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Sparky the tunnel rat.

I am still surprised that Sparky can crawl all the way under my couch.  He doesn’t mind, he’s built for this sort of work.

We were playing Search and Rescue, and Mr. Moose was all the way under the couch.  It wasn’t a cruel trick.  Sparky could have gone under my desk, and Moose was right there.  When Sparky spotted Moose, he couldn’t puzzle out the easy way, so hunkered down and belly crawled.

WSJ advises against watching the pennies.

WSJ: On the Fence About a Spending Decision? Try the 0.01% Rule

WSJ: On the Fence About a Spending Decision? Try the 0.01% Rule

The Wall Street Journal Personal Finance column presents the 0.01% rule for frivolous spending.  I’m not sure it helps.

if the amount of money at stake is 0.01% or less of your net worth. Someone with $500,000 in wealth could spend $50 worry-free, according to the rule.

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Shoe0nHead talks about Charlie Kirk

I’ve been watching Shoe0nHead videos for five or six years.  She only puts out a video every month or so, but she is smart, interesting and has a completely different perspective.  She’s got to be good to post a video that infrequently, and still have 2 million subscribers.

I am disengaged from popular culture, so there is no way that I’ve got the time or patience to participate in internet culture.  She is a good way to learn what the cool kids on social media are talking about.  It’s almost like listening to a good story teller from another country.  And she’s cute.

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