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This posting is limited to current participants of Incredible Edible's 4th Annual Seed Clean Out Swap. If you didn't send in seed please don't ask.
Below is a list of the seed that I was unable to match to the "Wants" list you sent with your seeds. Look it over and let me know what seed you're interested in. I will divvy the seed on a first come, first served basis and I will update this list as needed (and time permits) over the next three days. Whatever seed is leftover on Tuesday will be donated to the KC Community Gardens. Given our goals of (1) cleaning out our seed boxes and (2) donating seed to a worthy cause, please don't claim more seed packets than the number you sent in. If you see a specific variety here that you listed on your Wants list, chances are it is already in your return envelope. Please post your picks here so everyone can see what seeds have been claimed (for the Canadians in this swap, send me your picks via email and I will insert them). Here is the list: 1 Artichoke Green Globe
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- Posted by booberry85 z5NY (email@example.com) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 13:08
Wow! Impressive! I'm interested in the Cascade Giant Pole Beans, all of the broccoli (1 of each) except the Waltham 29 and the Tendergreen mustard. Thank you! |
- Posted by highalttransplant z 5 Western CO (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 13:39
Here are the ones I am interested in, assuming they are not already in my package, and I'm not already over my limit: Pepper, Chi Chien Thanks, Daryl! |
- Posted by pawneepapa 6a KS (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 13:44
Ciao! Ok here's my list: Popcorn, Cassia Thanks so much!!! Julianna |
- Posted by pawneepapa 6a KS (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 13:49
And Artichoke, Green Globe! for Julianna |
- Posted by NancyPlants 5bKansas (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 13:57
I'm interested in the following if they arent already spoken for: Bok Choy Common What a wonderful selection...amazing! Herbs Sage, broad leaf |
Wow is right. I'm loving this list! I'm interested in: I'm feeling kind of greedy here! I'm also wishing I'd been smart enough to copy my 'wants' list before I mailed it in. I'll know for next time! Pawneepapa, I don't know how to thank you. This looks like an awful lot of work and I hope you are enjoying it at least half as much as we are! Barb |
- Posted by spacetogrow MN 4a (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 14:41
I would love the following: Tomatillo, Two Color Fiesta Can anyone give me the rundown on Ruo? I googled "ruo seed" but didn't find anything very useful about what it is, how it grows, what it's used for, etc. Thank you to Daryl and everyone who contributed! |
- Posted by spacetogrow MN 4a (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 14:55
I just noticed that the Cocozelle Zucchini was already requested. Could I get some Black Beauty Zucchini instead? Thanks. |
These are the ones I am interesteD IN... I rEALIZE SOME OF THEM HAVE already been spoken for... Artichoke Green Globe Broccoli Italian Green sprouting Broccoli Late Rome 1 Broccoli Walthan 29 Brussel Sprouts Catskill 1 Brussel Sprouts Long Island Cauliflower Early Snowball Corn Early & Often F1 Corn Early Golden Bantam Corn Early Sunglow Eggplant Applegreen Eggplant Black Beauty Eggplant Romanesca Fennel Bronze Fennel Florence Fennel Smoky Herbs Basil, Japanese Red Akashisco Herbs Basil, Large-Leaf Italian Herbs Basil, Lemon Mustard Florida Broadleaf Mustard Red Frills Mustard Southern Giant Curlded Mustard Spinach Mustard F1 Mustard Tendergreen Parsnips Quinoa Royal Red Radish Greek Radish White tipped Scarlet Squash, Winter Blue Hubbard Herbs Basil, Anise Herbs Basil, Dwarf Greek Herbs Basil, Genovese 1 Herbs Dill, Fernleaf 1 Herbs Dill, Mammoth Watermelon Sugar Baby 1 Watermelon Sweet Siberian Squash, Winter Sweet Dumpling Thanks!! |
- Posted by pawneepapa 6a KS (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 17:58
For Gardenz 1] Herbs Basil, Anise |
- Posted by farmergirl2009 5 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 19:02
If no one has claimed the following or that you didn't already put in my envy I would like these please. Winter squash buttercup Thanks for all your hard work Daryl. Ellie |
I would be interested in the following: Any pole beans Ground Cherry Orange Herbs Fenugreek Parsnips Pumpkins - New England Pie Radish Greek Sunberries Thanks!!!! |
- Posted by spacetogrow MN 4a (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 20:07
It must be my day for not reading things very well; I just noticed that someone had requested Two Color Fiesta Tomatillo before me. I would like to request Toma Verde Tomatillo instead. Thanks again. |
Hi, if still available I would like: Pepper purple beauty Thank you |
- Posted by pawneepapa 6a KS (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 22:08
I tried posting a modified list that indicated who had claimed what but the formatting was lost, so it looked like gibberish. So instead, below is a link to a Google docs spreadsheet with that information. Please let me know if you have trouble viewing it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: I/E clean out swap -- going once, going twice list
- Posted by sassybutterfly_2008 7 NorthWest GA (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 12 at 23:07
If these are available at the end I would love any of the following: Tomato - Warren's Yellow Cherry Thanks ! |
- Posted by pawneepapa 6a KS (My Page) on Sun, Jan 29, 12 at 9:23
For GardenerZ PLAN B > |
Hi Daryl, Please add Squash Carnival f1 Thanks Wendey |
- Posted by spacetogrow MN 4a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 29, 12 at 12:43
I haven't been able to find anything on ruo seeds, so would like to use my last pick (I think) for Tomato, Indira Gandhi Black Thank you. |
- Posted by NancyPlants 5bNEKs (My Page) on Sun, Jan 29, 12 at 14:28
You may have already put some of these in my stash because of my wish list: Kale siberian improved Peas-sugar snap Borage Tomato Stupice The spreadsheet works great! |
- Posted by pawneepapa 6a KS (My Page) on Sun, Jan 29, 12 at 15:38
Below is a link to the latest list. I looked again at the "Ruo" seed. The hand written label actually says Rue. Sorry it was hard to read and I was moving fast at that point. I still don't know what it is but I assume that you will have better luck looking it up with the correct spelling. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Extra Seed List
- Posted by twopinenuts 6 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 29, 12 at 18:53
Here are my requests, if any are left (THANKS!!!): Fennel - Bronze, Smoky Rattlesnake beans Borage Eggplant Applegreen, Romanesca Ground cherry-orange Calendula-bronze Melon-Ambroise, Sierra, Canaria Pepper-ChiChien, Chinese 5-color, Corno Rossa, Orange blaze Pumpkin-Big Max, Red Warty Winter Squash-Butternut, Maina de Chioggia, Sicilian vining Zuchinni - white, Costat Romanesca Sun berries Tomatillo - 2-color Tomato- Anna Russian, Black Krim, Caolina gold, Green Zebra, Japanese Trileaf, Juan Flamme Sara Black, Tamina, Zarnitsa Watermelon - Balcktail Mt., Cahrleston, Yellowmeat. |
- Posted by pawneepapa (My Page) on Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 8:47
Please add the following to my envelope (if they are still available and they aren't there already)... Borage I can't remember if I put any squash on my list, but I would like a few of types (if they aren't in my envelope already). I only need one of each type... Zucchini (any) Can't wait to get my seeds!! Thanks, |
- Posted by spacetogrow 4 MN (My Page) on Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 17:18
Sorry to complicate things, but I just got a surprise pack of garlic chives in the mail today. Is there a chance to take that off my list and add instead Squash Summer, Yellow Straightneck Also, being in Minnesota, I won't be needing to start any of the seeds in a hurry. Feel free to send out to more southern people first. If the stamps aren't all needed, keep them. Thanks again. |
- Posted by pawneepapa 6a KS (My Page) on Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 18:11
