There is no crisis in hospital capacity anywhere in the country, reports Heather Mac Donald in Spectator.US. Where Are the Deaths? Nursing homes, meat-packing plants, and prisons remain the main sources of new infections. Half the states are seeing cases decline or hold steady. Case counts are affected by more testing; the positive infection rate […]
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Life Changes Fast: Need a Boost? Here’s Why I Did
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part LXI You know, as Your Survival Guy, I’m the guy who gets into tough situations only to discover how ill-prepared I am. You know, like when my backyard almost burned down when a tree landed on telephone wires, breaking the pole at the top, sending the distribution transformer, aka “pole […]
The Zinnification of Discourse
If there weren’t double standards, there would be no standards. As Andy Kessler writes in the WSJ, that words, like Louis Carroll’s Humpty Dumpty intoned, mean exactly what HD meant them to mean. Words today “are abused and truth has become so debased that no one believes anything anymore.” the definition of “is” uranium yellowcake […]
Allowing Everything Except Kneeling in Prayer?
“Clever Churchgoers Avoid Arrest By Disguising Themselves As Rioters” In Southern California, churchgoers, in spite of the mandated lockdown, have found a bold, creative way to get around the ban on in-person meetings, according to babylonbee.com. “We already have the righteous indignation thing down,” said one church elder. “Now, we’ve simply added black balaclavas, hoodies, Guy […]
“Good Golly Miss Molly!” You Own a Bank?
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XLIV Originally posted on May 12, 2020. When you visit me in Newport, R.I. you’ll need your GPS. Our office is at 98 William Street, but you’ll never find a number on our building. We like it that way. The privacy. The building? It’s beautiful. It’s brick with ivy climbing […]
The Unintended Consequences of Governors Gone Wild
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXXIII Originally posted on April 23, 2020. As some states inch their way back to a soft-open, there will be plenty of losers, many of whom have done nothing wrong and who are healthy. Think about Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s comments yesterday telling businesses they’ll have to allow employees […]
After the Coronavirus: Successful Investing and Good Health
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXXI Originally posted on April 21, 2020. Let’s get this out of the way: There is no magic bullet to successful investing or to good health. Both are a culmination of decisions leaving you with a body (of work) to show for it. Is there any doubt those most susceptible […]
Your Retirement Life: Investing After Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXX Originally posted on April 20, 2020. Some thoughts as you second guess your retirement (or your spouse does for you). The late Richard Russell, in remembering the Great Depression: The most valuable asset you have is a J-O-B. (You know RR from Rich Man, Poor Man, an all-time favorite […]
Get Ready: Your Survival Guy’s Guide to the Second Wave
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part LIV Originally posted on May 28, 2020. You read the news: “Coronavirus reaches 100,000 deaths,” streaming across all forms of media yesterday and yet, not a peep just a couple of years ago when the flu killed 80,000. It’s like the media is taking a victory lap, cheering the virus […]
What in Life Doesn’t Involve Trade Offs
Originally posted May 18, 2020. Can the government operate without having to make meaningful tradeoffs of one goal or value versus another? As a way of answering that question, Francis Menton in the Manhattan Contrarian puts forth the “illusion of infinite resources in the hands of the government.” As individuals we all know that we face […]
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