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Interesting day; finished (I hope) a project at work, cleaned out some emails, set the decks to start another new one.  Phew.  Got some small checks and decided to make an extra payoff to the HELOC; it may not seem like much, but I think that the big number there -- thanx to the windows -- needs to come down, and if it takes option football, well, it is worth a try.  Also hit the gym, had a good workout, noted I am not exactly a lardass anymore (but still have work to do), and caught up on all of the back episodes of J! that I missed.  

I have to admit, I am not exactly a fan of all of these second-chance tournaments.  I mean, yes, it is good to see people again, but the cost is that people who deserve a chance to be on the show are being shut out of their opportunity, and that is not so good.  At least this round has the format I "grew up with" and that is somewhat reassuring -- 15 to 9 to 3.  I will also note that as part of my fitness journey, I am power-walking on the commercial breaks.  I realize I am barely getting 100 steps each one, but it beats not doing anything, right?

Trump Blindsides Wall Street Allies With Crackdown on Housing Investors - WSJ
Dare I say this is a good thing?  I think you can argue that -- save for a few parts of the US -- this is not a huge problem, but it IS a concern, and by solving it now, it is less of an issue in the future.  Similarly, the talk about capping interest rates -- something I am a huge fan of -- would be a sea change in many ways, and it would certainly that this is not your grandfather's GOP anymore.  Funny; lots of politicians talk about affordability, and the man is trying to do something about it.

Millions of Kids Are on ADHD Pills. For Many, It’s the Start of a Drug Cascade. - WSJ
Much like the COVID-related school closures, this policy -- giving kids drugs willy-nilly -- needs to be examined, to put it mildly, and the people who put it out there need to punished, and severely.  I think we have gone a long way from letting kids be kids, and while I realize that some children do need help, I think in a lot of ways out modern way of like -- locked in a home and sitting in a screen -- is the cause of the problem, and letting kids outside to do whatever (as was done many moons ago) might help...