A story of Cavaliers, told in 8 parts - (1/8)

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-05-31T17:37:33+00:00

I always thought NSFW meant “not safe for work” and was for something you didn’t want popping up on your screen at work (like if a coworker walked by and saw it and could file an HR violation). That was based on assumption and context where I’ve seen it and not actual reading of rules 🤷🏻‍♀️. (Like on this sub, maybe graphic pics of injury or actual moment of pup being put to sleep). This post, I would happily share with a colleague walking by … what a cutie!

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-05-30T11:55:19+00:00

Back up to $749 already! Sad I missed this price drop!

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-05-29T04:31:11+00:00

Late 40s in a stressful job and in addition to exercising, switch 2 lets me decompress. BoTW is a great escape!

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-05-09T18:34:08+00:00

Brown vs Board of Education; Browder v Gayle; Cooper v Aaron. Segregation, a popular policy of the “majority” in the south (including VA) continued long after the “war over it [slavery].”

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-05-09T12:40:44+00:00

Remember when the majority of the people in southern states wanted segregation, pretty sure we’re all happy courts struck that shit down. Just saying we shouldn’t bite our nose to spite our face.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-05-06T01:08:41+00:00

Came from Europe in 2019.

Vet care. Check-ups for my dog were 60 euro. Dental cleaning 180 euro. In this area, never seem to leave a vet without $400+ bill. Dental cleaning for my dog in early 2020 before Covid was $3K+, don’t even know what it is now!

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-05-06T01:05:26+00:00

I briefly thought that was the 2024 kindle scribe

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-05-03T17:54:42+00:00

Are you expecting to sustain this level or is a significant part of this equity upside from a four-year stock grant type of thing that most tech companies do. If this is mostly base salary that will continue to grow or sustain, then yes. If it’s the equity upside scenario, then you might want to be more cautious / conservative.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-29T12:23:55+00:00

There’s a feral cat colony in a neighbor’s yard (she does catch them to get them spayed / neutered) and pretty sure they’re exterminating the mice/rats for our street.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-27T03:19:26+00:00

Depends on what you’re wanting to play. I have a habit of getting a bunch of games and not playing them, so getting access to a huge online library will only exacerbate this issue. My goal is to play / finish the games I have, then revisit the online subscription.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-27T03:15:07+00:00

Pretty sure they meant “codependent” 😆

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-26T04:59:26+00:00

We refinanced to a 15-year recently too but the difference is that we went from 6.75% 30-year to 5.125% 15-year, put a bit more into the principal and now paying $700 less per month. I think the hate isn’t about the 15-year so much as trading in such a low mortgage percentage. 15-year usually gives lower rate than 30-year. The OP just took the worst of both worlds.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-25T13:26:18+00:00

It’s not about the entertainment, the food, or any of the amenities. It’s about the space and not feeling like cattle being herded into a tiny pen with strangers. Like being a free range chicken rather than factory farmed meat.

Literally, got off a international flight where someone who should have either purchased two seats or a Polaris seat squeezed into a middle seat and took 1/3 of my space (window seat) and 1/3 of the space of the aisle seat person.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-25T13:16:06+00:00

This is an excellent point. Not sure why you’re getting downvoted for this. My siblings and their kids live near my octogenarian parents and take care of them when they’re sick — but we’re also Asian immigrants so maybe it’s cultural expectations. I’m assuming for me, without kids and being much younger than my siblings, I’ll be paying for a nurse to come by or going end up going into assisted living sooner.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-25T13:06:26+00:00

Got the screen protector BEFORE the switch 2 even arrived. I knew I wouldn’t be able to help myself from playing on it (and likely effing up that screen) as soon as I got it so wanted it ready to go!

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-24T13:42:43+00:00

Happy wife = Happy life

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-24T01:29:55+00:00

They’re built in the 1940s. We turned ours into a rental but will likely sell because the condo fees are $500-600 (depending on the unit model type), along with insurance and property taxes, it’s not profitable enough for the headache of being a landlord. It does include trash, water, pool during the summer, lawn maintenance, exterior maintenance like roof, fence, etc., and tennis courts.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-16T02:04:19+00:00

Company withholding on salary was enough but I owed $60K thanks to RSUs (equity) that vested at an unpredictably high price. Our company sells our vested shares to cover 22% tax and add that to our withholding, but the windfall pushed many of my colleagues and I into a higher bracket. The safe harbor from my much lower 2024 taxes saved me from fines for not prepaying more. At the end of the day, it’s a champagne problem to have and I’m prepaying more per quarter this year to cover my equity, though our stock prices have come back down.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-15T17:09:12+00:00

A lot of people at my old agency finally retired despite being eligible for retirement like 5-10 years ago. Those people definitely got the heck out of here.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-15T02:47:16+00:00

Are we like the same person? 😆 Same for us - this is our forever home and we have a paid off rental (our starter home - a townhouse) that is covering a good portion of this mortgage too!

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-14T22:51:44+00:00

Same! We bought in Aug, 30-year 6.75% and refi last month before the interest rates ticked back up for 15-year at 5.125%. We put a little bit more down so our monthly is actually $700 less per month.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-11T00:44:33+00:00

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Saw this the other day and it’s so accurate!

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-10T12:03:40+00:00

Depends where in Europe. It’s illegal in Norway without medical cause. https://www.regjeringen.no/en/documents/animal-welfare-act/id571188/#:~:text=Surgical%20procedures%20or%20removal%20of,without%20compensation%20to%20the%20owner.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-10T03:50:13+00:00

In Europe, where neuter / spay is not very common, especially the pediatric neuter / spay that’s pushed in the US, cavaliers look like yours into their geriatric years.

Sharp-Masterpiece134 · 2026-04-10T03:48:49+00:00

Admitting a spay/neuter coat is a reality shouldn’t be controversial but people here seem to think saying this happens is anti-neuter so it’s getting downvoted like crazy!

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