Hank the dog, the Milwaukee Brewers mascot, is the real thing. He did not die. He hasn’t been replaced. He is just older and fatter! I know that story.
My advice is always to bank your tax refund. I have noticed that there are never ending enticements to help you spend your hard earned money before you actually get your hands on it. Car dealers, mattresses (there must be big money in mattresses), new windows for your home and of course, personal loans. The sharks are circling. Don’t feed them.
Speaking of sharks. I have always been an advocate of credit unions because they are philosophically “non-profit”. You must be an owner of a credit union to belong and all profits are returned to you with better loans and higher interest paid on savings accounts. My local credit union deducts $50 for the rental of a safe deposit box each year from our checking account. This year they deducted the charge twice. $100. No wonder they are thriving.
I see that one the “chicken restaurants” has issued a cardboard box for each table. It is built like a chicken coop. It looks like a chicken coop. The idea is for each person at the table to place their cell phone in the “coop” until the meal is over. Patrons love it. They are forced to talk to each other. Unfortunately everybody gets their cell phone back after lunch.
The Downton Abbey TV series running on Public TV is now history. Six seasons. The rich are still rich. The servants are leaving for better jobs hoping to get rich. Everybody got married or had kids.
The second season of the Outlander begins next month.
Daylight savings time starts Saturday. Spring ahead. You working stiffs lose an hour.
Love,
Dad