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Checked this morning and I received 2 lump sum payments for my WEP reduction. I am assuming the smaller is for 2025 and the larger amt. for 2024. My new monthly benefit amount is listed on my Soc Sec account now as is my wife's brand new monthly bennie amt. I never imagined WEP and GPO would be...

Wife's spousal lump sum was deposited today. I am still WEPed. If they are going alphabetically, I will be near the end of the line.🫤

Leak under the sink. Turned out to be the garbage disposal flange. Spent way too much time on my back and side to find out that plus that I have vertigo when doing contortions.

Just checked my wife's account and her spousal application was approved today, just over a week from the phone appt. to apply. No other info yet. My WEP benefit still hasn't been processed.

I couldn't find anywhere on the mySocialSecurity website to report the small change in pension that I had. I am not going to call about it. Probably not the smartest option, but I can't see how it makes any difference to eliminating the WEP other than filling in some box and collecting some...

We had our phone appt. this morning for my wife's spousal benefit. Went smoothly, only took around 15 min. with most of that time taken by the rep working on her computer. Very few questions, much less than on the paper application. No marriage certificate requested yet. It appears that her...

Just received a call from the local SS office. She said that they received a W-4 to withhold from my wife's benefit, but she isn't receiving benefits. The application for spousal benefits was in the same envelop with the W-4. I had to bring that one up. Seems weird. She said we'd have to...

I couldn't get into my wife's mySocialSecurity account without creating a login.gov. That gave me problems and I had to wait for a letter with a PIN code which didn't arrive for 3 weeks. So we filed out the application for a new claim for her on my benefit (which was WEPed originally and her...

I WEPt (well figuratively) and my wife G(ot) PO(ed) that she was denied spousal bennies for so long. 😹

Well, it is signed, finally.

I am into scars. Life's report card. I have apparently failed multiple times. o_O

Had the opportunity to meet both Jerry and Elgin as a youngster back in the early 60s. They came to town to promote the Lakers and sign basketballs. Wore the signatures off mine unfortunately. I remember how extremely tall I thought they were at the time. Big moment for me as a (now)...

Just paid through my checking with no fee. Very easy. Glad that monkey is off my back.

Great! I just looked it up and there does seem to be a Direct Pay option on the IRA website. Thank you ERD50 (and copilot AI).

I am logged in through login.gov. It is the EFTPS website that doesn't recognize me anymore. Can't request a new password there either. I tried changing the password with my bank info and the enrollment last 8 digits. My account is gone.

I just tried to pay my estimated tax yesterday, went through the process to get signed up w/login.gov. That was OK, but on the EFTPS site, I couldn't log in. They said there was no account linked to my information in the login page. Seems to have disappeared. Gonna pay by mail and then try to...

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A quartet of favorites: Albert Collins, Debbie Davies, Tommy Castro, Coco Montoya And a duo: Mike Zito & Anders Osborne

https://www.amazon.com/Born-Chicago-Dan-Aykroyd/dp/B0B853WBY9 Great documentary on Chicago blues available on FreeVee (I found it through Amazon Prime).

If you haven't seen this video of 9-yr old Taj Farrant from down under, check it out. He is awesome. https://youtu.be/v_WBnvObN9Q

Jake has been around for quite a while. Used to be friends back in the day in L.A. He also acts and played and sang in a Rambo movie. Great guy and very talented. He did a tattoo tour across America playing in tattoo parlors at one time. My wife still has the t-shirt. He was playing...

Blues artists I have heard at small venues who I really like... Tab Benoit, Janiva Magness, Joe Louis Walker, Smokin' Joe Kubek Others I've seen that I like... Susan Tesdeschi, Bo Didley, Stevie Ray, BB, Bonnie Raitt, Brophy Dale, Doyle Bramhall Jr., Eric Clapton, Rod Piazza, Robert Cray (plus...

I am stoked as well!. The WSJ had an article on it sort of featuring Hiroyuki Sanada and his influence on the authenticity of the production. It sounds really good to me. I spent 20 years of intense training in Aikido and can relate to judging someone on how they tie their obi. I think most...

Been watching Monsieur Spade and finding it more a time killer than anything. I have to wonder at the idea of picking Clive Owen for the leading role. There is nothing about him that brings Sam Spade to life IMO.

Same reason I stopped reading the books after #4 or so. Too ridiculous.