Post by: CigarBanter on February 13, 2025, 12:58:32 AM
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 06:42:39 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 06:42:53 AM
Morning, boyos.Happy Valentine's Eve!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 06:44:51 AM
4-day weekend coming up for the younger two. Must be nice.I have a 4-day weekend myself because I took tomorrow off to go get my license. My younger two also get Tuesday off, so they have a 5-day weekend.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 07:19:03 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 07:20:33 AM
Sheesh!4-day weekend coming up for the younger two. Must be nice.I have a 4-day weekend myself because I took tomorrow off to go get my license. My younger two also get Tuesday off, so they have a 5-day weekend.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 07:21:10 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 07:22:36 AM
The good news is that they were wrong about the additional snowfall. No shoveling for me today.That's a win. No snow here either for now, but more is on the way, along with some chilly temps. Will this fucking winter never relent?
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 07:23:06 AM
We'll be doing Taco Thursday for dinner. That's the easiest way to go since my son is having a bunch of kids over.That doesn't sound too bad. Beer cheese soup is on the docket for us tonight.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 07:23:16 AM
Don't be a hater.Sheesh!4-day weekend coming up for the younger two. Must be nice.I have a 4-day weekend myself because I took tomorrow off to go get my license. My younger two also get Tuesday off, so they have a 5-day weekend.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 07:26:03 AM
I do love that. My wife is a big fan too. I haven't made it in years.We'll be doing Taco Thursday for dinner. That's the easiest way to go since my son is having a bunch of kids over.That doesn't sound too bad. Beer cheese soup is on the docket for us tonight.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 07:28:13 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 07:28:29 AM
Don't tell me how to live my life. :DDon't be a hater.Sheesh!4-day weekend coming up for the younger two. Must be nice.I have a 4-day weekend myself because I took tomorrow off to go get my license. My younger two also get Tuesday off, so they have a 5-day weekend.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 07:29:03 AM
It's quite good.I do love that. My wife is a big fan too. I haven't made it in years.We'll be doing Taco Thursday for dinner. That's the easiest way to go since my son is having a bunch of kids over.That doesn't sound too bad. Beer cheese soup is on the docket for us tonight.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 07:47:21 AM
Best I can do is a half day tomorrow, because the younger 2 have doctor appts.Don't tell me how to live my life. :DDon't be a hater.Sheesh!4-day weekend coming up for the younger two. Must be nice.I have a 4-day weekend myself because I took tomorrow off to go get my license. My younger two also get Tuesday off, so they have a 5-day weekend.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 08:20:55 AM
Bill Nye has called the World Series for the Guardians, so everyone else should just go ahead and give up now.That's one way they'd win it, but I don't think the Dodgers are gonna just throw in the towel. You might just have to see what the next 162 games bring you.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 08:33:20 AM
There seems to be a lot of optimism in town for the coming year. That almost certainly means trouble ahead.Bill Nye has called the World Series for the Guardians, so everyone else should just go ahead and give up now.That's one way they'd win it, but I don't think the Dodgers are gonna just throw in the towel. You might just have to see what the next 162 games bring you.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 08:36:30 AM
I think it will be an exciting season for the MLB, as a whole.There seems to be a lot of optimism in town for the coming year. That almost certainly means trouble ahead.Bill Nye has called the World Series for the Guardians, so everyone else should just go ahead and give up now.That's one way they'd win it, but I don't think the Dodgers are gonna just throw in the towel. You might just have to see what the next 162 games bring you.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 08:52:33 AM
You're probably right. Don't know that we'll see much of it here, though. Guardians games on TV are still in flux. I think they're trying to work something out with the MLB, but even if they do, it'll probably be a subscription-type service.I think it will be an exciting season for the MLB, as a whole.There seems to be a lot of optimism in town for the coming year. That almost certainly means trouble ahead.Bill Nye has called the World Series for the Guardians, so everyone else should just go ahead and give up now.That's one way they'd win it, but I don't think the Dodgers are gonna just throw in the towel. You might just have to see what the next 162 games bring you.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 09:28:46 AM
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Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 09:38:10 AM
Bah Humbug!Morning, boyos.Happy Valentine's Eve!
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 09:39:21 AM
Why? Are they reducing the number of games by half?I think it will be an exciting season for the MLB, as a whole.There seems to be a lot of optimism in town for the coming year. That almost certainly means trouble ahead.Bill Nye has called the World Series for the Guardians, so everyone else should just go ahead and give up now.That's one way they'd win it, but I don't think the Dodgers are gonna just throw in the towel. You might just have to see what the next 162 games bring you.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 09:42:09 AM
Who's going to drive you there?4-day weekend coming up for the younger two. Must be nice.I have a 4-day weekend myself because I took tomorrow off to go get my license. My younger two also get Tuesday off, so they have a 5-day weekend.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 09:43:19 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 09:47:35 AM
with 321 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
On this date in history:
In 1668, Portugal was recognized as an independent nation by Spain.
