This chart measures.................

 .........the growth of interest payments on the U. S. debt.  Hang on.  It will be an interesting ride.

Perspective matters.....................

      If you view "do what you love" as a guide to a happier life, it sounds like empty fortune cookie advice.  If you view it as the thing providing the endurance necessary to put the quantifiable odds of success in your favor, you realize it should be the most important part of any financial strategy.

-Morgan Housel, as culled from The Psychology of Money

. . . and the wisdom to know the difference . . .

 

One thing leads to another...............

 So,  I was scrolling through the latest Shirk Report and came across this:

It reminded me of the old Batman and Robin "climbing the wall" thing in the mid 60's TV version of the Dynamic Duo.  After combing through the vast YouTube library, this beauty was found - enjoy:

Civilization: the thinnest of veneers..........

This morning my wife and I took a solemn pledge that no bag of Halloween candy shall be opened until the evening of Halloween because an early opening, however slight, invites barbarism and the fall of civilization. 
-Michael Wade