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Abstract of proceedings: July 1690-October 1691

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Grey's Debates of the House of Commons: Volume 10. Originally published by T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, London, 1769.

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[Thursday, October 2.

The House met, when his Majesty, in the House of Lords, spoke as follows:

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

"Since I last met you, I have used my best endeavours to reduce Ireland into such a condition this year, as that it might be no longer a Charge to England; and it has pleased God to bless my endeavours with such success, that I doubt not but I should have been fully possessed of that Kingdom by this time, had I been enabled to have gone into the field as soon as I should have done; and, as is more especially necessary in Ireland, where the rains are so great, and begin so early.

"I think myself obliged to take notice, how well the Army there have behaved themselves on all occasions, and borne great hardships with little Pay, and with so much patience and willingness, as could not proceed but from an affectionate duty to my service, and a zeal for the Protestant Religion.

"I have already made it evident, how much I have preferred the satisfaction of my Subjects before the most solid advantages of the Crown, by parting with so considerable a branch of its Inheritance; and it is no less apparent, that I have asked no Revenue for myself, but what I have readily subjected to be charged to the uses of the War.

"I did, at my departure, give Order for all the public Accounts to be made ready for me against my return; and I have commanded them to be laid before the House of Commons: By which they will see, that the real want of what was necessary beyond the Funds given, and the not getting, in due time, that for which Funds were assigned, have been the principal causes why the Army is in so much Arrear of their Pay, and the Stores, both for the Navy and the Ordnance, not supplied as they ought to be.

"Now, as I have neither spared my Person, nor my pains, to do you all the good I could, so I doubt not, but if you will as chearfully do your parts, it is in your power to make both me and yourselves happy, and the Nation great: And, on the other hand, it is too plain, by what the French have let you see so lately, that, if the present War be not prosecuted with vigour, no Nation in the World is exposed to greater danger.

"I hope, therefore, there will need no more upon that subject, than to lay before you, Gentlemen of the House of Commons, the State of what will be necessary for the support of the Fleet and Armies, (which cannot possibly admit of being lessened in the year ensuing) and to recommend to your care the clearing of my Revenue, so as to enable me to subsist, and to maintain the Charge of the Civil List; the Revenue being so engaged, that it must be wholly applied, after the 1st of November next, to pay off the Debts already charged upon it; and therefore a present consideration must be had of the Arrears of the Army, which shall likewise be laid before you, and for all which I must desire a sufficient and timely Supply.

"It is farther necessary to inform you, that the whole support of the Consederacy abroad will absolutely depend upon the speed and vigour of your Proceedings in this Session.

"And here I must take notice, with great satisfaction, of the readiness which my Subjects, of all degrees, have shown, both in this City, and in their several Counties, by giving their assistance so chearfully as they did in my absence, while the French Fleet was upon our Coasts; and, besides this so convincing mark of the good inclinations of my People, I have found, through all the Countries where I have passed, both at my going into Ireland, and in my return from thence, such demonstrations of their affections, that I have not the least doubt but I shall find the same from their Representatives in Parliament.

"I cannot conclude, without taking notice also, how much the Honour of the Nation has been exposed by the ill conduct of my Fleet, in the last Summer's Engagement against the French; and I think myself so much concerned to see it vindicated, that I cannot rest satisfied till an example has been made of such as shall be sound faulty upon their Examination and Tryal; which was not practicable while the whole Fleet was abroad; but is now put into the proper way of being done as soon as may be.

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

"I look upon the future well-being of this Kingdom to depend upon the result of your Counsels and Determinations at this time; and the benefit will be double, by the speed of your Resolutions; insomuch that I hope you will agree with me in this conclusion, That whoever goes about to obstruct or divert your application to these matters, preserably to all others, can neither be my Friend, nor the Kingdom's."

The House then adjourned to October 6, when it was Resolved, Nem. con. That an humble Address of Thanks be presented to his Majesty, for his going into Ireland, and hazarding his Royal Person for the reducing thereof; and congratulating his Success, and happy Return: And a Committee was appointed to prepare it.

Resolved, Nem. con. That it be an Instruction to the said Committee, to assure his Majesty, in the said Address, that this House will assist and support his Majesty and his Government to the utmost of their Power.

Resolved, Nem. con. That an humble Address be presented to her Majesty, acknowleging her gracious Government during the absence of his Majesty, and returning the humble Thanks of this House for the same: And the same Committee was ordered to prepare it.

Ordered, That the Votes of the House be printed, being first perused by the Speaker. Adjourned to

Wednesday, October 8.

When the several Address were reported, and agreed to: Which see in the Journal.

The Privy Counsellors of the House were ordered to move his Majesty, That a State of the War for the year ensuing might be laid before the House.

Accordingly, on October 9, the Earl of Ranelagh, Pay-master of the Army, acquainted the House, That he had, by his Majesty's order, prepared a List, or State of the Land Forces, for the next year ready; and that his Majesty had declared, "That no more thereof should be used within his own Dominions than were absolutely necessary;" and that, besides what the said State amounted unto, the Army was in arrear 800,000l. And he delivered in the said State, or List, amounting in the whole, Horse, Dragoons, and Foot, to 69,636 men, and 1,910,560l. 7s. charge.

Then Sir Thomas Lee, one of the Commissioners of the Admiralty, presented the House (in like manner) an Estimate of the Navy for the year ensuing, including the Ordnance, amounting in the whole to 29,026 men, 1,791,695l. 1s. 6d. charge; both which Estimates were referred to the Committee of Supply.

The Officers of the Ordnance demanded for the ensuing year, one eighth part of the whole charge of the Navy, and one fifth part of the charge of the Army.

A Supply was voted for the entire Reduction of Ireland, and securing the peace of this Kingdom, and carrying on a vigorous War against France.

In the afternoon the House attended their Majesties with their Addresses, to which the King replied, "All Addresses from the House of Commons are agreeable to me, especially such as express such a respect and affection to my Person as this does: I shall always pursue the good and interest of the Nation."

