And just like that, President Trump is back in the saddle. Boohoo cries the left as the president’s short stay (could have been shorter) at Walter Reed comes to an end. Who has more fun than him? The down in the mouth left never met a crisis it loved so much. “Don’t go home!” they […]
Archives for October 2020
Lockdown-Weary? Come to South Dakota!
In Custer, SD. I had had it with my state’s liberal Democrat governor and his Covid-19 lockdown edicts, so I headed for a much-needed vacation in South Dakota. Now that I’ve been here a few days, I invite you to join me. Freedom is still valued here in the heart of the Heartland! Kristi Noem […]
My 1987 Book: These Charts Were the Foundation
Rotten Apple: Bill de Blasio’s New York City “Increasingly Ragged”
In the Spectator, John R. MacArthur calls Bill de Blasio’s New York City “increasingly ragged.” MacArthur worries about the rising violence and disfunction in NYC, writing (abridged): In grim times such as these, New Yorkers tend to flatter themselves for possessing special reserves of moxie, an outdated word that connotes courage, brio and a kind […]
Retail Rebound in Full Swing, for Open States
Inti Pacheco explains the major rebound in the retail industry that has occurred since many states were allowed to reopen. He writes at The Wall Street Journal (abridged): The coronavirus pandemic accelerated a major shift in the retail industry. Traffic to stores evaporated. Online credit-card transactions soared. E-commerce sales in the second quarter rose by 44.5% compared […]
Jim Harrison on Wine
“The simple act of opening a bottle of wine brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth” — Jim Harrison French Wine: An Illustrated Miscellany by Bernard Pivot
My Favorite Investments Part II
Originally posted April 18, 2014. Outside of portfolio investments, my #1 concentration today is wine, specifically red Burgundy of Burgundy, France. Debbie and I will spend three weeks in France this fall, highlighted by four days of Burgundy research in Beaune and Gevrey-Chambertin. Three books I have concentrated on in recent years are The Great […]
COVID: Trump vs. Biden – Hope vs. Fear
Despite headlines at the NYT and what you might hear from the CNN squawk box, the likelihood is that President Donald Trump and FLOTUS Melanie will have speedy recoveries. Robust Employment Gains Both Mr. and Mrs. Pence and Mr. and Mrs. Biden have tested negative. Other good news is that the economy is gaining traction, […]
My Continued Great Success Replacing Amazon
It just gets easier and easier. For a number of months now I have done zero business with BLM-supporting (a Marxist centric crowd) Amazon. It was not that long ago that I was an almost daily visitor at Amazon.com No mas! The more time that passes, the easier it gets to eliminate Amazon from my […]
“Trump Deserves It” Cries the Left: Fall in Line—or Else
Well, you don’t have to look at the license plates from New York to know the well-heeled (Gucci that is) are in Newport. The invasion of the Porsche Cayennes is on: Don’t cross the street before looking both ways or risk getting mowed down by masked drivers. And forget about any pleasantries on the road […]