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I am a married middle aged male.

Many years ago when I was in High School, I always seemed to do well when there were assignments to write short stories. I enjoyed being on the yearbook staff my senior year. The yearbook staff got to do one issue of the school

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Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Band reviews: The Beatles: 1 of 22
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Four young lads from Liverpool who shook the world in the 1960's. Maybe the most ironic quote that I ever heard was when one of The Beatles said "all we ever wanted to do is make a record." Not only did The Beatles make a record, they revolutionized rock and roll!T... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement How much income do you need in retirement: 1 of 11
"If I only had $1 million I could be retired for the rest of my life." How many times have we heard that said...or even said it ourselves?The truth is $1 million dollars may not be enough. First we need to find out how much we need annually to live on. Conventional estimates usually say anywhere from 60%-80% of your take home... More..
Sports & Recreation > Recreational & Youth All time favorite sports: 3 of 27
My all-time favorite sport is golf. I did not discover golf until I was 27 years old but it has still taught me many life lessons. I was fortunate enough to find some friends from work and form a foursome. We had about a five year span where we golfed like crazy. We would play 9 holes after work in the middle of the week. We ... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement Best places to live in retirement: 2 of 13
There are several good places to live when you retire. You have to take many factors into consideration. What type of climate do you like? Do you want to be around water? What type of health care is available? What are the housing costs? What will groceries and utilities cost? How much are taxes and what is taxed?Those are ju... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement Should Social Security benefits be abolished?: 4 of 21
In 1935 the President Franklin Roosevelt scammed the American public by signing into law the Social Security Act. Roosevelt successfully began bringing Socialism into this country. With the United States in the middle of a depression, Roosevelt took advantage of the fear of the American people. I can not blame the citizens of... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Musical memories: The Beatles: 3 of 15
I was nearly 6 years old and my parents were visiting some friends. Their friends had 3 kids: an 8 year old girl that hung around with my 8 year old brother and a 4 year old boy that hung around with me. Oh yeah, they also had a 12 year old girl who had been talking for weeks about The Beatles and that they were going to be a... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement Assessing your retirement needs: 3 of 15
Retirement. It is something that most of us look forward to. Enjoying a life of leisure doing what we want when we want. The key to having a successful retirement is to plan, the earlier you begin to plan, the better off you will be. It is important to have money in retirement. How much money you need depends on what you... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology The case against separation of church and state: 4 of 19
There have been many arguments for and against the separation of church and state in the United States of America. In the U.S. today you can no longer post the Ten Commandments in schools or government buildings. A nativity scene celebrating the birth of Christ is also prohibited. Some people want to get "In God We Trust" off... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My favorite vacation memories: 10 of 45
Every summer when I was growing up, we went to visit my mom's sister in Delaware. We lived in a mid sized city of about 50,000 people until I was 9 and then we moved to just outside of the city. My aunt and uncle lived on a 300 acre farm. It was about a 13 hour drive and we passed the time by napping, playing games that we br... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Highest selling recording artists ever: 2 of 9
When you think about the highest selling recording artists of all time, one name comes to mind...The Beatles.The Beatles had 20 number one singles between 1964-1970. That's 20 number ones in 7 years! Another thing that is impressive is the fact that in early 1964 The Beatles had the TOP 5 songs on the U.S. Billboard charts. T... More..