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    We moved continents every 3-4 years so we learned not to buy stupid shit because we’d just have to throw it away. My wife comes from a family of hoarders. She's actually the best or the lot, but I guess we’re still at different planes of hoarding existence. Yeah we got into an argument yesterday when she started dumpster diving, but it’s a fight worth having. We’ve been in this house for 8 years, and it’s the longest I ever lived in one place and I’ll be damned if we’re going to save some hair bands that my daughter got as a Christmas present 7 years ago.
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    Apparently some christian nationalist ARE actually mad about Trump co-opting the bible. https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/us/donald-trump-bible-christianity-cec/index.html Fake outrage. They're gonna vote for him anyway. Rubes. Idiots. Morons. Fools and their money are easily parted. Trump and his ilk can all go bankrupt and the world will be better and kinder.
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    Yeah, and how did that work out for you?
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    Yeah it totally sucks that I don't know what my property tax is gonna be next year. My property tax is 1.1% of the purchase price, which includes some local water, school and other minor taxes. I think by law, it can only go up 2%. So next year it might go up to 1.12%. What sucks is older folks are reluctant to sell and then buy a new home because their property tax is going to be higher, so there is a shortage of cheaper homes in CA. I don't know how people can afford homes nowadays. I purchased my home 8 years ago, and it has gone up 100%. My next door neighbor listed his house at $1.8M, and he's already gotten a few full asking price offers. There were a lot of people who came to the open house yesterday - all of them driving Land Rovers, Teslas or Mercedes. For context, if you put 20% down, with and interest rate of 6.5%, your monthly mortgage payment is $9,100/month.
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    Laco There is a ~ $1,000 between the Laco Flieger Basic and the range. You can get the basic from $400 up to $1,200 for the “original”. They look the same and it’s all in the movement. I got the basic which has a Miyota movement which is pretty terrible - the watch keeps shaking after you shake to wind. Not the end of the world, but not something that happens with my other autos. Be careful the watch wears BIG. I have a 7” wrist and the 42mm looks massive. I would go with the 39mm if I bought another Flieger.
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    Does it bother you that the bezel isn’t lined up with the 12 marker? I have a Seiko SBDC051 watch where the 12 marker isn’t EXACTLY top dead center - off by just a hair. The bezel just also a hair and it bugs the shit out of me. Not as much as the 6R15 movement taking a shit on me. It’s losing a minute everyday, and lasts about 24 hours even if it’s fully wound. It’s supposed to last closer to 50 hours. I took it to get it serviced and it cost me $350! But it’s still a beautiful watch and my daily wearer so I a $350 service is still worth it for me.
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    Just donated $ to Biden. First political donation of any kind. Fuck Trump.
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    Do they have gen pop jails in Florida? Because I'd like to see what happens to fat boy in gen pop after they know who he is.
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    Wife was out this morning, so I had the kids do spring cleaning with me - regular chores, but also getting rid of old toys and other junk. There's a trash bag and a donate box. The kids occasionally ask about a few items, but otherwise they have it under control, and no drama at all. Then the wife comes home and starts digging through the trash, pulling stuff out, and aggressively asking the kids why they threw things out. Lots of yelling and crying ensues. Fuck me. It's 9:40 right now, and behind me, she's digging through the trash bag again...
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    Another No Shit Sherlock article about Truth Social https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/03/28/truth-social-trump-media-slide/73131957007/
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    That's true if you live in TX. I live in CA where the property tax is based on your purchase price, and property values aren't assessed every year. So this doesn't help me at all. If it was as simple as TPS reports. My boss wants me to fire the guy. I'm okay with that.
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    Why was she running from you?
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    My next door neighbors are moving and listed their house about $100K below what Zillow, Redfin and realtor.com said the house is worth. Not that I’m plannning to move any time soon. But it hurts any potential sellers in the neighborhood.
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    Orange mocha Frappuccino!
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    Shocked I tell ya. Absolutely shocked. https://fortune.com/2024/03/26/trump-social-media-rises-trading-gains-fall-expert/
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    I dropped a Performance Improvement Plan on one of my direct reports today. It should not have come as a surprise to him because we've had quite a few conversations (some heated) about his non-performance. He got pissed and lashed out at me saying I was a terrible manager because I a) didn't understand what he does, and b) never told him before he needed to improve. He does have a point on a) since he does some technical shit, but on b) we've had conversations that go back to last year about shit he needs to do, meeting deadlines, managing outside subcontractors, etc. In my career, I've only PIPed 3 other people and they all quit shortly after. At this point, I don't really care if this guy quits. I was thinking about working with him to get through the next 30 days, but his personal attacks were out of line. Sometimes being a people manager sucks ass.
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    /Humblebragging about bidet toilets on Surly. I've seen it all.
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    Came back from Japan and the first thing I did was drop a deuce. I felt like a caveman wiping my ass with toilet paper. I already ordered the Toto Washlet C5 since I already have a Toto toilet. I'll get the Washlet+ version when I renovate the upstairs bathrooms later this year.
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    How many institutional investors do you think (or know) this and will buy these shares? Hopefully they are competent and stay away, but from what I’ve read, it seems like institutional investors are ready to jump in. Regardless of whether they are institutional or retail investors, in the end as long as it’s the MAGAt that get hurt, I don’t give a shit. It’s collateral, but he’s gonna lose it all anyway.
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    On the Japanese bullet trains, female attendants would walk up the aisle of the train car. When she gets to the front, she’ll turn around and do a subtle bow before going to the next car. I don’t think most people notice, but to me, it just enforces the “stereotype” that the Japanese are respectful.

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