Jaco Retief

Husband, father, runner, cyclist. Love-hate relatioship with cold weather. Take photos and drink wine... or drink wine and take photos.

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@emilejoubert @timatkin @bigbigjoe1 Is her name Koekoe or is she a koekoe?

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@BianchiWeather @Rockies Did you see yesterday’s game? I saw some of the most elated Rockies fans. ever. Some might have cried.

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@JohannBiermann1 When you say chicken (mixed) what does it include? I think a chicken sosatie (woolies) will be a great one to track separately, it there was an index tracking fund following the price of that it would outperform the market by 200x

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@emilejoubert 2b. On red they drink a lot of Cab & Pinot. 2/3 of a shop. Their Cabs are very fruity / jammy and they love it. Easy sell $25 +
Very little Shiraz in the shops. Bordeaux blends from France & Rioja from Spain, Arg for Malbec.

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@emilejoubert I have been wondering about that a lot. I observed a couple of things:
1. Size, there are importers on that bring in SA but only some distribute to the bigger chains. Through Broadbent we get A.A. Badenhorst at Wholefoods and Vilafonte at Costco.

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@emilejoubert 2. Palate, even though we are well known for our Chenin, I don’t think it’s well known in the US. most white that you see in the shop is Sauv Blanc and Chardonnay. Their go to for SB is NZ and Chardonnay is themselves and France.

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@nntaleb Car Mechanic
Laundromat manager/owner
Home cleaner
Arborist
Panelbeater
Tiler
Athletic coach

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@JohannBiermann1 I think the one is vastly more over priced than the other. What’s a decent P/E for a car manufacturer specially if your sales is going down like a homesick mole?

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@mbalimcdust So there will have to be some kind of criteria or controls. Else a child from poverty will 3 months later be exactly where he/she was the day before the money got paid. People (family) will descend on that child with stories, demands, “opportunities” etc

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@mbalimcdust That sounds kind of like a sovereign wealth fund. I could agree, just a couple of things to think about:
1. Maturity greatly vary between men and women at age 18.
2. Also the top 10% will gain vastly more, that money will be just like a bonus. So invest vs desperate needs.

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@ianbremmer This will create a whole new type of tourism. I’m thinking a Narcos theme park with rides and all in Medellin.

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@pierredevos This an excellent pot cast on the sapeurs and their origin

https://t.co/Ce08v4YdXZ

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@JeffPGwine Muga is great.

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@stevemagness Steve thank you. I’ll have to think about this, and I’m going make sure to share it with my son.

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@JohannBiermann1 What is all the ingredients for the Braaibroodjie index? I’ll give you the cost in the US to make a BB.

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@SpingosA @nntaleb @edu904 When we go
to Greek restaurant my wife irrespective of what it says on the menu, orders it as Turkish Coffee. They mostly seem to understand.

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@justinspratt Sorry but strategy dictates betting against there being snow at such low altitude in the long term. Que I’ll be picking you up in Denver International Airport soon…

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In Crested Butte this morning shoveling feels like a useless exercise @BianchiWeather

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“Bokkie” is probably one of the most beautiful words of endearment in Afrikaans. Something you
would use only use for the most loved one in your life.

[Emanuel Derman @emanuelderman.bsky @EmanuelDerman]

stadig stadig oor die klippetjies,
die reen val mekaar in wonderlike druppelties,
dis daar waar die son en de maan ondergaan,
bokkie jy moet huistoe gaan

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@JohannBiermann1 But it doesn’t impact the price index of the braaibroodjie.