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  1. Sorry if this is a late reply, but there are a number of mobile mechanic services out there and a bunch probably offer a "used vehicle inspection". When I bought a used car ~5 years ago I could schedule someone to come meet me at the dealership and look over the car. I think he even had a mobile jack to get under the car. I can't remember which service I used, but it might have been yourmechanic.com.
  2. Are you also going to apologize for the misrepresentation of the message? Or, if I'm being generous, that you just misunderstood the passage?
  3. I'm genuinely curious, why are you lying about this? Are you intentionally trying to deceive others in order to prove CRT is "evil"? Or have you not actually read any of this and therefore have no idea whether it's true or not? Either way, you are spreading lies. First, I can't find a single reference attributing that quote to "Stamped from the Beginning". Every reference quotes this from "How to Be an Antiracist," a completely different book. This makes me seriously doubt you've read either. Second, that is not a direct quote. You've lifted those phrases from the middle of a sentence and completely misrepresented the author's message. In the original text, "white people" are the object of the sentence. You've misquoted this to make them the subject of the sentence and change the meaning. This is shameful, lazy and transparent. Here is the full quote: The point is that racist ideas have an inherent seductive quality to them because they imply or state directly that the majority is good/better/worthy, and that makes these ideas move invasive. All people want to feel good about themselves. The danger of racist ideas is that someone can connect with that reinforcing message of goodness without ever realizing that the other side of the coin is exclusion and denigration of others. The author is not criticizing white people, he's warning about the dangers of racist ideas. Care to comment on why you would disagree with any of this? Furthermore, the passage really ISN'T EVEN ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE! The point of the passage is that the author found himself in a destructive loop. Racist ideas had helped him think less of himself, which led him to try less, which made him less successful, which proved those racist ideas right. The passage is all about the author's own enlightenment and how he had sold himself short without even realizing it. What about this perspective do you find evil? Why wouldn't you want every young person in America to reflect on this? The fact that you could read this and come away with such a self-centered interpretation is alarming. You must either completely lack self-awareness, or you must be so focused on championing a cause that you completely miss the powerful and valuable message.
  4. Rule of thumb in early retirement circles is you need to have saved 25x your spending. So if you spend 100k per year, you need 2.5MM saved. Retirement planners talk about replacing your income, but ignore that. It's really about replacing your spending. That 25x would theoretically allow you to safely withdraw 4% annually forever basically. But keep in mind that the math evolves, so read up on "safe withdrawal rates." If you're just starting to read up on this, Mr. Money Mustache is a good blog to get a bunch of the basic concepts. Regardless, the first step will be to figure out how much you'll need to spend annually. If you don't already know what you spend annually today, start there.
  5. Just curious, why the aversion to financing? I was prepared to pay cash on my last car a couple years ago but told the dealer "I'm open to financing with you if you get me a good price on the car." I did end up financing with them and just paid the loan off in full before any interest hit. It just seems useful to keep that in your back pocket as something you can throw at the dealer to sweeten the offer.
  6. Try Deep Cuts at Coit and Belt Line. There used to be local ranchers at the Dallas Farmers Market too, but I haven't been down there in a while.
  7. FYI, Southwest is running a credit card promotion right now. Spend $5K on a new card and get a Companion Pass for 1 year plus 30K points. If you get this, it doesn't preclude you from still earning enough points to keep the Companion Pass active through the end of 2023. Here's a referral link if anyone wants it: https://www.referyourchasecard.com/226c/NVGHUWVCN6
  8. That reminds me, I picked up pizza at a local place in Richardson a couple days ago. They brought the pizzas out in red and green themed Christmas boxes. I know we've ordered pizza from them over the past couple months and they never used holiday boxes. Pretty sure they had ordered them but didn't get them in until ~Jan 15th.
