The fireplaces actually work pretty well when it gets seriously cold... and we have them going all day and the rock surrounds heat up of offer excellent reflective heat. They are just not great for "a

Usually we get by with just firing up the heater in the morning to bring up the temps a bit... works until we get regular freezes. Alas, it's not Hive funding this. Hot soup is good, though! And soup simmering

Indeed. And just wait till you turn 60 and a whole new set of grifters come climbing out of aforesaid woodwork to sell you "special programs for seniors," from free roof replacements, to new

Wow, that's an ambitious project! I'd considered doing something like that, got started a few times and fell victim to the whole "good intentions" bit... Congrats on 10 years of doing this, btw.

I know DBOND and DAB are part of the same "wing" but you mentioned potentially closing our DBOND, but how about DAB? I like getting my daily droplets; but I'm not going to buy into the current

Nor would I... but a lot of MAGA Republicans seem to think that the perfect world was that of "Father Knows Best" and "Leave it to Beaver." And quite right. Correlation is not causation.

While taxation may be "theft," it also seems an inevitable evile until broader humanity reaches a developmental level where people actually act with "rational self-interest," outside

My interest in leaving has more to do with not wanting to be deported to some internment camp in Central America without due process... for no reason other than not having been born in the USA. Even though

At this point, I'd like to start with just having a government that's not made up of geriatrics. We retire pilots, air traffic controllers, brain surgeons and other people in high stress jobs in their

Seems like no matter where we go, the grass is always greener somewhere else! Mrs. D and I only see leaving as a possibility if we reach a stage here where there's a substantial likelihood that I could

Denmark has a large government, but very low corruption. Taxes are pretty high, but the return is that things like healthcare and secondary education are pretty much free (funded by taxes).

I guess that is where I have to confess that I'm out and left field somewhere because I don't really care. I mean, I care enough to be able to pay my bills but once I have enough to get by and daily life

Well, that's pretty cool in its own way! I did not realize that you lived at altitude. I remember something similar from our extensive travels when I was a kid and we lived for a while and an area in the

Thank you for your kind words! I appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to comment!

I just love all the different shapes and colors and how they move and go from being one thing into another along with the fact that they appear like they're solid and yet there is virtually nothing there!

Executive dysfunction, which is one of the things I struggle with as part of my adhd, is very hard to overcome sometimes. The mind wants to, and the mind even screams "get up and go do something,"

I would say that anger definitely can be healing, at least to the extent that it is being experienced by somebody who has at least a minimum level of self-awareness so that it is not just wielded as a

I think one of the problems people often encounter is that they spend too much time examining and listening to what other people consider to be happiness and they may even follow those things even if it's

Thank you, I appreciate the support!

I think everybody has their own impression about what feels right in their world. Personally, I've always valued peace and quiet and harmonious relationships over excitement, adventure and conquest. That