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Last year dh (65 yo) was going to take a withdrawal from his 401k (with Fidelity). The distribution was going to be taxed 20%. He didn't want that much tax taken out as it would result in a refund. Fido said he could roll the money into his IRA money market, then choose our chosen tax rate at...

Happened to hear this on the radio earlier. I just had to check it out... Being stuck in traffic sucks. It's infinitely worse when you're hungry. But the internet has revolutionized the restaurant delivery game...and as GPS technology has evolved, restaurant chains have been experimenting with...

I'm unable to open a new private message; I just get a blank page. When I try to reply to an old PM, I still get a blank page. I tried Firefox and Internet Explorer but it doesn't work on either of them.

to all the 'doodads' out there. :flowers: A pic of my daddy and me. Please excuse the quality of the pic..it is over 55 years old. :)

Did anyone give you advice? If so what was it? On our honeymoon (35+ years ago), the radiator hose went kaput. A couple picked us up on the side of the road and took us to an automotive store. When they found out we were newlyweds, they decided to share their thoughts. We were told to treat...

The first pic is a doll my momma and daddy gave me when I was four years old (50 years ago). She is wearing the original dress and shoes. Her hair used to be longer, but I trimmed it when I was little. :angel: The second pic is a Cabbage Patch doll I bought in the 80's. The dress she's wearing...

Not long ago, I made a post on the ‘what did you do today’ thread about losing my momma. She died the last day in October. While I was in MO taking care of my momma’s funeral arrangements, DH’s mom was in the hospital. Thankfully she seemed to be on the mend. Unfortunately, that did not last...

Eleven days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Debra Tosch arrived at Ground Zero with her partner Abby to search for survivors. “We turned this one corner and there it was: the collapsed towers. It was overwhelming, like, where do you even start?” Tosch recalls. Abby, a...

LOS ANGELES - Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen life was often upstaged by her stormy personal life, died Wednesday at age 79. Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 (AP) - Yahoo! Movies IMO, the most beautfiful woman that ever lived.

On March 19, the moon will swing around Earth more closely than it has in the past 18 years, lighting up the night sky from just 221,567 miles (356,577 kilometers) away. On top of that, it will be full. And one astrologer believes it could inflict massive damage on the planet. Will March 19...

We got the call from the doctor today. They took 12 samples; two were scored 6 on the Gleason sum and one was scored a 7. We'll learn more about treatment options next week. They caught it early and the doctor is very optimistic. Right now I'm numb. Any advice or words of encouragement...

I'm rolling over my IRA to Vanguard's...psssst...Wellesley fund. I'm considering sweeping the dividends into another fund that will be considered a cash account. It will be six and a half years before I will make any withdrawals. Any suggestions on conservative funds? Thanks...

Deep-fried beer.... The beer is placed inside a pocket of salty, pretzel-like dough and then dunked in oil at 375 degrees for about 20 seconds, a short enough time for the confection to remain alcoholic. Deep-fried beer invented in Texas - Telegraph

I must dance when I hear some songs. For some reason or other, this is one....oh yeah, just gotta sway some.... YouTube - ‪LeRoux - Midnight Special - New Orleans Ladies - Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame‬‎

Several times this a.m., a screen pops up and tells me this webpage is not connected (after diagnosis). When I use the back button, it comes up, but a few minutes later it happens again. I use windows XP.

So how are you doing on your budget the first half of this year? I'm 2% below....not much, but at least I'm not over.

So....what do you think your future holds in store?

DH has an IRA with Fidelity. At this point the money is in a mm account. We want to take part of the money in this account and invest it in VG Wellesley. When we were on Fidelity's website the other day, we were able to pull up VG's VWIAX. It appeared we could transfer money to that account on...

I just heard about this today. Has anyone tried it? What will they think of next? :whistling: The social Web site, created just three months ago by a 17-year-old Russian named Andrey Ternovskiy, drops you into an unnerving world where you are connected through webcams to a random, fathomless...

EWA BEACH, Hawaii – A tsunami threatened the Pacific Rim on Saturday, with an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Chile sending potentially deadly waves across the ocean at the speed of a jetliner. Hawaii blasts sirens, warning of possible tsunami - Yahoo! News

...I'm losing sleep due to my pillow. I've tried the Tempur-Pedic pillow, but it's too hot. I prefer a med/firm pillow that will not sink in the middle. I need some rest. :p Thanks....

Ok...not a burning question, but is there a cap on the number of visits to a profile page? Just wondered. :)

Last night in my dream, I discovered Khan was my next door neighbor. :greetings10:

Here's one I remember.... Many years ago, my best friend and I were coming home from a night on the town. A night out on the town consisted of eating burgers and chasing boys. Anyway, we were headed home and I got an idea. I wondered how long I could hang on to the hood of a car, and how much...

In the first pic, I'm wearing four rings on one finger. They consist of my grandmother's wedding band, my sapphire/diamond ring guard, my diamond on our ten year anniversary and my engagement ring. The second one is a diamond cluster ring I purchased when DH complained that I never spent money...