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We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like

it's a good book, a little wordy but will inevitably show that most of these bubbles rhyme

Depends the time of year you are visiting, Sakura in the spring and the leaves changing in the fall can be itineraries all on their own. I would also suggest a day trip or overnight stay in Nara if you are in the area, seeing the deer all around is kind of neat and good transportation links to get around town. If you are a car person, Toyota has a great car museum not too far from Nagoya station. Also, a direct train runs from Osaka/Kyoto to Kanazawa, which will be much less crowded than Kyoto but still has a lot of historical places and a great market. Just watch out for the weather, it's the seattle of japan. That said, Kyoto: Bamboo forest (arashiyama) Fushimi Inari (go really early or late in the day), combine with Tofuku-ji temple when down in that area Imperial palace Golden temple is kind of out of the way and not really anything else there but you have to go if you haven't been Nishiki market then you have the walking path on the east side of the city to hit a bunch of temples (kiyomizudera, kodaiji, shorenin temple) eikando temple and higashiyama temple more to the northeast. Best way to get around is bus, sadly the public buses can get really crowded. There's a tourist big red bus that might be worth checking out, and a time saver too. i haven't used it but have seen it around town at some spots. Maybe because I ate there last night but Yamachan for Japanese chicken wings is a place i always go while in the country. they are utterly addiction. Osaka the prime territory is Dotonbori, plenty of takoyaki places around to get a bite to eat, walk up and down the canal and the bridges, take the photo of the famous glico man. also have to try osaka Okonomiyaki, a japanese cabbage pancake. it's fantastic.

I bet Billy lives in a glass house too

Chiang Mai is lovely, I'm actually heading there next week, just have to hit the sweet spot between the end of the rain season and the start of burning season. Usually mid November - middle of February. I've seen very little Russians in my ~4 months of living there, actually more Ukrainians I've came across. But primarily American and Canadian expats with a decent bit of South Korean tourists recently. It seems every nationality has their little pocket they frequent. Russians and eastern europeans in phuket and the beaches down south, Scandinavians in Hua Hin, Japanese in Bangkok (2nd largest diaspora in the world behind Los Angeles), German speakers in Pattaya. As mentioned above the Thai government has been desperate trying to court the Chinese tourists back to the country. To the point now there's no visa requirement. Same for Indians. Russians now get 90 days visa free. Vietnam also recently allowed 90 days on a tourist visa, will be interesting to see if Thailand starts losing people to there. I'm planning a long trip there after my Thai visa expires.

Was this your first time at these places? I've previously done the München to Budapest trip in December trip as well. Was cool going ice skating in Wien at the outdoor rink they have set up next to the Christmas market in town. Budapest did have excellent food but it was absolutely freezing. Curious why you didn't like Strasbourg? The alsace has a unique blend of cultures I really liked. Plus top notch tarte flambee and choucroute. I spent a decent chunk of time in Köln this summer, and really enjoyed it. Would encourage you to visit these places again in the warmer months and it's a totally different experience. Hiking around Salzburg is excellent as well.

Been in Tokyo since New Years Eve, between earthquakes, tsunamis, and plane collisions, I fully expect Godzilla to make an appearance by the weekend.

0.40%, You guys knocked it out of the park, this is probably the most i've underperformed the S&P since I started. Most my activity was in the bond market waiting for the drawdown that never came. Activity-wise sold out of MO at cost from around the pandemic and GENGF after the dividend cut. Only purchases came in December when WTI got below $70, bought a slug of GENGF back. "Big" winners: Ibonds, MO dividend Big loser: LBRDK 2023: 0.40% 2022: -3.75% 2021: 19.9% 2020: 12.0% 2019: 33.0% 2018: -15.5% 2017: 35.0% 2016: 17.3%

Must be getting close to something breaking then.

I've seen them on my travels in Australia and Thailand, even a truck stop in the UK. Though I don't see many people queuing up to buy them. As someone from the southern US, I've obviously grew up on them. The secret is to get them when they are hot, usually in the evenings. Barring that, reheat them for a couple of seconds in the microwave.

Wonder what the price of the autographed first edition has appreciated in price the past month?

Don't think 25 year average is a great comp. Guess let's you capture 3 different bubbles in action.

Just got off a transatlantic cruise last month where I purchased wi-fi for 2 days. I presume it was starlink and it was insanely fast especially when you consider there is absolutely nothing out there in the middle of the atlantic. I streamed quite a bit and don't think it cut out once. I was super impressed.

can always cash out and he gets an expansion team back in DFW. That same article off ESPN which is the third quote mentioned the Adelson’s were the biggest donor for the governor’s campaign so maybe them becoming majority owner greases the wheels a bit to get gambling and the casino build but no doubt they’ll probably leverage the Vegas arena as an option

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-11-22/utah-jazz-streaming-service-is-a-test-for-nba-nhl-post-rsn-model Also, what's the odds the Mavericks move to Vegas? Their lease expires in 2031? New owners are from Vegas who have a nice arena available. https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2021/11/11/mark-cuban-likelihood-of-mavericks-staying-at-american-airlines-center-is-less-than-50/

99, nearly made it to 100.

lol, the truth hurts I guess. #1 in the sport but haven't won a trophy since 2011. So congrats on being the Tottenham Hotspurs of the sport.

replace Russia and Ukraine with Israel and Hamas and I don't think people would be ok with bombing refugee camps (multiple times!) and The Hague would be busy writing up war crime charges on the heads of the Russian military.....but when Israel does it, "it's just them defending themselves...."

just have to get rich once

Cricket team going down in flames

Up there with Druck top ticking the tech bubble.

between the corporate board seats, speaking fees, consulting fees, and thinktank salary he'll be taking in, he'll be making hunter biden money in no time flat. but he's been biden's conduit for a long time so if he resigns you can bet the ship is sinking behind the scenes.

been messing around with ChatGPT to do some data aggregation and calculations based on the aggregated data. Going to be a long while before it starts stealing people's jobs if you are dealing with important numbers or had to tie to some type of reconciliation. I finally just took the aggregation piece which was maybe 80% correct and just did the calculations myself.

oh yes, i'm sure it will be a great thing for society when 80% of people don't work. What's the old proverb? idle hands are the devil's workshop? But given our current society that revers technocrats, unpunishes corruption, and doesn't really stand up for workers rights, I don't see the "societal safety net" holding water....It'll be the usual tax dodging, union busting, political bribery, the "I'll get mine and you'll get crumbs" that's been the status quo for the past nearly half century. More likely this leads to more polarization of society even more than we currently have, uprisings, wars, and human suffering. Sorry to rain on the kumbaya utopias discussion.

Guess if that’s the case it’s also set for another Great Depression then