The Queen answered, "I thank you, Gentlemen, for your Address, and I am very glad that I have done any thing to your satisfaction."

October 10. The Estimate of the charge of the Navy was voted reasonable, and the Sum was ordered to be raised accordingly.

October 13. A Supply was voted to their Majesties for maintaining of an Army of 69,636 men; and, October 14, the Sum of 2,294,560l. was voted for that purpose.

October 16. Towards raising the Supply, an Assessment of 137,641l. 18s. 2d. per month, for twelve months, was ordered to be charged on Land, and a Bill was ordered in accordingly.

The Earl of Torrington (fn. 1), having desired to be heard before the House, touching the matter for which he was in custody, he was brought thither by the Marshal of the Admiralty, and heard, November 12, and his Lordship's relation of the Engagement was delivered in by Mr Henry Herbert, November 17.

November 21, A Bill for doubling the Excise on Beer, Ale, and other liquors passed.

November 25, His Majesty came to the House of Lords, and after passing several Bills, made the following Speech.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

"I take this occasion, with great willingness, to assure you, that I am extremely sensible of the zeal and chearfulness of all your proceedings in this Session of Parliament, and of the readiness which you, Gentlemen of the House of Commons, have shown in granting such large Supplies towards the pressing occasions of the Navy and Army."

"And I do farther assure you, that I shall not be wanting, on my part, to see them exactly applied to those uses for which you intend them.

"At the same time, I must observe to you, that the posture of affairs abroad does necessarily require my presence at the Hague before the end of this Year; and, by consequence, I must desire you to lose no time in the dispatching and perfecting such farther Supplies as are still necessary for the Navy and Army and not for them only, but it is high time also; to put you in mind of making some provision for the expence of the Civil Government; which has no Funds for its support, since the Excise, which was designed for that service, and also the other branches of the Revenue, have been applied to other public uses; and, therefore, I earnestly recommend it to your speedy consideration."

The substance of this Speech the King repeated (after passing several Bills) on December 20, urging them "to use all possible dispatch, as the posture of affairs abroad would not admit of deserring his journey much beyond that time."

A Bill for attainting persons in Rebellion in England and Ireland, and for applying their Estates towards the Charge of the War, passed December 23.

December 24. A Sum not exceeding 570,000l. was voted to their Majesties, for the building of seventeen third Rate Ships of 80 Guns each, and ten fourth Rates of 60 Guns each (as desired by his Majesty in his last Speech.)

And, on January 5, the King, being impatient to be at the Congress in Holland, came to the House of Lords, and, after passing all the Bills that were ready, made the following Speech:

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

"Having lately told you, that it would be necessary for me to go into Holland much about this time, I am very glad to find that the success of your endeavours to bring this Session to a happy conclusion, has been such, that I am now at liberty to do it. And I return you my hearty thanks for the great dispatch you have made in finishing the Supplies you have designed for carrying on the War; which it shall be my care to see duly and punctually applied to that service for which you have given them. And I do likewise think it proper to assure you, that I shall not make any Grant of the forfeited Lands in England or Ireland, till there be another opportunity of settling that matter in Parliament, in such manner as shall be thought most expedient.

"As I have reason to be very well satisfied with the proofs you have given me of your good affection in this Session of Parliament, so I promise myself the continuance of the same at your return into your several Countries. And as every day produces still fresh instances of the restlessness of our Enemies, both at home and abroad, in designing against the prosperity of this Nation, and the Government established, so I do not doubt but that the Union and good Correspondence between me and my Parliament, and my earnest and constant endeavours for your preservation on the one hand, joined with the continuance of your zeal and affection to support me on the other, will, by the blessing of God, be at all times too strong for the utmost malice and contrivance of our common Enemies."

The Lord Chief Baron then declared his Majesty's pleasure, That both Houses should adjourn to March 31 next ensuing, which they did accordingly (fn. 2).

March 31, 1691. The House met, and by her Majesty's pleasure adjourned to April 28, from thence to May 26, when it was prorogued by Commission to June 30; from thence it was prorogued to August 3, from thence to October 5, and from thence to October 22.

Thursday, October 22 (fn. 3), 1691. The House met, when his Majesty, in the House of Lords, made the following Speech to both Houses, (reported by the Speaker:)

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

"I have appointed this meeting of Parliament as soon as ever the affairs abroad would admit of my return into England; that you might have the more time to consider of the best and most effectual ways and means for the carrying on of the War against France this next Year.

"I am willing to hope, that the good Success with which it hath pleased God to bless my Arms in Ireland this Summer, will not only be a great encouragement to you to proceed the more chearfully in this Work, but will be looked upon by you as an earnest of future Successes, which your timely assistance to me may, by God's blessing, procure us all. And, as I do not doubt but you will take care to pay the Arrears of that Army, which hath been so deserving, and so prosperous in the Reducement of Ireland to a peaceable condition, so, I do assure you, that there shall be no care wanting, on my part, to keep that Kingdom as far as it is possible from being burdensome to England for the future.

"I do not doubt but you are all sensible, that it will be necessary we should have as strong a Fleet next Year, and as early at Sea, as we had this Summer; and I must tell you, that the great power of France will as necessarily require, that we should maintain a very considerable Army, ready, upon all occasions, not only to defend ourselves from any insult, but also to annoy the common Enemy where it may be most sensible to them; and I do not see how it is possible to do this with less than 65,000 men.

"I shall only add, that by the vigour and dispatch of your Counsels, and assistance to me in this Session of Parliament, you have now an opportunity in your hands (which, if neglected, you can never reasonably hope to see again) not only to establish the future Quiet and Prosperity of these Kingdoms, but the Peace and Security of all Europe."

The House afterwards adjourned to the 27th, when it was Resolved, Nem. con. That a congratulatory Address be presented to his Majesty, for his safe and happy return, after the many hazards to which his Majesty has exposed his sacred Person; and for the success of his Majesty's Arms in the re ducing of Ireland; and to assure his Majesty, That this House will stand by, and assist him to the utmost of their power, in carrying on a vigorous War against France: And that an humble Address be presented to her Majesty, acknowleging her prudent Administration in the absence of the King. And a Committee being appointed to prepare them, they were reported, and agreed to the next day. (See them at large in the Journal.)

