Recent content by Paul F

That looks like my kind of place. Much like Musso and Frank's.

Dante's is on the same block as Spago's and Mastro's. It seems to be a bit of a restaurant row one block over from Rodeo Drive. So I assume these are all the snooty places to see and be seen and spend too much on a hamburger or steak (and priced to keep the riff-raff out). It's a toss-up between...

I'll be coming to Los Angeles to see the Lucas museum this winter. I'll also visit the Space museum and perhaps the Natural history museum. I'm thinking of going to Dante's in Beverly Hills for the "I paid too much for dinner" experience. I lived in Los Angeles 30 years ago. So I've seen and...

I'll refrain from comment on your situation Paul. The last time we had this discussion on the subject, the thread got closed. It was deemed to be political. I'd like to keep this thread open.

I came across this on Linkedin. That is the side entrance to the Technical Building at Skywalker Ranch. It leads directly to the lunchroom I showed in other posts in this thread. To the left is the scoring stage. To the right is the Stag theater (pictures of those in this thread). . Those are...

I have my money spread amongst seven brokerages (a loss of 15% if one of them tanks). The government allows you to pull the RMD from one IRA/401k account rather than having to pull the exact amount required out of each account. Each brokerage has reported what I need to pull this year (or at...

For this year's coming tax return, I will be able to discuss how the RMD went (my first one) and how it affected my taxes. It's going to be a HUGE tax year for me. Well, relatively speaking. I'll also have to figure out what to do with the RMD withdrawal. It's a chunk of money that will...

I talked to my poker group, all in their 70s and 80s. None of them has a long term care plan. It is as you say, the boogey man.

That is a common concern. When I was doing my calculations, I thought, ok, if I withdraw $x over 30 years, we will be ok. I had no idea how significantly the funds would grow as the funds gains compounded. One calculator I used, which allowed you to input X% cash, Y% bonds, and Z% stock...

Update Inflation has finally taken its toll. I've reported that Social Security increases have dealt well with inflation and we have had no need to increase our withdrawal of $20k from our retirement funds. I've been surprised at that considering how high inflation has been. It has finally...

It's is impressive what you all did with 1/4 budget.

Here you have been talking about this show and I never saw it until recently. Brilliant! The wife and I have been enjoying a few shows. What talented guys they are. How is it you-all were able to put so much production value into these skits? The settings, costume, hair, makeup, lighting...

Bravisimo

AI data centers have taken all of the memory manufacturer's attention. Due to AI's needs for higher performance memory, it brings higher profits. So fabrication lines are being switched over to meet data center needs and profits. The lower availability of fabrication lines for consumer computer...

Hello. The last time you posted was before I joined sixteen years ago. Nice to hear from you.