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More on lovely Khymani: [quote] Video of incendiary comments by one of the leaders of the student protest encampment at Columbia University surfaced online Thursday evening, forcing the school to again confront an issue at the core of the conflict rippling across campuses nationwide: the tension b...
[quote]Stryper is still touring heavily and actually sounds just as good now as they did back in the day.[/quote]Better. Their current live sound is devastatingly crushing. [quote]They had two albums that went gold and a third that went platinum. The songs “Honestly” and “Free” at times were the ...
[quote] Uhhh…2007 Bowe and Buster Davis?[/quote]What am I missing about Chase and Jefferson that they aren't included?...

re: IMO, best place to park cash...

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/26/24 at 2:38 pm
[quote]Ok thanks, so just buy whenever and sell whenever, set the dividends to reinvest and just let it ride? Seems simple enough.[/quote]Yes, but again, that's for "cash" (which it sounds like it fits for your situation). If it's for "fixed income", then need to maintain awareness around the bro...
[quote]White House had been weighing health benefit of ban against angering Black voters[/quote] :rotflmao: [quote]The Biden administration is reversing course on its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, after the White House weighed the potential public-health benefits of banning minty smokes against...

re: Israel committing genocide?

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/26/24 at 12:58 pm
[quote]So the only viable solution is to kill them all, right?[/quote]All Hamas? Yes, at least until the hostages are released. Coleman Hughes calmly walked through the math of the situation the other day and found that, not only was it NOT out of phase with "normal" collateral damage in a war, b...

re: Israel committing genocide?

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/26/24 at 12:43 pm
[quote] Palestine has been in steady decline since 2017 and in 2023 had a less than 2% growth rate[/quote]So, a "steady decline"...defined by a growing population? [quote]The reason for that low number is the Israeli offensive. That qualifies it under the UN charter as genocide. Your argument ...

re: Pinched nerve in my upper back

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/26/24 at 12:11 pm
[quote] Yeah I can see that. But my dad is a neurologist and referred me to a neurosurgeon where I live. They both reviewed the MRI and said PT was the way to go. Not strengthening the surrounding area was just going to make it keep hurting and lead to nerve issues. I had already been dealing with ...

re: IMO, best place to park cash...

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/26/24 at 12:08 pm
[quote]So, a money market account?[/quote]no......

re: IMO, best place to park cash...

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/26/24 at 12:08 pm
[quote]So, I've got 20k I'm holding for my daughter to use to help with a payment for a house in probably 2 years or so. I had it in ibonds a while back, then I moved it to T-blls and have been reinvesting it in them over and over lately. Sounds like this would be a better/easier option for me fo...

re: IMO, best place to park cash...

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/26/24 at 12:07 pm
[quote]FZDXX has been treating me fine for cash. [/quote]Currently 35bps lower than USFR...
[quote]Grown men dressed up like the cast from the wizard of oz.[/quote]Imagine not only accomplishing something in life, but also having fun and not taking oneself too seriously. That would be insane, amirite?...
[quote]The hell is up with all the sunglasses?[/quote]What do you mean? It's a fashion adornment resting on the bridge of the nose and on both ears. What part don't you understand?...

re: Pinched nerve in my upper back

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/25/24 at 7:25 pm
[quote]That’s why I’m down. I can guarantee if I’m held to fricking dumbbell squats and body weight shite I’ll never do it. [/quote]Hire a trainer that forces you to....

re: Pictures from days gone by....

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/25/24 at 6:55 pm
[quote]Is this photo old enough? [/quote]Is that Jaclyn Smith?...

re: IMO, best place to park cash...

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/25/24 at 6:45 pm
[quote]PerplenGold Thanks for the bump. I missed this before and will likely be selling my business soon. USFR looks like a great place to stash $ while deciding on next steps.[/quote]Sure thing - just be aware we are (probably!) closer to a time where it could be the right move to extend duration ...
[quote] You misspelled unskilled immigrants.[/quote]No, he didn't. The average American is a tub o lard. It's embarrassing....

re: Pinched nerve in my upper back

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/25/24 at 4:51 pm
[quote] When I first got to PT, the therapist asked me some simple questions. One of them was what are you doing when you notice it the most. It was usually loading the dishwasher after dinner, so he told me to mimic what I was doing then. Standing at the sink, and leaning down to my right. He said...

re: Billy MF Strings

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 4/25/24 at 4:17 pm
[quote]if you are not predisposed/hardwired to the jamband scene, billy strings isnt going to move the needle for you, probably. if you are though...its the best thing going and maybe ever. go to a show and see what you think. theres no way you wont have a good time, regardless. its happy music[/...