October 29. The House attended their Majesties with the Addresses, to which the King was pleased to answer, "Every thing that comes from the House of Commons is very agreeable to me, especially when attended with such affection as this Address is; which deserves my acknowlegement: I shall endeavour to bring France to an honourable Peace for us, and our Allies: I expect to be assisted with the means from you; and there shall be nothing wanting, on my part, to effect it."

The Queen replied, "Gentlemen, I am glad I have done any thing to your satisfaction."]

  • 1. See page 151, Note.
  • 2. The King set out for Holland the next day, but the wind being contrary, he returned to Kensington on the 9th, and seven days after set out again, and after a very dangerous voyage, landed on the 18.h. Soon after, a most numerous Congress of Sovereign Princes was held at the Hague, at which King William presided, and where it was resolved to employ 222,000 men against France, of which England was to furnish 20,000. However, the French were so early in the field as to besiege Mons, March 5, and to oblige it to surrender April 1. The King, being unable to raise the siegr, returned to England April 13. In his absence a Plot had been discovered for restoring King James, laid by the Earl of Clarendon, the Bishop of Ely (Dr Turner) Lord Preston, and his Brother, and Penn the Quaker, for which Ashton, a servant of King James's Queen, was executed January 28. The King set out again for Holland to take the command of the Allied Army, April 30, but nothing material ensued in Flanders. Gen. Gunckell completed this Summer the reduction of Ireland, by the taking of Athlone, June 30; the victory at Aghrim, July 12; and the taking of Limerick, October 3; for which services he had a Pension, and the Thanks of the House of Commons, and was created Earl of Atblone and Baron Aghrim. The events at Sea were inconsiderable. The King returned to England Oct. 19.
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Wingrove's goal came on the first solid opportunity for either team in the second half, as the majority of the game was played between the 18s. The Bears worked the ball up the field and sophomore Mika Siegelman (Piedmont, CA) sent a through ball ahead for Wingrove on the left. Wingrove passed the ball to freshman Briel Crespi (Berkley, MA) in the middle, who sent it over to sophomore Louisa Pitney (Washington, DC) on the right side. After working around her defender, Pitney crossed the ball back into the box, and Wingrove headed it over URI's Ashley Harris and into the center of the net for what would prove to be the game-winner.

Neither goalie was tested after the game-winner as Brown had a pair of shots in the final 10 minutes go wide of the net and URI had two shots of its own miss the net in the final 10 minutes, as the Bears held on for the win.

The Rams outshot Brown, 6-5, in the opening half and 12-11 for the game, but one of the best chances of the night was a point-blank shot by Brown sophomore Kiersten Berg (Salt Lake City, UT). Her shot from the left side was stopped by a diving Harris and the URI defense was able to deflect her follow up attempt away from the goal, as the teams were knotted at zero until Wingrove's game-winner.

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Saturday, October 1 | ShEvil Dead: Five girls vacation at a cabin in the woods and inadvertantly unleash powerful demons and monsters into the world. It is up to the lone survivor, Ashley, to not just survive the hordes of demons, but also to find a way to return them back to hell and save the World. Join the Primitive Screwheads, San Francisco's Notorious Blood and Comedy Theater Company for their new outrageous parody based on The Evil Dead movies, featuring an all-female cast. Flying body parts, demons from hell, and an unholy avalanche of blood will fill the theater in an unforgettable and highly entertaining show. Do not wear your nice clothes!

Monday, October 3 I The Picklewater Clown Cabaret of the Dead! Award winning physical comedians of the Picklewater Clown Cabaret bring the terror and hilarity with an original variety arts show celebrating the the joys of Halloween and Dia De Los Meurtos! This October's show will feature San Francisco's own Circus Finelli, an all-woman musical circus ensemble and the international award-winning Pi: The Physical Comedy Troupe, alongside a broad spectrum of special guests.

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Cover Charge: $5

Steer roast, specialty beer and wine, a shopping expo, and great music.

Music: Bob Balsley  11am-2pm, Conscious Pilot  2-6pm.

Steer Plate: $10  To benefit Ribbon of Hope

Wine or Beer: $5

You may have enjoyed our inaugural steer roast last June when it was called Meet the Makers. We found that the most exciting part of the event was not the makers, but the steer roast. This year, we'll be focusing more on the roast, but will also offer a unique batch of wine and beer to complement the steer.

You'll have the chance to taste the most popular varieties of von Stiehl wines and Ahnapee brews during the event, and enjoy the opportunity to buy an exclusive batch of beer made just for the occasion. Whats unique about the steer roast? This steer was raised on Ahnapee Brewery spent grains on the Bryersquart Family Farm in Forestville. Prior to the roast the whole steer is bathed in a von Stiehl cherry wine marinade. This is not an amateur production, either -- for starters, the steer is processed by Ottos Meats in Luxemburg, after which Chef Chris from Skaliwags and von Stiehl winemaker Aric Schmiling will prepare the special  cherry wine marinade. Then the full carcass is marinated for 24 hours before its laid over a hot fire at 2 am on the day of the event, with a serving time somewhere between noon and 2 pm, or when our experts deem it ready. This is a true farm-to-table experience!

All profits from the steer roast are donated to the Ribbon of Hope fund. Their mission is to be a financial, informational and emotional resource for individuals with breast cancer in Northeastern Wisconsin. Ribbon of Hope assists breast cancer patients regardless of age, gender, race or religion. This is a great organization where 97¢ of every $1 goes to grant recipients!

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An incident during Merino's Fall Festival Saturday has prompted the appointing of a Logan County Sheriff's Office investigator to a one-man clown task force.

