They don't teach penmanship (or is it just handwriting now to be PC about it?) in school any more. At least not past 2nd grade. Everything has moved towards keyboarding skills.

I'm going to run out and get these right now.

You're not penalized for taking the lump sum. Nobody gets the money because it doesn't exist yet. The jackpot is a calculated amount based on the lump sum amount plus the interest from all the annuities totalled over 30 years.   If you take the yearly payout, they divide the lump sum amount by 30, pay you one imme...more

She looks a bit like Jimmy Carter in drag in that pic.

While the people are willing to keep paying the price I have no problem with the actors making whatever the studios are willing to pay. Would everyone rather the studios pay the actors $1 mil and pocket the rest? Personally, I would rather the actors take a smaller pay and spread that money around to the others working...more

With the higher credit/income requirements to get a loan now it's crazy how much money people have to pay to rent a house in my neghborhood that they could buy with a monthly payment of 1/4 to 1/3 the rental price. Assuming a 30 year loan. I know owning a home has a lot of costs and additional responsibilites associate...more

The houses for sale in my neighborhood either got bought then immediately put up for rent or the sellers gave up selling and put them up for rent.   Either way, I'm glad to see the for sale signs dissapearing. If only they can get the renters to mow their lawn every once in a while.

Didn't seem quite right. Those were long and somewhat difficult words for what seemed like a younger child, based on the handwriting.   Though, the internet has shown quite often that spelling isn't a strong suit for many people.

My hotmail is the email I use for forms and website registrations. It's my spam collector. I don't ever send email through it. Therefore, I haven't noticed a difference. The delete button still works and that's all I use.