In 1861, the first Medal of Honor was awarded. It went to Col. Bernard Irwin, an assistant surgeon serving in the first major U.S. Army-Apache conflict.
In 1923, the New York Renaissance, the first all-Black professional basketball team, was established. The Rens were a dominant team in the 1920s and 1930s before disbanding in 1949 upon the formation of the racially integrated National Basketball Association.
In 1935, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted of America's most colossal crime, and a jury determined that he would forfeit his life in the electric chair for the murder of baby Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.
In 1945, thousands of Allied planes started bombing the German city of Dresden in World War II. The attack caused a firestorm that destroyed the city over a three-day period. Reports of the death toll varied widely over the years, with many researchers eventually estimating it was in the 25,000 range.
In 1960, France tested its first atomic weapon, making it the fourth nuclear power.
In 1974, the Soviet Union expelled dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
In 1983, a blaze engulfed a crowded movie theater in Turin, Italy, killing 74 people, many of them teenagers trampled to death in a panic-stricken race to the exits.
In 1984, Konstantin Chernenko succeeded the late Yuri Andropov as Soviet leader.
In 2001, more than 400 people were killed in an earthquake in El Salvador.
In 2006, a U.N. report accused the United States of violating prisoners' rights at its military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
In 2017, national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned for misleading Vice President Mike Pence about discussions he had with Russia's ambassador. The retired general held the position for 24 days.
In 2021, a weather event unofficially known as Winter Storm Uri formed off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The storm brought days of snow and frigid temperatures to much of the South, plunging Texas into a two-week power crisis and killing at least 246 people.
In 2023, a mass shooting at Michigan State University left three students dead and injured five others. The gunman, Anthony Dwayne McRae, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a confrontation with police.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 09:52:04 AM
Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include:
Pope Alexander VII in 1599;
U.S. first lady Bess Truman in 1885;
artist Grant Wood in 1891;
Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson in 1892;
World Golf Hall of Fame member Patty Berg in 1918;
musician "Tennessee" Ernie Ford in 1919;
pilot Chuck Yeager in 1923;
actor Kim Novak in 1933 (age 92);
Cameroonian President Paul Biya in 1933 (age 92);
actor George Segal in 1934;
musician/actor Peter Tork (Monkees) in 1942;
actor Carol Lynley in 1942;
TV personality Jerry Springer in 1944 (age 81);
actor Stockard Channing in 1944 (age 81);
Basketball Hall of Fame member Mike Krzyzewski in 1947 (age 78);
musician Peter Gabriel (Genesis) in 1950 (age 75);
actor David Naughton in 1951 (age 74);
musician Peter Hook (New Order/Joy Division) in 1956 (age 69);
fitness professional Denise Austin in 1957 (age 68);
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in 1958 (age 67);
musician Henry Rollins (Black Flag) in 1961 (age 64);
actor Neal McDonough in 1966 (age 59);
musician Freedom Williams (C+C Music Factory) in 1968 (age 57);
actor Kelly Hu in 1968 (age 57);
musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) in 1972 (age 53);
musician Scott Thomas (Parmalee) in 1973 (age 52);
musician Robbie Williams (Take That) in 1974 (age 51);
musician Feist (Broken Social Scene) in 1976 (age 49);
actor Mena Suvari in 1979 (age 46);
actor Sophia Lillis in 2002 (age 23).
