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What Are You Thinking Of Right Now?

I am thinking about @ThumperX , and the Sierras and their beefcake delivery system. :laughing

One of my best riding memories is G taking me on Lucky Boy pass when no one else wanted to ride with me and us encountering an entourage of handsome men on adv bikes at the gas station in Bridgeport, then us getting nekkid at the hot springs and them rolling up.
 
Butch said:
I am thinking it’s a sleepy morning. Still, I have to get my ass out of bed and get to work on retirement stuff. It’s so complicated being retired. First world problems. I will get a ride in today. The dirt in my field is really soft right now.
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Set your finances up so you don’t have to manage them. My investments are totally managed by a respectable firm. All I do is log on to my account occasionally to have a look at my balance. And my SS check is automatically deposited to my bank account. There’s nothing, really, for me to do. And I live entirely on my SS. No need to dip into my investments. I just get up in the morning and get myself a cup of coffee.
 
I'm thinking, I can be awfully prickly at times-need to work on that.

I'm also thinking 2025 has been such a screwed up year that I had to file an extension for 2024. :facepalm At least the number I pulled out of my ass wasn't so far off. Who doesn't love a stiff penalty?

I'm hoping I can spend the next few months putting 2025 financials in enough order that they're done and filed on or before 4/15/2026.
 
Oh…..and I pay someone to file my taxes for me. I learned many years ago that it was well worth it to not have to do that. My peace of mind is worth a hell of a lot more than what it costs me.
 
Taxes. Big complication. We went to a dinner presentation thing last night with a financial planner tax everything company. They were pretty shit together. I think their name is NIM. I am going to see them for real in a week. The freebie dinner was freaking fantastic.
 
Taxes and health care. The two most complicated and confusing things that we are trying to figure out.
 
I think navigating today’s healthcare is enough to give someone a stroke. I think most Medicare Advantage plans in CA are seriously impacted by Meritage’s insolvency. Almost impossible to get a new primary doctor. I think that my SO will have tremendous difficulty with these changes, TBIs are hard enough but finding someone who won’t tamper with what works is my biggest worry.
 
I always thought I was taking care of him... then i realized he was taking care of me. :love
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Rtmac said:
I always thought I was taking care of him... then i realized he was taking care of me. :love
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i am thinking it was a mutually beneficial thing. you got comfort and unconditional love from the best boy. he got unconditional love until the last breath and your companionship.
 
Rtmac said:
I always thought I was taking care of him... then i realized he was taking care of me. :love
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I've been where you are, and will be again.
You are sincerely in my thoughts.
There's no way I would've had kids if I knew I'd loose them in 12 years, but I do it to myself over and over again with dogs.
A close friend said the perfect thing to me on the day I lost my last dog:
"Having a dog makes every day of your life better....except for one."
True words.
 
Rtmac said:
I always thought I was taking care of him... then i realized he was taking care of me. :love
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His energy level sure shows in his "no pull" collar.

Rtmac said:
"A Dog is a chapter in your life, but for them, you're their whole book."
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You did everything you were supposed to do. So did he. Smile at the memories. That's the gifts they all leave us....
 
Holeshot said:
His energy level sure shows in his "no pull" collar.
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I have had a few people confront me on the pinch-collar, saying they are cruel. While my default in such matters is usually an immediate F. U., i would always take the time to educate them.
Nothing could be further from the truth. His collar, a "herm-sprenger", has dull tips and applies an even pressure around the neck. He never yiped or whined a single time while using it. And it allowed us to train that 116 lb. lug to such a high level that he was able to go EVERYWHERE with us and have a life that the average dog just dreams about... so yeah, kinda the opposite of cruel. :laughing
 
I always used a harness. The collar’s only purpose was to hold her dog tags. Much more comfortable for the dog.
 
Max wore a big leather collar all the time and the pinch-collar stayed attached to his leash. When i would take his leather collar off for a bath or a swim, he would not stop pestering me until I put it back on him. He'd give a woof or two, then he'd start with the headbutt's :laughing
And anyone that ever saw that big beast jumping up and down and stomping his big front paws in joy when the leash and pinch-collar came out would be pretty confident of his comfort level.
 
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