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Scored two tickets to Dead and Company at the Sphere in Las Vegas! General admission but I have a cane chair.

My parents bought me a Crosman 760 BB gun which was my favorite Xmas present by far. The Mattell(?) Dareplane Stunter was my favorite toy.

I bought about $120K of physical Gold and Silver bullion, junk silver and semi-numismatic coins in 2016-17, both as part of a diversified portfolio but also as part of my SHTF strategy. Other investors I respected held 5-10% of their portfolios in PM, so it seemed safe despite all the...

Sounds like a phishing scam. They can appear very convincing. Be careful and don't click on the links in the message to go to PayPal. If you need to access your account just type in the URL and login like normal. If you have a PayPal account, definitely setup two-factor authentication - SMS...

Tried it when they were a client of my company. If you gift Omaha Steaks, both you and the recipient will be bombarded with regular phone calls and direct mail to buy more overpriced food. I'd pick something else as a gift...

I was invited a few weeks ago and have about 40 transactions so far. I have gotten some nice products and I'll be interested at year-end to see how this affects our taxes. A lot of things are useful items I'm happy to have at 80+% off, but wouldn't remember to search for online. Other things...

Nice list. I've only visited St. John's which I really enjoy. Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Acadian Peninsula is another gorgeous out of the way destination in that East-of-Quebec section of the country. PEI is also very worth a short visit. You'd be amazed at what a popular destination it is...

I haven’t seen an increase on my home yet, but my friend who lives in a fire area near L.A. had his homeowners insurance leap from $8k to $23k this year and he can’t find anything cheaper. I think insurers are recouping their losses from the last few years and setting up for rapid climate change.

I really got into sport (target) shooting for the first time in retirement - not competitive, just for fun. The big adjustment for me was in dealing with my terrible eyesight. In my younger days, I used to enjoy shooting with iron sights. For some reason, most pistols still work for me with...

Given the pent-up demand for new homes, it's not surprising that builders are active in the markets on the chart. They are prime areas for real estate development in this economy. What most of them have in common is the need for skilled workers, and the availability of lots of relatively cheap...

We couldn’t gat a HELOC at Chase as a preferred customer with our 1099 rental income, but it was just before COVID hit and banks were reluctant to lend at the time. Hopefully now will be better.

We got a new cat today, a young Exotic Persian female. She's adorable, but scared and hiding somewhere in my office right now. She has no idea of how much love and affection she's about to receive...

Mt. Airy is a fun stop for an hour or two if you're in the area. It's Mayberry N.C. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a gorgeous drive with lots of scenic views, interesting detours and historic places en route. There are plenty of reasonably priced hotels along the way that are in cool, heritage...

No PGA sponsors are the State-Owned Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund. You may be missing the entire point. This is about political greenwashing, not corporate marketing dollars. On another note, I got a 64 degree wedge this week. Can't wait to try it out around the greens.

I dabbled in several new hobbies since ER - model rockets, frisbee golf, shooting, walking, mold making, hammocking, pizza, astronomy, DSLR photography, bread making, cooking - most have stuck, some I just tried for awhile. I also play keyboards in a jam band every Sunday with my friends. I...

Timing can be a real dilemma in a place like San Diego where prices just seem to keep going up. It is a very different property market than most of the rest of the US. I'm not sure there is a bad time to buy, especially if you plan to stay for awhile. In my lifetime, every dip has been...

Bought tickets to Puerto Rico today for late June. Boy, they are expensive - three times as much as I usually pay! If I didn't have to go, I'd put it off for a few months.

I think protracted stagflation is inevitable. We have had no inflation for so long thanks to cheap imports from China. That's done for now, and we're going to be paying it back over the next decade as markets and prices reach a new global equilibrium. We will lose the efficiency of cheap...

+1 on paying $0 to the agent. A real estate attorney is all you need. I've done FSBOs like that no problem.

I don't know about using your bonds for paying for the house. I'm not saying bonds are worth holding in this market, but I don't know why someone who could easily qualify for a 5% mortgage when inflation is 8.5% wouldn't borrow instead. It seems like free money. Cash may be king, but the...

I can relate to the OP's situation. I noticed I was getting emotionally worse than usual at handling problems during COVID and was much more impatient and antisocial than I wanted to be. Recently the DW and I attended a 4-week mindfulness class at our local community college and it was...

I've done the stress tests, both on the treadmill and chemical, and maybe they're better now; but my treadmill test caught a bundle branch electrical block, and totally missed the 98% physical blockage in multiple primary coronary arteries in my heart which led to a near-fatal attack a year and...

If you like Pecan Pie, this is a must-try... Jack Daniels Pecan Pie at the world-famous Rock Springs Cafe! You can even order them online (and I have). At Exit 242, North of Phoenix on I17.

If I were young, I'd probably leave for awhile if I could. I've read it's very hard to get out of Russia now, and I don't imagine Russians are getting a lot of sympathy. The cost of leaving is supposed to be immense given the Ruble exchange rate, although I'd expect most Russians hoard some...

Regarding sticking, I had the same problem with moving the pizza around and found that the recommended semolina flour would burn and taste bitter, so I looked for other alternatives. My current preference is to lay the dough and build the pie on parchment paper (that I cut to the size of the...