As a Red Sox fan pre-2004, I completely sympathize. As a Bruins fan, the suffering warms my cold heart.

And then what?

The executive branch enforces the judiciary’s decisions. It’s toothless when the executive branch ignores it. The third check is for the legislative branch to impeach and convict. And we know that won’t happen.

The idea of being a millionaire having “made it” stems from the 50s. Adjusted for inflation, that equates to about $10M today. So that’s probably the level to be truely comfortable with F-U money. Health”care” aside.

Now they’re happy to trust the FBI to investigate. How convenient.

I’m in this boat with my in laws always going hard for Christmas. Each year they complain how stressful and expensive it is trying to think of gift ideas for everyone. Since I joined the family, I’ve touted the “one gift per family member” system my family generally followed. They agree but never follow through.

When they ask for a list I’ve usually put a bunch of things on there of varying price so they can choose one. In reality, they just buy everything. So this year I’m hoping to force the issue by keeping my Christmas list short. A jacket, one yard tool, and a toolbox. I should go further and ask for experiences over stuff. I have more than enough stuff.

I bought GME with mine. RIP

My wife and I do things in threes: three taps, three nudges, three blinks, three noises, whatever. It means “I love you”. It’s a nice way to say it when you’re too tired to say it. I think it originated when we’d say it as we were falling asleep.

That must be crushing. My brother is going down this path after moving to the south. I know it weighs heavily on my parents and I can’t imagine it.

I almost went down that path myself with the libertarian party before the tea party came to being. This is the brother I was closest to growing up. I never understood how siblings could drift so apart throughout life. I really hope we don’t have the same fate.

Curious: what makes Nord shady? Their model seemed similar to Proton when I was researching the two. What’d I miss?

Republicans wanted to build the Walz. Well now’s their chance!

Extend your reasoning. Why are the older people still there blocking the way? Because they’ve been unable to retire for a miriad of reasons orchestrated by those in power.

A rule of thumb for invested money is that it doubles every 7 years. It’s possible that it’s more to do with time than the tax break. It was likely to happen anyway.

On the other hand, billionaire wealth isn’t just invested moneys, it’s usually corporate fuckery.

That said, let’s ACTUALLY tax the fuck out of it and put it to good use.

Disc golf.

Discs cost only $15-20 new, used ones can be only a few bucks, you only need one or a few to play, and most courses are free.

In reality, you keep buying new discs. And a bag to carry them. And more discs. And a bigger bag. Then a home basket. And a net to practice in. And more discs. Then a rack to hold the extra discs you can’t bag…. It adds up!

I haven’t had any issues. I’ve used one for about 6 months. It never even occurred to me it might be a problem with Steam.

Nah, he’s too young.