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Leavenworth Summer Theater If you will be in Leavenworth July-Aug, their outdoor theater production of The Sound of Music shouldn’t be missed. It is an annual production, stunning outdoor setting. You’ll feel like you are watching the show in the Alps. https://leavenworthsummertheater.org/som

Average two appraisals We also did two appraisals and averaged the two for MV. This reduced the risk of taking a single appraisal that was too low, and it was worth the cost of two independent appraisals.

Attention span Your financial analysis looks solid to me….but you might want to plan to stop taking pot-shots at your wife’s attention span. Is it her, or are you just a terribly boring presenter?

Sources of income You know what would be useful in analyzing this issue?…..understanding the source of income that drives one’s taxable situation. Our sources of income right now in retirement are limited to SS (DH and mine) and distributions from taxable investment portfolio…I,e. no pension...

Jackpot Yes, but I am compelled to change to a new “starter word” so to hope for it to happen again.

The ultimate has happened Has it happened to you yet? I won’t say which day it was, but in the past week my “starter word” hit the jackpot, being the solution on the first line. A big thrill!

Regarding annual reporting for CCRC non-profits You can search ProPublica for disclosures about CCRCs as well as other non-profits. Here is report of the one I think we are hearing about in NC. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/562277623

Great lodges there Two of our favorites, and so great to get to them in one big trip. Great lodges there, but reservations needed so far in advance. We’ve stayed at three in Yellowstone (Old Faithful, Mammoth Hot Springs and Lake Yellowstone; four in Glacier (Glacier Park Lodge, Many Glacier...

Totally agree with the several replies about parks that we question deserving full NP status. One of the criterion I would suggest should/must be present for designation would be a lodge, or at least a pretty impressive campground and facilities. Generally, these sites are deeply lobbied by...

About those errant asterisks Sorry about the hidden asterisks that appeared when I copy/pasted the list. I think it is a hidden spacing thing, since the list I found online contained other details I tried to trim, leaving space holders, I guess.

I haven’t seen a discussion on this in awhile, so thought we might turn thoughts to it once again. There have been some new designations to the list of full-blown National Parks, now totaling 63 (as opposed to the multitude of other National Park properties, like National Monuments, National...

Road Scholar itinerary We are also exploring how to visit this and other hard to reach sites along those lines. Here is an itinerary by Road Scholar whose trips we have enjoyed. I’ll be happy to leave the arrangements, transportation, lodging and lectures to them...

I loved it! Thank you! Hearing the John Denver song “Sunshine on My Shoulders” brought to mind another sweet song of his, “Perhaps Love”: Perhaps love is like a resting place A shelter from the storm It exists to give you comfort It is there to keep you warm And in those times of trouble When...

Excerpt…. The Real Economy Is the U.S. going broke? Not remotely. Jul 06, 2023 Key takeaways It’s common to hear the U.S. is going broke and cannot afford its spending. But U.S. finances are relatively healthy within compared to total assets. Total government debt comprises about 23% of...

https://rsmus.com/insights/economics/is-the-us-going-broke-not-remotely.html

Just arrived through Global Entry yesterday Best experience we ever had. You just walk up to the Global Entry machine, look at the camera, and it does everything. Evidently facial recognition and link to our airline check-in data. It knew who we were, where we travelled from and to, bag info...

We moved (from Jacksonville, FL) to Olympia last fall. This was our first summer here, and we have used our A/C only about three, maybe four nights. We have a nice 2br waterfront rental which tends to provide cool, breezy days and mild winter temps at sea level, with only one day last winter...

Frontiers North - Tundra Buggy Lodge We did this one in Nov 2019. Offered by Frontiers North. We did the last of the season departures which was a smaller group (half the volume of the standard group, so you got more private accommodation) and was staffed with naturalists from Polar Bears...

US News and World Report Someone at USNews and World Report must be reading this forum. On the same day this stream began, they dropped this: https://money.usnews.com/investing/funds/articles/vanguard-versus-fidelity-which-is-best-for-you

Vang serves me well We have been with VG since 1995. We are self-managing customers, consolidated most all our assets there (401k rollovers), seldom needing customer service, etc. Have given way to the inevitable transition to digital account docs. Our most recent direct contact with them...

Annual fee increase? Harley, thank you for this excellent discussion. I am late stepping into it, so forgive me if this was addressed and I just missed it. Do you have a contractual annual fee COLA increase for your monthly amount? Some CCRCs we have seen include an annual 3% (for example) or...

This posting is NOT about external sources who will transfer your stock of family memorabilia to digital. It is about my DIY home project to do this, and control it myself and for FREE! I am using my iPhone camera to photograph my old family photos and other memorabilia like wedding...

Here is a better image of the knitted market bag. No offense to your representation of its crumbled mass. Also, I sent a PM for contact info.

Thanks to Skyking1 Thank you, Skyking1, for bringing us all together. Hope we get to do it again in varied locations. I’d love to talk about knitting and quilting with the Mrs. SkyKing. Nice to meet such nice people.