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[quote]I'd bet that your situation is more common than your friends.[/quote] In the wider world of America? Definitely. But having to explain that to my wife because she's fretting about us affording a home while everyone we know has a house or has sold their first house for a new one has been a ...

[quote]I think there’s a lot more family help than there ever was.[/quote] I know it's true of my friends. My wife and I make 6 figures combined but feel like we're treading water compared to our friends. But I know out of my friends 1 of them was gifted a house, 3 of them lived rent free in a pa...

I work for a larger bank and the biggest issue right now is the influx of new clients....

SVB was almost entirely based around venture capital and tech start ups. They got themselves into a trap by not recognizing the effect of rising rates on their "safe" assets, Tbills. The impact of social media and some large voices within the venture capitalist community caused a run on deposits at ...

British army had the brilliant idea of building regiments out of men from the same towns, with the idea that people who knew each other and each other's families would fight harder together. Battle of the Somme resulted in entire village's newspapers being just the obituary because whole towns of...

Satellites are expensive and a technological challenge to build, launch, and maintain. Retasking a satellite's orbit may be too cost prohibitive or even outside their capability. Balloons are pretty cheap. All I got....

It's like saying "Trust me". You should absolutely not trust that person. If you have to constantly say you're a team or a family, then you're neither. It's either true or it isn't, and no amount of speaking it out loud will make it true, only actions. ...

Yeah man, and all it took was 25 innocent children being roasted to death right along side him. Totally worth roasting that kiddie diddler in your eyes though. They totally shouldn't have just arrested him on his known weekly grocery trips into town because that doesn't play well to the media. I ...

[quote]These days, if you can't find a public computer with internet access.........[/quote] These days most Americans put an insanely powerful computer with instant access to the Internet in their pocket and call it a phone. I know there's some percentage without access to a smart phone in Ameri...

Muppet Christmas Carol....

If you want a real emotional punch to the gut, watch Grave of the Fireflies. It's an animated movie by Studio Ghibli about 2 young children trying to survive in the firebombing aftermath after being separated from their mother. It's one of those movies that should be watched once....

It's not a train station, you don't have to announce your departure....

To be honest, I doubt the men care. Their regular pay, their benefits, basically everything they actually get over the course of their career comes from their professional clubs. Not the USMNT. Think of big name NBA players like Shaq not playing for the US for fear of injury. His payday was never...

[quote]Year 2000 Mississippi would be the thinnest state in the union if transported to 2022. Colorado’s claim to fame at this point is the smallest chubby in a bar of heifers. [/quote] Well yeah they changed the standards for overweight right around then too. Brought it inline with WHO and Euro...

[link=(https://www.lego.com/en-us/search?q=Classic)]Lego Classic[/link] This will at least give you an idea on all the boxes of Lego Classic available. There are several "themed" like space mission etc as well. Check Walmart, Target, and Best Buy online for some pretty decent deals along with Ama...

What YouTube and podcasts do y'all watch and listen to? On YouTube I'll watch The Critical Drinker, Every Frame a Painting (rip), and Sideways (nerdy music in film stuff) and podcast wise right now I listen to They're Just Movies and Spoilers Intended, but I'm looking for more recommendations on You...

I've read the entire series multiple times. If you're interested in the Napoleonic era, the British Navy, good historical fiction etc then it's a definite recommend....

ESG has existed since the late 70s. It's only recently become a term the public is familiar with, but banks and other institutions have been aware and mindful of it for decades at this point. Being "green" is trendy now, and ESG is the easiest way to signal they're on board. There is a tremendous...

Should check out FPS Chess....

A single blade leads to less irritation. Think about it, with a 3 or 5 blade disposable, every swipe you make is like running that straight razor over your face 3-5 times. I used to straight razor shave but fell out of the habit. It feels manly af, there's way less irritation, and it's a nice zen li...