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note to self: cancel my magic show gigs at the kids' birthday parties in the Pallisades -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 30, 08:12
RIP John Ashton, who played Detective Taggart in Beverly Hills Cop -- (link) - con_carne Sep 30, 08:08
competing Titanic deck chair manufacturers agree to merge -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 30, 08:04
New Nosferatu Trailer -- (link) - budice Sep 30, 08:02 [youtube] 1
- awesome. -- nm - mud Sep 30, 08:10
Heart monitor results: Normal. - David Sep 30, 07:58 12
- Super good news. I can't imagine the waiting. It's the hardest part, they say. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 30, 08:24
- Fantastic. -- nm - pmb Sep 30, 08:21
- excellent Monday news! -- nm - oblique Sep 30, 08:18
- Nice! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 30, 08:16
- 👍👍 -- nm - mud Sep 30, 08:10
- excellent - so you have unexplained angina? -- nm - Pippy aka Couch Therapist Sep 30, 08:08 1
  - I've got unexplained chest inflammation that suddenly relapsed hard three weeks ago. - David Sep 30, 08:15
- now for a nice relaxing day of baseball. -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 08:05
- Let him eat cake! -- nm - Trending Sep 30, 08:05
- Whew -- nm - prayformojo Sep 30, 08:02
- Yes!! So happy for your good health! -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 08:00
- Love the good news! And I need to backboard about eag apparently, but all good wishes to him -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:59
RIP Dikembe Mutumbo, 58 -- (link) - budice Sep 30, 07:57 3
- This actually makes me legitimately sad. Seeing his picture on ESPN's page made me really sad. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 30, 08:18
- Cancer sucks. RIP. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 30, 08:03
- Oh no. :-( He will be missed by many. -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 07:59
Nancy Mace (R-SC) is all over the hurricane response for her constituents -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 30, 07:55
There are still asset allocation articles out there suggesting that 30 year olds keep 30% of their retirement in bonds?! -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:49 2
- *pokes bonds with a stick* C'mon, do something -- nm - Last 10 years of markets Sep 30, 07:51 1
  - It gooooooollllllllldddd I tell you, gggggooooooolllllllddddddd -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 10:55
Good morning -- (pic) - ty97 Sep 30, 07:17 [Attachment] 45
- Ignoring the numbers (and how I wish I had those numbers), I *hate* spending my savings. I hate spending my saved miles and points! I like to SAVE. - ty97 Sep 30, 07:38 9
  - When you've saved "for the future" all your life it's very difficult to spend. I really have to force myself. - Meg Sep 30, 07:50 2
    - This all makes a ton of sense -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:54 1
      - Highlight of my week is browsing the Tuesday grocery flyers for the deals of the week. Shop on Friday (quadruple fuel point day) - Meg Sep 30, 08:16
  - Conversely, I moved some stock from my TFSA to my RRSP this year - Reagen Sep 30, 07:48 2
    - Am I reading this correctly, in vaguely US terms (not equivalent I'm sure) that you moved from Roth to Traditional? -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:54 1
      - roughly, as I understand it? -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 07:58
  - you can't take it with you, ty -- nm - decline Sep 30, 07:42 2
    - Aren't you in the retirement planning field?! You are supposed to encourage saving!!!! -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:47
    - Well you can, but none of the attractions on the other side accept Earth Bucks. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 30, 07:44
- The fundamental question this person is really asking is "Will I be happy?" and the answer is No, ever. -- nm* - Max Sep 30, 07:30 3
  - FWIW my dad finally retired (too late) when my mom opened the books up to him and explained just how much they had saved - Reagen Sep 30, 07:34
  - I think they are worried about running out of money, which I can see that fear. What are they going to do, start working again at 80 if funds are low? -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:33 1
    - If someone with no debt, owned property, $70k in expenses, the wherewithal to save $2.5m, another $1m coming, can't make that last 40 more years - Max Sep 30, 07:46
- Here's the full article BTW, I hadn't read it yet when I snapped the headline. He's 57 and wants to retire at 60. -- (link) - ty97 Sep 30, 07:23 26
  - “Reasonable lifestyle” is the big question there. - znufrii Sep 30, 07:28 25
    - They estimate their annual expenses (including the health insurance cost) to be 70K - ty97 Sep 30, 07:29 24
      - That would be low for us. And we have no debt. We have an advisor who pointed out people generally spend more in retirement. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 30, 08:06
      - It all does sound pretty reasonable, reading the article. Dude just needs a spreadsheet (or six) to get it all organized. - znufrii Sep 30, 07:34 22
        
        I can't imagine retiring at 60. Can you imagine being able to retire at 60?! -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:36 21
        
        Everyone's different here, but I wouldn't want to retire then. I hope I can work into my early 70s. -- nm - David Sep 30, 08:12 4
        
