Sentences with phrase «nearly everybody in the country»

But for those of us who were excluded from the process — nearly everybody in the country — we can't trust it.

Cold soba noodles dipping sauce, the best sushi I've ever had, a traditional tea ceremony that made me feel like an extra from the Karate Kid II, but without the sexual tension between Tamlyn Tomita and me *, bowls and bowls of ramen noodles, fuji apples sweeter than honey, snacks that look too cute to eat and a honey sponge cake that nearly everybody in the country ate for their snack time, but I had never had before.

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thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!