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Reagan1k

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  1. Another benefit of having and refilling a market-neutral current income bucket (beyond neutralizing the sequence of return risk), is that it frees one to make the most tax efficient decisions in both up and down markets. Loss harvesting, etc. isn't nearly as effective if the proceeds are being spent rather than reinvested.
  2. Single biggest mistake one can make in any retirement scenario- failing to take this into account. That's why looking at average returns isn't all its cracked up to be and people get whipsawed. Monte Carlo simulations can take this into account and help you plan accordingly or at least understand the real level of risk. It's pretty staggering what 3-4 years of negative returns (even single digit) will do to a portfolio with income requirements.
  3. That's a big deal right there. Being able to see that in real time can be a turning point. I don't have to interject myself into a lot of situations. By not doing so, I avoid conflict, and therefore all the issues to come with it. Page 62 of the book was hammered on by my sponsor. He pointed out that there was a dash between selfishness and self-centeredness, meaning they were two independent things......Even if I wasn't "selfish" in some situations, that I am self-centered in thinking I always have to interject myself in others' lives and their drama. Not my circus, not my monkeys. God.....if I could only remember that 100% of the time life would be so peaceful.
  4. "Pushing LPVO" Sent the right tool in for the job.
  5. I spent my entire drinking life trying to control and enjoy my drinking-simultaneously. I assumed everyone felt the way I did when I drank...that part of drinking was always wanting more, to the point of oblivion, and that everyone had to exert willpower to stop once they started. I believed, based on how I felt when I drank, that everyone drank to get drunk and that not getting drunk required a force of will. In my mind, going to happy hour after work to have one beer, or having a drink at brunch and then not drinking more the rest of the day was uncomfortable to everyone and was the price you had to pay. I saw others as "resisting the craving" better than I, and that I just didn't have the willpower or the magic, mental trick to stop the urge. I had no idea that ~90% had no such urge or craving and that the drink was just that...a drink that they could take or leave. To me, it was the axis on which my world spun....mentally and physically. It was such a huge relief for me to come to understand that allergy aspect, and to realize that I was comparing myself to people who had an entirely different experience when they drank.
  6. I don't know what to call it, but I've sure as shit got an adverse reaction to it when it gets in my system. To this day, even with all I've learned about myself and how my reaction is different than that of a normal drinker, it still boggles my mind when I see someone walk away from an unfinished drink without giving it a thought, or push it away and say that they've had enough.
  7. YMMV, but for me, it isn't just the number of days, but it's the quality of those days. Granted, before I walked into the rooms it had been some years since I even tried to have a dry day. But, when I would try way-back-when, I would be so miserable to be around, most people wanted me to drink. That's the rub. Can I stop and stay stopped without losing my mind? I couldn't without help. My periods of being dry while being even remotely pleasant (to others and to myself) became shorter and shorter, until they became only hours and then minutes. Disappearing was nice, but at the end all I wanted was to have the volume turned down a little. The returns began to diminish. Escaping was no longer possible when the magic that a drink held began to fade. I was settling for simply a lower level of misery and then it quit working all together. I was miserable sober and I was miserable drunk. Exactly like the book says - "Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end."
  8. I missed on a 788 in .222 recently and I'm kicking myself. The 788 was a cheap-ass short action rifle with a shitty trigger and safety, but for some weird twist of fate the gun-gods made them shoot one-hole groups out of the box. People have caught-on and their prices have gotten a bit steep at auction but I'd love to have a .222 in that rig for knocking around. I have the .243 and .223 but forgot to put in an absentee bid on this .222 and let it slip by. Cool little cartridge.
  9. Yeah! That's pretty fine!
  10. Beautiful stock!
  11. Color me jealous! I’d love to have a 42! That’s a beautiful shotgun.
  12. I don't want to fuck around and find out, either. I'm sure there is a line I could inch toward without danger, but for me, the juice isn't worth the squeeze. Accidentally drinking someone else's drink is nightmare fuel for me, so consciously choosing to drink or eat something that would put alcohol in my system is a non-starter for this drunk. In my way of thinking, non-alcoholic beer is for non-alcoholics, and I've surrendered the right to dance around the edges of alcohol consumption. Same with THC - I'm not willing to take the chance that it might alter my perception and allow me to think a drink is a good idea. Some people might do fine on the marijuana maintenance plan, but I'm not willing to be a crash test dummy since a do-over isn't guaranteed.
