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From about that same time. Two people gone too soon.

Those first three sure have some different looking numbers from last night. RJ's are pretty good considering how focused they are on him .

No one is is stepping up to take the pressure off him. That would help a lot.

Is this game being called as strangely as it seems?

Just put out my hummingbird feeders. Probably a little early but I think we're kinda on their way back and forth. We saw a lot of increased activity at the very end of their stay last fall. We had 5-6 at a time on the two front feeders.

Do you compare 90 year old cars to current ones? Or do you you figure that technological changes have made that worthless? I don't think so. How about cancer treatment? You never say anything committal but you imply a lot. Esse quam videri was not meant for people who play the fool.

Right, there were labor-intensive jobs in 1935 and there are labor-intensive jobs now. Any number of things contribute to life expectancy, but the fact remains that the retirement age isn't keeping pace with life expectancy. One of the dumbest comparisons ever made on this board. Most of the...

This is true. It's more important what the age expectancy of the group most likely to be dependent on SS rather than those with more money, better healthcare and likely less physically demanding jobs is.

Does that matter so much if the contributions are adjusted to compensate? I do think it's a point to consider but it's not all there is to consider.

I was a working carpenter until I was 64. Hadn't planned on retiring then but an essential tremor put a hitch in my giddyup. Never got bad and mostly gone away but not too conducive for woodworking.

Trump's going to lower that as well.

Around this time of year, it seems appropriate to make one small request. I just want to win the last game we play.

Could have been considerable worse.

I'm not against them. I just don't see the appeal. Of course, I grew up in ENC in the 60s with all the muscle cars where driving was fun.