[lodwick]

Off to linenize the bed and do some dinner prep. Chicken mignons and talapia, italian salad mix with some baby spinach leaves thrown in, and crusty french bread will be our peasant fare for the evening, with luck. bbl

Gran, I hope that you and Westy are NOT holding your breath waiting for palo, lou, and me to start posting pics. ;-)

[andysandmikesmom]

Yesterday, I got a letter from Social Security, informing me of my retirement fund total, my disability totals, and other such stuff...

I am always amused by this letter for it states what I will collect at age 62, 66, and 70...now both Bigdom and I have figured out that its more worthwhile to collect beginning at age 62, even tho the numbers at age 66 and 70 are so much more inticing....

But smart Aunt Helen, long ago, advised us, that when we got such a letter, do the calculations for collecting at age 62, and then take that total and see how long it would take for us to make up for that money, if we waited until we were 66 to collect...it takes an average of 12 yrs, to make up that difference...Heck, that would take a person to age 74, and there is no guarantee that a person will or will not live to that age....

Of course, Social Security never informs anyone of that fact...they do, and rightfully so, leave it up to the individual to decide when he wants to collect...

But many people dont take the time to do the math, thinking they will just wait until 65, or 66, depending on your situation, because they will collect so much more per month...

Give me money as soon as possible, Man....I want to go out in style...