According to an LCSO press release, deputies were called to a report of "suspicious activity" Saturday at around 8 p.m. Two people dressed as clowns were allegedly chasing children and adults with weapons. "Deputies were later able to find the suspected vehicle along with the subjects, and were able to confiscate all clown costumes and weapons," the release states. "All suspects have been identified and the case is still under investigation at this time."

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SMITHFIELD, RI – The College of Business at Bryant University, a leading private university offering a uniquely integrated business and liberal arts education, has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting. Bryant’s business programs have been AACSB-accredited since 1994.

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Happy New Year! Are you ready to kill it all over again?? Stack them papers up high and get your coin vault ready to be jumped in a la Scrooge McDuck? I know I am, haha… Nothing motivates me more than starting *fresh* – even if it’s just all in my head ;)

Just like yesterday’s post on reviewing the past though, I should give you a quick update on how our new year’s resolutions went last year. And it’s pretty funny because it seems every year we get simpler and simpler in our goals! Here’s a quick snapshot of what I’m talking about:

  • 2008: I had a total of 4 goals – Start using a budget (hah!), learn more about finances, learn more about web design, and lastly – read more. Of which it seemed I accomplished mostly all of them :)
  • 2009: We had 12 goals?? 4 in the personal finance department, 3 in “life in general” (like “write more letters than emails” which I failed miserably at, haha…), and 5 having to do with blogging. Like hit 2,000 subscribers (we’re now around 7k) and interview a celebrity – which we did not do ;)
  • 2010: I went back to 4 goals again – Max out 401(k) and Roth IRA, help the Mrs. max out her Roth too, reach a net worth of $200k, and then of course to manage my time better – which is always the hardest one :) But overall I believe we accomplished a good 90% of these which is fabulous.
  • 2011: And then we went to one simple one – Work for myself for 12 months straight without applying to a job :) And we did it – yay!!! In fact, it’s  now been over TWO YEARS since I went on my own (err, booted!), and I totally forgot to blot about it last month. Hmmm… I should do one about everything I’ve learned so far, eh? It’s certainly changed over the months, lots more pros and lots more cons than originally thought ;)

Which brings us back up to last year’s (2012’s) resolutions: Two goals only this time – Work 50% less but make 50% more ;) The dream! Haha… And while I haven’t run all the numbers quite yet, I’m gonna venture to say we hit about 25-35% in each area which I’ll take as a win considering we went into emergency mode once that baby came out, haha… All goals/plans/desires went out the window while we figured out how to just survive with our new lives we had (literally!) over the Summer. Which I’m happy to report we’re almost 100% back to “normal” again :) Well, as much as you possibly can anyways – those little rugrats are always keeping you on your toes!

So now that we’re all caught up with J. Money’s life over the past 5 years (I bet that’s just what you were hoping to read this morning, eh? ;)), let’s talk about what 2013 will hopefully look like. And in a word, it’s pretty simple: Simple. I like to say simple a lot :)

“The Year of The Simple”

I’ve tried working the system all kinds of different ways over the years, but the one thing that’s always stuck and worked the BEST throughout time was keeping things easy and in focus. No matter how big or complicated a goal of mine was. Whenever I got fancy or tried dipping my toes into a billion and one things at the same time I inevitably burn out or just plain ol’ don’t enjoy hitting the accomplishment in the end. So this year we’ll try doing none of that convoluted nonsense.

And randomly enough, I literally just heard on the radio that it’s better to focus on ONE thing early on rather than a handful as it increases your odds of not giving up ;) Which, according to this same person, will happen to 80% of us come January 21st – the date most people will have already thrown in the towel, haha… She also went on to say that if you can capture your goal with one simple word (no joke!), then it’ll help push you along even further. So I must REALLY be on track here! :)

I think it’s also important to KNOW YOURSELF WELL too, and not try and put your circle butts into those square goals. Not everyone in this world works the same way, so what moves one person along farther than the other could totally be different than if you or I tried working it the exact way.

Case in point: The snowball debt paying method vs. the higher interest debt paying method. Those emotional persons out there (like me) knock out goals MUCH faster when they feel better, over those that are statistically better in the end that save you more money. When we try to change and do “what’s best” according to others, we end up getting super frustrated or even worse – give yup. So paying attention to how you work vs. how everyone else is doing it could help you reach your goals a lot more quicker and efficiently too.

Here’s a few things I’ve done that fall along this rule of going with your own flow, and consequently making this “the year of the simple:”

  1. Keeping all accounts under one roof. Specifically with USAA – my all-time favorite financial institution. Five years ago I had accounts up the ying-yang and scattered all over the place. Causing me not only headaches in keeping track of everything, but also helping me to capture an overall snapshot of my finances. Now, after years of figuring out what works best with me, I’ve transferred as much as I can into one home base so I can easily log in and get an overall picture within seconds. As crazy as it may sound, I literally have over a dozen accounts at USAA now, and it’s been one of the best financial moves I’ve done in my life.
  2. Keeping all expenses on one main credit card. Again, over 4 others the wife and I used to split up thinking it would work out better. It did, for a while, but now that we only have the one to review and pay off every month (we never have a balance, and this is a simple way for us to budget on the go), the time and frustration spent has been minimal. If at all. One simple change we made that pays dividends going forward. (Literally! Our USAA card gives us cash back ;))
  3. Keeping all savings into one savings account. Instead of scattered across multiple accounts labeled for different things… The divided accounts DO work for a lot of people for a number of reasons (which I say keep going if you’re one of them!), but for us it only led to more unnecessary work. So we funneled everything into one, monster account, and so far it’s been great.
  4. Changing my mindset to needing less money, over making more. Something that only recently started playing a role in our lives, but has really helped narrow down the game plan more. Instead of focusing on making MORE money every year as time goes on (even though we still will to a degree), I realized that what would REALLY make us happy is needing less money to live on so we attain true financial freedom! The opposite of lifestyle inflation, really, and the one cure to nixing out stress and getting us farther away from the rat race.

We’ve been doing well following this route so far, and the plan is to continue doing so across 2013 no matter what we’re working on: finances, house stuff, baby stuff, and pretty much anything else that needs some good problem solving. I’ll also be getting back on the minimalism train and keeping my “stuff” more simple this year too – something I continually strive for but rarely make the effort.

