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@alt_w_v_g I suggest bringing in the analyst remotely during the timeshare presentation. Fight fire with fire. I bet they offer mega comps just to make the formatting conversation stop.

Researching where to take my wife on vacation Preference is somewhere with a one-hour timeshare presentation in exchange for a free night Best deal in the travel industry One hour of my time for a $400 room I bill out higher than that but the ROI is undeniable My wife said "we are not doing that" I said "it's one hour" She said "the last one was supposed to be one hour. We were there until lunch." I ask a lot of questions But we left with the entire trip comped She didn't mention that part It's the only interaction where I look at the ceiling more than she does Open to suggestions Sent from my iPhone

@InfantryPilot Heading HNL-KIX on 4/10. Hope you are driving the bus🤙🏼

Looks like rain in Osaka, so not sure if I’ll go see the Sakura at Osaka Castle tomorrow

@alt_w_v_g @NNannettek How involved are each respective sides analysis?

@NNannettek Vacation hasn’t started yet Still planning it and where to go

Sunday night Big week ahead A lot of new faces around here Welcome to the Common Sense Club Glad you're here

@RonnieAdkins Kalua Pig Traeger style🤙🏼

I’m told we’re meat posting. I present my meat for submission to our new Japanese friends.

Am I the only one noticing an orchestrated communist takeover of multiple state governments right now? I know, I know elections blah blah blah. There has been a lot of common sense going around X lately. In honor of our favorite adjective guy, regarding the insanity happening- plz fix

@alt_w_v_g Bro this is gold. Seriously. Thanks for being a shining light in a dark world. I do have a suggestion. Hire out the management of your page- don’t want your analyst to get a big head about responsibilities now. ….. Sent from my IPad

