When my wife and I were on our recent trip (do you remember where we went?), we stopped into a small corner store called Mad River Distillers. I didn't get many photos, but I'd have to categorize it as an upscale whiskey tasting room. @mrsbozz and I felt a bit underdressed, so we didn't venture too far into the establishment. Plus, she doesn't really care for whiskey, so there's that.
They had this wall display when you first walk into the store with all kinds of bitters. If you can read the sign on the wall, you might notice, they also give a brief explanation of what bitters are.
This isn't a whiskey post, but I felt this was a really good photo to use because quite honestly I have been feeling bitter lately. I'm sure that is seeping out to others around me and I feel bad about that, but try as I might, I just can't shake it.
Maybe it's the turn in the weather, but this just feels like one of those seasons in life where everything is going to crap. The truth is, most of the things that are making me bitter could probably be classified as "first world problems", but that doesn't make them any easier to shoulder.
This school year has been rough for @mrsbozz. I feel like we say that every school year, but it seems that each consecutive year is trying to one up the previous year. The kinds of things she has to deal with on a daily basis just boggle the mind. She needs nothing less than a week to catch up on her paperwork and just relax, but due to some other circumstances, the chances of that happening are slim.
Our dog Jovi is 14 years old now and with that age comes all kinds of health issues. Currently, she has a urinary tract infection which is causing her to pee all over the house. Imagine having a horrible day at work and all you want is to come home to your house to relax, but instead it smells like a barn and you spend the evening cleaning up pee and poo.
We've tried to corale Jovi in the kitchen on the laminate floor so that cleanup will be easier but she is freaking Houdini and she keeps finding a way to get out. I think that is what confounds me the most. It's not that she is messing all over the house, because she can't control that, it's the fact that she keeps outsmarting me and escaping from the kitchen!
She is so freaking smart!
Finally, you might remember about a month ago I hit a deer with @mrsbozz's new car. We are still waiting on that to get repaired. I called the other day and it sounds like they have everything done but the fender and GM says the part is backordered and they don't have an ETA on when it will be available.
Like I said, first world problems, but I never would have guessed getting by with only one vehicle would be so difficult. In addition to that, we have various obligations that keep popping up pulling us in opposite directions. It's actually good that we took our trip to Vermont when we did. I can't imagine how depleted we would be if we didn't get that quick recharge at the end of October.
It is time again for another Finance Friday/Friday Finance. This is a series I started where I talk about random bits of financial stuff that I have seen, gathered, or experienced during the week. I hope as a reader you find it informational, entertaining, or both. I also hope it can generate some good discussion and edify the Leo community.
All my whining and complaining aside, it is Friday, so it is only right I should talk about some finance, and boy is there a lot to talk about this week!
BTC over $37,000, that's something I didn't think we would seen until next year. Then we have HIVE reaching towards the $.40 mark! I think it is safe to say the excitement is starting to build.
CLUB Token
In case you missed it, the CLUB token from the Daily Dab project is now available for sale. At 30 HBD per token, it isn't cheap, but the benefits that you get for holding the token are pretty impressive. Especially if you are a member of the BRO community and you want to get invested in some of the stuff they have going on.
They have indicated there is a very small and limited supply of the CLUB tokens. If you are even on the fence about it, you should probably just go ahead and do it. Do your own research of course, but if you take too long, you might be too late.
A Polish Surprise
I'll finish this post with something a little lighter given the mood and tone of the first part of the post. I saw this article the other day about some guys who were metal detecting in Poland and they ended up finding a container with about $24,000 worth of gold coins in it.
If you are a member of the sliver/gold community, this is a fun story that you should check out. If you don't feel comfortable clicking the link above to view the story on Yahoo News, just do a search for metal detecting poland or something like that and I am sure you will find it.
The container had 70 gold coins in all and I am guessing several of them weren't 100% gold if the total value was only $24,000 given the current price of gold. Either that or many of the coins weigh far less than an ounce. I guess that makes more sense.
Actually, now that I read it again, I see that the total cache weighed 14 ounces. That definitely makes more sense.
I remember as a young kid looking at the metal detectors in the Christmas catalogs and always wondering how cool it would be to own one. I never did buy one, but I did get to use one and although I didn't find anything as cool as a stash of gold coins, it was still a fun experience.
As always, I want to take a second this Friday before I sign off to remind you if you have extra witness vote to throw one @nuthman's way. He recently started a witness server and he is looking for some support. Within a week of his server being online, he has already fixed the price feed (something many other still haven't fixed) and he resurrected one of the tools he fixed for that old blockchain.
He definitely deserves your vote!
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