Spacetogrow I made your change to summer squash. I hope to mail all the packages out by Friday. The sooner the better; it was so nice here today, I couldn't resist the urge to plant some seeds. Probably was foolish but I put them in a raised bed and covered it with a low tunnel. Maybe it will work. Daryl |
I just noticed Castor Beans on the list. Please make sure to write on each packet that these are NOT EDIBLE! The first time I got these seeds in a trade, it didn't say that on the packet and I didn't know they were poisonous. Thank goodness I Google all my seeds before planting. Castor bean plants make awesome decorative annuals though! Amy |
- Posted by pawneepapa 6a KS (My Page) on Tue, Jan 31, 12 at 14:34
Last Call. |
OT - who sent in the Druzba tomato seed? I'm trying them this year - just wondering how they turned out for the sender. Sorry to throw off the thread. |
- Posted by booberry85 z5NY (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Feb 1, 12 at 7:52
October17, I'm not sure if I was the one who sent them in. I have grown Druzba in the past and was really not impressed with them. The plants were small plants and not very productive. It was very disappointing for me. I had read nothing but good things about them. It could have been me. I've had soil issues the past few years. So the next two years I'll be working on my soil and not growing any nightshades. |
- Posted by NancyPlants 5bNEKs (My Page) on Wed, Feb 1, 12 at 15:30
It might have been my seed. I sent in 10 packets of that variety. Last year was my first time to grow Druzba. I grew 30 new-to-me varieties. Druzba was one of my top 3 favorites. This is what I wrote about it: nice fruits with no blemishes/cracking nicely acidic-great flavor dense foliage and no disease problems As with many gardeners, last year was not my best tomato harvest. Even with the weather challenges, Druzba was at the top of my list. Everyones taste in tomatoes is a bit different and growing conditions will of course play a big part. |
- Posted by pawneepapa 6a KS (My Page) on Fri, Feb 3, 12 at 8:31
OK, I finished the final sort last night and got the packages already to mail. I will stop by the post office today. I had to scramble some of the postage, so don't be surprised if your package doesn't arrive with the same postage you sent in. Those who sent in way too much postage will get some back. There are approximately 450 packets of seed to donate to KC Community Gardens. That total includes seed older than 2009, seed without IDs (e.g. "lettuce"), unclaimed seed, and seed donated by two local gardeners who wanted to join the fun after I mentioned the swap. Thank you for your generosity, I am sure that it will be appreciated. And I hope that you'll enjoy and be able to use the seed that arrives in your mailbox. Daryl |
That's so awesome, I can't wait!! Thanks for all your hard work Daryl, and thanks everyone for the great swap. Amy |
Thank you again Daryl! I am so happy you received so many packets to donate! Thanks to all for the Druzba responses too! I've already sowed some, so we'll see how they do for me. Let's hope for a great growing season! Thanks to all who participated. This was fun! Sure cures the winter blahs, doesn't it? |
- Posted by gardenunusual2 5a (My Page) on Mon, Feb 6, 12 at 15:13
Daryl, I received my seeds today. Yes, I was a bit confused, it had only two stamps on it and I couldn't figure out where it was from, and then it dawned on me. thank you for hosting this swap and making that wonderful donation!!!!! |
Daryl, I received the pkg of seeds today. Thanks for hosting, |
- Posted by highalttransplant z 5 Western CO (My Page) on Mon, Feb 6, 12 at 18:27
Mine arrived today as well. Thank you for all of your hard work, Daryl, and thanks to everyone that participated! Bonnie |
- Posted by spacetogrow 4 MN (My Page) on Mon, Feb 6, 12 at 18:35
Mine arrive safe and sound. Thank you all so much, and especially the host. Have a great season. |
- Posted by booberry85 z5NY (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Feb 6, 12 at 19:50
WhooHoo! Got my seeds today. I'm very happy. Thanks everyone and especially to Daryl for doing such a great job! Happy Gardening, everyone, |
- Posted by farmergirl2009 5 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 6, 12 at 23:56
Received my seeds today and I am so grateful for all of them. There were some terrific squash, beans and melons. Thank you Daryl for all the work done on this swap and thank everyone for sending in their seeds. Ellie |
Received mine on Monday too! Great stuff. Can't wait to sow. Thanks again Daryl! |
- Posted by NancyPlants 5bNEKs (My Page) on Thu, Feb 9, 12 at 0:46
I received my package and am tickled with the varieties. I'm so glad you are able to do a sizable donation. Thank you to everyone who participated :) A special thank you to Daryl for all your hard work! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rate & Review--pawneepapa
- Posted by sassybutterfly_2008 7 NorthWest GA (My Page) on Thu, Feb 9, 12 at 10:14
Daryl ~ Received mine! Thanks so much again for all your sorting and helping me sort mine! lol Thanks!! |
Daryl, Got the seeds this week, what a pleasant surprise! I had almost forgotten about this swap. Thanks for all your work the last few months. This was a very rewarding swap, I love that the extra seeds are going to a neat community garden. Thanks again! |
- Posted by pawneepapa 6a KS (My Page) on Fri, Feb 17, 12 at 19:50
Today I delivered our donated seeds to KC Community Gardens. The director was very appreciative and I am confident they will be put to good use. A big thank you to everyone who participated in the swap. You made it a success. Thanks. Daryl |
I meant to reply sooner, but have been away. Pawneepapa, you made it it a success! We just helped a little. I was wowed by the variety I received in the pack. I can't wait to get planting. This certainly helped stave off the winter doldrums. It's good to know the extras will be used and are appreciated. Thanks to all for making my first seed swap experience wonderful. I'll be participating again! Barb |
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The Pender Harbour Music Society presents Zapato Negro this Sunday, Dec. 2 in a 2 p.m. show at the School of Music in Madeira Park.
This global blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz is perfect for a winter afternoon. Featuring musicians from Canada, Cuba, Venezuela and the U.S., the band's members have played this music at the highest level, making contributions of their own internationally to the music as a whole.
Zapato Negro has developed an eclectic and exciting concert repertoire that includes original compositions, underplayed jazz standards done in African rhythm, and classics of Latin music reworked, reharmonized or rerhythmicized in jazz.
You will be dancing in your seats.
Tickets are $25, available at Harbour Insurance in Madeira Park, John Henry's Marina in Garden Bay, the Sechelt Visitor Centre and Gaia's Fair Trade in Gibsons Landing.
See more on the group at www.zapatonegro.com and more about the season concert series at www.penderharbourmusic.ca.
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This is my first time hosting a swap, so please bear with me ! LOL And I'm always open to suggestions! So if any of you who have actually hosted one can give me some pointers or tips on how to make it better, please feel free to email me!
If your like me and would have LOVED to go to the swap in Columbus but missed it or couldn't travel quite that far, then maybe this might be for you. I apologize for not giving much of a notice. I had a hard time finding a place that would host us and just received the okay from them today! Plant Swap Details Fee: None (you can offer a donation at the sign in table to help cover the costs of the pavilion if you'd like to) Location: Wooster City Park - Christmas Run
You can map quest it for directions. Time & Date: June 10th, 2006 at 10:00am - ? The details for the swap are as follows: 10:00am - Everyone signs in. You get a name tag and x amount of tickets depending on how many plants you bring (you bring 10, you get 10 tickets). Put your name in the drawing for a door prize. Take your plants to the appropriate swap area. 10:00am-Noon - After you sign in, you'll have this time to socialize and check out all of the plants being offered. Noon- Door prizes are awarded and then the swap begins. The swap usually lasts between 1-2 hours, depending on how many plants are being offered. How the swap will be handled: Everyone goes at the same time... Round One - Select one plant.
