Welp...Merry Christmas to me! The "problem" is that I think I'm going to need to put some built-in shelves in the office to house the collection properly (I think this would be my 12th or 13th UCS set...not including the Master Builders sets like Bespin and the Cantina).

All of this. Plus realize there's a little "something something" extra for the tax man here as the top tier for Land Transfer Tax kicks in at $400K. Meaning, the gov takes a 2% vig on every dollar in selling price above that level...higher prices equals more tax revenue! So

$BCE.TO gets $4.1bn (net) from selling an asset that was generating no cash flow. Sounds like a good move to me. From RBC analyst:

In December You Can Buy A $1.5M House In Canada With 10% Down: We Sure As Hell Better Stop Mortgage Fraud We're going to provide the option for MASSIVE leverage on house purchases The Canadian Government guarantees those mortgages to Banks Better make sure it's honest 2/

Never be a pessimist. Always think long-term. (Hat tip to Bill Mann for the graph).

Night one of Lost Evenings VII - Toronto. Frank Turner and Matt Nasir duo acoustic show. A highlight - covering Frightened Rabbit’s “The Modern Leper”.

This, to be honest.

Eating dinner in the food court attached to the casino where we’re seeing Frank Turner for Lost Evenings Night 3. Gentleman approaches our table and says, “I lost all my money…would you buy my sunglasses?” and proffers said glasses. Seriously, WTF? Like, dude, maybe go home?

Bertrand Russell, ten commandments for the freethinker

Can confirm.

“Bad news is an investor's best friend. It lets you buy at a marked-down price.” — Warren Buffett

It begins. (Short via options). cnbc.com/2024/09/26/tru…

Mortadella Doggo!

On a day filled with a lot of bad news, here's some excellent news. Well done, my friend!

Cool. I went to one game this year. One. Moreover, I watched maybe three games on Sportsnet this year, and not in their entirety. That's one more in-person game, and three more partial televised games than I'll watch next year or any other year until "Respected Baseball

We are a dying breed.

Pure joy. youtu.be/eCIHPdx1OAs?si…

Not sure I agree with Garth that demand remains “tepid”. We had six houses for sale near us, some sitting for months and with one or two price cuts already. All of a sudden, four of the six sold over a week long period. Still, the takeaway is spot on. Lot of demand stimulus

Still not sure I’m the guy you bring on to talk OpenAI, but Motley Fool Money did it anyway. Throw in a little ports strike, Autoliv, Garret Motion, and Constellation (Brands, not Software) and you’ve got a show! fool.com/podcasts/motle…

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