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@ Hank: Aha -- the light went on!
So that's why I was never listed as a"Premium Member" either.... you have to specify it with the contribution! I never realized that either. OTOH, I usually make/made the contribution around December or so, so I…
Great news -- thank you for taking the time & energy (yes, energy IS at a premium at a time like this!) to respond personally. Now relax, heal well, and "follow orders" before returning.
Three cheers for all -- (and a special one for the medic…
So did you buy it??
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A tale from my (long ago) youth:
Part 1: Am reminded of an incident (too) many years ago when i realized on a Saturday afternoon that I needed to break from yard work & go purchase a particular item (this was VERY …
Best wishes & thoughts for both of you -- hoping all is calm & that you both get a well deserved good and peaceful night's rest after all of this day's happenings. (And a smooth recovery for Chip..)
Ted, you are an MFO icon, no matter how prickly ( and no, I do NOT always agree with you -- sometimes disagreeingly rather vehemently(!) -- but within the designatedtargeis that not the whole point??), but I DO appreciate your views - esp now with …
If you can manufacture a big enough and thick enough curtain to hide behind, you can screw the system for any amount. But in this case it seems that the insurers manufactured the curtain AND the system.
@Ted (et al) The answer is pretty clear: "Who cares?" is MANYMANY and (hopefully growing).
We are all living in a new world where a huge fraction (and growing constantly) of what we do is scraped up and fed into computers>>data bases. Even…
Likewise!
@WhollyTerriers: Thanks for the link! Never realized this organization existed (or that visiting South Georgia was even a possibility). You must be a truly seasoned voyager.
Also, I believe that the Ross Sea Party has been unfairl…
I am a long-time fan(atic) of Shackleton's expedition. Definitely recommend "Shackleton".
If you can't wait to get the books in hand, Wikipedia has several really well-done articles. Recommend "Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition". And also "h…
What might have been -- what could have been -- what was --
How Hawking even lived as long as he did -- let alone what he achieved --
is a challenge of the highest order.
He could have died quite young -- as his diagnosis predicted -- and
lived…
@ Old_Skeet.. Have you ever considered writing a book?? Maybe not even exactly "a 'book'" so much as a compendium of thoughts, principles, & strategies. As in, acquired wisdom that we could all explore/reference/contemplate as time and lif…
@ Ted: Well, it is interesting.
I pretty much knew what my co-workers/colleagues thought about me for 30+yrs. Not being a "boss" probably made it less attractive/amusing for them. (Of course, it was not a "business case", merely scientific/en…
I encountered this situation, also, some years ago. I have forgotten the details, but you are correct that you can/should/must re-appeal in subsequent years.. My principal recollection is that the increase was applied for 3 successive years, but i…
@ catch22: Yes, I can relate. Best wishes to you & all involved & concerned. Take a break when the opportunity arises to move forward.... and "to the IRS (we are) just another file" but here at MFO we are "just another (valued) poster"...
Thanks for posting the references. Great to see some of the real pioneers getting recognition -- a different time for sure.
(BTW I still have my slide rule from freshman year -- it was/is the fancy wood/ivory version. Never could quite part with …
Interesting -- I looked at some M* discussions & recognized a couple of contributors, but apparently most who comment in both use different handles(?). Two things that stood out: Depending on which discussion sub-set you choose -- yes -- MFO…
HaHaHa -- I haven't got a CLUE what my credit score is, nor do I give a ____.
Mortgage paid off years ago, kids college expenses paid off likewise. Lucky enough to have a good retirement (God knows, I never started out thinking about it..) &…
"Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die" Elton E Mackin. Written by a quiet veteran of WW I (yes that is correct) -- published in 1993. Mackin enlisted in the Marines in 1917, a few months after graduating from high school. The book is a collection of…
@catch: the "catch" is in the "cover(age)". (Sorry, could not resist-- but so on-target.)
Recent comment at Dr appt: "My next two patients are 101 & 103 respectively". Being 20 yrs younger I could only shudder. But consider: when we can m…
@davidmoran
Thanks for your reply -- especially the comment about the photo of your Dad. Seems like it SHOULD still exist somewhere.... anyone have suggestions for searching??
Clearly your family had unique experience in an area where US had few w…
There is a difference between PBS Pledge week (and for that matter, PBS faux financial advice). Let's just say grown-up MFO readers should discern this, but just in case.... (Come on -- if you read MFO would you REALLY get your investment advice f…
Thanks, MJG, for the link. As a kid who turned 8 yrs old in 1942 and was totally obsessed with airplanes and flying I recall vividly December 7th (helping my Dad at "The Store" with Christmas decorations when the announcement(s) came), the Doolit…
Holy smoke!! What a thread -- who knew???
I speak as a lowly stout affectionado -- have cellared "my" winter stouts for this year and anticipating summer rides. There is nothing like a cool drink of sturdy winter stout while lying in the shade af…
Definitely squeeze that bladder! Native New Englander that I am, I always pull out the plastic & carefully drain...
(I happen to be 10 minutes from TW; as a beer fanatic (I am too shy to call myself a connoisseur of winter stouts, but I am a…
OK Ted, here's the word: Follow all orders. Pay attention: do not sneak or cut corners. Avoid stress and -- above all -- disruption. Do not decide that you are really better than the MD's think, and act accordingly.
Again: follow orders. And e…
