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Happy New Year!

I know I haven’t been posting much lately, but I do like to write something every year on New Year’s Eve so I can look back on things if I want to in the future.

So 2023 was a pretty awesome year for me, to be honest. I really didn’t accomplish any of my goals from my last New Year’s post, except for continuing my Duolingo streak, but you know what? It’s totally fine. I set myself back financially and made no progress on getting in shape, but I had a lot of fun!! And that’s really what this year, particularly this summer, was about.

Travel Highlights:

Went to Colorado in June/July, had an amazing spa day and fancy dinner on my birthday, did a bunch of really cool hikes and took a ton of photos, had more fancy dinners, saw 4th of July fireworks over the Denver skyline, went to museums including the Molly Brown house and the best prehistoric exhibit I’ve ever seen, saw moose and elk, and generally had the best time ever.

Visited my aunts in North Carolina for the first time, and had a great time. They convinced me to treat myself while we were at a real jewelry store so I got myself some diamond earrings. Because why the hell not? I’m an adult with a salary, and I don’t need to save or put toward bills every penny I make.

Went to Ocean City in Maryland for the first time as well, which was a ton of fun even though I’m not the most beachy person ever. Ate crabs, got wasted, rode rides, saw wild horses, and then afterward went to Hershey Park which was also a lot of fun and had great roller coasters!

Went to Colorado AGAIN spur of the moment in November because we finally got invited to go to Casa Bonita. So we did that, of course, went on an awesome winter hike in RMNP, got massages, and had a fancy dinner at a Chianti event in Denver.

I also went to a few shows this year:

Iron & Wine in July which is definitely a highlight of the year because he is my favorite musician and I’d never seen him before. Super intimate acoustic show so I didn’t get any pics or videos but I’ll remember it forever, especially that he played my favorite song!

Modest Mouse, Lord Huron, and a bunch of smaller bands at a two day festival in August. Such a fun time, and both headliners were SO good. Lord Huron is a newer find, but I’ve been listening to Modest Mouse for over a decade and never saw them live!

Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service in September, for the 20th Anniversary Transatlanticism and Give Up tour. This was my second time seeing Death Cab but this show was special because both bands played those two albums in full, and Transatlanticism is one of my favorite albums ever.

Other cool things:

Went to a fancy tea room in Boston.

Saw Titanic in theaters TWICE during the 25th anniversary rerelease.

Saw a queer comedy show.

Practiced drawing more, but not as much as I’d like.

Went to the gym slightly more consistently.

Cooked some great meals.

Started writing a fanfic I love, which I truly do intend to finish!

Went on a couple of writing weekend trips to Maine which did of course include lobster and a dessert bar.

Had many snuggles with my cats.

Made sweet desserts for my family’s Thanksgiving and Christmas get togethers.

Played a billion hours of The Sims, and took hundreds of screenshots for my save’s very extensive family tree.

Cut down on waitressing hours at the expense of my savings account so I can have weekends back and not burn out so easily.

Other than all that, I went to work and that was fine, tried dating a few times but nothing panned out, and just kind of hung out and did my thing most days.

Huge shout out to @terieri who not only is my travel buddy, but also willingly came to all those concerts, and is the only person who is as invested in my Sims lives as I am! This year would have been super lame without her.

2023 was all about having fun, exploring, doing new things, and eating great food. It gave me a lot of memories and while I know I won’t be able to afford having another year like this for some time, hopefully I can make 2024 pretty great too!

I hope you all have a wonderful night doing whatever you choose to do on New Year’s Eve, and that 2024 starts off amazingly for you all. For myself, I like to get takeout and play video games so that’s what I’m going to do.

❤️

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And now, for something no one asked for.

Back in October, @lookbluesoup had a fun little event for their SoSu, Nate's, birthday with art and a whole bunch of stuff about him and Piper and everything. The second I learned he was a baseball guy, my brain latched on to the idea they would be friends with my Theo and have long conversations about whether the Red Sox or Orioles were better based on stats from teams that hadn't existed in two hundred years. So I thought, oh I'll write something quick and post it as a surprise for the birthday thing.

And then I looked up after doing a last editing pass to realize more than a month had passed. Whoops. Thankfully, there's no timeline for crossovers that no one actually asked for. And no, I will not explain how two SoSus exist in this AU. They just do. Enjoy!

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It was Theo's lucky day, he decided, as Polly had gotten in a sizeable chunk of deathclaw meat, and Myrna had not one but two boxes of Fancy Lads. Hayley had become something of a picky eater since they had moved to Diamond City. Curie said that was developmentally normal, but these were things she would eat without a fuss. He was ready to just walk past Moe and his normal sales pitch on baseball bats when he spotted Piper at the stall.

He never liked to forget a friend, and Piper really had been while he was still getting settled. She kept an eye on Hayley when Theo couldn't make it back to Diamond City for a bit. Codsworth could do a lot for a five-year-old, but there were some things that were best left to human intervention. He was sure he'd never be able to pay her back for that kind of a favor, and the least he could do was be friendly.

