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My wife and I have vacationed in the southern countries of South America a number of times. We have visited Chile twice (first time in 2011 and were caught in the 8.9 earthquake!) It is easy to drive, with good food and wonderful wine. Santiago is a vibrant and fun city. The Chileanos are...

Just back from 17 days in Baltic We had three days in Copenhagen, three in Stockholm, and an 11 night cruise on RCCL Serenade. For Copenhagen we stayed at Scandic Palace near Tivoli and Stroget walking street entrance. My best suggestion is to spend some time on Trip Advisor and get a feel...

United Healthcare (Golden Rule) N. Carolina - 17% Increase Right in line with most of the postings. Goes into effect 10/1/2016.:mad:

I have visited all these spots, and my suggestion is to go to Trip Advisors and look at "Things to do", restaurant reviews, and the Forum section for each location. You will learn a great deal, and if you join TA you can ask questions on the Forum.

Kindle Fire + NC Ebook Lending Library I find that I have broadened my reading with this modern setup. Books can be "borrowed", and either downloaded through my Amazon account, or directly downloaded as PDF's or other ebook formats. In the last month I have read books on the future of...

Wait, I thought it was Horrid based on our News Aren't all these kids escaping from Nicaraqua? What's the real situation????

Got the KIndle Version, will read it soon Big trip coming up in late March to mid-April. Thanks for loading my Kindle up!:coolsmiley:

My Action/Adventure Book: "Repayment in Terror" Yours for only $0.99 as an ebook at Amazon: Amazon.com: Repayment in Terror eBook: Douglas Joslin: Kindle Store:dance: (I have made about $2.25 so far!)

Back to Lord Acton "There is no such thing as a ruling class, all classes are unfit to rule."

Hermoso Espana in September We are also headed for Spain. We will fly into Barcelona and rent a car to tour the northeastern and north-central areas. We will see Segovia, Avila, Escorial, Burgos, Bilbao, Pamplona, the Basque-mountain area, and Costa Brava before returning for three days in...

Just back from Central/Eastern Europe for three weeks. Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, and Hungary. My DW speaks several Slavic languages, so that made the trip easier. We took sleeper trains between the major cities, at times a trying experience. DW still has cousins in Ukraine, so that...

NC wine country is west, down I-40. Some good wineries to visit, including Raffaldinis.

It's a "Cliff Falloff" Structure!!!! I note that once my age 60+ family of two has $60,000 of AGI, (up from $59,000), my net monthly insurance premium LEAPS from $450 to $1,600!>:( We are not working, but we will have realized capital gains this year + my wife's IRA withdrawls + Dividends...

Central & Eastern European Trip DW and I are taking most of June to travel through a number of the old Imperial cities: Prague, Krakow, Budapest, and Lviv, Ukraine. DW is 1st Gen Ukrainian/American, and has relatives in Ukraine. She speaks Ukie, Polish. and Russian, making the trip easier...

When we moved to N. Carolina from MI last year, I joined my brother's golf club. I never really learned the game as a youth, and had not played for 25 plus years. I began taking lessons last year, and played a little. This year I will continue with lessons from the pro, and play at least...

I have had the time to finish a book that I started writing several years back. Over the weekend I finalized publishing it as an ebook on Amazon.:dance: Here's the link: Repayment in Terror: Douglas Joslin: Amazon.com: Kindle Store#_ At $.99 a download I wn't be wealthy any time...

North Carolina has early voting, so the DW and I hit the main library branch yesterday. About 15 minutes in total with a fast moving line.

Wells Fargo originated the mortgage, their processors asked for everything except our children to get it processed. Fidelity went above an dbeyond several times, including hand delivering documents, to help get the process completed.

+++1 for Fidelity Investments Almost all of our invested assets are with Fidelity. They have been very helpful any number of times. We also have an assigned advisor here in Charlotte. We had a review meeting three months ago, which was helpful and unpressured. Same story on a new mortgage...

Mexico Violence & Tourist Travel My DW and I are Palace Resorts members, and have been to Cancun/Riviera Maya numerous times, along with visits to Puerto Vallarta. While we have seen many police, some with automatic weapons, we have always felt safe visiting our resorts. We would NOT visit...

Golf - "A good walk Ruined" per Mark Twain I have not played golf in 25 - 30 years, yet joined my brother's country club after our relocation to the Charlotte, NC area. I really don't know if I like the game, and I'm taking lessons with the club pro. I view it as a $9,000/two year experiment...

What a great Question... Back to Opera, with Bizet's "Lakmé" A Soprano duet to make the heart soar! Sutherland, Tourangeau - Viens, Mallika! "Flower Duet" Lakmé - YouTube

Historic Belmont, NC - a 77! :dance:

Belmont, NC Here we come! On April 2nd the DW and I move out of our SOLD house in MI, and head down to our brand new home in Belmont, NC. The new house is our "present" to ourselves, and is designed just for us (with some space for visitors). The area is green and rolling, the climate is...

My 2010 Mercury Milan has a backup sensor system - like sonar with beeps/second indicating distance. I really like its simplicity.