The Todd

Cognitive Surgeon. Hypnotist.
Conservative leaning libertarian

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@boriquagato The best part is that I'm sure all the politicians have AC

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@the_culturist_ We had to read a number of those in school. GenX ftw

[Kurt Supe, CPA & Retirement Planner @KurtSupeCPA]

My 71-year-old client sees his daughter maybe 6 times a year.

They live 50 minutes apart.

Not estranged. Not fighting.
Just... busy.

Holidays. Birthdays. The occasional Sunday dinner.

"We text every day," he told me. "We're really close."
I did the math in front of him.

He's 71. Statistically, he has maybe 12-15 years left.
Six visits a year.

That's 72-90 more times he'll see her in person.
He stared at the number.

"90 more times with my daughter?"

He went quiet for a minute.

"That's it? That's all that's left?"

Tim Urban from Wait But Why calculated something that stopped me cold:

By the time you leave home at 18, you've already spent 93% of your in-person time with your parents.

The remaining 7% gets spread thinly—just a few days per year—across the next several decades of their lives.

You think you have forever.
The math says different.

He called her that night.
Now she comes for coffee every Sunday.

"I've seen her 11 times in the last 3 months," he told me.
"More than all of last year."

He didn't need a financial plan.

He needed to see the number.

Sometimes the most important math has nothing to do with money.

[Old Salty Marine @BamaSaltyMarine]

Sue went to the cemetery every day to water the flowers on the grave of her late husband, Bob.

When she was finished, she always walked
backwards as she left the grave.

One day, her friend Jenny asked, "Sue, why on Earth do you always leave the cemetery walking backwards?"

Sue smiled and said, "When Bob was alive, he used to tell me, You've got such a great ass, it could bring a dead man back to life. I’m not taking any chances!

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@PeriklesGREAT Learning to type on a manual typewriter

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@BowTiedBroke What a great story! Chainsaws aren't cheap, but a great story lives forever.

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@RedEaglePatriot Thankfully someone finally said this. 🎯

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@ThrillaRilla369 Hey ho, chicken on a raft

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A show I really wanted to see. Ticket sales opened and all of the accessible tickets were gone immediately and then relisted at 4x the price. I use a wheelchair, so I need accessible seating. When I contacted their support, they never responded. Then I got a "how was your support experience" message. Absolute travesty.

[Kaizen D. Asiedu @thatsKAIZEN]

There is a double standard in how the media covers interracial violence.

When the victim is black, it’s national news.

When the victim is white, it’s often ignored.

This is called selection bias.

And it’s creating division.

The goal is equality.

Not to flip inequality.

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@TrumpsHurricane No. No. Fuck no. 🤢

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@JebraFaushay She barely blinks, which adds to the crazy look

[U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA]

I’ve made clear I’d work across the aisle, find common ground, and secure wins for PA.

After a few good-faith meetings, I thank @SecDuffy for being a man of his word and putting politics aside.

We will now have $1 BILLION in infrastructure funding released for our commonwealth.

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@TrumpsHurricane Yes

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@N8TheCre8tive The grill partners with beer to make this happen

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@FreyjaTarte See also - Brave New World

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@yesnicksearcy It's up in PA too. By a decent amount. Of course, not $5, but higher by 30 cents.

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@FreckledLiberty The most dangerous type of animal for sure

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@TheCriticalDri2 Stirring the pot. I saw someone else post the exact same message. Engagement is engagement.

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@iamrodneysmith I love what you're doing - I just donated!