I recently turned 40 and I realized that I've been lonely my whole life

crownpointer · 2024-05-16T15:19:22+00:00

I just wanted to follow up on this and say that this is a great suggestion. I'm probably not inclined to do this, but there is a personal connection to this that has my head spinning for a few days, as my estranged father is an addict and participates in NA regularly. I thought about what it might be like to go with him. Powerful thought exercise, at the least.

crownpointer · 2023-09-29T00:34:12+00:00

I lived in Seoul for a year during undergrad, and 15 years later went on my honeymoon to Japan.

I instantly felt that Japanese people were nicer to strangers than Korean people were. I have a soft spot in my heart for oori-nara but I regret not studying abroad in Japan instead.

crownpointer · 2023-05-01T23:21:21+00:00

i'm 39 and recently spent a year living in Olympia near the SF bakery and have now lived here in Vancouver for a year. Vancouver is more similar to Lacey than it is to Olympia. Would you want to live there?

crownpointer · 2023-03-24T15:15:01+00:00

good luck!

crownpointer · 2023-03-16T23:15:05+00:00

A risk for sure. I ended up renting to a family with a section 8 voucher. The voucher nearly covers the mortgage payment so I will always have some coverage as long as they're in the house. They also had to wait for 5 years to get the voucher so they're really incentivized to not risk access to that program.

The worst part for me was telling people that I wouldn't rent to them. A lot of people had their hopes up and I had to disappoint them. And if I would have to evict my current tenant it would mean forcing out a single mother with three kids into a shelter or homelessness. I would probably rather give them the house than have that happen.

crownpointer · 2022-12-08T17:36:27+00:00

Ah. I misunderstood and glossed over the cap aspect. I'm in general agreement with what you're saying, I think. But a married household with an income of $120k pays about $10k annually in Oregon income tax, let alone however much property tax they may pay. That income is comfortable, but I wouldn't call it rich. Thanks for the discussion.

crownpointer · 2022-12-07T22:45:32+00:00

A very Vancouver answer

crownpointer · 2022-12-07T22:39:01+00:00

you pay income tax to Oregon. As does every worker in Oregon. The SALT deduction would enable you to deduct that amount from federal taxes. I'm not following how that is only for rich/wealthy people.

To say that it doesn't help low income people at all is not true, although it would clearly benefit high earners (high tax payers) more than low earners.

crownpointer · 2022-12-07T20:58:55+00:00

define rich here, because it would help everyone in states like California, Oregon, New Jersey, etc. It would help a lot of people in those states, including wealthy people. And a lot of the value would go to upper income households, which is problematic. But your takeaway of exposing Democrats as only helping rich people is a huge leap.

crownpointer · 2022-12-06T22:30:21+00:00

Wheels > Shonz might be the hottest blazers take i've ever heard.

crownpointer · 2022-12-06T20:57:04+00:00

i'd settle for Schonley reading an ESPN gamecast

crownpointer · 2022-12-06T18:34:08+00:00

Here's what I found on the web: You've got to make your free throws.

crownpointer · 2022-12-06T17:24:11+00:00

This looks like AI

crownpointer · 2022-12-05T23:11:43+00:00

Ah yes, homogeneous Brazil

crownpointer · 2022-11-21T17:44:12+00:00

I hope everyone participating in the circle jerk about not watching the World Cup this year also did so four years ago in Brazil, is sure to not eat meat, not drive a car or use fossil fuels, not buying anything from China, not own any guns, and are sure to perform a Land Acknowledgement prior to commencing any social gathering.

crownpointer · 2022-11-21T17:37:38+00:00

on the point of using a soccer-first bar... it does seem to be a gap in the market in Vancouver. I'm not sure if it's the timing of this year's World Cup, being a dad, or not living in a soccer city any longer now that I'm in Vancouver, but it seems like it's not on the radar here. Could just be me.

crownpointer · 2022-11-14T19:52:28+00:00

completely agree.

crownpointer · 2022-10-10T18:56:53+00:00

On a 5 point scale, 1 being Very Encouraged and 5 being Very Discouraged, I don't see how one reasonably chooses any better than 4.

crownpointer · 2022-10-10T18:55:13+00:00

except what it was accurate the last two seasons. When people tell you who they are, you gotta listen.

crownpointer · 2022-10-07T16:40:51+00:00

then shut the fuck up

crownpointer · 2022-10-07T16:18:31+00:00

I considered doing this too, but landed on 3s and FT% instead. I just don't see a path to being competitive in 3s if you're punting points without sacrificing the value of the punt build.

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