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Hello all - I've just been diagnosed with Coronary Microvessel Dysfunction (CMD), a little-understood and under-diagnosed but probably pretty common heart problem. If you have: - A diagnosis of GERD but changing diet and adding medications never made much difference - chest pain OR...

Hello all - I joined here in 2004, it appears, and wandered off a number of years back. Now I’m too late for ER, as I’m turning 65 next week. But, I’ve moved to Vermont, cut back to part-time, bought a house with cash (with my partner), and I’m eager to cut down more. I like my work...

Hello all - I used to hang around here and converse a lot; later, I picked up a couple of extra jobs which cut my hanging-out time to nil. Now I'm cutting back on extra work, so I thought I would drop by. I am, sadly, no closer to ER than before: just brought the only kid to college last...

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You may remember that, back in the pleasant days of spring, trumpeting angel was looking for an investment property.  She found one, was the successful bidder, and a series of bizarre delays occurred while the bank that owned it was swallowed by another bank, causing a very serious case of...

In addition to being an extraordinary food writer, TH sends a terrific, customized tourist recommendation for San Francisco/Bay Area travelers. His price is quite reasonable. The views from the Marin Headlands are spectacular; I also recommend traveling to the top of Twin Peaks and to the...

Hello to everyone from my back yard! My town has a very high water table, and we are plagued with mosquitoes.  I rarely went out in the back yard, and then only if well-protected with chemicals.   BUT, today my roommate and I constructed a miniature water garden, from an antique stone trough...

OK, my reading here took me to Scott Burns, who took me to Paul Farrell, who took me to Paul Merriman, who introduced me to DFA. I confess to not having read Bernstein yet, or I would have known before that DFA stands for Dimensional Fund Advisors. So, who thinks it's Worth It?  To pay an...

Hello - I've been lurking for about a week and finally registered so I could ask a question. The briefest of intros: I am 50, newly self-employed (I'm a psychologist), working part-time after many years in a high-pressure situation and just beginning to wind down. I'm divorced, have one child...