never knows best...

dry as toast

No Country for Old Arcades: Sunnyvale Golfland
A world renowned arcade in the heart of the Silicon Valley.

from GameTap

I never knew that the Golfland arcade was even vaguely famous, Growing up, I somehow got the impression that all miniature golf courses should have a kick-ass arcade. I remember going to a place in Westgate a bit too (Galaxia, I think?) because it was cheaper ~8 tokens per $1 and because it had that vaguely cool Battletoads arcade game.

The other sad thing other than the death of arcades is that miniature golf courses are dying too. There's like 3 in all of the Bay Area and I don't even know if there are any in Seattle.

The fears suddenly become more personal...

The Bad News (eg. rate drop) Heads Up Thread
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This especially makes sense in today's falling interest rate environment when banks are quietly dropping the rates. While HSBC bank sends mails about falling rates, most other banks don't. If you keep $100K in a bank that quietly drops the rate 1% without you finding out, you lose almost $100 every month. That almost 20 chipotle burritos a month you could easily avoid losing by moving the money with one check or one click, if only you knew.
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from fatwallet

Not that I'm all that big of a fan of Chipotle or that there's even one nearby, but burritos are dear to my stomach.

Fears are realized...


So basically, the money squirreling continues.