SOOooo my 990T tax penalty finally got wired out, and my balance has been updated now.  That and plus the latest war update in Iran has created a net drop in my portfolio by -$20k.  Fun times. I hope to never hear of 990T anything again in my life, if it's the last thing I do.

Speaking of which, Dementia Don keeps taking credit for supposedly clearing up the Strait of Hormuz situation, but does so by paying them vast amounts of American tax payer money, only for them to start shooting again, and have the Strait is close yet again.  You can almost trace how many times they've gone through this same dance just by how many times the stock market has bounced up and down.  It's such a very, VERY stupid set of moves for an otherwise self-proclaimed stable genius, and you'd have to be a Koolaid-drinking sycophant if you think otherwise.  Hey, it's economy-related, and it sure affects my money.

Anyways, my camping buddy has just called me not long ago, and decided that he wants to try shooting for this kayak fishing trip this year!  Yikes, I feel so under-prepared for this.  I was barely ready for camping at all, and this time, there is a time limit of sorts.  Apparently, freshwater fishing is best done before October, because otherwise, they... OK so I didn't know this until today, but apparently fish does not hibernate.  Instead, they enter a state called TORPOR... where they basically stop eating.  That is why there is no point fishing by then, because they won't be biting.  Plus, past October, and we'd be busy with the holiday season anyway.

Oh, and hmm, get this.  So I'm bringing this up because we would not mind help with this?  Clearly, this man likes adventure.  He wants to create some kind of... geocaching treasure hunt, and then get people around the world to carry this uh... as-of-yet-defined treasure object of some kind, to all the countries around the world, and report back with it.  It's a fun idea.  He's full of fun ideas.  It's part of his charm I think.  However, it's usually up to the rest of us to come up with HOW to execute such a plan, and if I am being frank, I don't know how to pull this one off.  How do you get other people to go out and find this supposed treasure, that is durable and won't break, then not only NOT steal it, but actually take it to another country, and post back about it?  And it do it on a shoestring budget?  I've thought about this challenge for many days, and I have yet to come up with a practical solution.  How about you?