Not so silly question thread

[red dog 1]

"If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?"

[Sneederbunk]

1. Did anyone ever ask this question of Henry David Thoreau?

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. Thoreau

[badhair77]

2. Rich in reference to financial wealth?

There are many other areas in which one can be rich.

[red dog 1]

7. It was in reference to financial wealth

(My mother would oftentimes ask me that question)

[hlthe2b]

3. Rebuttal: "What percentage of the rich are without conscience or ethics?" Enough said...

[Drum]

4. Maybe too smart to be rich...n/t

[Anon-C]

5. ...

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. Some years ago a friend who was rich expressed

doubts about financial advisors. She essentially said, "If he's that good, why is he still advising?" I pointed out that there might well be lot of reasons for the continued advising, and her response was more or less along her original statement. Well honestly, there may be very good reasons that financial advisors keep a low profile.

I am speaking as someone whose financial advisor is not a all flashy, and who had done me quite well for several decades now. Yes, he's a wonderful advisor and I'd recommend him to anyone.

[Totally Tunsie]

12. My long ago in-house financial advisor meeting

was an interesting experience, and I elected not to hire this particular gentleman from a well-known company. He was nice enough and seemed to know what he was talking about, but his stained tie and frayed cuffs turned me off immediately. Is this how a successful F.A. dresses? If he's not making enough with great investments so that he can afford newish clothing, is this the person in whom to entrust my savings?

"If you're so smart..." indeed!

[red dog 1]

8. When we die, does our spirit/soul live on?

[Elessar Zappa]

11. Yes, I believe it does.

I was an atheist and skeptic until one night I was reading in my bedroom and suddenly there was an apparition of a woman standing right at the foot of my bed. She was there about five seconds and then disappeared. I wasn’t asleep, I was sitting up in bed and continued to be awake the rest of the night. I still have no idea who the hell the woman was.

[red dog 1]

21. Wow!

It's no wonder you continued to be awake the rest of the night.

[MatthewHatesTrump2]

9. Why would anyone want to be a Republican these days?

[lillypaddle]

10. Okay, see if you have a good answer for me

Large baking potato = bake 1 hour at 425 degrees F
Pork loin roast = roast 1 hour at 375 degrees F

How do I get these cooked so that they will be ready at the same time? The roast will need to rest for 10 minutes in addition to the hour roasting time.

[Totally Tunsie]

13. Set your oven for 375 degrees for the roast @ 1 hour.

The potatoes to bake at this temperature will require 68 minutes. Start them with the roast, roast together for the hour, remove roast and keep potatoes in oven for 8 of the 10 mins. for the rest time.

Here's the calculation:

1 hour (60) times 425 dgs = 25,500 "degree/minutes" required for the potato.
25,500 dg/min (what is required) divided by 375 dgs (temp available) = 68 minutes.

Thus, start roasting together at 5:00 pm.
Remove roast at 6:00 pm.
Remove potatoes at 6:08 pm while pork is resting.

Hope this helps.

[lillypaddle]

14. You are a genius!

Thank you so much!

[Totally Tunsie]

15. LOL - Awww shucks!

I learned of this conversion method long ago, but rarely use it. It does come in handy when needed.

Finding the "degree/minutes" is the key, then adjust the temps.

Dinner sounds great! What time should we be there?

[lillypaddle]

17. Actually it's a late lunch

with my son and his wife and my granddaughter. They'll be here at 2:00. Also have cucumber salad with lots of tomatoes, green pepper and red onion. No other veggie, just kept it simple.

C'mon over! Thanks again.

[Totally Tunsie]

18. Sounds lovely!

Enjoy your lunch and afternoon with your family.

[lillypaddle]

19. The timing was perfect

It may seem a small thing, but I struggle with timing when I cook, especially as I've gotten older, so I have your formula saved for other days. Thanks again.

[Totally Tunsie]

22. Happy to hear that worked well for you.

May you have many lovely family dinners in your future...

[Brother Buzz]

16. We're all rich if we believe we are - Hunter Pence

[red dog 1]

20. Why does it take 4 to 5 minutes to heat up frozen french fries in a microwave?

(A hot dog is fully cooked in 45 to 50 seconds)