Week of 12/16/2021

It is hard to believe that only 2 weeks remain until 2022. We hope you are anticipating a positive end to your year. Time is almost up for any tax-related actions, so please get in touch if there is anything on your mind. We are glad that we don’t have to divide the year into 2 different tax code periods.

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober is on his 4th iteration of a Glitter Bomb designed to punish package thieves. It’s a pretty remarkable display of ingenuity. This South African family received an unexpected gift when they decorated their Christmas tree- a highly venomous snake. This is a neat bit of animation that explains how mRNA vaccines work. Alex Tabarrok looks at a recent study that estimates a significant number of lives have been saved by the use of Covid vaccines, which translates to a huge economic impact. If you find it hard to understand the dialogue during movies, you’re not the only one. There are reasons for it that are interesting AND irritating. For all the money we’ve spent on Legos, we’d love a piece of the profits. Even if you want to buy LEGO stock, you can’t. The world’s largest toymaker is a family-owned company and currently controlled by the founder’s grandson.

Ask the Joes® (&Cale) brings you some helpful holiday gift ideas, most of which would be easy to implement if you need a quick plan.

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