Just tidbits and info about whatever comes to my mind.
20 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
I am a US citizen, and right now, we are in the middle of the transition of power that we see every four to eight years. It has got me thinking about what an incredible time we live in. It is just not in America, either, but in a huge portion of the...
18 Jan 2025 1 minute read 3 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
If you think you have found the next get rich quick scheme and you are not already rich from it, then you are too late. I have been "interested" in crypto since about 2016, when a company I worked with had a backroom In their warehouse that was full...
14 Jan 2025 2 minute read 3 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
I guess the first question should really be, “Do you want to buy gold?” Full disclosure, I myself have a little bit of gold stored away, and not because I thought it was a great investment, but, because I thought owning some gold coins would be cool...
12 Jan 2025 2 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
I found this list while looking for stats writing my last article and found it interesting. I thought I would post some of it here for reference to the fact we still see major swings in the price of crypto, and while they may seem like some pretty bi...
11 Jan 2025 1 minute read 1 comment SeventyFourSeventyFive
The title comes from an article on Forbes today. The basic idea from the article is: Bitcoin has swung wildly after robust U.S. jobs data sapped expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and sent stock markets spiraling. "Bitcoin’s retreat t...
10 Jan 2025 3 minute read 2 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
I am always nervous when some politician utters the phrase “Pay Your Fair Share.” The phrase is often taken as a positive, as 99 percent of us by definition are not in the one percent of earners. Anytime a political person can say something they thi...
7 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
Since I ended up with some cash after the holidays again, I am revisiting the topic of cash being used less and less in the current economic climate. This is not what you may think from the title, just some musings from a recent challenge I had. In p...
5 Jan 2025 2 minute read 4 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
This is from an article I wrote a few years back when inflation was nearing 10 percent. Carter by most standards was a failed president, but, most people reflecting on his life would also say he was one of the most well-intentioned and moral presiden...
2 Jan 2025 2 minute read 7 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
Elon Musk had his pay package voided by Judge Kathaleen McCormick early in 2024 and she upheld that decision in December. I don't know your thoughts on Elon Musk, or what you think about someone getting a 56 billion dollar bonus, but, I find this de...
31 Dec 2024 1 minute read 4 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
Don't get mad at me for the title, it is not me saying it. This is the first line from an article on the Guardian website. The actual title of the article is: If Crypto Is Incorporated Into Australia's Financial System, We Will Be Lucky To Avoid Con...