During the swap, we'll have two slips of paper in a bowl, one will be marked "Green" and the other "Red". If two people are wanting the same plant, you simply yell out "Draw!". Then each person will pull a slip from the bowl and the person with the slip marked "Green" will get the plant. We feel this will be the fairest way to handle the situation. Once everyone has used up their tickets, if there's extra plants left over these will either go to the new gardeners or we will have a "free for all" depending on the amount that is left over. All plants are considered "equal". If someone brings a named hosta, it's equal to an unnamed one. A vine is equal to a groundcover. A seedling is equal to a year old plant, etc... We know that some do not feel this is fair. But there are alot of others that cannot afford to purchase the more "expensive" plants or who are just starting out. We feel they should be able to swap in the same manner as everyone else. If this is a concern of yours, then we suggest you make "personal" trades after the swap with others who have what you may be looking for. If you'd like to make "personal" trades, then please post what you have to offer, or what you're looking for at www.ohiogardeners.com. I've created a specific topic just for that purpose under the plant swap section. After the swap you can do your "personal" trades from your vehicles out in the parking lot. Or just feel free to walk around and offer up a trade. After the swap, the majority of us will be attending the garden fair that's taking place at Quailcrest Farms. They have food vendors and we'll eat there. Here are the details for the fair (more about the swap below): Quailcrest Farm Spring Garden Fair Address:
Phone Numbers: (330) 345-6722 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: www.quailcrest.com Description:
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Now back to the swap ... Things you can bring to the swap to trade are: Perennials, annuals, seedlings, veggies, herbs, houseplants, bulbs, shrubs, trees, vines, ground covers, well rooted cuttings that are potted up, seeds and anything else that's garden related (magazines, pots, tools, trellis', fertilizer, soil, labels, seed baggies, stamps, garden decor, stepping stones, the list goes on and on). You'd be amazed at what people will trade for! Also please mark your plants with as much information as possible. Especially if it's posionous or invasive. If you're not sure about the plant you have, ask around the boards and others might be able to help you identify it. Also google.com is a great place to do a search for a particular type of plant and get the growing conditions, etc... for it. If you can't find the information, then that's okay, but let us know when you arrive, how many "unknown" plants you have. If anyone would like to help out with the swap (signing people in, help out with setup, help cleanup afterwards, etc...) then please email me at: email@example.com Also if you'd like to donate a door prize, that would be a big help. Just email me at: email@example.com and let me know how many you're donating and bring it/them with you (wrapped if you can) to the swap. You also might want to bring a lawn chair, something to put your plants in and something to drink. We'll provide water and one other thing (lemonade, punch or tea). But if you'd like something other than that, you'll have to bring it. If you can attend, please post here or email me: email@example.com so that I can get a good idea of how many people will be there. I think I've covered everything, but if I'm forgetting something or if you have any suggestions then feel free to email me. Happy Gardening!
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As the years go on, the generation of heads that came up before the 2Pac/Biggie era of hip-hop seems to dwindle. The 80′s and 90′s produced some of the most pure hip-hop imaginable, in a time where record sales came second to the art, and the music was presented with a sense of honesty and integrity. The indie hip-hop movement produced a lot of "internet emcees" – kids that were raised in that era, but lacked the authenticity or "street cred" to really reproduce the coveted classic sound. L.A.'s People Under The Stairs emerged during that time period, and with their 8th album, Highlighter, they prove they weren't just another fly-by-night group with a couple of 12″ singles.
Prideful crate diggers, Thes-One and Double K have always built their music around samples, but Highlighter takes it to the next level, with a true mastery of the craft. It sound as if they've moved beyond just sample collages, implementing some original production behind the dusty grooves. There's hints of Digable Planets' Blowout Comb here; another LP built around samples and original production alike.
Not to sound cliche, but PUTS have crafted another LP of "feel good music" that's easy on the ears, even when their venting about industry evils on tracks like "Selfish Destruction". Other times, they just have fun with it – such as on "Uprock Boogie", built around an Eric B. chain and Das Efx quotes, or "Electric Tookie", an ode to 80′s sitcoms. They take things a step further on "Cookie's Theme", where Double K dreams about being a doo-wop singer with a pension for big girls, or "WRLA", a lighthearted look at lost "art of radio".
"Ambien Hallway Music" finds the duo contemplating retirement, ending the record off. While a familiar break in it's own right, the only real questionable sample here is on "Can't Hold It Back", using a terribly obvious jacking of Art Of Noise's "Moments In Love". For two gentlemen that built their sound on impossible to find gems, this one seems a bit out of place in their catalog. Maybe it was a guilty pleasure.
Amazingly, at 20 tracks deep, the duo keep their consistency throughout the length of the LP with a rich, musical groove that never seems to let up. What's even more stunning is how consistent this LP is at this stage in their career. Many artists can't even get to eight albums, and if they can, but that time the "dope juice" runs out. Here's to People Under The Stairs for delivering quality hip-hop music all these years.
I know times are tough but seriously. This is the best album cover they can afford? Wowzers
The review is spot on, an incredible album! PUTS keeps getting better with every LP! One of the most consistent Hip Hop acts ever and one of the most enjoyable to listen to as well! I suggest everyone buy this album, it is the essence of what Hip Hop and all music should be about, it sounds pleasing to the ear and is fun! Enjoy it y'all!
Carried Away was my favorite since their debut, can't wait to cop this one, they rock an ill live show too, love these dudes.
This album is just awesome in every sense of the word from the production & rhymes to the general DIY ethos that PUTS have. Easily as good as O.S.T or Carried Away. To be honest I dont think they have ever let the quality slip.
Nice review. To the commenter who asked about the sparse-ness of their album cover, PUTS has always been like that. In interviews, they've mentioned that the label that released "Stepfather" couldn't believe that all they wanted on the album cover was just two little-*ss fireworks and some LP wear-stains… Don't judge a book by its cover, homie. Also, the yellow "highlighter" color is a specially made ink for the release, and the limited edition vinyl was made with more care than pretty much any other release this year. Look it up.
To the FaceBook poster who thinks the album's "sh*t thrown together by their label to make revenue", I call major bullsh*t. For this release, they don't HAVE a label. Thes One IS Piecelock 70, and he built the studio they recorded in with his bare hands (look it up), he threw out a mastering of the album when it didn't sound right (and paid thousands to get it fixed), he threw out his initial vinyl distributor after they screwed up the plating, and they went through the extra time and struggle to help people download 24-bit AAC from their site (>1 Gb) when the servers crashed.
This is a labor of love, and I dare you to name another hip hop act that's sounded this good after eight releases.
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Ron Reagan's memoir prompts disbelief, rage
Most of the attention Ron Reagan's memoir is generating centers an assertion that his father, President Reagan, suffered from early effects of undiagnosed Alzheimer's during his second term. If it had been detected, the only responsible thing to do would have been to resign, reasons the son, a Seattle resident with markedly different politics.
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Up on the ridge in the little Craftsman-style Seattle bungalow, tucked among the Buddha statues on the mantel, there's an old Meerschaum pipe. The stem snapped in half years ago, and its case is worn, but it still exudes a kind of fusty dignity.
"That was my dad's," Ron Reagan says.
He turns it in his hand, lost in thought for a moment. Then he smiles, looking at peace with a memory.
As totems of world leaders go, the pipe is about as low-key as it gets. No photos of Dad hang on the walls here. There isn't a single image visible of Dutch, the Gipper, the Great Communicator. Ronald Reagan's youngest son — he's not a "junior" because his middle name, Prescott, is different from his dad's, Wilson — isn't a gatherer of relics.
The son, now 52, can't muster enthusiasm for present-day Reagan worship, either. He disdains the communal gushing and deifying, "the fetishistic veneration," while nurturing a private, though complicated, affection. Ron's mother, Nancy Reagan, is always after him to attend this or that commemoration or unveiling. He always has the same reaction: "Oh, no. Not another aircraft carrier. Not another bridge. Not another highway!"
In the national dysfunctional family that is the Reagan clan, Ron might be the most ephemeral. The others chose highly public proximity — either through emulation (Michael channels the father's politics on radio and in books, and Maureen, now deceased, tried briefly and unsuccessfully to follow him into elected office) or confrontation (Patti bared family secrets in a memoir and thinly veiled novels and bared herself in Playboy). Ron Reagan has appeared on MSNBC and done radio-talk shows.
