Recent content by Lethe200

Got the RSV shot last year, no problems. Better safe than sorry - and RSV mortality is skewed towards the elderly. RFK Jr/FDA are requiring the "warning". CDC: ...The GBS risk appears to be comparable to, and potentially greater than, that of other currently licensed and recommended adult...

New fire maps were released for CA based on the increasing damage from wind-blown embers. As we all know, the dry hot Santa Ana aka Devil Winds do not spread wildfires evenly; embers carried by the winds will set homes on fire that are miles away from an active fire border. 2025 new CalFire...

Wilt Chamberlain Widely considered the strongest man ever to play basketball, he was also a remarkable all-around athlete. He set a state record for the high jump during a meet when, on impulse - he was there to do the broad jump, a sport he excelled at - he asked the track coach if he could...

I'll assume the facility OP references insists upon applicants who can do independent living before being accepted? Most higher-end and some mid-range facilities operate this way. Do keep in mind that one cannot assume living in a condo and hiring 24/7 help is always possible. It depends on...

Apologies if this has been posted before; I don't often get to this forum so there are pages I haven't looked at yet. Having lived in the cities all my life, horses are not part of my life, but I've always had a soft spot for them, mostly because of: Westerns were "all the thing" during my...

As my old boss, an independent CFP, liked to say, "Don't let the tax tail wag the dog!" It's interesting to look at this state-by-state summary, which is regularly updated by Kiplinger: Taxes on Retirees: A State by State Guide See how each state treats retirees when it comes to income, sales...

Our cat is getting older and in the last 6 months become increasingly fussy about his food. I'm currently in the "trial and error" mode of the few 'previous favorites' he still likes, and trying a lot of other different brands and flavors. Fortunately my neighbor was able to use about a hundred...

Fraud is extremely easy with stolen checks. It's why the US Postal Service no longer recommends mailing checks, I believe. Much easier to do on-line banking, Zelle or Venmo, or a cell phone app to pay.

I tell people I like dogs just fine. It's their owners I so often have a problem with, LOL. An untrained dog is a horror to inflict upon friends and loved ones. Also, eventually can turn into a danger (witness the snapping). Anyone who can't understand canine psychology - you ALWAYS need to be...

I'm in the "art is in the eye of the beholder" camp. I don't happen to like modern art, for example; I'm not a fan of Picasso or Warhol or Rauschenberg et. al. But if someone else is, that's fine with me. I don't have to admire them or buy them. It's a statue - a piece of concrete. It's...

Linoleum still exists, is still used, but is a very specific floor covering with little in common with vinyl tile or plank flooring. It is considered a "natural" product: Linoleum is primarily made from natural, renewable ingredients. The key components include linseed oil (derived from flax...

I buy it when I need it. Essential in certain Vietnamese, Thai, Indian, and Caribbean dishes.

My in-laws were very nice people, but extremely racist and conservative. I had almost nothing in common with them, but we were polite to one another. Spouse is an only child so he was quite literally, the "apple of their eye." We once laughed about how if anything went wrong for him, I would...

We prefer hard flooring with area rugs, as we collected a number of handmade Asian rugs for a decade or so when we were younger. Hard flooring is much easier to keep clean and dust-free.

Attorneys have specialties just like doctors. One could have an excellent general affairs attorney but that doesn't mean s/he is an expert in estate law. We have an RLT, no kids. When drawing up our trust, our attorney very carefully drew a family relations tree as part of her notes! Both of...