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Sometime in the past few years, the Social Security folks decided on their own to misspell my last name by swapping two letters within it. Producing...

I’m sure the above post was very long and boring to read, but I do like to point out The bullshit of our large government bodies when it directly...

I had an up close and personal experience with the government taking away my Social Security participation. The experience only cemented my deep...

That may be his greatest strength :-)

KY gov? I forgot about him.

The Democrats don't seem to have much of a bench of widely-acceptable candidates. Random thought: Andy Beshear?

One of my favorite movies is a version of Somerset Maugham's, "The Razor's Edge" where Murray has serious role as the main star. He was still...

Catherine, that's a very eloquent explanation, thanks for that. I learn a lot from your posts!! Tybee, I think the standards you aspire to are...

DEI is a way to solve for the reality that we all have biases and prejudices whether we recognize them or not. Frankly, I will admit that I have no...

for a while I had a mad crush on James McAvoy that was unbecoming for an old lady. That was when he was still doing quality films. Now he does junk,...

Yes, I remember after doing my Junior Year Abroad in London, and then meeting my husband-to-be and going to his Scottish family picnic, I was shocked...

That is nice, to develop your own philosophy and strive to live it. I am not as quick to toss around the concepts of “hate” and “evil”as you are,...

Here’s what I really think —today anyway, and allowing for future change of view—about trans women in women’s space: Personally, I am fine with...

I believe that when I die, I will account for my sins against other people. And one sin I want to avoid as much as I can is demonizing vulnerable...

Well, I've been on hiring teams, where hiring decisions were by consensus. And no, where I taught was an educational portion of a state/county...

Exactly this! I am not comfortable with the idea that public "spaces" need to be "segregated". I have no problem with transwomen being in any...

yes, and it’s been argued that a continuation of female conditioning is that sex segregated spaces are only sex segregated for men, men can go...

Because women of our age were conditioned to feel we were not allowed in "men's spaces" and "take men's jobs", so we were supposed to be grateful for...

I still love Bill Murray. He is a Hollywood weirdo who doesn't have a public relations representative or a manager, he just makes his own place in...

Here is a link from the AFL CIO, check it out:Department of People who Work for a Living (deptofpeoplewhowork.org)

I am more on board with the Orwellian theory since that is what I’ve been seeing in our political climate in the past few years. Subverting language...

Have you done any hiring? I hired many people over decades. For each position, I had a salary range to work with. There is not a single standard...

I've mostly thought of the Nazi analogies to be extreme beyond reason. Mostly thinking of the Holocaust and indications of genocide and the brown...

I actually asked this because I DON'T understand how people see or don't see their own conditioning/past experiences play out in their/our daily...

They will die. That is the point.

I don't understand this, either. Yesterday the VA fired 1000 people. These are people who provide services to veterans. They closed down the...

Rogar: Definitely a challenge to stay awake late in our household as well!

It’s not a mainstream publication, but Wired magazine is doing a bang up job of covering the fed mess. I’m not sure how much of their website is...

Romanian is not a difficult language. If you know Latin, you’re almost there.

Iris, we watched a documentary on Transylvania in Romania last night. What a totally enchanting and wild place. However at the end they talked about...

If Medicare is cut many people over 65 are going to struggle. We have an hmo, so no extra premium but of course we are limited. With bc/bs we have...

Oddly, I have a vague understanding of Gaelic, Welsh, and Old English/Anglo Saxon(*) It’s the regional British “English” accents that can befuddle my...

Haven't heard anything about Eva Braun dirty movies. :confused:

Gaelic? Cockney? Welsh or something else like Anglo Saxon?

I listen to BBC Radio daily and have for years, Radio 4 and 5 Live. I have to actually stop myself from throwing Brit phrases and slang into my...

It was ugly. One of the prosecuting attorneys who resigned said it would take a fool or a coward to dismiss charges. It sounds like they may have...

Read Reddit Feddiscussion and decide for yourself:

Nice work, Tybee and iris lilies. Iris Lilies, every club needs someone like you - the one who's ruthless about getting rid of stuff. The hoarders...

Two xerox boxes of some small stuff, but also about 5 pairs of shoes and three winter coats. Also an outdoor game that nobody even knew what it was....

I didn’t explain that clearly. I made less money not because I was a woman but because I simply cost less to bring in. A man in my exact situation...

Reddit Fednews has a lot of insider news from the folks actually being fired. I noticed there are journalists there asking for info about what is...

You need to read up … check the Atlantic article for starters.

I've found it's nice to have a working relationship with a trusted CPA. It's not every year, but every so often I have questions I need help with. ...

So, you were perfectly ok with making less money BECAUSE you were a woman. Wow. Did you ever think about why you were embarrassed? Do you think a...

Primary sources for certain things may become rare when, for example, the NIH and CDC has pseudo-scientists at the controls and budget cutbacks on...

I’m not looking for outrage from my news sources. I just want…the news. Facts, links to direct primary sources, that sort of thing.

OK then. HE, and his policies, saved my grandparent's farm. AND the farms of most of their neighbors, thus allowing them to support their families....

So far I pretty much agree. I wish the media I visit would express more outrage, but I don't think Trump is controlling them, yet. And outrage can...

Yes, the UK has its own bucket of ongoing and developing problems. The only reason it is on my list is that my daughter lives there. Learning...

That’s what we saw, charges go up when our CPA retired and other took over his business. It was really cheap! But now I don’t mind paying higher...

Just a few years ago, since we finally had the time post retirement, we seriously pursued Swiss citizenship for DH because he had some sort of “in”...

I have paid $275 for the last several years. Nothing too complicated, but my annual Fidelity report with gains and losses, interest income from the...

In years when we have no extraordinary income or issues, our tax preparation costs $400 -$500. This cost used to be deductible, but no more.

I have always done ours as they were straightforward. We have quite a few statements from Vanguard this year due to DH's inheritance so I will take a...

We all seem to find the media we want to hear.

I have no desire to leave the US, especially as a single woman. My entire support system is here. I have no connections to any country that might...

With all the legitimate criticism of Trump available in the real world, why is so much effort flowing into this weird fixation with Nazi porn?

Said by the man who prolonged the Depression by years through his incessant interference in people’s lives. He had much in common with today’s DEI...