clambo's threads
The Democrats are doomed in November
by
clambo
on 28 Jul 2022
6 comments, latest
2 years ago
The 57% of people who pay no income tax (their base) are angry about inflation. The people who pay the taxes are seeing their net worth drop because of the ...
Nonsense about sunglasses
by
clambo
on 17 Jun 2022
6 comments, latest
2 years ago
Since forever I paid $200-300 for prescription sunglasses, and I always was pissed off. A few years ago I had cataract surgery (LENSAR=state of the art), and my vision was ...
Warning: possibly boring/annoying
by
clambo
on 8 Jun 2022
16 comments, latest
2 years ago
I doubt this interests anyone but it’s a little bit illustrative or maybe not. I was called to attend the 50th reunion of the boarding school I attended. It’s in ...
I want a Toyota Hilux truck
by
clambo
on 3 Jun 2022
13 comments, latest
2 years ago
I’m a little surprised that the slightly narrower Toyota Hilux costs so much less than the Tacoma. The base model is about $20,000 new, 4 cylinder gasoline engine. The one ...
As usual for the cops
by
clambo
on 26 May 2022
47 comments, latest
2 years ago
They stood around outside for an hour and a half while the kid went on his rampage. Cops are interested in protecting their pensions and themselves, not others.
stocks won't stay down long
by
clambo
on 17 May 2022
10 comments, latest
2 years ago
There's just too much money looking for a place to go for stocks to stay down for very long. In Palm Beach there's a conference about "cryptocurrency" and tons of ...
stocks are going up
by
clambo
on 5 May 2022
14 comments, latest
2 years ago
I don't have a crystal ball of course. But, I see all around evidence that spending on anything and everything is continuing by those who have money. We tend to ...
I can't believe it
by
clambo
on 5 May 2022
19 comments, latest
2 years ago
I agree with Pocahontas on this issue; Fidelity should not let people gamble their 401K on Bitcoin or similar nonsense. I have a couple cypto currencies; PayPal and Western Union ...
Pelosi in Florida?
by
clambo
on 29 Apr 2022
Posted 2 years ago
I talked to a guy in Juno Beach the other afternoon. He told me about Nancy Pelosi recently buying a house on Jupiter Island. I wonder if it's the one ...
Uber in Mexico
by
clambo
on 25 Apr 2022
Posted 2 years ago
This is an Uber ad in Facebook for people to drive for Uber in La Paz, BCS, Mexico. The amount that they say you can make is $375 USD per ...
Reverse migration
by
clambo
on 16 Apr 2022
Posted 2 years ago
A possibly boring post herewith: I’m in some Facebook expat groups in Baja California Sur Mexico. I’m noticing numerous people who are moving down from California and Canada, among other ...
Life imitating art in the Kremlin
by
clambo
on 13 Apr 2022
Posted 2 years ago
The interesting combination of errors that led to Putin’s folly were significantly influenced by a corrupt bunch of guys who claimed to have an effective spy network in Ukraine. It ...
Tax efficiency is the key
by
clambo
on 12 Apr 2022
4 comments, latest
2 years ago
I’m probably preaching to the choir, but I’m going to mention it anyway. I’m stuck with some accounts that are not IRAs nor Roth, nor SEP, nor variable annuity. I ...
Marriage as a Tax “strategery”
by
clambo
on 11 Apr 2022
4 comments, latest
2 years ago
I just did my taxes and I have to write a check that is 120% larger than 2020. At least I don’t have to pay California income tax anymore. I’m ...
High income idea
by
clambo
on 19 Feb 2022
31 comments, latest
2 years ago
I have been investing in mutual funds since 1983. I have also bought a few stocks but not many of them. One (AAPL) has been great for me. My investments ...
Doom porn on YouTube
by
clambo
on 27 Mar 2022
2 comments, latest
2 years ago
Pour yourself a stiff drink, eat some pot gummy bears, or use a bong, and watch these guys for a diversion from your life of quiet desperation. ScottWaltersRealtorUSA I Allegedly ...
China may get ideas
by
clambo
on 23 Mar 2022
7 comments, latest
2 years ago
If they see how Putin is losing in a quagmire in Ukraine, it’s possible that China may feel the urge to reclaim the piece of Manchuria back from Russia. China ...
Bullshit, psyops, or true?
by
clambo
on 21 Mar 2022
Posted 2 years ago
Recently some stories are emerging that Putin may go the way of the Dodo bird. I don’t know what to believe about them, but anything is possible. A popular method ...
I got vaccinated in Palm Beach County
by
clambo
on 3 Mar 2021
52 comments, latest
2 years ago
Yesterday I got the vaccine. I previously was sent an invitation to register for the vaccine and choose the appointment time. They used 2 step authentication for the process. “Print ...
Putin’s reach exceeded his grasp
by
clambo
on 1 Mar 2022
31 comments, latest
2 years ago
What Putin hopes to accomplish by invading Ukraine will backfire. NATO will be motivated rather than complacent, Putin lost credibility, Russians will suffer economically and culturally, more countries will join ...
