AMF-YoYo. Adios MotherFucker, You’re on your own. 

This kind of test never works with cats. We tried a similar test with our two orange chowderheads. Let me tell you, dumb looks are still free.

The same thing as cats and toilet paper. They have to destroy it. 

A few years ago I applied for a position with an educational institution which, at least according to the description, was right up my alley. It was a promotion of sorts with more responsibility, more money and a chance to bring my skills and experience to help the organization grow.

Candlemas or Groundhog Day is the halfway point between the first day of winter and the first day of spring. Our trees never make it that long no matter what I do (and the cats will have destroyed all the low lying ornaments by then), so the tree goes on 1/6, but we do leave the lights up around the house until 2/2.

There is a real reason that it’s a federal holiday. In 1891, eleven Italians were lynched in New Orleans. It was the largest mass lynching in the American South. It took place the day after nine of the men had been acquitted in the trial of the murder of the New Orleans police chief David Hennessy.

True. If you need liquidity, then stick it in a savings account. Lately, the NYSE has gained about half of the loss from the last month of March. It may still rise but not as quickly. Just stay away from commodities. 

Painting is the easy part. Moving everything out of the room, taping all the corners and edges then running around the room with an edging brush takes hours. Rolling paint on a wall takes no time at all. Then after it’s dry - putting everything back is a big pain. But it does give us a chance to cull things that have…

Just a FYI - skip Airbnb in Philly. If you’re going to Philly, stay in a hotel. They’re usually cheaper, nicer and in a better neighborhood.

I don’t know of any high interest savings account. Everything is under 5%. Stick it in index funds. You’ll get 8-12% before 12/31/20. 

We painted the house. And we’re still at it. Ceilings too. It takes longer than you thing, especially when you start looking at different paint colors. I can’t tell you how many testers I bought from Benjamin Moore before we settled on a color. Then, we had to stick with that color pallet all the way through the house…

We have a budget line for entertainment and vacation in our discretionary budget. Most of which will not be utilized so we’re blowing it on outdoor furniture! Nice, swanky stuff, too! None of that cheap Ikea shit. We’re sitting in the backyard this summer instead of at the pool, at the beach or taking a cross country…

Same thing happened to me in Shanghai in 1998. 

Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out.

I think that’s what the governor of NJ said. The drawback is liquor stores in NJ are packed. When you pull into the parking lot you get a chit and wait until texted to go inside - the wait is usually an hour. 

I started to go on Fridays between 6am and 7am for groceries. The store isn’t that crowded, maybe 5 customers and 3-4 staff. It’s a local, independent grocery store, not a chain. Apparently the Shop Rite, Acme, Pathmark and Whole Foods stores are packed and having difficulty stocking the shelves, so I’m avoiding them…

I have weird anxiety dreams usually just before I get up in the morning. They’re vivid, in color and filled with allegory that I can’t really figure out. The dreams usually involve people I know or knew in my youth, teens and early adulthood and involve incidents (actual, modified based on a actual incidents or…

Our two cats haven’t changed their routine too much. They still wake up at 5:30am for breakfast and then I go back to bed. During the first week they freaked out and jumped on the bed, poked their nose in my ear and tapped me on the shoulder hoping that I’d get up when I didn’t get up at my usual 7am.

Based on data. As opposed to what exactly?

The gym I attend started hosting IG Live events 2-3 times a week with modified body weight workouts for a running time of 45 minutes. Lots of lunges, squats, pushups and crunches. The emphasis is on core stability and strength with some cardio (jumping jacks, star jacks, duck walks, etc) to get a good sweat. The…