Each child has reminisced controversially in print. (Ron and Patti, who uses her mother's maiden name, Davis, are the children of Ronald Reagan and his second wife, Nancy; Maureen was the daughter of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, the film star Jane Wyman. Michael, 65, was adopted by Reagan and Wyman.)
But Ron refrained from memoir-writing for decades, and he removed himself physically, straying far from the touchstone locales of Reagan legend — Washington, Sacramento, Southern California — in favor of the Pacific Northwest. Like his sister Patti, he strayed politically, too, espousing a liberal mindset that was the antithesis of the standard set by his parents.
But eventually all Reagans, it seems, are destined to make news writing about their father — and Ron, who had been reluctant to add to what he dismissively calls "the pile" of memoirs, has finally succumbed.
In six months of hurried work, the youngest child has produced a pensive and mostly tenderhearted reflection — "My Father at 100: A Memoir" — that commemorates the centennial of Reagan's birth on Feb. 6. If he was ever going to write about life with his father, he thought, the centennial would be the proper moment.
Undetected Alzheimer's
He makes little attempt to place his father in context as a world leader, but he does reveal a son trying to understand an unknowable patriarch and to process a relationship that existed in a universe parallel to and distinct from his father's public life.
The bulk of Ron's book concentrates on his father's formative years, but much of that is known and will probably be ignored. Instead, most of the attention the book is generating centers on a small segment that makes a controversial assertion: that Ronald Reagan suffered from the early effects of undiagnosed Alzheimer's during his second term as president. If the disease had been detected, the only responsible thing to do would have been to resign, the son reasons.
"He deserves better and the country deserves better — to have a fully functioning president. If you're not quite right maybe you shouldn't be in that position," Ron says. "I wasn't worried that he was going to walk into the White House and launch a nuclear attack because he thought he was turning the TV on. But the Alzheimer's disease might have exacerbated tendencies he had, anyway, to trust his aides too much, to not ask enough questions. I'm thinking of Iran-contra."
Reaganites and Reagan watchers are reacting with varying levels of disbelief and rage. Edmund Morris, the biographer, says in an interview that he doubts the claim in part because Reagan's daily diaries are as "clearly expressed and well-written" at the end of his presidency as at the beginning.
"I never saw any signs of dementia. What I did see was a very old man and a very tired man," Morris says.
Ron's brother, Michael, doubts their father was suffering from Alzheimer's while in office. "Maybe he was just trying to forget Ron," he cracks in an interview.
Edwin Meese, a longtime confidant who served as Reagan's attorney general from 1985 to 1988, accuses Ron of "a cheap trick to sell books." The former president underwent extensive annual medical exams in which doctors "were particularly careful to do all kinds of tests about his memory and his mental condition, particularly looking for any signs of deterioration of his mental condition," Meese says in an interview.
And so it goes in the realm of Reagan, where there is always a tug of war for possession, the right to define. It is the eternal struggle of presidential families, who by definition cede control of their identities to the more aspirational concept of a national family.
In Reagan's case, others claim his mantle, whether they be politicians who invoke his name and legacy or commentators who claim to understand him: His stature has never been greater. But now Ron, the detached son, wants his say, too.
Rumors on sexuality
"I'm gay and I'm rich," Ron says in exaggerated, mock news-anchor voice. "Ron Reagan — rich gay man unaccountably married to the same woman for 30 years."
Now he's smiling. The joke's on everyone who created myths about this presidential son, who put him in a box of rumors and stereotypes that grew and perpetuated themselves. Of course he was gay, people thought. He was svelte and — heavens! — a ballet dancer, performing with the Joffrey Ballet.
There were snickers from the right, but the pressure came from the left: Larry Kramer, one of the earliest and most prominent AIDS activists, was one of the louder voices, saying publicly that Ron was gay. The narrative fit neatly into the political climate in the early days of the AIDS crisis: The Reagan administration was slow to react to the deadly disease, and the president's son was closeted.
Over the years, Ron has developed a standard response about his sexuality. It goes like this: "To me it's a little like someone claiming I'm Chinese," he says calmly, repeating — almost verbatim — what he has said many times before. "It's not pejorative. It's just incorrect."
The chatter, he says, didn't bother him personally — "I actually was amused by it." But he did chafe at the suggestion that his marriage to Doria Palmieri was a sham.
The couple, who met at a Los Angeles dance studio, married Nov. 24, 1980 — 20 days after Ron's father was elected the 40th president of the United States. They didn't tell his parents in advance, who at the time weren't fans of Doria, who is seven years older than Ron. They were suspicious of her motives. (Later, their relationship with his parents would improve, Ron says.)
Ron and Doria slipped into a judge's office in New York, planning to pick up a marriage license, but the judge suggested he marry them on the spot to avoid a media frenzy. The Secret Service agent assigned to guard them served as witness.
The marriage survived the presidential years and the lean ballet years, too — he earned just $11,000 a year as a performer. Fed up with Los Angeles — a place they considered vapid — they settled into the bungalow in the Magnolia neighborhood 16 years ago. They paid about $250,000, which was "a stretch" for them, Ron says.
The couple have no children but share the home with three cats: Howdy, Binky and Arturo. They park their Subaru Outback in the driveway because the garage is stuffed to the ceiling with "detritus," as Ron puts it: portable closets, a canoe, a punching bag.
"People think because your father was president of the United States you must be rich," Ron says. "As it turns out, that's not true."
Ron was 7 when his father decided to run for governor. Their lives were invaded by consultants and strategists — "suspiciously pallid 'indoor people' " — and Ron realized "they became necessary to [his father] in ways I couldn't match."
But the son and father still found a way to bond over sports and other outdoor activities. For Ron, ballet would become his physical activity of choice; he thrilled at the grace and power of the Nureyevs of the world and found delight "in the shapes" he could make out of his own body.
As the White House's so-called "First Ballet Dancer," he was a natural choice for a "Saturday Night Live" skit that called for dancing and scanty costuming. In 1986, during his father's second term in office, Ron accepted an invitation to host the show and to spoof the famous scene from the film "Risky Business" in which Tom Cruise dances in his underwear.
During rehearsals, Ron recalls in the interview at his Seattle home, the staff asked him to wear two pairs of Jockey shorts, just "to make sure things stay put." But once he got going, the NBC folks concluded there was still "a little too much of me there." Their solution: He wore three pairs of underwear.
The cultural reference in the skit was lost on his parents. They "had no clue what I was doing — 'Why am I in my underwear? What does it all mean?' " Ron recalls.
Religious divide
By then, it was well-established that Ron was not going to be the politically engaged son. Michael bounced across the country campaigning for his father, but Ron mostly stayed away. "What am I going to say?" Ron recalls thinking. "I can't support all the policies. [Reagan's Interior Secretary] James Watt? What am I going to say about him, other than you gotta get rid of this loser?"
Ron says he disagreed with his father on numerous political issues, though he felt his father "meant well." The biggest point of contention was over Ron's belief that the administration did not protect the environment.
Once, he was horseback riding with his father at Camp David. They came upon some fallen tree limbs and brambles. His father, the former actor, turned and said, "That may be nature to some people, but I think we can do better."
Their greatest philosophical difference centered on religion. His father was a Christian; Ron was (and remains) an atheist. His father worried that "I was somehow ruining my life, I'd find life to be this horrible abyss of despair," Ron says. Michael Reagan recalls sitting with his father once in the late 1980s when Ronald Reagan "reached over and grabbed my hand and said, 'I wish Ron would accept Christ and be a Christian like you and I.' "
Michael is also coming out with a new book timed to the centennial: "The New Reagan Revolution: How Ronald Reagan's Principles Can Restore America's Greatness."
Among Michael's many Reagan-related enterprises is a company that sells e-mail addresses with the host name @Reagan.com for as much as $39 a year; the proceeds support conservative causes. He says he's sold between 4,000 and 5,000.