  9. Me: I'm gonna get it in 2! Wordle: Let me push your shit in Wordle 229 5/6 🟩[emoji834]🟩🟩[emoji834] 🟩[emoji834]🟩🟩[emoji834] 🟩[emoji834]🟩🟩[emoji834] 🟩[emoji834]🟩🟩[emoji834] 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  10. You should take it to the place you trust, regardless of what insurance recommends. If you're taking it to a reputable place, they should be used to negotiating with insurance on prices and additional damage they may uncover, so you shouldn't ever get pulled into the middle of that. If you're unsure, check with the repair shop beforehand that they're going to handle all that for you. You could also go get your own estimate for the repair work before you do anything. That would give you a sense of whether you're about to step into an argument with insurance. The problem is, at least last summer, most places are so busy they may not give you a quote unless you're ready to hand over insurance up front.
  11. Out of curiosity, have you ever looked at what the actual aggregate tax rates are? Everyone is paying more than 20% towards taxes of some kind. We clearly have a progressive tax policy, but the range really isn't that dramatic. And I doubt the guy making $16K per year but paying $3200 in taxes feels like he's freeloading.
  12. Can you find yourself in this picture? Reach out for help if you're stuck.
  13. Hahahaha, those are B's for "boiled". I give her credit for at least taking that reasonable step.
  14. Lots of questions here...I appreciate the curiosity. Per your request, I reexamined the eggshells. There are shells for 3 eggs, or 6 half shells. The shells are all nested so it just looks like 3 in the picture. I hope we can put that controversy to rest. Regarding the bacon, I can't recall what I was making a week or so back but it was some dish that needed chopped or crumbled bacon. Because I didn't need slices, I had grabbed a big pack of bacon odds and ends at the store. If you haven't looked, they sell all the bits that don't make nice slices in separate packages. Since most of our bacon is consumed chopped up in tacos, this works well and is cheaper.
  15. Did you not read the text? Explains everything.
  16. The wife took the kids out of town this morning. I was looking forward to a quiet morning by myself. Made a pot of coffee and figured I'd fry up some bacon scraps with eggs. I get the bacon going in the pan and pull out the eggs to scramble... every egg had been hard boiled. Damnit. This may not seem egregious, but hard boiled eggs are not an every day occurrence in our house. When we do have them, they get labeled and put in the deli drawer. Not to mention that the wife wasn't going to be here this weekend and she's the boiled egg eater. And not to mention the nasty egg shells she had just left in the carton and put back in the fridge. I sent her this text this morning:
  17. Got a little lucky Wordle 201 3/6 [emoji834][emoji834]🟨[emoji834][emoji834] 🟨[emoji834]🟨[emoji834]🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  18. My wife and I were just discussing the same thing. I think you could easily reduce the sugar on Alton Brown's recipe and it will still be delicious.
  19. White, straight blonde hair. Fire dancer is doing tarot card readings this morning. I suppose she's a multi purpose gypsy witch.
  20. My whole family has convened on the BIL's patio for a relative I've never met to perform a fire dancing routine.
  21. Also, only thing I have to add from my wife's family is fuck Peppermint Parkway at COTA. What a bullshit scam that place is.
  22. Just curious, but how did she buy the tickets? Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
  23. A few days ago we drove down to spend the week with my wife's family in Austin. Yesterday I'm doing some cooking when my phone rings and I see it's my dad (back in Dallas) calling. We have the following conversation: Dad: Have you been following our text thread with Mrs. Fuggled? Me: Nope, what's up? Dad: We're at your house, but can't find any kind of delivery notice for the package. Me: What package? Hang on. Hey, wife, what is my dad taking about? Wife: Well, I wanted Santa to leave a special tree for our daughter that she can put her own ornaments on, so I asked your parents to go over to our house to set it up. But I got a message that Amazon couldn't deliver the tree. Me: Is it a USPS delivery? Wife: Yes, why? Me: Because I put on a hold on our mail when we left like I told you 3 days ago. That thing isn't getting delivered. Wife: Well, maybe your dad can go to the post office and ask nicely if they'll give him our mail. Me (back on the phone): Dad, go home. Thanks for trying. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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