DIY Heaven?

Last week our laptop screen started doing weirdish wild things.  My sweetie pie did a little online research into what might be causing the problem.  He decided that the ribbon wire that runs through the hinge was the problem so he ordered one and printed up instructions on how to dismantle a laptop in your own living room.  The wire arrived this afternoon, so this evening while I sorted pinto beans to avoid watching, he and Dominic went where most men would never choose to go.  Here are a few pics along with an approximation of the ensuing conversation. (I'll keep it G-rated)

Savings Accounts and High Stakes Gambling

"A penny saved is a penny earned," right?  Isn't that what they always say?  And accordingly, the crustimony proseedcake (customary procedure for all of you non-Pooh readers) for people of my age bracket is to have savings in a number of formats.  There is the simple savings account, of course, but there are many others as well.  There are IRAs, 401Ks, stock portfolios, insurance policies and surely many others that I don't even know about.  In our society, people feel like they are flapping in the breeze if they do not have a diversified portfolio.  Well, I have a diversified portfolio of my own, but it does not involve a single of the formats mentioned above.  What I have is this: