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I'm not a huge sports fan, being mostly into baseball and boxing. But when I was a kid I did a little boxing and it was during the era of the Middleweight Kings. Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas "Hitman" Hearns, Roberto "No Mas" Duran and my favorite, Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Marvin died yesterday at...

Anyone watching ? https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/?lang=en With it being in Japan I definitely won't be watching any games live. I did catch half of the Scotland/Ireland game today. The Scots were well outclassed I thought. Canada have zero chance in Pool B. Effectively a pool of death...

This one is for the history buffs. Suck it up, everybody: Here are nine years infinitely worse than 2018 https://nationalpost.com/news/suck-it-up-everybody-here-are-nine-years-infinitely-worse-than-2018 In the lead-up to New Year’s Day, it has become very trendy of late to claim that the...

Pretty decent article for the most part. Some usual scaremongering from financial advisors but it paints the actual FIREers in a sensible and sympathetic light. BBC - Capital - FIRE: The movement to live frugally and retire decades early

Due to overwhelming demand (ahem,;D) I am starting an archery thread. ==== Just moved to a new property with a couple acres of land. In the spirit of increasing my hobbies and interests prior to full ER (which seems about 3 years away now. Whether I like it or not) I purchased a takedown...

It has been brought to my attention that the default in the software is not to get notified when someone "thanks" you. Is that correct ? If so, could that be changed ? People have left me some nice, funny and insightful comments over the last two years and I was never notified about them...

I found this story fascinating. The 4% rule might not serve the Tyler family very well given their longevity risk..... :angel: How two of President John Tyler's grandsons are still alive, 174 years later...

RIP to whom many consider one of the greatest living Canadians. Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie dies at 53 Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie dies at 53 | Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News People outside the country are often surprised to find out how huge of a band The Tragically...

We just celebrated 7 years without a voice landline but still have dry loop service for our DSL ($5/mo.) As a stockholder in a large telecom company, curious to see what other people are doing.

Born: September 6, 1928, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Died: April 24, 2017, South Berwick, Maine, United States We were obligated to read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance in high school. I know many people here on this forum are huge fans of the book. It did not grab me at...

There has been a lot of talk lately, as there often is at this time of year, about rates of return. It is often pointed out that a single yearly return is of little importance in the long run and that it is the the long term return which matters. Considering that we all should be concerned...

There as an interesting piece in last weeks Economist about Vanguard. Index we trust The Economist - World News, Politics, Economics, Business & Finance ... p-index-we Mostly a general synopsis of its history and structure but some of the statistics about its current inflows and clout were...

Wow.. quite the shocker. Former CNN anchor Miles O'Brien has arm amputated after accident - CNN.com A reminder to us all that your life and your health can turn unexpectedly and on a dime. It's a lesson I've learned repeatedly, recently and painfully.

It's a shame when the musicians you grew up with start to die off... and I always thought if anyone in the Pogues would drop early, it was Shane... The Pogues- Thousands Are Sailing - YouTube the pogues - lorelei - YouTube

A calculator on the BBC site which claims to be able to tell which of the "new" seven economic classes you would belong to in the UK. BBC News - The Great British class calculator: What class are you? It seems of lesser value or relevance to those of us living in North America but for a fun...

Saw this in another forum, didn't see it mentioned here. Are You a Stock or a Bond?: Identify Your Own Human Capital for a Secure Financial Future, Updated and Revised: Moshe A. Milevsky Ph.D.: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

A quite interesting article about older Boomers moving into the retirement villages in Florida because the real estate is still incredibly depressed... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/us/at-florida-condos-too-young-to-retire-but-not-to-grab-a-deal.html?src=me&ref=general I was sure I was...

One ham dinner with all the trimmings down the hatch yesterday. #2 coming in an hour or two. Then it is pumpkin pie until I fall asleep. Lol Low carb be damned. Lol. Nice afternoon ride to view some leaves today. Great weather. Happy Thanksgiving to all Canadians wherever you find yourself...

Had a fun LBYM moment last night and thought: hmmm... I wonder if anyone else enjoys this ? We (the DW and I) live a sort of low carby/paleo-y/meat lovery lifestyle and try to find ways to keep the food budget low (not easy, she's a foodie). Anyway, one of things we do is buy bone-in or whole...

A nice little article explaining the current situation regarding how ebooks are distributed through the public library system and what changes might be coming.. Libraries and e-books: Literary labours lent | The Economist

Just had this interesting article/bulletin sent to me by Revenue Canada, for being one of their favorite suckers (oops.. I mean treasured small business employer) Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance Explained – Canada’s international social security agreements It describes the...

Amongst the austerity measures the Spanish announced today, ramping up their VAT (consumption tax) was the one that caught my eye. Having ramped it up to 21% (!!!) now in Spain though, I am not sure it is going to have the intended consequences they anticipate. I personally am a fan of...

Going on a semi-holiday next week to a cottage. I want to read some Christopher Hitchens but don't know where to start. Can anyone recommend ? I was thinking either Arguably: Essays or God is Not Great as our local library has both.

We had one of our agents from the UK visit the office today. Talk turned to interest rates and whatnot. After she left, I got curious. Here are the 5 yr interest rates on offer for term deposits (or equivalent jargon) by MAJOR banks in the US/Canada/UK/AU/NZ. US- 1.11%(BOA) CDN- 2.40%...

Once again, I love people who are characters. This fellow is crossing Canada on horseback.... dressed as a knight. Knight Vincent Gabriel Kirouac heart makes a (slow) journey across Canada | Photos | National Post His website (mostly en Francais) but with good pics Home - Chevalier Autour du...