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It's gonna be a humdinger. We will miss you!

That is indeed what I am saying.

There is also a tribute concert at Regal Rooms tomorrow night. Pretenders tribute band Brass in Pocket opens that show at 8PM. I'm in that band if you want to come by and say hello to a (mostly lurking) lady Surlyhorn.

So, I front a Pretenders tribute band. Someone contacted us yesterday and wanted to know if we are "conservative" because they had a parody song they want us to play. I can only guess. "I went back to Ohio and my kitty was gone....." Fuck these ghouls.

Popping in to say how freaking lucky I also am that neither of my parents went down the rabbit hole. Like many of y'all, my dad was a staunch Republican most of his life. He might have held his nose and voted for HW and W, but that was the end of it. I guess it helped that we are a liberal Jewish family and Trump's naked bigotry and embrace of the neo-Nazis were on full display early. My mom has dementia and can't remember a fucking thing, but she does remember she hates Trump. She just can't remember why.

I've known him since I was a kid, attended summer camp at Echo Hill Ranch and have been involved with them in recent years as they've transitioned to a nonprofit camp for kids of gold star families which that right there ought to tell you what kind of person he is along with his sister Marcie. Had the true privilege of sitting around a firepit with him and a couple of guitars. Incredible memories. His was truly a Texas-sized personality. What an immeasurable loss.

Incorrect, the amount of the improper writeoff was $651 million, causing a tax decreae of $100 million. So doing the math, Propublica is claiming Trump was in the 15% tax bracket. “He doesn’t make enough to break out of the lowest tax brackets, just like you and me!” Oh, wait a second…..

Oh but hey did you hear about Soros and his pinko commie agenda? Same difference.

CPA here, there were no material income tax law changes from 2021 to 2022 so if you went from $5K refund to no refund during that period you’re doing it wrong. Perhaps a better comprehension of income tax law would 1) help prevent such unpleasant surprises and 2) cause you to understand that there is no way in blue hell that you are paying anywhere near a 60% effective tax rate.

Two words. I won't say them but they rhyme with shmanti shmemitism. Same as it ever was. Wish I could put on my shocked face but I just can't.

This is categorically untrue. The Jewish National Fund began buying land in Palestine in 1903 from absentee Turks to give to the Jewish people, and when they started showing up, well, we know the rest. See for example the Jaffa riots of 1921, the Hebron massacre of 1929 and the Arab revolt of 1936-1939. https://www.jnf.org/our-history

Somewhat surprised that this discussion is as relatively civil as it is. As a Jewish American I am completely gutted reading about and seeing elderly Israelis gunned down at bus stops, Kibbutz families pulled from their homes and slaughtered, and worst of all, hundreds massacred and injured at a fucking open air music festival where attendees were chased down like rabbits with nowhere to hide. And the bodies of Jewish women paraded naked through the streets of Gaza while cheering crowds spit on their corpses. And yeah, I'll be thinking about it while attending ACL this weekend. I'm sorry, there is NOTHING, no treatment, no policies, no grievances, and the Palestinians certainly have plenty, that justifies this. One more thought - Hamas has been tolerated, if not welcomed, as the overlords of Gaza for a long time. So Hamas acts with the tacit approval of the populace. If the Palestinians of Gaza want peace, and "to just live their lives", maybe try a different approach and find different leaders rather than supporting a terrorist organization whose stated goal is to demolish Israel and build a Palestinian state on the bloody bodies of the hated Jews. They fucked around and now they are about to find out. And it's going to suck for everyone.

On edit, it's Crystal Clear Pools, not Swim Pure, and they still suck.

Started a new topic because of the urgency and didn't have time to wade through 62 pages of the other thread. We are selling our house in NW Austin and while capping the spa controls next to the pool, Swim Pure (don't EVER use them, they suck and they are liars) fucked up the light and heat wiring and we need to get this repaired in the next two weeks. Suggestions? Thank you!

Fucked up and scheduled a business trip for this night. Sec 119 Row E Seat 15 and 16, INDEED Club Seats, $400ea OBO

I have an extra, you have to sit next to me and then say you woulda scored but you only bang tens. Floor3 Row C Seat 201, $200 OBO.

The walrus was Paul.

You know, I had never heard of this before and I just got back from a client meeting where he was raving about this. Heh. I'll check it out.

TL:DR version: Niece (don’t even ask, man) is part owner with her sister of an apartment in Pilsen, Czech and some shady mofo there has her POA to sell it. The POA was her father’s doing, too much backstory to explain. Anyway, supposedly it sold and she was supposed to get her money in October, November, December, January, etc. Now the guy with the POA has gone radio silent. We have one document that is supposed to be the sales contract but it is of course in Czech. It contains no dollar amounts and is dated in December. Running it through Google Translate just gives us gibberish. Anyone know anyone who just for shits and grins, or maybe a reasonable fee, might be able to translate it or at least tell us what is says?

That's exactly why I'm waiting until Election Day to vote. Want to start something with this old lady? Bring it, motherfuckers.

It's always been my dream to have some land in retirement where I can just peace out and just be left the fuck alone. To that end I own 10 acres about 15 miles west of Kerrville near Mountain Home where I'll be two hours from Austin and an hour from San Antonio. Now I'm vacillating between getting the hell out and leaving the state to the MAGATs, vs not letting them run me out of the state I've called home all my life. Biggest pros of staying: I can keep my own doctors (I've got a lot of them due to numerous health issues), I will still be within reasonable distance of my family & friends, I can attend concerts and visit all my favorite restaurants whenever I want. Cons of not moving: Well, we all know what they are: the heat, the fires, the traffic, the assholes running the state. I do have some criteria for a new residence: Has to be within an reasonable distance of a major metro area with good healthcare, good restaurants and good music, has to have access to outdoor activities - mainly hiking and biking, has to have trees (no prairie wasteland), can't be too high an elevation (migraines, although maybe they would pass), can't have frigid winters or blazing hot summers, at least for six months out of the year for either, has to be within two hours of a major airport, can't be smack dab in the middle of a bunch of fundie Republicans even if it's in a blue state. I'm sure I'm missing plenty of pros, cons and criteria, but that's what I've come up with on short notice. Like many of you, my Austin house is worth a ridiculous amount of money so replacement cost is not an issue. Find me a place, go.

Jack White tickets sold, Old Crow Medicine Show tickets still available.

Yep. They are. You want 'em? DM me.

Bumpity, dammit.

My goddam fucking back surgery got moved up a week. gotta miss Jack White May 25 and Old Crow Medicine Show May 31 in Austin. Take my tickets, please. Details in For Sale. I did score a ticket to JW in Iriving a couple of days before at least. Been waiting to see him a long time.