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Hefeweizen

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  1. Thanks everyone who has been posting. It’s impressive the collective knowledge you bring to this. I’m taking notes. Now go fuck off again.
  2. The other author he reminded me of in characterization was Mark Helprin, who wrote two books I really like - A Soldier in the Great War and Memoir from Antproof Case. His other work isn’t nearly as good. My opinion of course.
  3. Finished A Gentleman in Moscow, it’s one of my top five books ever right now. Fantastic how Towles made that story work in such a small setting with great characters. The Bishop was a great antagonist. Reading From Strength to Strength (a sort of guide to retiring) and seeing a lot of the reasons I feel like it’s time to hang it up articulate much better than I could. It is a little hokey on some of the advice but the decline in skill and liquid intelligence is real. I have seen it in other people and I’m noticing it in my career now, starting at 25 years in (I am over 27 years in now).
  4. Which other used cars are crashing in price? I want to buy one but haven’t seen it happen yet.
  5. Haha I closed out my last position at 0.25. Very nice!
  6. Yeah 6 month cds at 4.6 percent is tough to beat right now.
  7. Feels premature (that’s what she said!) . The economic news still is mixed. Some oversold stocks should have a decent January but I’m keeping my powder dry for now. A lot of layoffs in homebuilders are now happening which means unemployment going to get another kick.
  8. And if they get it right the markets will shart the bed.
  9. Not going to spoil a good SB thread but yeah the wind has been insane up and down the coast. Lots of flooding and Big Sur is pretty much cut off from the world right now.
  10. Animal tobacco is a very skilled and effective debater. With himself.
  11. Apparently you will need to wait 23 hours and 59 minutes for them.
  12. I mean, you’re not wrong. Outside of the beach and a few beautiful sights it really is a shithole.
  13. My brother and my dad in Rio were pretty surprised by this, whereas no one was surprised by 1/6 here really. Yeah I think this means bolzo ain’t going back. There is a lot of scar tissue around Lula but no one thinks he didn’t win the election. The surprise was that it was close.
  14. Sovereign debt default sounds like a great response to the pandemic. Let’s become Argentina.
  15. I’m heading to TJ shortly. My wife is addicted to deez nuts. Also I am going to get that jalapeño sauce because we can’t find good salsa or even the right peppers to make it out here. Their Swiss chocolate with hazelnuts is pretty awesome.
  16. Why quote low effort troll posts? Dark Brandon would just take his ice cream cone and lick it.
  17. Just glad this is all due to Both Sides!! Keep shooting yourselves in the dick, USA. The writing is on the wall, we’re in the late stages of the end of this experiment. Because if the US defaults on its debt it’s game over.
  18. I just want to see how strongly worded it is. For research purposes.
  19. Probably his office banker telling him he’s going to be a poor if he doesn’t stop driving Tesla off the Cliff using his Twitter account. The finding out part of the game seems a lot less fun than the fucking around part.
  20. It’s anus preparation time today. 75 mph winds predicted. Radar below. Pineapple Express incoming. They like weird names for storm events out here.
  21. Awww sheeit. I just read this whole thing. Sad when internet shit turns real sour.
  22. Don’t derail the shitshow, please.
  23. Sorry I wasn’t more clear. I didn’t renew once it came to term. The price was going to go up a lot, fucking actuaries!
  24. I let my term life expire once I had enough saved and invested for the family if I kick the bucket. Other than that throw my body in the dumpster or the ocean. My real fear is dementia or something similar. Just going to buy a boat and start sailing west if that happens.
  25. No that’s just you. Surly is for the 0.5 percent
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