First, I want to say this week was harsh. I suffered a personal loss, and somebody I know had a heart attack; he’s okay, and he’s supposed to go home soon. High hopes for a speedy recovery. I’m not terribly surprised that the debt has reached 40 trillion. It also doesn’t surprise me that this […]
A blog post about Investing & Dystopia, with the top image of a walking trail? Yes, my friends, we are going to do that. First of all, I’ve said it many times that I’m a Libertarian. I did vote for Harris in 2024, a vote I somewhat regret. Don’t fret, my Liberal friends, I wouldn’t […]
The above photo is from the PBS NewsHour. I’m writing this blog post at 1pm EST on 3 Jan 2026. Things will certainly change after this post, and some things I say here could be proven wrong down the road. I’ve been watching the PBS NewsHour here and there and tried to keep tabs on […]
Author’s Note: In the post titled “An E-Mail from Hubpages,” I said that Hubpages would be deleting my articles. I’m bringing one out of three (or possibly four) to this site before they pull the plug entirely. I went to Hubpages.com, and it gave me a blank white screen saying “this page doesn’t exist.” But […]
Note: This post will discuss two stories that have happened in the past 48 hours (25-26 Dec 2025). The title is not meant to be one story, but two. On Xmas Day, I spent it at my Mom’s house with my brother Paul. We watched some of the Lions game, and the result definitely didn’t […]