ridlejs
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re: So did the fed really fix inflation or did the supply chain problem etc just fade out
Posted by ridlejs on 2/5/24 at 8:38 am
[quote]Consumers have signaled a willingness to use debt to maintain spending, so prices will remain sticky if not permanent.[/quote]
This is not some new "signal". Our economy is built on consumption driven by debt. Not saying there isn't inherent risk in this - there definitely is - but its b...
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re: Pearl should call a press conference.
Posted by ridlejs on 12/15/23 at 3:47 pm
[quote]This popped up today
Speaking of great reporting[/quote]
Everything is so dang dramatic. How about he was an old school coach that didn't want to play the new recruiting game? You can't win without playing that game now. Pretty simple. Can't say I blame him honestly but it is what ...
re: Black Friday Deals Thread
Posted by ridlejs on 11/27/23 at 9:32 am
Beretta A300 Ultima TrueTimber pattern (12 and 20) are 699.99 at Basspro. Really good deal if you ask me.
https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/beretta-a300-ultima-semi-auto-shotgun...
re: What kind of dog do you have and do you hunt with it?
Posted by ridlejs on 11/10/23 at 2:47 pm
[quote]Watching a springer work is AWESOME. Makes me want to do cocaine [/quote]
Lol. It is pretty cool to watch. ...
re: What kind of dog do you have and do you hunt with it?
Posted by ridlejs on 11/10/23 at 6:14 am
A 2 year old field bred Springer. Has an amazing amount of drive.
Have only trained with her with pigeons but taking her to hunt pheasants and chukar this season....
re: Israel–Hamas War Discussion Thread: News Links On First Page
Posted by ridlejs on 10/31/23 at 9:37 am
[quote]It boggles my mind how anyone cannot see Hamas is a terrorist organization.[/quote]
It is blind hatred and its the scariest part of this.
Almost the entire ME has come out in support of Hamas. Did you see what Erdogan said? And they are a freaking NATO member.
No amount of facts ...
re: Israel–Hamas War Discussion Thread: News Links On First Page
Posted by ridlejs on 10/18/23 at 10:32 am
These are the types of things that make me legitimately nervous. This whole event - with the hospital bombing being the perfect example - is exposing just how much hate and confirmation bias is present. No amount of truth will change their minds. And that entire area is a powder keg of hate towar...
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted by ridlejs on 2/24/23 at 8:52 am
[quote]What does this look like hypothetically, with respect to territory controlled?
Is it worth ceasefire and NATO+EU membership with current territory, but thousands more dead Russians? Do they need to push Russia back completely in the East, but leave Crimea? If so, does their surrounding pos...
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted by ridlejs on 2/24/23 at 7:34 am
[quote]The Russian leadership is likely pursuing a long-term operation where they bank that Russia's advantages in population and resources will eventually exhaust Ukraine. [/quote]
This is what Stephen Kotkin said on his most recent Hoover Institute interview. It’s turned into a war of attrition...
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted by ridlejs on 2/16/23 at 1:55 pm
[quote]Kotkin on Uncommon Knowledge most recent discussion. This more about the end game of what success for Ukraine should look like[/quote]
I watched this one the other day. I really like Kotkin and thought he did a good job here. But, I wish he would address his mistake of predicting that Ru...
re: new boots needed
Posted by ridlejs on 12/27/22 at 10:37 am
[quote]I got some Danner lace ups like these and they are super comfortable and warm. If I can be slightly critical of them, the tread on the sole wore down pretty quick, but I've been wearing them for everything in the cold. I weld, cut trail, hunt, hike and everything in them.[/quote]
I just bo...
re: Tax lost harvesting in Individual account
Posted by ridlejs on 12/21/22 at 7:39 am
[quote]What is the IRS opinion on Wash Sale for switching between s&p 500 etfs?[/quote]
If you want to play it safe, invest in funds that track different indices. For example, switch your SP 500 fund for a Russell 1000 fund. Both are large cap indices and will perform pretty much the same. ...
re: Worst Christmas song
Posted by ridlejs on 12/8/22 at 11:31 am
Christmas Shoes. Not even a close second....
re: This coaching search proves one thing definitively
Posted by ridlejs on 11/26/22 at 7:57 pm
[quote]Nobody knows shite. Not reporters, not “insiders”, no sauces, nothing. Just people vomiting bull shite[/quote]
This is basically the male equivalent of The Bachelor. We gossip and speculate just like our wives - probably worse really. ...
re: President of Mexican Hunting Federation gored to death by Cape Buffalo after missed shot
Posted by ridlejs on 10/15/22 at 9:29 am
[quote]I just feel like after the first shot missed there should have been more shots going off.[/quote]
A separate article says that he hit it, it just didn’t die. Also said they were hunting in Argentina. He was hunting pigeons or something, saw the buffalo, and decided to go after it. ...
re: Buccees Mascot Coaching Edition (Former Jet Tracking)
Posted by ridlejs on 10/10/22 at 3:23 pm
[quote] so really the concern is recruiting.[/quote]
I think in the new era of NIL, a pure recruiter is going to be less important than in years past. It's going to be more important to have the full confidence of the boosters and big money folks to fund the NIL coffers. Not saying knowing how ...
re: Buccees Mascot Coaching Edition (Former Jet Tracking)
Posted by ridlejs on 10/9/22 at 11:11 am
With the NIL and transfer portal rules, is it still as critical to have a coach that is a top level recruiter? Just seems like if the top kids are going to the highest bidder, then that’s aspect of coaching will be diminished.
I do think the new rules allow us to get back quicker since you can f...
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted by ridlejs on 10/6/22 at 10:03 am
[quote]just trying to understand how someone that is a propgandist and is calling for genocide on national TV is not a legit target during a time of declared war and in a time where ukraine was invaded.[/quote]
All great points and agreed.
When Stephen Kotkin was asked to summarize his two v...
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted by ridlejs on 10/5/22 at 5:10 pm
[quote]The cracks are starting to show around Putin. [/quote]
Do we really want a war between these factions? Just seems like you’d be replacing Putin with folks that even more hardline. ...
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted by ridlejs on 10/4/22 at 3:53 pm
[quote]There's 10 million Kurds in a country of 90 million people all clustered in Northwest Iran. The last thing they want to do is set a precedent for a referendum being "ok", much less a sham one.[/quote]
Lol. Great point....
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