Financial Planning & Investing
<<Updated 7/23/20>> The following thread topics are linked under Personal Finance prefix and in the secondary navigation menu near the top right (under the search box). Invest for...
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The Man Gripe Thread (MEN ONLY)
Men, we need a place "just for us". A place to air our "man" grievances without fear of retribution. A "safe space" if you will. Feel free (within board rules) to contribute as you need to. I love all...
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Photo thread - Part III
From my bike ride yesterday.......looks like a bunch of future building contractors!
View ArticleWhat % do you think obesity contributes to the health problems in our...
Thought we could use a thread about fitness/health. I got an Echo-cardiogram this morning - no issues - just as a precaution. Will get a stress test done next month. Again - no issues or episodes -...
View ArticleInteresting Science Stuff
For all of us science nerds, geeks, and weirdos - here's a thread to post about anything that is related to the sciences. Bazza has the space thread going so space stuff can (probably should?) still go...
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Space - the final frontier (Misc.) II
Wow...almost 4 years have gone by since I started the original SPACE thread. There's a lot of cool space stuff going on right now. Here's a friend's pic of that night launch Tuesday of the Falcon 9...
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Bicycle Riders #2
rode right under this funny looking bird outside of asheville a couple of weeks ago. it was at a trail junction at the top of a long, rocky climb. i was cussing at my friend in regards to his route...
View ArticleNew Moderator...
He's been with us so long, I don't feel like there's a lot to say about him - you do the saying... He's "Tidewater"...
View ArticleThe latest charitable endeavor
Ok, so I’ve talked a bit about the charity work my wife and I do. As we have largely secured our financial future, we have turned greater attention to various causes we believe in. Here is something...
View Article2025-They died this year
Wayne Osmond 73, who rose to fame as a member of his family singing act, The Osmond Brothers, has died.
View ArticleSelling books on Amazon
OK, I am purging my bookshelves of a lot of books about Russia that I no longer need. I tried selling them on ABE books, but I have not moved a lot of inventory and that costs 25 bucks a month to have...
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Squirrel battles...
OK, so they've developed a taste for blueberries. The nets didn't help. They found a way through. This pic shows a camera which pings my cellphone and a motion-activated sprinkler which blasts them...
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58 years ago today - Apollo 1 disaster
Rest in peace Command Pilot Gus Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee.
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36 years ago today we lost Challenger
36 years ago today, STS-51-L ended in disaster. Rest in peace, brave crew of the Challenger. STS-51-L crew: (front row) Smith, Scobee, McNair; (back row) Onizuka, McAuliffe, Jarvis, Resnik "The crew of...
View Article22 years ago today we lost Columbia (STS-107)
22 years ago today we lost Columbia. Rest In Peace, brave pioneers. Crew of STS-107 for the Space Shuttle Columbia, lost on February 1, 2003. - Commander: Rick D. Husband, a U.S. Air Force colonel and...
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Nominees for Darwin Award 2025
We may have a winner here. Kearns man shot and killed while attempting to 'dodge a bullet,' police say Police arrested a man in the shooting death of another man in Kearns following what investigators...
View ArticleFinally, I Am Able To Be Back On Tide Fans!
I think my last post was in early to mid June of 2024. I retired from my previous job in June and had been unable to log onto Tide Fans due to my former email address being disabled. Finally, today I...
View ArticleAir travel (Problem passengers)
I am specifically not getting into politics, but there is something more mundane about air travel that chaps my hide. I travel for work a good bit. I spend a good bit of time in lines at airports. When...
View ArticleChanges to American flight rules.
Some changes, mostly good ones. 1. No bare feet on the flight. 2. Tighter controls on "emotional support animals." A dude from Florida had a boa constrictor in his bag. 3. Crackdown on boarding before...
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Am I this old? - memes
We didn’t really have a meme thread for this type of post. Crimsonaudio has some great ones that he puts on FB.
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Monkey knocks out entire nation of Sri Lankas power grid
‘Total chaos’: Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka Energy minister says monkey ‘came into contact with grid transformer’, causing hours-long outage in sweltering heat...
View ArticleInteresting find in genealogy
Okay, this is out of left field but I found this this weekend and thought i would share. In doing my family history, I found I am descended from (among other things) the French royal governor of Acadia...
View ArticleOpinions on SofaBaton?
