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Don’t get me started. Leaf blowers drive me crazy. I have a hearing condition that makes sounds seem louder and leaf blowers in particular. The professional blowers love to goose the throttle. Our neighbor has a gardener who starts at 0730 in the s…
Hey!!!
Speaking as one of those polloi types I hereby make a motion to eject your pompous ass from our beloved brotherhood.
I may possibly reconsider if you make it into the top 1% bracket and (quietly) send me a suitable substantial gratuity.
...O…
Charlie Munger is on the other side of the fence now. But he and I can still see each other and gloat. Crypto is feces. People can make or lose money with it; no matter which, it is a fantasy asset with no value, other than what speculators want to …
I'm indignant, just reading that, @larryB. Think of all of the off-ramps that this country did NOT use in order to be rid of Orange Trumpy. And look at where we are now, and all the harm he's done. My blood sizzles.
Affordability, much?
Compare Ireland's system, which just might be among the worst in the EU. Still, it's damn good when put up against the three cases you specify!
https://wise.com/us/blog/healthcare-system-in-ireland
Links to several Epstein emails are posted below.
I'm very interested to learn about the information included in the Epstein materials held by the FBI.
Hopefully, it will see the light of day...
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"Snow Falling On Cedars." From the Screenplay:
NELS
Perhaps I have some idea.
Ishmael looks at him.
NELS
Could it have anything to do with the way
you look at her?
Pause.
ISHMAEL
Hooks called her a liar. I knew she
wasn't.
NELS
It t…
Ya, in very rare cases, the leopard CAN change his/her spots.
The crudeness of the juvenile Trump vocabulary no longer surprises me, but it's a damn shame that the President of the United States sounds like a spoiled, ranting child. Yes, I'm guilty…
What I found depressing about the Times article is the fact that the previous administration, using conventional means, instituted a requirement for the wealthy that the current administration, using crooked means, can ignore be telling the IRS not …
You are wonderful people--- all concerned. Computer ANYTHING is beyond ME. But I could certainly contribute, and hope that others might likewise be willing. Thanks for the update!
Delivered food? Never. Many years ago, I recall getting into Louisville (Galt House, downtown) way too late in the evening. I had to walk over the Ohio River Bridge in the freezing cold just to get some munchies. Everything was already closed in the…
@Crash, there is QLAC from T-IRAs. There are no RMDs on the amount used for QLAC, but there are limitations on the total amount.
Also, from taxable accounts, there are CRATs - Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts. You get some tax deduction upfront,…
Have you attempted to ease the RMDs with backdoor Roth conversions?
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Backdoor Roth is only for $7K / $8k new contributions in 2025, $7.5K / $8.6K in 2026. That too requires clean T-IRA (i.e. without deductible/pretax contributio…
Delicious. Mention of Taj Mahal reminds me that he had spent a great deal of time in my hometown, years ago: Springfield, MA. A great place to be FROM, these days. Crime Toilet, currently.
Statesboro Blues
Great version of Statesboro Blues!
I wasn'…
EPSTEIN. there. We're back on topic. Larry Summers is connected to that bucket of sludge? Jayzuz. Yes, I've seen that L.S. "deeply regrets" his dealings with J.E. ...Nevertheless. ...
Surely. There's always some pretext and distraction. He/they are all utterly shameless. The Emperor has no clothes on, and the regime's sycophants keep complimenting him. His ego needs constant stroking. How many times have we seen the CABINET Meeti…
Delicious. Mention of Taj Mahal reminds me that he had spent a great deal of time in my hometown, years ago: Springfield, MA. A great place to be FROM, these days. Crime Toilet, currently.
Statesboro Blues:
RMDs, I'm sure you intended. Those are gonna hurt, but the $$$ can be reinvested in taxable. 2 more years to age 73. Born in '54. No escaping it. Death, taxes, winter. Well, not much winter here. Sometimes, however....
Yes, of whatever Party, the uber-wealthy look out for their vested interests. But even someone like myself who is as far from wealthy as can be, owns UNITS (not shares) in a MLP. The dividends are not taxable. Why? They are treated as Return of Capi…
Just 8 more bricks in the Wall. Can't take a breath without hearing about another instance. Can't swing a dead cat without running into yet another pile of corrupt slime gushing from out of this Orange felonious regime. It's not any sort of administ…
Glad to see his name again.
Global Balanced, on my own watchlist: GAL. A fund of funds.
https://www.barrons.com/market-data/funds/gal?mod=searchresults_companyquotes&mod=searchbar&search_keywords=GAL&search_statement_type=suggested
EPSTEIN. There, I said it again. Orange Flatulence. One more word: Giuffre. Enough for now. He and his criminal tong need to go straight to f*****g JAIL.
14 Nov '25:
Can't talk for several days, but I can type.
Scarlet Fu seems to have taken over as full-time host. It pleases me.
So, Data drought due to shutdown. ORK! The data we have is stale, some private (vs. gummint) data is being published. Can…
