My dad ended up with a pension and a 401k and I am pretty darn glad of that. My parents also have good health insurance through Dad’s retirement arrangement. I don’t think he was much older than I am now when he retired, come to think of it. Huh.
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
-t - May 02, 2024 7:15:58 pm PDT #89 of 3430
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jessica - May 02, 2024 7:18:35 pm PDT #90 of 3430
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
young Gen Z/elder Gen Alpha have redefined "bop" to mean "A name to call a female who gives head to anyone. They call them a bop because when they give head they bop there heads." NO. NO. WHAT.
WHAT NO. DO NOT LIKE.
aurelia - May 02, 2024 8:02:29 pm PDT #91 of 3430
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Knives Out 3
I am on board with this scenario.
meara - May 02, 2024 8:29:43 pm PDT #92 of 3430
Gen Z/elder Gen Alpha have redefined "bop" to mean "A name to call a female who gives head to anyone. They call them a bop because when they give head they bop there heads." NO. NO. WHAT.
What? No. This is wrong. Saying “that song is a bop” is already slang from a generation younger than me, they can’t redefine it like that!?!
I played pickleball. I was better than last time (though still far from good) but it was much nicer weather than last week, and my teammates and the team we played against were pretty cool. So yay that, I was kinda nervous.
DavidS - May 02, 2024 9:13:43 pm PDT #93 of 3430
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm collecting pictures of Jacqueline from her family, and her brother Chris sent me a batch.
By the time Jacqueline was in in high school and college, she and her sibs barely saw each other. They each went to different high schools, she was older, she was off to college.
So Chris' own pictures of her jump from xmas '92 (when she was a few years out of college, and after a period of serious depression) to xmas '93, and it's shocking how much she changed in that year.
Admittedly, the '92 picture has her looking bleary on Xmas morning, and nobody looks great in that moment. But she'd put on a lot of weight, and she didn't know what to do with her hair.
And in 1992 she's lost a lot of weight, because she's back in RenFaire and also getting cast in local theater. She's focused, she's found her tribe at Faire, she's getting acting gigs. She got her first bob specifically to be in the play Hayfever, and she looks happy and fab. Really beautiful though she didn't see herself that way yet.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 03, 2024 7:15:56 am PDT #94 of 3430
"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
I mostly like my job, so in theory the plan is to work at least until 70. Whether the company, industry, and my eyesight will support that is a whole other question. I'm fairly certain that retiring early would be bad for me even if economically feasible, though if Publishers Clearing House comes calling I might switch my career to travel blogger.
Laura - May 03, 2024 7:41:20 am PDT #95 of 3430
Our wings are not tired.
In theory I retired at 70, but still have to help my son and DH a lot. Brendon is 11 years younger than me, so unless he comes up with a way to afford it, he has to stay working.
I have zero desire to continue working. I did my time. Probably 55 years of working since I was a teen. I'll have some level of responsibility forever as a family business, but I am full of don't wanna.
Mom lived to 95 and I remain grateful forever to my step-dad who was able to care for her at home. He absolutely doted on her. She didn't have any big chronic illness that required medical care around the clock, but was too frail to be on her own.
Though we be soft and squishy, we be strong.
Totally down with this plan.
I'm not giving any consideration to this "bop" business, which is just wrong.
In the Bahamas! Not going off ship, but hoping to enjoy the pools and hot tubs and such while a lot of people are off ship. I did start the day with a mimosa, so that feels vacationy.
Steph L. - May 03, 2024 7:46:11 am PDT #96 of 3430
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Laura, your cruise sounds fantastic!
meara - May 03, 2024 8:51:20 am PDT #97 of 3430
Ooh, nice Laura!
It’s beautiful here this morning but apparently the rain will come back just in time for the soccer game I’m supposed to attend. Boo! Fingers crossed it holds off for a couple hours beyond the forecast.
Trudy Booth - May 03, 2024 9:24:03 am PDT #98 of 3430
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Epic, if you haven't been to Marrakesh you should go to Marrakesh. (Everyone should go to Marrakesh).
My retirement plan, such as it is, is a two bedroom rent-stabilized apartment in an elevator building near a university hospital. If I need to get some exhausted grad student or travel nurse in here as a roommate to make the bills when I'm a sweet (ha!) old lady I can do that.
Additionally, it'll probably be a long time before I quit working entirely. 40 hrs a week in my 80s likely isn't feasible, but the odd day or two on a cop show can be a nice chunk of money when you're in the union.