Bogleheads

I was in 9th grade and home during the lunch hour when the news was reported on WGN-TV. I was watching Bozo's Circus.

I want to echo Camdens point about forever being affected by announcements of ...

The weekend is upon us and some day dreaming may be in order. Does anyone on the board have a bucket list that they'd like to share. If not the whole list, then perhaps the top two choices. ( For t ...

If you are thinking of North Florida remember that it is sometimes called South Georgia or East Alabama. It is much more Dixie than other parts of the state. It can be cold in the winter and you can ...

The Sixties music was best by far.

Do you remember the scene in the movie The Big Chill? The friends were in the kitchen dancing to the Temptations when one person said, "Can't we listen to s ...

It is a very good idea to have travel insurance. We had to cancel at the last moment for a major trip and the policy covered all of our expenses.

In 1994 a Globus tour of Egypt was our most memorable. We've always traveled independently but felt that Egypt was better navigated with a group. It was a fabulous experience to see and go inside th ...

From "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"

"You're a hell of a card player, Mister. I know 'cause I'm a hell of a card player. In fact you're so good I can't even spot the way you c ...

It happened again tonight and this was the second night in a row that my wife and I were dissed while being seated at a restaurant. We asked for a table for two and were taken to the farthest point o ...

Disliking Twitter and Facebook are my current passions. They are really just glorified "press releases". It used to be only the VIPs would release info on their lives. Now, everyone seems ...

In August of '65 I saw The Beatles at Comiskey Park in Chicago and then a year later saw them at the Int'l Amplitheater in Chicago. Fast Forward to 1984 in Harrods in London when my wife and I came u ...

I have an elderly and blind mother in law who loves to listen to the radio but does not have good or consistent reception in her small town. We'd like to purchase a radio and subscription service for ...

Money does not buy happiness.....but it can put you in a better mood.

Beware the Chris Angel show at the Luxor. Print reviews and 'man on the street' opinions are universal that the show is a disaster.

During the summer months and probably until this recession starts to end you can pick up 1/2 price tickets to most shows. Try the Half Price Ticket booth inside Bill's Casino on the corner of The Str ...

Since you only live once, stay at the Hay Adams. It is across the street from the White House. It will be worth the money.

Go for it! Keep your personal good fortune to yourself and tell no one that you've got this nestegg. (No one will be happy for your good luck so don't expect they will be).

Read two books, The Gr ...

I use Citibank's Virtual Credit Card numbers all the time for the past several years. They work really well.

I've known Billy for quite a long time. Trust me, he was a really nice fellow. My condolences go to his family.

I am so glad to BE OLD. The songs we grew up with and were influenced by in the 50's and 60's will never be matched. What we put into our minds when we were young has a whole lot to do with our out ...

The story is told that when Jeno Palucci (Jeno's Pizza empire) was in final negotiations for the sale of his corporation he was 'grilled' by several corporate accountants who each, in turn, identif ...

I am wondering if airlines track interest in particular dates and flights. IOW, if I (and countless others) request information for a certain weekend in lets say, September, does the computer track t ...

Wonderful movie, I enjoyed it very much. I salute the Phillipe Petits of the world.
Halfway across his tight rope walk he laid down on his back. I still shudder at the thought. And he did it wea ...

I recently received a notice from the IRS concerning my IRA contributions for 2007. I made this contribution from my own funds. However, I was working at the time at a company that offered a retire ...

As Bob Hope reached old age his wife asked him where he'd like to be buried.

His reply was, " Surprise me." Smile

With all due respect it sounds like your folks are doing just fine and until they ask for your input I'd MYOB.
Parents are funny. They had lives before their kids and their perspective is going to b ...

Is being 60 middle aged? If middle age means halfway does that mean at 60 I can expect to live to 120? I don't think so.

Actually, at 60 I figure I'm 3/4 the way around the track if I can live to ...

JeffMC has got it nailed. Just let it go and get on with it. The little things in life tend to get in the way of the big things that are important and skew our responses and decision about the thing ...

In no particular order:

The Rockford Files

The Saint

Yes, Minister

Rising Damp

Riverboat

Maverick

Mary Tyler Moore

Someone once said that my wife and I watch too many are old T ...

I drove Buicks for a long time and when it was time for a newer car I tried to buy another Buick. But, I test drove a Toyota Avalon XLS and found there was no comparison between the two. Knock on w ...

I fail to understand the importance of bank ratings. Some banks are rated high & others low and yet they are all FDIC insured. At the risk of sounding naive I don't understand why an investment ...

Before the end of the month we plan to purchase I Bonds. My wife and I will go to our local bank for $10,000 and plan to also purchase $10,000 on line through Treasury Direct. The bank part will be ...

Mayber this is the answer to the Piracy problem.

Thousands of dolphins block Somali pirates

www.chinaview.cn 2009-04-14 11:18:17 Print

Thousands of dolphins blocked the suspecte ...

A news story on the overnight BBC news said that it was reasonable to assume that the Somalian pirates are linked to Al Qaeda. The thinking was that a rag tag group of illiterates could not be pull ...

I have a friend who has owned many restaurants through the years and has been quite successful. I'll pass along his favorite saying, " The restauant business is the hardest business to make mon ...

To Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire,Ralpheo Pamero, Alex Rodriquez, and all the others who took steroids: As we used to say on the playground:

YOU CHEATED. GO HOME

To Henry Aaron and all the great p ...

You can join PenFed as a civilian. All you need to do is join as a member of Friends of Military Families. It costs $20. This allows you to join the Credit Union.

If you are looking for the ultimate view of The Strip take the elevator to the top of the Stratosphere. While there you may or may not want to take in one of their thrill rides. The rides are at 1 ...

Of course, newspapers matter. Without them we will be reduced to reading blogs written by who know who and for whatever reason and motivation only they know. Newspaper are daily records and althoug ...

I started the original "Disappointed with PenFed" and my posting is what leads this thread.

I am happy to report that my account was updated today and the transfer of money is now complet ...

On March 19 I sent a USPS Next Day envelope to PenFed containing two checks for 100K each and instructions for purchasing two Three Year CD's . I had set up an account to facilitate the investment on ...

A question for Biasion:

The website for I Bonds says that there is a $5,000 annual maximum purchase.

Can you explain how a married couple can invest 20K per year? Thank you.

I had the occasion once to speak at length with a sport agent who represented many hockey and baseball players. I asked him, half seriously, if those guys are smart.

His answer was that 'you hav ...

From the James Bond movie of the same name:

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Borrowing and living beyond one's means has been the American way for as far back as the 1950's and the post WWII era. To a lesser degree for sure than in the past 2 decades but still it has always ...

The constant texting bothers the heck out of me. In restaurants I've seen a table of kids each texting instead of socializing with each other. Today at the supermarket the bag girl was texting while ...

I have asked the board if anyone knows the status of any bill in Congress to extend permanently the $250,000 deposit insurance for CD's. The old limit was $100,000 and after the September Meltdown wa ...

Winston Churchill was confronted by an angy woman. She said, " If you were my husband I'd put poison in your coffee. Churchill replied, "Madam, if you were my wife I'd drink it."

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My wife and I took a Globus tour and were very happy with them. If I remember correctly we wondered why they charged more than other comparable tours. All I can say is that our money was well spent. ...

Q: "What's the definition of a good investment ?"

A. "Thats one where you get most of your money back someday"

My Congresswoman's office said that we can follow pending legislation at thomas.loc.gov.

Her off the record opinion was that the limit would be raised as the banks and credit unions would not ...