"Piper! It's been a while since I've seen you," Theo said. "Got a big article coming out?"

"Not exactly. I've been out of town, running around with this guy," Piper said. She gestured to the man next to her, easily as tall as Theo, who scoffed.

" 'This guy' like we aren't dating," he said with a shake of his head. "I'm Nate Ronan."

"Theo Carter," he returned. There was something different in an old world handshake. It wasn't anything Theo could even explain exactly. He could just tell Nate was from Before too.

Then Theo glanced at the bat in his hand. He recognized it immediately, besides the nails that had been crudely hammered through the end. There was a bad stain on one side of the barrel when he left it in the mud after practice, and a small notch just before the grip that had come from one of his brothers throwing it around. He couldn’t even remember which one of his brothers did it, but he knew his bat when he saw it. That beauty was the Rockville Slugger.

"That's my bat," Theo blurted out. Nate furrowed his brow, more confused than anything.

"No? I just bought it," Nate replied. He leveled his gaze at Moe, who was already offended that anyone might accuse him of buying stolen goods.

"I meant, as a kid. It wasn't taken recently," Theo explained. "But if you look under the grip tape, you'll see my name carved in the handle. The C is bigger than all the other letters." He had been twelve and using a pocket knife he wasn't supposed to have, but he'd been proud of his carving work.

Nate glanced down at the bat and then at Theo. He had every right, by how law worked in Diamond City, to refuse to listen to anything Theo said. Really, Theo couldn't even blame him for wanting the bat. 

"C'mon Blue," Piper said. "That's really specific. We'd know for sure, and then move on with our lives."

"I do offer to rewrap grip tape, only a ten cap fee," Moe offered. 

"I'll pay the rewrap fee," Theo offered. "I'm wrong, you get a bat with new grip tape. I'm right, and I get my bat." Theo paused as Nate thought about it. He wanted to press, to make it happen, but he knew it wouldn't help. He would only make things worse if he pushed.

"Alright, that sounds fair," Nate said. He handed the bat back to Moe, who carefully unwound the tape. Little by little, an R carved into the bat became clear, then an E and T. Sure enough, carved in, more shallow than he remembered, THEO CARTER was carved in block letters, and indeed the C was bigger than any of the other by far.

"I'm sure Theo would be happy to reimburse the caps you spent," Piper said. She was right, if pointed.

"That's not necessary," Nate said. "What position do you play?" Piper scoffed and crossed her arms, but there was a smile on her face.

"Right field," Theo said. "I had the power to get the ball to base. That was back in high school, though."

"Didn't play in college?"

"I took the Army track instead," Theo said with a shrug. "If I went to Maryland, I could've played."

"Had to go that far south to get on a team?" Nate ribbed, and Theo grinned. He loved his new world friends, but he missed good ol' fashion sports smack talk. 

"Born and raised there," he said. "Might've been an Oriole if I stuck with it." This wasn't strictly true. He knew he would have ended up with a job in his dad's garage and been perfectly happy.

"And they had their last World Series when? 2056?" Nate teased. 

"It's better than being cursed," Theo shot back. They laughed and Theo felt like he had just a little piece of his old life back. 

"You should join my team, " Nate offered. "Some of the ghouls at the Slog are pre-war and have a team. Real baseball, not whatever More calls baseball."

"Hey!" Moe said in the background as he rewrapped the bat handle, though they both ignored him. 

"It's casual enough, but I set up a game," Nate explained. 

"Yeah, without a team to play with," Piper chimed in.

"I have most of a team," Nate said with a wave of his hand, as though it were mere details. "I'm confident we can win."

Theo brought up his PipBoy and made more solid plans. Of all the things he expected from the day, none of this would have been included in his most random dreams, but he was happier than he'd been in a while.

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Gemologists & Color Grading

The internationally accepted measurement for clarity must be done under of 10 power magnification. If no flaws can be seen at that degree of magnification the diamond is deemed to be flawless the highest possible clarity grade diamond and obtained. It is important that the stone not be mounted when inspected as the setting can hide imperfections but before arriving at that determination a laboratory gym I was just will usually turn his microscopes up to 40 power or even hired to view the diamonds flaws. After locating any inclusions that there may be he then reduces the magnification back down to 10. Is at that power the flaws can no longer be seen in the stone is judged to be flawless. Some flaws can still be seen in the power and the grading is reduced. Therefore international yardstick for judging clarity is 10 power magnification. No more no less.

Incidentally it takes an experience geologist to do this. An average person might see tricks of the brain and optic nerves attend to afflict to The untrained eye. Anything seen at a 40 power or higher tends to imprint itself in the mind so that I can still be seen even when the microscope is returned to the lower degree of magnification. By the same token when you see with your naked eye is meaningless. The stone may look flawless and you're contend the flaws to reduce its value by tens of thousands of dollars.

