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October 17,2023
Fed to Propose Lowering Debit-Card Swipe Fees - WSJ
A section within the 2010 Dodd-Frank law called the Durbin amendment gave the Fed the power to set caps for banks and other financial institutions with $10 billion or more in assets.
This rule killed debit card rewards and pushed consumers into the more harmful credit card products. I wonder what this round of market distortion will yield.
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October 17,2023
Palestinian Lives Matter, Except to Hamas - WSJ Opinion
Blaming Israel for these civilian casualties amounts to denying the Jewish state its right to self-defense. It means that Hamas can launch attacks on Israel with the goal of slaughtering women and children, but Israel can’t attack Hamas in Gaza because civilians might be unintentional casualties.
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October 17,2023
Nobody for Speaker of the House - WSJ Opinion
What kind of an idiot mutineer takes over the man-of-war, tosses the captain overboard, and then spends two weeks pulling ropes at random, hoping like hell that the thing will somehow drift ashore before the supplies run out?
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Catholic Husband
October 16,2023Fresh Start - Catholic Husband
We get so few fresh starts in life. When they do come alone, it’s best to seize them.
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October 15,2023
Automakers Have Big Hopes for EVs; Buyers Aren’t Cooperating - WSJ
Still, many consumers are reluctant to make the switch, deterred by high sticker prices and the inconvenience of driving a vehicle that has a limited range and needs regular recharging.
No one could’ve seen this coming.
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October 13,2023
Steve Scalise Quits House Speaker Race - WSJ
More than 150 lawmakers from both sides of the aisle managed to come together for a brief moment of unity in the evening at a vigil held on the Capitol steps for the victims of violence in the Middle East following the terrorist attacks in Israel.
Where were the other 385 clowns?
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Catholic Husband
October 9,2023Every Single Thing - Catholic Husband
I’ve had to physically touch every single item that we own, and decide on a new place to store it. We grow numb to the magnitude of our property, to the amount of stuff that resides inside our four walls. We have everything we need, everything that could make us comfortable, entertained, even productive.
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October 3,2023
Beautiful ending.
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October 2,2023
Pope Francis Softens Vatican’s Ban on Blessing Gay Couples - WSJ
The pope suggested that such blessings should remain an unofficial practice, writing that such exercises of “pastoral prudence in certain circumstances need not be transformed into a norm.”
Counterfeit sacraments.
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Catholic Husband
October 2,2023Natural Conclusions - Catholic Husband
Everything in my life is about to change, as we set off on a new adventure. As I look back and the years that we’ve been in our current town, I start to see the good in things again. Those ordinary moments that shaped our family, the progress we made in taking care of our home, and the business that I’ve grown all take on new meanings for me.
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ChetCast
Episode 254: C90GT
September 29,2023At the airport, from inside a plane.
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September 25,2023
We still haven’t solved extended power outages.
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Catholic Husband
September 25,2023Bend, Don’t Break - Catholic Husband
The only way to succeed each day is to inject plenty of flexibility. There may be an “ideal” time to get something done, but there are also plenty of other acceptable times, too.
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September 18,2023
Walmart pickup order missing three items. Chatbot doesn’t give you the option to report an item missing from order, so you have to call in. 10 more minutes of my life wasted to fix their mistake.
Not great.
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Catholic Husband
September 18,2023Scriptural Confession - Catholic Husband
Despite my failings, God always reminds me of the unfathomable depths of His mercy, greater than any sin I may commit. And if I doubt, I can read the words He spoke to the prophet Malachi thousands of years ago and half a world away, as if He spoke them just for me.
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September 16,2023
…put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.
Malachi 3:8
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September 12,2023
At this point, the “Buy Apple or Die” marketing line is gauche.
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September 12,2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Launches Formal Biden Impeachment Probe - WSJ
Democrats have painted the probe as unfounded and an effort to get political payback.
Huh.
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Catholic Husband
September 11,2023Five Minutes - Catholic Husband
Building anything great happens one step at a time. You don’t need a plan to get from where you are to your ideal prayer life. You just need five minutes, today, to start.
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September 8,2023
recommended that South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham be indicted, as well as former Georgia Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler
Wreckless, unserious, dangerous stunt.
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September 6,2023
How is it that websites still struggle with Safari?
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Catholic Husband
September 4,2023Potential Energy - Catholic Husband
We can’t always see the change happening, especially within ourselves. The only thing that we can perceive is our daily actions, and the trajectory that they send us on.
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September 3,2023
Late summer storms.
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Catholic Husband
August 28,2023The Genius of Mass - Catholic Husband
For one hour a week, we have to do none of that. We don’t have to worry about the report that’s due, the sink overflowing with dishes, or the cars that we haven’t waxed in nine months. It’s the one protected hour when we can finally rest.
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August 25,2023
The man then continued riding directly in the middle of the road at 15 miles per hour even though the speed limit was 65. Sources say Skuzz then ran three traffic lights and stopped once to adjust his GoPro