It’s the Blended Retirement System and it is a blend of a pension and an employer-sponsored retirement account. In the BRS service members went from 2.5% per year of service to 2% and gained a 5% match to their Thrift Savings Plan. So a member retiring at 20 years in the BRS would receive 40% of their base pay as pension vs 50% under the traditional military retirement system.

Yes

Awful taste but great execution.

#Wordle1038 3/6* Grade: B

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ F
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 F
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SN1Q5BrsGGUadzdD

#Wordle1037 6/6* Grade: D+

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ F
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ F
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ C+
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 D
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 C
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#alAuIys69pGyBzyHqrYzta8gpL8pO

#Wordle1036 3/6* Grade: A

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ C

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 A+

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SN1syvtKy96ecKCn

The Bag Lady

Whenever times get tough, come back to the rhythm of your breath. Remember to breathe.

I just finished installing an air horn on my truck. Certainly louder which was my goal, but it’s higher pitched than I was expecting. Not sure how I feel about it yet. Still have the OEM horn to replace if it’s annoying.

Researching around this cause I thought it was interesting, certainly not an expert. Apparently your case is considered an “accidental American” and you can probably search for others in your scenario. The IRS has a tax treaty with Germany that should be able to help you reduce (or maybe eliminate) your tax burden.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tax-implications-dual-citizenship-what-you-need-know-daniel-morris-jfxle https://www.irs.gov/businesses/international-businesses/united-states-income-tax-treaties-a-to-z

Traveling this week and we got booked at a pretty nice hotel. They had a happy hour cocktail mixer thing with “spiked” and “non-spiked” options. The drink was a Matcha Mule that they would typically serve with whiskey. Not sure if that would have made it better, but it certainly wasn’t awesome as they served it NA. I’ll stick to Arnold Palmers. IWNDWYT!

Watch F1

I still lurk and I’m still going strong in sobriety. It’s nice to have a community. :)

I woke up at 2a with nightmares about work then the anxiety started. I’m currently laying in bed not able to go back to sleep but not ready to commit to starting my day this early.

Work has been emotionally and mentally draining this week, and my mental health group was cancelled last week. I’m running on fumes, but IWNDWYT.

vim

Thanks!

@Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world, we understand this is a volunteer effort, but as the community lead, would you be able to shed some light into the status of the upgrade? I don’t think we are asking or pressuring for the upgrade to happen ASAP, just some transparency would be nice. We’re two weeks past the proposed update, and almost a month beyond the last communication on the topic. Appreciate what you all do to provide the community for us, we ask because we care.

I’m gonna build a greenhouse.

https://apnews.com/article/father-beheaded-video-cd95ae266525462c1b7a1553056974f6

As a recovery facilitator for a decade, hopefully you would have developed some skills in empathy. Everyone is approaching their sobriety journey from a different place, and it’s reasonable to assume that their world view and lived environment is foundational to their story.

It’s unfortunate that you are feeling personally attacked by the recovery community striving to be inclusive of all who struggle in different ways than you do. What happened to “look for the similarities, not the differences”?

It’s not lost on us that saw you share your vitriol this morning, have it summarily rejected by reasonable minds, then go shop around for affirmation in different circles. If this is your idea of creating a safe space recovery, maybe you should reconsider your role. I’m sure there’s a place for you somewhere, but I imagine your politics are blinding your ability to help others progress on their journey. You’re not the leader you think you are.