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Custom-Designed Jewelry: The Perfect Way To Celebrate Black Occasions

Black love is unique in its own way. Every occasion engulfs memories to be cherished for life. Be it a birthday party, Valentine’s day celebration, Mothers’ Day, or the day when two love birds commit eternity to each other, black love is celebrated in ways indescribable! 

Special occasions are truly incomplete without diamonds, and what’s better than a piece of jewelry tailored especially to symbolize the bliss of moments for eternity! Whether it’s a classy ring or a fancy diamond bracelet, what matters is the feeling that it carries. 

Custom-designed jewelry is indeed special- not only because of how it looks but also because of the emotions it embraces.

Let us read about the top 5 reasons that make custom jewelry an inseparable part of black lives. 

It Celebrates Individuality

Custom Jewelry is all about uniqueness. It’s the most graceful way of telling somebody that their individuality is magnificent and can be adorned with something only one-of-a-kind. 

“It is said that love can’t be put into words, hence, the blacks define it in the language of diamonds.“

It’s Like A Trigger For Treasured Memories

If you know you know! Black love is never temporary and custom diamond jewelry is a constant reminder of eternal emotions for generations to come. Custom jewelry triggers treasured memories and is the best way to tell someone that they’re indescribably special! 

Its Value Grows With Time

Quality is always the top-most priority on any black occasion. When selecting designs, gemstones, and metals for a particular piece of custom jewelry, one can always ensure that every component is of the highest quality standards, the value of which only increases with time. 

You Can Ensure It Compliments One’s Personality

Black culture is all about grace and elegance. It is a precise amalgamation of boldness, confidence, and humility. Perhaps it is very essential to ensure that the jewelry complements and brings out the best in one’s personality. 

When having jewelry designed for that one person who is so very special and close to your heart, it becomes quite easy to have a piece made that truly adorns them. 

After all, it’s all about making one feel special!  

It Costs A Fraction As Compared To Stock Pieces

Custom jewelry allows you to stick to your budget without letting you compromise on the feel and quality of the product. Moreover, the construction is more durable because it receives undivided attention when it is being made. 

Perfection varies with perception, and when it comes to diamond jewelry, it is measured more by sentiments than by appearance. Black jewelry is indeed the most sought-after because of the way it relates to love in its abstract form and defines it materialistically. It brings together two worlds of emotions symbolized by eternity through diamonds. 

Whether you’re looking for diamond earrings and necklaces or elegant diamond wedding bands in Maryland & Virginia, Moijey Diamonds is where your search finally meets its destination. Each piece of jewelry at Moijey Diamonds celebrates black love blissfully. 

From custom designs to unique stock pieces, Moijey Diamonds is known to exceed expectations! You can explore the website here:  https://moijey.com/

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Oui s'il vous plaît (= Yes, Please) & (Thanks Google translate😘) Here is my 2nd... Miss fancy pants French butter keeper👩‍🎨 (Aka:Butter bell ) A few of you guys asked after the last post, “how exactly does this work???” So I’ve added a video to show how easy it is🤣 Take 1/4 cup of room temp butter and shove it into the lid🤷‍♀️. *Tip: Sticks def worked better🤣 The lid is thrown without a knob so it can sit on the table while filling or using. Then add 1/2 inch of water to the cup side & close. (Easy peasy!) This creates a water tight seal, keeping your butter both fresh & spreadable. 👌 Video credit: Super hubs ❤️ P.s. The butt on this butter crock is super smooooth! 😜 👩‍🎨🎥👨‍🎨👩‍🎨🎥👨‍🎨👩‍🎨🎥👨‍🎨 #harmonyroadpottery #makersmovement #frenchbutterkeeper #butterbell #buttercrock #butterball #kitchendecor #kitchenware #countrykitchen #functionalpottery #functionandflair #instagrampotter #potteryofinstagram #potteryinaction #video #potteryvideos #butter #smoothasbutter #kentuckymudworks #redclaylove #makersgonnamake #mmmbutter #hownotto #watchthis #carved #diamond core #unique #oneofakind (at Colora, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0lMEBlA3DC/?igshid=1q4ika9ygxloj

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I just finished up the 2017 Forecast for my newsletter. As I examined each of the property sectors, hoping to uncover optimized value and returns, I could not help but to appreciate the role that Small Cap REITs serve within my Durable Income Portfolio.

It’s rather obvious that Small Cap stocks are easier to spot when it comes to bargain hunting. Oftentimes many analysts and investors simply ignore the smaller names, leaving the gem mining up to the gutsier investors looking to find the next diamond in the rough.

It took a bit more courage to step out of the box in 2016, as many of the larger dominating index fund REIT stocks were scrambling due to interest rate fears. However, thanks to the year-end “Trump Rally” REITs were able to end the year with a respectable 8.5% Total Return.

