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Anybody wanna buy a house?

Last post by DavG « Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:14 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:07 pm

Um, tastefully decorated 4 bedroom, 5.5 bathroom house in Newport for sale. Only $9.9 million. Walking distance to shopping. Two pools. We figure...

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Last post by DavG
Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:14 pm
Favorite snack!

Last post by DavG « Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:50 am
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by Red » Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:57 am
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It weird how you love a certain snack, forget about it for awhile then reconnect.

Peanut butter on celery! I'm addicted.
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Last post by DavG
Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:50 am
All the radio stations in the world

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:35 am
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by John Q. Public » Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:52 pm

Maybe. Who knows?

Very addictive site. It's Google Earth overlaid with little green dots wherever there's a broadcast or internet radio station and...

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Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:35 am
I denounce Harvey Weinstein!

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:30 am
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by John Q. Public » Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:44 pm
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I don't even know the guy and I have no idea who she is, but it says on Google News that Lena Dunham says all men are supposed to denounce Harvey...
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Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:30 am
If you did not receive the stimulus payments you can use the Rebate Credit on Form 1040 Line 30

Last post by Hanna « Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:57 pm

by Hanna » Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:57 pm

From the IRS page

The Recovery Rebate Credit is authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the...

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Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:57 pm
China puts Wuhan on lockdown.

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by Tommy Tar » Wed Jan 22, 2020 11:55 am
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Wuhan China with over 10 million people is on transportation lockdown. No people in #Wuhan, C China's Hubei will be allowed to leave the city...
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Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:37 pm
Any Readers Here?

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by ShiftyMutt » Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:10 am

The more spare time I get, the more I’m reading. Beats the heck outta the daily world headlines.

Not sure this post will get much activity but it...

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Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:28 pm
Non Football related

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by watchersince68 » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:18 am

And if 2020 wasn't bad enough they gave us Wonder Woman 84

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Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:18 am
Irish Supreme Court says Subway's bread isn't bread

Last post by Omar Bongo « Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:26 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:57 am

I didn't know they had Subways there but okay.

Irish law requires that sugar content can't be more than 2% of the weight of the flour. Subway's...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:26 am
The IRS Sets a Trap for Cryptocurrency Tax Cheats

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by Hanna » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:04 am

Cryptocurrency holders, beware: A surprising change to your 2020 tax form is about to strip away excuses for ignoring the tax rules on bitcoin, ether...

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Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:04 am
The Tax Moves Day Traders Need to Make Now

Last post by Hanna « Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:03 am

by Hanna » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:03 am

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Many new traders likely aren’t aware they are trading in taxable accounts, where each sale has tax effects. (Robinhood customers can’t trade...

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Last post by Hanna
Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:03 am
The Black Panthers had a band?

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:57 pm

by John Q. Public » Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:57 pm

Yeah. The Lumpen - ( Loom-pen ) - as in Lumpenproletariat - Marxist term meaning the lowest, most downtrodden class that rises up and leads the...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:57 pm
Taxes due July 15 - for the ones who did not file by April 15

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by Hanna » Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:56 pm

Nice presentation by Jill Schlesinger on CBS Morning show

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Last post by Hanna
Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:56 pm
I donated most of the stimulus funds

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:03 pm
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by Hanna » Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:40 pm

Back in March, when it was announced, I knew that we did not need the $2400. We are retired, did not lose any jobs and our Social Security Benefits...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:03 pm
Stock Market?

Last post by Tommy Tar « Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:15 am
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by Tommy Tar » Fri May 08, 2020 1:25 pm

Very little news about the great Stock market bump. My investments are only down 5.13% from the highs before COVID-19. Still some great buys in...

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Last post by Tommy Tar
Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:15 am
Air scrubbing plant to capture CO2 and then sell it as plant food & soda fiz

Last post by Bakker « Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:08 am
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by kramer » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:51 pm

From Digitaltrends

Switzerland’s new ‘air-scrubbing’ plant sucks CO2 out of the atmosphere

The first of its kind direct air capture (DAC) unit...

