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temeculaguy
ParticipantNFW, really, they got to adhte too, I’m screwed.
I didn’t want to have to do this, but I think he reads piggington so I’m going to write a letter to god, not sure if I’m a believer but every guy that wakes me up on a Saturday morning says he listens, so here goes.
“God, seriously, I never really ask for much. I’m nice to people, I help everytime I can, I open doors for old people, I feed strays, I buy girl scout cookies. I’m fine with the fact that every time I back out of a potential investment it shoots to the moon without me. I appreciate your gifts (kudos on the wine tobacco, women and song) and I never take without asking. But I am afflicted with a passion for sports, one that I think is probably your fault, supposedly I was created in your image and in case you forgot, your image watches too much espn. It is not within my control that I find myself in San Diego at least one or two nights a week, where I only have access to basic cable yet I have high speed internet when I am there. I realize you favor BYU, Jimmer Ferdette and his magic underwear, but they are also in the Mountain West and have a terrible television contract too. So when you punish me, just think, you are also punsihing the non sinners. I just want to watch the Aztecs and the Lakers play basketball and the Chargers and Browns play football. You appreciate suffering, watching the Browns play is a form of suffering, one that I am accustomed to. Many people doubt you because of the holocaust, and you do have some explaining to do about that. But don’t make it any harder on yourself, don’t give the doubters any more ammunition, do you really need to be a dick. Just let us watch the Aztecs in their only great season in the last 90 years, we waited, we believed, we are the meek and we were promised our inheritence. Just think about it. If you still say no, then I’ll be expecting to get in on the IPO of the next google, I want to be madly in love for the rest of my life and not be dissapointed and everyone I know gets good health.”
ParticipantNFW, really, they got to adhte too, I’m screwed.
I didn’t want to have to do this, but I think he reads piggington so I’m going to write a letter to god, not sure if I’m a believer but every guy that wakes me up on a Saturday morning says he listens, so here goes.
“God, seriously, I never really ask for much. I’m nice to people, I help everytime I can, I open doors for old people, I feed strays, I buy girl scout cookies. I’m fine with the fact that every time I back out of a potential investment it shoots to the moon without me. I appreciate your gifts (kudos on the wine tobacco, women and song) and I never take without asking. But I am afflicted with a passion for sports, one that I think is probably your fault, supposedly I was created in your image and in case you forgot, your image watches too much espn. It is not within my control that I find myself in San Diego at least one or two nights a week, where I only have access to basic cable yet I have high speed internet when I am there. I realize you favor BYU, Jimmer Ferdette and his magic underwear, but they are also in the Mountain West and have a terrible television contract too. So when you punish me, just think, you are also punsihing the non sinners. I just want to watch the Aztecs and the Lakers play basketball and the Chargers and Browns play football. You appreciate suffering, watching the Browns play is a form of suffering, one that I am accustomed to. Many people doubt you because of the holocaust, and you do have some explaining to do about that. But don’t make it any harder on yourself, don’t give the doubters any more ammunition, do you really need to be a dick. Just let us watch the Aztecs in their only great season in the last 90 years, we waited, we believed, we are the meek and we were promised our inheritence. Just think about it. If you still say no, then I’ll be expecting to get in on the IPO of the next google, I want to be madly in love for the rest of my life and not be dissapointed and everyone I know gets good health.”
ParticipantNFW, really, they got to adhte too, I’m screwed.
I didn’t want to have to do this, but I think he reads piggington so I’m going to write a letter to god, not sure if I’m a believer but every guy that wakes me up on a Saturday morning says he listens, so here goes.
“God, seriously, I never really ask for much. I’m nice to people, I help everytime I can, I open doors for old people, I feed strays, I buy girl scout cookies. I’m fine with the fact that every time I back out of a potential investment it shoots to the moon without me. I appreciate your gifts (kudos on the wine tobacco, women and song) and I never take without asking. But I am afflicted with a passion for sports, one that I think is probably your fault, supposedly I was created in your image and in case you forgot, your image watches too much espn. It is not within my control that I find myself in San Diego at least one or two nights a week, where I only have access to basic cable yet I have high speed internet when I am there. I realize you favor BYU, Jimmer Ferdette and his magic underwear, but they are also in the Mountain West and have a terrible television contract too. So when you punish me, just think, you are also punsihing the non sinners. I just want to watch the Aztecs and the Lakers play basketball and the Chargers and Browns play football. You appreciate suffering, watching the Browns play is a form of suffering, one that I am accustomed to. Many people doubt you because of the holocaust, and you do have some explaining to do about that. But don’t make it any harder on yourself, don’t give the doubters any more ammunition, do you really need to be a dick. Just let us watch the Aztecs in their only great season in the last 90 years, we waited, we believed, we are the meek and we were promised our inheritence. Just think about it. If you still say no, then I’ll be expecting to get in on the IPO of the next google, I want to be madly in love for the rest of my life and not be dissapointed and everyone I know gets good health.”
