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by Lone Wolf
Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:33 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any "Breaking Bad" Fans Here?
Replies: 348
Views: 128927

Re: Any "Breaking Bad" Fans Here?

Looks like Saul is getting a spinoff. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/breaking-bad-spinoff-greenlit-amc-article-1.1452737 Great news!  I'm glad to see another show in the BB universe.  Saul is such a  funny character. I'll miss this great show when it ends in 3 episodes.  We on t...
by Lone Wolf
Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:23 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any "Breaking Bad" Fans Here?
Replies: 348
Views: 128927

Re: Any "Breaking Bad" Fans Here?

I got a kick out of Todd's phone playing the Thomas Dolby song "She Blinded Me With Science" when he got the call from Walt. I loved that!  :D I think Hank is going to survive, and Todd's uncle and his crew are going to use him as collateral to make Walt cook for them. Yeah, this is where I thought...
by Lone Wolf
Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:55 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any "Breaking Bad" Fans Here?
Replies: 348
Views: 128927

Re: Any "Breaking Bad" Fans Here?

I liked the scene where Hank and his wife Marie are watching Walt's "confession" in disbelief. Great scene.  And I loved the awkward tension of the meeting at the Mexican restaurant where Walt delivered the DVD.  I always underestimate how clever and nasty Walt can be, even after all this time. As ...
by Lone Wolf
Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:43 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Why The Permanent Portfolio?
Replies: 54
Views: 23667

Re: Why The Permanent Portfolio?

By the way, the screen shots are courtesy of the Library of Congress and you can peruse the entire paper by clicking on the page arrows at the top. You can also look at other issues by using those arrow. The advertisements are awesome! I particularly got a kick out of the add in the lower right of ...
by Lone Wolf
Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:44 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Why The Permanent Portfolio?
Replies: 54
Views: 23667

Re: Why The Permanent Portfolio?

Great post, Ad!  The very opposite of staring at stock tickers and wondering "what the markets will do this afternoon".  I approve. I actually tried the exercise of picking stocks from the screenshots you provided.  As a jokey, "suicide portfolio" style of choice, I was prepared to announce that Lon...
by Lone Wolf
Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:02 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Post Scarcity Economics
Replies: 28
Views: 9426

Re: Post Scarcity Economics

I was a bit surprised by the article's conclusion, since I know that median household incomes have consistently risen in real terms from the late 60s until 2007.  But upon a more careful reading, I see that the article is focusing on the median earning power of male workers rather than household.  T...
by Lone Wolf
Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:17 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Don't become a software engineer
Replies: 17
Views: 6780

Re: Don't become a software engineer

Yes. But we're rendering ourselves obsolete. I see this every day as a matter of fact because I write automation software. Six months ago I was indispensable because I was the only person who knew how to run a certain very important system. It was taking up too much of my time so I spent a few week...
by Lone Wolf
Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:43 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Outrageous AR-15 deal
Replies: 15
Views: 7125

Re: Outrageous AR-15 deal

Thanks, dude!  You're really on top of this stuff.

Ahh, all of this talk is making me want to go shoot...
by Lone Wolf
Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:23 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any "Breaking Bad" Fans Here?
Replies: 348
Views: 128927

Re: Any "Breaking Bad" Fans Here?

MediumTex wrote: I can't wait.

Should be a very entertaining few weeks.
Indeed.  I'm having a hard time waiting until Monday when Amazon will let me see episode #2.

The closing scene of episode 1 in Hank's garage was great.  Things have escalated more quickly than I was expecting!
by Lone Wolf
Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:21 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Outrageous AR-15 deal
Replies: 15
Views: 7125

Re: Outrageous AR-15 deal

That's a nice deal, PS!  It's been several years since I built my AR so I haven't looked in a while, but $70 looks like a pretty good price for a lower receiver, too.  Where do you source those?  May have to call up my FFL guy and see whether he's still doing business.  :) Also, what do you like for...
by Lone Wolf
Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:36 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any "Breaking Bad" Fans Here?
Replies: 348
Views: 128927

Re: Any "Breaking Bad" Fans Here?

Hey, did you guys catch the teaser trailer for the second half of season 5?  It features Bryan Cranston reading forum poetry favorite Ozymandias .  (I'm not aware of any plans to release a version of Cranston reading the MediumTex classic TIPSymandias ...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3dpghfRBHE ...
by Lone Wolf
Thu May 16, 2013 6:11 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Lucid Dreaming
Replies: 81
Views: 28970

Re: Lucid Dreaming

Lately I have been finding myself stuck in dreams, knowing for sure that if I go back to sleep it will continue where it left off. This is very unusual as I used to have dreams that I wished I could continue but could not. I see these kind of things as being the same as the body's self-healing mech...
by Lone Wolf
Thu May 16, 2013 3:39 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: I don't want to win the Powerball lottery
Replies: 32
Views: 13504

Re: I don't want to win the Powerball lottery

dualstow wrote: Definitely. File that under Steinbeck/Pearl.
Man, you are right on with that one.

