Monthly Archives: November 2018

Foreigners Like U.S. Debt as Much as They Ever Have

Posted on November 7, 2018 by admin

This is a column I wrote for Bloomberg, Oct 31, 2018 The idea that international investors are shying away from Treasuries is a good argument that falls flat in light of a broad array of evidence. By David Ader October 31, 2018, 5:00 AM … Continue reading →

Posted in Interest and Oddities | Leave a comment

The Last Bonus of Greenwich Capital

Posted on November 7, 2018 by admin

(This is a true story!  I posted it on Linkedin in 2016 and it got several thousand readers, far more than my professional work which is somewhat depressing to say the least.) I sold a chair today. The chair sat … Continue reading →

Posted in Interest and Oddities | Leave a comment

We Have to Move (Evil)

Posted on November 7, 2018 by admin

(This version came from my instructor in a writing class telling me not to be so nice all the time.) Henson drove up the gravel driveway slowly, eyeing the crabgrass on the once pristine lawn and the weeds taking over … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction | Leave a comment

We Have to Move (Sweet)

Posted on November 7, 2018 by admin

(This is the first version, the ‘nice’ about a son visiting his aging father) Phillip turned the car into the gravel driveway comforted by the grassy hump down its middle, the part that car tires hadn’t trampled down. The hump … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction | Leave a comment

The Hobby Shop

Posted on November 2, 2018 by admin

“I won’t be too long,” said his wife. “I’ll meet you back in, say, 45 minutes. Tops. Don’t be late again. Not in this weather.” “Sure, sure,” he replied, edging back towards the car with three bundles of groceries in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction | Tagged | Leave a comment