Archive for June, 2008

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have set a wedding date, and to hear the talk show host tell it, the ceremony is going to be a doozy. DeGeneres, who won her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for talk show host Friday night, told reporters backstage at the Kodak Theatre that she and de Rossi are [...]

Going Green

Posted: 21st June 2008 by donwill in Politics
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For all of us interested in using some form of “green” technology to lessen our carbon footprint on planet Earth, this is a very interesting site. It depicts green technology from the present and the not too distant future. Speaking as one of the “boomers”, I hope we’re around long enough to at least see [...]

8 Reasons Why You Should Not Expect an Inheritance

Posted: 21st June 2008 by donwill in Retirement
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You’ve probably heard about the bumper sticker, even if you haven’t seen it. It’s the one on Cadillacs in Florida and Lexuses in Arizona that says “I’m spending my children’s inheritance.” Some transfers of wealth are made while the parents are alive, leaving little to pass down after death. We’ve laughed at that for years. [...]

LONDON – Joan Rivers’ salty tongue got her booted from a British daytime talk show in the middle of its live broadcast. Rivers used two expletives while talking about Russell Crowe as a guest host on the live gab-fest “Loose Women.” She was asked to leave during a commercial break. The 75-year old comedian said [...]