Random Thoughts VIII: The Ocho

[BoxsterCy]

But you didn't fall for the siren song of Jesse Ventura?

My uncle who lives in MN voted for him - and calls it the biggest mistake he's ever made in the voting booth.

Nope. Voted that day and then drove north for work. Was staying in a hotel that night in Grand Rapids and remember watched the talking heads from both major parties stammering around trying to figure out what the hell had just happened.

Jesse was sort of a big joke but he didn't actually permanently mess Minnesota up too much during his one term if you discount going from a big surplus to a big deficit in just four years (+$4B to -$4B). Issuing $2B in rebates checks was probably not a great idea when coupled concurrently with lots of tax reform and cuts and a 30% bump in spending in his biennial budget!

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Not a good year for gas leaks in this city, between the explosion in the old market and now this one. Super sad and totally preventable in this instance.

That's the real tragedy in this latest situation. If they had just made the proper call the neighborhood could have been evacuated and the gas shut off down the line so it could dissipate.

 

[BoxsterCy]

And a little mishmash of old pins I recently found in a shoe box. Yeah, shoe box of stuff from the attic, classic. 12-year old Boxster likely picked up the 1964 ones at the party booths at the Delaware County Fair which was only a block from the parental homestead.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Kinda cool - My high school alma mater just won the semifinal game against the top-ranked team and is heading to the state finals in baseball.

 

[BCClone]

Kinda cool - My high school alma mater just won the semifinal game against the top-ranked team and is heading to the state finals in baseball.

They had a great 7th inning. Listened to it since Newman was in our conference until last year and my sons first varsity game last year, as an 8th grader, was against them.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

They had a great 7th inning. Listened to it since Newman was in our conference until last year and my sons first varsity game last year, as an 8th grader, was against them.

The son of a classmate of mine plays on the team. I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but somehow I became older than I thought I was.

 

[BCClone]

The son of a classmate of mine plays on the team. I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but somehow I became older than I thought I was.

I have classmates who have been grandparents for a while. I realized I was really old this year during soccer for my youngest. Parents vs kids, I hung out and felt more comfortable with the grandparents.

 

[jcyclonee]

But you didn't fall for the siren song of Jesse Ventura?

My uncle who lives in MN voted for him - and calls it the biggest mistake he's ever made in the voting booth.

Jesse was voted in by young people. I was 30 the year he was voted in and I was way too old to be voting for Jesse. Boxster was even wiser than me at the time.

Nope. Voted that day and then drove north for work. Was staying in a hotel that night in Grand Rapids and remember watched the talking heads from both major parties stammering around trying to figure out what the hell had just happened.

Jesse was sort of a big joke but he didn't actually permanently mess Minnesota up too much during his one term if you discount going from a big surplus to a big deficit in just four years (+$4B to -$4B). Issuing $2B in rebates checks was probably not a great idea when coupled concurrently with lots of tax reform and cuts and a 30% bump in spending in his biennial budget!

Jesse made one campaign promise and that was to give back the full surplus. He didn't keep that promise and that was for the best. As governor I believe his actual agenda consisted of 2 things, lowering the taxes on personal watercraft and lowering the taxes on luxury automobiles. He accomplished those two items and didn't really have any other agenda other than promote Jesse Ventura.

 

[bawbie]

And a little mishmash of old pins I recently found in a shoe box. Yeah, shoe box of stuff from the attic, classic. 12-year old Boxster likely picked up the 1964 ones at the party booths at the Delaware County Fair which was only a block from the parental homestead.

You are roughly the same age as my parents, and my dad likes to give my mom crap for "working" for Goldwater in '64.

 

[CyArob]

But for realz. **** Chicago.

 

[BCClone]

Found a perfect bumpersticker for CG. Some one had a Trump one that says trump on top and make America great again on the bottom. Except they cut off the t and p for Trump.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Today I learned dairy cows are a five year depreciable item.

 

[CloneLawman]

Today I learned dairy cows are a five year depreciable item.

Also, section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation have been possible, given the right set up, placed in service date, etc.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Today I learned dairy cows are a five year depreciable item.

Also, section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation have been possible, given the right set up, placed in service date, etc.

I just blacked out reading that. You can help me with my mandated quiz on Schedule D though.

 

[BoxsterCy]

You are roughly the same age as my parents, and my dad likes to give my mom crap for "working" for Goldwater in '64.

When I was a kid election night was always no mom night since she worked as an election official and it was one of those rare nights she was not home. I would describe her as a Dewey Republican, maybe an Eisenhower Republican who became increasing less enthused about her party as she grew older. We didn't talk politics much at all but as an elderly lady she was getting pissed about all of the fund raising stuff and when Bush was going to be in town she was not happy it was a pay to attend deal. She was thinking "Oh, the President of thee United States of America is going to be in little old Manchester and everyone will be able see him" then found out is was just a party only fund raiser.

 

[Rabbuk]

Just put a load of clothes into the dryer.

Loud CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK

Dug around and found a little LED flashlight

Clicked the on/off switch... Well I'll be damned!
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It's probably really water tight.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Damn you Byerly's and your ice cream novelty treat sales!

 

[BoxsterCy]

And to make matter even worse my niece is coming tomorrow and is going to teach me how to make rhubarb custard pie. **** fitness, moar desserts!

 

[NWICY]

And to make matter even worse my niece is coming tomorrow and is going to teach me how to make rhubarb custard pie. **** fitness, moar desserts!

Rhubarb custard pie NOM NOM NOM.

 

[wxman1]

We have never camped on site until now. This campground is huge...