything interesting from the "peanut gallery", I just go back and reread my previous stuff. Always entertaining and mostly always spot on. :) JG

I am having big problems buying condo insurance. I did not anticipate this. I assumed it would be easy and the policy would cover about what a homeowners (or rental property) policy would cover. So far, I have not found anyone to sell me what I want. I cover the personal property through my...

Just noticed I passed the 7,000 post mark. Figure I've got another 7,000 easy. Hope the software can handle it. :) Y'all have a great day. Elvis has left the building................ JG

Well, I spent a couple of hours this a.m. working on next year's finances. Lots of changes. Start of snowbirding in the winter, DW switching jobs, SS begins. Anyway, when I finished I called and set up a regular monthly draw on my IRA, 12 years after I expected to start! The girl on the phone...

I just switched off '60 Minutes' as they were covering our country's immigration policy, an abundance of nuttiness if ever there was one. We don't really have a policy; at least none that I can identify. The borders are pretty much porous, or so it seems. In other words, anyone who has just a...