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First off...this IS not a thread about the effects of raking/mulching/leaving your leaves on the lawn. Folks that have righteous indignation as to what I do with MY LEAVES need not share their opinion. ;) With that disclaimer out the way... We have a fairly large fescue lawn that we overseed...

Eight years ago today was the last day that I had to show up somewhere in order to get a paycheck. As others have mentioned, time has not slowed down in the least and it's down right scary how quickly the time has passed. Of course, some may argue that since I went to law school and even took...

Long story short, we have a couple of fireboxes that have various papers/photographs/etc in them and I am fighting with keeping moisture out of them. I know that I can "air them out" every few weeks to keep it from being an issue, but I was curious if others have used any of the silica bags or...

Long story short...we live in a home that was built 15 years ago and is on a well. Over the last year we (and most of our other neighbors) have had issues with fittings (mostly brass) corroding and causing leaks. Most of the plumbers immediately declare "HARD WATER!" as a culprit but 2 of the...

I heard about this from an email from Mr Money Mustache in which he is one of the "financial experts" that offers advice to a high earning couple. As described by Netflix: I am slightly curious, but I don't know that I would actually want to spend an hour and 33 minutes watching it. So...how...

I recently heard about an expat couple that are members of a house/pet sitting service and are using this to travel the world. I was somewhat curious and came across this article about a couple that do this and well...I am intrigued. Anyway else do this or considered doing something like this...

I admit that I had no idea who Ash Barty was prior to reading this article. Apparently, she is the #1 ranked woman tennis player in the world and at the age of 25, she going to retire from tennis. Basically she is tired and wants to do other things. I think it's an interesting story to see...

From a survey of 2,600 adults. And this statistic... This one is probably the most surprising to me...

This thread started to go off topic and I thought it was an interesting discussion point. So, leftovers. Do you love 'em? Hate 'em? Don't do 'em? For us, we eat just about all of them. Often a night's meal will also serve as the next day's lunch. We also will cook up some large quantities...

I normally really like Mondays...it's the best day of the week IMHO. Well, not today. I mentioned in another thread that one of our neighbors (actually the only one we really have socialized with) had a ruptured aneurysm a couple of weeks ago and actually made it to the hospital in time to...

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/louie-anderson-obit-dead-1288759/?fbclid=IwAR0K4Cle1Zz24cdYv-j_BFPJEr_V_I_GCTh7GVYSOwi_KHeaTJfB99c4JfQ

I saw this article and while this is certainly not for me, I could see some that would like to blow that dough signing up. Oh, and this "small" fee... https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/storylines-residential-cruise-ship-concept/index.html

I have started similar threads in years gone by and thought I would do it again this year. Basically...how did you do w/ credit card (and other banking) reward programs? In 2021, I continued to use the same "core" cards and churned one new card and took a bonus that was made available on a...

So, any users here on a bowling league? I have always enjoyed bowling and did a fair amount of league play as a kid but life just kinda got in the way as an adult. Now, I am thinking of getting back into it...although I don't bowl nearly as well as I did as a kid. ;D Locally, I don't really...

I would say between 1-2 hours a day. Hard to average because I can go several days without turning the thing on (and those tend to be the best days!).

On top of the labor issues, it seems like a lot of small businesses are also being hit with supply chain issues. One of our local coffee shops (that is owned by a couple that are USAF veterans with a young child) is closing up "temporarily" :( From their website:

I think most of us that travel by air are fairly familiar with FlightAware. It has gained more robust uses in the last couple of years (like where is my inbound flight) and many of the uses come at no cost to the user. Something I found today is that they have charts that will show the number of...

To start off, as some of you might know, I am retired and have been for a while now. DW has continued to w*rk even though we are solidly FI and there is no good reason (monetarily) for her to do so. Now... She has been the real estate business for the last 16 years. She has really enjoyed her...

This is pretty big news IMHO. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/13/covid-booster-shots-fda-permits-third-dose-for-the-immune-deficient.html BUT...

Not what a lot of people expected. Executive producer Mike Richards will be the new host with Mayim Bialik hosting prime time and other specials. https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/11/media/jeopardy-hosts-mayim-bialik-mike-richards/index.html

Somewhat interesting research of different groups of retirees. The Story: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/these-retirees-are-more-likely-to-be-comfortable-or-affluent-.html?recirc=taboolainternal Actual Study...

We are considering converting our back lawn area to an area of wildflowers and was curious if anyone has done this and if so if they have any advice/pointers. Currently, our back yard consists of about an area of fescue turf that is a pain to maintain. We live in an area that isn't too...

A poignant article written by Jack Thomas (of Boston Globe fame) articulating his thoughts after receiving news that he has inoperable and terminal cancer. Thomas is 82 years old and has led a good life, but nonetheless he has to face death at a time in his life he would prefer not to...and...

Interesting development. More signs of an impending financial correction? I sure don't know but I am giving some thought of taking some of my remarkable gains off the table and hang out on the side lines for a bit as it seems kinda frothy out there...

By suicide while in a Spanish jail awaiting extradition to the US. He lead an awfully *interesting* life. I have spent half the morning reading about his adventures (and misadventures) in life...and wow. I knew of some of his antics but I had no idea how many there were. I would guess that a...