Rants, musings, and other general purpose blog entries reflecting the thoughts du jour.
The Fed and other central banks just blew a massive load of liquidity all over the markets and dumped the key interest rate on the deck. The markets responded by another massive sell off to the tune of nearly 3,000 points on the Dow! If that’s not the clearest indication the market has zero confidence in the government’s ability to respond to this crisis, I don’t know what is. Maybe the administration might try for…
So President Trump tells the nation that he’s taken the COVID-19 test given his contact with people who have tested positive for the virus. But then he’s waiting 1-2 days for the lab to report the results?!? How is it possible that the most powerful leader in the world or at least his CDC chief can’t be bothered to fast-track those results given how much interest there is from the media? I’d understand if someone…
It’s about four minutes from the house to DQ and passing right by Soprano’s Grille. What to do? Crank up “Fratelli D’Italia” in honour of all the Italians who courageously confronted this nasty Coronavirus with opening their windows to song and music and showing that they have the biggest hearts in all of Europe! And I think I’ll play it again on the way back down Rogers Lane! :)
Mattia Binotto, Ferrari's principal during the afternoon session of the second day of F1 Test Days in Montmelo circuit. (Photo by Javier Martinez de la Puente / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
Normally Formula 1's silly season is during the summer break when everyone is speculating which drivers are going to be in their seats or elsewhere but the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) apparently decided to really drop a deuce on the championship right at the end of the testing sessions at Catalunya. For those who are not dyed-in-the-wool petrolheads that seriously miss the sound of the engines before the turbo-hybrid era and wonder how many…
It’s Bernie v Biden today in the Tarheel State and already we can see this battleground state living up to its recent reputation. Katie woke up long enough in her school’s carpool lane to rate both of the leading contenders a solid “MEH!” before casting her vote for Biden. Alex, OTOH, is solidly feeling the Bern! Guess it’s up to me to be the tie breaking vote.. :) Truth be told, I was sad to…
Especially when they owe you money because between the time they cut a check for the delay rental on the coal leases I inherited and the time I actually tried to deposit the check…the mining company had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection! Part of this is my fault for sitting on the rent checks for about five weeks because my credit union isn't particularly convenient to where I live and I just discovered mobile…
