“But if someone like me grows up in the family business, you are directly contributing through your work to the amount of money that gets funneled into that inheritance”

FWIW, Estate tax is an oddball tax. It’s billed to the estate because it’s easier than billing it to all of the heirs.

It’s not billed to the person who had or earned it, because they are dead. It’s billed to the transitional non-corporation which transfers the money to the heirs, but in reality, though, the tax is on…

If you’re not the DIY kind of person, head over to hobbylinc and for an extra $5 you can get a full-blown,3.5’ tall Estes kit with proper engine mount, parachute, directions etc. (http://www.hobbylinc.com/estes-stm-012-…) and realistically expect to put the thing up 1000’ with the old BP engines, and probably top 1/2…

You know, I’m going to go against the grain: Check your luggage.

You’re right about FC. Although it’s often quite a bit more expensive, there are times when it’s very close to a coach seat. Also, if your travel dates are fixed and the “bargain” frequent flier mile seats are gone, sometimes there are still bargain FC seats available - it may be just as cheap (in miles) to fly FC.

The…

Damn - how many difference music services is Google going to roll out?

And now you have to verify your account with your phone number. I think I used a burner number last time. I got a new phone and this time I had them try 555-1212 about a dozen times before it failed through to a “I guess you can verify your number later” page.

Has Waze stopped requiring that you upload your entire contact list to their servers when you sign in, or to enable the Send ETA option? About 2-3 years ago you could enter a number (or email afair) to send a private ETA/tracking link.

Then they changed so that you had to upload your entire contact list and phone…

You know, this should be an optional display configuration in every Android handset. Slide a selector and you’re in Cardboard Viewer mode. It simply *becomes* your screen. Sit back with a BT keyboard in your lap and work on what every you want with a large display in front of you. No holding the handset or squinting…

Then, I would argue, that youre in the wrong class. There will occasionally be an exception, of course. But, if youre learning nothing in the majority of your classes then youre doing it wrong.

So, here’s a visual to consider about going to class. On average, every time you walk in the door for a lecture, it is costing you between $40 and $100, not including room and board. So imagine that every class you go to you have to pay $100 at the door to get in. Also, if you don’t go to class, you have to take that…

25 years. And in half of the dreams you’re also in your underwear.

And don’t forget to write your PIN on your remote with silver sharpie.

I suggest you try the long pork version of those meat pies...it’s far better than the original. I hear the original has a 1 star rating on Yelp|London.

Alcohol is great for the brain. Like lions on the Serengeti, alcohol attacks and the destroys the slower and disabled brain cells, ultimately benefiting the pack (brain) by keeping it sharp and unencumbered.

I flew in quite a few between BWI and MCO in the 90s for TDY at Kennedy Space Center. I love to fly but the MD-80s, even 20 years ago, sounded like they could fall apart at any moment.

Tried flirc; utter fail (two units tried - they often “missed”commands).

Or you just get the psychotic asshole who joins for the sole purpose of getting in and wiping everyone out. Come to think of it, it’d be worth $10 to me to ruin the game for 8-10 others. And I’m not particularly vindictive.

Yup - no first time gamers in this one. It’d be more fun to light a $10 bill on fire and watch it burn. Probably would last longer, too.

Can you operate it with a MS remote? That’s why I gave up on it - it was essentially unusable without a keyboard and mouse.