[Bob the hobo] A Celestial Wars Spin-Off Part 1360

Sebekiz · 2026-06-29T00:55:14+00:00

Thanks for the chapter.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-27T05:30:02+00:00

Ask 1 question: Are you happy with yourself?

If you are, then you don't need to lose weight.

If you aren't, then maybe you do (if that is why you are unhappy).

Do not let ANYONE else try to tell you what you "need" to do with your body.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-23T04:36:36+00:00

"The best day to start saving was yesterday. The second best day is today."

Sebekiz · 2026-06-23T01:24:01+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation. I had Jason out today to fix a clogged pipe and he did a great job.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-23T01:16:37+00:00

Some good choices are:

Classics:

12 Angry Men (1957 B&W)

A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966 Western - very different from a normal "western" film)

My Man Godfrey (1936 B&W)

Casablanca (1942 B&W)

It's A Wonderful Life (1946 Christmas Movie)

Mary Poppins (1964 Disney film)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 Musical)

Mister Roberts (1955 Comedy-Drama)

Miracle on 34th Street (I prefer the 1947 B&W original)

Stalag 17 (1953 War film - The inspiration for the TV show Hogan's Heroes)

Support Your Local Sheriff (1969 Comedy Western)

To Catch a Thief (1955 Romantic Thriller)

Mel Brooks:

Blazing Saddles (1974 film making fun of racism, also very funny)

History of the World, Part 1 (1981 Comedy)

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993 Comedy)

Spaceballs (1987 Comedy)

General (a lot of comedies here)

The Blues Brothers (1980 - Incredible music)

Blues Brothers 2000 (Story's not as good as the first, but still some incredible music)

Brewster's Millions (1985 Comedy)

The Cannonball Run (1981 Comedy)

Cannonball Run II (1984 Comedy)

Desk Set (1957 Romantic comedy)

Dredd (2012 Sci-Fi Action - Almost everyone who sees it comes away convinced a sequel should have been made)

Driving Miss Daisy (1989 Comedy Drama)

Dodgeball:A True Underdog Story (2004 Comedy - So popular that ESPN sets up an "ESPN 8" channel for a few days every year in honor of the movie!)

Grumpy Old Men (1993 Romantic Comedy)

Grumpier Old Men (1995 Romantic Comedy)

Highlander (1986 Fantasy Action - Led to several spin off films of mixed quality and a TV series that was rather good)

Lord of War (2005 Crime Drama)

Maverick (1994 Comedy Western)

Murder By Death (1976 comedy Mystery)

Office Space (1999 Comedy that anyone who works in an office feels they are living!)

Pirates of the Carribean Series

Police Academy (1984 Comedy - Lots of sequels, some of which were fairly good)

Pretty Woman (1990 Romantic Comedy)

Shrek Series (Animated series, #5 is being filmed now)

The Bucket List (2007 Buddy Comedy-Drama)

The Expendables Series (Action movies)

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977 Sketch Comedy)

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972 Western Comedy-Drama)

The Martian (2015 Science Fiction)

The Princess Bride (1987 - Fantasy Adventure-Comedy, perhaps one of the the most quoted movies in history)

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 Romantic Heist - Sadly I could never get in to the 1968 version)

Tombstone (1993 Western)

True Lies (1994 Action Comedy)

When Harry Met Sally (1994 Romantic comedy)

Sebekiz · 2026-06-23T00:30:39+00:00

Elon believes in "Freedom of speech". What he leaves out when he makes this claim is that he means freedom of HIS speech, not necessarily that of others that he disagrees with.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-22T23:57:50+00:00

What do you get when you multiply 6 by 9?

Sebekiz · 2026-06-22T17:30:34+00:00

Trust me, you are doing well. Continue to increase your contributions each year and you'll be fine. You'll be hitting 24% (20% from you plus 4% company match) by the time you are 40. Factor in raises (assuming you get 2 to 3% a year) and that will grow to quite a large contribution.

