So, I'm sitting here just reading about the specs for the upcoming PS5. Given our present circumstances, it is dawning on me how much of a privilege this is. How many people in the world are too wracked with economic anxiety to give a shit about a game console? My portfolio is safe, no thanks to me...

Maddy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:06 am Vinny, when you post a link to source that requires a subscription, it would be helpful if you would excerpt the relevant information.

Which specific one required that? And, many of them have dropped their paywalls for any articles related to this virus.

Vinny

MangoMan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:05 am I had never heard of Aaron Judge until I googled him just now. Not surprising as I grew up as a huge Cubs fan, and I can't even name 3 current Cubs off the top of my head let alone players for the Yankees.

How about Derek Jeter?

Vinny

U.S. exported millions in masks and ventilators ahead of the coronavirus crisis


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/inv ... 109747002/

Coronavirus Costs Trump Businesses $1 Million per Day; Net Worth Falls $1 Billion

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/ ... 1-billion/

Good morning guys and dolls! Here is something to reflect upon as the events of today unfold: "Oho!" said the pot to the kettle; "You are dirty and ugly and black! Sure no one would think you were metal, Except when you're given a crack." "Not so! not so!" kettle said ...

Trump is certainly not my personal idea of a role model .... but, you know me, I place God's will above mans' sinful corrupted view of how things should be according to our fallen and cursed reason. To the best of my knowledge, Trump has not required us to go against any of God's Word. So: LOVING Y...

Trump is certainly not my personal idea of a role model .... but, you know me, I place God's will above mans' sinful corrupted view of how things should be according to our fallen and cursed reason. To the best of my knowledge, Trump has not required us to go against any of God's Word. So: LOVING Y...

The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/28/trump-coronavirus-politics-us-health-disaster "This week Fauci was asked by a Science magazine writer, Jon Cohen, how he could stand beside Trump at daily press briefings and li...

The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... h-disaster

OP, i forget to mention that a lot of distilleries are making sanitizer instead of booze. A crime, i know, but you’ll be able to turn normal wipes into sanitizing ones, if necessary. ... Go to www.camelcamelcamel.com to find the historical price at which your particular item has sold on Amazon. (Yo...

After seeing several stories about how wildlife is reclaiming cities that have been stilled by quarantine, I'm very concerned about my town. With the amount of feral cats pre-shutdown, I can see them commanding large sections of turf when people emerge from their homes. I imagine a fight tougher th...

Thank you Libertarian666. I don't know how Swiss banks do and guess I won't ever know myself. I understand Perth Mint would sell per item 1 if asked but wouldn't confirm the specification per item 2. For them, a client owns a number of ounces and the mint sells from that "pot" then confir...

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:16 pm It's fun to look back, on your younger years, and realize you destroyed $37,000 worth of Beanie Babies by blowing them apart with fireworks.

Is THAT a true, personal story??!!!

I can throw in that I got into my first car accident at 12 years old with me at the wheel (somewhat)!

Vinny

I've had a softball teammate who I have been playing with for over 15 years. She is now in her 50s and has been avidly playing softball since at least high school. A while ago she told me she did not know if she would be able to play this season as she was out of work due to an undiagnosed shoulder ...

OP, i forget to mention that a lot of distilleries are making sanitizer instead of booze. A crime, i know, but you’ll be able to turn normal wipes into sanitizing ones, if necessary. ... Go to www.camelcamelcamel.com to find the historical price at which your particular item has sold on Amazon. (Yo...

Contributing a kitty photo. This is Charlie, whose main goal in life is to invent new ways to lounge and look gorgeous. And to get his mama to play with him on demand. Regal Charlie 2018-11-09 small.jpg Have you read this book? The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the ...

If there isn't already a "Comic Books" thread on this forum, we need to start one soon. I'm 48 and all of my comic books were ones that I bought (some of which were older), but I still have them, have carried them around from one house the next, and I'd be interested in knowing how best t...

Kbg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:42 pm Read the IRS publication...we have google the fount of all knowledge.

Or, "Bing it!"

Vinny

MangoMan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:38 pm

vnatale wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:52 pm

MangoMan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:42 pm My new pug is getting spayed next week.
Also microchipped and having her nostrils enlarged to facilitate breathing.

In other words....she is just another form of 'investment"??!!

VInny

Worth every penny and then some.

Then you made a GREAT investment!

Vinny

I've been looking at maybe getting one of those chin-up bars that hangs from your door frame. The kind that hangs from the top, or the single bar that expands to fit the inside of the frame? The one that hangs from the top. The expanding ones look like a really dicey proposition. :o Still, even the...

I've many times heard that description from politicians, mostly if not exclusively from Democratic ones. And, I always wonder two things. Why are they so poor if they are working so many jobs? What percentage of the working population do work two jobs? What percentage three? Finally, do the poor ha...

ansd the first thing i saw when i finished posting the above ... was this email If you're looking for a doorway mounted pull-up bar get one which is secured with a force couple which includes a brace that rests on top of the door frame or heavy duty brackets with 3in/7cm wood screws that go all the...

I've been looking at maybe getting one of those chin-up bars that hangs from your door frame. The kind that hangs from the top, or the single bar that expands to fit the inside of the frame? The one that hangs from the top. The expanding ones look like a really dicey proposition. :o Still, even the...

MangoMan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:42 pm My new pug is getting spayed next week.
Also microchipped and having her nostrils enlarged to facilitate breathing.

In other words....she is just another form of 'investment"??!!

VInny