Ron has no such projects planned. He'll promote his book, then — well — who knows? "I'm still asking myself the question," he says, "about what I want to be when I grow up."
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Current POET LAUREATE
Jeff Knorr is Sacramento's Poet Laureate from 2012-14. He was selected in a competitive process by a panel of poets and literary experts to represent Sacramento's literary community. Knorr is the 5th in a long line of distinguished poets to serve as the Poet Laureate since the program was established.
"Under my tenure as Poet Laureate, I envision being a very active member of the arts community. I would like to help bridge genres within the community by creating events where young and old, traditional and spoken word, musicians, visual artists, and poets find themselves mixing to enjoy what each has to offer and to grow through access and experimentation. I would also like to make headway into schools, not only by giving readings and talks, but by harnessing the power of writers in the community to have more writers working with kids in elementary and middle schools. Aside from these projects, I see myself being an active representative of SMAC and the literary arts in our region. This means advocating for funding of the arts and advocating for arts organizations and individual artists at the local, county, and state levels. It also means writing and speaking to public officials, the press, community groups, and the general public about the importance of supporting the literary arts." - Jeff Knorr
Jeff Knorr is the author of the three books of poetry, The Third Body (Cherry Grove Collections), Keeper (Mammoth Books), and Standing Up to the Day (Pecan Grove Press). His other works include Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Poetry and Fiction (Prentice Hall); the anthology, A Writer's Country (Prentice Hall); and The River Sings: An Introduction to Poetry (Prentice Hall). His poetry and essays have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies including Chelsea, Connecticut Review, The Journal, North American Review, Red Rock Review, Barrow Street, and Like Thunder: Poets Respond to Violence in America (University of Iowa, 2002).
Jeff has edited, judged, and been a visiting writer for various conferences and festivals. He was the founding co-editor and poetry editor of the Clackamas Literary Review. He has also been an invited judge for contests such as the DeNovo First Book Contest, the Willamette Award in Poetry and the Red Rock Poetry Award. He has appeared as a visiting writer at such venues and festivals as Wordstock, University of Pennsylvania's Kelly Writer's House, The Des Moines Festival of Literary Arts, and CSU Sacramento's Summer Writers Conference. He currently directs the River City Writer's Series at Sacramento City College. Jeff has been the Chair of the English department at Sacramento City College and he has also served on the Sacramento County Office of Education Arts Advisory Board.
Jeff Knorr lives in Sacramento, California and is Professor of literature and creative writing at Sacramento City College. For more visit www.scc.losrios.edu/~knorrj
by Jeff Knorr
The drunk down the street
wore taps on his black boots,
and each afternoon tapped
a rhythmic slide and click step
cool like he was Gene Kelly.
Aviator glasses, pressed blue jeans,
VFW cap creased at the crown
the bill curved with the horizon's
slight arc, like at the bay of D'nang
where he must have hoped
a hundred times to head home.
How many ghosts did he put away
each day down at Poor Joe's?
How many missions did he fly
into the haze of gin?
Rumor had it he was a door gunner
and we boys all made cracks,
doorbell ditched his house
leaping bushes, scattering invisible
when he barked like a stray dog.
Mostly we were scared of him,
his mumbling at us as he stumbled along
the sidewalk while we played
two-hand touch, our glory still ahead of us,
in the air alive as rain.
But the day the silver mortician's van
parked in his driveway, we all hoped
it was his wife. Finally, when the sheeted body
was gurnied out, the van left us
huddled in the street in silence
as if church had just finished.
We stood, all of us making plans,
listening to her wailing, the cries
drifting into the street, then yelling,
then plates smashing until it was dark
and a jet passed over us.
Dark except for a streetlight,
and quiet except for my brother
tacking flattened bottle caps to the toes of his Keds.


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5 Steps to Designing Goals You Actually Want to Reach
Over a month ago I came across this post by SaraOoo about keeping your dreams close. Like, literally, in a picture frame on your desk. I was so inspired I went out the next day and thrifted a photo frame to cradle my own aspirations.
Since then, I've gone through 5 iterations of my goals. Each iteration taught me new things about how to create the best feelings (and thus results) from the exercise.
Iteration #1
My first list was vague, full more of concepts than specific goals. "New Age Playboy Mansion" was about manifesting a home full of mystical decadence and luxury. There would be a dungeon, a chef, swimming pools, and plenty of intoxicants.
A 10 minute mile and weight of 115 pounds were specific body goals that I felt capable of achieving. "Sex, drugs and dubstep" indicated my desire to party and explore Austin nightlife!
Iteration #2
I switched the title to "Declarations" and rephrased each item into a sentence I could repeat to myself over and over. I became more specific about how much money I wanted to manifest, and less specific about my goal weight. I'd rather feel like I have a perfect physical body than be a lower weight and feel imperfect.
I introduced "I spend 20 minutes a day visualizing what I want" to put more focus on making these declarations a physical reality. Each day when I would look at the list, I could answer yes or no whether I'd put in the time or not. How could I achieve my goals without spending time thinking about them?
Iteration #3
I wanted more. Why aim for $5000/month when I could have $10,000? Why have a 10 minute pace when it could be 9 minutes? Why vacation to Europe once when I could do it twice a year, every year?
Iteration #4
Since I was wrapping up the School of Life Design, I started thinking about how to move forward with this site. I created this iteration as a way to help myself start feeling good again, because in my then-nocturnal state I had been feeling lazy and unfocused. That's why "I diligently produce blog posts and podcasts according to schedule" appears, because what I really wanted was to WANT to create.
I figured out a more specific body goal of fitting into my favorite jeans, because when I picture myself wearing them, I feel in control. It doesn't matter whether the jeans ever actually fit or not, what matters is if I feel like I have my shit together.
The idea of including casual sex and drugs on my list of goals started to really gross me out! What the eff was I thinking? I just wanted to feel good, but realized that wasn't the ticket!
I introduced the birthday deadline to put some pressure on myself. Without external deadlines, it's easier to lose focus. Plus, best birthday present ever!
Iteration #5
I removed the line about visualizing 20 minutes a day because I achieved it! Visualization has become a delicious habit.
Last night, I found a way to decide whether a declaration should be on the list. If I get excited to think about it as I fall asleep, it's a keeper. Then I determined that the only things on the list I get excited about are the creative projects. I don't want to fantasize about having the body of my dreams or a million dollars in the bank or luxurious vacations, because they are manifestations that will result from feeling good. I feel good by looking for solutions, coming up with new ideas, finding ways to share my findings, pondering the next steps in my personal development and constantly, consciously creating.
How to come up with your own list
- Think about what you would do with your time if you didn't have to work for money.
- Figure out the physical manifestations you want, like money or travel, then think about how you would feel if you had them.
- Revisit your list at least twice a day, when you wake up in the morning and before you go to bed. Read through each item and focus on how you feel when you read it. If you skip over an item or don't feel anything special when you read it, get rid of it!
- Be specific with numbers. Then you know for sure whether or not you've reached your goal.
- Impose a deadline. Your work will expand to fit the time you give yourself, so if you don't include a deadline it might take the rest of your life to achieve your dreams!
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December 18, 2010
This post will so be so helpful to so many. I love how you included all your iterations; it gives the reader a real sense of the process of revision.
I love that you are always revising these and not letting them get stale! If I were to add an item on the list it would be 6. Revise.
Great post!! Welcome back to regular blogging :D
December 18, 2010
oh, and i was going to say that i love that these are iterations (i love that Kelly taught me the meaning of the word, hah!); nothing has to be set in stone. its so great to be able to just see what works and what you like and make changes accordingly (i'm usually one to feel guilty if i don't accomplish exactly what i set out to do). yay!
December 19, 2010
Love this!!! Looking forward to more of these types of articles!
I am conflicted about goal setting. It's really fun to me to keep revising them endlessly (sometimes I think that goal setting is more fun than goal achieving!), and really, what's the point in working on a goal that you're no longer excited about? But then, it's kind of hard to hit a moving target. That, and I'm notorious for not finishing projects, and giving myself permission to drop goals whenever I'm not feeling it could lead to more of that.
