Feb

28

Pompeii Italy

Posted by cameron

February 28, 2007 | 1 Comment

Pompeii is a couple of hours south of Rome and a stones throw from Naples. Any trip to Italy should have Pompeii on the itinerary. As I think of all the places I have been, Pompeii is very high on my list. Sure it’s an archeology site with lots of ruined buildings, Europe is littered […]

Feb

27

Text Messaging- A way to stay in touch with your Grandchild

Posted by maureen

February 27, 2007 | 4 Comments

The newest way to stay in touch with grandchildren isn’t by calling or e-mailing; the modern way is to send a text message. I must admit that I like to text to our teenage grandchildren and thought I was doing pretty well getting a simple sentence to them in under two hours! What I didn’t […]

Feb

26

Lifecycle Mutual Funds

Posted by cameron

February 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I have been looking into these funds recently and these are my conclusions. In case you don’t know, these are funds that have a specific retirement year in mind and are balanced in nature, meaning they are a mix of stocks and bonds with some cash. They share the same attributes as balanced funds in […]

Feb

25

Oscar Night Facts

Posted by maureen

February 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Love them or hate them the Oscars are the most prestigious awards anyone in the film business can win. They’ve been going since 1929. They’re called the Oscars after the golden statue which is given out to the winners. No one’s quite sure why the statue’s called Oscar, but it’s rumored to be […]

Feb

23

Humorous Epitaphs- How do you want to be remembered?

Posted by maureen

February 23, 2007 | 1 Comment

Have you ever considered writing your own epitaphs? I hadn’t given it much thought until I came across the examples below. As you will see epitaphs come in all forms and can be serious, witty, irreverent and profound. What would you say about yourself?

Boot Hill Cemetery, Tombstone, Arizona
He was young
He was fair
But the […]

Feb

22

Windows Options for Older Users

Posted by cameron

February 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Most people don’t have a need for special features and probably don’t even know they exist in Windows. The simplest of these is to change font size. OK, I’m 60 and my eyes are weaker than they used to be so I do use large font and Icon sizes to make reading easier. But many […]

Feb

21

Working Retirees

Posted by maureen

February 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Retirement patterns are undergoing a major change in the USA. If you think that once you retire, you will not return to work for money than you will not be among the 7 million retired Americans who have done just that. Americans have already moved beyond the traditional retirement ages of 65. Many retirees are […]

Feb

20

IRA Minimum Withdrawals

Posted by cameron

February 20, 2007 | 1 Comment

A 70-year-old friend recently said, “I just received notification that I must start withdrawing from my IRA. What does that mean?” I knew there was a formula so I looked it up.
IRS Rule: “If you are the owner of a traditional IRA, you must start receiving distributions from your IRA by April 1 of the […]

Feb

18

Winter Blues: Longing For Spring

Posted by maureen

February 18, 2007 | 1 Comment

If you are like me then you cannot wait for spring: not just for the warmer weather but also for the longer days and increase in daylight. Most people say that they feel better when the sun is shinning and that the winter months leave them feeling “blue” There are also many people who suffer […]

Feb

16

Longevity Part 2

Posted by cameron

February 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Its funny how the number 120 keeps coming up. Following are two notable occurrences of that number.
In my days as a personal trainer we were taught to estimate a clients maximum heart rate by the formula 220 minus age. I always wondered if we lived to 220 would our heart rate be zero? Of course […]

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