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 09:54:03 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 09:59:51 AM
The Mrs took the day off.Who's going to drive you there?4-day weekend coming up for the younger two. Must be nice.I have a 4-day weekend myself because I took tomorrow off to go get my license. My younger two also get Tuesday off, so they have a 5-day weekend.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 10:00:31 AM
I think they should double them.Why? Are they reducing the number of games by half?I think it will be an exciting season for the MLB, as a whole.There seems to be a lot of optimism in town for the coming year. That almost certainly means trouble ahead.Bill Nye has called the World Series for the Guardians, so everyone else should just go ahead and give up now.That's one way they'd win it, but I don't think the Dodgers are gonna just throw in the towel. You might just have to see what the next 162 games bring you.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 10:09:11 AM
Today's Birthdays
Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include:
Pope Alexander VII in 1599;
U.S. first lady Bess Truman in 1885;
artist Grant Wood in 1891;
Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson in 1892;
World Golf Hall of Fame member Patty Berg in 1918;
musician "Tennessee" Ernie Ford in 1919;
pilot Chuck Yeager in 1923;
actor Kim Novak in 1933 (age 92);
Cameroonian President Paul Biya in 1933 (age 92);
actor George Segal in 1934;
musician/actor Peter Tork (Monkees) in 1942;
actor Carol Lynley in 1942;
TV personality Jerry Springer in 1944 (age 81);
actor Stockard Channing in 1944 (age 81);
Basketball Hall of Fame member Mike Krzyzewski in 1947 (age 78);
musician Peter Gabriel (Genesis) in 1950 (age 75);
actor David Naughton in 1951 (age 74);
musician Peter Hook (New Order/Joy Division) in 1956 (age 69);
fitness professional Denise Austin in 1957 (age 68);
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in 1958 (age 67);
musician Henry Rollins (Black Flag) in 1961 (age 64);
actor Neal McDonough in 1966 (age 59);
musician Freedom Williams (C+C Music Factory) in 1968 (age 57);
actor Kelly Hu in 1968 (age 57);
musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) in 1972 (age 53);
musician Scott Thomas (Parmalee) in 1973 (age 52);
musician Robbie Williams (Take That) in 1974 (age 51);
musician Feist (Broken Social Scene) in 1976 (age 49);
actor Mena Suvari in 1979 (age 46);
actor Sophia Lillis in 2002 (age 23).
Today's Over/Under is 11Six.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 10:37:35 AM
LALTSWhy? Are they reducing the number of games by half?I think it will be an exciting season for the MLB, as a whole.There seems to be a lot of optimism in town for the coming year. That almost certainly means trouble ahead.Bill Nye has called the World Series for the Guardians, so everyone else should just go ahead and give up now.That's one way they'd win it, but I don't think the Dodgers are gonna just throw in the towel. You might just have to see what the next 162 games bring you.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 10:39:54 AM
Today's Over/Under is 116
Post by: razgueado on February 13, 2025, 11:28:54 AM
Post by: razgueado on February 13, 2025, 11:33:46 AM
Today's BirthdaysFifteen. And some names.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include:
Pope Alexander VII in 1599;
U.S. first lady Bess Truman in 1885;
artist Grant Wood in 1891;
Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson in 1892;
World Golf Hall of Fame member Patty Berg in 1918;
musician "Tennessee" Ernie Ford in 1919;
pilot Chuck Yeager in 1923;
actor Kim Novak in 1933 (age 92);
Cameroonian President Paul Biya in 1933 (age 92);
actor George Segal in 1934;
musician/actor Peter Tork (Monkees) in 1942;
actor Carol Lynley in 1942;
TV personality Jerry Springer in 1944 (age 81);
actor Stockard Channing in 1944 (age 81);
Basketball Hall of Fame member Mike Krzyzewski in 1947 (age 78);
musician Peter Gabriel (Genesis) in 1950 (age 75);
actor David Naughton in 1951 (age 74);
musician Peter Hook (New Order/Joy Division) in 1956 (age 69);
fitness professional Denise Austin in 1957 (age 68);
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in 1958 (age 67);
musician Henry Rollins (Black Flag) in 1961 (age 64);
actor Neal McDonough in 1966 (age 59);
musician Freedom Williams (C+C Music Factory) in 1968 (age 57);
actor Kelly Hu in 1968 (age 57);
musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) in 1972 (age 53);
musician Scott Thomas (Parmalee) in 1973 (age 52);
musician Robbie Williams (Take That) in 1974 (age 51);
musician Feist (Broken Social Scene) in 1976 (age 49);
actor Mena Suvari in 1979 (age 46);
actor Sophia Lillis in 2002 (age 23).
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 11:41:07 AM
Morning, muchachos.Morning, Page3Raz.
Post by: razgueado on February 13, 2025, 11:42:51 AM
Morning, Dave.Morning, muchachos.Morning, Page3Raz.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 12:16:55 PM
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 12:17:20 PM
Morning, muchachos.Howdy, Bret.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 12:27:34 PM
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Post by: razgueado on February 13, 2025, 12:57:41 PM
Morning, T.Morning, muchachos.Howdy, Bret.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 01:07:46 PM
Cruella DeVile and Brain Worm both got approved. Clown car just about full.Anyone who wants an update covid vaccine better get one soon.
Post by: razgueado on February 13, 2025, 01:09:02 PM
with...Dear God, Carol Lynley was a beautiful woman.
