Activity Stream

I rarely sit outside relaxing, but today I am. My mock orange, Chinese privet, lavender, and sweet peas are sll blooming. My birdbath has been...

Iris Lilies, You have gotten me on to too many floral websites!!! I need ONE and that's it....but oh so many choices. thanks for the information and...

This makes 100% sense to me.

The arbor sounds like a great plan!

Almost a new moon, < 1 hour of "dark" a day at this latitude on July 1 today. Now, if I can just get someone to turn off the power to the mainland...

Okay--tell ya what---think I'm gonna start up a discussion of another very important subject, that being Row Vs Wade. On a hot summer day, which...

I heard about Hillsdale recently and was told I could get a free magazine from them, but there was no way to opt out of them selling my name to junk...

Excellent choice!

This Update---okay T Brown appeared out o' nowhere yesterday evening at about 7:30 PM, and came right up on the front steps. See--a few months ago,...

In my childhood household it was often stated that the cats lie about being fed, including Dr. Pinky who was quite intelligent but not entirely...

The only useful civics classes are how to repair a Honda Civic. What the heck is Hillsdale College, like the whole UC system has extension classes.

I would rather talk about cats. I understand that it's a pretty common scenario for an enterprising feline to make the rounds impersonating a hungry...

Catherine: Congratulations! I am also a fan of the splurge at least a little bit strategy. We had a cedar arbor, but it needed to be stained...

Well, the arbor with Clematis would be nice that’s for sure. Oh my, I have a lot to say about Clematis! https://www.brushwoodnursery.com/ ...

I vote arbor for 500. And use all of it because clematis are so expensive!! Look at this beauty: ...

Thank you everyone... I think I'm going to do a combination of what you all have suggested: Put 1500 towards debt, put 500 in savings, and set...

I agree with taking *a little* for a personal splurge, but then putting the rest towards debt and/or savings. BTW, congrats!!! That must have been a...

Jp, Good for you for identifying areas where you need improvement in your personal knowledge. Hillsdale College serves up distance learning resources...

I read the article posted, and like the 80 - 20 rule. That's a lot of money to play with for funsies. However, if the $2000 is enough to...

When the weather is amenable, I too sit outside after dark watching the fireflies, the stars and an occasional bat as they go about their business. I...

I think a satisfactory answer might require more specificity in the question.

I don’t watch the news dado, and I would rather watch the pretty fire flies They popped out here last week but I haven’t seen tons of them. They...

OK, I have my list. I'm not going to be too ambitious since I want to allow for some summer recreation time and also now knowing that Clay School is...

We have them too and I love them! It might be a coincidence, but we think we've seen more of them since we started mulching our beds with shredded...

Contacted another councilor about sponsoring my petition. Trying to lose the weight. I am eating a lot less but maybe retaining water due to the...

Just finished "The Beginner's Goodbye," by Anne Tyler and loved it so much I picked up another of hers (one of my favorite authors), "A Spool of Blue...

Found money---pay down the debt some, but do splash out a bit on yourself. I'm sure the giver would wish that for you.

Sounds nice--wish we had those here. I remember seeing them as a kid when my family visited relatives in Illinois.

I don't even know how I'd make a living in a whole new country. So I don't think it's happening. I mean that's pretty much as basic as it gets. ...

If enough of the right people leave I might not have to worry about mask mandates coming back.

In my case, truthfully there is very little I want so I would probably save it, maybe help my mom a little, maybe spend $200 max on something for me,...

Ecuador is on our radar, too - and yes it's still cheap and health care in the cities is high quality and without cost terror as in the United...

Personally I’d put it all towards debt, but then I’m debt averse. In my case I would use it to buy the new furnace I’m planning on replacing since I...

Okay---another current event and VERY important subject is the case of another overzealous callyfornya ideologue-in-high-places doing their very best...

Currently reading a health and nutrition book called Metabolical by Robert Lustig. It is very technical explaining how our diets affect our cells...

I guess it would depend on how large my debt is but definitely a portion to paying that off. Do you have a healthy emergency fund? I would also spend...

I might contribute $500 to the home improvement fund, and pay down debt with the rest. Bae's idea of investing in foodstuffs with some of it is good,...

I think I'd use the entire amount on debt reduction and consider that a gift to myself.

https://www.cnbc.com/select/how-to-spend-and-save-windfalls/

I would take 10-20% and splurge. I would put 50% towards debt reduction, and the remaining in savings.

It will be nearly impossible for many to start over elsewhere based on a number of factors... cost, language and barriers to entry... to name a few. ...

Agree with others... you should buy or do something special but not over the top. Put most into debt reduction ... as you said, buying your freedom.

Spend up to $50 For something you’ve been wanting. Throw the rest at the debt. If $50 will not fund something you’ve been wanting, then chuck it all...

Kill debt, emergency fund, stock up on staples to fight inflation.

Save towards retirement. Use if needed due to a recession/job loss.

there is no "the truth" that is learned, there is an ever shifting truth, which is getting worse under a far-right wide reaching supreme court. ...

Can you do both? Put the majority towards debt and reserve a small portion for a splurge?

Thank You! I could not agree more - but it will push a scattered few to start over elsewhere, so there's that as an upside. Rob

Thank You, Tybee. I could not say this any better myself. Rob

It is certainly possible that the doc's office, or the pathology lab, etc, may have had a breach. Probably one in ten companies for which I see...

And I wanted to close with something positive. SO and I have talked at length about this and the consensus is that we don't care so much where we...

And another upside - more people are learning the truth of the United States on a daily basis now. It's about time - but better late than never. ...

I will have to flee if my marriage is null and void. That is too deep of an insult in a country in which human life is not worth socialized...

Got the one bed mulched!

I bet it didn't all delete and it uses the network information to determine you were at your computer. I don't remember the term but something like...

So what’s the percentage in your mind of the doctor’s office leaking to some online source VS. Random coincidental Facebook ad? I realize the...