I don't lie!  (Does that one qualify?)  LOL

Whenever "investment counselors" tell you how you can save up enough for retirement, they base their projections on an 8% return.  In what universe can I get that return on a fairly safe investment?  I've got some money in my mattress, some in a money market fund, and some in a bank savings account, and they all seem t...more

What about human farts?  There are now an estimated 7+ billion of us, and we all fart all day long, even the queen of England.  Add in the fact that beans make up a large part of the diet of Central and South America, and members of the cabbage family that of Asia, and the problem intensifies.  But seriously folks, ...more

It's always getting  better.  As a realtor before I retired, we could always find the silver lining no matter what the market conditions indicated.  I would have to wonder what this "housing secretary" is able to figure out from his plush chair behind a desk.  Like "usual suspects" said, "It's either going to go up or ...more

I think the whole (pardon the pun)  thing has to be put into perspective.  Is he too small, or is she too big?

I've been reading posts on a number of topics recently, and it is scaring the **** out of me.  Is everyone who writes these a paranoid?  Is AARP really a card-carrying, left-leaning, anti-American, Communistic organization?  Is Obamacare going to bankrupt this country?  Good luck, folks.  I'm 75 and down to my last ...more

Everyone wants to lower taxes.  Wouldn't it be even better to eliminate them altogether?

Interesting to see how many people condemn an entire chain based upon their experience in one particular outlet.  My local BK has great service, and the fat fries beat out the skinny ones you get at McD.  I never liked the Golden Arch place because they like to put finely chopped onions on and in everything, and I have...more

You might be a redneck if you spend your time reading the bible.