I’ve got a bad feeling about this
We…might be in a lot of trouble…
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Ooh That Smell
A short list of items to buy when you first begin aromatherapy…
So Long, And Thanks For All the Pessimism
As I’m looking at what’s happening that’s noteworthy for voters, I’m increasingly pessimistic. Here’s what we’re seeing: Politics as rancorous tribalismGrowing up in Sacramento, I was a fan of the Oakland Raiders…from the Ken Stabler days through the Lester Hayes/stick’m days, and thereafter. When Bill …
Government Inefficiency May Be A Feature
This tweet got me thinking… Operating a for-profit business makes it more likely that your business will make decisions to profit-maximize. As a result: You may not be operating equitably—you will offer priority service or allegiance to those who will maximize your profit You may …
Seems Like Lots of Us Could Use a Refresher
Dale Carnegie’s legendary book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, describes how to accomplish just what it says. It’s remarkable to realize how, in the last few years, people seem uninterested in doing either of these, if they can just defeat people and make …
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there
People are lousy at risk assessment. There are whole industries based on this. (Gambling, sure. But also insurance, time shares, several categories of banks…) And in a moment of self pity, I realized that taking too few risks has probably held me back in my …
Sugar We’re Going Down
Wondering, this morning, what you’d want to do to take care of yourself if we had a prolonged deflationary period. My best guesses: If you were having a tough time, financially, before…and if you don’t have the ability to produce food (farming land)…then you’d want …
Armchair Macroeconomics
Economics is so multivariate, so complex, that propagandists can probably find data to support whatever conclusion they want to state. I mean, they may not be able to do so in a way that will convince economists. But they will be able to convince the …
I Hope The Hammers Are < $1400
Sometimes the government spends too much. Sometimes the government overbuys. In the latter case, maybe you can acquire them at auction.
It’s Done When It’s Done
I never learned “GTD”. I’ve been more of a “writing things down” and prioritizing and sequencing them kind of guy. Been doing it for years, with my own macro-infused Outlook task list. Still, there are a lot of interesting links I should look through, to …