The rug in my office was clean for all of 20 minutes before my cats ran in to roll around on it and shed everywhere.
I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's... depressing.
Tara ,'Get It Done'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 03, 2025 12:19:59 pm PDT #6540 of 6551
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Gudanov - Apr 03, 2025 2:30:15 pm PDT #6541 of 6551
Coding and Sleeping
I got a pack of 24 small Thinking of You cards which I'm putting little message on. I'm planning on distributing them around the house before my business trip for my wife to find while I'm gone to let her know I'm thinking of her. 24 doesn't sound like a lot of cards to put a little message in, but sneaking in one every so often hasn't gotten me far yet.
Gudanov - Apr 03, 2025 2:30:40 pm PDT #6542 of 6551
Coding and Sleeping
Also, Happy Birthday, Tom!
meara - Apr 03, 2025 3:21:09 pm PDT #6543 of 6551
That’s very sweet Gud—24 sounds like a lot to me if they aren’t all the same message!!
I am at a cabin in the woods with my friend whose birthday it is. A bit concerned that the other friends who are supposed to be coming are coming tomorrow afternoon/evening….when we are supposed to get 8-12” of snow.
Tom Scola - Apr 03, 2025 3:23:17 pm PDT #6544 of 6551
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
meara, your friend picked a good day to be born!
Thanks, everyone!!
Calli - Apr 03, 2025 3:29:29 pm PDT #6545 of 6551
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Happy birthday, Tom!
JenP - Apr 03, 2025 4:15:49 pm PDT #6546 of 6551
That's a very thoughtful thing to do, Gud.
shrift - Apr 03, 2025 5:34:35 pm PDT #6547 of 6551
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Happy birthday, Tom!
-t - Apr 03, 2025 7:55:27 pm PDT #6548 of 6551
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ok, I know right now is a silly time to check on the old 401k, but I haven’t looked at DH’s in a long time and had forgotten how to get to it, so getting a notice in the mail that included the website motivated me to look it up. Of course, I could not log in, so I called Customer Care or whatever they call it who could not help me log in because it was after business hours but did immediately tell me my balance so at least I know it hasn’t completely vanished like I sometimes worry it has. So then I looked at my current 401k and the handy calculator that tells me I will never be able to retire and noticed that while if I wait until I’m 65 to retire I will have more money than if I retire at 59 1/2, the gap between what I will have to live on and what they think should be my target doesn’t change much. And when I started trying to figure out if I could start drawing on a 401k while still working (answer unclear, please try again) I came across something that said if you separate from your job after you are 55 you can withdraw with no penalties and that made me feel *much* better about the prospect of my department being cut or the whole company going out of business. I’d still be in pretty dire straits but not nearly as bad as I thought
dcp - Apr 03, 2025 8:42:26 pm PDT #6549 of 6551
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
if you separate from your job after you are 55 you can withdraw with no penalties
Correct.
Reference: [link]
(Scroll down the list of exceptions to the one for "Separation from service.")