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Aging Conspiracy Experience Society Thank You Sir May I Have Another

You Have No Right to Kill My Parents

NOTE: This is an email I set to the Kankakee Daily Journal in response to an article they ran titled “Observations from my foxhole.” I’m posting it here because it will either be routed to the bit bucket or dramatically shredded there. Let me be upfront and say that I…

Roland HughesApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020

Experience Science Fiction

Comet Rocks!

Just in time for mandatory stay at home Coronavirus lock downs, Comet TV spends some bucks and begins airing some beloved shows from the past. My God! Scott Backula used to be young! You should see him on NCIS New Orleans now. I remember watching “Sliders” a lot, I just…

Roland HughesApril 7, 2020

Finance

Dow to Hit 8000 – Pt. 2

When I wrote the first post about the Dow hitting 8000 many people wished to ignore it or laugh at it. In that post I had a heading “Phase V – Too Soon and Too Often.” In that section I said that China would bow to economic pressure (pride really)…

Roland HughesApril 1, 2020

Experience Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Is South Korea’s Health Care Better than U.S.?

It certainly seems that way looking at the latest Coronavirus stats. As of this snapshot deaths are 37.6% of final outcomes in the U.S. where we pay more for drugs and services than any other country. In South Korea only 2.9% of the final outcomes were fatal. [ 1943 /…

Roland HughesMarch 28, 2020

Landscapes

Good Morning From Tranquility

Locked inside, fearing Coronavirus, hoarding toilet paper. Any other Monday morning snow would probably honk you off during your commute. Today you don’t have to commute, take in the beauty. As a child it filled you with wonder. Just for a moment be a child again. Remember the snow forts,…

Roland HughesMarch 23, 2020

Aging Experience Finance Russian Dolls Thank You Sir May I Have Another

The Reality of Shelter in Place

Illinois, like many other places, is about to find itself under a “Shelter in Place” order. Currently it runs through April 7th. Other states and municipalities have different dates. The list of exceptions is a bit fuzzy. I was at the local auto supply store today and they were going…

Roland HughesMarch 21, 2020

Finance

Are You Ready for the Dow to hit 8,000?

No, that is not a typo. While economists will haggle over the numbers, but quite a few have been talking about a major Dow crash. The #trumprecession was already in full swing despite what the stock market was telling the world. Our market was artificially high. The Fed was handing…

Roland HughesMarch 13, 2020