  13. Correct! That’s the only reason I got this one. I have a fairly disciplined approach at auction and put in bids for probably 50 items for every one I buy. I try pretty damn hard to let them come to me vs. chasing and I try to stay off Gunbroker as a general rule- except to use their sold data for research. I’ve chased a couple of items and paid through the nose but as a rule I don’t get caught up in the bidding action.
  14. Ruger .44 carbine at auction. Late 60’s production. Under $900 all in including buyers premium and shipping. Don’t have a use for it. Just checking a box. Wanted one. Might need to pair it with a Super Blackhawk - probably wouldn’t ever carry both at the same time on the lease but I could pretend I will to justify it.
  15. I'm about to move some coverage over to them as well I think. How was their customer service. Was it a hassle when you get into those dollars?
  16. Yep - That's another reason I haven't messed with them. I'm not a fan of the old Remington 2-position safety and don't want to screw with the trigger either - I did have the factory replace one for me on a special purpose rifle I will shoot occasionally when needed - but I think I'm going to leave these NIB and let a buyer screw with it after I'm dead and gone.
  17. I've been seeing that...as recently as this weekend in a couple of auctions I was observing. Gently used 700's from the 70's and 80's selling for $1000-$1500.......PLUS ~20% buyer's premium, plus shipping, plus taxes. I guess I could see it more from the 7's or non-standard chamberings, but the 700 BDLs originally bought off the rack at J.C. Penny or Oshman's commanding that much attention confound me. I've got a couple of them, still new in the box that belonged to my father - He never got around to shooting them and I've never been a 700 guy (70 holla!) so I've just kept them in the boxes and wiped down. My great-grandkids will be really happy if this keeps up.
  18. 77' - I'm no pilot and don't know anything about aviation, but I think that's pretty close right?
  19. I’m like a small child looking at a shiny present. Above and below the two lightnings and one diamondback are what I’d wager are limited production commemorative pieces in presentation boxes. God only knows what’s in them.
  20. Dayummm! I see some serious stuff in there. Those 70’s Blackhawk boxes and old school colt golden boxes are drool-worthy. Not to mention all those S&W boxes…. I spy a big bore SS revolver on the top shelf I’d love to fondle
  21. It truly is a miracle. I’ve come to believe inspired by a force of greater good. Like the old guy told me- quit listening for the differences and listen for the similarities. This way of life works in spite of ourselves, if we will only identify and are willing to take action regardless of how we “feel” about them.
  22. I thought I remembered someone would roll in pretty fast with a hard Sako cough …..right after he had me dead in my tracks dreaming one of O’Conner’s sheep rifles was among the ten 70’s. Getting a call like @686 buddy got is my version of winning the lottery. The excitement of peeling back each layer would be amazing!
  23. If the budget allows, look at Lionheart Industries with the bobbed hammer. Serious carry gun.
  24. I’ve still got a full case of Norma 10mm made the first year they started commercially loading for the 10mm in the 80’s. It was lost for a long time, hidden behind some boxes of clay pigeons. One of these days I need to see what it’s worth if I broke it up and sold it by the box. I have to think there is a market out there for it.
  25. That’s hard to put into words but I get where you’re going. In my mind, that turn to sobriety instead of the bar happened when I ceased thinking that “my case is different” and “if you only knew”. Turning the other way- toward others who could talk the same talk, and I finally surrendered to the fact that I’m not different, I’m just an alcoholic, and that a drink isn’t ever going to give me what I need. That moment of accepting grace and surrendering to that simple but hard to swallow truth points to Bear’s post directly above. That narcissistic / independent veil gets pierced- even just pricked, and it lets all of the air out of the ballon. I’m not special- I’m not unique- I’m just a dude with problems like everyone else. But, unlike many (many, not ALL), I’ve got an obsessive mind and a body that won’t let me drink successfully so I have to find a sufficient substitute. Big difference between many and all. Until I can see myself in you and hear my story in yours, I remain terminally unique and doomed to a life of misery- drunk or dry.
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