PerplenGold

Son of a family friend had lots of problems like that...lots. He was the same age as me and this all started around 8 years old so it made no sense to me. He was always in trouble with his parents/siblings/authorities. His parents sent him off to some sort of camp for a couple years when he was around 11. Set him straight last I heard.

Not related to the above CSB, there's a ranch in TX that specializes in rehabbing young boys. They bust their arse working on the ranch with horses. Learn the value of hard work and the responsibility of taking care of the horses. The kid I know sent there turned into a completely different adult. Night and day difference.

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there would not be A JAYDEN DANIELS, if he doesn't come to LSU period,

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Well, there would have still been a JD but fewer people would have known or cared about him. Hmm, with his bullshite move, fewer people care about him now. Circle of dumbass. Life can be funny like that.

The lesson- don't be a dumbass.

Whatever. All that matters is the score.

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1. the cost of the tank alone could buy a lot of water

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True but the tank is an investment that should last for many refills.

We have a 1k gal metal tank collecting water from the pergola next to the pool. The idea was to fight pool evaporation. It's much too small to help much.

On the flip side of small, the house has a 25k gal tank. There's no city water where I live. Gravity feeds the tank and a pump provides necessary water pressure inside the house.

The Chime’s and Parrain’s are owned by the same group. Parrain’s a bit more sit-down vs The Chime’s which is a little more sports bar. Both are solid choices depending on what your group prefers.

central tx, usual for this time of the year. highs between 95 & 102. no rain in sight. at least the lows are still in the mid-70s.

Prefer a cooler temp over warmer. Outside temp matters too. A hot pool on a hot day is not refreshing. A cold pool on a cold or cloudy day is also not appealing. Reverse the scenarios and it’s great.

Margin Call didn't exactly match one of my previous careers but it was well done.

I worked in a fairly specialized role for a couple of the largest brokerages protecting the firms' assets directly related to margin borrowing. Made it through the dot com bubble and mortgage crisis without losing any of the firms' money. Forcibly liquidated ueasily thousands of customer accounts over the years.

During the dot com bubble, accounts were so highly leveraged in those stocks I had 4-5 traders doing nothing all day but selling out accounts. This went on for about a week. Kick the customer off their trading platform, sell everything in their account, let them back in to see the rubble left behind. Margin borrowing is risky.

Considering her gash had just been slashed, that was a pretty decent dismount. A bit heavy on the splash but she's a big ole gal after all.

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-The report found that 41% of boomers aged 65 to 79 still have mortgages, as do 31% of Americans 80 and older.

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Meaningless as a stand-alone stat. Mortgages could be in the 2% range with retirement accounts earning more even in CDs or other equivalents.