Doctor's orders.......................

 

            more fun here

Fifty years ago...............

 

   The Oak Ridge Boys...............the Sky High album

 

A night out on the town.............

 

After a very pleasant dining experience at 1922 On The Square, My Sweetie and I walked down the street to the wondrous Midland Theatre where we took in a great show from the ageless Oak Ridge Boys.  Much fun.

I'm conflicted...............................

 

...................is this cool - or is it scary?

A bold bet..............................

 

...................................................pays off.

Today........................

 

a geometry of sunbeams.............

 

I am present at the sowing of the seed of the world.  With a geometry of sunbeams, the soul lays the foundation of nature.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

great advice....................

 

via

Fifty years ago.............................

      Olivia Newton-John.................Please Mr. Please

 

2028.................................

 

..........................this will be interesting.

There’s a long roster of governors, senators, members of Congress, and celebrities who can take the plunge. A short list includes Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker, Maryland governor Wes Moore, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, Kentucky governor Andy Beshear, and California governor Gavin Newsom. Senator Christopher Murphy of Connecticut and Ro Khanna, a Silicon Valley congressman, seem likely to announce. For Democrats hungry for wealthy, famous outsiders, billionaire Mark Cuban and Stephen A. Smith, the ESPN commentator, could be viable. Pete Buttigieg will probably run again. Both Harris and her old running mate, Tim Walz, might be in the mix. For those nostalgic for bruising centrists, Rahm Emmanuel is floating a trial balloon.

What's the hurry.....................

 

Only rush in the most dire of emergencies.  Otherwise slow is fast: engage all senses. Think. Plan. Execute. 

Here's an interesting concept............

 

Citizenship without partisanship—it just might save the country from its worst instincts.

On Trump's management style.........

 It may be the equivalent of changing the tires while the car is still moving, but the ultimate result may be much clearer authority, responsibility, and accountability.

When subsidies stop........................

 

The tone is what an editor breaking the news about Santa Claus to forty-year-olds would shoot for. 

Wisdom.............................

 

When I think I am getting too caught up in daily events, I do two things: First, I wait 24 hours (or at least overnight) before starting to form an opinion. Second, I try to think like a historian and put myself 50 or 100 years in the future and frame the disagreement that way.

-Kurt Harden

Fingers crossed that ......................

 

.....................it will all be worth it.

To say that people, companies and the market are unsettled would be an understatement.  Everyone is whipsawed by tariff announcements, other foreign affairs issues, uncertainty about where federal spending and the deficit are headed.  So no surprise that indicators on economy-wide trends are also in flux.  Going to be an interesting next few months.

-Kevin Roche

Noah Smith decides.........................

 

.................it's time to start panicking about the national debt.

Welcome to the party, although I disagree with some of his analysis.  But still...........

In the background..........................

The Rippingtons........................Black Diamond

Splash down.........................

 

Crew-9 returns safely.  What a story............................

I like simple and boring..............

 

I watch financial markets every day because I think they’re a window into culture and behavior. They’re so fascinating, so beautiful, like art. But my personal finances are simple and boring. They will win no awards. But they’re practical for me and my family. They provide what I need them to do. Isn’t there beauty in that?

-Morgan Housel, concluding this post