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Please, don’t remind me.😏

The Jays caved.

Without a doubt. His own party abandoned him.

On the most recent podcast of ‘Days of Roar,’ Matt Vierling said that he drives a 2012 Ford Escape with 174,000 miles and has no intention of getting another car “until the wheels fall off.” A man after my own heart.

fwiw, SBUX is in the process of change right now. Several pieces on the newest CEO (seems as if they change CEO’s annually) have been published recently outlining changes the franchise will make. Interesting stuff.

OK Sue, a year removed from this post, how well did you do in the 2024 reading endeavor?

The White House said the president had issued pardons for retired Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and members and staff of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, as well as police officers who testified before the committee. “These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions,” Biden said. WSJ

Wow! This May will mark eight years for me as well. Time flies.

I’m going to be a bit cautious on expectations for Jobe this year. There will likely be an adjustment period for him at the ML level. If Cobb can stay healthy (big if) I’m optimistic about his season. I’m on the fence as to whether or not we really need another starter. The infield is a concern for me. Lots of questions to answer in spring training. ST games are one month away.

A huge congratulations to you, seriously! Now you can put your time & energy into getting the MTS Board members lodging set up in Lakeland for spring training visitors. 😉

1807 Robert E. Lee born in Stratford, Virginia. I’m often about book recommendations. ‘Lee: The Last Years’ -is a very good book on Lee. The author is Charles Bracelen Flood, copyright 1981. He lived five years after Appomattox. The book is catalogues his post war life.

Some years back I owned some AEP shares. Wish I had kept a few of the shares since I sold. Good company.

If this team started the season with the personnel they currently have, they’d be hard pressed to match their 2024 record. A lot of things lined up for the Tigers the last six weeks that aren’t likely to repeat themselves this year.

Question: Have there been any updates on Baez’ condition? How ready is he to go on the first day of spring training? I haven’t heard much on his status in a while. Thanks.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this over the years. I’m sure most everyone has seen this but I’ll put it here for anyone that hasn’t.

Book it.

The Roth IRA and penalties associated with them were being discussed somewhere around here but I can’t find it now. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/waitingperiodroth.asp#:~:text=The five-year rule applies in three situations%3A if you,withdrawals and a 10% penalty. I don’t believe all the penalties were being noted in the other thread, particularly withdrawals in less than five years of opening the account. Apologies if I’m not remembering correctly.

Shocker! 🙄

…speaking of Boras. I guess I’m the only one that didn’t realize he played in the Cardinals organization before pursuing a degree in law.

I’m reading that the Padres are out on Sasoki. Surprising to me if true.

I’m a Vanguard guy but this fine is overdue. This was a total cluster for many clients. It was negligence in a big way. —————————————————— Asset management giant Vanguard has been fined more than $100 million to settle charges related to disclosures around target date investment funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday. The violations stem from a 2020 change where Vanguard lowered the minimum investment requirement for its institutional target date funds. The SEC order found that the change spurred redemptions as Vanguard customers moved from other target date funds into the institutional versions, creating taxable distributions for some of the remaining shareholders. The SEC said Vanguard failed to properly disclose the potential impact of the investment threshold changes on distributions.

I followed this closely at the time. This was a front and center news piece then. The book, Executioners Song, by Norman Mailer is an excellent read on this whole story. One of the best books I have ever read.

You misspelled News Corp.

Forty-eight years ago today: Gary Mark Gilmore (born December 4, 1940, McCamey, Texas, U.S.—died January 17, 1977, Draper, Utah) was an American murderer whose execution by the state of Utah in 1977 ended a de facto nationwide moratorium on capital punishment that had lasted nearly 10 years. His case also attracted widespread attention because Gilmore resisted efforts made on his behalf to commute the sentence.

Your primary response to things you can’t produce an honest response to.