Last night Laid out my clothes for tomorrow Cargo shorts I stared at all seven pairs in the closet They're identical I picked the third one Gut feeling Also laid out a mask My wife has COVID Can't be too careful My analyst texted at 10:14pm I said "tomorrow is important" He said "trust me I know. Get some rest boss man" First time he's ever told me to do anything Something about the way he said it felt off But I was tired So I let it go Friday 3:47pm Therapy Cargo shorts All six pockets loaded Pocket one had my talking points Pocket two had the clean version of my wife's list that my analyst reformatted this morning because I can't read anything with inconsistent punctuation Pocket three had a printed copy of the home warranty redline for reference Pocket five had a granola bar You never know how long these things go I was wearing the mask My analyst drove separately He was already in the parking lot when I pulled in Engine off Legal pad on the dash Third iced coffee of the day He looked at the mask He didn't say anything I said "you ready" He said "I've been preparing since Tuesday boss man" I didn't ask what that meant My wife's car was already there That was expected There were two cars next to hers That was not We walked in The therapist was seated $250 an hour I negotiated that My wife was on the left couch Stanley cup in hand She saw the mask Her face changed I assumed she was nervous about the session She was not alone Karen from HR was sitting next to her Arms folded Lanyard still on I stopped walking My analyst stopped behind me He whispered "boss man that's Karen from HR" I said "I know" Then I saw the chair in the corner My son's teacher Folder in her lap Color-coded tabs Same ones from both parent-teacher conferences I looked at my wife She said "you brought your analyst" I said "you assembled a panel" She said "I made some calls" The therapist looked at Karen Karen looked at the teacher The teacher looked at me I sat down My analyst sat behind me On the floor against the wall There were no more chairs Legal pad in his lap Pen ready Four against two I counted the therapist on her side The numbers were not in my favor But I've closed deals with worse odds The therapist said "I think we should establish some ground rules" Karen said "I brought some" She pulled out a folder Also color-coded Two folders in the room with color-coded tabs Neither of them mine I respected the organization I did not respect the ambush The therapist said "this is a safe space" I said "it was until HR showed up with a lanyard" The therapist said "can you remove the mask so we can have an open conversation" I said "my wife has COVID" The room went quiet My wife said "I don't have COVID" I said "you left a positive test in my lunchbox yesterday" She closed her eyes Karen looked at the teacher The teacher looked at the therapist The therapist looked at my wife My wife said "we'll come back to that" I took the mask off I didn't understand why everyone was acting strange But I noted it Karen said "I'm here as a friend" I said "you scheduled mandatory fun at 5pm on a Friday and trapped yourself in an escape room for 14 hours" She said "that's not relevant" I said "the door was open the entire time" The teacher said "I'm here because your wife asked me to come" I said "last time we spoke you requested I not come to meetings" She said "this is different" I said "how" She said "because this time I was invited" The therapist said "let's focus on the relationship" My wife pulled out the list Two pages Single spaced Still no consistent punctuation I pulled the reformatted version from pocket two She looked at it I said "my analyst cleaned it up this morning. Same content. Better structure." She didn't take it She started reading from hers "Line one. He negotiated the therapy rate during our first session" The therapist looked at me I said "I saved us $25 an hour. Over a six-session commitment that's $150. You're welcome." My wife continued "Line four. He visited a divorce lawyer without telling me" The therapist said "is that true" I said "it was diligence. I needed to understand the downside exposure to properly value the upside." My wife said "the upside of what" I said "you" She didn't respond to that Karen made a note I don't know what she wrote But her pen was the same one she uses for incident reports I recognized it "Line seven. He calculated the cost per sip of my wine at my own birthday dinner" I said "it was a 147% markup. That's not opinion. That's math." The therapist said "do you hear how that might feel to your wife on her birthday" I said "she ordered the bottle anyway. The ROI on that dinner was negative before the entrees arrived." My wife looked at the ceiling Some things never change "Line twelve. He crashed our son's parent-teacher conference. Twice. The second time with his analyst." The teacher sat up She said "can I add something" The therapist said "go ahead" She opened her folder Pulled out the test The multiple-choice question Fifteen gender options My son selected none of them Wrote "Not applicable" Below that: "Identified: Chromosome XY" Below that: "Source: Biology textbook, page 217" With a footnote The teacher said "he cited a source. On a multiple-choice test. In second grade." I said "I'm not seeing the issue" My wife said "he's becoming you" I said "thank you" She said "that wasn't a compliment" The therapist said "I think I'm beginning to understand the pattern" Karen said "now you see what I deal with" I said "you write policies nobody reads and enforce rules that don't make common sense. Even my five-year-old knows the door was unlocked." Karen looked at the therapist The therapist did not intervene I respected that "Line nineteen. He asked our financial advisor why he'd pay a 1% fee when he could buy VOO and do the same thing from his phone" I said "the therapist provides more value at $250 an hour. I stand by that." The therapist looked at me differently I think I just gained a vote Three against three now My analyst nodded I told him not to do that The therapist paused She said "I want to ask about communication between you two. Outside of this room. How do you express things to each other" My wife was quiet I said "she's been expressing herself through alternative channels recently" The therapist said "what does that mean" I declined to elaborate My wife looked at me I looked straight ahead We moved on The therapist asked my wife what she needs from me My wife was quiet Karen started to answer for her My wife put her hand up Karen stopped The teacher put her folder down My wife said "I need you to stop treating every part of our life like a deal that needs to close" I said nothing She said "I need you to sit in a room with me without an agenda" I said nothing She said "I need you to be in this marriage like a person. Not a CFO." The room was very quiet My analyst stopped writing First time all session Karen put her pen down The teacher closed her folder The therapist looked at me I sat there for a while I said "I don't know how to do that" The therapist said "that's the first honest thing you've said today" I said "I'm honest every day. I told a car dealership I had comps on every Tahoe sold within 50 miles. I told a home warranty company their own contract contradicts itself on page 91 and page 104. I told a realtor her brochure had three different fonts and no financials." The therapist said "those are transactions. I'm asking about your wife." I looked at her She was looking at me Not at the ceiling Not at the therapist Not at Karen Not at the teacher At me I said "I went to a divorce lawyer three weeks ago" Karen's eyebrows went up The teacher looked at my wife My wife said "I know. You told me. Asset protection." I said "I went because I needed to know what it would cost to lose you. So I could understand what it means to keep you. The retainer was $15,000. I didn't sign. Because the model couldn't capture what I'd actually be losing." The therapist was quiet My wife was quiet Karen was writing something I said "I don't know how to be in a room without an agenda. But I know I want to be in every room you're in. Even the ones I'm not invited to. That's why I keep showing up." My wife looked at me Then she said "that's why I keep letting you in" The therapist teared up Karen teared up The teacher teared up My analyst did not tear up He was taking notes I did not tear up either But I made a note The therapist said "I think that's a good place to stop" My wife said "there's one more thing" The room was still She reached into her purse Not the list Something else She placed it on the table I looked at it Two lines Positive I said "I already saw this. You put it in my lunchbox yesterday." She said "I know" I said "we should talk about quarantine. I can't afford to be sick before the board deck is due." Nobody spoke Karen covered her mouth The teacher looked away The therapist took her glasses off My analyst stood up He said "boss man" I said "not now" He said "boss man that's not a COVID test" I looked at it again Two lines Positive I looked at the fine print I missed yesterday I looked at my wife She wasn't looking at the ceiling She was looking at me And she was smiling I have never seen her smile in a therapist's office before The therapist said "do you understand what she's telling you" I said "yes" I did not say anything else for approximately forty-five seconds My analyst said that's the longest he's ever seen me go without speaking Including board meetings I looked at the test Then at my wife I said "unbudgeted headcount" The therapist said "excuse me?" I said "she's adding a resource to the org chart without a requisition" My wife laughed First time she's laughed in therapy I said "I'll need to update the sensitivity analysis" She said "why" I said "the model at the divorce lawyer's office only accounted for two dependents and a golden retriever. The downside just got significantly worse." She said "is that your way of saying you're happy" I didn't answer right away I said "I'm saying I didn't budget for this. But some of the best investments I've ever made were ones I didn't see coming." She looked at me I looked at her Karen was crying The teacher was crying The therapist was crying My analyst was not crying He was on page four of his notes I was not crying either But the room was blurry Must have been the mask The therapist said "now that's a good place to stop" I said "we still have seventeen minutes. I paid for the full hour." My wife stood up Grabbed her purse Grabbed the test Looked at me Said "let's go home" First time she's said that after one of these and meant it Karen stayed behind I think she's booking her own session The teacher left without saying goodbye Third time she's done that I got in the car My wife was already in the passenger seat She didn't say anything I didn't say anything I put my hand on hers I don't do that But I did Some meetings could have been an email This one couldn't $250 One hour No redline No debrief One new line item I didn't see coming Plz don't fix. Thx. Sent from my iPhone

