Tybee
Senior Member

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

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.

Why not to vote Republican--because they have let a Mafia boss take over their party, and co-opt it for domestic terrorism.

I can imagine, honestly, as I have been imagining my 5 and 7 year old granddaughters being forced to carry babies against their will. We have...

I've actually found their return policy to be terrific, better than the store would be--I just ordered eye makeup remover pads from Almay that lit my...

You see some of those dark grey capes here; we call them House of Usher houses because they give us the creeps.

From Justice Breyer, the Dobbs dissent: " Today, the Court discards that balance. It says that from the very moment of fertilization, a woman has no...

When I looked now under investor immigration and other programs, it looked like it varies a lot by which province you want to go to. Interesting.

Rob, I think you and your husband might consider going down to Mexico and trying it for two years. See what you think, without burning bridges. If...

Twenty five years ago we looked into going to Canada, but they definitely did not want older people or sick people. Period. Not sure about the...

I've visited Texas a few times to family and weddings--it seemed like a wonderful place. I have no idea why they have gone insane--I cannot believe...

"January 6th is not being addressed realistically and that which caused January 6th has not/is not going away." Agreed.

Texas has the jump on this since they actually were an independent nation from 1836-1845. So there is a precedent. Don't know if that matters.

Good idea! July 4 is coming. Will not get to see them up close and personal this year, sad!

You characterize an armed mob, constructing a gallows, breaking into the capital and coming within 40 feet of the target, the vice president of the...

I agree--if the Texas Republican platform is any indication, this is not done. I think the Trump party has co-opted the Republican party, and the...

Sometimes I fear that the reason that they may not seek to hold Trump accountable is because if they fail in a prosecution, then what happens next? ...

Thank you!

Good idea, to involve the doctor. I hope DH can see the light.

That's really a good point and probably that would be the result if you waited and he could not do it. Hmm. Have you talked to the doctor about...

I think that's true, Jane. I looked up a chart on abortion numbers around the world and I think we need to look at countries with lower rates, like...

Why not hire some local movers to move the rest of the stuff right now? Then, if his leg gets better, he can spearhead the weeding/cleaning effort. ...

I love this idea! Who did you call to give you an estimate. I especially like the back up heat idea. The single zone one--does it cool, too? ...

Volunteer sweet peas?? So cool. I started a lot of them this year and they are about an inch high. It is real cold here, was 45 the last two...

I don't think there is one in Portland. We got one in Traverse City and we went once but were not enticed to join. We find the older we get, the...

I am rereading All Your Worth by Warren and Tyagi, to see how I feel about it almost 20 years later, at retirement age.

I want to see Top Gun but my husband vetoes anything with Tom Cruise, which is probably a sound decision. But I like the Blue Angels and other...

Please stop. It's a real problem. We are loathe to run ours, paid a thousand dollars a month to fill it, and we both have COPD. Not a joke.

Hearings.

We have heating oil, Yppej, and we are trying to figure out how to change that before next winter. Yes, people will die of hypthermia here.

I watched the hearings yesterday and urge everyone to watch them tomorrow. I hope that Trump is prosecuted at the end of this process. I also...

You have mentioned a lot of very good people here, who seem talented and dedicated to our country. It's heartening to think of them.

I did not feel embarrassed at Jan 6--why should I feel embarrassed because treasonous criminals organized an attack on our country? I just felt...

I would vote for Congresswoman Cheney for president, and I'm not a Republican.

Not to run for president yet, obviously, but I think Hakeem Jeffries is wonderfully talented and seems like great senatorial material.

Okay, looked at the coverage map and my little house is excluded when you hone in on the area. It says I have only partner coverage, which would be...

Wow, that is surprising and not in a good way.

That sounds very interesting.

Wow, I need to look at Team Mobile plans!

I love the maps. I have had my phone service conk out so many times, especially here in Maine, and we bought a state gazette, very reassuring. I...

Yes, Walmart carries Total and will help with set up. This is their website; the last 2 phones I have purchased I have bought from the website. ...

Frugal, we use Total Wireless and one of us has a Samsung and one an LG. It's been pretty budget friendly. We could do a two person plan for...

DH fixed the liftback on my car--gas struts were broken and he ordered parts in mail replaced them. Yay, DH!

I admire you for adapting with the flow of life, IL. And I imagine that your house will end up with someone who loves it as much as you do,...

I wanted to share the reply I got from my senator, Sen. Susan Collins, when I wrote to her on this topic: Thank you for contacting me to share...

It is very chic! I especially love the marble against the kitchen cabinets--what beautiful color--echoed in the cloud painting of the bedroom.

Sounds like a great channel!

Which is so odd, because older works like us tend to stay longer and put up with way more sh$t than younger workers.

I think this is really profound. I identify with the part about squirrelling money away. That was my mom, and I do the same thing, and then I...

These are fun to read. I can't think of anything that we do that is extreme.

Just planted some cherry tomato seeds that are 3rd generation from a plant I bought back in Traverse City on a table in someone's front yard for a...

Cloying?

We have been on a Monarch of the Glen binge, watching through from start to finish on Roku. The scenery and Scottish lore are very fun.

Sorry that happened, that sounded fun. The whole staycation idea sounds intriguing.

Lovely.