Greg Boeser
2nd Lieutenant
Oh, but the next wave is coming! It's Omicron II: the Wrath of Fauci
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My wife got the dreaded two lines in the test this morning, I don't but have slight symptoms. But I also have to fetch my youngest son who is staying at my mother at this time up north, about 300km from here. Normally I would drive there tonight, stay there overnight and come back tomorrow. Now I have to drive there and back again today as I cannot stay with my mother as she is very vulnerable (old and asthma). All kinds of trivial problems to be solved, such as how can I fill up the tank to drive those 600km etc. Very annoying.
Thanks Chris. Not looking forward to drive for 6 hours today. I'll take lots of coffee I guess.Drive safe, and I hope you all will remain in good health.
Sympathetic weight gain?Good luck! I read it thinking it was a pregnancy test and was a bit confused as to why you'd be showing symptons.
We'rea bit too old for another baby.Good luck! I read it thinking it was a pregnancy test and was a bit confused as to why you'd be showing symptons.
We'rea bit too old for another baby.
You got an expensive hobby.My wife insisted she would not have more than two kids, nor would she give up her career. So after the first she thought it would be ok to go for #2. We got two, all right. Twins. My wife's grandmother consoled her by pointing out that, since one takes all your time, what's a few more? We ended up with six, and I'll be 62 when the last one graduates high school.
I am a Social Security recipient, age 68, as is my wife, 67. I took mine at age 63, my wife at age 67. We both had long mid-mgmt careers, so our monthly SS benefits (and wife's pension) are enough for us for now. We're sure glad we have it (along with Medicare). We (and you) had no choice but to pay into it, so I'm glad to take it. We'll tap the 401k/IRA when we have to in our early 70s. I did not know that a minor child of an SS retirement benefits recipient would also receive a check. Our only-child daughter was launched and on her own many years before we retired. (Incidentally, my wife said one childbirth was more than enough for her.....it scared the hell out of me, too) Sounds like your daughter and you made wise use of a wonderful benefit. Good for her (and you).Our third daughter came in 1994. In 2002 at age 62 I went to the Social Security office to do the paper work. At the finish, I stood up to leave and the lady said, "And now for your daughter." I said, "My daughter is not handicapped." I was told because of my being on SS retirement, my daughter would also get a check. When she crunched the numbers for my daughter, it was only slightly less than my own. As many of you can tell, I am seldom speechless but I was at that time. Although I am mathmatically challenged, I was able to calculate that by 18 (she was then11) college would be well paid for and more. In fact, they paid after 18 until high school grad, 3 extra months. A savings account was opened for her direct deposit and has paid for college (she also achieved tuition aids because of her high school achievements) as well as Orthodontics, and her first car (used), with enough still currently banked for an eventual home down payment. I want to sincerely thank all the US citizens for looking out for my daughter's future. Each year, when a call from SS to find how the money was used (they already knew from bank records) I pointed out we would not have had a child if we couldn't support her. This was a concept foreign to the SS employees, whom I suspect all had sociology degrees. My daughter will be 28 this month, married to a Coast Guard member now taking his Masters for Officer school. One thing I learned in traffic, observing old farts in Lincoln Town cars with a younger wife? and the car full of kids was how the system was being scammed.