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CHIEF

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  1. I pray. I don't really pray much for God to intercede in matters on my behalf (except for safety of family and friends, selfishly). But for understanding of the things in this world that I have no control over. Also, for those that are so condescending about anyone that is a believer is ignorant of science. I am always trying to punch holes in my faith, I have found that it accomplishes just the opposite, it makes my faith stronger. I love watching debates, two of the really great scientific believers are Frank Turek, and John Lennox, an Oxford mathematician. For those of you that have made up your mind that there is no God, fair enough. But for those of you that are on the fence, these scientists make some compelling arguments. I invite you down the rabbit hole. Please remember the headers are from a biased commentator, I usually fast forward through his narrative. CHIEF
  2. EV vehicles are a Trojan Horse, so are wind turbines, those are my main problems with "sustainables". The problem is that those are the face of "sustainables". https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/world/wind-turbine-recycling-climate-intl/index.html I had no problem with recycling bins when I lived in Austin. Most people, I suspect don't. I worked for a disposal company for about 14 months. The glass recycle bins were combined with the regular trash, after the fact, as Austin didn't have a glass recycling plant, at the time. Just a lot of feel good recycling for naught. CHIEF
  3. I have a buddy that is a Merck rep, in Austin. We lived by each other in the early 2000s. He was the biggest Vioxx rep in Austin, and always had samples. Vioxx was recalled (biggest recall ever, highest monetary fine ever) around 2005. It was deemed as the cause of a few heart attacks, thus, the human cost was considered to outweigh the benefits. What did the FDA and doctors go back to prescribing? Opiates. Back to the highly addictive prescriptions that Vioxx and other nsaids were designed to replace. Vioxx was a wonder drug, non-addictive, non-hallucinogenic, just felt normal with no pain. I don't think there was any pain that a 50mg Vioxx couldn't overcome. I swear you could have an arm blown off, take a Vioxx, and go to work the next day. The FDA, in my opinion, really fucked up. The opiate addiction, in this country, will end up killing many 1000x over of people that would have died from heart attacks from nsaids like Vioxx. https://www.medicalerroraustralia.com/medical-disasters/10-worst-drug-recalls-in-history/ CHIEF
  4. It could be Fentanyl related deaths. Nothing to do with health care. They never see the inside of a hospital. CHIEF
  5. That is exactly what the Russians are worried about. Can you imagine your nukes fucking up, and you end up nuking your own country? Or Putin hits the big red button, and nothing happens? CHIEF
  6. Yeah, I've ordered about 4 bottles of the Delta 9 Jumbos. Cut them in half, watch some comedy shows, go to bed and sleep like a baby. CHIEF
  7. I actually think Jimbo can talk his way into another year. They are 0-3 in one score games with losses to Tennessee, Alabama, and Ole Miss (currently, two top 10 teams, and the fourteenth ranked team). Jimbo will fire Addizio, be given the check to go money whip the best OL coach available, and that next years OL will keep QB1 clean in the pocket for the whole year, and the aggys will reach the CFP. The narrative that aggy could be a one loss team with competent line play isn't completely delusional , but highly unlikely. The problem is that the rats are jumping ship, and even with improved OL play, they are likely to loose so much talent that it still won't affect the W-L column. Losing Stewart, Weigman, Nolan, etc. is going to drop that ceiling like a firefighter in a burning building. This is probably their best case scenario. At least, that is my fantasy. CHIEF
  8. CHIEF Jr. was about 6 or so when he realized we always bought his favorite candy so if we didn’t give it all out, he and I would eat it. His bucket would come back with about a third of what we bought, about half of it worthless shit. The year he stopped trick’o treating, he just walked up to the “give” bucket looked at me like a stone cold killer, daring me to say something, and pulled out about half the bucket, and put it in his. Went straight to the living room floor, poured out his loot and started eating. Never left the house. CHIEF
  9. Know a lady in the same position. She was divorced, and married a rich widower. All of the generational money is from his deceased wife's family. They live a lavish life, private jet, vacations, expensive jewelry. The way her prenup was set up, she only gets the house they own when he is deceased, or $250k for a house. You can't buy shit with $250k. So we sold them a lakefront home for $750k, as his final home. The thing is, she really doesn't have any retirement savings, so she will probably have to end up selling that home, and move in with her adult daughter and SIL. CHIEF
  10. My only worry is the Dad wanting to get her expensive ass off of his dole, and onto CHIEF Jr.'s. We have a friend that just loves CHIEF Jr., always trying to hook him up with his daughter. He sold a pharmaceutical company for millions. She has very expensive hobbies, English saddle competitions, art, etc. She bought a $15k fur coat when we went to the Dallas Safari Club expo. CHIEF Jr. told our friend that he has no interest in funding those kinda items, and if she wants them, he would still be on the hook for those kind of things. I think the best idea so far, is to stay a single wage earner. CHIEF
  11. CHIEF Jr. interviewed for one of the diagnostic/troubleshooting engineers for the F-35. If he gets it, I'll forward your recommendation, and give you and Randolph White the credit. CHIEF
  12. An absolute cripple fight for sure. CHIEF
