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2021 Dec 23, 4:48pm   3,507 views  50 comments

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Wishing every one of you a Merry Christmas.

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34   GreaterNYCDude   2021 Dec 25, 11:02am  

Merry Christmas y'all!
35   just_passing_through   2021 Dec 25, 11:04am  

Merry Christmas!
36   stereotomy   2021 Dec 25, 12:01pm  

Christmas greetings and best wishes for the new year. Let us all feast and enjoy the company of our close families.
37   Patrick   2021 Dec 25, 2:24pm  

I went to Gregorian mass at noon at St. Thomas Church in Palo Alto, and it was quite inspiring. Wife was getting bored by the end (1.5 hours) but I was not bored at all.

I've always wanted to hear mass in Latin, and they have a choir which is just stupendous, assuming you like Gregorian music.

It's an elegant old church, at least for this area. I did not wear a mask, but neither did the two priests, and a couple other members of the congregation. It was not crowded, which was surprising for Christmas. But then it's pretty hard to follow in Latin, so maybe that puts some people off. They did have a nice booklet with all the words in English and Latin.

I may actually go back next week. I never liked the church when it was being forced on me, but as a purely voluntary thing, it's much more interesting. And I'm into Latin lately. I have my aunt's old Latin textbook from the U. of Chicago Lab School, and one day I'll read it.

Catholics should definitely not keep up with "modern times" but should revert to the old traditions that worked for many centuries. I was happy that they don't have a sodomy flag out front like so many protestant churches around here.
38   HeadSet   2021 Dec 25, 8:06pm  

Patrick says
I was happy that they don't have a sodomy flag out front like so many protestant churches around here.

The irony of that statement is astounding. (Priests and pedophilia).


Patrick says
I've always wanted to hear mass in Latin

I was an altar boy in the 3rd Grade, and that was the last year of the Latin mass. The biggest hurdle was memorizing "the Confiteor," which was the longest recitation. Starts like "Confiteor Deo omnipotenti...." or "I confess to God Almighty."
39   Patrick   2021 Dec 25, 10:14pm  

HeadSet says
Patrick says
I was happy that they don't have a sodomy flag out front like so many protestant churches around here.

The irony of that statement is astounding. (Priests and pedophilia).


I do think it's still a mistake to have celibate priests. It is simply not natural for men to abstain from sex.

On the other hand, lately it is the protestant churches with sodomy flags. They seem to be willing to violate all norms and ethics in the quest for members and donations.
40   mell   2021 Dec 25, 10:31pm  

Patrick says
I went to Gregorian mass at noon at St. Thomas Church in Palo Alto, and it was quite inspiring. Wife was getting bored by the end (1.5 hours) but I was not bored at all.

I've always wanted to hear mass in Latin, and they have a choir which is just stupendous, assuming you like Gregorian music.

It's an elegant old church, at least for this area. I did not wear a mask, but neither did the two priests, and a couple other members of the congregation. It was not crowded, which was surprising for Christmas. But then it's pretty hard to follow in Latin, so maybe that puts some people off. They did have a nice booklet with all the words in English and Latin.

I may actually go back next week. I never liked the church when it was being forced on me, but as a purely voluntary thing, it's much more interesting. And I'm into Latin lately. I have my aunt's old Latin textbook from the U. of Chicago Lab School, and one day I'll read it.

Catholics should definitely not

I majored in Latin and English in high school and love Latin. I also love Gregorian Chants.
41   HeadSet   2021 Dec 26, 6:16am  

mell says
I majored in Latin and English in high school

Your High School had academic majors?
42   WookieMan   2021 Dec 26, 6:35am  

HeadSet says
mell says
I majored in Latin and English in high school

Your High School had academic majors?

Was gonna ask the same thing. They probably should though. Forcing chemistry down a kids throat that will never need it seems kind of silly. I did okay with it, but retained no practical and useful knowledge that I'd use today. Our HS Chem teacher was also a crazy person.

I still think there needs to be a practical economics class before any other subject. Basically what actually happens on the ground and not from 30,000'. Things like interest, credit cards, stocks, property taxes, income taxes, 401k's etc. But it's probably designed that way though to keep about to be new consumers in the dark and fleece them.

It's not final, but I legit have a document that I'm preparing for my kids to teach them everything the school won't. Don't want my kids to be financial morons.
43   Booger   2021 Dec 26, 6:37am  

Patrick says
I do think it's still a mistake to have celibate priests. It is simply not natural for men to abstain from sex.


I'm guessing that they masturbate quite a lot.
44   Booger   2021 Dec 26, 6:38am  

WookieMan says
I still think there needs to be a practical economics class before any other subject. Basically what actually happens on the ground and not from 30,000'. Things like interest, credit cards, stocks, property taxes, income taxes, 401k's etc. But it's probably designed that way though to keep about to be new consumers in the dark and fleece them.


Democrats will never allow basic economics to be taught in high school.
46   WookieMan   2021 Dec 26, 7:07am  

Booger says
Democrats will never allow basic economics to be taught in high school.

Agree. Which is why I'm doing it. I'm not joking when I say I'm writing my own curriculum for standard finance (not economics) for the kids. Most young adults don't even understand what getting charged 24% interest on a credit card means, yet your publicly financed college allows these thieves to openly market CC's on campuses. They'd offer free food when I was a student if you opened a card.

If you don't know what you're doing with a CC you will get fucked. And that's just the tip of the iceberg in daily and normal finances that adults should know. Education system does NOTHING to teach kids about real life finances. Most teenagers need to ask mom and dad to fill out a W-2 for their first job. That's not the way it should be.
47   HeadSet   2021 Dec 26, 8:19am  

WookieMan says
I'm writing my own curriculum for standard finance

Yes, syllabus something like:

Interest and how interest is calculated. The difference between simple and compound interest. Credit cards - grace periods, minimum payments, and why paying off the credit card balance in full each month is a great idea. Difference between a Credit Card and a Debit Card.

How to use and reconcile a checking account.

Mortgages - points, origination fees, prepaid interest, other closing costs. Impact of Realtor commission. Real estate taxes. Rent versus buy calculation and considerations.

Taxes. How to fill out a 1040. How to use consumer tax software. IRAs and 401k.

Investment - CDs, laddered CDs, ETFs, Index funds, mutual funds, dollar cost averaging, loaded vs unloaded, bonds. (At this point, I would not get into puts, calls, warrants, shorts, other than to point out these are more gambling than investing).
48   WookieMan   2021 Dec 26, 8:31am  

Yup HeadSet. None of that shit was taught when I was in high school and that's when it needs to be taught. We've kind of started already to an extent with our kids. Comprehension is key. I'm of the opinion if you can't do your own taxes after your first job, you're likely fucked financially. Some will figure it out for sure later. But until you figure out what is being taken from you, it will keep being taken from you.
49   mell   2021 Dec 27, 8:39am  

HeadSet says
mell says
I majored in Latin and English in high school

Your High School had academic majors?


Yes in Europe.

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