It’s not surprising that the rally was led by the institutional buyers that have a much higher degree of analyst coverage and much lower risk tolerances.

Small-cap REITs have always been seen as riskier bets than large caps. They often do not have the diverse revenue streams or stable cash flows that allow them to weather difficult economic environments (like their larger-cap counterparts). Also, small cap stocks are more susceptible to wide swings in price due to lower trading volumes and this greater volatility deters action and often invites selling.

The lack of Wall Street coverage and investor interest can also result in shares remaining undervalued – especially in down markets – for extended periods of time. By “flying under the radar,” the small-cap REITs offer better potential for growth over the long term and due to the decreased institutional support, there’s a better chance that small caps will result in an underestimation of a company’s operational health and prospects.

We recently added a few new REITs to the Durable Income Portfolio (and we also sold a few). Our objective is to maintain a modest allocation in Small Cap REITs, never desiring to get too fancy and put all of our eggs in one basket. Last year we wrote on over a dozen Small Cap REITs and in this article I decided to provide a recap of several of the top-performers (in order of worst to best performance).

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Sizing Up Small-Cap REITs

Preferred Apartment Communities (NYSEMKT:APTS) has a market cap of $383 million with 57% debt to market cap. We first wrote on this multi-family REIT back on December 2014 and our latest research report was on October 2016. As my disclosure states, I own shares in APTS but I am not thrilled with the moves outside of the apartment platform.

Specifically, APTS has been investing in office and student housing, and the company is also incubating a shopping center REIT (under the same umbrella). In addition, APTS has been raising a significant amount of capital in its non-traded REIT and I am fearful that the company is drinking the same Kool-aid as other empire builders (remember ARCP?).

APTS is also externally-managed and when you combine the company’s debt level with the preferred equity, it suggests that there is substantially more leverage for the common shareholder. To be clear, I still own shares in APTS but I am becoming cautious given the perplexing moves over the last year or so. APTS is trading at $14.00 with a P/FFO multiple of 10.8x. The dividend yield is 6.3%.

City Office (NYSE:CIO) is a newly organized Maryland corporation formed on November 26, 2013 to acquire, own, and operate high-quality office properties located within its specified markets in the United States. Based in Vancouver, Canada, CIO listed on the NYSE on April 11, 2014 (over two years ago) by raising $189 million at a price of $15.00 per share. It is one the smallest office REIT in our research lab with a market cap of $387 million.

CIO owns 14 properties (3.3 million square feet) located in growing markets with strong fundamentals. The buildings are located in Seattle, Portland, Boise, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Denver, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Tampa, and Orlando. All of the properties owned by the REIT generate annual NOI of just $37.6 million. The company focuses on assets valued at $20-50 million with targeted cap rates of 7-8%.

CIO’s Q1-16 FFO Payout Ratio was 74%, much lower than the FFO Payout in most of 2015 (around 90%). We wrote on the company on June 20, 2016 when shares were trading at $11.81 and they have increased just over 4%. We view CIO as an acquisition target, around 49% of revenue is generated from government agencies, investment-grade companies or their subsidiaries. We still watching this one from the sidelines – shares are trading at $12.85 with a P/FFO multiple of 12.1x (and dividend yield of 7.3%). See my article on CIO HERE.

Easterly Government (NYSE:DEA) is the only internally-managed REIT with a focus on investing in U.S. government-leased buildings. The other direct peer is Government Properties Trust (NYSE: GOV) an externally-advised REIT.”

In February 2015, DEA completed its IPO on the NYSE, and the company raised $207 million (priced at the mid-point of $15.00 per share) that included the full exercise of 12 million shares. Since that time, DEA has grown to around $250 million.

DEA focuses on the acquisition, development and management of class A commercial properties that are leased to U.S. government agencies through the General Services Administration.

DEA shares are up over 27% since I first wrote on the company back in July 2015. Although I don’t own shares today, I really like the value proposition of this pure-play government property REIT. Shares are now trading at $20.16 with a dividend yield of 4.8%.

Community Healthcare (NYSE:CHCT) leases properties to healthcare providers across a range of facility types in various healthcare industry segments. Specifically, the company focuses on smaller ancillary properties in non-urban markets – generally not a hospital or even a large on campus medical office building.

In my first article on CHCT I took the defensive steps citing a “riskier strategy focused on government pay and rural markets.” I concluded that “CHCT has a limited track record, and the REIT does not offer a return that justifies the elevated risks. Besides, there are too many other healthcare REITs that own higher-quality properties located in major MSAs that are managed by veteran CEOs.”

Later I decided to take a speculative position, and I’m glad I did. Shares have returned 28.6% since December 31, 2015. Currently CHCT is trading at $22.78 per share with a P/FFO multiple of 15.3x (and a dividend yield of 6.8%).