Maybe it's better to look at goals as taking you in certain directions, even though you're constantly adjusting your direction… but then, maybe after the first 10 rounds of iteration its less likely that you will want to change them because they have been vetted?
Anyway, in response to your facebook comment (can't reply there because facebook is blocked in china, ho ho ho), I'm in Shanghai to spend time with my boyfriend and his family for the holidays!
shannon permalinkFebruary 21, 2011
ahhhhh just read this poat again – I love it! totallly and completely what I needed.
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A while ago we posted a question about getting a financial planner. We received many valuable feedbacks from this forum.
We finally find one group with several experts specialize in different areas; we have transferred 3 accounts over for them to manage, and made an appointment to make estate planning. Since this is our first time having some one to manage our fund, we have a couple of questions for you, 1. What will you do differently with your investment adviser if you may start all over again?
Thank you so much for any advice you may give to us. |
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- Posted by zone_8grandma (My Page) on Mon, May 14, 07 at 1:44
1. What will you do differently with your investment adviser if you may start all over again? I honestly don't know. I am happy with our advisor. 2. What lessons you have learned from the experience? 3. What services you like the most? |
We discovered it was a waste of money in our case -- because we are retired and have a very conservative portfolio. (We can "ladder" bonds and CDs all by little selves, although that is an over-simplification.) Right now, I would be doubly conservative, as it seems to me we are already IN Recession in the USA. |
A few days ago we attended a financial planning seminar aimed at retirement planning. There was a meal at a nice restaurant and we were impressed with the speaker, who stated that he had no product to sell, only recommendations to offer. However, after returning home, I Googled a couple of the products that he recommended and it seems that while he may not directly have a product to sell, both of these products come with hefty management fees and he no doubt stands to gain something by selling these. Specifically, equity-indexed annuities and single payment life care policies. We decided instead to take advantage of our no-load mutual fund's advisory service. For a fee of $250 they will make recommendations. As we have dealt with this company for 30 years, we don't mind if they recommend their products. My advise would be to make sure that the "planner" is not really a "salesman". This is one reason we have never used a financial planner as our one and only contact with a planner in the past was actually an aggressive broker. Nancy |
- Posted by dave_donhoff (email@example.com) on Mon, May 14, 07 at 16:38
Hi Nancy, We decided instead to take advantage of our no-load mutual fund's advisory service. For a fee of $250 they will make recommendations. As we have dealt with this company for 30 years, we don't mind if they recommend their products. Careful... don't be misled into thinking the so-called "no load" mutual funds are cheaper than more transparent accounts with upfront cost disclosures... See this article; By Al Jacobs Article SNIP; As is rarely a surprise... what you can see is actually usually better than what you cannot. Cheers, |
Here is a link that might be useful: Why I Don't Invest in Mutual Funds
There are financial planners who really are just that - they charge a fee for their time, and are usually not linked to any one fund company or investment group. You can find one near you by going to the website of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors. |
Here is a link that might be useful: NAPFA
>>My advise would be to make sure that the "planner" is not really a "salesman". This is one reason we have never used a financial planner as our one and only contact with a planner in the past was actually an aggressive broker.<< This is an excellent point, and one many folks do not understand. Heck, I didn't until I went to work for an independent CFP and saw how different it was for clients using someone with an impressive (and deserved) reputation, offering comprehensive financial and estate planning advice, via fee-based services. First off, only go with certified advisors. This does NOT mean your local stockbroker, who is paid on trading commissions. This means you want someone who has the FIDUCIARY legal responsibility to put your interests first. Note that some brokers try to get around this, offering financial planning because "the brokerage is licensed to sell broader advisory services." Nope, don't be fooled - if they call themselves a "financial planner", you can sic the NASD on them. It's illegal to call yourself a financial planner UNLESS that broker has the actual individual credentials to back it up! Those credentialed people include CFAs, as in liz_h's link to NAPFA, or Certified Financial Planner (check http://www.cfp.net/ or http://www.fpanet.org/, or Chartered Financial Consultant. Such advisors are always broker licensed, often sell insurance as well; BUT go through extensive training of three years plus another three years of internship, difficult exams (the pass rate on the CFP exam averages 40% in a good year and is often less) and required annual training for all certifications - in other words, they need to take regular insurance classes if they are an agent, separate from the financial advisory classes as a broker/advisor. They may sell on commission but the better ones are fee-based, and will have minimums you must meet - anywhere from $250K to $2M in investable liquid assets, not including RE. You are looking for a good "fit" on personality – this person will know a LOT about you, and you must be comfortable with that. Usually a fee-based advisor will be able to offer stock/fund purchases at NAV (Net Asset Value) plus a set brokerage fee. A good advisor will not chase today's hot pick for you. If that's what you want, use a Schwab or Merrill broker. A good advisor is after consistency for you - a well diversified portfolio that will withstand the ravages of inflation - if a CD is paying 4.25% but inflation is running 2.78% (figures for Jan-April 2007), then you haven't gained very much, obviously. You can certainly diversify your portfolio yourself. But most people don't know how, and aren't interested in doing the work anyway. An advisor takes care of that for you. They are looking ahead for you, taking excess profits that are unbalancing your portfolio and putting it into sectors that look promising in the 3-12 month future. You will not gain spectacularly during great years, but a good advisor will hopefully prevent your portfolio from falling like the proverbial rock during bad years. You want a decent five year average of around 7-8%, and that's on a moderate risk portfolio. Now remember, we're coming off some really good years in the market, so many people whether using advisors or just plain brokers, have done much better than that! But if your portfolio includes the "dog years" 2000-2002 and you add those minuses to balance out the "hot years" since, most good investment pros are right around that 7-8% range over the extended period. zone_8grandma has it right on. Having a good advisor is like having a good lawyer - the need for oversight and direction is still on your own shoulders. They make it EASIER, but they do not eliminate all work. They cannot, by the simple fact that a good advisor is working on a non-discretionary basis - they cannot do anything without your written or telephone approval. Nada. Zip. It is up to you as a client to keep your advisor informed of any life-changing event. They can't help you if they don't know what's happening in your life. You don't need to "report in" to them, just remember they are there to help you in any way you need. Need to buy a car? My ex-boss loved cars, he was a hobbyist racecar driver - nothing made him happier than to research used car listings and help you find the best price. Want to take early retirement? Run the numbers by your advisor, s/he will help you figure it out. Is that 'golden handshake' package really worth taking? Let your advisor check it out. Looking at a new job offer but don't know how to negotiate the best executive pay/benefits package? Not in the job description of a financial advisor but my ex-boss loved negotiating and happily did this for several clients. What I learned from working with a CFP, and liked the most, is understanding the complete package of professional services that can be incredibly useful in handling a taxable portfolio. I have more than decent skills in handling my DH's retirement portfolio - I've gotten better than average results over the 25 yr period - but taxable accounts? No way! We took my MIL's house proceeds ($1M) to a CFP firm recommended by my ex-boss. They have set up a moderate risk, balanced portfolio and next year when she starts taking distributions, will keep an eye on the tax consequences when selling funds. Her tax advisor will be able to download her financial data from an encoded website, we won't even need to visit him any longer. Note, BTW, that the advisor fees are deductible on her tax return. There are 2 things I appreciate most: Having chosen a good investment firm for his mom takes a big worry away as we plan for our own retirement. |
