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Jokes & Riddles / Re: tRouBle... more sexist jokes.
« on: January 13, 2016, 12:55:54 PM »
On the way to lunch, Mr. Hung, a teacher at PebHmong Academy spotted Lilly and Troubles playfully fighting. He asked Troubles to go to the back of the line and she came back right after.

Why aren't you at the end of the line?" asked Mr. Hung.

Troubles, being the blond that she is, replied," I couldn't, TL was already there."

 :P :2funny:

 ;D

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Jokes & Riddles / Re: tRouBle... more sexist jokes.
« on: January 13, 2016, 12:14:37 PM »
 O0

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Poetic Souls / Re: Kuv me Nkauj Hnub
« on: January 13, 2016, 12:13:18 PM »
 O0

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Faith & Beliefs / Re: Looks like all of us Hmong will go back to Heaven.
« on: January 13, 2016, 12:12:56 PM »
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Money & Investment / Re: Stock market fell-367 pts..
« on: January 12, 2016, 03:48:21 PM »
I already told you retirement is an illusion.  It doesn't work for the majority.  I gave you two reasons priors:
1) The average life expectancy is improving.  When you look at the distribution below, more than half will not reach retirement and obtain their retirement.

[img][/http://economics.ucsd.edu/economicsinaction/issue-8/img/issue/retirement-distribution.jpg[\img]

2) When you examine the return rate of money in the stock market, normalized against 3.5% standard inflation, you get like at best 12% rate return, if you pulled out at the maxima of the market for that decade.  If you happen to retire on the wrong decade and went on the other side, minima, then you lose a bit. 

Basically, half the people get baloney.  You want to be the half who gets baloney?  Or do you want to take know at least you spent your money or tried your best?

If you want my opinion on a vehicle for investment, you do what the affluent people do, you roll the dice into a startup investment, or create your own startup business.  Either way, investment isn't investment any more because it's all a gamble now...nothing is guarantee, and assets are poorly allocated.  If you Google search, there are articles by Lynch and Bogles about how investments today is not investment of their days, and how the current system/regime have lost trust and honor to the people they serve.

Do you own DD before you take an investment strategy.  ;)  I've done my research.  I use to eat up all the craze about mutual funds, etc..., right until 2009...  When the folks who created the entire 401(k), mutual fund, IRA industry say something is wrong, you might want to listen.

O0  Agree 100% with you.

The only way to see 3-7% return on a retirement portfolio is to invest long for 20+ years, and even that is a risky move.  The stock market is not what it used to be.

Safer options:
1. A startup, but it's a risky move like 8v01un30sun mentioned.  Chance of your business succeeding is 10%-20% and chance of it failing is 70%, in my opinion.  So, do your research, know your markets, do the risk assessments before you're one of the ones among the 70%.

2. Real estate assets and cash flow are safer bets... but it depends on which economy you happen to be in... in a recession or in a growth period, buy outright or mortgaged, etc.

Safest bet is to keep it in bonds or in the bank or in a steel box deep in the ground somewhere.

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General Discussion / Re: What's your mood--list your song
« on: January 06, 2016, 09:54:26 AM »
I like this version better.

Noir Désir - Le Vent Nous Portera (English translation)

http://muzikum.eu/en/127-11792-154451/noir-desir/le-vent-nous-portera-english-translation.html#ixzz3wTpYynMJ


I'm not afraid of the journey
We have to see it; we have to taste it
The meanders in the small of the back
All will be well there
The wind will carry us

Your message to The Great Bear
And course the path takes
A moment of softness
Even if it's good for nothing, goes
The wind will take it away
All will disappear but
The wind will carry us

Caresses and hails of bullets
And this wound that tears us apart
A palace of other days
Of yesterday and tomorrow
The wind will carry them

Bound by genetics
Chromosomes in the atmosphere
Taxis for the galaxies
And my flying carpet says?
The wind will carry it away
All will disappear but
The wind will carry us

The sweet smell of yester years
that might knock at your door
An infinity of destinies
We suggest one, but can we keep it?
The wind will take it away

Whilst the tide rises
And as we count our dues
I take into my hollow shadow
Some of your dust
The wind carries it
All will disappear but
The wind will carry us


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General Discussion / Re: What's your mood--list your song
« on: January 06, 2016, 09:44:01 AM »
Noir Désir - Le Vent Nous Portera

(Video is from the Café de Flore movie)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzbQ_KLqLEI


http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Le-Vent-Nous-Portera-Le-Vent-Nous-Portera.html#ixzz3wTmmsZgv

