Recent content by retiredtraveler

Blind date at college fixed up by my oldest friend (we were not at the same school, but I visited a lot). My date and I were working for the same degrees so my friend figured we would 'have something to talk about'.

Wife and I fail to understand the attraction of a cruise ship. We will never take one.

have a landline and that is it! I don't need nor want a cell phone. When I am out I don't want to be bothered by a phone call. If I am not home and you call me, you can leave a message and I will get back to you, or you can call back later. We still retain a landline. I carry a cellphone only...

I didn't think anyone remembered Deodato. Part of my vinyl collection.

The percussion section of Santana starting the song Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock.

Is National Unicorn Day, April 9, still celebrated in Scotland?

The Bears would contribute $2 billion, and the NFL would pony up $300 million, but the team would still seek $900 million from the state to make the projected $3.2 billion cost of the stadium build work. Of course, this is all up for debate. I don't live very far from the proposed site. The...

Wife and I get all vacine shots available, period.

Wife and I have watched entire series 3 times. None of the follow-up series were good, IMHO. But, 3/4's of our TV watching are Brit series --- costumers, police procedurals, Masterpiece Theatre through PBS, every detective series available and going back to the 60's with Rumpole of the Bailey...

Colonoscopies do not detect gallstones. You're not looking at the gall bladder.

It has been known for years that grapefruit interferes with many RX's. You can find that information on any legit health website.

From the dept of Labor.... The 1996 Amendments to the FLSA allow employers to pay a youth minimum wage of not less than $4.25 an hour to employees who are under 20 years of age during the first 90 consecutive calendar days after initial employment.

That sure looks like a school building. I've seen enough of them that were built in the early 1900's (along with going to one). Of course, I can't be sure. On the other hand, I've not seen any with an awning over the window.

We have used credit cards, to the exclusion of cash (mostly), for 50 years. Having good credit has given us better loan rates and of course, 10's of thousands of dollars in cash back over the decades. We even pay utilities with credit cards. Having high credit score gets us better cc's with...

Finally! It's been debated for decades.