chisue (and others), If you'd bought Canadian dollars four or five years ago, I'm not sure how many you'd have received, as I don't know the reciprocal of 69 cents. But if I bought U.S. Dollars a few years ago, my CAD$1.00 bought 69 cents U.S. Now, my CAD$1.00 buys about 90 cents U.S.. So, if you took those dollars back home now, you'd have made over 25% on your money, in addition to whatever your money had earned while resident here. Maybe having bought some stock in those oil sands out on the north-western prairies, where there's more oil than the Saudis have (and they ain't tellin' how much that is). Or a pipeline that hauls the stuff down to the U.S. of A. Or a Canadian bank - they've done well in recent years. On the other hand ... there's Europe. Or the Far East. Or South America. Have you checked exchange rates for some other currencies relative to the U.S. Dollar in recent years? Good wishes for wise investing ... and the rate of gain that one earns is only part of the equation. More important is how much is left in one's hand after the income tax people get their partnership share of your personal financial business. Or ... even more important is the portion of that amount that you have left in hand after allowing for inflation. If you own stocks or equity mutual funds, many (but not all, by any means) go up in value, the erosion of value of your dollars by inflation may not be such a big deal, but if you put them into the bank, where their number is guaranteed, you need to take part of your annual earnings to put with the principal in order to maintain your purchasing power. If I put $10,000. into the bank fifteen years ago and they paid me rent on the money through the years between, if I draw it out now, I benefit from their guarantee that they'll give back every dollar that they got ... ... but they don't give me one dollar more, either. I get precisely $10,000. That $10,000. would have bought a decent car, 15 years ago ... not now. Inflation chewed off a corner of each of those dollars, every year that I let the bank use them (to earn more on each than they paid me). Learning how money works ... an interesting hobby - *that pays well*! It's very important also to learn how tax works. Not only do I need to add part of annual earnings to principal each year to offset inflation ... the only earnings that such dollars will ever make relative to that year 15 years ago, and the next, 14 years ago, was made then. And ... it was taxed then. Some stocks that I bought 30 years ago paid me a decent, if rather small, return over the years, but they've developed a nice capital gain, over those years. I haven't had to discuss that, and share it, with the income tax people, up till now. And I won't, until I either sell them ... or die. Don't plan to do either, this week or next. Hopefully not prior to year end, which will mean that I can avoid talking to the income tax people about them relative to this year, as well. When I sell them (or die) I'll have to pay tax on part of that capital gain ........ ... but I deferred the liability for many years. And, in my country, I pay tax on only half of that gain (at regular rates ) ... but I get half of it free of tax. Yes, learning how tax works is wise, as well ... have you heard my story here a few weeks ago how some Canadians who had a certain type of income could have developed $25, - 27, - 30,000. in 2005 tax free? And how that amount grew by over 60% last year, so that a single "taxpayer", lacking a low-income spouse, or charitable or political contributions to have pushed the figure even higher, could have earned $49,850. last year before s/he became liable to pay $1.00 of income tax (but would have been required to pay $600. health sevices levy, if resident here in Ontario)? Necessary to have substantial investable assets, have only one kind of income ... and can't work. Well, if the person in that situation feels morally obligated to work, to pay his/her way in society, fine, but don't take pay for the work! If that (up till then non-paying) "taxpayer" chooses to take pay for his/her work ... or if I choose to accept the pensions due me, the credit that I referred to still works for us ... ... but we don't avoid paying income tax entirely. ole joyful P.S. Original poster, Choose your planner carfully. Someone who has a good deal of life experience, I hope. Who has expereinced the vagaries and fluctuation of the markets for many years. Who has a good deal of professional training, and carries out ongoing training, as well. Who can offer advice and, if selling financial goods, offer a variety of financial goods. Many who hold themselves out as planners are compensated only by commission on stuff that they sell ... and are licensed to sell only mutual funds. They can't sell you individual stocks, and aren't authorized to talk about them, in any case. Learn how that person is compensated. I prefer someone whom you pay directly, who doesn't benefit personally, regardless of what type of system s/he recommends. Whether according to the time that you spend with him/her, or by a percentage of the assets, though that may be negotiable if you tend to buy quality stuff and hold on to them. One person that I knew a few years ago asked for 10% of the growth that he developed for each client, annually. No gain - no pay! Said he'd been able to bill every client, every year. I don't know how many clients ... or how many years. Sorry ... I'd like to claim that I know it all, but can't! I like that concept better than the idea of 1 - 2% of the entire asset ... whether or not the advisor produces well. But - be careful that such an advisor doesn't get into highly risky stuff .. I'd prefer that you not only be able to sleep nights, but avoid having your hair stand on end, as well. o j |
- Posted by zone_8grandma (My Page) on Mon, May 14, 07 at 20:11
Just to reiterate what jkom and liz said - if you are considering using a financial planner, DO make certain they are a Certified Financial Planner. Our guy does not make $$ from commissions. He charges us a fee for his services. I consider it well worthwhile for us. jkmom described better than I could the services he performs. In addition, DH will listen to him rather than me, so..... when I feel we need to make a major financial decision, we go to our guy - he simply has more influence on DH than I do. |
Can anyone tell me the difference between a CFA and a CFP? |
- Posted by dave_donhoff (email@example.com) on Tue, May 15, 07 at 14:04
Hi Liz, CFA = Chartered Financial Analyst Generally an industry analyst, not a specialist in private planning. CFP = Certified Financial Planner Generally a specialist in private financial planning. Cheers, |
Tried the line Liz provided and it asks for name and address. Why not just zip-code? |
Jane, that's a good question. What I do when I don't want to give my name and address is fill in the form with some nonsense - like Mickey Mouse, 125 Main Street, right city and zip. By the way, NAPFA isn't just CFA's, though I can see how the name would make someone think that. |
- Posted by zone_8grandma (My Page) on Wed, May 23, 07 at 13:28
Yesterday, I re-discovered just how invaluable a good Financial Planner can be. I was looking at DH's pension estimate; there were nine different ways for him to take his pension. The options ranged from a single lump sum, to a single life annuity, to a 50% and and 100% joint and survivor annuity. Also an "immediate increasing" 50% and 100% joint annuity, plus a "immediate life annuity with 10 years certain", and a "deferred single life annuity payable at 65. Whew! Once he makes a decision, it can't be changed. Ever. He needs to get this right the first time. |
zone_8grandma, that is a great example of the value of using a Financial Planner over just a broker. My husband also has several ways to take his pension, but fortunately the State of CA pension fund (CalPERS) runs regular, intensive series of classes on all aspects of retirement planning. We've taken them for the past four years and have really found them useful, but most people working at private companies don't have this kind of resource, which is a real shame. It is so critical for people to learn to handle money, preferably sooner rather than later, and we do such a poor job of teaching it, since we...don't. |
Read jkom51's message of May 14 carefully. Tha gives a full, comprehensive and accurate description of the whole situation. Follow it and you won't go wrong. The guy who sold what used to be Dad's farm, that was in our family for 30 years and sold to his Dad 60 years ago, recently sold it ... for 2.4 million. I suggested to him a couple of ideas, about possibly arranging the deal to get a bigger tax benefit ... and his reply was that his accountant would take care of it. Accountants have some skills, and are highly trained and usually reputable, but in the accounting field ... they may not be capable financial advisors. Many are quite conservative, possibly more so than using a somehat more aggressive plan that many/a number of investors would feel comfortable with. As I've said before ... I prefer to use someone with wide training and experience, and who isn't selling (usually a limited number of) types of investment. Preferably someone who doesn't sell any investments ... just advice, that you pay for directly. Good wishes for skillful investing ... and for teaaching your kids how to manage money effectively, both income and assets ... one of the best gifts that you can give them (provided that you know what you're talking about). ole joyful |
- Posted by rileysmom17 (My Page) on Wed, May 30, 07 at 15:57
