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While his fiancee is there with him so he can't reveal how well he really knows her. I like at the very end they throw in "well it might have actually been this guy" with nothing other than the thoughts of some random self proclaimed expert. Thanks for delving into that further ...

This right here. Plus if you add the chances of dying early or (no cloak room) benefits being cut because we're broke, it's a no brainer to me. Another aspect is by spreading it out you can reduce the tax hit a bit if you structure it correctly (85% of ss is taxable above a pretty low threshold). I'm 54, plan on taking it at 62 and just having the check sent to my brokerage account where it'll go into an index fund. If i ever need it, it'll be there but if not my kids get a nice chunk with a stepped up basis. But as immamac notes it makes less sense if you're still working or will spend it

On Halloween day 1998 while watching Texas Nebraska, I turned to my girlfriend and said if Texas wins we can go to whatever movie you want. That's why I found myself later that night sitting in a theater watching the cinematic classic that was Practical Magic. I doubt I'll have another day of such highs and lows ever again.

Angry birds? Know your audience. This would grab TJ's attention.

Holy shit. It would take a thin skinned narcissistic little bitch to get upset at anyone affiliated with a whole network for something like that. Oh wait...

He'll mess around and get a triple double.

Mondo not only pawn in game of life.

So both Gabby and Allman live in Austin. Surely at least one of them must be into portly balding middle age guys.

Wait, WADA will defer to the testing results of a nation? Isn't that undercutting the whole point of having a "world" anti doping agency?

I'm not the one who posted but long term capital gains and qualified dividends are taxed at 0% if you're in the 10 or 12% bracket. Married filing jointly 12% rate tops out around 95k, with standard MFJ deduction of around 30k, so you could get 125k of income at a zero rate if you play it perfectly. Have 30k of ordinary income such as wages, taxable interest, or 401k withdrawal, and realize 95k of long term capital gains/qualified dividends.

I'll give an update/advice. I quit working Feb 2023 at 53. Spent 6 months working on getting rid of a bunch of useless shit and getting house ready for sale (I was in Minneapolis so no fucking way I'm staying there any longer than required). Closed on house in August 2023, then loaded up my 2 dogs, few remaining possessions and youngest child in an RV and dropped him off at college. Things I've found in the last year- 1. I actually spend waaay less than I thought I would so far. Part of that is being naturally frugal but I just don't want many material things unless it's Texas/OU tickets or something. Not having rent/mortgage right now helps so YMMV. 2. I'm starting to get bored. I'm actually considering getting a part time law gig in some Colorado mountain town and settling there. I spent most of July just cruising around Colorado seeing places I'd like to live. So best advice I can give is make sure you're retiring "to" something. The type of person that can FIRE is also likely the type that needs some goal or purpose. Maybe hiking the Appalachian trail, charity work, starting a small business, two chicks at the same time etc. but it needs to be some definable goal or purpose. I originally had a goal of hitting dog parks in all of the lower 48 but once i did that the boredom set in.

I wanna neg your smartass so badly, but as my kids learned, as long as it's funny I'll let it slide. Went into Macy's and bitched that "suit" means 2 pieces. They're overnighting the pants.

Did anybody else order this? Got the jacket, but no pants. Am I wrong in thinking it included both? Macy's is very unhelpful

I was laughing at starlight getting so upset at Hughie for sleeping with her body double. But then recalled getting in trouble for being unfaithful to my ex wife in her dream, so it's probably spot on.

Looks like sale is back on until 7/23.

If we can't trust Louisiana law officers to enforce the law as written against a local big business that brings millions into the community, then what has this world come to?

I did not know that about Louisiana. I recall reading that Atlantic city passed something similar decades ago and counters ate them alive until the NJ commission changed it. Have Louisiana casinos reacted by going 6-5 payout or otherwise stacking odds further against the players?

I've been working on learning the standard Hi-Lo system and have gotten decent, though a very fast dealer can still make my head spin at times. Assuming I get that part down, what's the optimal betting strategy? If you're at a 2 deck table, betting the minimum and switching to max once the count gets to +10 is probably good from a pure mathematics standpoint, but I imagine some pit bosses are going to get very interested. Any advice on a safe range of wager variance that's not going to draw attention?

This, plus I imagine she'll welcome the break. She has to be exhausted going straight from Iowa season to rookie season.

I read somewhere that the Nigerian scam emails are intentionally unprofessional and loaded with typos to filter out a lot of the people with a working brain stem thereby letting the scammers work on the idiots more likely to fall for it. I think casinos are using the CU winning a national championship bet in the same way. Anyone that places that bet is getting loads of free plays and anything else to keep them betting at that particular sports book.

Did anyone ever choose to go first?