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Looks good. I see Daniel Ellsberg is featured--when I went to Marymount in 1971, Elizabeth McAlister had left her vocation as a nun and position as...

This week’s read: “The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It” ...

I agree. Certainly a virtue to be desired!

I'm sure you don't think Trump voters are for him for purely rational reasons. His campaign may not be "feel good" in the same sense as Kamala's but...

I believe that about you. I keep spreadsheets, too, but mine, like my budget reports, are like the reports by people who track the storm impact...

This was not about your PERMANENT emergency fund, but a smaller one while paying down debt. BIG difference.

I had always heard have 6 months of funds available for emergencies. Can be pure savings, CDs, accessible credit cards (but they have to be repaid...

Yes, has this thing that first interview should on the phone or a video call. When I tell her this is the way things used to be, she tells me to get...

I have to admit I get really aggravated by people who want something but are not willing to put in the time and work to get it. She turns down...

Most cars repairs will be more than$1,000 so if one has older cars yeah, keep more than $1,000 as emergency fund. And if one owns a house, for sure...

I was having an interesting discussion elsewhere about the size of TEMPORARY emergency fund while paying off debt. DR has recommended $1K for...

She says she can't afford to. Keeps telling me she's worried about money. Yet, she turns down an interview simply because they want to do it in...

okay----they've kinda dropped the price on rammin' noodles, lately. but no---not as cheap as it was before the Bidet regime took over, but prices...

Maybe she secretly wants to retire.

Do you NEED to have all this paper? Are you getting your bills via mail or electronically?

A 62 yo friend has been out of work for about 4 months. She got laid off when her company got bought out by another. She's not had a lot of luck...

Well, I recal the cover of the Beatpools song, from my days waaaay up North in Ak. But yeah---that was 55 years ago. The Beatpools rendition was...

About filing the paper: just make sure that what you’re filing really MUST be kept and filed. So much of our lives are digital these days. Life is...

if the idea of order and organization appeals to you, yes! You would be a good technical services librarian. They’re the ones who work behind the...

So is the Dewey Decimal System still used? I somehow got the impression it wasn’t? I just finished The Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah...

I've always thought I would have been a good librarian. In my mega-corp job, I was responsible for the personnel records of tens of thousands of...

I have backslid a bit in terms of staying on top of paper this year and returned to my old bad habit of just throwing things into boxes when guests...

How well did Warren’s campaign work?

Oh, I know not all BS is equal. The BS I had at the 13.5 year job I was laid off from in 2020 was extremely toxic. Then the next job (the WFH one)...

Oh My Indeed! Where I grew up in S/E Missouri goatheads and sand burrs were as prolific in the yards sandy soil as cotton, corn and alfalfa were in...

I have quickly gone through my decor totes (all seasons/holidays) and put four things to the side so far. One every day item, one Christmas item, and...

And yet the mainstream media has only been wringing their hands over another candidate's possible mental decline. Questioner: “If you win in...

Just saw that elsewhere. I'd forgotten some of the songs he had done.

“ self indulgent” indeed. I heard one of the podcasters, I think it was Jonah G, give his impression that Donald Trump talks about policy when his...

She seemed to have a lot in common with Warren up to a few months ago. Now she’s just running as a sort of feel-good emoji. It seems to be working as...

Probably Kamala’s vagueness works in her favor. it’s easy enough for voters to project whatever they want onto her. That’s one of the advantages of a...

You’d prefer Harris be more like Elizabeth Warren? She literally had a plan for everything.

When we moved from the city, I got rid of crap tons of Christmas stuff. I mean, we had three fake trees. And numerous junk. That was one of my...

OK. We know what you are against. But what are you for?

It should be a contest for the ages. Bloviating bluster versus weaponized vagueness.

Trump is no conservative. He is a philosophically unmoored opportunist. He’s not interested in small government. He just thinks he can direct big...

I would rebuild both parties from scratch if I had the chance. Or, preferrably throw them both out, as well as our economic system. If I could trust...

Wow. I'm in awe. Put that on my list of jobs I'd be fired from my first week. I found The Purge of 2019 to have been an interesting exercise in...

Thanks, IL. I really do find that quite interesting.

I am always surprised that I still get Xmas cards, since I have never sent them. (Well I do send one to a friend's autistic little girl who loves to...

You make a good point. Not all bullshit is equal.

My partner quit their job for that much pay cut AND longer commute. Sounds wonderful huh? But the prior job atmosphere was dysfunctional and abusive,...

If only trump would do the right thing and pull out of the race too. Hopefully his failings will be in full view and recognized next Tuesday!

You are fooling yourself if you think otherwise! See post #307

Read #307

What a joke!

Trump is in his own party of old people with mental problems, but in some ways he does represent the traditional GOP, which is basically lower taxes...

He has good reason to think that way. After all he’s been the party’s nominee three presidential elections in a row. And apparently holds the power...

IL, I toss most out the cards. I keep a few each year.

That is so cool, Tradd, what a great idea!!

I don't think you are nuts at all. I still work part-time and I'm 68 and my health is not holding out, and I'd much rather have work so I don't have...

I can see where receiving 100+ cards, many from overseas, would be a fun Christmas tradition. You don’t need much more decoration. so, do you toss...

I send maybe 150 cards. And get about that many. I’m part of a British author fan group on FB and we’ve been doing a holiday card exchange for about...

I’m 55. I plan on working until 70 or longer as long as my health holds out. People here think I’m nuts but I’m single. I’d be bored at home. Yes, I...

haha, yep!

I thought that “We Love Joe” sign was a nice twist of the knife.

You know who thinks like you? Donald Trump.