National Storage (NYSE:NSA) went public in November 2015 I Bill Stoller deserves credit for spotting this “rising star”. As he wrote, “

A growth oriented, publicly-traded, self-storage REIT concept that pays a 5% dividend is certainly a tempting combination. NSA already has an internalized management, a rare achievement for a small-cap REIT this early in the game.

I didn’t begin to research NSA until a few months ago, when I wrote an article explaining,

We are initiating a target price at $20.00 per share. This means that we will slap an immediate BUY rating on the shares now, and we would recommend our “nibble” approach – that means incremental buying and waiting on a pullback to reach a full position.

Since that time (September 2016) shares are up around 10%, signaling that much of the shine is rubbing off. We prefer Extra Space (NYSE:EXR) and CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) – we recently added CUBE – and we will continue to monitor NSA for weak entry points.

Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) has almost grown out of the small cap bucket – the Net Lease REIT has a market cap of around $1.2 billion. I began covering the company back in 2011 but over the last year the company has been on a run – shares are up over 40% since December 2015.

ADC was the top performing Net Lease REIT in 2016 and I’ll credit Bill Stoller, once again, for making the call. Back in March 2016 Stoller wrote that ADC is “a conservatively managed REIT with a clear vision for growth. Over the next five years, Agree intends to scale the business to $2.5-3.5 billion enterprise value, while maintaining a strong balance sheet and high-quality portfolio.”

Keep in mind, it’s much easier for a small cap REIT to grow and as ADC gets larger it will become more difficult to move the needle. Also, ADC has a development business in which I generates higher investment spreads by designing and constructing buildings. I view Net Lease development as a dying business – most retail and restaurant chains are cutting out the middle man (aka the developer) by doing sale/leasebacks with REITs like Realty Income (NYSE:O) and National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN).

My point is, ADC has found a nice niche, but the company is now trading at an elevated price (of $46.93 / share). I’m not sure the multiple (18.5x) is warranted given the non-rated balance sheet and higher cost of capital (compared to O and NNN). ADC dividend yield is 4.2%.

Armada Hoffler (NYSE:AHH) is a full-service REIT with extensive experience developing, building, owning and managing high-quality, institutional-grade office, retail and multi-family properties in attractive markets throughout the Mid-Atlantic United States.

In addition to developing and building properties for AHH’s portfolio, the company also provides general construction and development services to third-party clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States. Accordingly, the centralized Mid-Atlantic focus is a key differentiator for this diversified REIT.

I first wrote on AHH back in January 2015 and boy do I wish I would have back up the truck – since my article, shares have sky-rocketed over 42%. This was a classic case of “flying under the radar” and even over the last year AHH has returned close to 50%. Hopefully someone read my articles on AHH and took action, I would wait on buying today. Shares are trading at $14.41 with a dividend yield of 5.0%.

UMH Properties (NYSEMKT:UMH) is an owner and operator of manufactured home communities – leasing manufactured home sites to private residential homeowners. The REIT also rents homes to residents and currently has over 4,400 rental units.

Their portfolio consists of 100 manufactured home communities containing approximately 18,000 developed sites located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana and Michigan. UMH commenced operations in 1968 and has been operating as a public company since 1985.

I was an investor in UMH over a year ago but I decided to sell out when I became concerned by the company’s elevated payout ratio. As I wrote,

We believe that the dividend rate is indeed detrimental to the REIT as it continues to pay out money it simply does not have. We have also pointed out that the REIT is over-levered and further borrowing to pay the dividend should not be considered.

We decided to take a pause until we determined “what dividend can be supported with some “room” left over (think 90-95% payout to start).” UMH has been paying a flat dividend (of $.72/share) for years and we decided that to be cautious we needed to step away and let the management team perform magic.

Ho, ho, ho, it’s magic! As you can see below, UMH is forecasted to grow FFO to $.87 / share in 2017, easily covering its dividend payout. Furthermore, we would not be surprised to see the company finally raise its dividend later in the year. Keep it up Sam (Landy)!

UMH shares are trading at $14.89 with a P/FFO multiple of 20.7x. The dividend yield is 4.8%.

NexPoint Residential (NYSE:NXRT) is an externally-managed Multi-Family REIT that owns 39 properties encompassing 12,276 units spread across 8 states. NXRT does not have much of a track record but we like the fact that the company is 100% dedicated (a pure-play) to multi-family.

I wrote on NXRT just a few days and decided to initiate a BUY with a Target of $21.00 per share. NXRT has been a real gem for investors as shares have climbed over 78% since December 31, 2015. We are holding off for now, but we will be watching this Small Cap ($493 million market cap) closely.

CorEnergy (NYSE:CORR) was my top underdog pick in 2015, I guess I was a year late to the party. Fortunately, I stayed with the pick when I wrote in November 2015:

I believe CORR has the potential to generate outsized returns, and I am maintaining a BUY rating on the shares. The F.A.S.T. Graph below forecasts Total Annualized Returns of ~40%.