        I've had this discussion with friends. If you enjoy what you're doing, keep doing it (even if you don't have to). - zunk takes things literally Sep 30, 08:23
        
        I'm starting to realize more and more that I certainly will have to do something. Can't just sit around. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 30, 08:17 2
        
        You don't need to. Plenty of organizations out there just desperate for volunteers. -- nm - Meg Sep 30, 08:21
        
        I hope I never learn what it's like to be afflicted by the need to always be busy :) -- nm - con_carne Sep 30, 08:19
        
        I'm retiring at 55. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 30, 07:51 6
        
        Nice! -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 08:03
        
        Curious, do you get a pension? -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:56 3
        
        Yep. I forget the math but I'm at 28 service years. I've been paying into it my whole career. When you go out determines your % payout. -- (edited) - Volnelk Sep 30, 08:12 2
        
        A) very cool that you are in a job that still has a pension B) that timing makes complete sense - ty97 Sep 30, 08:19 1
        
        Yep. "Retire/Rehire" is an option. They hire me back at a fraction of my salary as a "new" employee. But my salary is along with my pension. - Volnelk Sep 30, 08:23
        
        I switched too late to do that. I'm at least to 62. -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 07:52
        
        I don’t have to imagine, I’ve got spreadsheets. -- nm - znufrii Sep 30, 07:42 4
        
        I have spreadsheets upon spreadsheets but they can't predict the future! -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:46 2
        
        No, but you can model out a scenario based on reasonable assumptions -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 30, 08:00 1
        
        Yeah I guess - ty97 Sep 30, 08:03
        
        I don't believe the spreadsheets even though they were right about college -- nm - oblique Sep 30, 07:45
        
        I want to retire *NOW*. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 07:36 3
        
        oh sure, but can you imagine being in the financial position to retire at 60 -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:38 2
        
        It's a goal of mine. Not sure I can make it, but it's fun to dream. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 30, 07:39 1
        
        Dreaming is good! -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 07:40
- Same man, same. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 07:19
- Yes. Next question? -- nm - znufrii Sep 30, 07:18
- yes, cause I have like 10% of that. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 30, 07:18
- 😡 -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 07:18
let’s get nasal -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 30, 07:13 6
- Still waiting on the anti-depression nasal spray that was promised -- nm - Trending Sep 30, 08:01 1
  - Did they ever come out with nasal delivery insulin? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 10:56
- "pleasing smell, some monsterism" -- nm - prayformojo Sep 30, 07:36
- Available from Amazon -- (link) - Max Sep 30, 07:35
- Let’s talk about how nebulous that is. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 30, 07:23
- I think needle phobia was a not small part of vaccine resistance. -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 07:15
all the big oil research archives from 30 years ago sound exactly like the cancer studies that tobacco companies buried in the 40s and 50s (and got - mr mooch Sep 30, 07:11
NYT Editorial Board formally endorses Kamala - but they could start acting like it any time now -- (link) - Reagen Sep 30, 06:51
Huh. Marvel and DC had a trademark on the word "superhero". Not anymore. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 30, 06:45
Tim might appreciate this. I'm about 90+ hours into Against the Storm (new DLC! WOOT!) and I *just* figured out what a Rain Collector does - oblique Sep 30, 06:45 3
- thread jack - anyone have a review of Space Marine 2? just curious if its fun. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 30, 07:17
- Let me guess - znufrii Sep 30, 06:55 1
  - Indeed it does - oblique Sep 30, 06:59
Jim just woke up screaming and doesn't know why -- (link) - Reagen Sep 30, 06:44
My Lady Jane: By Lisa Simpson, for Lisa Simpson -- nm - rollo Sep 30, 06:37 1
- Ha! -- nm - David Sep 30, 07:59
All right, this is a great Balatro joker set-up. I'm getting bonuses on almost everything! - Barony Bunch Sep 30, 06:22 4
- Hate it when that happens. - znufrii Sep 30, 06:37 3
  - I just started this weekend with the new app. Thanks, ST! This should keep me amused during jury duty. - Barony Bunch Sep 30, 06:42 2
    - Shit there’s an app now? There goes my productivity for the next month. :) -- nm - znufrii Sep 30, 06:44 1
      - For a modest fee. [sotto voce] and your soul [/sotto] -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 30, 06:54
Oasis Announces North American Tour Dates - LMS Sep 30, 06:04 2
- I cant wait! -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 07:58
- Whoa. Good for Cage the Elephant. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 07:21
The Trump quote takeaway will be, “Trump wants the Purge,” but is actually much worse. Letting police and border guards do ANYTHING THEY WANT -- (edited) - Trending Sep 30, 05:28 [Attachment] 7
- and please understand that this *will* happen under a 2nd term -- nm - Jovian Sep 30, 07:02
- (under qualified immunity, they mostly can already) -- nm - mr mooch Sep 30, 06:58
- He's disgusting -- nm - Pippy aka Couch Therapist Sep 30, 05:31 4
  - How any of them can say that the Dems are promoting violence with a straight face is beyond me -- nm - Pippy aka Couch Therapist Sep 30, 05:42 3
    - Kills me to see people just mindlessly clapping and cheering after he says these things— -- nm - Trending Sep 30, 06:03 2
      - pretty sure that they were told that not clapping would mean they get deported. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 30, 07:16
      - He’s telling them exactly what they want to hear. -- nm - znufrii Sep 30, 06:05
Murdle 2:28 - prayformojo Sep 30, 04:10 3
- 1:47 - Fuzzy Sep 30, 06:32 2
  - And my daughter just crushed us both at 1:09 -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 30, 06:43 1
    - unbearable weight of massive talent -- nm - prayformojo Sep 30, 06:52
Connections Puzzle #477 - x'd - prayformojo Sep 30, 03:44 3
- xxxYx - mud Sep 30, 07:14
- YGBP - decline Sep 30, 05:31 1
  - well done -- nm - mud Sep 30, 07:15
Strands #211 - decline'd - prayformojo Sep 30, 03:39 1
- same - decline Sep 30, 05:34
Wordle 1,199 4/6 - prayformojo Sep 30, 03:28 2
- 5 - rollo Sep 30, 06:31
- 3 - decline Sep 30, 05:19
David told me to watch something with John Cena in it. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 23:19 4
- Blockers was great. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 30, 06:43
- Best usage of Cena ever!(spoils) - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 30, 05:30
- Was it Jackpot? Cause that would also be awkward-fina. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 00:09 1
  - (it was The Simpsons) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 00:11
Yup, add security guards to Metro. Tonight one is hospitalized after being stabbed in transit. -- nm - Meg Sep 29, 23:03
Payfriend is opting you IN to push marketing based on what you spend on including sizes/color preference... How to Opt out before thanksgiving - zeitgeist Sep 29, 22:53 [Attachment]
43 foot tall nude statue of DJT erected north of Las Vegas -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 29, 22:13 8
- Payfriend is opting you IN to push marketing based on what you spend on including sizes/color preference... How to Opt out before thanksgiving - zeitgeist Sep 29, 22:51 [Attachment] 1
  - damnit why do I keep doing this posting to a thread instead of a new one -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 22:52
- Isn't that a marionette? -- nm - psilotum Sep 29, 22:19 5
  - Gimmicky bastard. -- nm - Craig Schwartz Sep 30, 06:33
  - I have no idea of the builder's intentions. but yes it looks like it was built in parts that reflect a marionette's body. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 29, 22:30 3
    - Didn't they mention his arms were movable? I wondered if they were designed so his small hands could cover his small...deficiencies? -- nm - Meg Sep 29, 22:43 2
      - just 1 hand would be needed. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 29, 22:48 1
        