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Last post by Bakker
Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:08 am
Thanks Microsoft

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by John Q. Public » Sun May 20, 2018 12:29 pm

Your update broke my computer. Looking at a screen that says This is taking longer than expected for the last half hour. Grrrrr.

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Last post by shreader
Mon May 04, 2020 4:40 pm
A Guide To The Retirement-Related Provisions In The Senate Coronavirus Stimulus/Relief Bill

Last post by Hanna « Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:41 am

by Hanna » Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:41 am

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For savers - section 2202

Individuals affected by the coronavirus will be permitted to take a withdrawal from their retirement accounts...

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Last post by Hanna
Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:41 am
Who's Zooming Whom?

Last post by Hanna « Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:40 am

by Hanna » Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:40 am

Zoom has been one of the hottest stocks on the market this year—just not the Zoom you think.

Shares of Zoom Technologies have surged 10-fold since...

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Last post by Hanna
Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:40 am
Breaking quarantine rules

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:16 am
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by cruiser » Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:53 am

...in Brazil, the police use helicopters to create sandstorms on beachgoers
that are breaking the quarantine order on their beaches - interesting....

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Last post by John Q. Public
Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:16 am
Trump 'Crazy Like a Fox'

Last post by Omar Bongo « Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:58 pm
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by ShiftyMutt » Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:55 pm

I thought this was pretty interesting. Psychiatrists and psychologists weigh in on Trump's personality and behavior.
His fear of being 'less than',...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:58 pm
Limbaugh has Lung Cancer

Last post by Wabash « Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:12 pm
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by Wabash » Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:58 pm

I'm going with God's will.

Karma can be a cruel mistress.

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Last post by Wabash
Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:12 pm
The evolution of Atticus Finch

Last post by ShiftyMutt « Sat Jan 18, 2020 10:16 am
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by Hanna » Tue Jul 14, 2015 12:41 pm

Unless you've been in a cave the past week, or so, you know that Harper Lee's new book Go set a Watchman portrays Gregory... er.. Atticus Finch as a...

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Last post by ShiftyMutt
Sat Jan 18, 2020 10:16 am
Mercury Solar Transit

Last post by Omar Bongo « Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:32 am

by Omar Bongo » Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:32 am

Just thought someone else might what to check this out, some of us might not be around for the next one...

Live in progress, transit ends at...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:32 am
The internets are not private, Part 527

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:17 am

by John Q. Public » Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:17 am

The Rancho Cucamonga Police Department received a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) from Google reference a subject who had been posting numerous...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:17 am
Another scam - from the Social Security threatening suspension

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:06 am
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by Hanna » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:53 am

This is what the person said when I answered the phone. From the Social Security Administration the account has been suspended.. this is as far as he...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:06 am
Me thinks it is a weasel.

Last post by Fordama « Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:29 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:12 am

Uncommon Knowledge with David Berlinski on “The Deniable Darwin”

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Last post by Fordama
Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:29 pm
Congress Is Coming for Your IRA

Last post by Hanna « Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:17 am

by Hanna » Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:17 am

Like grave robbers opening King Tut’s tomb, Congress can’t wait to get its hands on America’s retirement-account assets. The House passed the Setting...

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Last post by Hanna
Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:17 am
Crack Shack

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:24 am
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by broman » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:49 pm

Had to give this place a shout out. Some of the best chicken I have ever had. Looks like that part of Costa Mesa/ Newport did some up grading.

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Last post by John Q. Public
Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:24 am
The Risks of Marrying 'Smart' Technology With 'Dumb' Machines

Last post by Hanna « Sat Mar 23, 2019 12:30 pm

by Hanna » Sat Mar 23, 2019 12:30 pm

Investigators probing two deadly crashes of Boeing Co. 737 MAX airliners are grappling with a hybrid of old and new technology, where a complex piece...

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Sat Mar 23, 2019 12:30 pm

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