As we all know, investing is all about patience, and this small cap pick has paid off handsomely – shares are up over 147% since December 31, 2015. We have maintained our modest exposure (1%) even after the incredible run.

CORR is trading at $35.99 with a dividend yield of 8.3%. One of the things that many investors forget about with CORR is the company’s experience in the energy business.

David Schulte , the co-founder and CEO, was a co-founder and a Managing Director of Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. where, until 2015, he served on the investment committee. He is recognized in the industry as an expert on master limited partnerships and other financial structures for investing in energy infrastructure.

Prior to that, Schulte was a Managing Director at Kansas City Equity Partners (KCEP), a founding sponsor of Tortoise, where he led private financing for two growth MLPs. Before joining KCEP, he spent five years as an investment banker at the predecessor of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.

The point here is that it was not a fluke that CORR hit the ball out of the park, the support for the stock is directly correlated to the risk management practices at CORR, and also a reason I kept my chips on the table. CORR is trading at $35.99 per share.

In closing, here’s a recap of the Total Return performance for the 10 Small Cap REITs:

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Source: FAST Graphs.

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Distinctive Proposal Bands

So you've ultimately discovered the "one ".That type of woman you want to invest your life with. You're also saying how to say your wedding vows and how enjoyable it could be to finally hear the language "you might now hug the bride ".But before we get too much, how about getting that diamond ring and wondering her into marrying you first! Sure? Today we're talking! So here are some helpful tips about how to choose the proper gemstone for the future bride-to-be and getting that teary eyed, all laughs, heart ending YES!

Selecting the most appropriate type of ring is essential for your future. Irrespective of it is a sign of your want to help keep her as a lasting fixture in your lifetime, it is also something that the woman can value for the others of her life. There are fundamental things to consider when choosing her band: the fashion, the stone and the price. And don't overlook the best ring size.

Knowing your person well enough will assure an easier job of choosing which band can appeal to her and what type won't actually record her fancy. When you have a sweetheart that's into fashion and could find rings definitely lovely, it might be an easier task. You are able to select the more decorative and lighter rings, as well as take to fashion bands to complement her outgoing personality.

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These four characteristics also determine the cost and the value of a treasure stone. Studying up on these characteristics will surely make your work easier. You can even question your Finding a Good Diamond Jeweler in Maryland nearby on the best way to choose top quality stones.

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There's a conventional belief a true lady will buy an engagement ring that means 1 or 2 months of his monthly pay and can however be properly used as a guideline for the budget. But if that you do not wish to go that far, you are able to move on the web and search for wedding bands that won't break the bank.

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Lil Uzi Vert “Luv Is Rage 2″ Album Commentary

I’m excited that this Album is here… But at the same time it makes me a little bit sad that the twitter jokes about it never being released will cease now. I think I put the first Luv Is Rage mixtape as my rap album of the year in 2015, which makes it hard for me to know what to expect from this one. It’ll either be a classic, or an audio version of whatever Lil Uzi’s hair is doing right this very moment. Let’s not waste anymore time here, and instead just shoulder roll our way into Luv Is Rage 2:

1) Two:

Calling the first track on your album “Two” is a piss off, Uzi… But this song’s beat got the trademark accordion over it and I am instantly lulled into being okay by it. This track leads off right where Luv Is Rage ended,which is fire.. Sure, now he’s rapping about fame being poisonous and money being evil BUT shit slaps stupid hard and I can suspend my concern for his personal well being for at least as long as this song lasts.

3.5/5

2) 444+222:

EITHER SLOW DOWN WITH YOUR DIRECTIONS OR DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, MR UZI VERT. I’m also not doing math so your probably clever song title is completely lost on my dumb ass!!!!! This song has me voguing into a broken mirror while thinking about all the girls who have ever wronged me. I’m flash dancing in my back yard, nae naeing at the thought of my own death. This is a total stripper joint, but don’t be surprised if some of them dancers recognize the sadness in Lil Uzi’s voice and shake their titties wild mournfully and make all of the perverts watching reflect on their own shit.

4/5

3) Sauce It Up:

Coincidentally, this song title is exactly what I tell the drive thru dicks at Wendy’s when they ask me which one (1) sauce I want with my six (6) orders of the dollar menu  Five (5) piece nugget. This song is sort of about nothing, but it has the cutest fucking line lmao check it out: “I WAS ON THE PHONE, YEAH WITH PLAYBOI CARTI - COMMES DES GARCON, HEARTS ALL ON MY CARDI” lol that’s silly as hell I love it, who the hell calls a cardigan a cardi? Tegan And Sara fans do. I do. This is the first song on the tape that hasn’t made me want to call a distress hotline on Lil Uzi’s behalf.

3.5/5

4) No Sleep Leak:

This song stupid as fuck but in a good way. I just woke my dog up dancing to this song. That’s a real thing that happened. He raps about recouping all of his wealth in the span of a single night which is tight, but I often do the same. I can go from like .34 cents in my bank account to uhhh like a few hundred when it’s payday. It’s not that impressive, Uzi.