YouTube is entertaining
by
clambo
on 24 Feb 2022
1 comment, latest
2 years ago
I just realized that YouTube “knows” what you’re fascinated by and adds to it for you. My feed is now “doom porn”, “investing doom porn”. “gun porn”, and guys videos ...
Bubble bullshit
by
clambo
on 1 Feb 2022
1 comment, latest
2 years ago
I frequently have heard about the “stock market bubble” from “investing legends” like Geremy Grantham and other assorted clowns. Peter Schiff is another guy who is always popping up. I ...
Isn’t the “emergency” over?
by
clambo
on 18 Jan 2022
5 comments, latest
2 years ago
I might be making a dumb point, and I cannot be the first to mention this: wasn’t the emergency approval of the vaccines premised on the “health emergency”? Isn’t the ...
Mexican tidbits
by
clambo
on 24 Nov 2021
56 comments, latest
2 years ago
This may or may not be interesting, but here you go. I’m visiting in Baja California Sur Mexico. 1. My female friend had an expat boyfriend who had a heart ...
YouTube channel MD who treats Wuhan/Covid patients
by
clambo
on 8 Oct 2021
2 comments, latest
2 years ago
I am lately enjoying great content from a doctor who is treating patients. Dr. Suneel Dhand has a YouTube channel. He is going to be censored, catch him while you ...
China Insights (YouTube)
by
clambo
on 26 Sep 2021
3 comments, latest
3 years ago
Lately I’m watching YouTube on my Roku. If you are curious about the situation in China, you’ll find the videos interesting and enlightening. In a nutshell, China is fucked up. ...
Coffeeholism is a disease
by
clambo
on 18 Sep 2021
19 comments, latest
3 years ago
I have a cool gadget for making espresso and drinks derived thereof. It's a Handpresso. As they say in California "It works good." I have another gadget to make milk ...
NHK news factoid
by
clambo
on 8 Sep 2021
2 comments, latest
3 years ago
I'm watching NHK World news, which is in English. I added the channel to Roku. "Today the first teenager died in Japan from the coronavirus. He had an underlying medical ...
Long Day’s Journey into Night in Sanibel Island
by
clambo
on 7 Sep 2021
20 comments, latest
3 years ago
I reluctantly accepted an invitation to spend the Labor Day weekend in Sanibel Island with friends who are a mother, two adult daughters and boyfriends. Also in attendance were two ...
Vanguard service is falling
by
clambo
on 1 Sep 2021
14 comments, latest
3 years ago
I’m going to rant a bit. I have been a satisfied customer at Vanguard since 1992. I’m now a “Flagship” customer because my investments were significant. They claim to offer ...
About new Wuhan hospital cases
by
clambo
on 11 Aug 2021
42 comments, latest
3 years ago
I know a guy who is in charge of an ICU in a hospital in South Florida. We were eating and another who works in hospitals mentioned that hospitals are ...
Nostalgic for California
by
clambo
on 6 Aug 2021
25 comments, latest
3 years ago
Sometimes I watch old movies and shows when I am inside, I don’t watch TV. Lately I’ve noticed how much I miss the scenery around the state, and San Francisco. ...
Chicken Little investor
by
clambo
on 3 Aug 2021
7 comments, latest
3 years ago
My older brother makes a lot of money, but he wasn't a big saver. In 2017 he got an inheritance from my father, whose finances I had managed for a ...
Communist for Congress
by
clambo
on 6 Jul 2021
11 comments, latest
3 years ago
It's of course a dimwit from the hood who thinks the rich don't pay their "fair share."
CDC COVID-19 vax card
by
clambo
on 2 Jul 2021
13 comments, latest
3 years ago
Interesting that I searched "CDC vaccine card template" to send to a friend who will travel to France in the fall. Google search gives results about it, but not the ...
FLSW Swiss Stock ETF
by
clambo
on 11 Jun 2021
Posted 3 years ago
I don’t have a lot of new money to invest lately, since I’m not actually working. But, I’m pleased with the results so far, about +13% in 2021, “year to ...
American taxpayers giving the vaccine away
by
clambo
on 18 May 2021
2 comments, latest
3 years ago
It’s typical that Biden unilaterally decided to give vaccines away to foreigners. I’m unhappy, I just sent the US Treasury thousands of bucks of my blood, sweat and tears. Let ...
Kamala's now Asian
by
clambo
on 13 May 2021
15 comments, latest
3 years ago
I'm watching a train wreck TV show at my friend's as we head out to lunch. An Asian Heritage month ad just came on about Asians in the USA and ...
Trump's revenge
by
clambo
on 1 Feb 2021
21 comments, latest
3 years ago
Maybe not quite, but if they have an impeachment trial, Trump will make public what has been censored about the November 3 election fraud. CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Twitter, Facebook, ...
Mexicans before Americans (vaccine)
by
clambo
on 28 Jan 2021
1 comment, latest
3 years ago
Mexicans are coming up here as tourists and getting vaccinated before we are. My friend who lives in Mexico told me her friend’s boss and wife went to San Antonio ...
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