My father was showing me his collection of coins last night, and was telling me how he first developed an interest in collecting coins. He was telling me that his father gave him an uncirculated silver eagle that had been turned into a bolo tie and told him to keep it in a safe place because it was valuable. He showed me the tie, … Continue reading the story "Learning about the silver eagle"
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Observation
My aunt was telling me about the progress of her worker's compensation case, and was complaining that her attorney has avoided talking to her for over a year. She has called his office many times asking for a telephone appointment because his office is over an hour's drive from home, and the office keeps denying her the appointment. Well suddenly, out of the blue the … Continue reading the story "Observation"
Taking care of loved ones
Apparently Don didn't have any kind of mortgage protection or mortgage life insurance. If he did have that kind of insurance then their house would be paid off, but he didn't have it so now his widow is going to be hard pressed to make the payments. She has been a stay home wife all of their married life, and doesn't know if she's going to be able to … Continue reading the story "Taking care of loved ones"
The big bailout
I have been hearing about how no one really is happy about the terms of the big bailout plan that is going to save the big financial companies of the United States. I'm not happy that it is going to cost the taxpayers so much money, but I am happy that they have come up with a plan because ultimately it will save our economy … Continue reading the story "The big bailout"
13 million-digit prime number
I was reading on the Yahoo news website that a new Mersenne prime number has been discovered by UCLA mathematicians last month. It has 13 million digits! They discovered the number by using a network of seventy five different computers running Windows XP. (Take THAT Vista!) (I don't like Vista!)
The discovery makes them eligible for a $100,000 prize offered by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for finding … Continue reading the story "13 million-digit prime number"