ParticipantSweet Pad, nice price, dual mother f%$$^&g bbq’s, that’s how steak is done! One thing about piggs, we band of borthers who sit impatiently on the sidelines, when it happens, we appreciate it.
There will always be somebody with a bigger house, a more expensive house or a house in a more presitgious location. But there will never be a better home or a more appreciative homeowner. Like the recent corona commercial that shows different settings that bring peace to different people…looks like you found your beach.
salute!!
ParticipantSweet Pad, nice price, dual mother f%$$^&g bbq’s, that’s how steak is done! One thing about piggs, we band of borthers who sit impatiently on the sidelines, when it happens, we appreciate it.
There will always be somebody with a bigger house, a more expensive house or a house in a more presitgious location. But there will never be a better home or a more appreciative homeowner. Like the recent corona commercial that shows different settings that bring peace to different people…looks like you found your beach.
salute!!
ParticipantSweet Pad, nice price, dual mother f%$$^&g bbq’s, that’s how steak is done! One thing about piggs, we band of borthers who sit impatiently on the sidelines, when it happens, we appreciate it.
There will always be somebody with a bigger house, a more expensive house or a house in a more presitgious location. But there will never be a better home or a more appreciative homeowner. Like the recent corona commercial that shows different settings that bring peace to different people…looks like you found your beach.
salute!!
ParticipantSweet Pad, nice price, dual mother f%$$^&g bbq’s, that’s how steak is done! One thing about piggs, we band of borthers who sit impatiently on the sidelines, when it happens, we appreciate it.
There will always be somebody with a bigger house, a more expensive house or a house in a more presitgious location. But there will never be a better home or a more appreciative homeowner. Like the recent corona commercial that shows different settings that bring peace to different people…looks like you found your beach.
salute!!
ParticipantSweet Pad, nice price, dual mother f%$$^&g bbq’s, that’s how steak is done! One thing about piggs, we band of borthers who sit impatiently on the sidelines, when it happens, we appreciate it.
There will always be somebody with a bigger house, a more expensive house or a house in a more presitgious location. But there will never be a better home or a more appreciative homeowner. Like the recent corona commercial that shows different settings that bring peace to different people…looks like you found your beach.
salute!!
ParticipantLove it Allan!!! Like a lot of you, I don’t live there so I can’t really say who is right. I do know that this is nothing new, especially when it comes to dictatorships, it’s usually ugly in the end. I have very little understanding of what it must feel like when you don’t get a say in your government. People complain about our system, people complain about everything, but just imagine if it were different. For those of you who really hated our last president, what if you weren’t alowed a say, there was no congress or senate, no election. Then all of the sudden it’s the year 2030 and George Bush is still your president, even if 80% of the population dislikes him and his policies and there is no change that will ever happen. You can substitute Obama for Bush in that scenario if you are on the other team, party isn’t important, it’s about the inability to change and both guys would probably get more out of hand if they never had to answer to the people ever again. Our leaders aren’t perfect, not even close, but the fear of the next election keeps them from getting too weird. If all current politicians were told they have their current job for life and they get to pick their successor, we’d be lighting stuff on fire in thirty years too.
ParticipantLove it Allan!!! Like a lot of you, I don’t live there so I can’t really say who is right. I do know that this is nothing new, especially when it comes to dictatorships, it’s usually ugly in the end. I have very little understanding of what it must feel like when you don’t get a say in your government. People complain about our system, people complain about everything, but just imagine if it were different. For those of you who really hated our last president, what if you weren’t alowed a say, there was no congress or senate, no election. Then all of the sudden it’s the year 2030 and George Bush is still your president, even if 80% of the population dislikes him and his policies and there is no change that will ever happen. You can substitute Obama for Bush in that scenario if you are on the other team, party isn’t important, it’s about the inability to change and both guys would probably get more out of hand if they never had to answer to the people ever again. Our leaders aren’t perfect, not even close, but the fear of the next election keeps them from getting too weird. If all current politicians were told they have their current job for life and they get to pick their successor, we’d be lighting stuff on fire in thirty years too.