3.5

5) The Way Life Goes:

My girl is at her Aunt’s house in Maryland this week (holler at me if ur tryna rob her house while she’s gone just hmu she has an xbox) and I’m actually glad now, cus you have got to be missing somebody to truly grasp whatever the fuck Lil Uzi Vert is going through right now. Who the hell hurt you Lil Uzi Vert? Your hair dresser? Reese La Flare when you ripped his whole existence off and added KPOP to it?? Who the fuck did this to you lil guy??? Lmao this song goes hard as hell though I’m pouring out a tear for my guys rn over it. This one is hilarious to me tho cus he samples an “Oh Wonder” song, and it’s adorable to me that Lil Uzi Vert knows about some fabulist ass pop duo like the rest of us sad schmucks do.

4.5/5

6) For Real:

I’m assembling an interracial squad of dance teens to perform funny looking dance moves to this song while I stand behind the camera and jerk it side to side (not like that) whenever they do the dab. This song is the most stripped down, “normal” on the project I guess. It’s cool, but I like my Lil Uzi Vert to be manic and sad and weird. NEEEEEEEEXT

3/5

7) Feelings Mutual:

Oh wow we’re diving back into the sad drug stuff pretty abruptly here. Hold the fuck on I’m gonna google “Who Did This To Lil Uzi Vert??” gimme a second. Okay, nothing came up… But damn we gotta get this guy some mood stabilizers and a workout routine so he can start to turn that frown upside down. Nobody getting double toppy from models and driving ferraris should be sad. Even if he is like, five foot minus five. Nobody who’s friends with The Migos should cry, ever! They have their own chips! This song is very good though. Again, his sad shit is really effective so even tho he’s crying for help I’m gonna pretend he’s asking me to ignore his situation and dance instead!

4/5

8) Neon Guts (Feat Pharrell Williams):

Two things: I misspell Pharrell’s name every single time I type it, and whoooo shit Pharrrlel can make a goddamn track, even now that he’s more of a spiritual guide to XXL’s freshman classes than a hit maker. He took his gigantic cowboy hat off and donned the BDBC fitted for this one. This is gonna be the biggest song off this whole album, mark my words. Shit slaps dummy hard.

5/5

9) Early 20 Rager:

Oh hey, Lil Uzi named this song the same thing as my friend’s name their Birthday events on Facebook! Hopefully this song doesn’t make me get dressed up and go to 3 bars I don’t like. He says “FUCK YO GIRL ON CAM, GOPRO” which is hilarious. I want my POV porn to have an extreme sports edge to it now. I wanna see Mia Malkova giving head while jumping out of an airplane ASAP.

3.5/5

10) UnFazed (Feat. The Weeknd):

Dog I fucking hate the weekday. I -oh wow this shit slaps nvm I’m wrong.. Still tho if I catch you out here with XO gear on I am throwing it high up into an unscalable tree. One with mad prickles. He does say “Take three Xannies like a hattrick” on this which is super fucking lame and ultra Canadian of him. I know I said that the Pharalel track would be the biggest song on this album, but every white girl I know who does blow loves The Weeknd so this track is gonna go quadruple platinum.

4/5

11. Pretty Mami:

               This song boring as fuck! Maybe Lil Uzi not liking rapping anymore… Isn’t a good thing? I thought disenfranchisement meant bangers that would make me wipe tears away in secrecy at the club… But maybe, instead it means a lack of bangers?????????????????????????? Fuck man… I hate whoever made this man so sad.

2.5/5

12) How To Talk:

THIS BITCH! This song starts with the audio of some woman calling Lil Uzi Vert out for some shit that uhhh I’m not paying attention to. Somebody on 4chan analyze this woman’s vocality n stuff so we know who to speak to about making this guy sad. This song slaps tho, he’s all apologetic about treating her badly and jealous that she’s talking to a ball player. The beat is rad as hell. This is the mood I think of when I think of Lil Uzi’s music. More of this, less Pretty Mami.

4/5

13) X:

Metro Boomin and Pierre Bourne co-producing a Lil Uzi Vert track? I’m in clout heaven. Somebody fetch me a pair of those dumbass glasses that every future dead kid wears while they nod out on xanax. You know the ones? The Fallout 4 fancy lady joints. Thanks. Okay this song is golden and I will defend it no matter what the hell happens with the next two tracks. I’m doin all of Uzi’s dances as best I can to this, eating gummy bears, feelin cute.

5/5

14) Malfunction:

               In the first verse on this dreamy lil song Uzi says “ALL MY GIRLS DRESS LIKE THEY WORK AT HOOTERS” like it’s a good thing. If I’m worth millions of dollars, my many, many girlfriends would all be dressed in differently themed designer garb: One goth model with diamond encrusted tears, one pioneer thot with a golden pitchfork, a pair of ghost women wearing spooky Red Bottoms, etc. Let’s have some showmanship, please. This song is good though, the last ¼ of this album is picking it up.

