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re: Why doesn't Mt Everest just raise the prices outrageously?

Posted by meeple on 7/24/24 at 10:52 pm

[quote]It's already laid out with a chocolate mint on the top. The whole purpose of planning something like Everest is to effect some sort of spiritual and physical gain and if you compromise the process, you're an a-hole when you start out and you're an a-hole when you get back.[/quote] -Yvon Ch...

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re: Replacement key FOBs

Posted by meeple on 7/24/24 at 10:45 pm

[quote]Ace hardware[/quote]...

re: God, if you’re listening PLEASE let Trump win

Posted by meeple on 7/24/24 at 8:03 pm

[quote] God prob done with this nation. There’s a verse somewhere about giving them over to their desires. This country has lots of nasty sick desires.[/quote] Romans 1:18-32. John MacArthur preached this years ago. [embed]https://youtu.be/Cz8AA_Oa0EU?si=vyZMdozjT8DsBNAn[/embed]...

re: Northshore financial advisor recommendation

Posted by meeple on 7/23/24 at 10:10 pm

[quote]True Wealth Advisors. Billy Maisano[/quote] +1. We use True Wealth, different advisor though. ...

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re: Joe Biden is like George Washington

Posted by meeple on 7/23/24 at 4:49 pm

The founders served for a while then left. It was an act of service, not a lifetime full-time job. Biden is nothing like GW. ...

re: Trump agrees to debate Harris

Posted by meeple on 7/23/24 at 4:33 pm

Tulsi destroyed her on her record. Just many of ways Trump can do the same. ...

re: Woke Victory in the Southern Baptist Convention

Posted by meeple on 7/23/24 at 10:56 am

[quote]This is exactly what we started doing[/quote] Great for y’all...

re: Woke Victory in the Southern Baptist Convention

Posted by meeple on 7/23/24 at 9:36 am

If you tithe to a Southern Baptist church, 5% of what you give to the general fund is shipped off to the SBC Cooperative Program and disbursed approximately as follows: 50% International Mission Board 23% North American Mission Board (NAMB) 22% SBC Seminaries 3% SBC operating budget 2% ERL...

re: Twisters looks like it's going to be a major box office hit....

Posted by meeple on 7/19/24 at 3:36 pm

[img]https://y.yarn.co/269b878c-57f2-4113-b980-936edadb7504_text.gif[/img]...

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re: Exploding Kittens (Netflix): Dumb Name... Dumb Fun Mindless Animated Entertainment

Posted by meeple on 7/18/24 at 9:43 pm

[quote]exploding kittens is possibly the best card/board game i have ever played[/quote] I guarantee you that there are much better games than Exploding Kittens. ...

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re: Dune: Prophecy - Official Teaser Trailer 2, Releasing Fall 2024

Posted by meeple on 7/18/24 at 6:09 pm

Same here ...

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re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread

Posted by meeple on 7/18/24 at 5:06 pm

[quote]Pollinators?[/quote] It’s definitely been lower. Did have a few cantaloupe though. So I don’t know. ...

re: The RNC should stay Clear of Roid Hogan and Vince McMahon

Posted by meeple on 7/18/24 at 4:42 pm

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re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread

Posted by meeple on 7/18/24 at 4:21 pm

[quote]least I’m getting a few nice watermelon.[/quote] These look great. Tried watermelon for the first time and got nothing but vines and blooms. What am I missing (besides the melons?). I planted them along the edge of a raised bed. ...

re: I Made Built-ins out of IKEA Furniture

Posted by meeple on 7/17/24 at 2:05 pm

[quote]bride has been asking for this sort of thing in our living room for years and I've been putting her off [/quote] Mine wants me to build more, and I’ve been putting it off because I built our first ones from scratch and haven't wanted to repeat that. Seeing this thread, I may wait for her to ...

re: What to do when you are officially a multi-millionaire?

Posted by meeple on 7/17/24 at 7:09 am

I’ve been wondering the same thing as I approach this point. The thought crossed my mind that as in my mid-40s, if my tech job went away I’d consider teaching science or math at the private level. Would give me some extra spending $ and insurance coverage. ...

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re: I Made Built-ins out of IKEA Furniture

Posted by meeple on 7/17/24 at 7:01 am

That’s impressive. I did the same from scratch with cabinet grade ply and now I’m wondering how I missed the thought of doing this. I spent hours cutting, sanding, routing (dado slots for shelves), gluing, clamping, and painting. How far apart are the shelves, 11-12 inches? Why didn’t you add h...