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That is a good reminder. For all the shit we fling at Manchin/Sinema/Pelosi or whoever is the pariah that week, it goes without saying that if we need to pick anyone in Congress to go "hang out at a gas station" 99% of this board will start on the right side of the aisle.

Seems like a safe assumption. It's a banner week for all of football, it seems.

lmao The way this country is governed is so dysfunctional.

Wow! Do we think it's drug related?

Pat Robertson roundly sucks. But remember when he lied about being able to leg press 2,000 pounds? '700 Club' host claims to have leg-pressed 2,000 lbs. WWW.ESPN.COM Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says he did once leg-press a ton when he was almost 73 and had prostate cancer, and he still regularly lifts up to 1,200 pounds with his legs.

Whew! I thought I was going to regret getting rid of Netflix. Guess not!

lmao nice

It was so amazing at the time. And yet, looking back, it was the high point of his administration.

TBH I don't really pay attention to our D1P Vestibule, so I had completely forgotten about Brazil.

The flu waxes and wanes with different variants appearing each season, and that's why we need to get a flu shot every year. And that immunity builds up through our lifetime (as our natural immune system effectiveness decreases). If Covid is endemic and will continue to circulate, then yes, I will gladly get a yearly Covid booster just like I get a yearly flu shot.

I guess? I never paid attention to him and his schtick.

So am I. So from one to another, what faith are you claiming exemption through?

What religion are you seeking an exemption under?

What religion are you seeking an exemption through?

Oof... that's not great! When do the execs get put in front of a 57mm anti-aircraft cannon?

Not here-here. But on IGN. I don't remember him from there, but other users say he did. Apparently he's always been the way he is. Like Lopez!

Well... both. Michael Tracey and Lopez.

Of all our former posters that are marginally Twitter famous, Lopez is just trying to achieve Michael Tracey's level of notoriety as a Poster.

The show is called THE MANDALORIAN. Of COURSE the ultimate conflict needs to wind up being a struggle within Mandalorian culture! I'm excited for the Darksaber to be fought over. And eventually, I want to see Gorgu come back and whip ass. EDIT: But in the mean time... I am very excited for Book of Boba Fett. I never got the fascination with his character, but the last season of Mando really added more to that character.

Well that seems excellent.

Jodie Whittaker got a raw deal with Chibnall. I was so-so on RTD, but this is a welcome return to form, if you ask me.

Yeah, I love Bond and all that, but coming out of the pandemic (that's STILL HAPPENING) means I don't want to be in public for long, and I certainly don't want to sit in a theater for three and a half hours. That's an ENTIRE afternoon essentially. Gonna catch this one at home.

@Ominous @Joe I've tinkered around with some amortization tables on what I currently owe, vs. what a potential 15 year would be vs. what I could invest in the difference (yay Vanguard ETFs). The mortgage brokers I've spoken to have also offered 20 year loans. I've not heard of those. But I've gotten a quote or two. I don't know if 20 years are weird refinancing scams or if they're just splitting the difference between 15 and 30 year. I'm being pretty conservative with estimated return rates, so it looks like the "invest the difference" would work out well on a 20 year. If the market beats 3% over the next 15 years, then I'm even better off.

Oh? I got snookered by the whole life insurance thing a while back. (I got out quick though) Tell me more about this.

All these are fair considerations. And I'm still not decided on what to do just yet. I'll think it over through the weekend, look at my brokerage accounts and savings, then see what next week brings. Maybe the Chinese markets will fall and bring our interest rates lower