So that’s my New Year’s resolution for the upcoming year – Continue keeping things simple, and condense, condense, condense! It won’t be as easy as it sounds, but in the end the results will be as sexy as a Playboy bunny on a budget – you can bet that ;) And a simple live = a happy life too.

What will you be concentrating on this year?

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1 [email protected] January 1, 2013 at 8:18 am

Last year I found Chris G’s ‘words for the year’ approach; and did it. My words were ‘reach and influence’ and 2012 went well. For 2013 my words are ‘health and wealth’ – this will have to include simple(er) living though becoming a minimalist (which I would love to do) is a very distant prospect.
Have you seen ‘the only personal finance graph you will ever need’? It is a beaury – the difference between ‘income’ and ‘spend’ should be increasing; how it is done is a triviality albeit an important one.

Happy New Year, J$ and may all you wish for be achieved.

2 Pauline January 1, 2013 at 11:20 am

Happy New Year! This year I am focusing on building wealth and growing my net worth by 30%!

3 Lance @ Money Life and More January 1, 2013 at 11:39 am

Hmm I have a couple ideas for this year but they’re going to be tough. Be healthier has always been hard but I need to do it. The other goals would have to do with my blog :) Growth!

4 Budget & the Beach January 1, 2013 at 12:10 pm

I like that idea a lot. I’ve been thinking about my own goals and what fits best into MY life, not someone’s else’s version of goals. I too want to keep things simple and focused. Good luck in 2013!

5 Joe @ Retire By 40 January 1, 2013 at 12:59 pm

Happy New Year! We’re trying to simplify and consolidate in 2013 too. 2012 was a crazy year for us and I need to relax and enjoy life a bit in 2013. Have a great year!

6 Revanche January 1, 2013 at 2:28 pm

Happy New Year!! What a crazy 2012, huh? All best wishes for a fantastic upcoming year.

7 K.K. @ Living Debt Free Rocks! January 1, 2013 at 2:41 pm

We have a few goals that we’re working on for 2013 but the main two are saving $25K towards a house downpayment and making an additional $20K in combined income. We also are striving to live on less than 50% of our after tax income now that we’re debt free. Happy New Year :)

8 [email protected] January 1, 2013 at 5:05 pm

2012 was the first year since 1992 that I did not use a credit card FOR ANYTHING. I am going to continue that trend (can’t stop now!).

Other goals:

-Quit my job in June (the blog will cover that!)
-Pay off all debt except the mortgage (also will happen in June)
-write 2 books….woah!

Loving your blog!

9 Jeremy Jameson January 1, 2013 at 6:20 pm

I applaud your decision to seek simplicity in your financial dealings; it can be advantageous in that there is less to track and therefore fewer chances to get confused. My own goals for 2013 (relating to my blog) focus on developing its readership and income prospects in small (by well-established bloggers’ standards) but meaningful ways. To read more specifically about these goals, please consider visiting my blog and becoming a subscriber there. Happy New Year! :)

10 NoTrustFund January 1, 2013 at 8:04 pm

This year is all about paying down our mortgage. It is highly unlikely we’ll pay it off this year but hopefully we can make some good progress!

Happy New Year!

11 Connor Harley January 1, 2013 at 9:32 pm

Your goals are getting more simple but better. I guess in the past we always want so much but then we only really need a few. Happy about your goals. It’s probably everyone’s dream to work less and get paid more. HAHA!

12 StackingCash January 2, 2013 at 12:44 am

I must vehemently disagree with “needing less money, over making more.” There is only so much that you can cut out of life, to the point of living miserably. Always make more and just be efficient when it comes to needing less. After all you do have a huge mortgage to squash and the only way to do that is MAKE MORE MONEY! :)

13 shey January 2, 2013 at 1:11 am

great goals!!! mine are pretty simple.

1. maintain a 3.5 and continue with school
2. Get an internship
3. Travel to a new country this year

14 Cherleen @ My Personal Finance Journey January 2, 2013 at 9:22 am

I am also dreaming of working less but earning more. I hope it will turn into reality this year. My other goals for this year include two new blogs on food and travel, new business, and 30% increase on earnings. May we have a more prosperous 2013!

15 Alyssa January 2, 2013 at 10:37 am

KISS: Keep it Simple, Stupid! lol

Simplicity is the way to go. It’s easier to function and you can focus on the things that are important. I try to keep my finances fairly simple. However, I have noticed that the most effective way to keep me saving is to have several targeted savings accounts. I keep them all under 1 online bank, so it doesn’t *feel* like separate accounts. But having specific accounts really gives me something to focus on, particularly now that I’m saving for a wedding :)

Your goals sound great. I’m still solidifying mine. I’ve got ambitions, but need to write them down and be more specific so I know I’ll attain them :)

16 J. Money January 2, 2013 at 11:31 am

Thanks for sharing all your own goals with us :) It helps motivate me to keep going and consider other ideas too! Happy new year everyone!!