ParticipantLove it Allan!!! Like a lot of you, I don’t live there so I can’t really say who is right. I do know that this is nothing new, especially when it comes to dictatorships, it’s usually ugly in the end. I have very little understanding of what it must feel like when you don’t get a say in your government. People complain about our system, people complain about everything, but just imagine if it were different. For those of you who really hated our last president, what if you weren’t alowed a say, there was no congress or senate, no election. Then all of the sudden it’s the year 2030 and George Bush is still your president, even if 80% of the population dislikes him and his policies and there is no change that will ever happen. You can substitute Obama for Bush in that scenario if you are on the other team, party isn’t important, it’s about the inability to change and both guys would probably get more out of hand if they never had to answer to the people ever again. Our leaders aren’t perfect, not even close, but the fear of the next election keeps them from getting too weird. If all current politicians were told they have their current job for life and they get to pick their successor, we’d be lighting stuff on fire in thirty years too.
ParticipantLove it Allan!!! Like a lot of you, I don’t live there so I can’t really say who is right. I do know that this is nothing new, especially when it comes to dictatorships, it’s usually ugly in the end. I have very little understanding of what it must feel like when you don’t get a say in your government. People complain about our system, people complain about everything, but just imagine if it were different. For those of you who really hated our last president, what if you weren’t alowed a say, there was no congress or senate, no election. Then all of the sudden it’s the year 2030 and George Bush is still your president, even if 80% of the population dislikes him and his policies and there is no change that will ever happen. You can substitute Obama for Bush in that scenario if you are on the other team, party isn’t important, it’s about the inability to change and both guys would probably get more out of hand if they never had to answer to the people ever again. Our leaders aren’t perfect, not even close, but the fear of the next election keeps them from getting too weird. If all current politicians were told they have their current job for life and they get to pick their successor, we’d be lighting stuff on fire in thirty years too.
ParticipantLove it Allan!!! Like a lot of you, I don’t live there so I can’t really say who is right. I do know that this is nothing new, especially when it comes to dictatorships, it’s usually ugly in the end. I have very little understanding of what it must feel like when you don’t get a say in your government. People complain about our system, people complain about everything, but just imagine if it were different. For those of you who really hated our last president, what if you weren’t alowed a say, there was no congress or senate, no election. Then all of the sudden it’s the year 2030 and George Bush is still your president, even if 80% of the population dislikes him and his policies and there is no change that will ever happen. You can substitute Obama for Bush in that scenario if you are on the other team, party isn’t important, it’s about the inability to change and both guys would probably get more out of hand if they never had to answer to the people ever again. Our leaders aren’t perfect, not even close, but the fear of the next election keeps them from getting too weird. If all current politicians were told they have their current job for life and they get to pick their successor, we’d be lighting stuff on fire in thirty years too.
ParticipantIt’s near impossible for people to ignore their personal experience from their opinion on a topic like this. There is too much data to get an accurate read, because more than just one data point is needed to describe the big picture. AN tried to balance a few different angles but people don’t want to hear what doesn’t fit into their personal perception. It’s all about what is important to you. For example, let’s use fuel/energy. I think the percentage of your income you spend on something matters more than the actual inflation adjusted price because of advances in efficiency. My car from 20 years ago got almost half the MPG’s as the one I drive today, yet they are about the same size. There were slow upticks in MPG’s along the way and it’s likely to continue. But on the flipside, healthcare has increased and there hasn’t been sufficient advances reducing my need for it. Then again I spend less nominally on utilites than I did 10 years ago, since my income has risen in that span, it has become a smaller portion of my budget. There have been trends, but it still feels balanced. But that is because technology and education has taught me way around using as much water, gas and electricity. I haven’t saved any real money because I spent the savings on cable, internet, cell phones, and other things that either didn’t exist or I didn’t want them ten or twenty years ago.
So how do you really measure if people are better off or not. Do you use free time, television size, disposable income, happiness, divorce rates, family size or property owned. It’s too hard to measure. If you get caught up in real estate you are ignoring the natural shifts and trends that will always exist. True, La Jolla real estate is exponentially more expensive than it was in past decades, but so is google, apple or yahoo stock, in fact more so. Right now there is a neighborhood that will appreciate more in the next decade that perhaps not everyone realizes, and there will be one that doesn’t, same can be said for stocks. But it is an absolute fact that everything will not be the same 10 years from now, at least not in relation to similar things, trends will happen, they always have.
It’s all bout what “well off” means to you. As a kid I grew up in a middle class town, borderline upper middle class suburb. I based wealth on the presence of real milk or powdered milk, real butter or margarine, real juice or punch. Real people, many with degrees, lived on my street. Wehn eating over at a friends house, I looked at those things, the doctor’s kids had real milk, the teacher’s kids had powdered. Today, in a similar socio economic neighborhood, having been in many people’s homes, I never see powdered milk. To me, everyone is doing better.
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