How true. It's all a matter of context.

I used to wear a BTC ballcap on stage in one of my neighborhood bars and I never had a problem even though lots of locals knew I was a Bitcoin enthusiast and early adopter. Some were jealous but realized I'd tried to steer them toward Bitcoin. Others were in denial and called me a fool for falling for such an "obvious scam". No one targeted me.

On the other hand, in Mexico I'd never wear a BTC hat or t-shirt nor mention Bitcoin to a stranger. I'd also never wear a Rolex. drive a Lambo nor wear flashy clothes. People get held for ransom for such foolish displays of wealth.

Online? That's just stupid. I can't believe how many people put their name, picture, location and other personal information on the internet. You don't need to be paranoid to realize how crazy that is.

Thanks for an inspirational post.

My father was a captain in the Canadian Army in WW2 (Med Corps psychologist) and was sent to the Netherlands at the end of the war to process shell-shocked fighters to determine if they were ready for reintegration into civilian society. He was overwhelmed by the level of gratitude displayed by the people there. It's nice to see that 80 years later people still remember.

I'm not big on glorifying the military during times of peace but we Canadians are proud of our record of fighting despotism and the bullying of smaller countries by larger powers. Don't confuse politeness and peacefulness with cowardice or laziness.

Maybe he meant between 2 and 3.

2 for laying eggs and a quarter or half chicken to dice up to really turn the ramen into a celebratory feast.

Or you can really live it up and go Jamaican:



*no homo*

I think my post went over a lot of people's heads.

Also by convention you have to say it three times.

May Day... one word or two? 

Bruce Fanjoy's voters had no problem finding his name on that overblown ballot. Maybe it's because they're a little smarter than Poilievre's extremists.

That sour grapes excuse has been milked by the losers who don't want to admit their boy lost fair and square.

What Canada did in the election was to vote for change... a change from extremists like Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh and back toward a more moderate centrist approach. The leaders of the two extremist parties both just lost their seats.

Carney is not a wokeist like Biden, Trudeau or Singh nor is he a neofascist like Trump or Poilievre. He's an economist and experienced negotiator.

Canada just moved solidly to the right, but not too far.

Girlfriends? I thought the Lambos and blow crowd preferred hookers.

Starbucks? Yuck.

All they sell is over-roasted garbage beans. They don't sell light or medium-roasted gourmet coffees. Over-roasting destroys most of the subtle flavors of fine coffee so you can't tell what the original beans were.

A good blend of high- and low-acid coffees usually makes the best blend. This is why one of the oldest international blends, Mocha-Java, is still such a favorite. A high quality single-source coffee like Jamaican Blue Mountain can be outstanding but the price can be prohibitive. I had the pleasure a half century ago of spending a couple of nights at Whitford Hall, the last coffee plantation on the trail up to Blue Mountain Peak. They hand roasted a kilo of beans to medium-dark and ground and brewed them for us while they were still hot from the roasting pan. Ecstasy, despite the beans not being aged.

Good water is also imperative. There's also nothing wrong with including a few over-roasted beans before you grind if you like that almost burned dark-roast flavor but make most of the beans full city roast or lighter to retain some flavor.

Preparation is important too, but there are many valid methods. Cowboy coffee can be just as good or even better than well-made espresso or french press coffee. Paper filters or cheap home espresso makers just don't cut it. Just avoid overheating the water.

Alright. It's about time.

Thanks Dirty for holding the for.

So close. Tomorrow for sure.

Go Bitcoin go.

Unless we seriously bart back down we should be back in the top 100 tomorrow.

It's been a long wait. Go Bitcoin go.

It's always morning somewhere.

I figure it's morning whenever you wake up and stay up. That's noon for me.

Indeed. It's usually some government that's taking it.

Why did she feel she needed to account for carrying cash?

Tax selling over? My tax selling isn't over yet. My tax arrears selling was over in January.

I still have a week to start and finish this year's tax selling. No tax arrears for me this year. I hate owing anything to anybody but the price of Bitcoin was so low last April that I figured it was better to pay the taxman interest than to sell any coins.

By being proactive and working out an arrangement with the individual taxman assigned to my case (on a first-name basis), I was able to keep payments down to $25k per month and come out much further ahead. At least the interest I paid went to the taxpayers and not some stinking bank.

My personal method is to buy whenever possible and sell only when you must regardless of the price, and take and keep your profits in Bitcoin.

Dollar cost averaging implies that you are more interested in dollars (or whatever fiat currency) than in acquiring Bitcoin wealth.

Yes, it has been life-changing: maintaining and paying taxes on multiple properties, paying capital gains taxes on the purchase of dollars to support a more extravagant lifestyle, not being in debt, dealing with friends and family who think I'm rich, etc.

Still, it was worth it. The important thing is patience.

Long time no haikus...
Busy doing other stuff.
But happy Sunday.

Here... I made them both even smaller for the whole world.