@[email protected] – Cool! I guess that “word” idea is a pretty popular one then, eh? I like your health and wealth one, haha… that’s great :) Here’s to you rockin’ it as well this year!
@Pauline – I like it! You and Maria up there should hang out ;)
@Lance @ Money Life and More – I feel like I need to be working out more (and eating better) as well, but one thing at a time, haha… I do play a lot of sports when it’s nice out, so at least that’s something?
@Budget & the Beach – You too, friend!
@Joe @ Retire By 40 – That’s very important – stopping to soak things in and *enjoy* it. We’re always so rush-rush-rush here in the States, and it would be nice to figure out how to slooooow things down a bit more :) I’m going to try and give myself 1 hour a day of doing “whatever *I* want” and see if that does the trick. I feel like it would.
@Revanche – You too, friend! I’m SO GLAD we’re still connected after all these years of blogging :) Maybe we’ll be able to hang out in person again sometime?!
@K.K. @ Living Debt Free Rocks! – AWESOME!!! Accomplishing any of those would be sexy, actually – make sure to check back in next year at this time so I can congratulate you on everything :)
@[email protected] – Cool!!! I love your motivation my man! What an excellent game plan over there – I’m proud of you! Even though I don’t know you well yet! :)
@Jeremy Jameson – I like that ;) And also that you’re trying to grow your site and make some cash a “meaningful way” – that’s important. And I struggled a lot with that early on with this site and made money the crappier ways. Even now I hate that there are ads on this site that I’d rather be gone, but until I figure out better ways too, it is what it is… Especially if I want to keep this site going on and on! :)
@NoTrustFund – Great one! I’ve started doing the same a year and a half ago, and now I only have 8.5 years instead of 10 to hit my pay-off goal :) Probably not as sexy as yours if you’re getting closer, but we all gotta start somewhere right?
@Connor Harley – Haha, yup! But hardly anyone ever DOES ANYTHING about it ;) The key to being successful in any area, really. It’s like wanting to win the lottery but never playing!
@StackingCash – Haha… Well “needing less” is tied completely with “no more mortgage,” so as soon as that is gone then I’ll be well on my way to not needing as much income anymore! *If* I want to simplifly a lot more by that point… We all know I’ll be hustling either way, but knowing you only need $XX amt every month to survive is motivating for me. You can the work on the stuff you love more even if it doesn’t pay as nice :)
@shey – Excellent goals! And all three of those will help you immensely in the future too, esp the traveling abroad. People rarely think about the impact that makes on both your mental health and “edge” it gives you in future conversations (even with job stuff – world travelers seem “smarter” to people cuz it means you’re soaking up other cultures!) so I think that’s great. As well as the internship and high gpa :)
@Cherleen @ My Personal Finance Journey – Wow, you’re gonna be a hustler! I hope they all go well!
@Alyssa – You’ll figure it out in no time :) And the writing it down part will be helpful too, even if just to look back every now and it to check-in with yourself. You can do it, friend!

17 Stephanie January 2, 2013 at 11:43 am

I am definitely with you on the needing less goal! I’m actually not quite sure where our take-home pay will end up for 2013 because there are so many variables still: I will get small raises at both jobs, but our insurance contributions will increase, as will payroll taxes… But my husband has a new job that resulted in a pretty big pay increase (but also higher commuting costs, which cut into a bit of that increase) and gets his first raise mid-February. Add a new baby to the mix around early February, which could cost us a lot or a little (if we can follow through on cloth diapering and breastfeeding, we will save a LOT of money over the first couple of years!), and all I can do at the moment is guess at what our budget will be and hope for the best.

Definitely counting our blessings that we have wiggle room in our budget to deal with most of those unknowns, but I’d still love to pare things down, both in terms of expenses and material possessions.

18 Cat January 3, 2013 at 1:30 pm

I think simplicity is a great a great idea! Sometimes having too many goals can be so confusing and frustrating.

I am focusing on my running goals. Last year I did 4 5k’s as my goal and completed it, this year instead of ramping it up a lot, I’m just going to shoot for the same goal plus a LITTLE extra. 4 5k’s and one 10k.

We’ll see how it goes but hopefully less to focus on will make it easier to achieve.

And of course, I have various financial goals but I look at them all together in a lump sum, trying to pay off as much as possible, without putting a number on it to eliminate the stress.

19 J. Money January 4, 2013 at 12:01 pm

@Stephanie – Oh wow, lots of crazy variables there – but at least you’re *aware* of them all, and can thus keep your goals/budget realistic! And over time it’ll all pan out more and give you a clearer picture of what to expect, where you can then adjust and keep moving the ball forward :) And we save a TON breastfeeding too, it’s great – and REALLY good for the baby too. We’re not so good w/ cloth diaper stuff though, haha…

@Cat – I like it :) And that 10k would be DOPE if you could pull it off! If you keep adding another every year you’ll be crazy fit!

20 Bryan January 5, 2013 at 12:22 am

Happy new year. My concentrations this year will be to learn a new language (still deciding on what that language will be, lol) and to find other ways to invest my money rather than just stocks, which is what i have right now.,There is just so many ways to make money out there, its dizzying. There is real estate, precious metals, blogging, domain name flipping, pet sitting, etc. etc. it will be interesting to see what i get into this year.

21 Leslie January 6, 2013 at 1:49 pm

Simple, easy, consdensed…great goal. I like you have had a crazy number of new years resolutions in the past and in the end, I am someone who always has goals and projects on the go regardless of the calander changing or not. One thing I have been seriously lacking is fun. I have spent too many years with tunnel vision and although I am not giving up on my projects, I am making a deliberate effort to infuse fun into my life. I will probably feel a lot better too…as they say, laughter is the best medicine. Wishing you a great 2013.

22 J. Money January 8, 2013 at 10:23 am

@Bryan – Haha yup! Tons of crazy good (and risky!) investments for that money :) Just gotta find the one (or two/three) that you’re most comfortable with and then pour it all in!

@Leslie – EXCELLENT idea! Especially for all those workaholics out there like us. Thank you for the reminder :)

23 Evan January 12, 2013 at 12:06 pm

Good luck with the goals J!

I think one of the “cool” things about blogging is that you can look back on goals and objectives to see if you failed. Although I always feel like an idiot when I fail miserably at a goal lol.

If I had to give a theme to my goals it would be to get some type of routine! 2012 was filled with housing stuff and I am just pumped that is about to be all over

24 J. Money January 14, 2013 at 10:17 am

Haha, I hear that brotha… and with blogging everyone KNOWS about those failures too! Haha.. luckily though they also hear about the Wins so I guess it breaks even :) That’s the beauty of blogging though – it shows we’re real people!!