  13. I was the first juror picked for a Grand Jury, in Travis county when I still lived in Austin in about 2002. We had one old lady that basically tried to play out a verdict on every person, she had to constantly be reminded that we were just responsible for determining if there was enough evidence to indict. I get selected, in Hood county about every 3-4 years. I totally forgot about a summons in the Spring and called a couple of days after, the clerk was really nice and told me she would reschedule me for this last September. Made the summons, not selected. Mrs. CHIEF still has trauma, to this day. She was on a high profile murder trial, here, in Hood county. The defendant didn't own a gun with the barrel twist of the firearm used in the murders, and there was evidence that wasn't admitted that matched the description of a second suspect, and his vehicle. One juror was next door neighbors with the prosecuting attorney, and didn't disclose their friendship. She was the last juror to hold out for a "not guilty" verdict and got Allen Charged. With a young child at home, she wasn't prepared to hold out, even though I encouraged it. Luckily, the verdict was later overturned. That was probably 13 years ago, and she has never received a summons since. CHIEF
  14. He looks like an 11, I would say you scored him pretty dead on. CHIEF
  15. Bruce, the old man, is a great guy. Jerry, the son can be abrasive, but is usually out in the field. He loves his co-workers. They are already planning fishing and Auodad hunting trips. CHIEF
  16. Also, women with generational money are willing to sign a prenup. I am sure he would want to keep the house, since he had it before marriage, and would want to keep all of his retirement.Everything else would probably be fair game. The last girlfriend had 800 acres in Hondo, a house in Albuquerque, and a trust fund. She would have damn well wanted a prenup. We have a buddy that is a frac consultant that makes mid-six figures. He just has two baby mommas. He never let them move in, so no common law marriage. He has several million squirreled away in retirement and investments. He wanted kids, he pays the maximum child support, and buys the kids just about anything else they want, and keeps them the whole time he isn't out in the Permian. He is a great father, gets along and accommodates the mothers. He just decided that was the cheaper route than to risk his huge nest egg. CHIEF
  17. His last girlfriend was generational money, but too high maintenance. She started cutting into his hunting and fishing time, and wanting him to come to Dallas all the time at the drop of a hat. He wasn't having it. My expectations are probably a school teacher, accountant, small business owner from here that digs his crib, loves the outdoors. CHIEF
  18. Its about 6-7 minutes away from us. I also don't go over there each day, so I wouldn't be dropping in. He gets all the puppies, but none of the "dogs" in this situation. As an engineering type, he already has his life planned. Not sure if he is the exception, or the rule. Nobody can disrupt his plans unless she is Hanna Barron. CHIEF
  19. He is putting in the maximum allowable on his 401k. since he just started, I'm not sure how much, if any, they match. I do know they match heavily with tenure. He went to work for https://sandx.us , still has an interview with Lockheed, but loves the atmosphere of the small company. He is one of the only two engineers in the company, at the moment, the other engineer is an older guy nearing retirement age. Apparently all of drafts used are in disarray, not standardized, and not available on the companies "One Drive" even though they have one. Thats what he is working on for about the first 90-120 days. Also, if you come up with an idea, the company will help you patent it, and split any future royalties with you 50/50. So a great opportunity for some long term passive income. CHIEF
  20. Yep, one of my good friends, that I moved to Austin with in the 90's, was single and a high wage earner. He bitched and moaned about "fuck FICA". I finally just asked him how bad was it? He showed me a pay stub, his net was about 60% of his gross. It took him quite a while to save up a down payment before he purchased a house in Cedar Park. CHIEF
  21. You have a point. This kinda started with the rising interest rates, and $200/yd. concrete. CHIEF
  22. Subdivision is single dwelling units. He would make a shitty landlord, he is too soft hearted. He would fall for every sob story. It really is to provide some kind of tax shelter in which he could grow a down payment to put towards the house. I just don't want him to strap himself with a minimum down payment and a huge payment. He can take the mortgage interest off, but a $3500-4500 a month payment is a really big nut for a single person. Just wondering if there is a way for him to grow it at a lower tax bracket. Liquidity is not really an issue until he has to make the down payment. He could put it away for 3-4 years and not touch it. CHIEF
  23. CHIEF Jr. has an engineering job, he is able to live at home and rathole money. He has no room and board, vehicle payment, just his lunch and fuel each day. He already has a lot in our subdivision that backs up to six acres we own. Uncle Sam is going to fuck him with no lube. The idea is for him to build a house in 3-4 years. He should be able to sock away $50-75k per year. His big problem is no write offs. We have been trying to come up with ways to use pre-tax money to save up for the house. 401k loan is about all we have come up with, and apparently that isn't really ideal. Is there an avenue we haven't pursued? Looking at trying to put down at least 20% on a $375-400k home. CHIEF
  24. Both of my mom's younger brothers went on annual elk hunts when I was in college. So I got every bit of their elk meat from the year before, usually 400-500 lbs. We lived on the end apartment and had a barrel pit pulled up beside our exterior wall. We would get a keg of "Natty" and cook about two dozen "elk burgers" every Friday after class. Wonderful poor, poor times. We fed half the apartment complex. CHIEF
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