@alt_w_v_g Uh oh. Time to do a SWOT analysis on your analyst.

Update: my analyst is acting weird He’s screening all my replies Said he’s “prioritizing the ones that matter” I said “they all matter” He said “not these” Then he closed my laptop He’s never touched my laptop before Something is off Plz fix. Thx. Sent from my iPhone

My wife packed my lunch today First kind gesture since the list Opened it at my desk Sandwich Apple A note that said "we need to talk" And a test Two lines Positive I called her immediately I said "you have COVID?" She was quiet for a long time Then she said "I'm staying at my mom's tonight" I said "smart. I can't afford to be sick before tomorrow's session. I've been preparing all week." She hung up I think she's upset about the diagnosis Showed my analyst the test He looked at it Looked at me Looked at it again He said "boss man I don't think that's" I said "COVID. I know. Terrible timing." He closed his mouth He's been sitting at his desk very quietly for two hours I think he's processing the exposure risk Sent from my iPhone

@alt_w_v_g I think first topic needs to be formatting. And absolutely, Plz fix.

My wife has scheduled a couples therapy session for Friday She said it's "non-negotiable" I said "everything is negotiable" I told her Friday is packed and asked if we could push it She looked at the ceiling Why does she keep doing that Then she handed me a list Printed Single spaced Two pages I said "what is this" She said "everything you've done in the last month that we need to discuss with the therapist" I stopped at line twenty-three Not because I was ashamed Because the formatting was inconsistent Some lines had periods Some didn't I made a note I said "can I bring my analyst" She said "only if I can bring mine" I don't know what that means But her tone suggested I shouldn't ask I brought the list to the office this morning Handed it to my analyst He got two lines in and said the formatting is off I have trained him well He said "I blocked two hours Friday boss man" The session is one He said "you'll need the second for the debrief" Then he asked if I wanted him to take my cargo shorts to the dry cleaners before Friday I said no I have seven identical pairs He said "I know. I ordered them." Open to suggestions on key talking points and leverage Plz fix. Thx. Sent from my iPhone

@alt_w_v_g You may need to up your team size by reaching out to Mckinstry or Deloitte? Good project for your analyst to analyze.