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Buganda Land Board is offering another opportunity to the unregistered tenants on Kabaka’s land .This follows the subsequent requests from the bibanja holders that missed out on the previous exercise and is expected to kick off on 1stJune2016. The same exercise that was completed last year attracted more than 100,000/= bibanja holders that had their bibanja surveyed and later on got their deed prints. The exercise which was meant to ensure that all bibanja holders register and regularize their tenancy for sustainable utilization of land at subsidized prices i.e 600,000/= for kyaddondo and Busiro and 100,000/= for other counties. These will be maintained in the upcoming exercise.

Those expecting to participate are expected to come with the following;

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A confirmation letter for regularizing tenancy of Kingdom land and a file registration card will be issued to the tenant. It is important that tenants utilize this opportunity while it lasts. On completion the Board will go back to the normal fees.

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John Laing Homes today disclosed that it is consolidating its three northern Calfornia divisions into one division operating from offices in Roseville, Calif., near Sacramento.

Mark Levens, the division’s vice president of sales and marketing, confirms that Roseville is incorporating the operations of Laing’s Central Valley division in Modesto, Calif., and its Bay Area division in Pleasanton, Calif. Levens adds the Pleasanton office would remain open, although he did not say what function this office would serve.

The builder’s consolidated division, which includes the San Francisco Bay area, will oversee 22 communities, according to John Laing Homes’ Web site. Quoting data from Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, the Sacramento Bee reports that John Laing is the 16th-largest builder in sales in the counties that this merged division now serves.

Levens referred other inquiries to the division’s president, Kevin Carson, who could not be reached for comment at presstime.

John Caulfield is a senior editor at BUILDER magazine.

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"American Reunion," the fourth movie in the "American Pie" series, is in pre-production right now.

And it'll be a reunion onscreen and off.

The stars of the movies that pioneered a certain brand of raunch have had wildly varying levels of success since 2003's "American Wedding."

Here's a hint: you know how sometimes, the hot girl from high school kind of falls off the pedestal and the band geeks become millionaires?

That's pretty much what we've got with this bunch.

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But ... young people are human, too. They make mistakes. And the following mistakes have cost them the jobs their CVs and résumés otherwise said they were good for ...

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text: The World's Biggest Bank Is...French? en-us Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 03:59:03 -0400 Gregory White مجلس الشعب 2010 / 2011 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:13:13 -0500 0000.00 وظائف أهرام الجمعة thank you وظائف خالية thank you مرشحى الحزب الوطنى Fred Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:52:57 -0400 Then one day, when you get old you finally understand this wasn't life, this was just work. You find out you haven't seen your children grow up and become adults, you let your wife go just because she was fed up waiting, you just forgot to live. Maybe you have a lot of monney but life is so expensive isn't it? And oh you have so much monney anyway you don't know what to do with it. Because monney doesn't buy happyness even in the US where everything is for sale. So you're just alone and pointless. Then you will look at the french bastards and finally understand. Maybe they worked less but they were so damn much more efficient than you were just because they had a life. you'll finally see you threw up your life for nothing... not even for business as the french bastards did not have to devaluate their monney to continue to live on credit. Run Forest and please don't stop. Windsor Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:34:46 -0400 Ah, those horrible socialists. Why are they so darn rich and always take vacations. Just a bunch of losers and lazy bums. In America, we work all the time and are proud to get nothing. Jim in NC Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:06:08 -0400 Good call. It is a Rothschild strong box. beeb Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:44:28 -0400 Not a big surprise after all the bailouts received from the Greek Tragedy alone...and then there's the Rothschilds. It's their home base...non? yep Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:53:25 -0400 We used to have much smaller banks and a much more stable banking system. But then Larry Summers thought we should compete with Europe and Japan - see how that worked out... For Real Thu, 04 Nov 2010 05:09:43 -0400 Too big to fail? LOL


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Market participants watching the Federal Reserve for clues as to what the central bank's next monetary policy announcement will be are scratching their heads right now.

The line among Wall Street analysts for a while has been to expect QE3 or some other form of additional policy easing in September.

BofA economists Ethan Harris and Michelle Meyer issued a note to clients yesterday saying, "We believe it has become increasingly possible that the Fed waits [to announce QE3] until December for confirmation of the slowing economy and completion of operation twist."

Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius echoed that sentiment, writing in a note today that "while QE3 at the September 12-13 FOMC meeting remains possible, our best estimate is that it will take until late 2012/early 2013 before Fed officials return to balance sheet expansion."

Citi currency strategist Andrew Cox thinks investors should pay attention to Minnesota Fed president Narayana Kocherlakota when he speaks tonight in North Dakota at 8 p.m. ET.

Kocherlakota could provide clues as to what may come next for the Fed:

Appearances from Minneapolis Fed president Narayana Kocherlakota on Wednesday and Thursday will likely be watched more closely than usual. We are in the middle of a dry spell for Fed speakers between the August 1 Fed meeting and Jackson Hole on August 31 and investors’ expectations for Fed action at the mid-September are evolving rapidly in the aftermath of stronger than expected labor market data at the beginning of the month and stronger than expected consumer spending data yesterday.

Kocherlakota is a hawkish leaning moderate and is not an FOMC voter until 2014. His views on the economic and policy outlook are thus not very relevant for any immediate shift in Fed policy. However, there is still scope for considerable surprise today.

Since we last heard from Kocherlakota in May, we have seen a significant shift from the moderate core of the Fed with both Pianalto and Lockhart signaling a greater degree of openness to further Fed accommodation. Further, in the last few days both Williams and Rosengren have argued that further Fed accommodation is warranted. Signs that Kocherlakota’s views are evolving in a similar manner would lead us to believe that the broader Fed view has evolved significantly and that USD weakness has further to run.

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glowing plant project The Glowing Plant Project

A Kickstarter campaign for The Glowing Plant project has stirred the debate over genetically modified organisms. Scientists are planning to use lab techniques to insert DNA that codes for glowing proteins from fireflies and bacteria into plants, so they glow.

These glowing plants have been made before — the first glowing tobacco plant was created in the 1986 — but this public campaign is causing a ruckus because they are planning to send the seeds out and they could potentially grow in the wild and spread.

To stop that from happening, the team is engineering the plants to need a specific supplement to survive and will conduct studies to ensure there are no legal, ethical or environmental issues before shipping the seeds.

