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@hank- When we were working we didn't watch all that much TV, and now we would like to look at some of the better TV series that were broadcast years ago. Would appreciate any suggestions you might have as to where that type of content might be foun…
Yes, I have no doubt that all (or certainly most) of that is accurate. But here's the thing: the result of all of that background is the US as it exists today. And, as it will exist tomorrow, because there is no political force in this country that …
"Cool!" (in the informal "groovy!" context) seems to be the one word which I can recall being used when I was a teenager and which has survived to this day in general and universal usage. Usually when a word used by the younger is adopted by the old…
"Why are those of us intelligent and caring enough to be vaccinated wearing masks in public to mostly protect an antagonistic minority who refuse to follow the medical advice and get vaccinated?"
@hank: Quite simply, because even with the three vac…
Concerning Amazon Prime programming, they do have some decent stuff for "free"... "free" meaning included in the Amazon Prime setup. However some of that "free" programming is very ephemeral... here today, gone tomorrow.
For example, I happen to li…
I share your opinion of Netflix. Years ago when they started my wife subscribed to the DVD rental setup, and the depth and variety of programming was truly remarkable. She stopped subscribing some years back, and I hadn't thought much about them in …
@MikeM- like you, I view all of our financial accounts through Schwab because it's easier to see everything together on one site. There is one institution though- JP Morgan bank accounts, that seems to need "reauthorization" every so often, presumab…
@PopTart, @The Shadow, @Baseball Fan, @Sven-
Thanks to all for your interest in this, and taking the time to keep me in the loop. The CNBC article is really a very thorough overview of ASML. I first heard about ASML about a year ago in a similar ar…
@WABAC said-
"We never borrowed money for anything but the house. And never took out anything but enough equity for a new roof. Simple stuff. But not easy."
Yes sir... exactly the same on this end. If we wanted something, we waited until we had save…
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Well, from here it seems to me that these various smaller political entities are making rational decisions based upon their needs and resources. True, there are some political shots being taken along the way, but that's pretty normal and unexception…
Here's an interesting and perhaps unprecedented factor that's helping to drive inflation- huge increases in warehousing costs.
"In a matter of a year, warehousing rents in some markets have doubled. Brand-new buildings that would normally sit vacan…
Once again FD can't resist telling us how great he is and how he never has lost a dime regardless of the market situation. Perhaps he feels a need to remind us of his prowess from time to time, in case we may have forgotten his amazing record.
From my experiences with the office staff in doctor's offices I wouldn't be at all surprised if the doctor actually had no knowledge of the various machinations regarding his compensation. Sometimes the communication between doctors and their office…
@BenWP- Yes sir, that's what I'm thinking also. I'm not worried about the current swings. If it should happen to drop below my $700/710 entry point I'll just buy a bit more.
@TheShadow- Yes, I also caught that article. That's the main thing that I like re ASML- a very wide moat, plus increasing demand for high-end photolithography equipment. Because of the very high current valuation of ASML I'm thinking that there may …
@rono- Well, for sure I'm in their corner, but it's gonna be pretty rough. The odds are that Deere is having the same sorts of supply problems as almost every other manufacturer, so the company might actually feel that a production halt at this time…
They may be discontinuing public use of the technology until the heat lowers a bit but does anyone actually believe that their accumulated data will be destroyed? Sure.
