I’ll drink a cup of kindness and toast to our friendship.
Auld-Lang-Syne
— James Kappel

Local Inflation Rate
🏠 Housing & Property Taxes 35% 8.5%
🛒 Groceries 20% 7.5%
🏥 Healthcare & Insurance 15% 9.0%
⛽ Gas & Utilities 15% 6.0%
💸 Fees & Services 10% 7.0%
🎭 Other (misc.) 5% 3.0%
TOTAL (Weighted Avg.) 100% ≈ 7.6%
📊 Official CPI says 2.7%…
👉 But my Jimmy James Index shows 7.6%!

The average auto dealership generated $1,924 in Finance and Insurance gross profit per vehicle during the second quarter,
up 7.6 percent from a year earlier,
according to StoneEagle.

By:John Huetter Automotive News August 20, 2025

🚗💬 My Bumper Sticker Says:
“Honk if you think I’m sexy!” 🤡❤️
I sit at the green light...
🚦🥲
...and nobody honks. Ever. 😔🔕🍕

DOJ ordered to reinstate fired Montana Highway Patrol trooper dailymontanan.com/2025/04/08/d...

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HELP! The clock is ticking!
🥳 I’m still trying to decide what to wear to the most exclusive New Year’s Eve event of the year—living room couch!
Chooses:
• Option 1: Pajama Perfection

• Option 2: The Blanket Burrito 🌯✨

• Option 3: Couch Glam

• Option 4: Over-the-Top Extra
🍾 🍾

😀😁😂🤣

🎥 Legacy in Living Color 🎥
✨ “The following program is brought to you in Living Color on NBC.” ✨
Ah, the nostalgia! I still remember the very first program I watched in color—Bonanza, on a cozy Sunday night, coming right after Walt Disney’s show.

@everyone
—James 😊

I got a question fer ya, don'cha know
If ya hang up yer Christmas wreath
are ya goin' Bow on the Bottom or on Top?
Oh, doncha know, that says a lot about ya, it sure does!
Won’t discuss Side Bow people
Add some tater tot hotdish, and you’re ready for the holidays! 🌲😂🎁

I mean, 10 years ago NYC *lifted* its previously enacted ban on cellphones, noting that it was a disaster. The then chancellor schools said NOT banning phones in schools was "common sense."

www.nyc.gov/office-of-th...