The government isn't regulating the project or the release of the seeds, according to Nature News:

“Is this legal?” asks the project’s Kickstarter site, with the reply “Yes it is!” Evans says that he and his team contacted the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) at the US Department of Agriculture, which regulates genetically modified (GM) plants if plant pathogens are involved in the work. The agency’s main concern was whether DNA from the pathogen Agrobacterium would be used to insert foreign genes, as GM plant efforts often do. “Regarding synthetic biologics, if they do not pose a plant risk, APHIS does not regulate it,” a spokesperson told Nature.

Instead of using the bacteria, the researchers will use a gene gun to insert the DNA.

Eventually, they want to be able to grow trees that could stand in for streetlights, but they are starting small with the thale cress Arabidopsis thaliana, and a glowing rose.

The Kickstarter campaign ends June 7 so get your order in now. You get glowing seeds with any donation over $40.


text: There's No Reason Americans Should Spend $4.7 Billion On St. Patrick's Day en-us Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 02:47:31 -0400 Mandi Woodruff Tom Yates Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:29:37 -0400 If you add up $5,000 + per DUI offense including legal fees, medical costs, lost wages, etc. resulting from St. Patric's Day partying across America the $4.7 billion figure will be quite higher. Liz Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:16:18 -0400 St. Drunkard's Day. artful dodger Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:04:33 -0400 A lot of the $4.7 billion will go to buying those cookies that they have when you walk into a supermarket, and the icing is basically the color of whatever the nearest holiday is. Valentines day = pink icing, St. Pat's day = green icing, July 4 = white icing w/red white and blue sprinkles, etc. I think they basically scrape off the icing from any unsold cookies and reapply the icing of the next holiday. Free John Corzine Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:04:16 -0400 Isn't it nice to live in a country where people still have disposable income and the goverment doesn't have to fund public holidays? Also, woodruff. How ironic a Brit doesn't think the Irish should celebrate.  Cheers ah428 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:00:25 -0400 Well said! eilonwy Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:08:44 -0400 There are 114,769,351 households in the U.S., according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Divide $4.7 billion into that and you get about $40 in St. Patrick's Day spending per household. Even if we assume that only 50% of households celebrate the holiday (I'm not limiting it to Irish-Americans because it's pretty clear celebrating isn't limited to that demographic), we're talking $80 per household. Dinner for two at an Irish pub with two drinks each, plus tickets to see one of the popular Celtic rock bands, hits that level pretty easily. The holiday was on a weekend this year, which is generally good for concerts, festivals, and dining out spending. On a per-household basis, there's nothing much "insane" about the level of spending.


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It's not the fastest or the sleekest, but NASA's Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV) is definitely the coolest car on the planet — and hopefully, before too long, something like it will be the coolest car on other worlds as well.

The SEV is one of NASA’s concepts for a new generation of flexible vehicles that can transport astronauts across near-earth asteroids and Mars. To see what this might be like, we got inside this 6,600-pound behemoth of a machine for a test run.

As you might expect, driving something that’s designed for traipsing across another planet is an out-of-this-world experience.

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There’s a fascinating read by Mark Jacobson in the latest New York magazine about two Yankees pitchers who traded families in 1972.

The story contains psychological, sexual, cultural, and even religious elements. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon apparently see this as a thematic perfect storm, and are developing a movie about the swap.

The plot is decidedly bizarre.

In 1972, left-handers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich and their wives Marilyn and Suzanne, respectively, had grown exceptionally close. Eventually, they concluded that they were married to the wrong people, and promptly swapped partners.

The swap wasn’t limited to wives either. The children and the pets were traded as well. “We didn’t swap wives, we swapped lives,” said Kekich at the time.

Sadly, the four-way swap didn’t work out for everyone. Fritz and his wife Suzanne thrived in their new situation. But when Kekich and Marilyn’s relationship failed, Marilyn moved to Illinois and took the kids. This left Kekich alone, with his former kids being raised by his old friend Fritz.

Check out the New York mag piece for the finer details if you have some time on your hands.

One of the big takeaways of the piece is just how dramatically the sports-media landscape has changed in the last 40 years.

It’s nearly impossible to imagine the same thing happening today.

In an era when athletes are celebrities and “brands”, their behaviors are closely regulated. The sports media feeds off athletes violating social norms. And we are always watching.

For better or worse, this keeps athletes in line with what is “normal”.

The scrutiny and backlash would be immediate and heavy if the Yankees’ swap happened today. The two pitchers would simply never think about doing it.

But the early-70s were much different.

One of the incredible parts of this story is the extent to which Peterson and Kekich just went on with their lives. The trade prompted a scandal, but the nature of the sports media landscape was such that it didn’t have the legs it would have today.

Combine that media landscape with the cultural uncertainly caused by the 1960s, and the “Big Trade” could have only happened in that specific moment in history.

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A major fear for Wall Street has been that this whole scandal over rigging LIBOR (a common index of bank borrowing costs), would be seen by regulators and prosecutors as a chance for a "do-over".

And that seems to be happening.

Ben Protess and Mark Scott at the New York Times report:

The department’s criminal division is building cases against several financial institutions and their employees, including traders at Barclays, the British bank, according to government officials close to the case who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing. The authorities expect to file charges against at least one bank later this year, one of the officials said.

It's not clear which banks, specifically, are in the target, but the general belief is that manipulation of the rate went far beyond Barclays (which just paid a massive fine, and saw both its chairman and CEO resign subsequently).

According to Protess and Scott, the CFTC is already preparing civil action against UBS.

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Apple released an ad for the iPhone 5C last night

If you're like me (and god help you if you are) you now have the song stuck in your head.

If you're not like me (congrats!) then you might be wondering what the song is.

Well, it's Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells, and it's a great song. After wearing out the song when it came out in 2011, I haven't listened to it in a while. Now it's stuck in my head.

For me, and for you, here's the original song:

And, via Peter Kafka, it turns out it's based on a sample of a this Funkadelic song: