Recent content by steelyman

Nice job. Much better than the intermediate fix following the demise of Tapatalk. All I had to do was update the “launch” address in my password manager and poke around for a few days.

Retirement portfolio 2023 return 18.52% vs benchmark VTHRX (Vanguard Target 2030) 15.99%. Stock/bond allocation follows VTHRX (63/37). 2023 WR (withdrawal rate) 3.19%.

I started to reply to this a while ago but the loss of the Tapatalk app made it difficult. The gist of my reply is that I received and have been using the Ultrahuman Ring Air for a couple of months. Overall, I’m happy with it for sleep tracking (I continue to use the Fitbit Charge 5). However...

I watched the first two episodes of “Archie” on Britbox. I’m a big fan of Cary Grant and was curious to see how well he was portrayed (I think it’s an impossible task to “be” Grant). I was impressed by the actor, thought he did well with the distinctive accent and ALMOST got the look. Overall...

I’ll make my first-ever sale of I Bonds in January. Proceeds will be reinvested in new ones at a better fixed rate than 0%. The tax on interest is fine with me. How exciting!

It’s always fun and interesting for me to hear/see “new” Beatles music but in the end I always go back to the original catalog. A great, great band, timeless music.

Maybe a rain delay? That worked in ‘16.

It’s enough to make me swap an older 0.0% issue in January ‘24.

I’ve always assumed the Astro thing was due to the space program, which is fine. But Colt .45’s works too because it’s Texas (as does Rangers). Good thing there was never a Chicago Gangsters (to my knowledge)!

I have no idea how/why I remembered that name. Didn’t look it up. Maybe it was Ken Burns’ Baseball.

Colt 45’s?

It’s fun for fans whose team is out of it to see good series! Baseball in general is just a good fun game.

The main thing I like about the Fitbit (Charge 5) is its sleep tracking. I’ve been reading about the Ultrahuman Ring AIR which appears to be a competitor to products like Oura. I may try it out side by side with the Fitbit.

The news is even worse. I’m a Red Sox fan too (Bostonian for a few years). Finally 2004 and 2016 did happen, though.

I noticed a recent PBS Frontline episode, “The Astros Edge” that might be interesting to baseball fans in general. While I was aware of the scandal a few years back, I wasn’t clear on just what it was they were doing (the garbage can banging and all that - the episode includes audio analysis)...