HFWR
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
astromeria said:We need another calendar: Wheels of FIRE :
Yeah, let's see the "Cream" of the crop...
astromeria said:We need another calendar: Wheels of FIRE :
I read more than 95% of my books from the library, and I've bought at least four copies of WLLM so far. A couple were gifts but my loaners keep running away.Alan said:Bought the book Work Less, Live More.....
Then felt guilty after reading it because I didn't check the library first
I'd think that at least half the fun would come from restoring it...polloloco said:Get a nicely restored 69 Dodge Charger
Nords said:I'd think that at least half the fun would come from restoring it...
Nords said:So don't feel guilty. You'll keep referring to the chapter on 4% withdrawals and you'll maybe even loan it out to your friends.
bbuzzard said:I purchase a gun. Preferably a used military rifle manufactured from 1937 to 1945. Something about holding a weapon that was used in the last good war just does it for me. They are also fun to shoot, as they were mostly designed for shooting at very long ranges, 600 to 1000 yards. I guess I am a little weirder than most.
Well, we actually live in that thing (no house), so we bought what we really wanted. Maybe that makes you feel better?jclarksnakes said:Audrey,
....Thanks a WHOLE bunch. Saw your posted PIC and now I don't feel so rich anymore. That really looks nice. Have fun with it.
jc
Well unfortunately you might be right there. Our house sold for less than the monster on wheels cost. But that's because our house sold at depressed TX prices!jclarksnakes said:Audrey,
...If I thought my house was worth more than your land yacht I would perhaps feel a little better. Unfortunately that is not the case.
jc
When I look at all the years of incredible pleasure our camera equipment has brought us over the years of retirement, I'm glad we spent the money on good gear. The images truly last a lifetime.astromeria said:My husband just splurged on a new camera for our trip to Africa (and beyond). A Nikon D80 with 18-55mm and 18-200 VR lenses. There's a backlog on the second lens and it will take months to get it--he persuaded Ritz Camera to sell him the first lens for half price. He was into photography in his 20s and is excited about getting back into it. I was distressed at first about the expense, but now that I see him practicing with all the features (this camera can go from entirely automatic to enitely manual and has LOTS of buttons and menus), I love how happy he is with it--and I'm looking forward to fine photos.
He will probably love it. I did a fair amount of photography in my teens and 20s. I still have the enlarger and dark room equipment. Took a long break and recently got back in a small way with digital. I find that working with Photoshop or GIMP (free open source PS equivalent) is more fun that a darkroom. You can do more ith your images and don't need a complicated, messy, dark space to do your thing.astromeria said:He was into photography in his 20s and is excited about getting back into it. I was distressed at first about the expense, but now that I see him practicing with all the features (this camera can go from entirely automatic to entirely manual and has LOTS of buttons and menus), I love how happy he is with it--and I'm looking forward to fine photos.
audreyh1 said:When I look at all the years of incredible pleasure our camera equipment has brought us over the years of retirement, I'm glad we spent the money on good gear. The images truly last a lifetime.
Audrey