Lyrics -- not a problem with YYZ of course. O0 You know I always found it odd that Elton John's lyricist posed with the band like he was part of it. I mean, his contribution was great, but is the photographer part of the band, too? I have no issue with that as he was a super integral part of Elton ...

Have always loved the song. First time seeing the video. Thanks! After posting that, I discovered animations they had done in 2015 for some of their classic songs. They’re great! I really like the YYZ one. I'm a music fan and not a lyrics fan. But I've always enjoyed the lyrics to their song, Trees...

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2024 7:05 pm For Smithers, who claims to be Canadian.



Hope I didn’t post this before.
(Actually, I hope i did)

♫ He knows changes aren’t permanent-
but change the portfolio is!

Have always loved the song. First time seeing the video. Thanks!

Xan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:45 am It's too late for the Republicans to pull a switcheroo too, right?

You ARE a true conservative Republican who is NOT a member of The Cult!

I understand that perspective but don't necessarily agree. The last time the U.S. defaulted on its debt was 1971, and the time previous to that was 1933. We often paint this narrative that these were simply changes or repudiation to the gold standard, but in reality, they were simply defaults. Thos...

I agree that investors in general should question the basic assumption that U.S. treasury bonds are free of credit risk. I don't question the basic assumption that U.S. treasury bonds are free of credit risk. Or any other country that issues debt repayable in its own currency - they can always prin...

dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 10:41 am Oh, I missed that. You don’t like Tulsi Gabbard anymore?

I do not. I did in 2020. But that was four years ago. It's now 2024.

Yup, thats pretty much the design. Gold has done well lately, but it also went sideways for a few recent years while other assets were appreciating from the inflation. Comparing gold to other assets right now and their appreciation, i dont feel its over valued. @welderwannabe - Gold is the asset in...

dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 8:02 am Vinny Likes Tulsi,
Tulsi Likes Trump.

That’s an odd love triangle

No. Once I heard her interviewed by Lex Fridman I no longer favored her.

U.S. Treasuries not the safe bet they once were, research says They found that investors did not, as they had during previous episodes of global financial stress, pile into Treasuries and drive up their value. Instead, investors marked down Treasury securities, much as they did for bonds from other...

dualstow wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2024 7:13 pm They arrested the Telegram app founder, Pavel Durov.
I wonder what’s going to happen to him.

They = Russia?

] .. Capture.JPG Great photo! Vinny, I saw your posts in a thread on b’heads about cats. Can’t you get an autofeeder so you can sleep through the night? Not for canned food. They love the dry food but I've read that that type of diet leads to kidney issues. Almost all of my cats have died of kidney...

Is it just me or is anyone else scared of gold crashing from 2500? I am having thoughts of abandoning gold at these prices. At recent levels a ounce of gold buys around 85 ounces of silver, a relatively high ratio https://www.macrotrends.net/1441/gold-to-silver-ratio Swap some gold out for silver a...

Is it just me or is anyone else scared of gold crashing from 2500? I am having thoughts of abandoning gold at these prices. At recent levels a ounce of gold buys around 85 ounces of silver, a relatively high ratio https://www.macrotrends.net/1441/gold-to-silver-ratio Swap some gold out for silver a...

{ oreos } That’s probably all food. Good news is, we’ll forget about it in 12 hours. O0 When I was 20 years old I worked in a chicken factory. One time the boxes of chicken fell over in the freezer and were spilling on to the floor. I remember my boss telling me to hurry up and fix them before the ...

DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!

This is COMPLETELY frightening!

Don't know where it took place or when.

"Afford it" in which ways? I mean in the sense of allocating troops and weapons to do that. If it doesn’t work out, it will be said that they spread themselves too thin. But, maybe they’re distracting Russian forces for some clever reason. It’s an interesting gamble. Putin has offered a &...

dualstow wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:39 pm The incursion into Russian territory was an interesting surprise.
I wonder if they can afford it.

"Afford it" in which ways?

dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 10:57 am What the hell is going on in Britain this weekend?

There are at least 2 regular contributors here who live there?

Happy for Paul Whelan and Even Gershkovich Definitely! I just hope this doesn't encourage Russia to kidnap more "spies" as a way to get their own out of jail. That is the way some people negotiate. Start with an extreme, extreme position so that the proverbial middle is not at all the mid...

I try not to think about those roaches O0 I battled them in Taiwan on a daily basis. I have never ever lived anywhere where there were any. However, I was the Treasurer of a natural foods coop that had plenty of them. If you went into the store after it had closed they basically covered the floor. ...

{ sigh } It's only step 1 of Biden being out. I was only sighing because you put another superlong post in here, the content of which was not your original work. O0 Anyway, I think they’re working on invoking the 25th amendment. 10 minutes into that debate I sent two friends an email saying that th...

{ sigh } It's only step 1 of Biden being out. He needs to take step 2 of resigning. Logically it follows. Now that he knows there is a definite end to his presidency that makes it more likely he will resign. That'll never happen. He was barely convinced to drop out, meaning he at long last agreed t...