Recent content by Slumpbusters

Its Thanksgiving, so this thread came to mind. Thought I would provide an update. Things have healed in my family all around, to an extent where we created a new tradition Thanksgiving 2024 (at which there were apologies and tears all around), and now just hit Ruth Chris as opposed to putting...

I've thought about this a bit lately, and really human nature and the way churches present haven't changed since biblical times. The look of the facilities themselves has changed, and the "show" has changed, but the premise of significant financial investment to provide an experience for the...

Free was likely a bad way to put it. The stock is still trading itself at pre-election levels, and its been a hold so far. It basically follows MSTR and BTC, so if you like both of those, you like MSTY. If not, likly not. Disclaimer - this isn't huge dollars I'm investing and its very much...

I know there is no such thing as free money, but its been working pretty well so far. The share price does go down but has recovered very quickly (like 1 day) on the strength of BTC and the uncertain dollar. I'm an engineer not a financial advisor, all I said was check it out if so inclined.

Check out MSTY - dividend fund that tracks bitcoin. MSTY day is coming up May 8th. To get the dividend, you have to be a stockholder by 5/8. It is slated to pay a $1.34/share dividend this month. That's basically a free 5.4% on your money. You can turn around and sell it as soon as the...

@dgreen I wholeheartedly agree with you that it is an education problem. I used to not really understand the importance and relevance of history. Ignorant worldview at best. Now that I'm a little older and daresay a touch wiser (50), I totally get it. My son is working through AP European...

@Bob Sacamano good summary - we could probably be good friends :)

We had the good fortune to tour Greece a couple years back, and our tour included a number of small towns in the mainland. The church was the center of each of these small towns, and EVERYONE went. It was a Greek Orthodox service (of course) that lasted about three hours. People would come...

Kind of interesting this comes up because we went to Easter service and it generated a big discussion in our little family (we only have 1 kid, age 16). I think it varies some regionally, and I live in conservative Indiana so I write this in that context. (I am mostly centrist, fiscal...

You did a really eloquent job of summarizing why I got into the hobby. It also has a tendency to calm me down in a high stress environment (which I mostly internalize!)

The easiest default is to wear what the wife gets you. I like Lush alot.

lol okay chief. Sorry for trying to educate the masses, and share a hobby. I’ll bow out. Good on you for a reasonable fragrance choice though. You can get it way cheaper than your link though. About 1/2.

Nothing wrong with body sprays, ultimately you do you. Lots of them have caught up with nice scents which is why you see so much variety now. They just don't last super long, and can at times smell alcoholish. Next time you are near a sephora stop in and smell a few things, you'll figure...

Haven't tried, but I'll give it a shot and report back. @KarmaPolice I work in steel construction, its just a hobby. I share the info, people choose to do what they want with it :)

I'm not a huge poster (other than getting interested in an occassional topic) and have no good advice, but wanted to add I'm sorry to read about this and how much I respect your committment to your wife. It sounds like you've done everything you can and I hope things go as well and peacefully...