Grandma Portrait, Tunnel Maze
July 25, 2023 Lehan Edirisinghe
An oil portrait of grandma Milina sat beside a delivery note about the old snake plant, Lucy. Later, Vietcong tunnel cross-sections and “Labyrinth” framed a nervous, maze-like feeling
A Ten-Tax Plan With Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tuesday, July 25th.
8:00 a.m.
Ch 3. Taxes
We collect 10 taxes:
1. Income Tax:
20% from all citizens, equally. +0.1% Wealth (Solidarity) Tax.
2. Corporate Tax:
7% MNCs. 14% SMEs. 20% Big. 35% SWF. +20% Harmful.
3. Sales Tax:
10% Value Chain. +15% Health Excise Duty. -% Income Tier.
4. Property Tax:
10*% 20–100 year lease. +5% LVT land value. +2.5% PT property worth.
5. Import Tax:
15% tariff. +15% non-essentials. -5% supply. -10% allies. +25% hostile.
6. Electronic Road Pricing:
+10% ERP fares for in-demand roads. +5% public transport.
7. Automated Payment Tax:
0.5% APT rake fee on digital transactions. +5% cash payments.
8. Capital Gains Tax:
Max ROI schedule: ~80*%. We can waive to 0.
9. Certificate of Entitlement:
+10% COE for quota vehicle permits. +15% scheduled items.
10. Sovereign Wealth Fund:
10% SWF from all citizens and PRs. +5% gov’t employees.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow [Hey Oh] [Video]
Quoting Demosthenes on Needing Money
10:00 a.m.
"We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done."
Demosthenes (First Olynthiac, 20)—The orator took great pains to convince his countrymen that the reform of the theoric fund was necessary to finance the city's military preparations.
Wanting a Winchester and Remington Rifle
4:00 p.m.
I want a Winchester 1866 rifle.
I want a Remington Rolling Block Carbine 1867.
Hehehe
An Oil Painting of Grandma Milina
4:00 p.m. (c)
This is my oil on canvas painting of my grandma Milina.
Pauline Killing the Snake Plant Lucy
4:00 p.m. (d)
This is the snake plant I had, Lucy. My wicked friend Pauline, killed Lucy.
Complaining About Escalator and Staircase Design
5:30 p.m.
This is real stupid f***ing design on an escalator versus staircase because they force people to walk up, which is difficult, but to use an escalator to travel down, which is much easier.
A G3 Rifle, Jason Bourne and Another Life
6:30 p.m. (b)
This G3 has higher muzzle velocity
Like Jason Bourne, in Bourne Identity
I seem to know things
From another life
If it is a g3 HK
Praising the H&K G3 Rifle
6:30 p.m. (c)
H&K G3 is a good rifle, high impact, high muzzle velocity of 800 meters per second, for a 7.62x51mm.
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