4/5

15) Dark Queen:

Dark Queen is my favourite race in World Of Warcraft, so I’m stoked on this. The song is all about his relationship with his mother, and how it relates with his relationship with the music business instead of sick raids and fuckin uhhhhhhhh killin monsters? Idk I never played WoW I was too busy playing other videogames u fuckin dorks.

3.5/5

16) XO TOUR LIF3:

               *Crying* SHE SAID BABY I AM NOT AFRAID TO - *still crying* DIE! I forgot this song was on the album. Wow, what a fuckin banger. I want whoever reads this to make sure the lyrics to this song are etched into my gravestone (if I somehow don’t end up buried in an unmarked grave by a jilted lover and her new, tougher boyfriend) Ugh this goes so fuckin hard. This is one of the only songs that, if you have it as your ringtone and it goes off really loudly while we’re sitting next to each other on the C-Train, won’t earn you a dirty look and a subtweet. I want to celebrate the sadness in this song. You did it, Lil Uzi.

5/5

 FINAL SCORE: 7.8/10

This shit had some up and down moments, I’m not gonna lie. But, the good outweighed the bad. I hope Uzi finds the help he needs before his hair gets any more neon than it already is. We believe in you, lil fella.

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Cal Ripken Jr. is selling his mansion, and here are the 8 best features

Aerial view of Cal Ripken Jr.’s home, which you can buy for just under $10 million. (Zillow)

Cal Ripken Jr., the “Iron Man” himself, is selling his Reisterstown, Maryland mansion. When a famous ballplayer sells his house, it’s a chance to get a glimpse of where our favorite stars hang (or hung) their hats.

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And Ripken’s estate is a doozy. On sale for $9.75 million, it’s a 26,000 square foot home that sits on 26 acres. It has six bedrooms, 15 (!) bathrooms and a slew of incredible, impressive amenities. With more than 100 photos on the Zillow listing, it takes awhile to get through it all. So here’s our list of the 8 best features in Ripken’s insane house.

8. Screening room

The interior of Ripken’s luxury screening room. (Zillow)

A fancy movie screening/media room is par for the course in big houses like Ripken’s, and his is gorgeous. But how many have their own glassed-off box office?

In case Ripken feels like taking tickets when he shows a movie, he has a ticket window built into the entrance of his screening room. (Zillow)

It looks like a real (but tiny) movie theater, situated in the middle of Ripken’s house.

7. Pool

Cal Ripken’s pool, with a pool house, torches, deck furniture and a statue of a boy playing baseball. (Zillow)

Of course Ripken has a pool at his house, but how many pools have a statue of a small boy holding a bat, getting ready to hit a baseball?

6. Basketball court

The Ripken estate has an amazing basketball court. (Zillow)

This huge basketball court is amazing, but it’s just the start of the sports-themed features in Ripken’s home.

5. Fitness center

The fitness room at the Ripken mansion is well stocked. (Zillow)

Usually hotels and apartment complexes have fitness centers, but calling this an exercise room seems woefully inappropriate. Like everything else in this house, it’s gigantic, and it’s got pretty much anything in it that you could ever want to exercise on/with.

4. Baseball-style clubhouse

If Ripken wanted to field a baseball team at his house, he could put them in his custom clubhouse. (Zillow)

Just in case Cal wanted to relive his playing days, he built a clubhouse, complete with lockers and a wall-mounted TV, into his house. Who knows how or even if he ever used it, but imagine Ripken sitting there with a few old baseball buddies after playing a friendly game.

3. Baseball diamond

Of course there’s a baseball diamond at Cal Ripken’s house. (Zillow)

But where would Ripken and his buddies play that friendly game? At the baseball diamond Ripken had built onto his 26-acre estate. And in case anyone didn’t know who it belonged to, there’s a rock engraved with 2131, Ripken’s consecutive games record, sitting right at the side.

2. Batting cage

The batting cage in Ripken’s house is pretty sweet. (Zillow)

Honestly, it would be hard to imagine that Cal Ripken’s house wouldn’t have its own batting cage. There’s a clubhouse and a baseball diamond, so a batting cage just makes sense. And the room is enormous, coated in netting and divided into two. It’s a baseball nut’s dream.

1. Training room

Need to recover after a long day of sports? This training room should do the trick. (Zillow)

So after a full day of hanging in the clubhouse, playing on the diamond, hitting in the cage, shooting hoops and doing a little free-range exercise, how do you recover and reset yourself? By taking in a soak and getting a massage in the incredible training room. There are two full-size athletic soaker tubs and a massage table, and if you get a little thirsty there’s a Budweiser cooler within arm’s reach.

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Liz Roscher is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email her at lizroscher@yahoo.com or follow her on twitter! Follow @lizroscher

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