A true no-load mutual fund like Vanguard doesn't have any hidden anything. For a flat rate they will give you an investment/retirement analysis. They will consider funds held with other companies in their analysis and will suggest repositioning across your entire portfolio. I have done this twice and both times the results have been solid - I became better exposed to international investing the first time around, and substantially decreased the portfolio volatility the second time around without loss of return. My 'invest advice' costs over 12 years have been $750.00. My sister and bro-in-law have used two different advisers over the years, they are not quite sure how these guys make a living (commissions), they have been nicely positioned to take a bath (dot-com) were it not for cash-outs to fund college educations (of course this makes the planners look smart not stupid), and they have no control over tax consequences because the advisers buy and sell to chase return, thereby significantly eroding their true after-tax return. If you really really need a financial advisor to help you sleep, find one who is strictly fee-for-service and tell him in advance that you will not purchase any funds with loads (of any sort) or 12-1b costs, nor will you purchase a fund with an expense ratio > 1% unless specifically justified (like, you have a taste for gold futures or something). Also, don't let him trade on your behalf; rebalance once a year, paying him his small annual tweak-fee. None of this "percentage of assets under management" nonsense. The best way to increase return is to decrease costs. |
- Posted by zone_8grandma (My Page) on Wed, May 30, 07 at 16:45
rileysmom, If all I needed was investment advice, that's what I'd do. But we need much more than just investment advice. Vanguard won't look at our portfolio, income/outgo, and run a monte carlo simulation to try to predict whether DH can retire comfortably or not. They won't read the different pension options available to him, explain in detail to me what each option actually does and whether it's a good one for our own situation based on our financial picture AND our risk tolerance. It doens't sound like your sis & bil had a Certified Financial Planner - but rather a "investment advisor". A Certified Financial Planner cannot buy or sell anything without your specific instructions. I agree that minimizing costs is very important - but it's not the only consideration. |
Comprehensive financial planning involves a lot of issues - legal, familial, financial. If you are comfortable handling EVERY aspect of your lifestyle situation, then by all means go to a 'specialist', e.g., a broker or investment advisor for your financial affairs. There is nothing wrong with this; I do all the integrated estate planning for my DH and I. But the time I spent working in the CFP's office, as I mentioned, made a BIG difference in my understanding of the various issues that clients and their families face at various stages of their lives. However, many people are not knowledgeable or interested in integrating all their affairs in a comprehensive and wholistic manner. As has been often proven, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, as is doing things half-way but not thinking things through to their logical conclusion. And even if you are comfortable handling every aspect, is your spouse? Are each one of your children? Do they all work together well? Be honest with yourself about these questions. So many people accumulate a sizable estate, only to have the family fight over it, or waste the assets because they really don't understand the various tax/legal implications of their inheritance. There are still way too many people in this world who are less than 60 and think that having a million dollars means they are on Easy Street for the rest of their life. My MIL, for instance, thinks that if she wins the lottery for $3M, that's more than enough money for all three of us - she, my DH, and me - to take early retirement and live in comfort the rest of our lives. By the time you take Cash Value instead of Annuity Payments, that $3M is down to $1.6M. Taxes will take another 40% between Fed and State. Hmm, she's down to $960K already, and even just the dividends off that have popped her up 2 tax brackets in annual income. Nope, not a lot of money at all, in reality. This is why I insisted we find a CFP to handle her affairs. Her financial knowledge is nada/zip/non-existent. Her DH left her financially secure, but completely ignorant. And at age 79, she isn't about to learn how to handle her affairs. She is the poster child for an elderly person ready to be swindled by the first smiling, friendly, respectable-looking broker who's introduced to her by one of her 'friends', who are as sophisticated as she herself is - which is to say, not at all. For instance, do your children and spouse know how to handle an inherited IRA? Do they understand the difference between an IRA that has never been drawn down, vs one where RMDs (Required Minimum Distribution) have started? Do they understand the tax implications of selling out of mutual funds? Do they know where to go to get the cost basis? A good CFP has the fiduciary responsibility to see that your assets are passed along in the best possible manner and that your heirs have all the information they may need to make their own decisions about what to do with their inheritance. This is why only certified planners can do "financial planning". It isn't a simple "nuts and bolts" affair for everyone, although it can be for some people. But the more assets you accumulate, the more value comprehensive financial planning advice is likely to give not only you, but your heirs. If the shoe fits, you can wear it but you don't have to. However, there's no doubt that a sizable amount of $$$$ has gone to lawyers, state and the Federal governments, from estates that could have benefited from the original owners spending a relatively small percentage on their assets on quality professional advice. |
We are in the process of doing what rileysmom has done. But then I have long had an interest in mutual funds and have done well enough over the years. We just needed someone to assist us with diversification and we are comfortable going with an advisor from the mutual fund company that we have invested with for the past 30 years. For those who have no interest in attempting to manage their money, it is worth the 1% charge to a financial planner to take charge of their money and invest it for them. |
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Nikon Romania leaks the D5100
According to Nikon Rumors, the D5000's replacement is scheduled to be announced tonight.
Rumors about Nikon's follow-up to the discontinued
Nikon Rumors lists the specs as 16.2 megapixels (like D7000), 1080/30p with mic jack for new ME-1 microphone, 4fps burst, ISO up to 6400 with 102,400 "Night Vision" mode, and a standard flip-out-and-twist LCD rather than the drop-down articulated version in its predecessor. As the site says, the announcement is expected tonight, at which point I'll update with pricing, availability, and anything notable that's missing here.


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A sister for Kwan and Steve--Gilmore Girls
So I am part of a fanfiction group on Twitter and I play both the roles of Lane Kim-Van Gerbig and Zach Van Gerbig, and in the fan fic they have just adopted a baby girl, and she needs a name, keeping in mind that:
Her brother's names are Kwan and Steve,
Their last name is Van Gerbig
Lane and Zach are in a band, and want to use a more unusual name fore this daughter.
Any ideas?
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Re: A sister for Kwan and Steve--Gilmore Girls
How about Sunday?
It includes Sun, a common Korean name, and it's offbeat, cool, and it was used by Nicole Kidman.
I think the previous poster's idea of Lennon is cool, but I see that for a boy.
I remember once on Gilmore Girls Lane being really psyched about something to do with Neko Case--I think Neko fits the bill as well.
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Re: A sister for Kwan and Steve--Gilmore Girls
Originally Posted by meghan
How about, Kwan, Steve and....
a few Korean possiblities...
Hana -- means flower. Hana Lorelei is pretty.
Mi Sun -- means beauty & goodness.
Mi Young -- means eternal.
Cate or Kat -- means "pure" which is the same meaning as "Zach."
Larue -- means "the street" which is basically the same as "Lane" but cooler since it's French.
Rory -- after Lane's best friend? or maybe middle name Lorelei?
Ramona -- after one of Lane's favorite bands "The Ramones."
Bowie -- after David Bowie obviously.
Helen -- after their band "Hep Alien" which comes from an anagram of the name, Helen Pai, a producer of GG.
I think I'd definitely want to find a musical reference or connection. Since it's a fictitious name I don't think that flow with the last name is very important. Good luck!Adela, Beatrice, Berthe, Beryl, Calliope, Celeste, Cleo, Evangeline, Grete, Guinevere, Isadora, Ivanna, Leonie, Lilac, Lisette, Lucienne, Maelle, Marilla, Marisol, Mathilde, Maude, Melina, Ottoline, Paulina, Pascale, Rosalind, Sibyl, Tatiana, Xanthe, Yulia, Zara, Zinnia.
Alasdair, Alcott, Anders, Augustine, Barnaby, Benoit, Desmond, Eliot, Evander, Felix, Gilbert, Graham, Hugo, Jonah, Julian, Kyrill, Leif, Lev, Malcolm, Maxfield, Morgan, Montgomery, Orion, Orlando, Pascal, Rhys, Roman


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7 That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in [his] kindness towards us, through Christ Jesus. | 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. |
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Playing cricket on elephants is not what you'd expect from couture ads of an Italian luxury brand. But that is what the Ermenegildo Zegna Couture Spring/Summer 2009 ads go for: a taste of India.
Starring the in-demand Spanish supermodel Andrés Velencoso Segura, the ads alternate between the beautiful architecture, the fun bike rides and the prestigious social parties of India.
Andrés also stars in the Spring 2009 ads for the Zegna Sport collection.