Esoteric Selections
Esoteric Selections

Esoteric Selections

From the deep reaches of the inner mind, to the lighthearted musings of a friendly conversation, to investing and crypto ramblings, to reflections on pop culture phenomenona: assorted subjects and scattered connections.


Is Musk really backing away from his proposed Twitter deal?

11 Jul 2022 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

Twitter really wasn't even for sale when Elon Musk made his offer of $54.20 a share back in April 2022. What was so strange about the deal was how it initially unfolded via a series of tweets by the billionaire Tesla founder. Now, he has stated that...

The World's Most Valuable Currency

11 Jul 2022 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

There is approximately over 2.278 billions worth of US dollars in circulation, as of 2022. That's quite a bit of cheddar. It's quite eye-opening to look at how it has grown over the years.  By now, I'm sure we're all familiar with the Federal Reserv...

OPINION: Publish0x Should Regain User Growth with Ethereum Reintegration

9 Jul 2022 1 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast

I will be quite honest. I first stumbled upon Publish0x late one night while looking for ways to earn free crypto. Amidst sorting through what were pretty much all scam websites, I recalled memories of the original Bitcoin fountain. In 2010, I had di...

Origin Materials - Week in Review #1

9 Jul 2022 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

The Stock It's been another wild ride for Origin Materials (NASDAQ: ORGN) stock. With markets closed for the July 4th holiday on Monday, the trading week was abbreviated to four days this past week. So, including the Friday past, ORGN is up 9.16% ove...

Take a page from the Ramones' playbook

15 May 2022 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

Needless to say, but I'll say it anyway, 2022 has offered nothing but choppiness in financial markets. Whether trading or hodling, no one has pulled up their portfolio and been able to withhold and expletive or two. Playing either end of the trade ha...

The President of El Salvador Has Officially Turned Himself Into a Meme

23 Jan 2022 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has officially turned himself into a meme. A prominent meme re-tweeter, the leader of the South American country has changed his profile picture to a shot of himself with a McDonald's hat and name tag photoshoppe...

Getty Images Has Yet to Tap the NFT Space

6 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

As you may know by now, Chinh Chu's SPAC vehicle CC Neuberger Berman Principal Holdings II -- yeah that's a mouthful -- (NYSE: PRPB) has announced its plans to merge with Getty Images, to bring the visual media company to the public markets for a sec...

Some Crypto Memes to Celebrate the Second Day of 2022

2 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Happy January 2, 2022! There is no real point to this post, other than to entertain. I'm a big fan of memes. After all, memes and crypto go hand and hand: I didn't make any of these; I found them on various sources. Memes, while entertaining, c...

Top 5 Flavors of Utz Potato Chips

2 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

With many folks making New Year's resolutions to eat healthier or lose weight or some similar type or diet-related goal, I thought it would be more than appropriate to list my five favorite flavors of Utz potato chips. Perhaps it's my regional bias,...

Stock News Tidbits for December 30, 2021

30 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Less than 24 hours after the DOW Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed at all-time record highs, US stock futures are pointing toward another green day on Wall Street. As 2021 draws to a close, news is light but still trickling out. Here are a...