Recent content by Uncle Lumpy

I've been running Linux exclusively (well, except for a Win10 virtual machine for Quicken and TurboTax) for the past 15 years or so. Almost exclusively run Slackware but just yesterday I downloaded an ISO of Endless OS to spin up in a VM. Initial impression is that it's very easy to use and...

I'd love to be tested but I don't "meet the criteria" despite having had a fever (103-104 for 2+ days), congested lungs and a never-ending cough. I have not really had difficulty breathing (yet)--maybe that disqualified me? The lack of testing in this country (the US) is lunacy. Lumpy

I hope this is in the right forum. I like the ease of CD management provided by Ally Bank. One can let a CD renew, add money at renewal, close at renewal, renew but bleed off the interest earned into a different account, let the balance and the interest rollover, add money at renewal while...

Got the flu shot last Saturday morning...only some minor shoulder stiffness later that evening and the next morning. No other side effects. Lumpy

I had basal cell carcinoma removed in 2017. I took the "glass half full" approach...of all of the possible cancers to get, basal cell carcinoma like mine, with a cure rate greater than 99%, was probably the best cancer to get if one is going to get cancer. I felt like a dodged a bullet. Lumpy

<off topic> I'm convinced my wife married me for in-home, 24x7 tech support. Lumpy

Just got my second shot this morning at a Meijer store in the Midwest. Chatted with the pharmacist a bit--he said they've had the vaccine all along and couldn't understand all of the reports of shortages. Didn't have much of a reaction after receiving the first shot in December--guess I'll...

I currently have a Honda ST1300 and a Suzuki SV1000N. The SV1000 is the "play bike" for short rides (less than 250 miles or so) or for just zooming around. The ST1300 is the bike I turn to when I'm collecting Grand Tour locations or make an Iron Butt Association ride. Nothing like trying to...

Just for a point of reference, I too think the market is "near" a high. My (actually our since I'm considering the overall portfolio for my wife and I) allocation is 40% stock ETFs, 50% bond ETFs and 10% cash (roughly). After a market correction, I'll adjust back to that ratio by selling bond...

While I didn't use a TSP advising service, I do have some thoughts: 1) You need to determine what level of risk with which you are comfortable. That will dictate your investment allocation. Since you aren't using the money for 10 years, maybe something like a 60% C Fund, 10% I Fund, 10% S...

Damn, lead me Yoda! I record the date, gallons, cost/gallon and miles for every fillup (auto and motorcycles). Maybe I should consider giving that up since I've never referred back to those records for anything. Still learning, Lumpy

I manually balance things at the end of the month (or when I download the PDFs of the credit card statements). It only takes a couple of minutes per account and I feel "closer" to the data so as to notice any abnormalities. I've never used the automatic download of account data feature in...

I plan to continue to use Quicken Deluxe 2012, just without any of the "online" conveniences. I never used their BillPay as I just use the online bill paying feature of my bank. Once or twice per month I take 20 minutes or so to manually update all of my investment asset prices. In other...

Up through the end of WWII, the average duration of a 9-inning MLB game was under 2 hours. Post-WWII until the the mid-50s, average game time crept up to about 2.5 hours (the influence of TV?). Average 9-inning game time stayed around 2.5 hours until the early 80s where it started to climb...

From Metallica's song "Sad But True:" "Hate (hate) I'm your hate I'm your hate when you want love Pay (pay) Pay the price Pay, for nothing's fair Hey (hey) I'm your life I'm the one who took you there Hey (hey) I'm your life And I no longer care" Lumpy