Something has shifted People are rooting for my analyst Not me My analyst The one I trained The one I built And I'm becoming the villain Not sure how I feel about it Actually I can confirm I don't like it He's also the one organizing all the comments into categories to hang on my office wall Color-coded He's running out of space I have four walls He's filled three Which means he's reading every single one Which means he knows he's becoming the hero His ego is starting to become a problem Yesterday he asked for a title change I said no He said "Senior Analyst" I said "you've been here three years" He said "it's been a big three years" He's not wrong But I didn't say that Plz fix. Thx. Sent from my iPhone

@USGSVolcanoes 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

Kilauea Message 2026-03-24 14:59:44 HST. Matt, Miki, Kevan, and Steven successfully replaced the V1 camera which had been repeatedly bonked in the head by tephra during episode 43. The new V1 camera and microphone are up and operating on USGS YouTube livestream channel again.

@weheartseattle You guys just keep voting the same Seattle and WA state. It’s working out so well for you. Enjoy!

Don’t hate the player, hate the game. Funding requires low barrier (drugs allowed), and “harm reduction” practices like this dedicated volunteer built tiny home to smoke illegal and lethal Fentanyl. Do the voters know they are paying for this and to be installed in their communities? Do our elected officials know @MayorofSeattle @CityofSeattle ? If @ExecZahilay @KingCoRHA @KCPubHealth called them “Safe” Consumption Sights” at least we could stop debating what some of these villages actually are set up to do. Transparency is accountability.

@unusual_whales Government pork jobs are irrelevant……

Biden: In my last year as president, we created 2.2 million additional jobs. Do you know how many jobs Trump has created his first year as president? 185,000 total, that is it.

@WallStreetMav Oregon says hold my beer but Washington is now saying watch this…..

Massachusetts approved a millionaire tax of an extra 4% of income above $1 million in 2022. This is in addition to the 5% state income tax everyone pays. So the wealthy in that state pay 9% on top of their federal income taxes of 37%. As a result, they are moving to New Hampshire, Florida and other states with no state income taxes

Current situation: 1. US inflation expectations have surged to 5.2%, 3-year high 2. The Russell 2000 is officially in a technical correction 3. US gas prices have risen nearly +45% in four months 4. Interest rate futures are now pricing-in potential rate HIKES 5. Gold prices are down -$1,000/oz from their record high 6. Mortgage rates have risen 50+ bps to new 2026 highs We are witnessing colossal economic change on a daily basis.

@alt_w_v_g Diobolical! Which is the right option after a week of nonsense email reciepts:)

5pm Friday I have 17 emails scheduled for 5:01pm No subject line on three of them Two are sent to people who aren't sure what project I'm referencing One is to the analyst who still hasn't fixed the gridlines And one is to Karen in HR Just because None have context None have attachments Just "Plz fix. Thx." My phone is going on silent My cargo shorts are going on My wife asked what I'm smiling about I said "nothing" That was a lie Chess not checkers Sent from my iPhone

@zjruhl @Oahu_DEM Well, it’s the most corrupt state in the USA.

@Oahu_DEM What fucking country is this

HNL Alert: 08:34 AM 03-20-2026 - DAM/LEVEE FAILURE IN PROGRESS OR EXPECTED at WAHIAWA DAM. Potential life-threatening flooding of downstream areas. Evacuation Order for AREAS DOWNSTREAM of WAHIAWA DAM including PARTS OF HALEIWA AN manager.everbridge.net/pub/2437172212…

@alt_w_v_g @IAmClintMurphy I second this. Can we also go back to fax machines? I am not a boomer btw. Sent from my IPad

@IAmClintMurphy No offense (huge fan) I vote we ban WiFi on planes So I don’t have to work and respond to emails Thx.

WiFi on planes is so much better, now, but can still definitely improve. Between every few chapters of a book, I'm buying land, negotiating deals and accessing bank loans. Everyone around me is sleeping or watching movies. Total losers and don't tell my wife i said that about her and our boys...

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Socialists A Sarah McLachlan Parody

@ns123abc An executive that actually works!?!? What is this madness😂🤣😂

🚨BREAKING: SUPER MICRO CO-FOUNDER ARRESTED FOR SMUGGLING $2.5B IN NVIDIA GPUs TO CHINA >SMCI co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw arrested today >personally holds $464 MILLION in SMCI stock >charged with smuggling BILLIONS in Nvidia servers to china >used a southeast asian shell company to funnel $2.5B in servers to chinese buyers >$510 million worth shipped in just THREE WEEKS in spring 2025 >built thousands of fake dummy servers to fool U.S compliance auditors >caught on surveillance camera using a HAIR DRYER to swap serial number stickers >coordinated the whole thing over encrypted group chats >SMCI down 12% after hours >faces up to 30 years in federal prison ITS SO OVER…