We have a more traditional home theater system, with several components: Samsung TV, a region-free BluRay, a CD player (with USB capability), turntable and cable. All run through a Bose Acoustimass 6.1...
View ArticleESPN 8 - The Ocho - Is it real?
I’m on ESPN right now. It’s the Stone Skipping Championships. It says ESPN 8 in between throws
View ArticleInteresting Facts
Thirteen U.S. states are located completely north of Mexico and south of Canada. The red dots represent the southernmost point of Canada and the northernmost point of Mexico... Interesting Facts
View ArticleGoogle to start using QR Code Authentication
Just read this and though others might be interested. Google to introduce QR code authentication for Gmail instead of SMS I use Gmail for large files, but I do not send anything I do not want the...
View ArticleRIP Gene Hackman
COB: Crew present and accounted for, Sir! Ramsey: Little ducks, there's trouble in Russia. So they called us. And we're going over there and bringing the most lethal killing machine ever devised. We're...
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cutting the cord / streaming tv thread
Since the Sling post on Football forum has drifted to a general dump cable/satellite discussion, thought it might be appropriate here. Plus, i have almost reached my limit with Charter/Bham, so...
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Benificial Ownership Report - Filing Requirement
I got an email from my accountant today about this. If you have an LLC, etc you are required to file with the Treasury Department. Late fees are steep. From his email below. BOI Report – Beneficial...
View ArticleDaylight Savings Time Tomorrow: Keep it? Dump it? change it?
Daylight Savings Time starts tomorrow. Kiss an hour of sleep good bye. I'm tired of it. Let's just keep the clocks on standard time all year. Back in the 70's we tried to go year round with DST, having...
View Articleanyone know any residential contractors in Alabama?
Looking for a contractor for my niece. Anybody know a good one that isn't too busy right now?
View ArticleHeadphone recommendation
I'm looking for a headphone with noise cancelling and Bluetooth capabilities. I plan to use them while working on my tractor so they need to be able to provide good noise reduction and last 3 to 4...
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Number of people online!
I've never paid much attention to the section in the main forum list that shows which members are currently online. A moment ago, there were only 27 members and 3,051 guest! I had no idea there were...
View ArticleRetirement
After 38 years in education as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and principal, I turned in my official notice of retirement this morning. 1984-1985 was my first year teaching a 4th grade class at...
View ArticleCan anyone here read Japanese?
A family member has an old sword with Japanese writing on it. Every time he submits the writing to one of those apps to translate, it says something else.
View ArticleAmazon Will Listen to All Your Voice Recordings If You Use Alexa+
For the life of me I'll never understand why people buy these things, but just in case you do have one, you should read this... "The 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' setting on Alexa is being...
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The Greatest Generation......
Captain Tom Moore's NHS appeal tops £32m on 100th birthday They just don't make them like this anymore.....
View Article2020 National Championship ring for sale on eBay
Why would anyone sell a ring they worked so hard to earn, that has so much meaning to the rest of the Alabama world? Money problems? It lost its meaning to its owner? The going price is $7,500. A...
View ArticleSpace X Crew 9 coming home - live streaming......
Worth it's own thread!!! Watch with us as the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission—NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov—return to Earth....
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How was your Spring Break?
Just finishing up Lily's Spring Break. I took the past week off and spent the first half of last week with the family in Naples, the Everglades, and Miami. The highlight was a couple of airboat tours.
View ArticleElderly care - Assisted Living
I did a search but didn't find a dedicated thread for this topic.....but did find many interesting posts that touched on the subject. Maybe worth looking into if you have the time or interest. For now...
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23andMe files for bankruptcy, customers advised to delete DNA data
This is one of those things I cannot understand people doing, but lots of people did. 23andMe files for bankruptcy, customers advised to delete DNA data California-based genetic testing provider...
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Your window on the world? - Part 1
Saw something like this on a travel blog where people were posting a "view from their window" just looking out through an interesting window from their home. Thought this could be an interesting thread...
View ArticleUsing AI to animate historical photos
I have started to find videos someone has created using an historical photo and AI to animate the image. The videos animate both the subjects within the frame and the camera itself, so the camera in...
View ArticleYour window on your world? - Part 2
This is a continuation of Your Window on the World - PART 1 - a thread started a few years ago! Context: Saw something like this on a travel blog where people were posting a "view from their window"...
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