J.D. Banker

"When in doubt, do nothing" -Mikhail Kutuzov

@mtns2ocean September. It was 110 degrees the day I left in 2011….

@DadInvest In the summer?

My wife and I have been talking about it for years but we finally did it: we’re taking the kids back to DC!

@blangb Mujo

Just left the best dinner of my life. This place earned a Michelin ⭐️ the last three years and I have been anxious all day about my kids’ ability to get through the meal. But they did phenomenal - they ate all 10 courses of nigiri including eel and sea urchin. Not only did they not complain but we got compliments from all the staff as we left. Chef Tomu laughed at my son multiple times but in a good way.

@bobbyfijan @av_dcre +1

@av_dcre @DadInvest Yes please

@mambakapital In @ DCA and out @ IAD to minimize points.

@DadInvest Flying to Reagan is the trick, waiting for rental car is different story.

Hotel and airfare all in for <$1k with point redemptions and credit card perks, hell yes!!

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@ActuallyFinance @TheFredmeister I actually love your ranking there. But that’s the Appalachian in me.

@TheFredmeister @DadInvest Where is the disagreement fred?

Nothing compares to drinking a Pepsi straight out of a glass bottle - Fred

No, because the front desk can’t possibly know what billing codes will be in the room so patients sign a financial responsibility then they just walk out. With medical debt dischargeable/not reported on credit reports we limit balance billing because the collections would be nonexistent.

@DadInvest @jchal You don’t collect payment before service?

You can’t eat a restaurant and leave without paying. You can’t fly on a airplane without a ticket. But you sure as hell can not pay your landlord and never be punished. Explain how this is fair.

@KrissBergTweets I’m so glad you’re alive

Rode the dirt scooter through the mountains today for 5 hours. Thought I might die on some crazy terrain at least 4x. Didn't die. Feels good. Worth it.

1.) food quality - incredibly high, eg they source their fish from Tokyo fish market. 2.) service - insanely high attention to detail. If you haven’t watched The Bear, watch the “Forks” episode in season 2 — exactly like that. Everyone cares so the standard for the service is much higher quality than a typical restaurant. It honestly makes me jealous and strive to be a better worker/teammate/leader seeing them work together.

@DadInvest How does a restaurant set itself apart and earn a Michelin star when it’s essentially just serving fish on rice? Other than quality/freshness of the fish.

My kids have been so bourgeois since birth but what’s the point of living in a metro area if we can’t enjoy the amenities?

This edges out the other Michelin ⭐️ restaurant that we had in Milan on the night of the Taylor Swift concert when everyone else in the city was at the stadio and the staff just lavished us with special attention.

@TheGrainiac Was it just the togetherness, the tiredness of being on your feet that made food taste even better or was it an experience? We’re doing the touristy stuff: memorials, capitol tour, air and space museum, but looking for input if there’s something else we need to hit up.

@DadInvest Best vacation we ever took which is ironic bc I was the only one that wanted to go at first. Everyone wants to go back but I’m afraid to bc I’m afraid it won’t live up to the first time.

@jchal Athens, OH Clemson, SC Knoxville, TN (probably doesn’t count) Lynchburg, VA Charlottesville, VA Chapel Hill, Nc

Top College Towns: 1. Athens, GA (by a mile) 2. Oxford, MS 3. Austin, TX 4. Ann Arbor, MI 5. Boulder, CO What did I miss?

I realize that language is confusing. On a trip, not permanently.

@TheFredmeister I’m sorry I brought that filth into your comments, but Chris really is a good guy. He was being hyperbolic/sarcastic.

I love the banter between those who love coke and Pepsi lovers, like myself. However, if you hop into the comments of one of my tweets and say something so repulsive like what this crass human being said, well… I’ll have no choice but to hit the block (especially for a random) - Fred

@MoS_Investing @CuiBonoCapital @novogratz Our economic engine is 3% real gdp growth: 1% population growth and 2% technology/productivity. We do not have enough natural births to support ourselves, so we have to import more people.

@CuiBonoCapital @novogratz assuming its a birth rate issue?

We need to rethink our stance to being so anti-immigrant. While correcting open border policies was necessary we are way over correcting. America needs 2mm immigrants a year. This year we are probably zero. We need both labor and highly educated immigrants. We should give green cards to masters and PhD grads from top 250 universities. It’s insane to educate the world’s best and brightest and push them out. Another issue that needs to be and should be bi-partisan