French
Le vent nous portera

Je n'ai pas peur de la route
Faudrait voir, faut qu'on y goûte
Des méandres au creux des reins
Et tout ira bien là
Le vent nous portera

Ton message à la Grande Ourse
Et la trajectoire de la course
Un instantané de velours
Même s'il ne sert à rien va
Le vent l'emportera
Tout disparaîtra mais
Le vent nous portera

La caresse et la mitraille
Et cette plaie qui nous tiraille
Le palais des autres jours
D'hier et demain
Le vent les portera

Génétique en bandoulière
Des chromosomes dans l'atmosphère
Des taxis pour les galaxies
Et mon tapis volant dis ?
Le vent l'emportera
Tout disparaîtra mais
Le vent nous portera

Ce parfum de nos années mortes
Ce qui peut frapper à ta porte
Infinité de destins
On en pose un et qu'est-ce qu'on en retient?
Le vent l'emportera

Pendant que la marée monte
Et que chacun refait ses comptes
J'emmène au creux de mon ombre
Des poussières de toi
Le vent les portera
Tout disparaîtra mais
Le vent nous portera

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English translation
Le Vent Nous Portera

Versions: #1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9
I'm not scared of the road
We should see, must taste
From meander in the hollow of your breast
And there everything will be OK
The wind will carry us

Your message to Ursa Major ******
And the trajectory of your race
An instant of velvet
Even if it's not useful though
The wind will take it away
Everything will disappear but
The wind will carry us

The caress and the grapeshot
And that wound that tears us appart
The palace of everyday
From yesterday and tomorow
The wind will carry them

The genetic in shoulder-belt
Chromosom in the atmosphere
Taxis for galaxies
And my flying carpet says ?
The wind will take it away
Everything will disappear but
The wind will carry us

This perfume of our dead years
What can knock at your door
Infinity of destinies
We lay some but what do we retain?
The wind will take it away

During the tide rises
And everyone is doing its accounts
I take in the hollow of your shadow
Dusts of you
The wind will carry them
Everything will disappear but
The wind will carry us

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General Discussion / Re: What's your mood--list your song
« on: December 28, 2015, 09:58:00 AM »
My new favorite country artist.  He's super talented and totally needs to be #1 in country right now.

Chris Janson - "Hang On" (Live at the Grand Ole Opry):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2DGTkYLT8w

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General Discussion / Re: What's your mood--list your song
« on: December 21, 2015, 02:09:31 PM »

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General Discussion / Re: What's your mood--list your song
« on: December 17, 2015, 02:36:11 PM »
Sia - Elastic Heart feat. Shia LaBeouf & Maddie Ziegler:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWZGAExj-es

----
http://popdust.com/2015/01/21/sia-shia-labeouf-elastic-heart-music-video-explanation/:

Angus: I took the meaning of struggling to connect with your child qualities like innocence, playfulness and drive to matter. Trying to find it but it keeps escaping your grasp as you stay in the same routine life. Like the part where he climbs to the top but Maddies character lies still almost dead, I feel represents reaching things you think you need like that promotion at work etc but your still in a cage and not really free. Then at the end the inner child is basically begging to be free but Shias character has given up and accepts his life in the cage.

Kathryn: I think that we are all 'caged' in one way or another and our inner child, the fun carefree free thinking, unlimited by adult crap standards wants to play, be free and unbound, open naked raw and unassuming. Unfortunately the restraints of 'adulthood' make it hard and Shai shows this struggle so well. His angst in his facual expression, so sad so wanting, but so tired of trying. Very moving.

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Online Journal / Re: Ke xav, kev sau
« on: December 14, 2015, 03:44:00 PM »
Plus, you already have your phone's clock.   O0

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Online Journal / Re: Ke xav, kev sau
« on: December 14, 2015, 03:38:52 PM »
Contemplating to buy a watch or not? hmmm... :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch:

Your post above was just too cute... just thought I'd let you know!   ;D

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Online Journal / Re: Ke xav, kev sau
« on: December 14, 2015, 03:37:33 PM »
kuv nrog co workers mus noj sushi thiab hau cawv.

 :2funny:

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Online Journal / Re: Nag hmo, hnub no, tag kis... Ib txhis
« on: December 14, 2015, 11:06:48 AM »
Why does it have to be so hard?  The picture in my mind is never how it plays out in reality.

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General Discussion / Re: What's your mood--list your song
« on: December 11, 2015, 07:00:20 PM »
Bally Sagoo feat. Gunjan - Noorie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI4Pj_CcT8Y

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