Steve, I live in Florida too and your calculations make sense.  There is one light in particular that I can think of which is at an off ramp to the turnpike.  There is one panhandler who is there almost everyday.   I get irritated because he backs up traffic at that ramp because people are either slowing down to avoid ...more

They need to quit putting kids on the show so maybe the teenie bopper population will quit blowing up the telephone lines trying to vote for who is cutest vs the best voice.  Those that are left shouldn't be.  My husband and I stopped watching after the good ones were booted off.  One of my daughter's friends blew up t...more

This article sucks.  I rent and have for the past twenty years.  Because of medical bills on my credit I don't qualify for an affordable interest rate.  I have lived in three places over the past ten years and have ALWAYS treated those houses like they were my own.  I do minor repairs so I dont have to bother my landlo...more

Good for you Rita!!  I dont know how old you are but you obviously have alot of courage.  I have been married 20 years and can't imagine starting over!  I think that renting is a good way to go!  You don't have to worry about upkeep.  You will meet people no matter what your age!  Just don't become reclusive.  Find thi...more

I did the same thing two days ago.  My daughter was running hurdles at school, tripped over the hurdle, fell and hit her head, then the hurdle came down on top of her and whacked her in the head.   She had a knot on the back of her head the size of a golf ball.  I took her to the ER and insisted they do a CAT scan (the...more