Post by: razgueado on February 13, 2025, 01:12:03 PM
So was Kim Novak, before she started with the bad plastic surgery.with...Dear God, Carol Lynley was a beautiful woman.
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Post by: razgueado on February 13, 2025, 01:41:39 PM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 01:46:00 PM
Speaking of upcoming health crises, they've identified possible bird flu infections at our corporate headquarters. Guess I won't be going into the office any time soon.Cruella DeVile and Brain Worm both got approved. Clown car just about full.Anyone who wants an update covid vaccine better get one soon.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 01:46:38 PM
Don't get me wrong, I love the stock market. But I swear sometimes I think someone needs to get it high and tell it to chill the f**k out. It's like a toddler that can't sit still. Tariffs? Inflation? Down half a point. Two days later, nothing's changed, we're back up a half-point. Collectively, investors have the attention span of a horny gnat.Great idea. The stock price on Doritos will soar.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 02:44:46 PM
with...Dear God, Carol Lynley was a beautiful woman.
100% Didn't know the name, but I had to look her up. I saw the Poseidon Adventure years ago, but don't remember her in it. What's wrong with me that I only remember Shelley Winters and Ernest Borgnine? Upon further review, seems like a pretty incredible cast. I'm thinking about watching it again.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 03:07:27 PM
Don't get me wrong, I love the stock market. But I swear sometimes I think someone needs to get it high and tell it to chill the f**k out. It's like a toddler that can't sit still. Tariffs? Inflation? Down half a point. Two days later, nothing's changed, we're back up a half-point. Collectively, investors have the attention span of a horny gnat.The only thing screwier than the market are these business shows that act as if they know why the market behaves as it does. Market is down a bunch on a given day and "they" say it's because of X. Next day it bounces back and more and they say it's also because of X. So which is it.
Besides, if they were any good at the market, they would be sitting home or on the beach or on their yacht sipping an adult beverage instead of yammering on on a TV show.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 03:27:46 PM
Or just stock up on Ivermectin and Hydroxyquinoline.Cruella DeVile and Brain Worm both got approved. Clown car just about full.Anyone who wants an update covid vaccine better get one soon.
....and bleach
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 03:36:49 PM
Puzzle #613
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 03:37:08 PM
Strands #347
“It's in the cards”
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 03:39:53 PM
Puzzle #143
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Post by: razgueado on February 13, 2025, 05:10:56 PM
There's a market for information, because everybody wants to believe they can crack the code and win big. And sometimes people get lucky and score, and that makes them believe the information helped, when in fact they got lucky. But even Warren Buffett, arguably the greatest investor of all time, has made some really big blunders.Don't get me wrong, I love the stock market. But I swear sometimes I think someone needs to get it high and tell it to chill the f**k out. It's like a toddler that can't sit still. Tariffs? Inflation? Down half a point. Two days later, nothing's changed, we're back up a half-point. Collectively, investors have the attention span of a horny gnat.The only thing screwier than the market are these business shows that act as if they know why the market behaves as it does. Market is down a bunch on a given day and "they" say it's because of X. Next day it bounces back and more and they say it's also because of X. So which is it.
Besides, if they were any good at the market, they would be sitting home or on the beach or on their yacht sipping an adult beverage instead of yammering on on a TV show.
I've been guilty myself of attempting to mimic Buffett. But as he points out, it's not really possible for the retail investor. He buys entire companies. His best advice for the vast majority of investors is an S&P Index fund. "Nobody," he says, "beats the S&P 500 over 20 years."
Most of my advisors are skeptical of, even horrified by, the aggressiveness of my various portfolios at my age. But I keep pointing out that my state retirement plan is very conservative, and with my pension and Social Security I'll be able to retire on that alone, and if necessary I'll unload the house and downsize. So I'm being very aggressive with everything else, because I'm enough ahead that I can handle a 20%-30% correction without being in trouble. The COVID bear markets nearly wiped out my returns since 2017. I just shrugged and stayed with it, didn't adjust a thing, and it all came roaring back. That taught me a big lesson.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 08:08:00 PM
Connections: Sports Edition
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Connections: Sports Edition
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Post by: Oyam18 on February 13, 2025, 08:35:00 PM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 08:49:52 PM
That's all that matters in the end.Connections: Sports Edition
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 13, 2025, 09:09:01 PM
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 13, 2025, 09:15:51 PM
I like doing the Mini Crossword PuzzleI do It daily.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 10:53:05 PM
Connections
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Post by: Travellin Dave on February 13, 2025, 10:56:06 PM
Connections: Sports Edition
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 14, 2025, 12:00:58 AM
Strands #347
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