When I read "The Pearl" I was in high school.  Now that I have kids, I think that story would really harsh my Powerball-winning buzz.
by Lone Wolf
Thu May 16, 2013 3:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: The Wisdom of Jack Handey
Replies: 10
Views: 5112

Re: The Wisdom of Jack Handey

Those are great.  :)

I remember these bits from Saturday Night Live.  I have this memory of assuming Jack Handey was a made-up character read in Phil Hartmann's voice.  Not true!  I looked up "Jack Handey" only to learn that he's been a real guy all this time.
by Lone Wolf
Thu May 16, 2013 10:05 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: I don't want to win the Powerball lottery
Replies: 32
Views: 13504

Re: I don't want to win the Powerball lottery

What I worry about is my family becoming a kidnapping and ransom target.  If you have half a billion dollars, you become a very tempting target for theft and plunder. Yes, I could spend some of the money in order to make my life a fortress.  But I enjoy flying under the radar, and a jackpot like thi...
by Lone Wolf
Tue May 14, 2013 3:13 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Lucid Dreaming
Replies: 81
Views: 28970

Re: Lucid Dreaming

I'll have to try the nose-pinch thing, but then again in my dreams I usually don't have any awareness of my body.  I don't think I've ever seen any of my body parts during a dream (hands, arms, feet, legs, reflection).  It's more like a movie shot with a POV camera. Yeah I generally have a first-pe...
by Lone Wolf
Tue May 14, 2013 2:57 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Lucid Dreaming
Replies: 81
Views: 28970

Re: Lucid Dreaming

* Last day of high school.  Graduation time!  Except that, for some odd reason, I forgot to take that final year of English.  No graduation for me. These are the worst!   Although I'm sorry for your misery, I'm glad I'm not alone with these.  For me, it's always the day of the final, I've never att...
by Lone Wolf
Fri May 10, 2013 4:14 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Lucid Dreaming
Replies: 81
Views: 28970

Re: Lucid Dreaming

We started veering into the area of lucid dreaming in the Garden of Eden thread, and I thought I'd dig up the original lucid dreaming thread and post here. Quick summary of where I stand with lucid dreaming: I really studied up since starting this thread, got way into it, and have had quite a large ...
by Lone Wolf
Fri May 10, 2013 3:55 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: A Temple in the Garden of Eden?
Replies: 15
Views: 7034

Re: A Temple in the Garden of Eden?

Wow, 90 lucid dreams, that is incredible!  I'm still recording my dreams, but no lucids. I'm glad you're still recording your dreams!  That's great.  Just bringing back my basic dream recall has been pretty awesome.  It was something I let lie dormant for much of my life and I hadn't realized what ...
by Lone Wolf
Wed May 08, 2013 9:19 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: A Temple in the Garden of Eden?
Replies: 15
Views: 7034

Re: A Temple in the Garden of Eden?

Nope, the actual date is much older, like 6000 BC or 10,000 BC.  I don't have a source, but I'm sure its Googleable. :o  Not this again!  I'm having flashbacks! This reminds me of this old thread: http://gyroscopicinvesting.com/forum/index.php?topic=2352.msg31365;topicseen#msg31365 Gumby and LoneWo...
by Lone Wolf
Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:30 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Biden: task before us is to create a new world order
Replies: 7
Views: 2672

Re: Biden: task before us is to create a new world order

MachineGhost wrote:These political scientists are concerned that this mass hysteria could have what they judge to be devastating effects on American political life, ranging from widespread political alienation to escalating lone-wolf terrorism.
What exactly are you accusing me of here?  :o
by Lone Wolf
Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:19 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Incredible speech
Replies: 27
Views: 12244

Re: Incredible speech

What a great speech!  Thanks for posting, PS.
by Lone Wolf
Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:53 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Rebalancing... Hormones?
Replies: 142
Views: 41895

Re: Rebalancing... Hormones?

I am! And get this... Despite her initial disgust, I let my wife try the glasses after a few nights of dirty looks and she noticed that using them for even 10 minutes before bed improved her sleep. She actually used to wake up with night terrors, startled and confused, in the middle of the night. (...
by Lone Wolf
Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:19 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Rebalancing... Hormones?
Replies: 142
Views: 41895

Re: Rebalancing... Hormones?

I got my pair of blue wavelength-blocking glasses a while back and I've been enjoying them!  I use them during my period of wakefulness after first sleep.  (Called "wake back to bed" in lucid dreaming circles.)  I've enjoyed being able to do things like read on the Kindle Fire without worrying that ...
by Lone Wolf
Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:06 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Oh my goodness! Can this be? (re: Banned)
Replies: 37
Views: 11704

Re: Oh my goodness! Can this be? (re: Banned)

China, like everywhere, has its pluses and its minuses. Thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed this post!  Your perspective was a lot of fun to read. I'm glad you made your way back onto the forum.  Hopefully you made sure that you weren't being followed by any suspicious-looking hacker types.  :) I was thin...