Dauphine dupree sounds live a Dutch or Afrikaans name, am I correct ?

The is actually an American snake, known as the hog nosed snake that also has the ability to flop over and appear dead, but luckily it is harmless. I was a snake rangler in my youth and was always interested in a career in handling snakes or any other wildlife field, but changed my mind when an aquaintenance of mine g...more

In South Africa there is a species of cobra, commonly known as the ring necked cobra which can shame death (play dead) when attached or injured.  I heard of some guys who deliberately rode over one with their car.  They thought they had killed it and approached as if they were snake experts. The snake was badly injure...more

Hey, your ignorance, lack of empathy and outright sickening comments, mean you must be one of the menial laborers in the crew, or your parents must have mistreated you, shame on them.  I hope you enjoy HELL when your time comes, and believe me it will be here before you know it as your life of hate must be very oppress...more

Well, I have hit some animals while living in the States, such as a racoon, several possums, several squirels, some owls and domestic dogs and cats.  I felt very sick to my stomach and sometimes had to finish the job or take the animal to the vet. Luckily for the driver and passengers most of the wild life and pets ar...more

The realtor or agent whom suggested getting a pre-approval letter from a Lender, needs to know the latest rules regarding pre-approvals.  In California, this is no longer possible as a Direct Lender is not allowed to pre-approve a prospective buyer unless escrow has been opened, and we all know that does not happen, if...more

What a roller coaster.  My wife and I sold all our stock holdings back in September of 2007 when the DOW was at almost 13,000.  We made a fabulous profit but unfortunately lost all of that, plus additional capital investing in real estate. The problem is where can an investor make a reasonable and fairly safe, not ev...more

Lets start with 1 million, and maybe I will get back $10k. After 40 years of frugal living, running 10 year old cars and investing in solid companies my wife and I saved over million.  We sold all our stocks at the highest the DOW has ever been back in September 2007.   These funds were not tax deferred and I had to ...more