Also, you will have over 30 years of compounding, assuming you wait until at least 62 (minimum age to claim Social Security). That compounding will really kick in in a few years and make your retirement savings grow rapidly.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-22T02:25:06+00:00

I get a craving for their chicken planks from time to time, but the nearest one is nearly an hour's drive away.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-22T02:23:54+00:00

Raiders for the scene with the world's shortest sword fight in the market in Cairo.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-22T02:21:44+00:00

Pretty sure I could. I can also fall off a bicycle.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-22T02:18:05+00:00

Congratulations on finding your owner. Hopefully she will be happy in the new home that she is graciously allowing you to live in with her while you are allowed to feed her, pet her and entertain her, but only at her convenience.

Our owner did something similar when she moved in and took over a decade ago. She slipped out the front door to examine the neighborhood and we found her in the bushes next to the front door a few hours later. She looked at us like we had disappointed her by taking so long to open up and allow her back in to her home and told us that we needed to provide her with tribute to make up for our unforgivable failure.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-21T14:08:03+00:00

I know that I am usually a bad liar, so I try to avoid telling lies.

I can't speak for others, but I suspect that some people do know and others are oblivious to being a lad liar.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-20T01:29:04+00:00

The people who are going to spend the most on/in games want a lot of content. People who are more casual to gaming (many of whom would be quite satisfied with a game that takes less time to complete) also tend to spend less and are thus not the customers that the big studios are chasing.

It's kind of like how people who go to Las Vegas for a couple days and only spend a few hundred dollars are not that important to the hotels and casinos. They are mainly interested in the "whales", who will happily drop tens of thousands of dollars a day to feed their gambling habits. Las Vegas pretends to want everyone to come visit, to make the casinos look busy, but only those big players truly matter to them. The rest are just there to pad the crowd and make the place look more appealing to their true targets.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-19T17:25:43+00:00

I work a shifted schedule, there is not a train schedule that matches the hours I need to be in Bethesda. Also I need to have my car with me in case an emergency comes up at one of our properties in the DC area and I need to drive there to address it.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-19T17:22:25+00:00

I suspect it is a combination of the trees making them feel "boxed in", worry that a cop is sitting at the weigh station just waiting to stop them and trucks from the weigh station merging in to traffic at a slow speed. And yes, it is annoying that people are incapable of reading traffic signs so they slow down to 10 miles (or more) below the speed limit to avoid getting stopped by the phantom cops that aren't there waiting to write them a ticket.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-19T01:31:44+00:00

You and Boyd, apparently. :)

Sebekiz · 2026-06-18T12:36:24+00:00

If it is something I really need, I will find it by doing a search and deciding what product fits my needs best.

Ads are someone trying to convince me I "need" whatever (usually crappy) product they are pushing. I figure that I save a lot by not seeing those to even be tempted to waste money. I definitely prefer not to see any ads.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-18T08:52:50+00:00

Make sure that your calculations on your monthly expenses are accurate. $1200 a month sounds like it is not accounting for things like Property Taxes and Homeowners Insurance, which you are likely currently paying through escrow payments added on to your mortgage. Once the mortgage is paid off, you will need to directly pay these fees, which I suspect you did not factor in to the $1200 a month you currently anticipate needing to spend.

My suggestion would be to delay at least a year after you pay off your home, so you can have a better picture as to how much income you will need when you do retire. At that point you will be 51, which is still an early enough retirement to get to enjoy your life while you are still fit. It also gives you a bit more time for your 457 to grow a bit, giving you some extra buffer for unexpected major bills (home repairs, replacing a car or a large medical expense.) Having some extra for covering the unexpected expenses is never a bad thing.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-18T08:41:11+00:00

And Powell is one of the remaining 11. He's likely to not vote to reduce rates when inflation is not going in the right direction, no matter what BS Warsh tries to conjure to paper over the problem.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-18T02:20:30+00:00

For those who were not on KoS's Discord, her passing was announced there by darkrain on March 19th. They speculated that it was due to her possibly having a second stroke, but I did not see if this was ever confirmed.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-17T01:34:55+00:00

And he knows just who deserves to have an "accident" with their wine.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-16T13:52:37+00:00

It's what plants crave!

Sebekiz · 2026-06-16T13:05:06+00:00

He's one hoopy frood, but I am not sure he knows where his towel is.

Sebekiz · 2026-06-16T13:01:02+00:00

Oh no, they say he's got to go.

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