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The moon shadows were impressive in my area last night when I took the dog for a walk around 12am with the moon pretty high in the visible sky. Earlier in the evening we had some slight clouds and the moon was so bright it appeared that the clouds were BEHIND the moon instead of in front of the...

https://www.outsideonline.com/2255056/82-year-old-broke-appalachian-trail-age-record " On October 26, Dale “Greybeard” Sanders became the oldest person to thru-hike the nation’s most iconic wilderness trail After hiking for more than seven months, 82-year-old Dale Sanders completed the...

These Roach Tablets are 40% boric acid. They are small tablets that you put in out of the way places. They work great. Says they are hazardous to humans and domestic animals.

I am going for coconut creme, that seemed to be my Dad's favorite and I am reminded of him whenever I have that.

Georgia Coyote Challenge In order to encourage the taking of coyotes from March to August, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division is introducing the Georgia Coyote Challenge. Each coyote killed, up to five (5) a month per hunter/trapper, will earn an entry...

That's true but the original post laid out some of those variables. I think his cost of living in retirement will be about the same as before. The foreseeable changes will likely be in taxes and medical insurance. On a low income, SS income isn't taxed and medicare is often less than private...

but I can't stop tuning in to see what is going on with the POTUS. If it was a reality show, where would you rank it?

I was watching a movie last night and the history of the Bellamy Salute and the Pledge of Allegiance was a big part of it. It caught my interest, I googled it, and it was one of those OMG moments. I thought it was interesting. Basically it was in use in this country (USA), was adopted by the...

What's the situation if you have a reverse mortgage and want to move?

Sounds like you are not working and its a different situation if you are currently working. Basically if you are working and making a decent salary you wait to take SS payments because you get docked for making over a certain amount. If you aren't working then it goes something like this-- if...

Been lurking from time to time over the last few months and decided to join in. Live alone in the north metro Atlanta area and have been retired for a while. Looking at relocating. Been at same location for 30 years and it and I have changed such that it doesn't seem like a good fit-- lots of...