        🤣 -- nm - Meg Sep 29, 22:54
Kris Kristofferson & Miss Piggy -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 29, 21:38
yeah Megalopolis is bonkers af - mr mooch Sep 29, 21:24 4
- So I should hope for a Rifftrax version eh? -- nm - Qale Sep 29, 22:13 3
  - it's every bit of three hours. not sure if they've ever done one that long -- nm - mr mooch Sep 29, 22:52 2
    - They’ve done the Lord of the Rings trilogy. But there is obviously mass appeal for that. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 00:10
    - (it's like FFC's own Twin Peaks: The Return in a lot of ways) -- nm* - mr mooch Sep 30, 00:05
I may have to just read some of these 'My Lady Jane' twist reactions for the rest of the night. - ty97 Sep 29, 20:51
They Figured out the playoff math for tomorrow on a visual -- (pic) - budice Sep 29, 20:13 [Attachment] 3
- I joked that the White Sox were going to win their last 6 to ruin their chance at glory, and they damn near did it. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 30, 05:25
- At least the CWS were horrid from the start. They didn't have an epic midseason collapse after being up ten games in the division. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 29, 20:51
- Oof! -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 20:15
Ravens just having their way on offense. No pressure from BUF -- nm - budice Sep 29, 20:03 2
- Why do they always have to play their starters, so late— -- nm - Trending Sep 29, 20:09 1
  - Have you seen how they've done late in their previous games? - the wrong element Sep 29, 20:22
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train, feeling nearly faded as my jeans -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 29, 19:48 [youtube] 6
- Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 29, 19:49 [youtube] 5
  - took us all the way to New Orleans -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 29, 19:50 [youtube] 4
    - I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 29, 19:52 [youtube] 3
      - I was blowing sad while Bobby sang the blues -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 29, 19:53 [youtube] 2
        
        we sang every song that driver knew -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 22:23
        
        ♪♫ -- nm - mud Sep 29, 20:39

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