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12-11-18,
3:45pm
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if you had 10,000 to invest
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As Will Rogers said, Buy stocks that are going to go up. If they don't go up, don't buy.
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12-10-18,
11:17pm
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Minneapolis 2040 to end Single Family Home Zoning
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razz, Good question. With double or triple the population density there would be more throughput in the water and sewer system. On the fixed...
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12-10-18,
8:34pm
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Minneapolis 2040 to end Single Family Home Zoning
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I understand that the "first draft" of Minneapolis 2040 did contemplate four-plexes as the new limit in low-density residential neighborhoods, and...
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12-10-18,
8:26pm
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Thinking of Retirement
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Correct about the age Medicare starts. I will make an edit to my post.
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12-10-18,
6:34pm
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I am moved
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12-10-18,
6:06pm
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Thinking of Retirement
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San Onofre Guy, I would emphasize the need for planning/budgeting for health insurance between an "early retirement" date and age 65, when...
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12-10-18,
5:40pm
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Minneapolis 2040 to end Single Family Home Zoning
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R1 Single Family Home Zoning -- seen by many as perpetuating racial segregation and/or the cause of urban sprawl -- will be ended in Minneapolis. ...
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12-8-18,
1:34pm
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Homeless at the library
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In my view, over-control of homeless persons can be a pressure tactic to induce them to "get out of town". I noticed that Durango CO has...
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12-8-18,
12:28am
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Sata Lucia's Day 12/13
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Oops, that should be Santa or Sankta … not Sata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVJJd0NNkYE and Up North...
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12-6-18,
10:16am
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What are you reading 2018?
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Reviews
I am listening to an audiobook of Bryan Stevenson reading Just Mercy and I recently finished Alex Pollock Finance and Philosophy. Pollock calls...
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12-2-18,
10:50pm
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O Tannenbaum - Pics of Xmas trees
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Wanna share and compare pictures of Christmas trees? I went outside after dark and took this picture of mine, from the outside looking in.
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12-2-18,
1:57pm
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December Frugals
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Teacher Terry, When each of my grandkids turned 1 year old I started contributing cash to 529 College Savings Plans for them. Over the years with...
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12-2-18,
1:33pm
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Best wallet ever?
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The best wallet is one that is returned to its owner after being lost or dropped, with all its contents undisturbed. I agree that a hip pocket...
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12-2-18,
11:08am
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December Frugals
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Frugality, Products & Purchases
I am continuing with sprouting two containers at a time. I just gave the morning rinse to peas and daikon radishes.
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12-2-18,
11:03am
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Workplace issues handled well!
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Workplace Issues & Jobs
It does appear that the organization has a mechanism that is working to respond to this staff person's allegations. I am curious how clear and...
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12-2-18,
10:16am
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Long Cold Winter This Year
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Aw-w-w-w. Brilliant!
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12-1-18,
4:15pm
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Hygge and minimalism
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Agreed... interesting article. At the same site I liked another article with more suggestions for hygge in cold-weather months...
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11-30-18,
1:07pm
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Long Cold Winter This Year
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razz I can't claim any expertise on lake effects. Further to your observation that the winter of 2017-2018 was long and cold, I see that Toronto...
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11-30-18,
8:48am
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Long Cold Winter This Year
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I see on KARE 11 TV news that the Minneapolis fire department put up a heated tent near the homeless encampment (a dense cluster of tents) at...
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11-30-18,
6:59am
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Credit card usage - not enough
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Personal Finance
I never had a call like that from my bank, US Bank, where I have had a zero balance on their VISA credit card for years. I would go with the...
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11-26-18,
3:07pm
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Dayton OH Reduced Opioid Overdose Deaths by Half
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Since one year ago, the number of deaths in Dayton due to opioid overdose has dropped by about half. For Dayton/Montgomery County, the Overdose...
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11-24-18,
9:47pm
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Evacuation Day - NYC - 11/25/1783
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Friends. Come What May... Will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me?
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11-24-18,
6:17pm
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Evacuation Day - NYC - 11/25/1783
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The redcoats finally evacuated New York City, taking with them 27,000 white Loyalists and 3,000 black Loyalists (men who had been promised freedom...
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11-22-18,
9:33am
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Happy Thanksgiving one and all.....
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Gratefully yours, this day of massive potato consumption, dado potato
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11-20-18,
11:08pm
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Medical Insurance 2019
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Personal Finance
My premium for a Medicare Supplement Plan will be 8% higher a year from now. I believe that is mainly due to a program of charging higher rates for...
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11-19-18,
4:57pm
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The California Fires..........
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As of this morning, 11,700 homes destroyed, 77 dead, and 991 missing. (update of the 11/14/2018 numbers posted above in this thread). sfgate...
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11-19-18,
11:24am
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Floral Centerpiece
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Fabulous! Great to see after shoveling snow this morning!
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11-17-18,
11:34am
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Slavery in the US
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Simple Public Policy
North Carolina Department of Public Safety expresses pride in their programs to "put inmates to work, teach valuable skills, and save money for the...
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11-15-18,
8:16pm
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Long Cold Winter This Year
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Emergency Preparedness
We have a cooling trend. Chalk it up to reduced solar irradiance. One indication is the absence of sun-spots. The linked chart graciously provided...
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11-15-18,
12:05pm
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Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson
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I am listening to the audiobook, read by Stevenson. I appreciate his calm, unembellished presentation of the facts, and descriptions of what the...
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5 replies | 368 view(s)
11-14-18,
6:08pm
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US tax cuts and the consequences
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Simple Public Policy
The cash subsidy for Foxconn arises from the agreement for a refundable tax credit. As I understand, there is effectively a zero state income tax...
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11-14-18,
3:43pm
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US tax cuts and the consequences
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Simple Public Policy
Statist: advocating the state having centralized control over social and economic affairs. The term has been used since the 1850s, perhaps most...
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11-14-18,
9:26am
dado potato
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awake in the middle of the night
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Health & Health Care
If I have a sleepless night, I don't seek a medication for it. I tend to say (subvocally) "Aww... Drat!", and I'll sit up for a while in a dark or...
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11-13-18,
1:43pm
dado potato
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Happy Veteran's Day
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Holidays
Everyone Sang Everyone suddenly burst out singing; And I was filled with such delight As prisoned birds must feel in freedom, Winging wildly...
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11-12-18,
5:29pm
dado potato
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RIP Stan Lee
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Open Forum
You know, I guess one person can make a difference. -- Stan Lee
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11-12-18,
1:58am
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Overeaters' Anonymous
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Health & Health Care
Ultralight, Your choices and changes sound healthy and positive. Kudos! I believe that saying "no" to excessive portions, and "no" to...
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Retired at age 50 from a career as an educator. Bird-watcher, gardener, library-patron, secular humanist liberal.
"Fewer things does not mean less satisfaction." - Fumio Sasaki
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