Yesterday at lunch I made a nice salad, with lettuce, beets, onions and a little dressing. While I was chopping things I tossed tidbits to my dogs, who grabbed pieces of lettuce, peelings and an occasional whole radish out of the air. Last evening I made a salad for supper, and again tossed trimmings to…
DetailsI have reached the point in my life where I want to rent an 8-12 year old to help me with my phone, computer and other electronic items in my world. I found something almost as good, and available on demand. Look at the website TeachParentsTech.org. They have many short 1-2 minute videos to show…
DetailsMy life was better than living with “Ozzie and Harriet” until I was 25 when it dissolved into a nightmare. I was raised by 4 grown ups, an Irish housekeeper and her husband (the gardener), my father, a cancer research doctor and my mother who worked with my father as a scientist. At age 25,…
DetailsThe Department of Veterans Affairs has a list of “Presumptive” Disability Benefits for Certain Groups of Veterans. What does it mean to have a “presumptive” service connected disability? According to the VA they presume “that specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans were caused by their military service.” This means if you are a veteran and…
DetailsWhat a wonderful reminder we were provided by the movie “The Bucket List” starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. We are all on a journey that ends some day. What is the point in saying, “Well some day I will do X.” Now is the time! There will be no better day. Put together your…
DetailsThe “Temporary” Tax Relief Act of 2010 has created the most favorable estate planning opportunity in modern history. First let me highlight two parts of the law that directly relate to estate planning. The death tax free estate is now five million dollars ($5,000,000) for each individual. That means if someone dies in 2011 or…
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