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Thanks @Old_Joe
The "recording" feature is standard with my UTube TV (internet based) service. Just set it to "on" once for any program and it will record all episodes. Works for any program. Like you, I have a PBS membership and can also go to t…
Not one for serial TV shows. I enjoy background conversation and interesting speech delivery. That's about all one can hope for today. Real substance rare. I record PBS New hour for late evening viewing. It's the closest thing there is to real on-ai…
@Old_Joe said, "actor John Spencer, who played VP Leo McGarry. Spencer, another "Broadway" veteran, died before the West Wing series ended, and was missed terribly by everyone in the production company."
McGarry - Such a raw human character. I'm on…
Yes. Foreign holdings are doing well this year. I have no equity etfs, foreign or domestic. My Australian equity CEF (IAF) is up over 11% YTD. Just sold a bit off in a rebalance. I think the biggest single driver here is the fall in the U.S. Doll…
Mine is the Gourmea 8-quart and no complaints. Paid around $45 at a Costco in late October which included an instant $10 manufacturer rebate. It's selling for about $60 ($15 more) today.
Link to Costco
Heats to 450 degrees, whereas some only g…
Interesting site.
I found this amusing...
What Do You Get With This (LIFETIME) Wall Street Journal Subscription?
10 years of uninterrupted, limitless, and personalized digital access for to the WSJ website.
That sounds like an offer from Vit…
The onion rings sold me. Ordered a small one from the big "A".
Let us know how that works out.
Most confusing thing to learn was the temp setting & cook time. Web searches turn up conflicting info & too many advertisements. In the end, I…
I found Barron's & WSJ unresponsive and "sticky" in the past (difficult to cancel). Have had good luck with some of the resellers. Currently have a 1-year digital Barron's from top subscription deals. Have chosen not to link the site because…
The economy will continue to operate in some fashion come hell or high water / war or peace. Humans require shelter, food, transportation. They need gainful employment and compensation (or a store of value if retired). They need a means of exchan…
@ Hank. Speaking only for myself, I think the nexus of our investments and the political crisis belongs right here , on the front page. Not name calling but a sober discussion about the increased risks caused by the end of the rule of law.
Thanks L…
I first thought this might have investment implications. Posted it briefly under "other investing" with an investment appropriate caption. Was hoping for maybe a circumspect analysis of how it would play out in the markets. I now believe it's be…
But you fail to address the possible investment implications. I have to believe they would be significant. This may well end up in the off-topic area where you seem to think it belongs.
You're making me hungry @Anna. Sounds delicious.
On my countertop are toaster / roaster/ broiler, microwave and air fryer. A 4th gizmo, the George Foreman grill, doesn't take up countertop but is frequently used. All have their place in food …
Agreed. I'd also add that no one should be particularly happy about the stratospheric rise of assets that appear to signal deep economic distrust.
Expert I am not! But I have read up a bit on a relatively new type of fund called momentum or trend …
Today's WSJ: Two Federal Immigration Officials Fired Shots at Alex Pretti, DHS Report Says
Suggested edit: Two Federal Immigration Officials Fired Shots at Alex Pretti, DHS Report Says
Wake up to Bloomberg's morning radio production which is far more interesting than their morning TV. Gravel-voiced Tom Keen anchors the program. Usually sounds hungover. Read headline articles in the WSJ & on Bloomberg's website. (Subscripti…
I confess to having fallen in love with Press Secretary, "CJ" Cregg (played by Allison Janney). It would certainly be a pleasure to work alongside a woman of that intelligence and commitment to her profession. Sharp cookie. Yet, the humaneness s…
I've resumed watching West Wing (OK - a decade or two behind most of you). Just started Season 2 which can be bought for $24.95 on Prime. One thing I had not fully appreciated is the intense attention the Prez and much of his staff pay to the pol…
@hank Advantage plans took a hit Monday, down 16%! Maybe something to keep an eye on?
Yep. My timing is always perfect! The 3 holdings with insurance exposure (including BRK-B) all took a hit today on the news @Derf alluded to.
I added 3 more st…
Took another stab at buying individual stocks - a tortuous path in the past. This time I created a Fidelity basket with 12 holdings, obviously in smaller amounts. Dust is still settling, but I think there's 8 mid caps and 4 large caps. For some re…
Thanks for the comments @DrVenture
I've dug up a poem by Tennessee Williams "Lament for the Moths" which plays upon some of the same emotions expressed at the end of The Glass Menagerie. The play was in part autobiographical. Williams had a sister…
I could never choose a favorite poem. Picking a favorite poem would be as difficult as picking a favorite emotion or feeling, favorite color or sound or a favorite insight into life. Too rich a realm. I offer up instead a passage from American …
"Buy low, sell high."
I don't invest in individual stocks (except for one stock) but I would heed the following advice if I did.
Bolding was added for emphasis.
"Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock
and hold it till it goes …
All true. This rollout might say something about the appetite for risk taking by the public today.
Another thought is - maybe they'll load up on SpaceX when it does an IPO later this year.
I get bad vibes about Tuttle. Don't know why. M* is pret…
Interesting.
Earlier in the week I off-loaded a small basket of individual stocks (BRK-B about 40% of the lot and 5 other). The old expression "If you can't stand the heat ..." comes to mind. There's a reason mutual funds were invented and rose …
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1980, gold hit a then-record price of $850 per ounce.
Gold dealers predicted that the price would hit $1,000 per ounce by July,
and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury G. William Miller said,…
It's an interesting discussion which various board members have touched on elaborated on over the years. First, we need to agree on / define what the bucket approach espouses. Many conflate this with standard portfolio allocations (% to cash, % to…
How exactly does this interruption in service differ from the way we've come to expect M* tools to function?
The little wheel that spins will be turning in the opposite direction.
@bee - Thanks for the excellent NPR article
"We went shopping for the $3 dinner and actually found it." (From the WSJ)
Brief excerpt - "A spokesman for the Agriculture Department said it found thousands of meal combinations that would meet its cr…
@bee - Never disrespect the penny. Franklin's famous proverb probably appeared in his 1732 Poor Richard's Almanac. If allowed to compound annually at 5% interest over the 294 years since then, his penny would be worth nearly $17,000 today.
Cal…
